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'Just be kind to one another. We need it now more than ever'
Motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez has blasted a cruel TikTok prank where a mom reportedly used her photo to trick her son into believing the woman would be his teacher for the upcoming school year while filming his reaction. Now, the disability activist is urging others to embrace empathy and stop the spiteful social media stunt for good.
“TikTok I need your help,” Velasquez began a quick clip that hit Twitter on Sunday, where it has since been viewed over 12 million times.
“This trend where you are pretending to FaceTime someone who is either disabled or is a baby or just some crazy mugshot and you’re showing it to someone to get their reaction to saying, ‘Oh hey, talk to this person’ just to get a quick laugh, this is not funny! This is not a joke.”
The Texas woman claimed that a mom showed Velasquez's photo to her young son, pretending that she would be his new teacher, "and he had a scared reaction on his face," she explained.
Velasquez, 31, was born with neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging, Yahoo Lifestyle reports.
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Activist Lizzie Velasquez blasts mom's cruel TikTok prank using her photo: 'This is not a joke'
Motivational speaker Lizzie Velasquez has blasted a cruel TikTok prank where a mom reportedly used her photo to trick her son into believing the woman would be his teacher for the upcoming school year while filming his reaction. Now, the disability activist is urging others to embrace empathy and stop the spiteful social media stunt for good.
“TikTok I need your help,” Velasquez began a quick clip that hit Twitter on Sunday, where it has since been viewed over 12 million times.
“This trend where you are pretending to FaceTime someone who is either disabled or is a baby or just some crazy mugshot and you’re showing it to someone to get their reaction to saying, ‘Oh hey, talk to this person’ just to get a quick laugh, this is not funny! This is not a joke.”
The Texas woman claimed that a mom showed Velasquez's photo to her young son, pretending that she would be his new teacher, "and he had a scared reaction on his face," she explained.
Velasquez, 31, was born with neonatal progeroid syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by accelerated aging, Yahoo Lifestyle reports.
Continued below.
Activist Lizzie Velasquez blasts mom's cruel TikTok prank using her photo: 'This is not a joke'
