Tragic Mike is the perfect name for this sad video thread.
A certain stripper is trending on TikTok and Twitter after people got a look at his dancing skills. And, unfortunately, they weren’t impressed.
The trending moment began when the TikTok account @raneishakirksey3 posted videos of herself and her friends sitting around a personal strip performance. According to videos she’d posted earlier, the group had arrived in Las Vegas for vacation. They then decided to enjoy one of the common sources of entertainment in the city. But, again, they ended up not liking what they paid for.
In the series of videos, we see the women sitting around the stripper. Some of them are recording the performance on their phones, some are looking at their phones as a distraction, and absolutely all of them look disappointed with their stripper.
https://www.tiktok.com/@raneishakirksey3/video/6965582970837011718
https://www.tiktok.com/@raneishakirksey3/video/6965998872183278853
https://www.tiktok.com/@raneishakirksey3/video/6966000391225888005
https://www.tiktok.com/@raneishakirksey3/video/6966070024687668485
https://www.tiktok.com/@raneishakirksey3/video/6966071490785643781
The series of TikTok videos have garnered a lot of attention with a collective 914K views. The videos then found their way to Twitter with user @chris_notcapn captioning the first video, “When you order a stripper off Wish.”
https://twitter.com/chris_notcapn/status/1396904175246708743?s=20
Several commenters then joked about the stripper, whose now nicknamed “Tragic Mike.”
Chile, IDK but clearly the rent wasn't due 'cause he was giving me 20mg of Ambien energy.
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) May 24, 2021
I work too hard for my money to be giving out sympathy cash.
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) May 24, 2021
— Tillie McGillie 💙🐾🇺🇦☮️ (@KarolinaDaze67) May 24, 2021
The one time my sister went to a bachelorette party, the stripper had a trainee with him and he was VERY awkward 🙂
— Bikes rule (@nonteentitan) May 24, 2021
I guarantee you I could find a cop in an hour that would dance better.
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) May 24, 2021
In his mind he's magic Mike….when really he's tragic Tyler
— Zuxxx (@zuxxx) May 25, 2021
Tragic Mike https://t.co/n15YKBVmCH
— Mimsy 🥤 (@MimsyYamaguchi) May 24, 2021
— Folding Chairs Against Trump (@Stephdurann) May 24, 2021
I’m gonna choose to believe this too. This made me feel better.
— shawty toxica (@hoodtinkerbell) May 25, 2021
Even news sources like E! News joined the conversation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxS0Gv1ySQ
Of course, there were also some commenters who defended the stripper and pointed out the cruelty in mocking the man online.
Chile… He's a viral sensation now. Trust! He'll probably work more now than he ever has.
— Cole Hansberry (@colehansberry) May 25, 2021
OK? He has a nice body — if you can't dance just work with what you've got lmao
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) May 24, 2021
https://twitter.com/CorpusAmorphous/status/1397021486863486978?s=20
Though, many countered that the lackluster performance deserved critique at the very least. Flailing hands is one thing, but next to no eye contact? A phone call stopping the music? Almost no engagement at all with the clients for that matter? This was messy AT BEST!
https://twitter.com/LongTimeLstnr/status/1397248477898416139?s=20
I dont feel sorry for him for two reasons: He gotta know he will be recorded..by multiple ladies. Its par for the course for these types of parties. 2. Strippers know they gotta put on a show. He doesnt have ‘show’ at all. Its pathetic really.
— HotricanTMP (@HotricanTMP) May 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/Crystal58616341/status/1397187314913144832?s=20
But maybe he just needed the right kind of client to hype him up and pass the vibe check.
https://twitter.com/e_lee_sule/status/1397000085704118274?s=20
What do you Instinct Readers think? Is this stripper a Tragic Mike/Tyler or just a guy who needed a little more support?
They were to patient. If he was at my party it would go like this, skip the bullshit, get undressed and put your cock in my mouth. Gays don’t mess around.