Beyoncé rapped about creating an OnlyFans account in her new “Savage” remix, and the famous amateur porn platform is all about the idea.

Megan Thee Stallion and Bey released the “Savage” remix yesterday. While the song was met with praise and memes, it’s the line about OnlyFans that’s stuck out the most to listeners.

“Hips TikTok when I dance/On that Demon Time, she might start an OnlyFans,” Beyoncé raps at the beginning of the song.

OnlyFans, the subscription platform used primarily for NSFW content, was quick to respond to the viral song.

“Beyoncé, and any artist, are welcome to join OnlyFans at any time to foster a deeper connection with their fans,” OnlyFans wrote in a statement to the Rolling Stone.

The Bey-OnlyFans interaction prompted Twitter memes, with some suggesting they’d spend their last dollar on her subscription.

“If Beyoncé made an OnlyFans all you b*tches going out of business,” Twitter user @landonromano wrote.

Others commented that if Beyoncé made an account, they would too.

“If Beyoncé making an OnlyFans, I’m making an OnlyFans,” Twitter user @fonzfranc wrote.

People also made memes about Beyoncé knowing the line would make people freak out on social media.

“Beyoncé when she wrote, ‘On the Demon Time, she might start an OnlyFans’ knowing the frenzy it would cause,” one Twitter user wrote along with a laughing GIF.

Megan Thee Stallion’s single “Savage” has been viral on TikTok for weeks as creators participate in a dance challenge to the song.

Whether or not Queen B opens up an OnlyFans account, she’s sure to continue the viral dancing trend on TikTok with the new remix.

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H/T Rolling Stone

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Of all the TikTok challenges that have come out of lockdown, peeing your pants as you stare dead-eyed into a mirror might be the most low-impact interpretation yet.

Yes, the pee your pants challenge apparently exists, and it’s pretty much what it sounds like. Know Your Meme points to an April 21 video from @liamw2 (that was apparently re-uploaded after TikTok removed it) that shows him casually urinating while clad in an Elizabeth Warren shirt.

Other lads followed suit—allegedly.

But, this being TikTok, it wasn’t long before people subverted the challenge of pissing your pants for views.

As mindless as this challenge is, there are certainly people doing worse things for clout on TikTok.

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In the time of quarantine, food delivery is as popular as it’s ever been.

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TikTok user Linda Kim (@lindakim2) made a video about her Postmates delivery experience. In the video, she claims someone put what appears to be spit in her two Starbucks drinks.

“Watch out just ordered #Starbucks from #Postmates #covidiots #la contact asap,” Kim captioned her video.

The video shows her moving around the unknown substance, which is seen in both drinks, with a straw. The video sparked concern about the sanctity of drink delivery and whether others may experience the same thing.

“I’ve been scared to drink anything I order since I saw that TikTok of spit in somebody starbucks,” Twitter user @dahyunscalp wrote.

Commenters on the video itself suggested that she keep the drink and pursue legal action against Starbucks and Postmates.

“Save it, have it tested, they will test every employee there and whoever is the culprit will get a felony charge,” TikTok user @kellington_ wrote.

Some have even floated around the idea that the substance seen in the drinks may not be spit.

“Nobody: *some dudes kids floating in your drink*,” TikTok user @sandwiches_please wrote.

Others think Kim may have spit in the drinks herself.

“Plot twist: they spit in their own drinks to get clout,” TikTok user @ouu_bri wrote.

At any rate, Kim is going to make sure her new followers know how this progresses.

“I will keep everyone of you guy updated,” Kim wrote. “Please please please make sure you tell everyone you care about. Thanks for your support.”

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H/T Distractify

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A recent TikTok made by nurses is getting viewers seriously worked up.

The nurses in question attempted to recreate the “dancing pallbearers” meme by dancing down the hallway of a hospital to upbeat music, carrying a fake “corpse” labeled “COVID-19.”

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The TikTok was not well-received, to put it lightly.

“Arrest TikTok nurses,” one Twitter user said.

The video was called “gross” and “distasteful.”

“This *literally* might be the single most tasteless thing I have seen all year,” another user tweeted.

Though many thought the TikTok was made in poor taste, others defended the healthcare workers and said they were just trying to blow off steam.

“The amount of stress they are under is crazy and all they want to do is have a bit of fun. Lighten up,” one user said.

One Twitter user even said viewers didn’t understand the meme. They said the nurses weren’t carrying a victim of COVID-19, but the body was meant to represent the actual virus once healthcare workers defeat it.

The United States now has over 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 60,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many have been personally affected by COVID-19 and don’t see the humor in coronavirus memes.

This is not the first time so-called “TikTok nurses” have come under fire on social media. Nurses and other healthcare professionals have received serious backlash for spreading false information on TikTok, where many users are young and less informed. One nurse’s TikTok making fun of patients’ pain went viral and even sparked the hashtag #PatientsAreNotFaking in retaliation.

Viewers have conflicting feelings about nurses making coronavirus TikToks, but this one in particular hit a nerve.

READ MORE:

• Are TikTok nurses helping or harming healthcare?
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• The dancing pallbearers meme showcases failures of epic proportions

H/T Pop Culture

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Doja Cat released a remix of her viral TikTok hit “Say So” featuring Nicki Minaj on Thursday night, and fans are not OK.

It was a bumpy road leading up to the “Say So” remix. Doja Cat beefed with Minaj fans (or “Barbz”) on Twitter last month, calling them “Twitter gangsters” and “scum” and prompting the Barbz to trend #DojaCatisOverParty. Doja squashed the beef a week later by professing her love for Minaj on Zane Lowe’s “Beats 1” show. Earlier this week, a different collaborative version of “Say So” began circulating. Minaj confirmed on Instagram that it was not the official version and told fans to stay tuned for the new one. 

Now, the official “Say So” remix is here, and fans have a lot of feelings. #SaySoRMX became the second-biggest U.S. Twitter trend early Friday morning, behind Drake, who just released his Dark Lane Demo Tapes mixtape. Most fans were thrilled to see the two pop-rap queens on a track together. 

Others, however, took issue with a line in Minaj’s verse, where she raps, “Used to be bi, but now I’m just hetero.” Some fans were upset with what they considered an implication that Minaj was proud to no longer identify as bisexual.

Divisive lyric aside, the “Say So” remix is already a big hit among most fans. The song has already soared to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and with Minaj’s help, it could climb even higher.

The remix gives a harder edge to the breezy, disco-pop track, which originally appeared on Doja’s 2019 album Hot Pink. The first chorus gives way to a propulsive hip-hop beat, and Minaj delivers a fiery verse before tapping Doja back in for another chorus and rap verse. Minaj reappears at the end of the track to drop some more bars and vocal ad-libs. 

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After an influx of still-unconfirmed claims that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may be in declining health, people are sizing up his sister, Kim Yo Jong, as a possible successor to the dictatorship.

Kim Yo Jong’s possible successorship has become a joke or meme in some circles. TikTok creator Jay Xiao, a politics student at New York University, got fed up with the obsession and made a series of viral videos about the reasons people should un-stan Kim Yo Jong.

“This tops the list of videos I never thought I had to make,” Xiao wrote in her video’s caption.

We’ve reached out to Xiao about her TikTok series.

The first of her TikToks concerning Kim Yo Jung describes the family’s history of human rights abuses and her active role directing North Korea’s propaganda department, leading people to credit her with the “cult of personality” surrounding Kim Jong Un.

“I did not know this needed to be said until today,” Xiao said in her TikTok. “But can y’all not stan possible next-in-line dictators, please?”

Her criticism has been met with backlash.

“Two days ago I made a video about why people shouldn’t stan Kim Jong Un’s younger sister Kim Yo Jong, and then I get a dozen comments telling me that I apparently look like her,” Xiao said in a follow-up to her series. “And OK, obviously I’m biased, but I don’t see the resemblance, I really don’t. But even if I did look like her, y’all did not have to tell me that, I could have lived my whole life happy and content without knowing that I possibly look like Kim Jong Un’s sister.”

In an interview with Buzzfeed News, Xiao said commenters have also labeled her “a ruiner of fun,” and that their “jokes” were above critique.

“I’m not saying you can’t make any political satire or jokes, but there’s a very big difference between good satire and bad satire,” Xiao told BuzzFeed News. “It becomes bad satire when it’s almost interchangeable with positive propaganda.”

Xiao also told Buzzfeed News that she believes the obsession with Kim Yo Jong stems from a place of racist infantilization of East Asian women as non-threatening objects.

READ MORE:

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• Kamala Harris: Trump ‘got punked’ by North Korea
• Korean hair salon dragged for turning straight hair into Afro-textured hair

H/T BuzzFeed News

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TikTok has become a test kitchen for dodgy food and drink experiments, but we’re not exactly sure where biting into a bottle of Martinelli apple juice falls on the spectrum.

A TikTok trend shows people biting into the (plastic) Martinelli bottles because doing so allegedly makes the sound of crunching into an apple.

Others went deeper into the bottle. One user cut it open to reveal three layers, which could be the source of the sound.

The #martinelli hashtag has more than 28 million views on TikTok. Is this a covert ploy to get sales up? On Thursday, the Martinelli’s Twitter account addressed the trend, stating: “While we don’t condone biting into plastic, we are happy to see everyone enjoying our products. Have you tried the juice inside? It’s even better than the bottle.”

Elsewhere, a Martinelli’s representative said the bottles were not “intentionally” designed to make the sound.

There are, of course, critics who claim people are using a sound effect, or that it sounds just like biting into a water bottle.

And there are OG Martinelli’s heads who already knew about this, OK?

A YouTube clip from 2012 yielded a similar sound, which proves this isn’t new. All the recent comments are people “here from TikTok.”

We’ve reached out to Martinelli’s for comment.

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The popular social media app TikTok has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over allegations that it collected the facial scans of children.

The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, argues that TikTok obtained the data without permission in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

The state law requires, among other things, that businesses receive consent from individuals before obtaining their biometric data. Businesses must also disclose how the data is used and outline their retention policies as well.

Like many social media apps, TikTok allows users to apply an assortment of filters to their faces once it has been scanned.

Filed on behalf of two underage users by their respective guardians, the lawsuit states that the app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, failed to inform the plaintiffs that “their biometric data is being collected, captured, received, obtained, stored, and/or used.”

TikTok, the lawsuit continues, also failed to disclose “what they do with that data, who has access to that data, and whether, where, and for how long that data is stored.”

While TikTok’s privacy policy admitted in late 2018 that users’ information could be shared “with any member or affiliate of our group, in China,” no reference was allegedly made to biometrics.

The class-action suit is seeking not only “statutory damages of $5,000 for each intentional or reckless violation of BIPA” but an end to TikTok’s nonconsensual biometric data collection.

The legal matter is far from the first time TikTok has been accused of questionable actions in regards to its data collection policies.

A similar class-action suit was brought against the app last year over claims that it sent “vast quantities of private and personally-identifiable user data” to China.

The app was also fined $5.7 million by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in 2019 for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of U.S. law.

The U.S. Army and Navy both banned TikTok from government-issued phones late last year as well, describing the Chinese-connected app as potentially dangerous to national security.

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Tik Tok users are being called problematic for partaking in a “darkened skin” trend that promotes colorism.

While the new trend doesn’t have a name, people are using a filter to darken their skin while looking sad, and then they reveal lighter skin and look happy. All of this happens while music from a movie called “3” plays in the background. The lyrics speak about “a white skin girl with a black heart.”

This audio has been used over 21,000 times, amassing over one million views, according to BBC.

Radhika Parameswaran, a professor from Indiana University, is a vocal advocate against colorism, or prejudice and discrimination against people with darker skin tones oftentimes among people of the same racial or ethnic group.

She spoke with BBC about this viral trend, clarifying that the lyrics were taken out of context. Parameswaran explains that the woman the song is referring to is a light-skinned woman who has a “black heart” because of her indifference toward a lover.

She said the song “did not explicitly refer to dark skin, but nevertheless Kolaveri Di’s catchy tunes and lyrics become creative fodder for these youths to stage their playful and dramatic performances of skin color mutating from dark to light.”

People expressed their disgust with the TikTok trend, with one user commenting, “This shouldn’t be a trend. Every skin tone is beautiful no matter where you live or where you’re from. We are all equal in this world.”

While another user, @nikhilsoni123, defended the existence of the trend.

“Guys this video is not to hurt anyone,” the TikTok user wrote. “I truly agree color shouldn’t matter! Colorism shouldn’t be celebrated! It was in trend so we did it.”

Many of the videos were taken down, but some of them still live on the platform. TikTok user @.ashakira commented on a reaction video to the trend saying, “most of them have turned off their comments because they are well aware of the backlash they’re getting.”

BBC reports that Tik Tok users have reported the videos but have been unsuccessful at getting them taken down. The platform responded to these reports saying that the videos did not violate any community guidelines.

“TikTok is a platform for positive, creative expression,” a spokesperson for Tik Tok told BBC. “Keeping our community safe is a top priority: our community guidelines make it clear what is not acceptable on our platform, and any content or account that violates these guidelines will be removed.”

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• Instagram influencer gets dragged for wearing blackface makeup

H/T BBC

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Celebrities and landlords both continue to emerge as the online villains of the coronavirus pandemic.

One landlord over on TikTok is the most recent to catch the public’s ire. Abbe Awosanya posted a TikTok joking about withholding the package deliveries of her tenants who don’t pay rent. In the video, which has been viewed over 200,000 times, Awosanya dances to “Skechers” by DripReport. She first opens the door to receive an Amazon Prime package and chunks it on a pile of other package deliveries.

“My tenant is late on rent,” flashes the caption across the top of her video. “And is avoiding me… But has money to order.”

Awosanyais continues to dance with a series of filters on.

“So I take all their packages,” another caption reads. “Until they pay up. Im (sic) so petty.”

When speaking with BuzzFeed News, Awosanya said she was only joking, however, many who have seen the TikTok don’t find it funny.

One called landlords “a menace to society” upon watching the video.

“Imagine ordering essential items online for a loved one you know is struggling, only to see this video circulating of their landlord dancing over your purloined packages,” Twitter user @LiveNudeJulia wrote.

Another revealed they had experienced exactly what Awosanya was joking about.

“My landlord did this to me last month! Withheld access to my mail for weeks and subsequently couldn’t get my unemployment which is what I needed to pay my rent in the first place,” they said.

As BuzzFeed News notes, obstructing mail is a federal offense. When TikTok users pointed out that to Awosanya, she assured them all the packages seen in the video were hers.

“It’s nice that yall only care about renters like landlords don’t have bills,” she added. Awosanya expressed a similar sentiment when speaking with BuzzFeed News.

“Compassion should be for everyone because we are all going through the pandemic together,” she told the outlet via text. “”Honestly, in the past, I had this issue with other tenants and I wished I could do this to them because they were blatantly ignoring me. … Nothing to do with current tenants.”

She added that her tenants have been late to pay rent before and she “would understand” if they couldn’t pay rent now.

The majority of Americans support canceling rent, according to a poll, as millions can no longer afford it. Thousands are taking part in what may be the largest rent strike in decades.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation that would cancel rent in hopes of alleviating some of the financial pressures facing Americans as a result of the pandemic.

READ MORE:

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• As tenants struggle to pay rent, landlords ask for sex instead

H/T BuzzFeed News

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TikTok star Loren Gray has opened up about being sexually assaulted when she was 12.

According to a Twitter post, Gray was recently informed that someone online knew she had been assaulted when she was younger and was threatening to expose that information publicly. The message prompted Gray to get ahead of things and share her experience herself.

“It’s been really difficult for me to share this part of my life in such a way,” she wrote. “I received a message that somehow someone knew. But I know how fast word travels and I wanted to be the one to tell my story.”

Gray first opened up on TikTok, sharing photos of herself at age 12 alongside a heartbreaking note:

“At this time I had my innocence stolen from me in the basement of someone I trusted,” she wrote. “I only told one person and to this day she remains my best friend. We cried in my bathroom together for hours. It took two months for me to tell my parents.”

“I felt dirty, hopeless, broken, and worthless. I was confused and scared. I felt like it was my fault,” she added.

Gray’s recollection of how the experience effected her is a common refrain among victims of sexual assault, but she credits making TikTok videos and connecting with fans for helping pull her out of the dark place she was in.

“I was homeschooled, and began making videos to pass the time and ease some of the loneliness and isolation I had felt. People were watching my videos and although I was still struggling, I felt like I had finally found people who cared, regardless of my situation,” she said.

“I’m 18 now, and I’ve realized that my past does not define me. It was never my fault, and I never deserved it.”

Gray’s follow-up on Twitter expanded on some of the same sentiments.

“When I say you give me purpose and helped me through the darkest times in my life, I mean it from the bottom of my heart,” she said.

Fans quickly flocked to support the TikTok star after she opened up.

“Shatters my heart that you felt pressured to do this, but I hope you know how many people you have helped today & everyday,” wrote @OKOKLEI.

And quite a few shared how she had inspired and helped them with their own struggles, as well.

“As someone who was sexually assaulted myself coming out and saying something like this is so hard and I am so proud of her,” shared @sftyoorim.

And that, Gray said, is part of why she wanted to make sure she was the one who told her story, rather than having somebody else tell it for her.

“I hope that this can shed some light on the gravity of sexual assault, and provide some hope for anyone who can relate,” she wrote. “Love you all so much.”

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A video on TikTok captures the horrific moment a Houston Police Department helicopter crashed, killing one officer and leaving another in critical condition. 

Houston resident Jauan Kenney told KHOU 11 he thought he was just being a “nosey neighbor” when he heard a helicopter flying over his apartment and began filming.

Soon, the chopper begins to spin out of control. 

“Wait, wait, wait, stop! No, no, no, no!” he screams in the video. “I just caught that on TikTok.”

“No, no no! Oh my God, a helicopter just fell out of the sky. Am I seriously awake?” 

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said the officers in the helicopter were responding to a report of bodies found in a nearby bayou. Members of the Houston Fire Department cut the officers from the wreckage, he said. 

One officer in the crash, Jason Knox, 35, died in the hospital. The other officer involved in the crash, Chase Cormier, 35, underwent surgery on Saturday, Click2Houston reports. 

Kenney told KHOU that at least seven police vehicles were at the scene of the crash within minutes. 

Still shaken, Kenney said he sent his video to the local police department and will help with the investigation.

“I was in shock. I didn’t even know if I was awake,” he told KHOU hours after witnessing the crash. 

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Skincare enthusiasts look away. Jessica Alba’s skincare routine video is rough to watch—pun intended.

“This is proof that good skin comes from genetics Because, she applies her skincare products like a truck driver. Let’s be honest she was born with it, it’s definitely not from her gentle approach,” commented Jackie Gorman on the original YouTube video.

The conversation over Alba’s controversial skincare routine was recently reignited on TikTok.

User @jaedenmcleod posted a TikTok of herself laughing while watching the British Vogue video. The TikTok opens with the words, “Jessica Alba’s CHAOTIC skincare routine.”

“I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO DIES FROM WATCHING THIS EVERY TIME,” reads the caption.

In the video 38-year-old Alba, who is seemingly ageless, breaks all the rules of skincare application. It’s honestly hard to look at.

The actress smushes product on her eyelids and under eyes (the most delicate part of your face) and frantically rubs cleanser all over her face. She proceeds to wipe it all off quite roughly, which as I’ve learned from the YouTube school of beauty, is a big no-no.

For anyone watching this video, I beg you to please be gentle with your face and especially your eye area.

Some TikTok users were appalled at Alba’s application method. “I can HEAR the wrinkles forming omg,” wrote @kayleigh.vr. Yet, many related to how Alba applies her products.

User @emnehoz said it’s the “the most realistic skincare routine” they’ve ever seen. “So much better than face wash commercials tho,” @stephaniesnyder24 wrote.

On the other hand, most commenters just couldn’t get over how fast Alba applies her products.

“And that’s on adderall,” wrote @amymarietta. “Me when I should have been in school 30 minutes ago,” joked @8shavacadoo8.

“She in a RUSH RUSH,” commented @alijhali.

But there’s another reason why Alba appears so rushed. The TikToker behind the video explains that she watches all of her YouTube videos at 1.25 speed, “which just added to all of the chaos.”

However, no matter how strange Alba’s routine may be, her skin looks amazing.

Watch Alba’s full skincare routine video here:

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A recent TikTok has gone viral for attempting to alter a photo of Zendaya to give her “perfect facial features.”

Considering the 23-year-old actor’s already stunning beauty, people were understandably confused by this goal. After watching the video, which results in a woman who looks almost nothing like Zendaya, their confusion only mounted. Commenters online are decrying the video as racist, and questioning whose standards, exactly, the creator was trying to match.

The original video appears to have been removed from TikTok, but this is the internet, after all. Nothing is ever gone for good. Several quick-thinking users managed to snag the video before it was deleted and quickly proceeded to spread it online.

In the just over one minute video, an editing tool makes quick work of Zendaya’s features. The user behind the video, @callmeaubz, reshapes the young celeb’s lips, narrows her nose, enlargens her eyes, and even alters her eyebrows. The resulting picture looks nothing like the Spider-Man: Far From Home actress.

Commenters online were quick to make known their opinions on the video.

“I hate seeing these racist mf videos,” one user wrote. “‘Perfect’ by WHOSE standard?”

Others noted that the standard aimed for in the video has clear Eurocentric roots.

“Me sitting here watching the entire video even though I already KNOW AS A FACT Zendaya is perfect just the way she is and that this idea of ‘perfect’ is largely based off of Eurocentric features,” one user said.

Many commenters, however, pointed out that the video could be a criticism of Leonardo da Vinci’s golden ratio.

“The ‘perfect face’ videos are meant to show how dumb the golden ratio is and how people are beautiful without fitting the mold,” one commenter wrote. “I’ve seen their YouTube vids and they’re either meant to be jokes or, again, criticizing the golden ratio.”

Other users, who were more familiar with the video’s original poster, agreed. Some even went so far as to accuse the person who shared the video on Twitter of purposefully neglecting to share context.

“The person doing these was giving celebrities the ‘Golden Ratio’ to see what they would look like with ‘perfect’ faces,” one commenter wrote. “Even in the original caption they say ‘She looked better before.’ You posted this without context on purpose and that’s f*cked up.”

Commenters also noted that the original creator had dozens of other similar videos on their page, which has since been deactivated. They’ve practiced the golden ratio on a number of people, from more people of color to white people and even cartoon characters. Uploads with their TikTok handle range from Ariana Grande to Big Ed and 90 Day Fiancé.

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H/T Teen Vogue

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What could have been a TikTok fail turned into a hilarious, wholesome surprise when a United States Postal Service worker accidentally interrupted a video shoot and handled it like a pro.

The USPS employee was driving through Vestavia Hills, Alabama when she entered the camera frame of Alexis Dinga, who had left her phone on top of her mailbox to film a TikTok with her friend Collins Kitchens. When she realized she had interrupted the duo’s TikTok dance, she waved at the camera, let out a hearty laugh, and asked, “How you doin’?”.

Dinga and Kitchens were lucky to have the surprise guest. The video has earned 28.6 million views and 8.4 million likes on TikTok. Many of the 71,000 commenters were big fans of the surprise guest as well, with people commenting things like, “This video made me so freaking happy.”

Dinga was no slouch on the platform in the first place, with several of her recent videos earning tens or hundreds of thousands of views. But the mail worker cameo boosted her account to a whole new level. She even acknowledges it in her TikTok bio: “yeah i owe it all to my mail lady.” 

Lucky for fans, Dinga, Kitchens, and the USPS driver all reprised their roles in a follow-up TikTok video. The driver, donning a face mask and gloves, gets between the two friends as they all dance to a rap song. The second video was a huge hit as well, earning more than 6.2 million views and 1.8 million likes.

Dinga and Kitchens also gifted the driver another box of gloves, per her request, so she can continue safely delivering packages—and hopefully making cameos in more viral TikToks along the way. 

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British singer Olly Murs caught heat for a recent TikTok prank video on his girlfriend, which viewers say was a violation of her consent. 

On Monday, the former X Factor finalist uploaded a video in which he removed the bottom of a Pringles can and stuck his penis in it. He offered the can to his unsuspecting girlfriend, Amelia Tank. As she reached into the can, the video paused and Murs quoted Scarface, saying, “Say hello to my little friend.” 

Tank was clearly not amused by the prank, as she recoiled and called Murs a “twat” as he cracked up. 

Murs’ video has earned nearly 6 million views in the last three days, but the response was far from unanimously positive. Many TikTok users argued that Murs violated Tank’s consent with the stunt.

“Uhhhhhh this is really not ok,” one user wrote. 

Twitter users dragged Murs for his TikTok as well. Many were just plain shocked that he even thought his prank was a good idea, especially for an app predominantly aimed at kids and teens. 

Many users also retweeted @NoContextHearn, a parody account for English sports promoter Eddie Hearn, in response to Murs’ video. Apparently, there are a lot of Hearn sound bites that can be used to adequately express one’s disgust and confusion.

Those who were subjected to Murs’ video on social media seemed to agree that they had witnessed enough internet for the day. 

Many people agreed that Murs crossed a line with his latest TikTok. As of publication time, though, the video is still live on his account. 

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One couple’s decision to go on a first date in the middle of a global pandemic landed them in the emergency room—but not for the reason you would assume.

Samara Hnaien, a 22-year-old Australian native, told via TikTok the unforgettable tale of how a stolen kiss became a medical emergency, and how, apparently, a peanut butter sandwich was to blame.

Hnaien’s TikTok video, set to Kid Francescoli’s dreamy track “Moon,” begins with a screenshot of 23-year-old Charles Harris’ Tinder profile and the caption, “Met this guy off Tinder.”

Apparently the two hit it off after exchanging a few messages through the dating app before deciding to set up a first date at Harris’ house since everything is shut down due to the virus.

Things took a turn for the worse when the pair decided to lock lips, triggering Hnaien to have an allergic reaction.

“My whole mouth started tingling mid-kissing basically, which is the first sign to me that I’m having a reaction, and I hadn’t eaten anything, so I thought he must’ve had something that had peanuts in it,” Hnaien told BuzzFeed.

Unbeknownst to Hnaien, who has a severe anaphylactic allergy, her date ate a peanut butter sandwich right before her arrival. And because he wasn’t aware of her allergy, he failed to warn her.

Hnaien and Harris’ TikTok videos detail the rest in short clips: In one, Hnaien can be seen strapped into a gurney in an ambulance, while Harris supportively accompanies her on a trip to the hospital. And in another, captioned “3 hrs later in the ER,” she is seen sporting a big smile.

The whole fiasco ends with Harris soothingly stroking her hair while she recovers in her hospital room. Though not quite the end anyone would anticipate for a first date, his comforting gesture did add a bit of romance to an otherwise traumatic and eventful string of events. And he certainly impressed his date.

“He handled the situation as best as he could’ve,” Hnaien told Buzzfeed. “He was really caring and genuine and made me feel at ease and kept reassuring me to not feel embarrassed or anything like that because I was just mortified and felt so bad for him. … It’s a pretty confronting experience stabbing someone with an EpiPen especially when you first meet them haha.”

In this strange time of uncertainty, one thing seems almost definite: Hnaien and Harris won’t be sharing any more peanut butter-filled kisses.

The Daily Dot reached out to Samara Hnanien but did not receive a response by publication time.

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H/T BuzzFeed

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While people are running to protest the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, one former pastor got creative with his #IRunWithAhmaud demonstration.

In a TikTok video, Richard Demsick runs over two miles with a flat-screen TV to prove that his status as a white male is enough to keep from facing the same fate as Arbery. The 25-year-old was shot and killed while running unarmed in his Brunswick, Georgia neighborhood in February. A surfaced video of the incident only recently went viral, leading to the arrests of Gregory McMichael, 64, and his 34-year-old son, Travis McMichael, in March.

The McMichaels have controversially claimed they believed Arbery was a burglary suspect. According to CNN, no break-ins had been reported in the weeks prior to the shooting, leading many to question the McMichaels’ claims.

Demsick is a former pastor from Vero Beach, Florida, who said “it didn’t matter” how suspicious he looked running with a TV. He said, per the New York Post, that Demsick said his status as a white person would “protect” him.

“Hey guys, just going on a nice, leisurely jog here,” Demsick says in the video. “In the South, in a suburb, carrying a TV, and perfectly safe. Wonder why that is? I run with Ahmaud.”

The caption of the video reads, “happy birthday Ahmaud. Sad to me I ran today with no fear in a similar neighborhood carrying a TV.”

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H/T New York Post

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Warning: This article discusses abuse.

A disturbing new trend has emerged on TikTok in which men and boys impersonate abusive, “crazy” ex-boyfriends. 

A search of “crazy boyfriend” or “psycho ex” on the video-sharing app reveals dozens of POV (point-of-view) videos in which guys stare creepily (lustily?) at the camera as music plays in the background, often snarling or lunging toward the camera when the song reaches a drop. Take this video from TikToker Skylar Haus, who mugs in front of the camera while holding a baseball bat and making a slashing motion under his throat.

One sample caption of a related video reads, “pov: I’m your psycho ex boyfriend and I corner you at a party to tell you this…” The chorus to LoveLeo’s “BOYFREN” plays in the background (“You should break up with your boyfriend and get with me”).

It’s disturbing to see so many TikTokers romanticize abusive behavior for likes, but the makers of these videos insist they don’t condone this behavior or model it in real life. Many of them, like 16-year-old TikToker Ryan Esling, draw inspiration from shows like Netflix’s You, which stars Penn Badgley as a serial killer whose charming facade masks his abusive behavior. 

“I was inspired by these shows to create different characters, as it seemed to attract the teenage demographic the most,” Ryan told Vice. “I was faced with a lot of comments from girls saying it’s attractive.”

Likewise, many female users commenting on these abusive ex-boyfriend videos find the “bad boy” persona attractive, even if they recognize the toxicity of those actions and would never desire those qualities in a real-life partner. One anonymous TikTok user tells Vice, “I’m less attracted to the fact that the guy is portraying a psychopath, and more to the fact that I can connect it back to characters I liked in movies and TV shows.”

Of course, this is a dangerous mental game to play—especially as domestic abuse has reportedly increased during quarantine. Relational abuse in all forms is reprehensible and should be summarily condemned. Its romanticization in TV/film and on social media can be triggering to abuse survivors and further normalize toxic behavior, regardless of its intention. 

Some TikTok users have made that point in regards to the emerging abusive ex-boyfriend video trend, with one user commenting on a video, “Can we stop glorifying abusive relationships? You wouldn’t be making cute lil TikToks about it if you actually knew what it felt like to be in one.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem likely that will stop these abusive ex-boyfriend videos from proliferating on TikTok. Hopefully users don’t start making POV videos of hot serial killers. 

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H/T Vice

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In a TikTok, titled “Tour of the Papa Castle part 1,” “Papa” John Schnatter of Papa John’s Pizza gave a tour of his $11 million home.

The extravagance of his estate has people suggesting the video is insensitive due to the current economic downturn, as well as commenting something along the lines of, “money can’t buy class.”

“Howdy,” Schnatter says in the video, wearing a T-shirt with the word “Papa” across the chest in the style of the Coca-Cola logo. “I’m Papa John, and welcome to my crib.”

After a few seconds of drone footage showing the large, castle-inspired limestone home, which sits on 15 acres of land, Schnatter begins his tour by showing off a large eagle-mating clock. Apparently, the clock is also a sculpture and an elaborate pun.

“So about the clock,” Schnatter said. “Eagles go up several thousand feet. They mate all the way down and right before they hit the earth, they separate so they don’t get hurt or killed. Perfect timing. The clock spins four times an hour, check it out.”

As Schnatter moves on to his “library,” opulent molding along the walls and door frame lends to the idea that his home is palace-esque. According to Schnatter, he does everything in his library except reading.

“Off the main foyer is the library,” Schnatter said. “This is where I film footage, this is where I work, write letters. Stay tuned, you gotta keep following.”

Comments on the video from TikTok suggest Schnatter’s clear preference for luxury does not beget any kind of taste.

“Money doesn’t buy taste,” TikTok user @raccoon_thumbs40 wrote. Multiple commenters shared a similar sentiment.

The timing of the video was also criticized. The idea that Schnatter made a video to display his wealth while millions are losing their jobs as a result of the coronavirus-driven economic downturn has rubbed many the wrong way.

“Pandemic,” TikTok user @scottdreed wrote. “Massive unemployment. Great time to show off your objects of excessive spending Papa J! Business decisions, on point. Social decisions, not.”

After divorcing his wife in 2019, Schnatter’s reported net worth was $500 million.

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