I feel like when a lot of people are kids, they convince themselves that they can become or already are some type of mythical creature. For me personally, my dream was to be a mermaid. I would hope and pray that I could learn the ways of turning into a mermaid. I even had a dream that my best friend was a mermaid, leading me to get upset with her for not sharing the secret ways of the mermaid with me. If I had had an app like Tik Tok at that age, I’d do anything in my power to convince people I was a mermaid. Thank goodness I didn’t. But, people around that age do have Tik Tok now and boy is it a trip.
Apparently fairies exist.
You heard that right. Young children are trying to convince the world that fairies exist. Whether they are or not is not what I’m writing about—ask a goddamn scientist if you want the facts, I’m just a dumbass college freshman bullying children, so what do I know? What I’m fascinated by is the fact that they are trying to convince the general public that the real fairies exist in the form of their 8-year-old selves. I have never seen a fairy on this app that was any older than like 8.
The lengths these children will go to is absolutely bonkers. It started with just their feet dangling in front of a screen. It was obvious that they were holding onto something in a way where their feet could dangle. Totally harmless. Whatever. Then they’d make videos of them walking on their walls, but again, would only film their feet. They’re sitting on a chair and putting their feet on the wall. Cool. Not really content I want to see on Tik Tok, but, I mean, it’s harmless enough.
Then the fairies started getting called out. Drastic measures had to be taken.
Suddenly they weren’t just showing their feet. They’d cut the camera’s view right before their shoulders could be seen. But this wasn’t enough to convince people. “We can see something lifting you under your armpits! FAKE!!” This is where I start to be concerned for the safety of these fairy children. A select few of these children seem to be trying to convince the world by having something hold them up by their chins or hair or something because the cameras are now showing up to their necks.
Alright, flag on the play. Woah.
Hey if you’re an 8-year-old fairy impersonator and you’re reading this: first of all, your parents shouldn’t let you be on LocoMag, bro, get off and go on CoolMathGames or something. Second, don’t do that! Holy shit! It’s horrifying that literal children are encouraging each other to dangle by their damn heads. While it’s fun to think about little kids getting to live their dreams as a fairy through an app, it’s also terrible to think that that could cause some random child to really injure themselves in the process. Look, as much as I would like to bully children, I would also like to encourage safety. If you or someone you know is a Tik Tok fairy, please get educated on the necessary safety precautions. After all, the first two rules of fairy life are to have fun and to be safe.
Real, genuine baby children pretending to be fairies are hard to find now, as many people are making parody accounts of them. I mean, that’s to be expected, and I’m guilty of finding this sort of thing kinda funny. But the idea of kids pretending to walk on walls, sitting and dangle their feet to pretend to fly, and strengthening their “powers” by practicing and making potions is harmless fun for kids if they’re not flirting with death in order to convince us of their powers.
Some other viral fairy content outside of flying and walking on walls included some tips on how to tell if you’re a fairy. This video showed a kid saying things like “Dipping your finger in the water will make it blue! Squeezing the water turns it red!” Now, this is fairy lore I had no idea about! This makes me curious about what other fairy powers there are. What are the rules of the fairies living in our world? Are their powers elemental, like those in Rainbow Magic book series? Are their powers useful? Are there evil fairies? And, oh my God, why are the only fairies literal children?
I hope I never hear about an injured little kid because of this trend. But, most of all, I hope I can learn more about fairy life. I’m fascinated. Young me is watching me from wherever the younger versions of ourselves go (probably Hell, honestly) and is filled with jealousy. Stay safe, fairy kids.
