Steam Cleaned Teddy Bear
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Steam Cleaned Teddy Bear
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Steam Cleaned Teddy Bear refers to a viral video of a Chinese steam-cleaning company cleaning a teddy bear, turning its fur from brown to nearly white. The video inspired race-related jokes on Twitter.
Origin
The video was posted to Douyin by Shandong Qingbao Cleaning Co., Ltd on February 10th, 2020.[1] It was reposted to Twitter on February 13th by Twitter user @VickiHo[2] posted the clip to Twitter, gaining over 30,000 retweets and 130,000 likes (shown below).
There is a steam-cleaning company on Douyin and I can't stop watching its videos. pic.twitter.com/RYvWWVhNM3
— Victoria Ho (@vickiho) February 13, 2020
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The video inspired others to joke about the bear's transformation, comparing it to people who have appeared to change their skin color during their lifetime. For example, Twitter user @DeadLecturer[3] posted comparison photos of Sammy Sosa, gaining over 100 retweets and 2,300 likes (shown below, left). User @MaryPussyPoppin[4] compared the video to Kim Kardashian, gaining over 1,000 retweets and 4,300 likes (shown below, right). Jokes about the video were covered by the Daily Dot.[5]
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[3] Twitter – deadlecturer
[4] Twitter – MaryPussyPoppin
[5] Daily Dot – This video of a teddy bear getting steam cleaned makes a perfect meme
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