Who Is 'Mama Owl' And Why Is She Being Criticized? The Viral 'Pay Your Penance' TikTok Memes Explained
TikTokers have chosen a new villain and she's a popular content creator with over 2.4 million followers. The TikToker, known as Mama Owl, is currently being criticized after an old, deleted video of hers that some are calling problematic has resurfaced. But who exactly is Mama Owl and what was the video that got her into trouble? Here's what you need to know.
@owlspenance ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฑ!! ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ #fypage #mamaowl #owlspenance #fanpage #actives #viralvideo #unflopme #xybca #fp #pourtoi #fanpages #turtleaddisonfp โฌ original sound โ Mama Owl Fanpage ๐ซถ๐ป๐ฅน๐
Who Is 'Mama Owl' On TikTok?
Mama Owl, or @mathmanx, is a TikToker with roughly 2.4 million followers on the platform. She started posting content in 2021 and, over the past three years, has gained a substantial following for her skit content. In the skits, which are often trues stories submitted by fans, Mama Owl re-enacts events, often relating to teachers and students, that stem from funny to traumatic.
In her videos, Mama Owl plays the roles of all the characters herself, with many of the characters being children. Between skits, Mama Owl also posts commentary videos and opinion videos and streams live on TikTok. While her content has been praised for bringing awareness to dark subject matter, it's also been criticized by others as being "weird," particularly when she plays children going through traumatic events.
@mathmanx Whoโs ready for a roller coaster ride? This #submission runs the gamut! #pov #story #storytime #teacher #mamaowl #part1 #greenscreen โฌ original sound โ Mama Owl
@mathmanx Replying to @MOMof5grannyto4 how have we as a society still not grown past this?? #pov #story #storytime #teacher #mamaowl #part2 โฌ original sound โ Mama Owl
Why Is 'Mama Owl' Being Criticized With Memes?
In August 2023, Mama Owl posted a since-deleted skit where she re-enacts a traumatic moment of assault between a trans student and their substitute teacher. The video, which begins with Mama Owl as the teacher saying, "You're going to pay your penance now," before re-enacting the assault, resurfaced in July 2024. Viewers found it problematic and odd, inspiring memes remixing and editing the clip, along with other clips from her videos.
Mama Owl responded to the wave of criticism in a now-deleted video that was not well received. In the video, she purportedly claimed that the hate was largely inspired by a recent live stream, where she blocked some viewers for spamming the brisket song in her chat and criticized Christianity, which she says some viewers didn't like. Purportedly, she did not mention the 2023 video, which seems to be what most critics are focused on, which only further stoked the memes against her.
@skibidimamaowll ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฑ #mamaowl #viral #cute #funny #fypใทใviral #famous #fyp #insideout2 โฌ original sound โ ๐ข๐ด๐ฒ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ช๐ถ๐ช ๐ธ๐๐ต
@musaandstellaa WHY IS MAMA OWL ALL OVER OUR FYP๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ #mamaowl #mamaowlmeme #holdonmamaowl #mylittlepony #brony โฌ The girl, so confusing version with lorde โ Charli xcx & Lorde
@kinley.artist Fixing mama owls pfp because it doesnt look like her <3 might become a mama owl fanpage also! ๐๐ #mamaowl #mamaowlfanpage #mamaowlhater #fixingmamaowlspf #artist #beginnerartist #speedpaint #funny #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #fypใทใ#viral #brisketsong #brisket #payyourpenance โฌ Mama owl come back โ baby owl ๐ฅฐ
@notcatta2 Shes so silly ๐คช #fyp #fypage #fypใทใviral #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #fypp #mamaowl #danganronpacosplay #silly โฌ original sound โ notCatta2
For the full history of Mama Owl, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
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