TikTok's 'Break your wrist' challenge faces massive backlash, users call it 'unacceptable'

COVID-19 lockdown has given rise to number of people taking to social media for entertainment. As everybody is forced to stay indoors, more and more people are resorting to social media to entertain mselves as well as interact with ir family and friends. This has led to a rise in number of challenges that are trending on social media apps like TikTok. Recently, ‘break your wrist challenge’ that has been trending on app has received a massive backlash for how dangerous it is.

Most of challenges popular among youngsters on app are silly and light-hearted. However, time and again, re comes a mindless trend that becomes a source of worrying for many. Similarly, break your wrist challenge has agitated many people online and has been facing a massive backlash.

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What is break your wrist challenge?

break your wrist challenge is a dance move where users bend ir arms and wrists as y dance. In this challenge, TikTok participants are supposed to move ir bodies in an improper way, as though trying to support ir wrist. Users have been making videos without realising that it is offensive to people with physical disabilities.

Why is challenge offensive?

In challenge, a user is supposed to make video and dance as if y are physically disabled. It is particularly offensive to people with a medical condition called cerebral palsy. In this condition, due to weak muscles and brain development, a person has limited mobility. 

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How are people reacting to challenge?

A TikTok user whose daughter suffers from cerebral palsy took to social media and threw light on matter. user said that it was offensive to all kids suffering from disease and furr added that anyone who thinks it’s a ‘cool trend’ is insulting ors. Ar user said that being a disabled herself, she thought that challenge was disgusting and must be taken down.

Charli d’amelio, who is one of biggest stars on TikTok, addressed issue. She took to her Twitter and told people that trend was highly offensive. She said in her tweet that ‘making fun of disabilities is t okay’. She furr told her fans that trend is disrespectful and disgusting. In addition to Charli d’amelio, a lot of people have been questioning TikTok's content policy and urging to platform to keep a check on such offensive challenges. 

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