What is TikTok\u2019s \u2018honey spell\u2019 and why are people saying it\u2019s dangerous? PixabayTikTok\u2019s latest trend has people using honey to attract potential partners \u2014 but some netizens are warning non-Hispanic folks to pass on this particular activity. TikTok is a hive for viral trends and fads, spawning multiple memes and crazes over the years that have leaked into real life several times. From making handbags and dresses sell out in stores to getting everyone to air-fry their pasta noodles, TikTok is the premier destination for the next big thing \u2014 but the latest trend to sweep the app is making some users hit the pause button. If you\u2019ve been perusing the app lately, you\u2019ve likely seen folks doing the \u2018honey challenge\u2019 or \u2018honey method.\u2019 This challenge is actually a spell, and requires that participants draw a cross on their tongues with honey. The aim of the honey challenge is to \u201cmake someone obsessed with you,\u201d according to TikToker Valeria, who gave users a tutorial on how to complete the spell. While drawing the cross, she asks that people remain positive and remove all doubt about their intentions from their mind for the spell to work effectively. Click here if TikTok fails to load. Although it seems simple, and plenty of users have tried it out for themselves, she warns viewers that they shouldn\u2019t try the honey method if they aren\u2019t Hispanic\/Latino. \u201cThis method can only be done by Hispanic or Latino [people],\u201d she explained. \u201cBut if you wanna do it and you\u2019re not Hispanic or Latino, make sure to stay protected and don\u2019t be surprised if you get karma or it backfires.\u201d Other TikTokers are also warning non-Hispanic people to avoid using the spell, explaining that it\u2019s not neo-paganism but \u2018brujeria\u2019 \u2014 a type of witchcraft native to Latin American and Afro-Caribbean cultures. TikToker Jenny Luna explained the issue in a TikTok, saying, \u201cBabe, it\u2019s brujeria, not witchcraft. It\u2019s a closed practice. If you\u2019re not Hispanic you literally cannot do it, you\u2019re gonna get yourself in trouble.\u201d Click here if TikTok fails to load. The honey method is just the latest trend to take over TikTok, following the viral \u2018whisper method\u2019 that is also making waves on the app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is TikTok\u2019s \u2018honey spell\u2019 and why are people saying it\u2019s dangerous? PixabayTikTok\u2019s latest trend has people using honey to attract potential partners \u2014 but some netizens are warning non-Hispanic folks to pass on this particular activity. TikTok is a hive for viral trends and fads, spawning multiple memes and crazes over the years that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64200"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64200\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}