“what-about-me-ism”
It started with bean soup.
A young woman on TikTok shared a simple video of herself making bean soup in her kitchen. Nothing dramatic, nothing controversial — just beans, broth and seasoning simmering in a pot. But her comment section erupted into outrage. Not outrage about food safety or waste, but outrage that she dared make bean soup when some viewers “don’t like beans.”
This wasn’t satire. Peopl…
