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Pride 2024 Pride ’24: Lessons in resilience from the community On Jun 13, 2024 by The Daily Dot Staff

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 Mar 6, 2024 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 Feb 21, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

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 Feb 14, 2024 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 Feb 7, 2024 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 Jan 31, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

‘Legging legs’ takes over TikTok ‘Legging legs’ has been deemed the new thigh gap, and many are saying it’s equally as problematic. On Jan 31, 2024 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 Jan 25, 2024 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 Jan 25, 2024 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 Jan 24, 2024 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 Jan 23, 2024 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 Jan 21, 2024 by Tricia Crimmins

‘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 Jan 19, 2024 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 Jan 19, 2024 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 Jan 19, 2024 by Sasha Rogelberg