People are defending theHawk Tuah Girlafter she faced criticism for an unfiltered response she gave during an interview in Tennessee.
HighlightsHailey Welch, known as Hawk Tuah Girl, went viral after a street interview in Tennessee.Her peculiar onomatopoeia response during the interview led to memes, merchandise, and even tattoos.Many people find Hailey’s carefree attitude refreshing and support her against online hate.
Theclip of the interviewwas later reposted on TikTok, receiving 3.4 million views and 300,000 likes.
Haliey‘s popularity grew so much that she is reportedly selling merch to profit from her newviralHawk Tuah Girl identity.
A woman namedHalieyWelch was turned into a meme after describing a risqué act during a street interview
During the much-talked-about video, the men asked Haliey, “What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?” to which she responded in a Southern accent, “Oh, you gotta give him thathawk tuahand spit on thatthang.”
The woman’s response led to dozens of memes that added her over backgrounds, inserting her into different scenarios.
Even WWE wrestler Liv Morgan quoted the woman’s peculiar spitting onomatopoeia ina postshared on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Saturday (June 22).
Posing with her massive belt, Liv said, “I feel so good. I just gotta give this thing ahawk tuah.”
Halieyis now known as the Hawk Tuah Girl
The Tennessee woman was asked,“What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?”to whichshe responded, “Oh, you gotta give him thathawktuahand spit on thatthang“
The Tennessee resident’s words sparked mixed reactions online, with some people arguing that she shouldn’t haveexposedherself like that in front of a global audience.
“Imagine your boss seeing this in the future,” a TikTok user pointed out.
Thousands of social media users found the onomatopoeia hilarious, leadingHalieyto sell merch with her famous catchphrase
Image credits:fatheadthreads
However, most people found her carefree attitude really refreshing. One user wrote, “This woman needs to be protected at all cost!”
“You know she’s a blast to party with,” someone else added.
“The country twang makes this 10000% better,” another individual highlighted.
She has recently partnered with the apparel company Fathead Threads to sell signed hats for $50
“We have been here all night making them,” the company wrote on X
Hawk Tuah Spit On That Thangpic.twitter.com/uvwc3vvlO5
— OldSchoolHats (@Oldschoolhats)June 20, 2024
Haliey‘s response inspired everything from memes to toys and even tattoos
I’m done folks. You win internet. I can’t beat you.#hawktuahpic.twitter.com/ZNZXygPdXk
— Verbal Riot (@verbalriotshow)June 23, 2024
No way people are getting Hawk Tuah tattoos. 🤦♂️🤣pic.twitter.com/5JgnLJ0saP
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_)June 22, 2024
Watch the full interview below:
On June 19, the Tennessee-based apparel company Fathead Threadsposted two photosto Facebook showing the owner, Jason Poteete, standing with Haliey in a hat reading, “Hawk Tuah ’24 Spit On That Thang.”
In the second picture, Haliey is shown signing her name on the hats.
The hats are available on the company’s website and range in price from $32 (regular) to $50 (signed).
“She’s only getting hate because she’s free-spirited,” an X user wrote
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