Video of woman stuck in water slide above ocean horrifies internet
"I don’t understand why they have a slide that goes UP."
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
A viral vacation video has people thanking the heavens that they can’t afford to go on a cruise, moms are fighting back after Donald Trump told pregnant women to “tough it out” instead of taking Tylenol, and honestly, we have to thank the “Disney adults” for their help in the return of Jimmy Kimmel Live.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“I’d die of a panic attack immediately”: Woman gets trapped in cruise ship waterslide, and people are calling it their worst nightmare
TikTok’s most terrifying video of recent times has just dropped, and for once, it’s making people thankful they’re too poor to go on vacation right now. In the viral video flooding everyone’s FYP, a woman is seen getting stuck in a tube slide on a cruise and desperately tries to crawl her way out.
Commenters watched in horror at the claustrophobic nightmare, while those brave enough asked the question on everyone’s minds: how did she get out?
“Insulting to every mother in America”: Moms hit back after Trump tells them to “tough it out” instead of taking Tylenol
On Monday, President Donald Trump himself made a rambling announcement in which he insisted Tylenol is dangerous for women to take during pregnancy and that there’s a “very increased risk of autism” for their children when they take it.
“If you can’t tough it out, if you can’t do it, that’s… what you have to do,” the president said during his announcement. “I think you shouldn’t take it. And you shouldn’t take it during the entire pregnancy.”
“The time to take a stand is now”: How “Disney adults” speaking out and canceling trips made an impact on ABC’s decision to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel
Several prominent Disney content creators on TikTok are publicly stepping away from creating Disney-related content, citing concerns over the company’s recent decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel over comments made about Charlie Kirk’s death.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
🎮 Steven Ogg, the actor behind Grand Theft Auto’s Trevor Philips, recently admitted in an interview that he has never played the game he appears in, and thus “feels nothing” ahead of Rockstar’s long-awaited release.
💊 Taking a look at the reactions to the Trump administration’s claim that Tylenol causes autism online, the memes are pretty darn funny.
🚯 Videos from locals and reports from Arizona news outlets show that streets were left blanketed in garbage after thousands gathered Sunday for Charlie Kirk’s memorial.
💕 Facebook announced two new AI-supported features for its dating profiles, including a feature called a “meet cute.”
⚡ We’ve rounded up the best memes about the “Rapture” that some Christians believed would happen yesterday, but didn’t.
❌ A family canceled their trip to Disneyland in Paris as a result of ABC pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air.
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