An influencer filmed herself in a plane toilet licking the seat as part of a "coronavirus challenge."
Ava Louise has appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show and has 19,000 TikTok followers and 150,000 Instagram followers. She posted the video to her Twitter on March 14.
"Please RT this so people can know how to properly be sanitary on the airplane," she said with "love" and "sweating" emojis.
People responded with disgust that she would do such a thing just for the attention.
"The whites are at it again," one person said, while another responded "Classy."
A day later, Louise confirmed that she started the coronavirus challenge for "clout" and that her actions were no worse than "eating a dude's a--."
"I can't get coronavirus," she added. "Just like the gays, rich blonde b------ are IMMUNE."
Louise also started spreading awareness of important social issues.
"OK so now that you're all on my page — racism is bad," she tweeted. "Gay people are good. Transphobia is grosser than me licking a toilet. Good day."
Swab tests have shown the most bacteria and fungal spores on a plane are found on the headrest, seatbelt buckle, tray table, and inside handle of the washroom door. There are probably also more things to catch at check-in than in the bathrooms, and toilet seats may be comparatively quite clean.
That's not to say you should go around licking things.
