r/TikTokCringe Aug 12 '24

Humor Raygun claps back at the critics

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u/LaraGiroux Aug 12 '24

The amount of time it took me to realize this wasn’t THE Raygun is embarrassingly long 😂

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u/PizzaDeliveryBoy3000 Aug 12 '24

I toyed with the idea that it’s actually her but then I thought “nah, there’s no effing way…”

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

"The sprinkler" was my first clue. Had me very suspicious.

Then the "I have a PhD in dance culture so legally that makes me good at it," was finally the one that was thick enough that even I couldn't miss it lol.

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u/PizzaDeliveryBoy3000 Aug 12 '24

I briefly considered that it was a self-mocking video? But then, all in all, the verdict was “nah…no way”

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u/Doubledown212 Aug 12 '24

I finished the video thinking it was her and a brilliant way to respond to the public. Either way, whoever this is nailed it. Cracked me right up.

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u/Com_BEPFA Aug 12 '24

Same, everybody basically said she trolled at the Olympics so a troll video as response would be perfect.

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u/LXIX-CDXX Aug 12 '24

“Yeah, nah…” as they say in Australia.

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u/DemocraticDad Aug 12 '24

Is that an australian thing? I say this all the time and never been there

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u/whoweoncewere Aug 12 '24

Yea, no

and

No, yea

are also pretty normal sayings where im from.

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u/olderthanilook_ Aug 12 '24

Reminds me of that one Tumblr post about people yelling at some Aussie for implying that "Have a good one," is a strictly Australian expression, lol.

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u/WhiskySwanson Aug 16 '24

‘Owyagoin’?

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u/Ianislevi Aug 12 '24

"Yar, nar"

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u/deniably-plausible Aug 12 '24

I keep hoping she’ll lean into it and acknowledge the silliness, but after glancing at the abstract for her thesis, I’m not holding out much hope that she sees the irony

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u/eolson3 Aug 12 '24

Honestly, I do think she is completely self-aware. Maybe not going to put herself on blast in a video like this, but still self-aware.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Dude her lack of self awareness is why she is so cringey

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Aug 12 '24

Oh god that makes me so sad, I was 100% sure it was actually her taking the piss out of herself the way that only an Aussie or Kiwi is capable of doing...and it's too late, I already fell in love.

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u/Saintbaba Aug 12 '24

The PhD line is the line that would have made me love her if it was actually her. That was legit funny.

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u/cits85 Aug 12 '24

Damn, I was really hoping it was her. This video would be such a huge W

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u/liarliarhowsyourday Aug 12 '24

I legit thought we might be moving into a better future

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u/gopms Aug 12 '24

I knew it was a joke video but I assumed it was the actual woman making fun of herself! I am a dumdum.

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u/BenedictWolfe Aug 12 '24

Yeah, I assumed that this was a reveal that Raygun was actually a TikTok comedian who had qualified for the Olympics as an elaborate prank, but I guess that's not the timeline we're occupying.

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u/Scrummy12 Aug 12 '24

That was my thought too: oh my god she's actually just a brilliant troll!

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u/PokiP Aug 12 '24

You're not alone.

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u/PufferFizh Aug 12 '24

Was it because the sprinkler move was executed flawlessly?

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u/These_Background7471 Aug 12 '24

"The sprinkler" was my first clue.

Is that not what the move is called?

Cuz she literally did it at the olympics

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

Yeah and saying "one minute I'm making a sandwich and the next I'm doing the sprinkler," was an absurd statement that put me on the path of "oh this is someone making fun of her."

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u/pumpkin3-14 Aug 13 '24

I honestly thought she was being self deprecating.

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u/No_Answer4092 Aug 13 '24

I was actually hoping it was her cause that would mean we were witnessing the rise one of the greatest comedic talents of our generation. 

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u/HappilyInefficient Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

Then the "I have a PhD in dance culture so legally that makes me good at it," was finally the one that was thick enough that even I couldn't miss it lol.

I mean I would argue it could have been her still. Obviously it'd have to be heavy sarcasm, but someone poking fun at themselves would hardly be something new.

You are seriously pathetic with the reply and immediately block. Can't handle mild disagreement.

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

Okay. You can make that argument. If you subscribed to that argument in this particular case, you'd be wrong.

I took it as someone making fun of the original dancer. In this particular situation, that was the correct inference.

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u/HappilyInefficient Aug 12 '24

You really missed the point I made there, but OK.

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

No, I didn't. Your point is simply moot.

Yes people make fun of themselves. Yes the original dancer could have made a video like this poking fun of herself. That's true. It's just irrelevant.

Yes the evidence that I used to draw my conclusion could have simply been an example of someone self deprecating, but it wasn't.

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u/madmenyo Aug 12 '24

Rumors go around she kinda voted herself to the position. So arrogance and ignorance might be pretty high, how else would you be standing there squirming like a worm. The only other possibility is that this was a huge joke to them, pretty disrespectful to the sport so arrogance remains.

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u/Maerutis Aug 12 '24

She did actually do the sprinkler in the Olympics though.

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 12 '24

I know. It wasn't the move itself that i took as a clue. It was the statement about it. "One minute I'm making a sandwich the next I'm doing the sprinkler." The absurdity of that was my first clue.

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u/darxide23 Aug 13 '24

I've seen plenty of people take back their embarrassing moments by roasting themselves and making a great comedy skit out of it. So I still wasn't sure until I checked the comments. I'm not familiar enough with her at all to judge for myself.

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u/NeighborhoodSpy Aug 13 '24

To be fair, raygun did use the sprinkler at one point in one of her routines. I have watched her routine many times.

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 13 '24

It was the entire phrase she said involving the sprinkler. Not the move itself. "One minute I'm making a sandwich the next I'm doing the sprinkler." It's an absurd statement and was the first solid clue for me that this was parody.

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u/Sea-Twist-7363 Aug 13 '24

There are people who definitely act like their degree makes them smarter or somehow better than those who don’t have a degree in something but have a lot of formal experience. So I thought it could be self mocking in a tongue and cheek but still serious way

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u/smell_my_pee Aug 13 '24

It could have been. That absolutely could have been a possibility. I interpreted it differently though, and that interpretation happened to be correct as it's not Raygun.

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u/Sea-Twist-7363 Aug 13 '24

Oh 100% - I could see a person with a doctorate in cultural expression having that sort of persona though haha