A list of over 350 reasons to avoid pregnancy, and vomiting from your eyes isn't even the worse one? Ikran spoke with the TikToker who has been compiling it for months, well before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Plus, Kelsey looks fans selling their Twitter accounts once they're over a celeb, and Steffi encourages us all to go on a Hot Girl Walk. Let me find my matching Girlfriend Collective set. —Amber |
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For the last three months, many Americans have had to grapple with the idea of an unwanted pregnancy after losing their federally protected right to an abortion. There are dozens of reasons why someone may not want to be pregnant — and one TikToker has been compiling an epic list of reasons why pregnancy, labor, and simply having a child are not as easy as they may seem. So far, the list is at 350 reasons against pregnancy. It's a compelling roundup, starting with: 1. Baby parasite. 2. Everyone will know you did the nasty. 3. You can be allergic to pregnancy. The creator of the very viral TikTok list is Yunuen Arias, who knows a lot about children because she's an early childhood education student. "I don't think anyone is really ready to become a parent, ever, and this list really shows that there are many sacrifices that have to be made when having a child," the Chicago-based TikToker told me. Under the "during birth" subhead, things get even messier: 134. Uterine trauma (your uterus could rupture). 135. Projectile vomit (while you're pushing out the gremlin). 136. Hemorrhage. 137. Your Partner might faint from watching the above. Item 74 on the list is about preeclampsia, which can involve your limbs swelling so severely that, as Arias writes, "your leg can turn into Pop-Its." Another video with 9 million views was of number 73, a horrifying look at a mother showing just how large a placenta is. As Arias describes it, "you grow an extra organ the size of a deflated basketball." "Immediately no," one person commented. "Me being pregnant rn, no one told me it was that big," another person said. Arias began her list months before Roe v. Wade was overthrown, and she didn't aim for it to be political. But it comes at a time when the federal government is policing people's bodies and forcing people into pregnancy, which can pose a number of serious, life-threatening health risks, and her TikTok videos highlight just how horrifying pregnancy can be, even if the list is lighthearted. "Everyone should try and be cautious when participating in activities that can result in a pregnancy," said Arias, "but I also know that no birth control is perfect, having sex is natural, and, well, many things could happen — but if anything does happen, and you really aren't ready, nobody should have a say on that other that you." |
Each item comes from a TikTok video she has either been tagged in or that she has come across herself, and she stitches them with a screen recording of her opening her iPhone Notes app to add it to her list. Arias was initially worried that people would be offended by her posting about the negatives in this way, but her videos have been well received. "I feel like this list brings everyone together and gives them a chance to share their stories and perspectives," she said. Though Arias hasn't had any children and doesn't plan to, she said she has witnessed firsthand most of what is on her list and that it has been really easy for her to realize there's more to kids than just being cute. "I've seen parents struggle to adjust to a parenting lifestyle, and it's tough," she said. She was not surprised by the videos becoming so popular; she knew these were relatable to everyone in one way or another. For some people, the videos have served as a reminder to take their birth control. For others, the comment section has become a place to share their painful experiences. "I have also had many mothers say that they never knew someone else that has gone through the same traumatic birth experience as they did until they read my list and told me how it has made them feel less alone," Arias said. Despite all the cons, she said she is a child advocate. In fact, there are 35 reasons on her list in favor of pregnancy, with the first being "Child?" and the second being "Kids be funny I guess." "They are my passion — but given how things are right now, bringing a child into this world shouldn't be a huge priority," she said. Until next time, Ikran Dahir |
The new fad exercise on TikTok is: walking. Rebranded as the Hot Girl Walk,the hashtag has gotten over 451 million views. Videos are going viral of people claiming they've lost weight after simply strolling around for a long time. A Hot Girl Walk means five-hour excursions around your neighborhood, paired with cute accessories and a matching outfit for passersby to see. Social media has long turned various kinds of health trends into viral phenomena simply by making it look really nice. There were the Chloe Ting YouTube workouts at the beginning of quarantine. The 12/3/30 treadmill workout was popularized by YouTuber Lauren Giraldo. Searches for "reformer pilates" exploded this summer after several celebrities revealed that it was part of their workouts. Hot Girl Walks have come on the heels of self-care videos and "clean girl TikTok," envisioning the imaginary woman who is so wealthy that she has hours of spare time to walk around in expensive clothing. And the rebranding of walking as a valid and desirable form of fitness has been a fun reintroduction of the activity, even if attaching it to weight loss and online diet culture has its own unique downside. Selling the physical results and the aspirational aesthetic is what has made Hot Girl Walks as popular as the activity itself.
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In spite of it all, I have been a very big advocate of Hot Girl Walks. They have become a staple tactic of mine to get offline and mentally decompress. Here, I attempted my best aesthetic TikToker impression for this walk, but I also felt very exposed as someone who is obviously doing it for social media. But even if you don't want to engage with the social media trappings of it all, it's still a free and low-maintenance way to feel active, unlike the trends of reformer Pilates and hot yoga, which are expensive and can be difficult to regularly carve out time for. You don't need to do the hardest workout to be a Hot Girl — you can just go on a walk and be one. —Steffi |
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Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney's photos of her mom's hoedown-themed 60th birthday party — where one guest wore a Blue Lives Matter shirt and others had MAGA parody hats that said "Make Sixty Great Again" — pissed people off so much that one of her fan accounts decided to quit. "An innocent celebration for my mom's milestone 60th birthday has turned into an absurd political statement, which was not the intention," Sweeney wrote on Twitter. "Please stop making assumptions." "Assumptions? Don't gaslight your fans (many are likely young progressive people based on the content of the show that gave you fame)," author Frederick Joseph replied on Twitter. Other users argued that the imagery at the party was inherently a "political statement" and shared memes about the event. Days after sharing photos of the party, the admin of @sydneyfiles announced she wanted to sell the Sweeney fan account. Melina, who didn't want to share her last name online, told BuzzFeed News that a mix of "current events" and a general lack of time made her want to step away from managing 155,000 followers. |
"Having an updates account is a huge responsibility when you do it on your own and more with a huge count of followers," she said. "It takes time and effort and dedication. I've had it for almost 3 years now … I know people who want to buy it and will make use of it." Another fan account accused her of being a fake fan. "You never really supported Sydney Sweeney," they tweeted. "If you don't like Sydney, delete the account, don't profit and make money with that person." Is it so bad for fans to sell out, literally? "People are being so weird about this tweet. They're not obligated to run a stan account. Maybe the last few days were stressful for them so they quit. Y'all are weird, being a fan is not a job, if they want to quit twitter, then that's their choice," wrote @ruebennetsss. "Making a fan account and selling it when they get cancelled is genius actually," @riceballs tweeted. Administrative changes within a niche account with influence can stir drama, especially when users have developed an attachment to the posts. Last week, a "meme war" ignited when other Chrisitan meme accounts assumed the admins had been pushed out of the @memesforjesus account. K-pop stan account admins who no longer want to share content often tweet as little as "[closed]" and quietly stop posting. Last year, the BTS fandom in particular had a bizarre surprise, after a fan account closed and then reappeared under new management posting content about cryptocurrency and doing album and merchandise giveaways where fans were only eligible when they followed cryptocurrency Twitter users. Perhaps hoedown-themed account takeovers will be next. — Kelsey |
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