TikTok Twink DEAD at Sweet 16

From Thanksgiving 2024...

Why are all these influencers dying left and right?

You probably should not be calling a 16 year old a twink. It’s really creepy.

He could bench press 185.

A million followers? Jesus.

he died with a tight hole.

Comments say suicide.

Yeah the TikTok chatter says he committed suicide.

Becoming a social media influencer seems to be a risk factor…

Hope he didn't influence any other kids to kill themselves. Now, the White House is a different story.

And? He contributed nothing to the planet.

After watching this video, it made me wonder if he was in the closet, and tired of hiding his secret?

R11 I'd kill.myself too if that soundtrack passed for good music. Utter bilge. Thank heavens for growing up in the 70s/80s. WTF did he actually influence?

Good lord, you watch the video at R11 and it's like, two kids doing some lame-ass low-key dancing to terrible music? That's what has teenagers captivated? Take all their phones away.

Quality chicken. What a loss.

R3 Maybe they live in Russia where the age of consent is 2 degrees of familial separation.

At 16, he was an old hag anyway!

Poor kid had to wear those braces for nothing

Yeah, all that pain for no gain

Maybe he looked at the mirror, saw that abomination on top of his head, and killed himself?

Hopefully the mortician fixed that problem, r19.

Was it the vaccine?

The poor family and loved ones he left behind. How do you move on from a tragedy like this ?

Just remember: A smile is just a frown turned upside down. You find the strength to get through it. Just don't talk to Larry King.

You get through it by doing a lot of praying. And a lot of sucking dick.

You get a dog. It'll cost you far less and won't blame you for setting them up to fail in life.

buying a Porsche Carrera can help get you out of the blues

Can you maybe have some respect and not call a 16 year old kid that just died a "twink"?

twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder how tight you are

Live like a tard die like a tard

Sad, but necessary

[quote] The poor family and loved ones he left behind. How do you move on from a tragedy like this ?

GoFundMe in 3…2…1..

I was suicidal at 16, and when I reconnected with several of my friends a few decades later I discovered they had been as well. There's something about his photo that reminds me of me 40 years ago

Rope or bullets?

brace face

what's your guess, r33?

tide pods

lovely face with some charm, and jr. superman body. What went wrong?

Eww gross, R36. I was an influencer in 2025, not like last century or whatever,

R27 Can you shut the fuck up and stop acting like a scold who has any power here?

R39 legit slaps.

And that goes for you, too, R3. Go back to safe space TikTok if you don't like it here.

Can you implode R39 and stop being a sucking black hole of negative energy?

I'm not R27.

Lowkey rude, R42.

Jesus God in Heaven, why'd you have to kill such hot snatch?

Old dude's dank is sus.

Sorry, r44, I wanted to cum in that tight ass myself

Don't be creepy, R44.

I think young people need to get off the internet. It’s fucking them up. 16 is tragically young.

R35 = I'm going rope. Lots of people using it lately.

Twinks are young skinny hairless guys. How is he not a twink? Did he graduate to athletic?

Yeah, true, r49. And it preserves the pretty face better.

R48 #cheugy

If you drank booze11+ hours a day, you would have an addiction problem. And yet, if you replace the vodka with a phone (and social media), it's somehow considered normal?

His broccoli hair got steamed and he got burned.

[quote]How is he not a twink?

Because he's a child. And don't go off on me; I didn't choose the magical age of 18 to determine when someone has free agency, but there you have it.

He was a cutie that was a twink in every sense of the word. Him being under 18 doesn't change his category.

Good night, sweet prince

It's unfortunate hair for sure, r54

That nose wasn't going to get any better.

R10 He was 16.

[quote] Because he's a child. And don't go off on me; I didn't choose the magical age of 18 to determine when someone has free agency, but there you have it.

In around 30 states, the age of consent is 16.

R59 Only a person with severe body dysmorphia would see a problem with this kids nose

He looks about 12 or 13.

Remember that kid who became a father at 14, had another kid with the girl, became a YouTube sensation, then hanged himself in the garage? This smacks of the same dysfunction.

R64 No, I don't.

Maybe this isn't the thread to mention it but all of you who complain about these TikTok hairstyles...at least when I was a teenager in the 70s, we had pretty similar hairstyles. I mean is it that different from Willie Aames?

Nels Van Patten

"-Dead Twink" poster, you're awesome.

You've really nailed the GenZ social media influencer genre.

Good job!

Like George Foreman he had a great grill but he couldn't last forever

Show me an "influencer" and I'll show you an idiot who doesn't know math or history. Lip synching other people's work, and taking selfies aren't life "skills".

RIDDLE......What do you call an Influencer in a mansion?........ANSWER.....Visiting someone who owns a mansion............

TikTokers do NOT make a lot of money even when they have millions of followers. 5 grand a month isn't much in L.A.

This hot thing had a million followers on his main account.

His girlfriend seems more like a GURLfriend.

The positive side is he had those braces removed before he went. At least he died with a good smile. .

I don't know what he died from, but I wouldn't rule out embarrassment

Here’s a video about the young father who committed suicide who was referenced in R64.

Who?

R65 - DataLounge actually had a thread about young dad Landon Clifford’s suicide. Not coincidentally, Landon was referred to as a “Twink” by DL denizens.

This one's cuter.

Lol r77

Dear God I hope I live long enough to see the word "enfluencer" removed from the English language. To me the word enfluencer means "loser who can't or won't get a real job".

OP isn't exactly helping to fight the far-right assertion that gays are pedophiles. Come on, OP.

R81 do enfluencers (sic) sell ensure? Pyramid scheme?

R81 I'm not sure it was ever there in the first place.

*influencer

Oh, dear. R81. Not just once, but twice.

Celebrating teen parents online is very degenerate, but it gets worse, just look at YT, people are making videos of their own dying by cancer, until they shrivel up and expire, it's a sign of the breakdown we have now, like trump being elected, they get up votes too and lots of views, I'm not even going to link to it, it just ridiculous and sad. Go look if you dare.

R87 = And they also BEGFEST on social media. Without an ounce of proof, they claim to have no insurance and simply must have YOUR donation to survive. Garbage. I got into it with one Hillbilly on YT. His wife died and he was STILL begging after collecting thousands$$. I asked him how much MORE he needed. I looked him up and he had bailed on a ton of pre-paid lawn services. He blocked me when I started posting his unhappy customers reviews. [bold] NEVER give money to anyone online [/bold]...

Nope no money for the beggers at the roadside either, the police said it's a fraud, I hate when there's some woman holding a baby or dog in the heat or cold to get sympathy, you get nothing bitch, next time I see a baby I will call the police.

Bro, take a hit and chill. When all is said and done, I'm still 6 down in the ground. And it's all about me, yeah?

Lol.

ENquiring minds want to know.

I don't particularly like influencers, but I also don't understand the vitriol. I especially don't get why people think they need to do some miserable "useful" job. Aren't there enough people to do those jobs? If anything, there's a lack of jobs, not the people to do them. If I was younger (much younger) I would do this in a heartbeat, if I could. Have you ever heard the phrase, "It beats working for a living"?

Surprised he didn't live stream it.

He went out with a bang.

[quote]You probably should not be calling a 16 year old a twink. It’s really creepy.

Not calling a 16-year-old TikTok exhibitionist a twink is like not calling you a cunt.

Cunt.

lol, r95

I'm digging up my five dead babies right now so I can MONETIZE.

The Lord and my Little Angels want it that way.

I've been making a lot of money robbing intersection beggars.

You have to brandish, though, because they're all packing. And then kick them down forcefully. They'll come across.

People often rush up to give me a handout as a thank you.

[quote] Surprised he didn't live stream it.

R94 wins the thread!

TikTok star Joshua Blackledge’s cause of death has been revealed nearly three months after his death.

Blackledge died by suicide at age 16, per documents obtained exclusively by Us Weekly. While no drug paraphernalia was found at the scene, there was a teddy bear, paper note and a picture discovered. He was found by a family member.

In the docs, his family noted that the influencer had “exhibited behavioral changes” over the past year.

Blackledge’s last TikTok post days before his death featured clips of him and friends with a white pickup truck. Since his death, users have taken to the comments section to mourn. “Rest in peace Josh, you will be missed,” one user wrote alongside heart and dove emojis.

Rustyn Gambardella, who often appeared in Blackledge’s videos, paid tribute to him in a March TikTok, writing, "Losing a person you view as a brother is one of the worst things I've been through. Josh always made me happy being around him and we had so many memories together. He will be greatly missed."

Blackledge amassed more than 1 million followers on TikTok, sharing lip-syncing and car-related videos. He also had “a passion for the outdoors and loved being around water, whether fishing or boating with friends,” his obituary read.

Blackledge, who was a junior at West West Carteret High School in North Carolina, participated in wrestling and track at school and had a love for cars and trucks.

“At home, Joshua liked helping his mom with cooking, gardening, and yard work,” his obituary read. “He had an energetic spirit and was known for his entertaining nature, often impressing others with backflips.”