Happy Independence Day weekend, if you are in the U.S.! What was going down on TikTok while you celebrated? Let’s see:<\/p>\n
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- This week, FYPs were dominated by Indonesian boat racers with little kids<\/a> standing at the bow. Videos from Pacu Jalur, a maritime festival in Indonesia, went wildly viral for the young boys standing at the bows of racing boats, “aura farming” for coolness. By far the most popular is a boy nicknamed The Reaper, who made this dance<\/a> famous.<\/li>\n
- This week’s other viral breakout star is Chit, a character portrayed by comedian Jay Renshaw. First he went viral for asking, “Is there a black person here?”<\/a> Then, he told his co-worker to, “Do it, lady!”<\/a> Here is a fun side-by-side of Chit and the actor who plays him:\n
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<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- It was the Le Creuset factory sale this week. How do I know? Because videos of people unboxing their surprise boxes in parking lots were all over TikTok, even though I have never bought Le Creuset in my life.<\/li>\n
- Nate and Grace are a beloved, internet-famous musician couple that has had a huge cheating scandal<\/a>. Grace was allegedly having an affair with Nate’s DJ and was sending videos of her and Nate having sex to other people. He found out about while stuck on a 20-hour car ride with Grace. \ud83d\udc80<\/li>\n
- In other messy relationship news, influencer Brooke Schofield is engaged<\/a> to a guy who calls himself “Miles McFly.” He allegedly dated a minor when he was in his mid-20s.<\/li>\n
- Here’s another fun one: The Gulf Coast Stapletons<\/a>. He’s a pervert who was recently sentenced to prison for downloading CSAM. She knew about the charges, stayed with him, and continues to defend him. Here is her “statement:”\n
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<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- Influencer Hannah Bronfman<\/a> posted a video of herself being incredibly sweet to a fan’s face, only to turn around an insult her.<\/li>\n
- This week’s inexplicably viral trends include the Whoville nose<\/a> trend, “bacon avocado,”<\/a> and “just a little something to take the edge off.”\n
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<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- The orange menace in the White House claims that he will start talks with China about TikTok this week.<\/li>\n
- Chef Tini and Antoine are having twin girls<\/a>! She is one of the biggest stars on TikTok, with 11.3 million followers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nWhat is your “just a lil something to take the edge off,” ONTD?<\/i><\/p>\n
Mods, you can post this any time around morning Eastern\/CT, if that’s ok<\/p>\n
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- This week’s other viral breakout star is Chit, a character portrayed by comedian Jay Renshaw. First he went viral for asking, “Is there a black person here?”<\/a> Then, he told his co-worker to, “Do it, lady!”<\/a> Here is a fun side-by-side of Chit and the actor who plays him:\n