" I send him a DM like two hebdomad later saying thanks for the follow , and then was blocked , lol . "
The internet is the marketplace for free thoughts. Unfortunately, it’s also a place where these thoughts can be disguised behind an avatar with no actual repercussions.
And while it isn’t a crime to tell a politician or a celebrity that they suck, it could undoubtedly get you blocked on social media — something that a few people have learned one way or another.
A post on ther/AskReddit subrecently invited users to share their experiences gettingblocked by celebrities, and oh my, this sh*t is hilarious. Usual suspects likeElon Muskappear on the list, along with more surprising individuals, like Tony the Tiger.
1.“When theMars Roverplayed a Black Eyed Peas song on Mars, I tweeted, ‘Great, now the Martians will definitely be hostile,’ and got blocked by Will.I.Am. I didn’t even mention him or anything so I’m kind of at a loss as to how he saw it, lmao.”
2.“Seven or eight years ago, I used to follow Busy Phillips on Instagram because I thought she was cute and funny. However, EVERY day, she would post intense close-up videos of herselfworking out. Like on all fours, pouring sweat, staring into your soul.”
3.“Mario Lopezaccidentally followed me probably a decade ago on Twitter. I sent him a DM like two weeks later saying thanks for the follow, and then was blocked, lol.”
4.“Not me, but mybest friendgot blocked by Tony the Tiger’s Twitter account because she followed enough people who liked some furry content at some point, and whoever was running that account absolutely scorched the Earth to make sure nofurrieswere following Tony.”
5.“On Facebook, Death Cab for Cutie got hacked with some link, ‘how to eat ass,’ and it had a video. After that, many people, including me, kept commenting ‘Death Cab for Booty,’ and they blocked me for that.”
6.“I got blocked on Twitter by O.J. Simpson in 2020 for asking him if he plans on purchasing the new Bronco in white when it’s released.”
7.“I was blocked byMel B, aka Scary Spice.”
8.“I was massively into theGleefandom back in the day. Dot Marie Jones (who plays Coach Beiste) would always tweet in CAPS and one day I just replied something like ‘WHY DO YOU ALWAYS TYPE IN CAPS’ and got blocked, lmao.”
9.“Posted the picture of a younger, balder Elon Musk in a reply to him.”
10.“Got blocked by Kid Rock for saying he looked like a less masculine version of Dr. Phil.”
11.“I got blocked on Soulja Boy’s Twitch when I asked in the chat when my Soulja Boy console would arrive because I never got any shipping info. He got really, really pissed about my question.”
12.“My buddy got blocked by Tyler, The Creator. He was having a bipolar episode and thought Tyler, The Creator was putting hidden messages in his songs, saying that he was actually a Christian, and that if anyone figured it out, he would be best friends with them. So, essentially, my buddy was harassing Tyler, The Creator, telling him that he found his hidden message and was ready to be best friends with him. My friend is on medication now and doing much better.”
13.“On Twitter, I asked Gene Simmons from KISS if the Kiss cologne smells like his nutsack or Paul Stanley’s. He blocked me.”
14.“Alec Baldwin blocked me on Twitter about 10 years ago. To be fair, I challenged him to a fight in my high school parking lot. Guess he didn’t want no trouble.”
15.“Told Mark Hoppus I was a big fan of his because ‘Green Day was one of my favorite bands in middle school’ on Twitter. Got blocked.”
16.“Frank Ocean dropped out of Coachella two days before I was supposed to see him live, claiming he broke his ankle. So I DM’ed him saying, ‘send me the X-rays’ and he blocked me.”
17.“Not really a ‘celebrity,’ but Joel Osteen blocked me on Instagram for calling him out on preventing people from taking refuge in his megachurch during the hurricane.”
18.“Kim Kardashian blocked me and I can’t remember why, but it’s a badge of honor.”
19.“Roseanne blocked me on Twitter about 15 years ago. I forget what she was saying, but it was a blanket statement about how people who disagreed with her on a certain subject were un-American. I made some comment about singing the National Anthem, and poof! I was blocked. You probably have to be a certain age to even get the reference.”
20.“I told Ted Cruz to sit on a cactus on Twitter years ago. He blocked me, and then my account got banned. I appealed it with just, ‘Come on guys, it’s Ted Cruz,’ and to my surprise they unbanned me.”
21.“Scott Baio blocked me for tweeting the following: ‘Crazy how Scott Baio played a genius inBaby Geniuses 2and plays a dumbass in real life, that’s some impressive range.’ Knowing he saw it delights me to this day.”
22.“Ellie Goulding was talking about how meat was bad for you on Instagram. I — being the insufferable teenage debate brain I was — wrote an entire essay explaining why she was wrong, the benefits of eating meat, how morality is based on more than someone’s diet, etc. I spent about half an hour constructing it. She simply replied, ‘You have too much time on your hands’ and blocked me. She wasn’t wrong, lol.”
23.“I got blocked by Ron DeSantis because I spent two solid weeks on Twitter telling him to go fuck himself.”
24.“I got blocked by Hugh Jackman on Twitter several years ago.”
25.“I got blocked by the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan’s Facebook pages because I pointed out that Billy looks like a grown-up Caillou and could benefit from some better-fitting clothes. I’ve been blocked for six years now.”
