English Translation: Somebody mentioned virtue signaling? Why, here I am!
Posted on 01/02/2019 5:18:38 PM PST by SMGFan
Inspired by the Sandra Bullock film, people are blindfolding themselves to carry out mundane tasks such as riding a scooter or climbing an escalator. Bird Box may have become Netflix’s newest success story — Netflix says the Sandra Bullock vehicle became the streaming service's best first-seven-day showing for a Netflix film — but the thriller has also become a somewhat dangerous opportunity to garner internet fame.
In Bird Box, Bullock and other characters are forced to go about their lives blindfolded to avoid seeing mysterious forces causing people to commit suicide. In honor of their sacrifice, people are taking on the #BirdBoxChallenge, which involves blindfolding oneself and performing mundane tasks such as riding a scooter, climbing an escalator and ordering at the drive-thru.
However, the results have proven to be mostly unsuccessful, as many videos include eventual so-called "epic fails."
The challenge has even caught the attention of Netflix itself, with the online streaming service tweeting a warning to those hoping to participate in the viral meme.
"Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love," Netflix tweeted to its users Wednesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
Good God, idiocy runs rampant in this country.
But hey let’s ban guns because a few whackjobs cause a few people to lose their lives
But Hollyweird with all its bizarro, violence, perversion et al . . . hey’s “That’s Entertainment”
Can’t be any worse than eating Tide Pods.
Too bad they don’t vote blindfolded
Nonsense. It's just another "look at me" chance to virtue signal on their social media pages.
Amazing isn’t it? There really should be some kind of minimum score on an intelligence test to vote.
BirdBox Challenge or BirdBrain Challenge?
Tide pods? So last year. Now its (not the ice bucket challenge) but the boiling water challenge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAv4PjuZM5Q
Darwin keeps raising the bar on stupidity.
I’m not saying we should kill all the stupid people, I’m just saying we should remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort itself out.
real life Idiot test
Sandra Bullock has been involved in some really bad movies but I think she has bottomed out with Bird Box. Perhaps one of the worst movies ever.
I thought this looked like a very, very weak and stupid movie.
How about the #BirdBox #TidePod challenge!
Sandra Bullock has been involved in some really bad movies but I think she has bottomed out with Bird Box. Perhaps one of the worst movies ever.
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Maybe the audience should blindfold themselves when watching the movie for their own protection.
WINNER!
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Yeah, it was garbage.
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