News Reporter: You're giving me the ick

Tuesday, 21 March 2023

You're giving me the ick

TUESDAY, MARCH 21 2023

Spring has sprung and I've taken Mother Earth up on her invitation to take my phone outside and scroll TikTok amongst fresh air, flowers, and some sun beams. Highly recommend! Because we may all be chronically online, but we also need to touch grass every once in a while. Once you've gotten your daily dose of fresh air, catch up on everything you missed on the internet recently — enjoy! ✨

@jacob.rolandd

"Nah, Babe..."

...it's just, you're giving me the ick. That's what everyone on TikTok is talking about in a new trend where we reveal the ways boyfriends, friends, and work turn us off with their ~weird~ behavior. Like this (relationship-ending, IMO) TikTok habit. Or the struggle of being friends with a grown-up iPad kid. Or when work pushes your buttons juuuuust right. Even pooches are getting in on the trend. Listen, this time, it's not me, it's you.

@elijahschaffer

More Or Less

Ding, ding, ding! That's your friendly reminder to not tell women what to do with their bodies on the internet. It's the lesson a podcast host learned on Twitter when he reposted a video of a woman turning heads as she walked down the street in "modest" clothes. People quickly counterpointed with reasons people were staring — namely, the fact that she looks like a model, is wearing the world's biggest hat, and has a literal cameraman following her every move. No thank you, next!

@tbow82c

Hot Diggity Dog!

Sending a (consensual!!!) nude can be a harrowing experience, usually because you're nervous to get a certain response. One woman on Twitter definitely didn't get the answer she expected when she sent one to a guy. But the internet seemed to love the exchange, with people imagining this man's 401k and admiring how wholesome his response was. But the best part were the replies of other messages with the same vibe. Ah, nudes — they really bring the world closer.

@mikeilaj

Ur Joe King 😔🤚

A new sound (from a Barbie movie, AGAIN) has people revealing the things that piss them off the most. Like a widow's pet peeve, the reality of dating, *that* one friend, and when your bubble gets burst. But the slowed down audio does have people asking, "who's Joe King?"

@bbcnuala

Read: This thread that makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

Enjoy: This morning reenactment that's too relatable.

Do: Strive to be as openminded as this guy.

Watch: Season two of a *very* bingeable show (and book!).

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