The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Children’s Culture: Tyson Vs. Gender Match
Everyone was watching the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul “fight,” but the young men you might think would be pulling for “their” guy didn’t seem obvious, either online or in person. The fight was like a bucket of ice water poured over everyone’s heads, but it taught the young men an important lesson: someday they, too, will be diminished by time, supported by memories and beaten in the ring by some punk.
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Fight/Disaster
Friday night’s fight between boxing great Mike Tyson and YouTube star Jake Paul is one for the history books, and by all accounts it was a nightmare. Here’s a quick recap in case you were lucky enough to miss it because your Netflix was in buffer : Withered Tyson stormed into the ring and boxed for a couple of rounds where he didn’t look too bad, but by the third round Iron Mike was gassed. out of breath and useless. Showing remarkable restraint, Jake Paul avoided blowing Tyson’s head off, handling the old lion carefully throughout the remaining six rounds of the tepid fight. The judges gave the victory to Paul by unanimous decision, and we all sadly went to bed.
Almost everyone, both in the Dallas crowd and online, seemed to want Tyson to knock Paul off. He was probably the greatest boxer of all time in his prime and we’d love to see him shine again. But more importantly, although Jake Paul is a household name, people don’t seem to like him very much.
After the fight, people wanted Tyson to win so much that they came up with conspiracy theories . They claim that the match was scripted. They review fight footage for evidence that Tyson threw punches, or that Paul’s tongue wagging was a signal for Tyson to calm down , or they place the fight within a broader conspiracy theory involving the Illuminati and Freemasons . But in reality the fight may have been “rigged” in the sense that neither fighter intended to kill the other for the purse of the circus match, but even though the fight was light sparring, it was obvious that Jake Paul was not a real boxer and that Mike Tyson is no more either. This was proof that the absolute champion of boxing and any other sport is Time, and Time is invincible.
Viral video of the week: Mike Tyson’s butt exposure
There was one good thing about Tyson v. Paul: a funny video of Mike Tyson’s butt. During a pre-fight interview with his son, the champion predicts a “terrible victory” and then walks away from the camera, revealing he is wearing only a jockstrap. The comic timing is undeniable. The clip has been viewed more than 31 million times. Check it out for yourself:
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What does “cake” mean?
At 58, Iron Mike Tyson looks fantastic, and you might react to a viral clip of him by saying, “Look at that cake !” The slang meaning of the word “cake” is a cute butt.
What do “buzz” and “buzz” mean?
The words “huzz” and “noise” have taken over TikTok over the past few weeks. Hazz is a stylized way of saying “hoes.” It was popularized by 22-year-old streamer Kai Chenath , who also brought us ” Gyatt “. Senate uses catchphrases such as “all for the noise” in its streams. Like most modern slang, it actually comes from African American colloquial English .
Hazz quickly gave rise to the word “bruzz”, which means “brothers”. This, in turn, gave rise to the whole school of slang words “-uzz”. You could say that your grandmother is your irritant, freshmen are your irritant, your mom is your irritant, and your father is your irritant. It’s actually funny, in a brain rotting kind of way .
What does “yunk” mean?
The final entry in my slang trifecta is the word “yunk.” Lifehacker’s youth slang survey defines “unc” as someone who is a little older. This is short for “uncle”. Yunk is a variation. In AAVE, “yn” is a “young n-word.” So, “yunk” means something like “young uncle” or a person who may be young but has uncle or uncle status.
Popularity of the “type B wife” on TikTok
You may be aware of the “tradwife” movement , where young women wonder, “Why don’t we all just get back into the kitchen?” But for every action there is a reaction. In this case, the reaction is the appearance of a “type B wife.”
While Type A huckster spouses post videos on TikTok showing off their dominance in household chores, Type B wives are more laid back and post videos showing the messy reality of married life . These are young wives who don’t do their laundry and carry Marlboro Lights after school.
Young women who define themselves as wife types may in themselves be seen as problematic, but on the other hand, people will talk about the roles they fill, and young women living a type B lifestyle is a satisfying response to a busy culture and the trend of perfectionism that can be seen so often on social media.
Is streaming more difficult than working a 9 to 5 job?
Type A versus Type B conflict isn’t the only conflict on the Internet this week. There is also debate in the online world over whether supporting yourself as a streamer is as difficult as working a 9-5 job.
The controversy began when FaZe Clan member (Faze Clan is a competitive gaming group) and Twitch streamer Plaqueboymax said on his stream: “In some ways, being a streamer or anyone on the internet is harder than a 9-5. because it freaks you out mentally.”
The anonymous responses in the comments were enthusiastic. “Walk into McDonald’s in your Lamborghini and tell them your job is harder than theirs,” suggested one commenter . But others took a more even-handed stance, noting that streamers spend a lot of time playing games online, that there is enormous pressure to compete in a competitive market, and that playing games with the intention of making money from people watching you is a bad idea. it’s a completely different thing than playing a game because it’s fun.
This all reminds me of the modern debate about the dangers of fame. Plaqueboymax’s point is more nuanced than many perceive it to be. He is not saying that one type of work is easier than another, but that being a publicly known person has its challenges, unlike being a wage slave. While streamers/movie stars seem to have the perfect life, fame and money do have their downsides that mortals will never have to deal with. While almost everyone would prefer “rich and famous” to “poor and nameless”, no one’s life is free of nightmares; they simply change shape depending on your station.