The question plaguing everyone’s mind on TikTok right now is one of patriotism, grit, and an understanding of colonial history. Who would win in a fight: 100 Americans or 100 Brits?
TikTok creator @2mwad asked his followers and, as a result, everyone else, “Everyone’s talking about 100 men versus one gorilla. F*ck that, I got a new one. 100 British people versus 100 Americans. One big room. No weapons. Who’s winning? Leave it in the comment section.”
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I have never seen more American patriotism in my life. As one commenter on 2mwad’s video wrote, “Nothing brings US Citizens [sic] together like a red coat making a challenge.”
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It should be known that I am American, so I come to this question with bias, as do most of the TikTok creators who responded. But the consensus seems pretty clear to me: the Americans would win, no competition. As the top comment on 2mwad’s video said, “We already did this we celebrate it on July 4th.”
Some creators are responding with their own lineups, and the one lineup that really sold me on America beating Britain comes from comedian Keara Sullivan, @superkeara on TikTok, who drafted a “very diverse, broad-ranging fantasy team” of just 30 people she thinks could beat 100 British people:
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“Two people from Appalachia born and raised among the mountain folk”
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“Two Floridians with a criminal record”
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“Two blue-collar workers from Boston”
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“One drunk Eagles fan born and raised in Philly”
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“One Waffle House employee, any state”
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“One cornfed Miswesterner”
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“One emo Midwesterner”
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“One grandma from Louisiana”
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“One old man from Atlanta”
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“Two Italian Americans from New Jersey, one with mob connections, one without”
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“Two women from the LA area that identify as Chicana and wear gold hoops”
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“One veteran who has definitely committed a war crime”
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“One polyamorous person from the Pacific Northwest who still believes everyone should be masking”
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“One gay man from Rhode Island who identifies as a bear”
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“That one girl in high school who smoked weed and has a big-ass tapestry in her room”
There’s some heavy stereotyping at play here, but it’s all clearly part of the bit. Here’s what the rest of the internet had to say:
So, what do you think? Who would win in a fight: 100 Americans or 100 Brits?