THE TORTILLA slap challenge has gone viral on TikTok with videos being uploaded showing off people’s participation in the new fad.
The TikTok challenge has garnered 31.5million views since it started, leaving people laughing at the reactions of those in the videos.
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What is the tortilla slap challenge?
The tortilla slap challenge has taken TikTok by storm by using the 2021 teacher slap challenge as the inspiration for a video spinoff.
Those wishing to participate in the challenge, only need to hold a flour tortilla and slap it as hard as they can against someone else’s face.
Before participating in the challenge, the individual needs to cover the tortilla in their choice of condiment such as Nutella to increase the chances of it sticking to the person’s face.
The result is a comedic video in which the person getting slapped tries to keep a straight face.
The challenge’s popularity is continuing to rise and some videos show individuals taking it to the next level by adding fillings to larger tortillas.
Why did it start?
While the tortilla slap TikTok challenge is meant to bring a smile to viewers’ faces, the primary intent is to raise awareness of gun violence in the US, according to Bareilly College.
The video highlights the danger of firearms, killing more than 30k people in the US every year.
The challenge comes as the US has seen 232 mass shootings in 2022 alone as of June 6, averaging at least three mass shootings per week, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
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A mass shooting is defined as a shooting in which four or more people are injured or killed.
The Washington Post reported that mass shootings resulted in 256 deaths and more than 1k people injured from the beginning of 2022 through the end of May.
What are people saying about the tortilla slap challenge?
The TikTok challenge has become increasingly popular with people getting created about their methods.
While some people have altered the tortilla itself, others have brought the challenge to libraries to force silence as the video is recorded.
One video shows a group of men participating in the challenge and silently laughing in the library.
One person commented, “The way y’all tried to be quiet but still laughed,” while another wrote, “I was laughing quietly with them and I don’t know why.”
Others said they would be attempting the silent tortilla slap challenge as well.
Another video shows a couple attempting the challenge but the woman misses with the tortilla and instead slaps the man in the face.
The video is captioned, “It got personal by the end.”
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