A viral gender reveal party brings a whole new meaning to “wig-snatching.”
On Monday morning, a Twitter user shared a video with the caption, “best gender reveal I’ve seen.” The clip shows an expecting mother popping a balloon, seemingly expecting blue or pink confetti to burst out. The video takes a turn when a woman (presumably her mother) removes her black wig to reveal blue hair underneath, signaling that the baby will be a boy.
https://twitter.com/mrsrt392/status/1049325993540931586
The unexpected twist has earned nearly 100,000 retweets and lots of humorous replies within a few hours.
No cap pic.twitter.com/1qcuCjlo4c
— November Alsina (@PJxUnruly) October 8, 2018
Ppl confuse creative with ghetto these days 😩
— CompassCreative 💎🖐🏾 (@TheRealEHelm) October 8, 2018
While some called the stunt “ghetto,” because, you know, the participants are Black, others shot down that racist stereotype to say that the gender reveal is simply creative.
https://twitter.com/headassqueeen/status/1049349786384715777
Many respondents even said that they might use a colorful wig for their own gender reveals.
Imagine showing your future son this video if he don’t love his grandma with all his heart I’m taking her for MYSELF
— 🤍Tia🤍 (@BubbleTeaTia) October 8, 2018
The “it’s clear” had me pic.twitter.com/5eum9MmDax
— 🌻🌻🌻🌻 (@jasamelin) October 8, 2018
https://twitter.com/_LoveMyJuicy_/status/1049368647981060096
https://twitter.com/lacydennies/status/1049337097356828673
This gender reveal is one of many that have made waves on the internet recently, including one unfortunate case that resulted in a huge wildfire. Perhaps this viral video will spark a trend in future gender reveals—as well as wig purchases.