A Guide to Child Culture for Out-of-Touch Adults: Prom Photos With Goats?
When I was in high school, we only thought about goats when we planned to steal them because they were the mascot of a rival high school, or when we needed to make a sacrifice to the Great Old Ones. It seems today’s kids are taking a different tack and posing with them in graduation photos. They are also revisiting the institutions of both concerts and drinking water, while at the same time taking the time to discuss whether a promising child star is a flesh-and-blood human or a digital creation.
The parking lot scene with Taylor Swift rises
Young fans of Taylor Swift have discovered stealth . In response to bank-draining ticket prices for Swift’s ongoing “Eras” tour, a busted Swift shows up in parking lots without a pass to listen to the concert from afar, echoing the devotion of Grateful Dead fans of the past. per day, but with far fewer acid casualties. Swifts in the parking lot enjoy the atmosphere, dancing to outside sounds and even spying on Taylor, provided the stadium has rotated its giant screens correctly.
The recent Tampa Swift show had all the right conditions, at least judging by the various videos of TikTok fans who seem happy they didn’t lose nearly a thousand to see the show only to sit backstage seeing nothing but equipment boxes. , electrical equipment and janitors pushing carts .
What is #Watertok and why should you hate it?
It seems that young people cannot just drink water like all people who have ever lived. They must do it in its entirety . They should create a hashtag and subreddit for it. They should create memes and try to improve the experience of drinking water by adding flavorings and trying to deep fry it . They have to tell everyone: “Look at me, I’m drinking water !”
Older people will see this, sigh and respond, “You are doing it wrong. Why can’t you just shut up and drink the water without adding weird flavors to it? Why can’t you drink from a glass instead of a hydroflask? Doctors say that what you are doing can be dangerous and harmful , and I feel bad about it.
This is the circle of life.
This year’s hot prom accessory: live goat
Walking back and forth outside of concerts and drinking water are time-honored rituals, but here’s something newcomers do: take pictures with goats at prom. The trend is a play on the acronym GOAT; high school students rent cattle along with their limousines and tuxedos so they can pose next to the animal to say, “We’re the greatest of all time.” It seems to be happening mostly in Atlanta – livestock rental company Get Your Goats Rental has kicked off the trend by serving prom goers with Insta and TikTok-ready delivery of goats, and it’s catching on. They say they’ve rented out over 100 goats this year alone, all so that prom couples can post videos like this and this . There’s an absurdist power to these videos that I really love – formal wear and pets make for a wonderfully memorable combination.
Bo is afraid of the child who insists he is real; there are doubts on the internet
Young actor Armen Nahapetyan, known online as Bo Afraid Baby, would like everyone to know that he is real. He exists as a flesh and blood human, not as a digital version of Joaquin Phoenix.
Internet rumors about Nahapetian’s reality (or lack of it) began with the release of a poster for Beau is Afraid , a horror and comedy concept film set to premiere on April 21. Nakhapetyan, and the baby looks so much like a Phoenix (and so like an ominous valley) that some people are convinced that it does not really exist. (It didn’t help that the film promotion department played along with the rumors by releasing such videos.)
To be honest, the 16-year-old looks a little unreal even in red carpet photos . But he’s a real boy, not a computer-generated creation – at least that’s what he says in this TikTok video and in his Instagram bio, which reads: “I’m not an AI.” But isn’t that what the AI would say? I’m not convinced.
Viral Video of the Week: “ASMR: I asked 7 YouTubers for ASMR ideas… I’ve gone too far.”
ASMR videos are designed to provoke an “Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response”, a tingling sensation on the scalp or back of the neck, usually caused by whispering and repeated clicks. They either work for you or they don’t. If so, it’s a cool, mysterious sensation that science can’t fully explain . If not, it’s just someone whispering a little creepy. ASMR videos don’t do anything for me (although I appreciate how quiet they are), but they seem to work for a lot of people, and there’s a whole galaxy of quietly whispering online celebrities out there. This week’s viral video is from one of the best players on the scene. Gibi ASMR, a YouTuber with 4.6 million subscribers , has accepted ASMR video suggestions from seven other well-known YouTubers. She rose to the challenge by filming ASMR videos of a lawn mower, bonsai tree trimming, and other disparate tasks and objects. Was she successful? Damn it if I know, but judging by the comments and the number of views from the happy shaking heads, this is an amazing video – maybe a leap forward for the genre! – even if it seems to me that someone is quietly talking about nothing and touching things. In one hour.