While Magic Mike star Channing Tatum is off doing God knows what on the set of his new project, it seems the filmâs cultural legacy is still at play out in the world.
And by that we mean at least one male stripper is doing his best Magic Mike impression to the tune of Ginuwineâs âMy Pony.â
âBest,â of course, is relative.
A video of the dancer has gone viral on TikTok, and the internet has dubbed him âTragic Mike.â
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And if you watched that thinking âOh but I wish there was moreâ youâre in luck. The TikToker uploaded three more clips:
@raneishakirksey3 #part 2 in Vegas #fyp#yes he got paid soon as he walked in he yelled no smoking I got asthma
@raneishakirksey3 part 3#fyp#we thought the girl was playing a prank on us ??#Vegas
âIâm gonna choose to believe the real stripper got sick, and his good buddy since grade school was like, âI got youâ, and just tried his absolute best so his friend wouldnât lose the payout entirely, because rentâs coming up and sh*t,â hypothesized one commenter.
âOk but the audience also sucks??? Zero energy gets zero energy back,â observed another.
Food for thought.
Liquid Silver
B for effort…
Creamsicle
Such a shame when a hot guy can’t move his hips.
It looks like he’s doing the moves with the commitment that dancers use when they’re just going over their routine mentally.
Vince
It wasn’t that bad. That was just a tough crowd. Not very enthusiastic.
I would have liked to at least see the big reveal. đ
Robert-in-Seattle
I hope for their sakes that itWAS a “big reveal!”
MISTERJETT
he’s new!!!!!
missvamp
they were bored & he was clueless. sad, totally sad. the girls needed drinks- lots of drinks & he needed talent- he had none.
DarkZephyr
Nowadays you can become notorious and ridiculed the world over for just trying to live your life and maybe having an off moment or an off day because of other unscrupulous people being ever ready with their smart phone cameras to catch every slip up or mistake of others. I am starting to think that maybe it should be illegal to post videos of people without their express personal consent.
Leash
isnt it… already illegal though? I’m not sure about the US, but here in Germany you can’t do that. Or the faces must at least be blurred I think. Maybe he gave his consent, but I doubt it.
DarkZephyr
@Leash,
I think it depends. If you take a video of someone in a private setting, I think that is illegal to post without permission. But if its in a public place where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy then I think its another matter entirely. But I think it should just be illegal, period.
trojanboy
Poor guy. Leave him alone. He’s cute.
PrinceofPrussia
@DarkZephyr: Yes, I totally agree. We have become a horribl critical, negative society that gets its kicks from other’s misfortunes and off moments. Can’t we all try to be a little more supportive and forgiving?
Cam
I guess Magic Mike upped people’s expectations, because frankly, isn’t a stripper there to take off their clothes and not put on a Broadway musical??
cuteguy
Gay men are the best audience (and tippers) for male strippers. Those cows in the audience were giving no energy. Even if the dancer dances like Elaine from Seinfeld, gay men top handsomely with a lot of energy
cuteguy
*Tip not top – freudlian slip
faustp23
The guy is so high or drunk….that’s why he’s stumbling!!!
WillParkinson
Gee, he’s got so much room to move, right? He appears to be wedged into a fairly small space, which doesn’t give him a chance to shake the goods, assuming he can shake them. Without having been there, I won’t fault him for what he’s doing.
homehope
Why was this a story (other than to shame, humiliate, and bully someone) on this site? I thought these actions were not acceptable toward the gay community, yet it’s condoned here? Maybe this guy has his own bio of issues.
RyanMBecker
He was so…er, stiff. And not in the good way.
RyanMBecker
If this was real, I’m betting that something good will come out of it for him. I can definitely see him on Ellen or CSPAN. I can’t stand Ellen but I’d tune in if he’s on. My guess is that opportunistic “talent” scouts are already attempting to contact him.
Doug
For a stripper, it took him forever to just unbutton his shirt.
BoomerMyles
With moves like that must be a straight guy.
trey71
White gay guys cant dance any better though
Ronbo
Look at that…trey71 going full steam on the bigotry and white-hate.
bsg1967
Would this be a story or a post if it was a female stripper?
jackscott
Cute guy, but he can’t move! He should have just taken his clothes off and called it a day.
homehope
Great point!!! Or Asian or Black. I feel for the guy, not for his performance but the catty comments here.
huntsnark
He can be my private dancer đ
MusicBoi74
I’ve seen much, much worse. Who was that cow with the red shirt and the gold printing drinking the booze right out of the bottle, blocking the camera in the second video? Classy!!