PARENTS are asking their kids to ‘fight’ in a new viral TikTok trend – and viewers’ reactions are dividing the internet.
The hashtag #fightprank has been viewed more than 70.7 millions times on TikTok.
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What is TikTok’s fight prank trend?
TikTok is a viral trend that asks parents to get their kids to fight another child.
Most parents explain that they are going to fight another parent and will bring their child along.
Some kids are ready to fight while others hide behind their shoes and cry in confusion.
@Lashawnda, a TikTok user, challenges her daughter to put on her shoes and join her fight.
“I’m finna go beat up this girl and if her daughter jumps in, I need you to handle her daughter,”She laughed.
The mom is then able see the daughter eagerly jumping up to protect her mom.
The video has been liked more than 100,000 times and received hundreds of comments since it was posted.
And that’s just one of the dozens of similar videos that have gathered hundreds of thousands – and even millions – of views.
Mixed reviews
Many viewers find the videos funny and praise the content.
“This #fightprank should not be this funny to me!!,”One user suggested adding several laughing faces emojis.
“Dear parents/aunties/uncles Thank you for doing the #fightprank #putyourshoesonchallenge and sharing the videos with us. Your little ones are the cutest,”A second user posted on Twitter.
Many others, however, believe that this bizarre trend will encourage violence.
One user simply called the whole thing “The Trend” “unfortunate.”
A second person commented “This trend is reinforcing fighting… We should be teaching them how to use our words and communicate effectively.”
“Is this a skit or terrible mothering?”A third person was asked.