Month: February 2022

A Sesame Street Meme Name-Checking Chingy, Of All People, Got A Beauty Executive Fired

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John Demsey, a senior executive at makeup company Estée Lauder, was fired today over posting an “offensive” meme that somehow combined COVID-19 mockery with Sesame Street characters and, of all people, St. Louisan rapper Chingy, according to The Wall Street Journal and CNN Business.

Demsey, whose former title of executive group president oversaw brands under the Estée Lauder umbrella including Clinique and Mac, had posted the meme to Instagram, where he generally shares memes and brand-related advertising. The meme in question featured a spoof Little Golden Book cover with Big Bird visiting an apparently sick Snuffleupagus with a surgical mask on under the caption, “My n**** Snuffy done got the ‘rona at a Chingy concert.”

Apparently, not everyone found it as amusing as he did, prompting him to take down the meme, replacing it with an apology. “I am terribly sorry and deeply ashamed that I hurt so many people when I made the horrible mistake of carelessly reposting a racist meme without reading it beforehand,” it read. “There are not enough words to express me remorse and sorrow.Not only did I hurt many people whom I respect, the terrible mistake that I made has undermined everything I have been working for since I began my career 31 years ago. The meme is the furthest thing from what I stand for and I should have never reposted it. I am so sorry that I let down the company that I have dedicated my life’s work to as well as its employees, artists, friends and colleagues. I hope that in time people will judge me, not for this awful mistake, but for my lifetime of words and actions, which demonstrate my respect for all people.”

Hey look, I can only speak for myself, but I didn’t read that as racist. Maybe a 60-year-old white guy shouldn’t have shared it, but it’s pretty funny. A lot of folks on Twitter seem to agree, as Chingy has suddenly found himself trending for the first time since maybe “Dem Jeans” came out in 2006. Let’s take a look at the reactions, shall we?

Apparently, the meme itself originated over on Reddit and Demsey was amused enough to share it without considering the whole “n-word” angle. There’s also this tweet, which, like all tweets, is suspect, but relevant. Also, Chingy concerts/tickets seem to be a recurring theme in the account’s meme-making.

Sorry to that man. Something tells me he’ll be fine, but as long as we’re on the subject, Chingy was actually a pretty good rapper and deserved better. I’ll die on this hill. Drop something while your name is hot, Ching-A-Ling, I will support you, even if the streets say you look like a youth pastor/substitute teacher now. Between this and the whole Rocco fiasco a few months ago, it seems like Sesame Street has gone viral for a lot of strange — but hilarious — reasons.

DreamDoll’s Hourglass Figure Shines In Her Super Sparkly Birthday Look: Watch

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DreamDoll is making sure all eyes are on her. Today, February 28th, the New York-born rapper celebrates her 30th birthday, and in honour of the special occasion, she’s posted up on Instagram in a super sparkly gown that’s certainly caught our attention for a few reasons.

Firstly, there’s the dramatic shine of the fabric, which matches the “Watchu Like” hitmaker’s long gloves beautifully. Then, we have the halter neckline which leaves little to the imagination around her chest area, and a mesh-covered cut-out over her midsection, teasing more skin.

The back of the garment dips incredibly low, showing off some of Dream’s tattoos and her curvy behind before breaking into a slit once again right at the back of the knee. For accessories, she opted to carry a red Birkin bag from her extensive collection, strappy heels, and large silver hoop earrings.

“It’s my MUTHA F*CKING BIRTHDAY,” she captioned the video, which has since been double-tapped nearly 200K times. So far, Cuban Link, JT of City Girls, Yasmine Lopez, Louise Chantal, Draya Michele, and Lakeyah, among many others have dropped off kind greetings for the recording artist on her special day.

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Seeing as Kodak Black has been pouring his time and energy into professing his interest in Dream Doll lately, it likely won’t be long until we hear what he has to say about the female rapper’s latest thirst trap – read more about Yak’s flirtatious antics here, and check out DD’s super hot birthday post below.

TikTok Begins Launching 10-Minute Videos Globally

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TikTok continues its quest to be the most popular social media platform. As Complex reports, on Monday, February 28th, the app announced that it will be globally expanding its maximum video length to 10 minutes – providing users with seven more minutes of potential content time per video.

Before the three-minute update in July of 2021, users were only able to post one-minute-long videos, limiting their creative freedom and expression within TikTok, therefore strengthening the appeal of long-form options like YouTube and Instagram, among others.

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“We’re always thinking about new ways to bring value to our community and enrich the TikTok experience,” a company spokesperson has said. “Last year, we introduced longer videos, giving our community more time to create and be entertained on TikTok. Today, we’re excited to start rolling out the ability to upload videos that are up to 10 minutes.”

The statement went on to share that the platform hopes to “unleash even more creative possibilities for creators around the world” with this major expansion, which some users have already been receiving notifications about on their own accounts.

While TikTok strives to compete with YouTube by offering up longer formats for videos, the OG video site has counteracted by launching YouTube Shorts, and Instagram has kept itself in the competition with its own variation of the short-form videos – Reels.

In other related news, over the weekend it was reported that a 15-year-old girl in Mexico accidentally killed herself while posing with a submachine gun that she found for a TikTok – read more about that here.

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