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Jackie La Bonita: TikTok bullying controversy explained

In a TikTok video, influencer Jackie La Bonita shared her experience of being bullied at a baseball game

Jackie La Bonita, a prominent social media influencer, is making waves after a viral video of her gained attention on multiple platforms, including TikTok. The video shows her confronting two women who were ridiculing her for taking pictures at a Houston Astros game. 

The online community has turned against the two women who were captured on video mocking the influencer for taking a selfie at a baseball game. With over 40 million views, the incident has even drawn commentary from a celebrity and reignited debate on cyberbullying and body shaming on social media.

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What actually happened?

In the TikTok video, the influencer stated in the on-screen caption that her confidence was shattered after two "random girls" could be seen pulling faces behind her, with one even sticking up her middle finger at the camera and calling the influencer "lame."

In the viral TikTok video, Jackie La Bonita alleged that she overheard two women speaking about her while attending a Houston Astros game. The video shows the two women smiling, laughing, and sticking their tongues out in the direction of the influencer. In the on-screen caption, La Bonita revealed that the incident left her feeling upset and wanting to cry. The video has since sparked a conversation on social media.

Cardi B responds

Rapper Cardi B showed her support for Jackie La Bonita, tweeting, "I would of put that ring to use."

Following the viral video, the two bullies were 'doxxed' - which in Internet slang means their private information was made public with malicious intent. As a result of the backlash, one of the women involved in the incident apologized to Jackie La Bonita for her actions. She acknowledged that her behavior was wrong and may have caused La Bonita to feel scared, disrespected, and hurt. The woman claimed that she was caught off guard by the cameraman taking photos of her and felt disrespected and violated. However, she admitted that her subsequent behavior toward Jackie and others was not justified, and claimed she was feeling vulnerable and reactive at the moment.

'They wanna be you so bad'

The video elicited a flurry of opinions on social media. Someone tweeted, "lmao these litzareli madrigal and alondra poullet’s video of them stating their “side of the story” shows how mean girls they actually are!! they didn’t apologize to jackielabonita. WTH!? their video is all over tiktok now." Another wrote, "Those mean girls made a TikTok to “respond” to jackielabonita’s viral video and damn, the victim blaming, the gas lighting, and them acting like they’re the true victims is CRAZYYYY." "Tiktok user jackielabonita if u see this f**k them girls they wanna be you so bad !!!" a third tweet read.

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