ʙʀᴇaᴋɪng dᴏwn “whaddᴜp ʀᴇddɪᴛ ɪᴛ’s ᴋᴇndʀɪcᴋ laᴍaʀ”: pʀᴏs, cᴏns, and ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛhɪng ʙᴇᴛwᴇᴇn

ɪn 2013, a ʏᴏᴜng ᴋᴇndʀɪcᴋ laᴍaʀ sᴜʀpʀɪsᴇd ᴛhᴇ wᴏʀld wɪᴛh hɪs aᴍa ᴏn ʀᴇddɪᴛ accᴏᴍpanɪᴇd ʙʏ ᴛhᴇ ɪcᴏnɪc “whaddᴜp ʀᴇddɪᴛ ɪᴛ’s ᴋᴇndʀɪcᴋ laᴍaʀ.” ᴛhᴇ aᴍa shᴏwcasᴇd laᴍaʀ’s wɪᴛ, hᴜᴍᴏʀ, and gᴇnᴜɪnᴇ cᴏnnᴇcᴛɪᴏn wɪᴛh hɪs fans. hᴏwᴇᴠᴇʀ, sᴏᴍᴇ cʀɪᴛɪcs aʀgᴜᴇ ᴛhaᴛ ᴛhᴇ aᴍa’s sɪgnɪfɪcancᴇ has ʙᴇᴇn ɪnflaᴛᴇd ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. whɪlᴇ ɪᴛ ᴜndᴏᴜʙᴛᴇdlʏ pʀᴏᴠɪdᴇd a glɪᴍpsᴇ ɪnᴛᴏ laᴍaʀ’s pᴇʀsᴏnalɪᴛʏ, ɪᴛs sᴜʙsᴛancᴇ was lɪᴍɪᴛᴇd, lacᴋɪng ᴛhᴇ dᴇpᴛh and ɪnsɪghᴛs ᴏfᴛᴇn fᴏᴜnd ɪn ᴏᴛhᴇʀ cᴇlᴇʙʀɪᴛʏ aᴍas.