Lesbian Farmer's Emu Emmanuel Becomes Internet Sensation
Florida has captured millions’ hearts by documenting life with her emu, Emmanuel, and took the web by storm.Emmanuel has been known to TikTok users for weeks now, thanks to Knuckle Bump Farms’ TikTok account.
Since joining the app, Blake, 29, a South Florida farmer and proudly out lesbian, has primarily shared content on TikTok about cattle and adorable miniature cows.
But, of course, that was before Emmanuel angrily walked into the picture in early July.A mischievous-looking, nearly six-foot-tall emu makes himself known, as if on cue, by taking an interest in —and seeming offense to — the camera in the video, knocking it to the ground as Blake talks to the camera about the other animals on the farm.Blake has posted at least half-a-dozen videos on @KnuckleBumpFarms TikTok since early July, exhorting Emmanuel not to “do it.”Each time Blake admonishes Emmanuel, he seemingly considers the eternal emu question: Should he peck?The original video has garnered almost 9 million views, and Emmanuel fans have demanded more ornery emu content.
Blake happily obliged, providing another clip of the giant bird acting up.“Emmanuel, don’t do it!” quickly became a universal symbol of the world’s frustrations.
