Hello Kitty Girl and Professor Travis Meade Dating Rumor Controversy
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Overview
The Hello Kitty Girl and Professor Travis Meade Dating Rumor Controversy refers to an online controversy surrounding University of Central Florida (UCF) professor Travis Meade who was allegedly dating his female teacher's assistant (TA) allegedly named Kaylee, purportedly resulting in his firing in October 2024. Photos and videos of Professor Meade and "Kaylee" together on campus went viral on Imgur, Reddit and TikTok during the same timeframe. Many likened Kaylee to a Hello Kitty Girl because of her girly outfits and letters she allegedly made for Professor Meade showing Hello Kitty that were taped to his office door. The rumor started on the /r/ucf subreddit where Redditors alleged that the Hello Kitty letters on his door were made by her. They were signed "Kaylee" but the handwriting and coloring looked like that of a child's. Purported photos of the two walking together and touching each other spread online as it continued garnering interest. Discord messages allegedly from the Hello Kitty TA also leaked online as the rumor spread, claiming that Professor Meade left UCF because he was offered a better position at another institution. It was also alleged that "Kaylee" has a fiancé.
Background
Travis Meade is a professor of Computer Science (CS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando, Florida.[4] According to his LinkedIn, [5] he's been at UCF since 2015. Since then, multiple posts about Professor Meade have surfaced on the /r/ucf subreddit[6][7] regarding his classes and teaching style.
On October 21st, 2024, Redditor[9][10] PinkDestroyer10 posted to /r/ucf subreddit, asking, "Why was Professor Meade fired?" further clarifying, "Just curious if anyone knows the actual reason 'cause I have heard a few rumors and I wanna know what happened. (I really like tea lol)." The post received 116 upvotes and 81 comments before it was removed.
A comment was posted by Redditor[9] Mindless-Mango-3724 in the following hours, in which they alleged, "I would be in class and his girlfriend (or it looked like that) was the TA … It did feel a bit unprofessional" (shown below).
![reddit COMMENTS UCF UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORI 116 General Why was Professor Meade fired? (self.ucf) submitted 6 hours ago by PinkDestroyer10 Just curious if anyone knows the actual reason cause I have heard a few rumors and I wanna know what happened. (I really like tea lol) 81 comments share save hide report all 81 comments sorted by: best (suggested). [-] Mindless-Mango-3724 69 points 5 hours ago i would be in class and his girlfriend (or it looked like that) was the TA. she would come up to him after class and take his jacket and put it on and just be attached to his hip but literally never help anyone even though she was a TA. I'd go to office hours and he would be busy helping other students but she would just stand there and not help any of the other students who were also there. it did feel a bit unprofessional but other than that, i actually think meade was a great professor and good at his job so that's a bummer. permalink embed save report reply [-] Spiritual-Peak-5036 23 points 5 hours ago Girl with all the rainbow clothes and accessories right? permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/932/714/434.png "Original /r/ucf thread that started the rumor")
On October 22nd, 2024, an anonymous Imgur[3] user shared videos and photos allegedly showing UCF Professor Travis Meade and his unnamed TA, allegedly named Kaylee, who's seen in a girly outfit, including a short dress and a red bow. In many of the photos, the alleged Meade is shown touching the TA, like holding her by the arm while walking and helping her with her dress (shown below).
Other photos shared in the Imgur[3] post showed the Hello Kitty notes allegedly on Professor Meade's office door. In one image (shown below) the phrase "Happy 43st [sic] Birthday Daddie" and a name signed "Kaylee" can be seen.
The photos were mentioned in the original thread on /r/ucf[9] but many Redditors disputed the claim. For one, Redditor chrissolanilla alleged that Professor Meade "left because he got a good job lined up, he was not dating the TA" (shown below).
![[-] chrissolanilla 27 points 4 hours ago He left because he got a good job lined up, he was not dating the TA. The TA on ucf discord said she is already engaged and not dating meade and that he left for a job that required him asap. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] CootCodes 17 points 2 hours ago https://imgur.com/a/iXEfZdS What's this then? permalink embed save parent report reply [-] Atlas3141 7 points an hour ago Yeah doesn't matter if they were dating, you can't walk around with your TA like newlyweds. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] chrissolanilla 6 points an hour ago https://imgur.com/a/eibMLxv permalink embed save parent report reply [-] chrissolanilla 1 point 2 hours ago Literally just them walking together permalink embed save parent report reply [-] lolreppeatlol 9 points 2 hours ago me when i lie permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/932/715/e90.png "He left because he got a good job lined up, he was not dating the TA. The TA on ucf discord said she is already engaged and n")
Redditor[9] chrissolanilla further linked to an Imgur[11] post to prove their point. The Imgur post showed screenshots of Discord messages allegedly from the TA who said that Professor Meade "left because he had a great position lined up that needed him immediately" (shown below).
Others in the original /r/ucf[9] thread alleged that the Hello Kitty TA had a fiancé, like Redditor _JJCUBER_ who alleged to "know Kaylee and Meade very well" (shown below, top) and provided an Imgur[12] link to a photo allegedly showing "Kaylee" and her fiancé (shown below, bottom).
![[-] _JJCUBER_ 10 points 3 hours ago They were not dating. She has a fiancé: https://imgur.com/a/qWkZwEU I know Kaylee and Meade very well (I was together with them a lot, moreso than any other student), and I can guarantee that nothing was between them. Meade is just extremely kind, and he reaches out a helping hand to anyone in need. If you would like more information, you can look at my replies to people on other posts pertaining to this; at this point, I have no desire to further talk about this topic since it's clear that people would rather believe a rumor than look at facts. Frankly, it's sickening to see how people are willing to go this far to slander/make libel against someone so kind. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] CootCodes 14 points 2 hours ago https://imgur.com/a/sX0hOKE Interesting... I believe this note reads, "Kaylee" "Happy birthday daddie" "I love you" permalink embed save parent report reply [-] PeetaaBoi 2 points an hour ago Idk him and his relationship with said student everyone is talking about, but I have a hard time believing someone would hang this up on their door/wall if it was given to them like that. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] tmarks39 [score hidden] an hour ago I was around when that was made and hung up. I was one of his TAs at the time. It was purely a joke that was made amongst a few of us who were friends. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] floatbob [score hidden] 36 minutes ago ...That doesn't make it any less weird? I don't know what else to say, this just looks unprofessional even if it was just one of you or all of the TA's. permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/932/719/692.png "\"I know Kaylee and Meade very well\"")
Online Reactions
In late October 2024, TikToker[1] @lifebyoni posted a video, that's since been deleted, in which she wrote, "When everyone is shocked that a professor got fired but his Hello Kitty Girl TA was literally coloring pictures of Hello Kitty and writing 'Happy 43st birthday daddie, I love you' that he would publicly display on his office door." The TikTok earned over 161,400 likes before being deleted per a screenshot from another TikTok[2] (shown below). The video notably spread the rumor to the new platform.
TikToker[2] @asmodeusonearth posted the video with the abovementioned screenshot on October 23rd, also including the photos from the Imgur[3] post. The video received over 301,000 plays and 17,100 likes in a day (shown below).
@asmodeusonearth @oni ♬ original sound – jenna
Later on October 23rd, TikToker[8] @asmodeusonearth shared another video in which she showed all of the contents of the Imgur[3] post. The video received roughly 1.5 million plays and 178,100 likes in a day (shown below).
@asmodeusonearth Replying to @Jess #greenscreenvideo ♬ original sound – jenna
On October 23rd, 2024, TikToker[12] @cammychristine shared a video about the situation, joking about being a 30-year-old woman in Chicago who's fully invested in the UCF professor and Hello Kitty Girl drama, gaining over 831,700 plays and 55,500 likes in a day (shown below).
@cammychristine How did I even get here
Other viral TikToks[13] reacting to the drama were posted on October 23rd.
Other than on TikTok, the story was shared to 4chan's /g/[14] on October 23rd, 2024, in which the OP outlined the rumor and shared links. The post received numerous replies in the following days (shown below).
![489KiB, 1170x1552, jN8dmJu.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO ✓ >Has her dress like a child >Has her call him "Daddy" >Walk around campus holding hand and hugging her /g/ CS Prof fired for dating TA [172/23/1] Anonymous Wed 23 Oct 2024 14:15:24 No.102942924 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>102943031 >>102943176 >>102943286 >>102943348 >>102943361 >>102943407 >>102943491 >>102943742 >>102943920 >>102944184 >>102944330 >>102944597 >>102944633 >>102944757 >>102944803 >>102944857 >>102945285 >>102945343 >>102945453 >>102945484 >>102945608 >>102945626 >>102945629 >>102945638 >CS professor >Obsessed with math and C >Brutalizes normalfags with tough CS1 and Discrete Math classes >Has sex with his TA >Has her draw Hello Kitty drawings on his door and sleep in his office >Has her give him head in his car in the campus' parking lot after a long way of lecturing normalfags >Based on professor reviews, obsessed with teaching "efficient and readable /chad/ code" while also having an all-over-the-place unfocused teaching style (probably ADHD) >The TA has a fiance so he is essentially cucking someone too >His main research papers mostly discuss reverse engineering >https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10095779 >https://scholar.google.com/scholar? hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C11&q=author%3A+%5C%22Travis +Meade %5C%22&btnG= https://imgur.com/a/JBqpalu https://imgur.com/a/message-from-ta-eibMLxv https://www.tiktok.com/@lifebyoni/video/7428755169522994463 This UCF Professor that recently got fired/retired(?) screams /g/ oldfag kek. I'm pretty sure I saw an anon bragging about these exact things before but I brushed it off as LARP obviously Kudos to this oldfag. I hope you find a job at another university! Florida uni system doesn't even pay Professors very well.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/932/723/ad6.png "4chan /g/ thread")
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Search Interest
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External References
[1] TikTok – deleted @lifebyoni
[2] TikTok – @asmodeusonearth
[3] Imgur – UCF Professor Meade with Hello Kitty TA
[4] USF – Travis Meade
[5] LinkedIn – Travis Meade
[8] TikTok – @asmodeusonearth
[9] Reddit (via archive.today) – /r/ucf
[10] Reddit – deleted /r/ucf
[11] Imgur – message from the ta
[12] TikTok – @cammychristine
[13] TikTok – @spoiledhousewives
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![489KiB, 1170x1552, jN8dmJu.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO ✓ >Has her dress like a child >Has her call him "Daddy" >Walk around campus holding hand and hugging her /g/ CS Prof fired for dating TA [172/23/1] Anonymous Wed 23 Oct 2024 14:15:24 No.102942924 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>102943031 >>102943176 >>102943286 >>102943348 >>102943361 >>102943407 >>102943491 >>102943742 >>102943920 >>102944184 >>102944330 >>102944597 >>102944633 >>102944757 >>102944803 >>102944857 >>102945285 >>102945343 >>102945453 >>102945484 >>102945608 >>102945626 >>102945629 >>102945638 >CS professor >Obsessed with math and C >Brutalizes normalfags with tough CS1 and Discrete Math classes >Has sex with his TA >Has her draw Hello Kitty drawings on his door and sleep in his office >Has her give him head in his car in the campus' parking lot after a long way of lecturing normalfags >Based on professor reviews, obsessed with teaching "efficient and readable /chad/ code" while also having an all-over-the-place unfocused teaching style (probably ADHD) >The TA has a fiance so he is essentially cucking someone too >His main research papers mostly discuss reverse engineering >https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10095779 >https://scholar.google.com/scholar? hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C11&q=author%3A+%5C%22Travis +Meade %5C%22&btnG= https://imgur.com/a/JBqpalu https://imgur.com/a/message-from-ta-eibMLxv https://www.tiktok.com/@lifebyoni/video/7428755169522994463 This UCF Professor that recently got fired/retired(?) screams /g/ oldfag kek. I'm pretty sure I saw an anon bragging about these exact things before but I brushed it off as LARP obviously Kudos to this oldfag. I hope you find a job at another university! Florida uni system doesn't even pay Professors very well.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/932/723/ad6.png "4chan /g/ thread")
![[-] _JJCUBER_ 10 points 3 hours ago They were not dating. She has a fiancé: https://imgur.com/a/qWkZwEU I know Kaylee and Meade very well (I was together with them a lot, moreso than any other student), and I can guarantee that nothing was between them. Meade is just extremely kind, and he reaches out a helping hand to anyone in need. If you would like more information, you can look at my replies to people on other posts pertaining to this; at this point, I have no desire to further talk about this topic since it's clear that people would rather believe a rumor than look at facts. Frankly, it's sickening to see how people are willing to go this far to slander/make libel against someone so kind. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] CootCodes 14 points 2 hours ago https://imgur.com/a/sX0hOKE Interesting... I believe this note reads, "Kaylee" "Happy birthday daddie" "I love you" permalink embed save parent report reply [-] PeetaaBoi 2 points an hour ago Idk him and his relationship with said student everyone is talking about, but I have a hard time believing someone would hang this up on their door/wall if it was given to them like that. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] tmarks39 [score hidden] an hour ago I was around when that was made and hung up. I was one of his TAs at the time. It was purely a joke that was made amongst a few of us who were friends. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] floatbob [score hidden] 36 minutes ago ...That doesn't make it any less weird? I don't know what else to say, this just looks unprofessional even if it was just one of you or all of the TA's. permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/932/719/692.png "\"I know Kaylee and Meade very well\"")
![[-] chrissolanilla 27 points 4 hours ago He left because he got a good job lined up, he was not dating the TA. The TA on ucf discord said she is already engaged and not dating meade and that he left for a job that required him asap. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] CootCodes 17 points 2 hours ago https://imgur.com/a/iXEfZdS What's this then? permalink embed save parent report reply [-] Atlas3141 7 points an hour ago Yeah doesn't matter if they were dating, you can't walk around with your TA like newlyweds. permalink embed save parent report reply [-] chrissolanilla 6 points an hour ago https://imgur.com/a/eibMLxv permalink embed save parent report reply [-] chrissolanilla 1 point 2 hours ago Literally just them walking together permalink embed save parent report reply [-] lolreppeatlol 9 points 2 hours ago me when i lie permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/932/715/e90.png "He left because he got a good job lined up, he was not dating the TA. The TA on ucf discord said she is already engaged and not dating meade and that he left for a job that required him asap.")
![reddit COMMENTS UCF UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORI 116 General Why was Professor Meade fired? (self.ucf) submitted 6 hours ago by PinkDestroyer10 Just curious if anyone knows the actual reason cause I have heard a few rumors and I wanna know what happened. (I really like tea lol) 81 comments share save hide report all 81 comments sorted by: best (suggested). [-] Mindless-Mango-3724 69 points 5 hours ago i would be in class and his girlfriend (or it looked like that) was the TA. she would come up to him after class and take his jacket and put it on and just be attached to his hip but literally never help anyone even though she was a TA. I'd go to office hours and he would be busy helping other students but she would just stand there and not help any of the other students who were also there. it did feel a bit unprofessional but other than that, i actually think meade was a great professor and good at his job so that's a bummer. permalink embed save report reply [-] Spiritual-Peak-5036 23 points 5 hours ago Girl with all the rainbow clothes and accessories right? permalink embed save parent report reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/932/714/434.png "Original /r/ucf thread that started the rumor")
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