What is 'Let's Go Brandon' challenge? Here's why TikTok thinks trend is a way to bully Biden

According to reports, the song which has inspired many viral TikTok videos is code for saying 'F**k Joe Biden' without having to say the F word

By now, the majority of America has become aware of the 'Let's go Brandon' song courtesy of TikTok. The MC Loza Alexander song has hit #1 on the iTunes hip-hop charts and even before it did, the track had already inspired a number of TikTok videos, adding to its virality. The #LetsGoBrandonChallenge has thousands of videos on TikTok and counting and the trend has gained over 500,000 likes on the platform in a matter of few days. However, the trend is being viewed as a method to harass and bully Joe Biden and TikTok is threatening to ban it from appearing on its platform altogether. 

Speaking of TikTok trends, there are a number of them that have claimed many lives but the banning bit wasn't heard about until now. For instance, the '' trend, which basically asks a student to walk up to their teacher or school staff member and slap them and run before they can face the repercussions. A Louisiana girl punched a disabled teacher to be a part of this trend. According to the shocking video, 18-year-old suddenly attacked the teacher and continued punching her in the face till she fell to the ground. Another trend that gained popularity was the and a Memphis boy aged 9 died after participating in it. 

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What is the Let's Go Brandon challenge on TikTok?

Before being made into a song that later turned to a TikTok trend, Let's Go Brandon was just a phrase. It all started when Nascar racer Brandon Brown won his first Xfinity race and during his first post-race interview, fans could be heard chanting from the stands. The chants seemed to say "F**k Joe Biden" in protest of his presidency but the reporter said the chants said, "Let's Go Brandon", see the video below. According to another , some college friends showed up to a football game after pre-gaming and started a "F**k Joe Biden' chant in the arena. Let's Go Brandon turned into a meme and it was all over social media following which Loza Alexander made it into a chart-topping track. 

Then came the TikTok challenge which requires no complicated pelvis-thrusting or air-punching dance steps. Anyone can do it and all one needs is the track running in the background on which the participant can do a dance for 30 to 60 seconds. The trend has seen participation from students, to influencers, as well as a nurse who did the challenge. She was forced out of the hospital she worked at, not because of the challenge but because she refused to comply with the vaccine mandate.

 

A nurse is escorted out of her job at a hospital for not taking the vaccine

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) October 12, 2021

 

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