Scar Girl (TikTok)
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Scar Girl is a nickname given to TikToker Annie Bonelli (@wtmab) who, in 2021, appeared on video for the first time with a scar on her face that never faded, remaining on her face into 2023. Bonelli posted several videos claiming she applies something to her face to help it fade but it doesn't help. As the scar refused to fade and seemingly got worse, TikTokers began accusing her of faking the scar and drawing it on, becoming an increasing topic of controversy in January 2023.
Online History
On March 18th, 2021, TikToker[1] @wtmab posted her first video to show a scar on her face, lip dubbing to a song, garnering over 1.4 million views in two years (shown below).
@wtmab It’s amazing how people choose to waste their time #forreal #fypp ♬ original sound – danica
The TikToker continued to post videos over the following months and the scar remained visible, not seeming to fade at all (example shown below, left). Commenters started to hypothesize that the scar was fake, sometimes saying it looks darker in later videos rather than lighter and that the angle is different video-to-video. On August 8th, @wtmab posted a video to TikTok[2] addressing commenters, saying she puts "stuff" on the scar to help it fade and claims it's "a lot better now than it used to be." She directly addresses people who say the scar should be white, saying her body might just "heal weird" and then showing another scar on her arm that is dark. She ends the video by saying she doesn't want to cover it with foundation because it might make it heal slower. The video (shown below, right) gained over 1.6 million views in two years.
@wtmab Back to the thinking spot #bythewater #fypp ♬ original sound – Tik Toker
@wtmab Y’all are stressing me out #healingprocess #foryouu ♬ original sound – ‼️A N N I E‼️
January 2023
On January 1st, 2023, @wtmab posted a video to TikTok[3] where she addresses her hate comments, accusing her of faking the scar, directly. In the video, she says she has a second scar on top of the original from a topical burn sustained during her last attempt to treat it. She addresses that the scar looks flat because of her beauty filter. She then wipes her face with a baby wipe to show that the scar doesn't rub off. The video (shown below) gained over 5 million views in a week.
@wtmab Felt like it was time tbh
Following the video, numerous TikTokers posted videos attempting to expose @wtmab for faking her scar. For example, on January 9th, TikToker[4] @tonguehockeyqueen posted a video with a fake scar drawn in the same place claiming she used to stan scar girl but doesn't anymore, garnering over 2.5 million views in three days (shown below, left). On the same day, TikToker[5] @shelbytweten posted a video showing numerous images of scars and claiming the look of her scar doesn't make sense, garnering over 2.4 million views in the same span of time (shown below, right).
Some users also defended scar girl, including TikToker[6] @user..surejxjchc on January 9th, garnering over 3.3 million views in three days.
@tonguehockeyqueen #scargirl ♬ original sound – nora
@shelbytweten someone had to come with real medical receipts #scargirl #greenscreen #greenscreenvideo ♬ original sound – Shelby Tweten
On January 11th, TikToker[7] @wtmab posted another video trying to wipe off her scar using another solution, seemingly unable to wipe it off, garnering over 3.6 million views in under 24 hours (shown below). The video's description claims she got the scar in March 2020, before the first date the scar is shown on her TikTok page, although this could be a typo or she could have been covering the scar up at first. In the description, she writes, "I had a poor reaction to the first topical I tried in an attempt to fade it. I was sloppy applying it as well and this led to a longer injury."
@wtmab hey guys, originally in March of 2020 when I was injured and realized that this would be a permanent mark on my face forever I was embarrassed. I was so upset that I thought my face was ruined as insecure as I was already at 15 navigating highschool. I felt like the opportunity to look at myself in the mirror and smile was taken away from me because of a cruel situation. It was until one day that I realized that covering my scar and openly hating it was a disservice to those close to me and myself suffering from insecurities. While I decided not to cover it for those reasons it never fully went away and neither did my insecurities because when I looked in the mirror I saw the reason behind why it was there. Unfortunately I had a poor reaction to the first topical I tried in an attempt to fade it. I was sloppy applying it as well and this led to a longer injury. I was in a dark place knowing that it was now even worse. I had to wait til that fully healed to start a second treatment which I began in august. Since then, this treatment has been super invasive and I cannot emphasize the pain directed around that injury. It’s at a point where it genuinely does look gross, it has risen and it’s scabbed over. I also did not think about how tanner would get in the scabbed area when I did it. It should get better with time but unfortunately all of my scars do still heal brown. While I don’t think it’s right that people mindlessly comment hate for whatever reason it is, I do make a decision to put myself out on the internet. My account was made to show those out there, they’re more than their scars. Not to have a comment section showing those same people they should hate themselves because of their scars. I’ll never stop using my platform for DV awareness and body positivity. I hope this video is what y’all need to move on or at least understand. No one should make a comment on someone’s scars, especially not knowing the history behind that scar or the person on the screen. If anyone ever needs to talk my dms are open, I would love to listen to your stories and hype y’all up. I promise I hear u and I see u. Thank you and I hope y’all will move with grace in the future.
On the same day, TikToker[8] @annettejohnstonaesthetic posted a video zooming into the recent post by @wtmab, alleging that you actually can see some of the scar come off when she wipes it, garnering over 366,000 views in under 24 hours.
@annettejohnstonaesthetic 💀😭#greenscreenvideo #scarface #foryou #scargirl #DoritosTriangleTryout #trending #fypシ ♬ original sound – annettejohnstonaesthetics
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