KU housing official Dale Morrow (pictured) told an RA not to post an image of a gorilla in a freshmen dorm because it was 'triggering'

A resident advisor at the University of Kansas was asked not to post a picture of a gorilla in a freshmen dorm because it represented a 'very masculine image'.

Dale Morrow, an assistant complex director at the university's student housing department, sent the email to the RA and said the image was 'triggering'.

'Gorillas represent a very masculine image, and I feel that this would not be inclusive to all of our residents on that floor,' Morrow wrote in the email.

'This animal could be triggering to some people as their [sic] are stereotypes that surround this animal.'

The RA, who asked to remain anonymous, had planned to post a picture of the gorilla as part of a jungle theme they were using to decorate the dorm.

The University of Kansas assistant complex director told the RA that 'gorillas represent a very masculine image' and surrounded by 'stereotypes' (Pictured is Harambe, a gorilla who was controversially killed at the Cincinnati zoo in May and has since become a popular meme)

'I think it would be best if your floor chose a different theme animal to be more inclusive,' Morrow wrote in the email, obtained by Campus Reform.

'All you have to change is the picture and the words.'

The University of Kansas told the site that Morrow 'does not speak for our housing department'.

It added that it 'seems reasonable' that the RA planned to post photos of animals such as a gorilla as part of a 'jungle-themed decoration'.