Imagine you are just going about your day, scrolling on social media, when a random text message from a dating app match pops up on your phone.
You excitedly click on the notification, perhaps anticipating a “how are you” or, even better, an ask out for a date.
But then, your eyes are suddenly scarred and burning. It was an unwanted photo of your match’s pickle that no one ever asked for!
The sad reality is that dating apps and technology, in general, have seriously increased the odds of an unsolicited picture ending up in your inbox.
I mean, think about it. Do you know anyone who has never received one?
In fact, a recent study conducted by Match.com’s Singles in America (SIA) even found that eighty percent of men and nearly fifty percent of women reported receiving a pickle picture at one point or another. Plus, nearly ninety percent of all people reported that they never asked.
So, in the wake of so many unwanted eggplants hurdling through cyberspace, women, in particular, have come up with some pretty hilarious comebacks.
But, after you hear about how one TikToker named Claire Sisk recently interpreted an unsolicited photo she received last week, you will be rolling on the floor.
TikTok; pictured above is Claire
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Claire is a blind woman who uses her TikTok account to raise awareness about what it is like to navigate everyday habits without sight.
Still, even though she widely publicizes her blindness, the men she interacts with on dating apps have continued to act like she isn’t.
“I am blind, and I get sent a lot of lower regional area pictures from guys. Maybe they don’t believe that I am blind?” Claire began in a TikTok.
Nonetheless, the way that she is able to use social media, participate in text chains, and complete other tasks on mobile devices is by utilizing a screen reader.
Essentially, the screen reader will assess any blurb or photo that appears on Claire’s screen and audibly read it back to her.
So, when the screen reader saw the random pickle pop up on her phone, Claire was hit with a hilarious translation.
“One face– probably a mushroom growing in the ground,” the screen reader narrated. What an unintended burn by AI.
Claire’s hysterical video has since garnered over 1.1 million views, gained nearly one hundred and twenty thousand likes, and spurred over eleven hundred comments. And people around the world have dying over it.
“Oh, that is amazing. Your screen reader is a savage!” commented one user.
“Haha, ego also buried in the ground after that description! That one hurts!” joked a second user.
“I am CACKLING! You should reply with what it said,” suggested a third cruel commenter.
Sadly, what Claire truly responded to the “mushroom” might forever remain a mystery. But, one thing is for certain– a screen reader may just be the next best way to come up with hilariously unhinged responses to men who decided to forward any unwanted photos.
To watch Claire’s original video, you can visit the link here. Or, to view her TikTok account, you can visit the link here.
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