Outrage at couple’s explosive gender reveal
Love them or hate them, gender reveals seem primed to stay. While some couples prefer to keep their unborn baby’s gender a surprise for loved ones, others are keen to share the news with the world. And in the age of the internet, many parents-to-be are committed to having the biggest event yet.
One couple has gone viral on TikTok for their reveal, but it hasn’t been the positive affair they’d hoped for, with many slamming them for putting lives in danger with their stunt.
In the clip, the excited pair are standing at sunset with their two daughters in front of a massive sign that lights up to read “oh baby”. Pink and blue balloons surround them all, while Bruno Mars’ ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ plays over the video.
Mere seconds in, the sign erupts with fireworks, pink smoke, and confetti. The couple seem thrilled to have learned they’re expecting another girl, jumping around and cheering with their two young children.
Despite their elation, viewers did not share in their cause for celebration, instead noting the blatant danger of their outrageous display.
“This could have gone wrong on so many levels,” commented one viewer.
“Could have gone so wrong and regret forever,” agreed another.
“Forest fire core,” wrote one, referencing the more recent internet trend of adopting specific style aesthetics and declaring them ‘something-core’.
“Right underneath the very nonflammable eucalyptus trees,” someone else noted.
However, despite the very real risk, some simply enjoyed the spectacle. And in what was a cause for concern for many, a large number of viewers declared their desire to have a reveal just like it.
“If it takes all my life earnings to make my gender reveal like this,” one said, “then I will spend it in an instant.”
“This just motivated me to work harder in life cus this needs to be me,” came one response, among a sea of related comments about the cost of such an event.
Concerns over the couple’s stunt stem from a series of unfortunate results over the years, most notably from a similar incident in 2020, when a gender reveal in California was responsible for a bushfire that claimed 10,000 acres of land. In 2018, another couple’s reveal was the spark behind a 47,000-acre bushfire.
The bad news cycle surrounding such these events has even led to the woman credited with inventing the concept - blogger Jenna Karvunidis - to apologise for it.
Images: TikTok