The internet has long been a coliseum where public figures are dragged into the arena, whether their crimes are grave or trivial. Naomi Campbell once stormed out of a 2010 television interview over questions about a ‘blood diamond,’ toppling a camera with the same flair she used to topple fashion runways. Will Smith’s 2022 Oscars slap became both a meme and a morality play, earning him a ten-year ban. Now, this merciless audience has found a fresh target in Benny Blanco.

The new victim of this digital witch hunt is Benny Blanco, felled not by scandal but by berries. He unveiled, with the solemnity of a priest, a box of Japanese blueberries costing two hundred dollars in his recent TikTok. To the internet, this was less haute cuisine than high farce. The image of a man bragging about fruit became a shorthand for dystopia itself, as though the Hunger Games had a Whole Foods sponsorship.

In his video, Benny Blanco marveled at the blueberries as though they were treasures from a vault. Each berry, perfectly aligned in its box, was admired for its sheer size and presentation. His reverence resembled that of a child granted an oversized lollipop, wide-eyed and delighted. The performance was less a culinary appreciation and more a fruit worship session, where the blueberries shone brighter than diamonds and drew sharper ridicule than any ill-timed award show slap.

This blueberry video of Benny Blanco has rolled across the internet faster than any gossip, and let us say the crowd is far from berry pleased with him.

Blueberries made Benny Blanco the main course online

The internet has sharpened its pitchforks for Benny Blanco’s blueberry boast, and the mood is less sweet, more sour. Users fired off zingers like “Sir we’re not rich enough to relate to this” and “I really like this guy, but man, the rich are clearly not taxed enough.” Another chimed in, “Why do the rich get all the PR packages and stuff… We are out here can’t pay for groceries anymore.” Thus, privilege was roasted and served with fruit on top.

The ensuing commentary could have been mistaken for a tragicomedy of modern economics. “And here’s me hustling for rent,” sighed one viewer. Another chimed in with brutal brevity: “I dont even have 200 in my account must be nice too spend that much just for blueberries.” It was not envy on display, but exasperation, a reminder that nothing ripens resentment faster than wealth packaged in fruit boxes.

Do you believe the sour taste of Benny Blanco’s blueberry video is justified, or is this outrage a little over-jammed? Drop your take in the comments down below!