Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge Essay

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As the clock hit 6:00 PM, on December 21, 2012, while waiting on tables at my job, I found myself holding hands and praying with complete strangers. Rumor had it that this was the end of the world, and life as we knew it. As Gregory Rodriguez stated in his article, “Truth Is In The Ear Of The Beholder”, “Rumors and conspiracy theories can only thrive in the minds of people who are predisposed to believe them,” (Rodriguez, 347). My coworkers, customers and I, must have all fallen for the rumor seeing as we were all in a panic as we called our loved ones, to tell them goodbye. Our digital lifestyle has undeniably accelerated the spread of rumors by using outlets such as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. Most teenagers want to look, dress, and act like their celebrity idol. Now days, more than ever, teenagers use Twitter to follow celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Kylie Jenner, and they hold these celebrities in high regards. These celebrities have such an impact on today’s teenagers; it was no surprise when the “Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge” went viral on Twitter mid April. This challenge started when someone conceived the idea that the secret to Kylie …show more content…

In just one day the, #KylieJennerChallenge, was all over twitter, with no

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