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18:56

Grace Tatter
Ben Brock Johnson

July 20, 2024

Craig Federighi, Apple senior vice president of software engineering, talks about messages in iOS10 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2016, more innocent times. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Is it just us, or has almost everything on the internet — even breaking news — become NSFW?

In this bonus episode, Endless Thread host Ben Brock Johnson and producer Grace Tatter parse an eggplant emoji-filled chain text message about a breaking news event, the ubiquity of "Hawk Tuah" girl, and what it means that rated-R speak has gone mainstream.

Show notes:

The origins of the horny chain text (The Atlantic)
What's the deal with 'Hawk Tuah' girl? (The Cut)
Hypebeasts without the hype (Garbage Day)