“It’s Very Stupid”: SA Unsympathetic After Woman Breaks Spine Doing Nicki Minaj Pose Challenge

• A Russian woman hopped onto the Nicki Minaj pose challenge but fell off her kitchen counter and broke her spine
• The viral TikTok challenge takes inspiration from the Trinidadian's pose in the music video of her song High School
• A few members of the online community were not impressed with the woman, noting that they knew the challenge would end in disaster

After news recently broke that an aspiring Russian influencer, Mariana Barutkina, had broken her spine doing the Nicki Minaj pose challenge, some social media users failed to show sympathy for the woman's injury. Instead, many saw the challenge as a teachable moment for those wanting to attempt it.

Local radio presenter Thabo Baloyi shared the news on his TikTok account, stating that Mariana injured herself weeks after giving birth. She tried to balance on a saucepan and a tin of baby formula, which were stacked on her kitchen counter.

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What is the Nicki Minaj pose?

The Nicki Minaj pose challenge takes inspiration from the rapper's pose in her music video for the 2013 song High School, featuring fellow rapper Lil Wayne.

In the music video, the award-winning, controversial musician sits poolside in a pink bikini and stilettos, crouched down with her legs crossed. She impressively shows both her heeled feet flat on the ground.

While Nicki poses on a flat surface, many people on TikTok, the social media platform on which the challenge went viral, have recreated the pose with dangerous twists. From balancing on stacked dumbbells to mailboxes and beer cans, TikTok users are risking it all for the likes.

SA reacts to woman's broken spine

A few local members of the online community gathered under Thabo's post and shared their thoughts about the woman injuring herself while attempting the viral challenge. Unfortunately for the woman, many felt that it was an 'I told you so' moment.

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@onika_petty1 told social media users:

"The challenge was to just do it on the ground safely, like Nicki did. But people decided that they have to exaggerate it by climbing on things which will injure them."

@yangamjoli noted in the comments:

"I’ve been saying this challenge is going to get dangerous."

An annoyed @debs4real1 told the online community:

"It's very stupid. Did Nicki Minaj go all out like that? Did she do it on a mailbox like that other weirdo girl?"

Referring to a past unsafe TikTok challenge, @user4581481035434 shared:

"It kind of looks like the crate challenge. Imagine being paralysed because of TikTok."

@sonja00001111 stated with a laugh:

"Sorry, not sorry. You don't have to do everything, millennials."

@ntuntus wrote under the post:

"I thought they were using AI because some of those videos looked insanely dangerous."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

3 Other Nicki Minaj pose challenge attempts

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• In another article, Briefly News reported that a Johannesburg domestic worker took the challenge to new heights as she balanced on various items while eating cake.
• A young man showed the 'kasi edition' of the challenge, balancing on a glass item that could shatter at any minute. His attempt impressed many social media users.
• South African internet users loved a content-creating petrol attendant's take on the challenge, with some stating that he was the best in the country.

Source: Briefly News