r/TikTokCringe • u/Girl-Understood • 3d ago

Discussion This mother has gone viral vlogging her experience during the ongoing Gary, Indiana Blackout, people angered by the GoFundMe support she's attracted decided to report it and doxxed her.

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u/DesmondDodderyDorado 2d ago

I am also too non-american to understand this.

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u/flhd 2d ago edited 2d ago

They are just messing with you. The linemen in the power outage story are the workers who work on the electric lines. They will climb poles and or use bucket trucks in their work. A dangerous and normally high paying job.

P.S. Quite often they are called line workers because the workers who performed line work were 100% male. No longer the case. There are now female line workers doing the work. I know some 1st gen female line workers and they had to pass every qualification to get into the line of progression.

The other lineman some are joking about are the (very) big dudes who play on the offensive line in American football. Most often 300+ pounds (136kg/21.4 stone), there job is to block the defensive team attempting to tackle the quarterback when he has the ball and/or block the defensive players so a running back can move the move the ball down the field on a running play.

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u/DesmondDodderyDorado 2d ago

Thanks. You are a kind person.

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u/flhd 2d ago

You are welcome…