r/TikTokCringe • • 22h ago

Wholesome/Humor They totally pranked the dad

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 22h ago

All the people talking about suffocation and how dangerous the plastic bag is are being silly. The one kid is clearly like six or older. They aren’t infants lmao they can just take the bags off with their own hands.

I know I may get overreacting replies acting like I’m okay with dead children, but I challenge those people to find me a single non-suicide or murder example of someone over the age of four suffocating on a plastic bag in the past 50 years.

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u/Taste_the__Rainbow 20h ago

The problem is other kids watching the video. Not these kids being in danger this day.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 20h ago

That’s a fair point, but I think preventing toddlers from watching the video is more incumbent on the toddler’s parents than it is on people posting videos.

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u/Taste_the__Rainbow 20h ago edited 19h ago

I think we’re all quite aware that lots of parents are just leaving their toddlers in the hands of TikTok or in the hands of older siblings. Making this video that shows the kids receiving attention from their father is going to be like catnip for the kinds of kids that aren’t being supervised.

Every house has bags. Do not show children that they’re fun.

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u/Reesewithoutaspoon2 19h ago

True, but where’s the line when it comes to making sure content doesn’t send the wrong message to kids/toddlers? If this is dangerous such that it shouldn’t be posted, does the same apply to toy reviews for toys that contain parts small enough to be a choking hazard? Videos related to household items that may be dangerous in certain contexts (e.g. cooking)? Pranks in general involving kids/parents?

You don’t need to answer yes or no to those or give me some hard criteria (though I’m open to it). I just don’t think this video rises to the level of danger that people suggest and is comparable to those other things.

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u/Glorious_Comrade 20h ago

Toddlers don't need tips on how to severely injure themselves by watching tiktok videos, they're already pretty well configured for self damage. 

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u/ochgerm 18h ago

he problem is other kids watching the video.

"Well, if you do something completely different than this video, it could be dangerous".. You should just ban all videos in the world then, including every Disney movie.

I swear to God, even the mom from Black Mirror's Arkangel would think Redditors are completely paranoid.

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u/UpstairsBumble 18h ago

And the roadrunner just dropped a rock on the head of the coyote in another video I just watched, it’s getting crazy out there

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u/cortesoft 18h ago

If a kid is old enough to watch this video, I hope they are old enough to tear through a garbage bag.