Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by etblg on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:50AM
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Close, in the same genre at least. The one I had in mind was this one with a much bigger head: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegorrilagang/video/712723258380868...
Disclaimer: severe medical deformity, may not want to click this.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by sillysaurusx on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:52AM
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Welp. Thank you for adding to my collection.
It’s so interesting that tiktok managed to revitalize this… genre.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by nwienert on Thursday October 13, 2022 @02:13PM
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Sideshows have been around forever and continue to be gross even in the rare cases where there’s plausible consent.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by mr_toad on Thursday October 13, 2022 @05:49PM
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A lot of social media these days does resemble a travelling circus. And a lot of influencers give off a P. T. Barnum vibe.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by collegeburner on Thursday October 13, 2022 @11:04AM
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the one i'm thinking of is a full grown (i think) brasilian guy who has his head bent like full backwards and just sits there rocking back and forth and saying "please i need help guys" or sum.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by sillysaurusx on Thursday October 13, 2022 @11:18AM
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Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by PicassoCTs on Thursday October 13, 2022 @02:36PM
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They do not better care for them. In many parts of the world, deformed or mutilated children are just tools for strangers, who traded them in, to improve begging results.
When you donate to these gangs, you are supporting child trafficking and worser things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEnN_Bqu14s
If you want to help, donate to certified organizations with a proofen track record of helping the poor.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by odysseus on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:18PM
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Yikes. Makes me think of certain scenes in Slumdog Millionaire.
Re:TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
by dillondoyle on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:31PM
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oofff course they are 'warnock warriors'
I think I know which baby you’re referring to. If it’s a mom tending to the baby, then that baby is fine. I agree it’s shock value, and in fact is so shocking that I took a screenshot of it: https://twitter.com/theshawwn/status/1512778289676496902?s=2...
But the truth is that the baby is profoundly disabled and is barely responsive. Using them for social media attention at least gives you some money to better tend to them.
(There are lots of examples in that thread which illustrate your overall point. Tiktok can be quite the carnival.)