There\u2019s a lot to unpack<\/p>\n
My For You Page has been dominated by old Rahul Rai TikToks, so here\u2019s why everybody\u2019s obsessed with him right now and his multiple controversies.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve been getting an influx of cringey TikToks about \u201cbae\u201d and being an elder millennial from creator Rahul Rai<\/a>. He\u2019s been making content on TikTok for years, first blowing up during the pandemic for his \u201crelatable\u201d relationship content.<\/p>\n @thefakerahulrai<\/a> <\/p>\n closest he\u2019s ever got to a woman #fyp<\/a> #viral<\/a> #wehaterahulrai<\/a> #rahulrai<\/a> <\/p>\n \u266c \u0e40\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e22\u0e07\u0e15\u0e49\u0e19\u0e09\u0e1a\u0e31\u0e1a \u2013 N \u2013 \u00d1<\/a> <\/p>\n The 35-year-old was born in India but lives in LA, and works as a content creator and actor. Some of his previous roles in old films have been going viral<\/a>, including his earliest acting credit on IMDb, When Harry Tries To Marry, which came out in 2011 when he was 20 years old. He\u2019s also played minor one-off roles in big shows like Man On The Inside and Barry.<\/p>\n So why is he going viral now? Well, a bunch of Rahul\u2019s older TikToks have been reshared on the platform, first just because people were making fun of them and calling them cringey, and increasingly for behaviour some have deemed as \u201cproblematic\u201d.<\/p>\n Rahul is being accused of misogyny for his \u2018bae\u2019 content<\/p>\n @rahulraireuploads<\/a> <\/p>\n rahul rai future bae zara #rahul<\/a> #rahulrai<\/a> #rahulraireuploads<\/a> #lolcow<\/a> #cringe<\/a> <\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 rahul reuploads<\/a> <\/p>\n A big part of Rahul\u2019s TikTok persona is the fictional character of \u201cbae\u201d \u2013 which is just him in a towel. Some of his POVs, including the \u201cbae\u201d character, have been going viral for the wrong reasons, like a skit he made implying women get excited over \u201ccontainer shopping\u201d. People are criticising Rahul for being reductionist about what women value in a relationship, and it\u2019s all been exacerbated by accounts re-uploading his old content.<\/p>\n His videos about fictional son Zayn are also getting dragged<\/p>\n @rahcornball<\/a> <\/p>\n Can he stop \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d thank u for the video @\u30df\u30df #therealrahulrai<\/a> #rahulrai<\/a> #lolcow<\/a> #funny<\/a> #fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 Ruhalsmanipulater<\/a> <\/p>\n As part of Rahul\u2019s content, he also has created an imaginary son named Zayn, who he has with the also fictional Bae. Yes, I\u2019m confused too. In some of his Zayn videos, people have said the content is weirdly inappropriate.<\/p>\n In the clip above, Rahul tells Zayn not to call him \u201cdaddy\u201d, and the whole skit is centred around a dick joke.\u00a0 This particular skit has been shared on Reddit and X. He\u2019s turned off the comments on his videos but is still regularly uploading, ignoring the backlash.<\/p>\n For more,\u00a0like The Tab on Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Featured image via TikTok<\/p>\n