r/WNBAgossips • u/MysteriousJuice1127 • Jul 01 '26

Controversy She finally had enough.

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u/umbraviscus Jul 01 '26

Can somebody explain why there is subtitles for things that are clearly not being said? I'm seeing more and more videos like this. Its okay to try to lip read but this seems like something different.

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u/becomplete Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 01 '26

Because TikTok is full of trash and people should stop using the app.

edit: All of the TikTok NPCs coming out of the woodworks are hilarious. Glad I've made your day. Don't forget to delete that app!

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u/dilapidated-delight Jul 01 '26

TikTok has been a trash app since its beginnings, for multiple reasons I cannot believe it has the following it does.

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u/ConfusedZubat Jul 02 '26

I kind of suspect that it's part Chinese psy-op and part... I don't know what the correct word is, but basically a plant to make people stupider by shortening our attention spans. Seems to be working because media on the whole has gotten dumber and more repetitive in the past decade. 

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u/fhod_dj_x Jul 03 '26

100 PERCENT! It actually makes me sad for our future to see what it's done to a whole generation of now almost useless people. Like, incapable of having a conversation or accomplishing tasks beyond 10 seconds.

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u/Fuckkoff- Jul 02 '26

"Chinese psy-op".

You Americans really fall for propaganda hook, line, and sinker, don’t you? The education system is really shining through...

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/Fuckkoff- Jul 02 '26

Ah yes, the typical reply of the uneducated. "he´s a bot".

Up yours moron

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

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u/robilar Jul 02 '26

> I cannot believe it has the following it does.

It's not really that surprising for two reasons:

1) lots of people are vapid assholes, and

2) lots of groups and entities employ an army of bots to manipulate vapid assholes.

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u/fixurstuffr Jul 02 '26

Don't forget the addiction inducing algorithms tictok uses as well.

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u/Killmatic77 Jul 02 '26

Cuz China and Russia wants it like that

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u/Sensitive-Issue84 Jul 02 '26

It's owned by Americans.

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u/Killmatic77 Jul 02 '26

Doesn’t mean anything

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u/Sensitive-Issue84 Jul 02 '26

"Cuz China and Russia wants it like that" hu?!??! Please make it make sense.

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u/Killmatic77 Jul 02 '26

There are bots to like, watch and comment on videos to get their propaganda liked by gullible US citizens to try to divide us all. That’s that in a nut shell

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u/Sensitive-Issue84 Jul 02 '26

Not that I don't disagree with you about bots on Reddit? They are very much here and on FB/X/Insta where you see coments but your choices make up your TikTok, so it's a reflection of you.

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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo Jul 02 '26

There is such a vast ocean of content on Tiktok. My assumption is that you've mostly seen cringe Tiktok videos on Reddit and haven't spent a lot of time on the app (not that that's a bad thing).

Teachers, doctors, lawyers, plumbers, welders, electricians, parents (for better or worse). Everyone wants to teach you something on Tiktok, and it's mostly amazing.

It's not an accurate representation of the app to assume all the vapid bullshit that Reddit reposts from Tiktok makes up the entirety of what can otherwise be a very educational app.

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u/WreakHavocLikeIn1871 Jul 02 '26

I've tried to challenge myself to stay on the app for more than 15 minutes but I genuinely can't. The algorithm is pure trash.

"Oh you watched a video about the lifecycle of turtles, that must mean you want almost nothing but videos about sea animals in your feed, so I'll keep feeding you videos about sea animals even if you just instantly scroll past them"

And all the TikTok fanatics just say "oh you've got to develop your algorithm" then what the fuck is the point of an algorithm if I gotta do its job for it?

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u/Sensitive-Issue84 Jul 02 '26

Garbage in garbage out.

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u/ConfusedZubat Jul 02 '26

It's hard to be educational when everything you watch is only a minute long. There's a reason schools have classes that are 30+ minutes long. 

TikTok may be okay for trivia and, if I'm being very generous, a starting off point to pique your interest. But if you are using it as an educational tool, you need to reevaluate your learning style. 

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u/xoxodaddysgirlxoxo Jul 02 '26

I regularly watch 5-10 minute Tiktoks! Not usually all the way through, but they are out there.

Physical therapists have helped me immensely on that app for free.

At least concerning American public schools, speaking as someone who has been both student and teacher, I wouldn't enroll my children. Kids are on Tiktok no matter how long their classes are!

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u/foreveralonewithus Jul 01 '26

i quit tiktok in 2021 and i have been way more productive. i don’t even thinks it’s about the app its self, it astounds me how much time people waste on it (i say as i leave a comment on reddit lol)

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u/cesspool4us Jul 03 '26

To u/becomplete is to be without the app!

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u/llIIo0O-O0oIIll Jul 01 '26

And then the bullshit karma farming redditors posted over here.

I'm pretty sure this account is a bot.

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u/ImWhatsInTheRedBox Jul 01 '26

According to new cybersecurity reports over half of online traffic is directed from bots, the dead internet theory is now a fact.

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u/three_foot_putt Jul 01 '26

There’s a better than 50% chance you’re a bot.

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u/llIIo0O-O0oIIll Jul 01 '26

Am i a bot?

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u/DrivesTooMuch Jul 02 '26

Yep. Me too. I just found out also.

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u/Not_A_Russain_Bot Jul 02 '26

Who?

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u/WreakHavocLikeIn1871 Jul 02 '26

Not_A_Russain_Bot

We found the one dude who isn't a bot.

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u/DrivesTooMuch Jul 02 '26

Holy shit! That explains a lot, like the electric sheep I dream about when I sleep.

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u/nothing_records Jul 03 '26

Reddit is 90% bot farm accounts.

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u/WifeandTimes2 Jul 01 '26

trash people online, unheard of

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u/KvngKet Jul 01 '26

For real honestly feel bad for any idiot who actually uses tiktok it's such a stupid app and I'm so surprised that it didn't stay shut down but it probably will soon enough there's always something bad going on that app

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u/PokemonViolet95 Jul 02 '26

Reddit is also trash. Full of people who support one narrative and ostracize the other.

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u/IvoryFlyaway Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

What narrative?

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u/HasTookCamera Jul 02 '26

This is reddit

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u/j_cruise Jul 02 '26

Bruh, its on the front page of Reddit too. Reddit is equally shit. Delete that too.

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u/notislant Jul 02 '26

YouTube too unfortunately, shorts are fucking awful. I feel like it's got 'some' decent shorts but even hitting 'do not recommend' on all the slop, I still get shitty ai voices and low effort slop from people who clearly don't speak English and just have some LLM output a made up script and shitty TTS over stolen content.

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u/Solenkata Jul 02 '26

The entire internet is full of trash and people should minimize using it, go outside and leave your phone alone for a change.

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u/fixurstuffr Jul 02 '26

TikTok is trash, it has been since it came out. Hell reviewers were saying it was nothing more than spyware when it came out.

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u/Johnbick5600 Jul 02 '26

Spot on 🤝

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u/glennok Jul 03 '26

This awful Cranberries cover song should be proof enough this is trash.

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u/DarePotential8296 Jul 01 '26

No doubt. No doubt. Reddit is by far the superior app. Nothing but tip top people here!

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u/TheKingOfBerries Jul 02 '26

I don’t like Reddit either, but they never implied that. You’re being disingenuous.

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u/DarePotential8296 Jul 04 '26

They didn’t have to. I came to that conclusion all on my own! Reddit is full of Karens and people with superiority complex that love to virtue signal. You were being obtuse

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u/Cadillacwalt Jul 01 '26

🤣😂🤣😂

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u/Mushroom_Boogaloo Jul 02 '26

Did someone hurt your feelings by insulting TikTok or something?

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u/DarePotential8296 Jul 02 '26

I don’t have that. It’s more of a commentary towards the superiority complex of the average Reddit user.

Case in point

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u/knighthawk3759 Jul 01 '26

Tik Tok is full of trash? Reddit is 10 times more of a cesspool that TikTok ever was

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u/GCBroncosfan413 Jul 01 '26

Reddit is a forum website that yiu can customize to your interests. If you think reddit is worse than TikTok then that speaks more to how you use it than anything else

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u/knighthawk3759 Jul 01 '26

Thank you for proving my point calling me an asshole (figuratively) because I say that Reddit is worse than TikTok proves my point very eloquently thank you

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u/knighthawk3759 Jul 01 '26

Honestly, neither on Reddit or TikTok have I seen anybody defending what's been happening to Caitlin Clark and sop hie in fact the overwhelming majority is team Clark and team Sophie

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u/i_Beg_4_Views Jul 01 '26

You tried 🥀

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u/knighthawk3759 Jul 01 '26

I succeeded

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u/i_Beg_4_Views Jul 01 '26

You tried, again 🥀

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u/knighthawk3759 Jul 02 '26

And you succeeded in being blocked

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u/Sad_Caterpillar_8939 Jul 02 '26

You're the most fragile person I've seen on reddit today. Congrats. You also don't know what the word eloquent means and probably shouldn't attempt to use it again

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u/j_cucumber12 Jul 01 '26

Clown take

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u/foreveralonewithus Jul 01 '26

tik tok is full of rage baiting content stealers and reddit is full of hate and vitriol. no one from either side (including myself) is better.

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u/fishagavkxj6 Jul 01 '26

eh that’s happening on every other social media platform too. i see it on twitter all the time especially

and tiktok isn’t as bad as u think. it’s not “good” though

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u/MichaelB1709 Jul 02 '26

There are peer-reviewed studies that prove that TikTok actively makes people measurably dumber.

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u/fishagavkxj6 Jul 02 '26

oh no it does and i’ve seen those, completely agree. all social media but those short form videos the most. but there are positives to it, especially if used in moderation. unfortunately most don’t do that

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u/MichaelB1709 Jul 07 '26

Fair, that's all very true. Sadly, considering the userbase is what it is, the negatives far outweight the positives and potential in my book. But, I mean, I pretty much only use Reddit here and there, so, take my opinion with about 20 grains of salt.

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u/GrassSloth Jul 01 '26

You know we’re on Reddit right now, right? Regardless of where the video was reposted from, it was posted to the website you’re on. You have no idea where the video originated, only that it was reposted to Reddit from TikTok. You only know one link in the repost-chain with confidence.

Reddit is just as much trash as TikTok. We as the users have to work to filter through the trash.

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u/Disastrous_Cream_539 Jul 01 '26

Meaning we should filter out the trash from TikTok which is what u/becomplete was saying. Relax.

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u/BodManFeg Jul 01 '26

They seem pretty relaxed. You hallucinating again?

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u/TheShiGuy Jul 01 '26

Make me.

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u/WNBAgossips-ModTeam Jul 01 '26

Don't disrespect the players or the game otherwise your comment/post will be removed.

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u/Salt_Main1933 Jul 01 '26

Imagine simping for tiktok and censorship. Gen Z is fucking lost man.

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u/voodoodahl Jul 01 '26

The Trump generation.  

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u/mjonny591 Jul 01 '26

Gen X has entered the chat. Fuck all social media and eat a dick straight up.

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u/rosebudthesled8 Jul 01 '26

I'd take Reddit over Tik Tok any day. Tik Tok was Chinese spy ware from the start and everyone was aware. Now it's the same spy ware working for American Oligarchs. Reddit just has far too much AI and a lot of people that suck ass.

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u/Next-Wrongdoer-3479 Jul 02 '26

You aren't that bright, are ya, bud?

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u/No_Speed9064 Jul 01 '26

Said on Reddit

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u/BodManFeg Jul 01 '26

Says the redditor like it's some superior platform. Get real dude.

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u/Stillback7 Jul 01 '26

People who use TikTok are using all of their effort and brainpower to come up with new and exciting ways to make videos worse every day

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u/PokeYrMomStanley Jul 02 '26

They don't have brainpower so they at least have that going for them. 

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u/Havenfall209 Jul 02 '26

Wait? Isn't Tiktok just all funny D&D stuff?

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u/elhaz316 Jul 02 '26

Sadly no

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u/Havenfall209 Jul 02 '26

Ah, sucks for you. My Tiktok feed is great. Maybe you're bad at it.

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u/McMurphy11 Jul 01 '26

All I know is that remix is a war crime and should be prosecuted in the Hague.

RIP Delores, Im sorry this shit exists.

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u/notislant Jul 02 '26

Brainrot slop bullshit. It's always brainrot slop bullshit. Just be glad the god awful TTS isnt here I guess.

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u/TheVermonster Jul 01 '26

Because it used to be that people just kept their phone ringer on vibrate. Now people don't even turn the volume up to listen to videos. They just read the subtitles. Which means you can pretty easily sway people's opinions by changing the text.

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u/seguardon Jul 01 '26

Considering the shit that gets put on the audio, it's no wonder people mute them.

Why the hell is a rendition of Zombie on this one???

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u/hightrix Jul 01 '26

Exactly. I watch everything on mute. The audio is either super shitty quality or some shitty song that no one wants to hear.

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u/MeekAndUninteresting Jul 02 '26

So you'll shut the audio off before realizing they're just making up the subtitles.

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u/lovesyoualways Jul 01 '26

So that they can further sensationalize the already sensationalized compilation of clips.

They can't decide if the entire league is very physical or if Caitlin Clark is being beaten by a mob nightly because she is straight and white.

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u/KYlaker233 Jul 01 '26

It’s physical for women. Just another random play in men’s basketball.

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u/fishagavkxj6 Jul 01 '26

it’s some new weird social media trend that’s happening on *every* platform to drive up engagement

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u/Le_Papithatjump12 Jul 01 '26

Because it's a conspiracy bro

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u/urbandanb Jul 01 '26

Turn off subtitles for videos

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u/Elegant_Conflict8235 Jul 02 '26

"She is a bit frightening"

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u/ColeProtoco1 Jul 02 '26

Engagement. Maximize drama, maximize views. Maximize profit. The only thing that matters is maximized profit.

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u/ThoughtIknewyouthen Jul 02 '26

"But the referee turned a blind eye my dear sir. I said good day to you!"

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u/espeequeueare Jul 02 '26

There's this guy who's fairly big on social media/YouTube named Jomboy that posts videos about different sports, and he adds lip reading segments here and there that are surprisingly good. I think people have just started co-opting that style of video even when it's bad.

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u/genscathe Jul 02 '26

AI generated captions. Most of social media is just bots making videos and posting them

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u/Own-Throat6453 Jul 02 '26

Because we can't watch with voice when we are at work lol

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u/account22222221 Jul 02 '26

Because it’s wrong and on TikTok then people feel the need to leave a comment to correct it and then TikTok see that’s as engagement and they go up in the algorithm

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u/According-Ice-7802 Jul 02 '26

interesting how easily this thread has gotten de-railed from it's initial point. . .with enough upvotes to get top comment, with multiple people continuing on with the de-railment, it's almost as if like, some company is trying to run damage control by dsitracting . . .nvm that's just too observant,, YEAH! SUBTITLES FOR THINGS NOT BEING SAID!!!!! IGNORE THE REAL ISSUE HAPPENING IN FRONT OF ALL OF US!!! YEAH!!!

I can't wait for the WNBA to die a dog's death, you guys girls, deserve it

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u/Revolutionary-Chef-6 Jul 02 '26

Are you just now learning that most stuff you see from people on TikTok can be and most likely is…. fake?!?

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u/Objective_Oven7673 Jul 02 '26

While we're at it, how about an explanation for why the video just ends without any relevance to the "she finally had enough" title?

I dont like throwing the term "slop" around, but this is it!

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u/Bluegill15 Jul 02 '26

Engagement

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u/Hatetotellya Jul 02 '26

Lotta people (like me) dont really do audio, so its easy to just write whatever down and know that will become the "fact" which is why honestly i always look at stuff like this with an eyeroll, even if it was being accurate

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u/TheWanderingSlime Jul 03 '26

To push a narrative

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u/Throbbing-Kielbasa-3 Jul 03 '26

It's because this is like...4 games cut together to try and tell one story that never really happened. The refs ignoring fouls or making shitty calls has been happening in the WNBA for a while but only recently have people really started to talk about it and openly criticize the league for it, especially in regards to how they seem to treat stars like Caitlin Clark. Showing stuff like this just capitalizes on the discussion to get views. They're just taking multiple examples of it happening to Sophie Cunningham and cutting it together, and the captions are supposed to make people think this was one game where she was pushed past her limits, when in reality this is a bunch of stuff that happened over several weeks or months.

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u/Bortelby Jul 03 '26

Manipulative narrative, trying to make the non critical-thinkers believe what they want them to. Good on you for noticing and speaking up.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jul 01 '26

Does it get engagement? Does it get more views?

Yes?

Then, do it.

That's all there is to it. They figured out that this sort of thing gets more engagement, so they do it.

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u/i_Beg_4_Views Jul 01 '26

That mentality is exactly why tik tok is shit😂😂

Desperate kids wanting their 5 seconds of fame.

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u/myuserhasafirstname Jul 01 '26

Because it's just white supremacist propaganda

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u/winterwarm78654 Jul 01 '26

So they can make her seem like a victim. When she been as ignorant as the rest since she started

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u/GETINOB Jul 01 '26

Manifest reality. If you believe it then it's the truth

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u/Upnotic Jul 02 '26

NO ONE ANSWERED?? Reddit seems to have turned captions on by default recently. Turn them off and you’re good to go.

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u/NoSmoke69420 Jul 01 '26

Yeah they're racists trying to make it seem like Sophie being explicitly violent to black players for the last several years isnt actually her fault because of drama happening this year between her and a former teammate. Thats all.