I just read this tweet, which claims that the author’s nieces and nephews (who are teenagers) think that Helen Keller probably didn’t exist, based on basically not believing things they can’t directly verify. (The author seems to think this is a common thing for today’s American teenagers.)
This is more extreme than I would have predicted, although in a direction I would have predicted. I have no idea if this is in fact true and common (vs made-up/exaggerated and/or uncommon.) Is there anyone here who knows some American teenagers (or other teenagers, really) and is willing to ask them about this for me?
Never heard of this before but tried to get a sense of it. (I’m not a teenager nor do I live in the US. This is just some background information people might find interesting.)
It’s a meme on tiktok. Helen Keller not actually being death/blind is generally the premise of a sarcastic joke. You can watch some popular examples here: #helenkeller Hashtag Videos on TikTok
The idea that Helen Kellers ability were exaggerated has been promoted through the popular “Painkiller Already” Podcast. The comments seem quite open to the idea, but it’s unclear how much of it is edgy humor and how much is genuine belief. Taylor Proves Helen Keller Was A Fraud—YouTube
I just read this tweet, which claims that the author’s nieces and nephews (who are teenagers) think that Helen Keller probably didn’t exist, based on basically not believing things they can’t directly verify. (The author seems to think this is a common thing for today’s American teenagers.)
This is more extreme than I would have predicted, although in a direction I would have predicted. I have no idea if this is in fact true and common (vs made-up/exaggerated and/or uncommon.) Is there anyone here who knows some American teenagers (or other teenagers, really) and is willing to ask them about this for me?
Never heard of this before but tried to get a sense of it. (I’m not a teenager nor do I live in the US. This is just some background information people might find interesting.)
It’s a meme on tiktok. Helen Keller not actually being death/blind is generally the premise of a sarcastic joke. You can watch some popular examples here:
#helenkeller Hashtag Videos on TikTok
The idea that Helen Kellers ability were exaggerated has been promoted through the popular “Painkiller Already” Podcast. The comments seem quite open to the idea, but it’s unclear how much of it is edgy humor and how much is genuine belief.
Taylor Proves Helen Keller Was A Fraud—YouTube