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Lorenz, T. (2021, July 9). How Khaby Lame became TikTok’s biggest star. The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
BBC News. (2022, June 22). Khaby Lame: TikTok’s most-followed creator. www.bbc.com/news/technol...
BBC News. (2022, June 22). Khaby Lame: TikTok’s most-followed creator. www.bbc.com/news/technol...
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Lorenz, T. (2021, July 9). How Khaby Lame became TikTok’s biggest star. The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
BBC News. (2022, June 22). Khaby Lame: TikTok’s most-followed creator. www.bbc.com/news/technol...
BBC News. (2022, June 22). Khaby Lame: TikTok’s most-followed creator. www.bbc.com/news/technol...
The Washington Post. (2021, May 27). Amy Cooper sues former employer, says she was defamed after Central Park incident.
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Amy Cooper was fired after calling 911 on a Black birdwatcher. Now she’s suing her ex-employer.
Amy Cooper is suing her former employer, investment firm Franklin Templeton, claiming the company did not perform a legitimate investigation before firing her and falsely labeled her a racist.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Washington Post. (2021, May 27). Amy Cooper sues former employer, says she was defamed after Central Park incident.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/...
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The New York Times. (2020, July 6). Amy Cooper charged with filing false police report in Central Park incident.
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The New York Times. (2021, February 23). Amy Cooper pleads guilty in Central Park dog case. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/n...
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The New York Times. (2021, February 23). Amy Cooper pleads guilty in Central Park dog case. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/n...
Amy Cooper Faces Charges After Calling Police on Black Bird-Watcher (Published 2020)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The New York Times. (2020, July 6). Amy Cooper charged with filing false police report in Central Park incident.
www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/n...
The New York Times. (2021, February 23). Amy Cooper pleads guilty in Central Park dog case. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/n...
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The New York Times. (2021, February 23). Amy Cooper pleads guilty in Central Park dog case. www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/n...
CNN. (2020, May 26). White woman who called police on Black birdwatcher in Central Park is fired. CNN.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
CNN. (2020, May 26). White woman who called police on Black birdwatcher in Central Park is fired. CNN.
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Maerowitz, S. (2020, May 27). Franklin Templeton Issues Timely and Effective Crisis Response Following “Central Park Karen” Incident. PRNEWS. www.prnewsonline.com/franklin-tem...
Franklin Templeton Issues Timely and Effective Crisis Response Following 'Central Park Karen' Incident
PR takeaways from Franklin Templeton's response to its employees racially motivated 911 call.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Maerowitz, S. (2020, May 27). Franklin Templeton Issues Timely and Effective Crisis Response Following “Central Park Karen” Incident. PRNEWS. www.prnewsonline.com/franklin-tem...
Vera, A., & Ly, L. (2020, May 26). White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired. CNN. www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/u...
White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired | CNN
The white woman who called police on a black man in Central Park during an encounter involving her unleashed dog has been fired from her job, her employer said Tuesday.
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Vera, A., & Ly, L. (2020, May 26). White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired. CNN. www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/u...
Amanpour and Company. (2023, July 17). Central Park Birder Christian Cooper on “the Incident” & the Beauty of Birding| Amanpour and Company. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-y...
Central Park Birder Christian Cooper on "the Incident" & the Beauty of Birding| Amanpour and Company
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Amanpour and Company. (2023, July 17). Central Park Birder Christian Cooper on “the Incident” & the Beauty of Birding| Amanpour and Company. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-y...
Cooper, C. [@Chi_Cooper]. (2020, May 26). Video of Amy Cooper in Central Park [Video]. Twitter. x.com/baratunde/st...
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Cooper, C. [@Chi_Cooper]. (2020, May 26). Video of Amy Cooper in Central Park [Video]. Twitter. x.com/baratunde/st...
Lame, K. [@khaby.lame]. (2020, April 29). “Hard way vs. easy way” mask removal [Video]. TikTok. www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame?...
Khabane lame's Creator Profile
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November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Lame, K. [@khaby.lame]. (2020, April 29). “Hard way vs. easy way” mask removal [Video]. TikTok. www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame?...
Key Evidence:
• Viral video (July, 2020):
www.tiktok.com/@quentinjile...
• Franklin Templeton termination statement:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/...
• Legal outcome (NY Criminal Court, 2020):
www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/n...
• Viral video (July, 2020):
www.tiktok.com/@quentinjile...
• Franklin Templeton termination statement:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/...
• Legal outcome (NY Criminal Court, 2020):
www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/n...
NYC bird watcher #christiancooper doesn’t want racist - animal abuser #amycooper to go to jail 🤯
TikTok video by QuentinRJiles
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November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Key Evidence:
• Viral video (July, 2020):
www.tiktok.com/@quentinjile...
• Franklin Templeton termination statement:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/...
• Legal outcome (NY Criminal Court, 2020):
www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/n...
• Viral video (July, 2020):
www.tiktok.com/@quentinjile...
• Franklin Templeton termination statement:
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/...
• Legal outcome (NY Criminal Court, 2020):
www.nytimes.com/2020/07/06/n...
This case is an example of the punitive nature of democratization: her actions could have remained unquestioned, or even more, they could have led to the injury of Christian Cooper, had it not been captured on video by the citizens and shared in real-time on social media.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This case is an example of the punitive nature of democratization: her actions could have remained unquestioned, or even more, they could have led to the injury of Christian Cooper, had it not been captured on video by the citizens and shared in real-time on social media.
She even admitted to making a false report with the police and lost the entire finance career (NY Times, 2021).
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
She even admitted to making a false report with the police and lost the entire finance career (NY Times, 2021).
The video became viral within 24 hours and it has been seen more than 40 million times (CNN, 2020). It took 48 hours to publicly shame Cooper and fire her by her employer, Franklin Templeton, whom she identified through LinkedIn (Templeton, 2020).
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The video became viral within 24 hours and it has been seen more than 40 million times (CNN, 2020). It took 48 hours to publicly shame Cooper and fire her by her employer, Franklin Templeton, whom she identified through LinkedIn (Templeton, 2020).
after he asked her to take a leash on her dog according to the Central Park rules. She dialed 911 and told them, “I will say there is an African American male threatening my life, that is racially-charged fake news captured by Christian Cooper and published to Twitter (Cooper, 2020).
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after he asked her to take a leash on her dog according to the Central Park rules. She dialed 911 and told them, “I will say there is an African American male threatening my life, that is racially-charged fake news captured by Christian Cooper and published to Twitter (Cooper, 2020).
Key Evidence:
• First viral post (July 2021):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Post sustaining fame (2022 World Cup collab w/ FIFA):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Audience engagement (Q&A Story, Oct 2024):
www.instagram.com/khaby00/?hl=en
• First viral post (July 2021):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Post sustaining fame (2022 World Cup collab w/ FIFA):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Audience engagement (Q&A Story, Oct 2024):
www.instagram.com/khaby00/?hl=en
🤦🏿♂️I wanna see you flags under this video, mine are 🇮🇹 🇸🇳 And yours? Where are you from? 🇮🇹 🇸🇳 🇵🇹🇲🇽🇧🇷 🇺🇸 #learnfromkhaby
TikTok video by Khabane lame
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Key Evidence:
• First viral post (July 2021):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Post sustaining fame (2022 World Cup collab w/ FIFA):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Audience engagement (Q&A Story, Oct 2024):
www.instagram.com/khaby00/?hl=en
• First viral post (July 2021):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Post sustaining fame (2022 World Cup collab w/ FIFA):
www.tiktok.com/@khaby.lame/...
• Audience engagement (Q&A Story, Oct 2024):
www.instagram.com/khaby00/?hl=en
such platforms as Tik Tok centralize cultural authority and thus means that marginalized or non-traditional voices obtain power that was previously the prerogative of elites. The talent of Lame would not have been exposed to mass audience during a pre-social media era.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
such platforms as Tik Tok centralize cultural authority and thus means that marginalized or non-traditional voices obtain power that was previously the prerogative of elites. The talent of Lame would not have been exposed to mass audience during a pre-social media era.
). Had there not been democratization, Lame, who is deaf in one ear, used to have no jobs, and does not speak English, would have had no good avenue to international fame. According to Burgess and Green (2023),
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
). Had there not been democratization, Lame, who is deaf in one ear, used to have no jobs, and does not speak English, would have had no good avenue to international fame. According to Burgess and Green (2023),
) and made fun of a five-step mask removal hack attracted more than 20M views in one week, but only by sharing and being shared by users and through the algorithm (Lame, 2020a).
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
) and made fun of a five-step mask removal hack attracted more than 20M views in one week, but only by sharing and being shared by users and through the algorithm (Lame, 2020a).
The algorithm of this platform will give preference to engagement (likes, shares, watch time) over the number of followers or celebrity titles, which will allow the unknown creators to go viral around the world overnight (Abidin, 2021). The initial video that Lame broke out (April 2020)
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The algorithm of this platform will give preference to engagement (likes, shares, watch time) over the number of followers or celebrity titles, which will allow the unknown creators to go viral around the world overnight (Abidin, 2021). The initial video that Lame broke out (April 2020)
Democratization played a key role in the rise of Lame: because of its low entry point (only a smartphone and the Internet were needed), Tik Tok enabled him to evade the media systems of the past, where talent agencies, TV auditions, etc. played a crucial role in getting famous.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Democratization played a key role in the rise of Lame: because of its low entry point (only a smartphone and the Internet were needed), Tik Tok enabled him to evade the media systems of the past, where talent agencies, TV auditions, etc. played a crucial role in getting famous.
His content is based solely on general visual humor, which is optimized to the algorithm of the TikTok platform and which is maximized without institutional barriers behind the scenes to increase his reach (Burgess and Green, 2023).
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
His content is based solely on general visual humor, which is optimized to the algorithm of the TikTok platform and which is maximized without institutional barriers behind the scenes to increase his reach (Burgess and Green, 2023).
He was the most followed creator on Tik Tok having more than 160 million followers within the course of 18 months despite not uttering a single word in any of his videos and having no background in media, entertainment, or influencing history (BBC News, 2022).
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He was the most followed creator on Tik Tok having more than 160 million followers within the course of 18 months despite not uttering a single word in any of his videos and having no background in media, entertainment, or influencing history (BBC News, 2022).
when Italy was under lockdown due to the pandemic and he had started making deadpan reaction videos ridiculing overcomplicated life hacks with straightforward, intuitive ones (e.g., opening a jar by simply opening it) (Lorenz, 2021).
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when Italy was under lockdown due to the pandemic and he had started making deadpan reaction videos ridiculing overcomplicated life hacks with straightforward, intuitive ones (e.g., opening a jar by simply opening it) (Lorenz, 2021).