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Pride 2024

Pride ’24: Lessons in resilience from the community

On by The Daily Dot Staff

Chelsea Blackwell

Stop editing Chelsea Blackwell to look like Megan Fox

Many think that editing Blackwell or suggesting how she can modify her body to look more like Fox is too far.

On by Tricia Crimmins

Dave Chapelle

A sexist Dave Chappelle audio clip is gaining steam on TikTok

The context of the clip is much darker than the more or less trivial situations for which TikTokers are using it.

On by Tricia Crimmins

Ai oil painting

Unsurprisingly, TikTok’s AI Oil Painting filter is white-washing users

When will TikTok harness CapCut and put an end to these racist AI filters?

On by Tricia Crimmins

'How I Would Look Fitness' filter

TikTok’s latest A.I. fail is a ‘If I Were Fitness’ filter

The harms of A.I. filters and image doctoring are numerous.

On by Tricia Crimmins

smooth brain no thoughts meme

The origins of the ‘smooth brain meme’, where ‘all ideas slide right off’

“All ideas slide right off.”

On by Tricia Crimmins

legging legs

‘Legging legs’ takes over TikTok

‘Legging legs’ has been deemed the new thigh gap, and many are saying it’s equally as problematic.

On by Tricia Crimmins

Chicago rat hole now being analyzed in religious studies course

‘Hallowed ground’: The Chicago rat hole leaves quite the impression on TikTok

Local residents are not happy.

On by Audra Schroeder

Lesley Gore with cat in a tree and clouds in the background

How a 60-year-old jazz standard became a TikTok hit

The popular sound on TikTok starts with a woman singing: ‘Look at me/I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree.’

On by Audra Schroeder

Hot sauce trend

Men are weaponizing incompetence on TikTok and can’t clean up hot sauce

Once you become familiar with it, you start seeing it everywhere.

On by Tricia Crimmins

blue lobster meme

How a rare ‘blue’ lobster became a jumpscare meme

Getting “Lobstered” has shown up in both Minecraft and Family Guy.

On by Audra Schroeder

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Avengers in front of yellow to red diagonal gradient background

Robert Downey Jr. and the enduring success of Tony Stark memes

On by Tricia Crimmins

Sara Ramirez

‘They are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go’: Sara Ramirez reportedly axed from ‘And Just Like That…’

‘Our industry is so duplicitous.’

On by Audra Schroeder

Woman plays elaborate car crash sounds to prank phone scammers

Woman pranks phone scammer by playing elaborate car crash sounds: ‘Sounds like a whole Michael Bay action sequence’

‘The longest car crash in history.’

On by Audra Schroeder

Girl on computer playing game super imposed over classroom

High school esports is growing—and it’s changing who can be an athlete

But these growing opportunities aren’t always accessible.

On by Sasha Rogelberg

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