A Malaysian child actress fractured her hip bone in an alleged chair-pulling prank last month. At what point does a prank go too far? Yong Qiao Qing, whose daughters have multiple food allergies, shudders to think of the possible deadly consequences if her children are subjected to “harmless” food pranks.
”. These likes can cloud their ability to discern between good and bad behaviours. Content that may initially look dangerous or silly can quickly seem acceptable once many people start liking them.
In 2020, a viral challenge on TikTok called the skull-breaker landed many youngsters in hospital. The challenge involved two people tricking a friend to jump in the air before kicking that person’s legs from under him or her, causing the victim to fall backwards. There are multiple reports of victims who sustained severe spinal or head injuries because of the prank.
In many of the videos, the pranksters’ immediate shock and regret is evident when they see their friend land on their head or back.In 2019, three students in Ohio played a cruel prank on a teacher with a known severe allergy to bananas. The pranksters smeared banana on the door knob of the teacher’s classroom and threw the fruit at her, causing her to go into anaphylactic shock.
Unfortunately, these acts usually go unnoticed by teachers because nobody thinks that throwing food around can lead to serious health issues. These stories keep me up at night because both my daughters have multiple food allergies. My three-year-old was once hospitalised because she licked a slice of bread that she was allergic to. It scares me to think of the possible deadly consequences if she is ever subjected to “harmless” food pranks.
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