TikTok trends usually make people go ‘aww’ or ‘ugh,’ but the latest egg crack challenge makes us all go “WTF?”. While it’s true that not all trends are created equal, the egg crack challenge is just too controversial to continue going on. The videos seem harmless fun at first glance (hardly), but they reek of bad parenting. Let’s take a look at the infamous egg crack challenge on TikTok and the criticism toward the trend.Â
What is TikTok’s egg crack challenge?
First, let’s clear the air and understand what the fuss is all about. The egg crack challenge on TikTok has a fairly simple but questionable premise. The first step is for parents to involve their unsuspecting kids in a cooking session. If it seems harmless, wait for it.Â
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The next step is to pick up a raw egg, show it to the camera, and then crack it open on their child’s forehead. Yes, you read that right. Recording the kids’ genuine reactions of laughter, shock, and tears pushes this bizarre trend forward.Â
The hashtags #eggprankchallenge and #eggcrackchallenge have surged on TikTok with a staggering 41.3 million and 66.2 million views each. In these videos, children react to the egg cracking on their heads with laughter and confused expressions.Â
I'm unsure why you'd crack an egg off your child's head for a few likes on TikTok.
What a hideous generation we've raised. pic.twitter.com/6bhkwnszJh— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) August 18, 2023
Some kids are sportive enough to laugh off the surprise egg assault, while others are clearly not okay with it. Parents fail to understand that they are misusing their children’s innocence just to go viral on TikTok.
Criticism towards the bizarre TikTok trend
For a TikTok trend as weird as the egg crack challenge, negative reactions are practically unavoidable. Many see this trend as an example of how social media has ruined parenting. The egg crack challenge borders on low-key child abuse and humiliation.
@mom.uncharted Replying to @Abby Personally, I hate these types of trends. Kids are not props #socialmedia #trends #reply #challenges #eggcrackchallenge #eggchallenge #parents #parenting #prank #parentsoftiktok #imo #fyp
A parenting content creator named Sarah (@mom.uncharted) raised questions on why parents are so desperate for online validation and views that they are exploiting their children’s emotions. This causes them to lose their self-respect at a young age.
Due to pranks like this, kids might develop a mental shield when it comes to participating in innocent-seeming group activities with their peers. This, in turn, will take an emotional toll on them as they grow older.
TikTok’s reaction to the egg crack challenge
The micro-video sharing platform itself seems to have noticed this controversial trend. We can see disclaimers on many Egg Crack Challenge videos. TikTok warns viewers that the content may not be comfortable for all audiences.
Over time, there is a possibility that the platform might ban this trend altogether. While it may seem like a harmless prank, it shows a lack of empathy for children. A platform as big as TikTok will not entertain this ethical gray area for long.Â
@thymeandtenderness Yall…. It literally was so easy to do this prank better.. #eggcrack #eggcrackprank #prank #pranks #sahm #sahw #momsoftiktok
Meanwhile, in a seemingly positive development, a young mom called @thymeandtenderness has subverted this trend. Instead of cracking an egg on her child’s forehead, she cracks it on her own head. TikTok users have welcomed this change.
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