Children’s Culture Guide for Adults: Are the Stray Marks of Punk Bands Fake?
Fake fans have surfaced on the internet this week, whether it’s a scam fanatic, a poser punk band, or the despicable “national holiday.” (Content warning: The story below is about sexual assault.)
The internet reacts to a particularly rude fake holiday
April 24 is called National Rape Day, according to disturbing rumors on TikTok and Twitter. Supposedly, a group of six men on TikTok posted a video promising sexual assaults when day came and encouraging other men to join their confused celebration. Some even believed that the rape was legal, but only on April 24th.
Of course, none of this is true. There is no evidence of videos of “six men”, rape is illegal every day of the year, and “national rape day” is not a new lie: rumors about it have apparently been circulating on the Internet since at least 2010. There is no evidence of an increase in dating-related sexual harassment .
In Music This Week: Is This Online Punk Band Real Or Fake?
This week, the internet is abuzz with rumors that Tramp Stamps is an “industrial plant,” with hundreds of videos and thousands of comments being posted on Tramp Stamps for posing.
The official history of Tramp Stamps is that singer Marisa Maino, guitarist Caroline Baker and drummer Paige Blue formed the band after they “got drunk in a bar and wrote a song.” They dye their hair crazy colors, cite Weezer, Paramore and Blink-182 as influential, and write a song with the chorus: “I’d rather die than get in touch with a straight white guy.”
If this all sounds a little shocking to you, you are not alone. TikToker @hard_cope, in a video revealing the band’s pro-musician background, summarized the collective outrage as follows: “It’s like a bunch of people who sort of are theatrical majors … adopting the riot grrrl aesthetic that people literally devote their lives to for the money.”
The group responded to the online whirlwind by writing, “F * ck you. Don’t you like our music? Don’t listen to this. “
To be honest, I cannot disagree with them. Each group is an “industrial plant”; punk gods The Sex Pistols were created to promote a clothing store. Ultimately, whether the tramps’ clichés are fake, real, or deliberately hype, seemingly fake, doesn’t matter as long as they swing. I reserve my opinion on their rock note and strongly recommend that youwatch the video for Tramp Stamps “I’d rather die” and form your own opinion.
The great hoaxes and urban legends of yesterday
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that young people are stupid for spreading false rumors. You did it too.
At one time, the urban legends below have been repeated like gospel in elementary school playgrounds from New York to Portland and everywhere in between, going viral even before the Internet went viral.
- Spider eggs in Bubble Yum. The idea that bubblegum Bubble Yum was full of spider eggs was so prevalent in the 1970s and 80s that parent company Bubble Yum spent $ 100,000 on ads in over 50 newspapers to debunk it. However, the kids get their news on the playground, where a fifth grader solemnly tells you about a child he knew, who completely died when the spiders hatched, and, like, strangled him while weaving a web in his throat, is much more convincing than anything. in the newspaper.
- The Life Cereal Mikey died from eating Pop Rocks and Coke. The kid in the Life Cereal commercial is notoriously dead when his stomach exploded after eating Pop Rocks and Coke. This made Mikey’s appearance in his famous commercial really creepy. It happened every 10 minutes, and you couldn’t watch him without a blood-curdling picture of his exploding stomach and splashing his frightened parents with a mixture of half-digested cola, candy and intestines filling your mind.
- The unique personal life of Richard Gere and Rod Stewart. If you’re of a certain age, you know exactly why the singer Rod Stewart had to wash out the stomach and why the actor Richard Gere turned to the emergency room. If not, find a fifth grader to spell it out.
This week in fake sports: Lakers fans have been fishing … for years
Making fake characters to trick people is as old as the Internet, but whoever’s behind the social media accounts of Lakers super fan Vivian Flores has taken the genre to an exciting new level.
Flores has been online since 2009 and has a large following, posting photos of herself, detailing her battle with leukemia, interacting with Laker Kevin Durant, and posting analysis of the Lakers’ games and news. She even hosted a podcast with fellow Lakers fan Josh Toussaint.
All was going well for Flores until this week, when Toussaint tweeted that his co-host had suddenly disappeared. Concerned fans began looking for her, with the Lakers offering help, as well as actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Lakers striker Markiff Morris.
Hours later, Toussaint revealed that his co-host had been found, but the controversy left fans wondering why none of them had ever actually met Flores, even though she reported being at various games. Soon, Internet detectives were pulling the strings that revealed Flores’ entire network sweater. They found her photos were photoshopped , her voice on the podcast was very similar to a high-pitched male voice, and someone with very similar photos and usernames conjured Raiders fans a few years ago.
Flores (or anyone else with an account) first decided to open up the dispute by tweeting various protections and even posting a short video of her holding her nameplate … but her name is misspelled. Flores then wisely deleted her accounts and disappeared.
While some believe that Toussaint was behind this hoax, he vehemently denies it, claiming that he was just as cheated as everyone else, leaving the question of why. Why would anyone devote an entire decade to pretending to be a Lakers fan? Deep psychological problems? Performing arts? Who can tell?
Viral Video of the Week: How Long Will You Last at the Grocery Store?
Without debunking variousfood hoaxes and myths , YouTubers The Food Theorists answer deeply funny questions asked by fans with a seriousness and dedication that questions absolutely do not deserve. This week they present a plausible answer to the question“How long can you live in a regular supermarket?”
The question is harder than it sounds – it’s hard to even calculate how many calories are in food on the market, and when you consider the different half-lives of various consumer products, spoilage, and how much farming you could do from soil in the plant department. it gets very complicated very quickly. Nutrition theorists are better at math than I am and come up with a reasonable answer. I hate to spoil it, but you could probably live a lot longer in the supermarket than you think … if you’re willing to make some sacrifices.