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Influencer Who Licked A Toilet Seat As Part Of TikTok Virus 'Challenge' Says He's Now Tested Positive For The Disease
27 March 2020
@larz/TikTok, @GabrielSlaybau1/Twitter; @larz/Instagram
People are going to handle this virus in a slew of ways.
Many will stay home as they've been advised.
Some might even dedicate themselves to service to others.
<p>And, of course, many simply cannot be convinced to exercise precautions. Instead, they're opportunists, they use the moment to build internet fame. </p><p><strong>And in 2020, that means <a href="https://www.comicsands.com/man-arrested-licking-items-walmart-2645577910.html" target="_blank">licking things</a> apparently.</strong></p><p>Some even choose to lick public toilet seats with an attitude. Then they get the virus. </p><p>As with every crisis ever, the least productive, most problematic voices during the pandemic have been the loudest. </p><p>For proof, look no further than the latest social media challenge that cropped up on TikTok in early March 2020. To gain attention and cultivate a platform on the video-sharing social media site, people began to film themselves posturing invincibility, licking obviously germ and pathogen-ridden objects in the midst of the pandemic.</p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"})</script></div></p><p><strong>And where better to go than a public toilet?</strong></p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p>"Larz," aTikTok "influencer" joined the ranks of the public lickers with his contribution to the TikTok challenge. The video is not some close-up, poorly filmed monstrosity. </p><p>This is no quick, fuzzed out, tongue-licking-a-box, low budget production like those <a href="https://www.comicsands.com/man-jail-ice-cream-challenge-2645403876.html" target="_blank">ice cream lickers</a>.</p><p>Larz struts in carrying a gym bag that matches his outfit EXACTLY, gives a quick glance in the mirror during the lavatory cat walk, enters a waiting stall, drops the bag, braces himself with a hand on the toilet, and does two full licks along the rim before popping his head to the side. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="2681e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fae422ac20a784e3e05c7feca035aa47"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1242078159110987781" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">WTF!! Really!! Licking toilets now!! https://t.co/C2iaRHxHHa</div> β Gabe Slaybaugh (@Gabe Slaybaugh)<a href="https://twitter.com/GabrielSlaybau1/statuses/1242078159110987781">1584969484.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>It is unclear whether he washed his hand for 20 seconds after this.</strong></p><p>But for all that confidence, reality slapped back. The licking and the strutting came to a screeching halt. </p><p><strong>Larz had flown too close to the sun.</strong></p><p>On March 26, just a couple weeks after the bathroom video, Larz posted another video of himself laying in a hospital bed, the caption claiming he got the virus.</p><div id="ad575" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="95f9628bbbd657a9a7f9d3a4b19a4ed4"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>While it is not certain that the bathroom licking excursion particularly caused him to contract the virus, the optics are not great. </p><p><strong>There was a near-unanimous lack of sympathy for Larz's new plight.</strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="7f6a6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="74c8faa8b020f6448ed2385412660add"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243204637932449792" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JustJared Fecal-Oral Route transmission done right ππΌππΌππΌπ€¦π½ββοΈ Kids these days... pffffft</div> β Trish Alvarez (@Trish Alvarez)<a href="https://twitter.com/TrishaMariaBern/statuses/1243204637932449792">1585238057.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="ab754" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="df6315dd2b4d6975d6093b1e6340bddc"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243248045585846273" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Everyone when Larz got positive for the Coronavirus after licking a damn toliet https://t.co/rlZzQNdFe1</div> β Wyolkens_ππΉ (@Wyolkens_ππΉ)<a href="https://twitter.com/wyolkens/statuses/1243248045585846273">1585248407.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d4d32" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7c7fb3c7c0239c564e797cdac227666e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243254461759467521" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JustJared https://t.co/R9Os9zq5g2</div> β linda mccorkle (@linda mccorkle)<a href="https://twitter.com/javagirl09/statuses/1243254461759467521">1585249936.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="786ff" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="6d41e0997bdeb5a31b7d2b4f8590a4cd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243331308090273793" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@lovebscott Larz: Iβve tested positive for Coronavirus Black Twitters response: https://t.co/W7QpiC2tfh</div> β "La Vie en rose" (@"La Vie en rose")<a href="https://twitter.com/AKidNameTraveee/statuses/1243331308090273793">1585268258.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="b955b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="95c3aa4df8488ffd6098a7bc1f495290"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1242914325746135048" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Larz (@gayshawnmendez) licked a toilet seat with a visible stain, called it the coronavirus challenge, and is now hβ¦ https://t.co/creOSeJUR3</div> β ππππππππππππ πππππππ (@ππππππππππππ πππππππ)<a href="https://twitter.com/HerMamasChild/statuses/1242914325746135048">1585168842.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="63451" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8d8e66c7550ef559b6216c6f7a26fd41"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243364141856772096" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@news18dotcom https://t.co/Q6Cj3iXp0g</div> β Arthur Morgan (@Arthur Morgan)<a href="https://twitter.com/ArthurM31010867/statuses/1243364141856772096">1585276086.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="0f317" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="fc3e2691bc9ec04c627a0ec2f2f1a1b3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1243414677737984000" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@news18dotcom Think the funniest thing is other patients in hospital gonna say βso what you in here for ?β Lol</div> β TheCorporateHustler (@TheCorporateHustler)<a href="https://twitter.com/CorporateHustle/statuses/1243414677737984000">1585288135.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Larz will now learn how a fall from grace impacts internet clout dynamics. </strong></p><p>In the influencer world, perhaps even bad press is good press. But after this, there will undoubtedly be at least a few people on TikTok that can't help but picture him licking that toilet seat and knowing where it lead. </p>
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