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Woman Goes Viral After She Removes Nose Ring Because Men Tell Her She Looks “Like A Democrat”
A woman on TikTok has removed her nose ring after “men” said it made her look like a “Democrat.”
The video maker filmed herself extricating the septum accessory in a bid to be more appealing to the opposite gender—and went viral for the result.
She has since also changed her hair, triggering a tide of approval on TikTok.
Highlights
- TikTok creator Wishywashy removed her nose ring after users said it made her look “like a Democrat.”
- The decision sparked viral reactions, with many praising her new look while others called it conformist.
- Critics argued she sacrificed individuality for public approval.
But dissent seems to be creeping in, with netizens calling her out for sacrificing her “marks of individuality” for the sake of what others think.
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The woman, posting under the handle WishyWashy, opted to listen to what followers in her feed said instead of her mother
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
The woman, posting under the handle WishyWashy, believes that men do not like her.
In an October 22 post, she recounted a conversation she’d had with her mother during which she spoke of these concerns.
She claimed that her mother had told her that she was indeed pretty and that it was not that men found her repulsive, but that they were intimidated by her.
But Wishywashy was not convinced.
She opted instead to listen to the comments in her feed.
The conversation in the thread quickly turned political
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
“You’re not a bit ugly. Guys who don’t like the bull ring don’t want to argue and guys who do like it are “too busy” protesting or playing video games.”
Said protesting demographic was seen as a reference to the seven million protesters who took to the streets on October 18 to vent their dissent at the current (Republican) administration and thus was broadly accepted as a Democratic movement.
This comment sprouted a thread of its own with 23 responses, many of which devolved into political sparring.
The general sentiment in the comment section was that nose rings were synonymous with Democratic women
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
“I feel like you’re already irritated by me, and we haven’t met,” wrote one netizen in response to the woman’s complaints.
“Because the nose ring makes her look like a Democrat and Democrats are annoying,” wrote another in response.
“Judging by these comments,” wrote another, “you ended up on the conservative side of TikTok.”
Taking a cue from the sentiment in the thread, a netizen observed that WishyWashy had landed on conservative TikTok
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
“Your piercing is fine,” the commenter empathized, “and you’re not ugly.”
The same commenter pointed to another aspect of WishyWashy’s life as a reason for her struggles in finding a life partner.
“It’s just going to be rough finding someone as a single mom.”
WishyWashy decided to ignore this, too.
Someone told her that the nose ring made her “look like a Democrat”
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
In another video posted on the same day, the TikToker homed in on the “look like a Democrat” comment.
“So I am taking it out,” she said of the septum ring, claiming at that point the decision was purely experimental.
“I just wanna see,” she said into the camera, and removed the accessory, noting, “ I have a feeling I will not be able to put it back in.”
“Oh […] I like it,” she exclaimed of the end result.
WishyWashy was up at six the next morning to see how the internet felt about her new look
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
It turns out that her followers were just as pleased with what they saw.
“The second you took it out I could actually pay attention to how pretty your nose is and how it really fits your face so nicely,” came a comment, bearing the general sentiment.
“The septum piercing really distracts from how pretty you actually are.”
“Yes. It’s absolutely better without. You are gorgeous,” echoed another.
WishyWashy was up at six the next morning to check on the internet’s opinion and found that yes, the public approved.
Critics, on the other hand, have called out WishyWashy for letting the public dictate to her
@wishywashy257 God damnit #fyp♬ original sound – Expiredcereal
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
But the anti nose ring support was not without criticism.
“Don’t take out your piercing. You probably got it for yourself and shouldn’t let people that couldn’t care less make you change what you like,” came a response in the same thread.
“Letting others influence your own personal opinion of yourself is insane. I love myself and couldn’t anyone change my mind about it. I LOVE MYSELF TOO MUCH,” wrote one person, along with a picture of her pierced face.
With the nose ring out of the way, netizens took issue with the tattoo on her chest
@wishywashy257 To everyone that said I look happy#fyp♬ original sound – Hi
Some bold entities, like conservative writer George Behizy have boldly judged nose rings and tattoos as “the worst things” a woman could have
Image credits: TikTok/wishywashy257
A person who reposted the video on X opted for a catch-all judgement when they wrote:
“Nose rings and tattoos are some of the worst things women ever got into.”
“Let’s hope she stops tattooing her beautiful skin,” remarked another in response to a repost.
One netizens thinks removing the nose ring has changed WishyWashy’s demeanor
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Hassel Davidhoff 5 months ago
I think anyone that would assume they can judge someone's social or political leanings due to a nose ring is a moron. With the glaring exception of the MAGA crowd, there is considerable nuance to such things for most folks. I mean, most other people don't go around with merch that screams their political leanings from the hills. It isn't like a bright red hat that says Make America Great Again (which is the Republican way of saying "I'm with stupid and stupid's with me") so I can see why they're confused.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
I don't see why a conservative would have a problem with nose rings. Doesn't he notice that Trump is leading him around with one?
Hassel Davidhoff 5 months ago
I think anyone that would assume they can judge someone's social or political leanings due to a nose ring is a moron. With the glaring exception of the MAGA crowd, there is considerable nuance to such things for most folks. I mean, most other people don't go around with merch that screams their political leanings from the hills. It isn't like a bright red hat that says Make America Great Again (which is the Republican way of saying "I'm with stupid and stupid's with me") so I can see why they're confused.
Michael Largey 5 months ago
I don't see why a conservative would have a problem with nose rings. Doesn't he notice that Trump is leading him around with one?
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