If you try to catch coronavirus for clout, don’t be surprised when you…test positive for coronavirus.
WTF!! Really!! Licking toilets now!! pic.twitter.com/C2iaRHxHHa
— Gabe Slaybaugh (@GabrielSlaybau1) March 23, 2020
Larz, an Instagram influencer who participated in the #CoronavirusChallenge, posted on Twitter that he had contracted the virus and has been hospitalized.
A kid who licked toilets as part of the #CoronaVirusChallenge says he’s now in the hospital with coronavirus. @gayshawnmendes was also just suspended from twitter pic.twitter.com/lfG2NBlTrs
— Pardes Seleh (@PardesSeleh) March 23, 2020
In case you’re not familiar, the #CoronavirusChallenge recently went viral on social media platform TikTok—and it’s a very bad idea. The gist is, you lick items in public spaces. Larz isn’t the only person who licked a toilet, and another person was taken into police custody after they were found licking items in Walmart.
People on Twitter couldn’t believe the challenge even existed in the first place.
[stares]
I wish it wasn’t but this is the limit of my empathy.
[walks away]
— Ben Philippe (@gohomeben) March 24, 2020
So…he lost that challenge? Or did he win it? These social media challenges are confusing to me.
— SocialDistanceSike (@SikeMouther) March 23, 2020
I can’t think of anyone who deserves to get the coronavirus more
— Kelly Campagna (@warriorwoman91) March 24, 2020
And these toilet stickers will get respirators before someone else’s grandparents will. Remember that
— independant librarian Sidney Anderson (@SidneyAnderso16) March 23, 2020
Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright displayed concern for the real victim here: the toilet.
How’s the toilet doing? https://t.co/hPnPFkRrCk
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) March 24, 2020
After his toilet licking went viral, Larz went on Dr. Phil to discuss his actions.
As of this writing, Larz’s Twitter account has been suspended.
We’d say this tweet sums up our feelings fairly well:
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Stay the fuck inside https://t.co/4H4Vs88kW4
— Fluffles the Fucky Stinkbear, M.D. (@Doc_Wolverine) March 25, 2020
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