“Waiting for ’Hi I’m Dead”: Family Does TikTok Challenge After Grandpa Dies, SA Defeated

“Waiting for ’Hi I’m Dead”: Family Does TikTok Challenge After Grandpa Dies, SA Defeated

  • A family's cemetery visit left a sour taste in many social media users' mouths after seeing their twist on a viral 'I'm not the' TikTok challenge
  • In a TikTok video, the family showcased five generations of the deceased's descendants in a humorous twist to honour their late loved one
  • The video, however, shocked many social media users who took to the comments section to lambast the family for taking the challenge too far
TikTok users felt that a family had taken things too far after seeing their content, centred around their late mkhulu
A group of women from the same house participated in a viral challenge, using their deceased grandfather as content. Image: @remooo_sepeko
Source: TikTok

A family visiting their late patriarch at his graveside decided to blend tradition with trending online humour by participating in the popular 'I'm not the' challenge.

Their clip went viral after it was shared by TikTok user @remooo_sepeko, gaining 646K views as it stirred up controversy among viewers.

The family's cemetery visit

The clip begins with family members standing in a neat line in Mocoseng village. Each person takes a turn stepping forward, introducing themselves with statements that they are not the deceased but the granddaughter or great-granddaughter.

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The introductions continue, covering the deceased's lineage through five generations, with everyone playfully disassociating themselves from being the one for whom the gathering was held.

Watch the video below:

Mzansi is unimpressed by family's challenge

The video left many social media users feeling that the family took things too far, asking if none of them saw that they were doing something wrong. Some jokingly shared that they were waiting to see if the last person would claim the deceased title, like how the challenge is done.

User @KamogeloC said:

"I was waiting for 'hi I’m dead'😩😩"

User @Lefa 🪼 commented:

"This is so wrong!!😭😭😔

User @Isca shared:

"In this family, you can be a daughter and a granddaughter to one person 😭"

User @dianakubyane asked:

"Everyone, including the camera person, no one saw anything wrong here😳?"

User @Kay.Mathers said:

"This has gone too far."

User @Andisiwe Nkombi

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"I'm judging myself for waiting to see the deceased 😭"

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  • After acing it in the middle of the street, TikTok users crowned a vibrant mkhulu winner of a popular Loyiso dance challenge.
  • Two young ladies shocked their grandmother by claiming to have done wild things in the 'We do not judge, but we listen' prank.
  • Two young boys impressed Mzansi by showing off their cute moves and dancing to Amapiano sounds.

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Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za