"You can't choose your tics": TikToker faking Tourette's gets called out by Twitch streamer
A Twitch streamer and YouTuber named Dapz recently called out a TikToker for faking Tourette syndrome. Dapz, a content creator with the condition, blasted the TikTok user for making up their tics and faking the condition just to gain TikTok clout.
The content creator watched a series of the TikToker's videos and broke down what was wrong with them.
Tourettes Syndrome is a condition of the nervous system, where the person has “tics,” or sudden twitches. They can include twitches, movements of the body, or sounds the person makes seemingly out of nowhere.
After watching a TikTok video this content creator put out, he immediately called out how foolish it was. Dapz pointed out that moments of Tourettes are not funny, happy moments but ones of frustration.
The Twitch streamer was very noticeably frustrated after watching another of these videos, where the girl seemed incredibly happy to have these tics. He makes it known that tics are not forced, and if he is waiting for a tic to happen, it doesn’t usually happen for him.
In particular, a video where the TikToker rated their tics upset Dapz, having him call this one out.
He then mocked the TikTok, talking briefly about some of his tics, rating them as annoying and occasionally painful, giving them 0/10s. The Twitch streamer said that some of her stuff is relatable, but ultimately, it’s not being done for awareness but for clout and popularity on TikTok.
It’s not uncommon to see someone fake something serious on TikTok, all to gain visibility, popularity, or clout, and Tourettes is one of them. Some users have seen several people on the platform pretend they have Tourettes, just to get views.
It frustrates many how people will use a condition like this to attention seek or gain
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