After A Gynecologist Saw The Latest TikTok Trend, She Released A Stark Warning
If you’re not on TikTok, you’ll at least know about it. Maybe you even tried that famous feta pasta recipe! But there’s a much darker side to the app than you probably realize. And when a gynecologist noticed users taking part in a bizarre women-only dare, she knew she had to speak out before anyone got themselves seriously injured.
Meet TikTok
Those lip-syncs on TikTok may look a little silly, but they’re innocent enough. No, what you have to watch out for – particularly if you have impressionable young people in your life – is the challenges. While some are A-OK, others can be downright dangerous.
Funny videos
On the face of it, TikTok doesn’t look too bad. If you have kids, you’ve probably seen them looking at funny videos, new dances, or gaming clips on the app. Pretty harmless stuff, really! But it’s not the regular, everyday videos you have to worry about.
Hot-pepper challenge
Take the hot-pepper challenge, for instance, which involves the participant filming themselves eating a scotch bonnet, ghost pepper, or habanero. While the heat from spicy peppers can be hard to deal with, you’ll probably survive the ordeal without any injuries.
Weird fads
Now, the Ice Cube Challenge – the one the gynecologist was talking about – is even weirder than that. But it’s the weird fads that usually grab the most attention. And this particular challenge has got a whole lot of attention – enough for some folks to attempt to try it out.
