“We thought maybe a few people would from TikTok or mostly from Snapchat - mostly our friends would. “And then all of a sudden … all of these people are taking the test,” Menashe said.
Other promotional videos for the test soon followed. 27, Wetsel’s first TikTok promoting the test currently has 6.7 million views and 1.6 million likes. They turned to TikTok and quickly went viral. The duo initially promoted the test to close friends on social media. In late December, the BuzzFeed quiz was uploaded onto the site. After a brainstorming session that lasted multiple days, they created 170 statements, then narrowed it down to 100. Realizing this tradition could become something more, the duo turned to the holy grail of all online quizzes: BuzzFeed. “We originally made the Innocence Test to be a point of comparison between our lives - not like we’re comparing us to each other, but more like, ‘Here’s what I’ve done, and let’s talk about it,’” Menashe said. In the beginning, the best friends used the test as a way to stay in contact while attending colleges across the country, measuring their college antics. Ranging from “been on a date” to “had the police called on you,” the statements capture the breadth of scandalous behavior, according to Menashe and Wetsel. Each statement checked off adds a point to users’ scores, which determines their labels. The Innocence Test consists of 100 statements, each signifying a step away from purity.
And we were like, ‘I don’t know if those are some things we think are super applicable. “I think there’s bestiality and incest on there. Although the Rice Purity Test has been continually updated since its creation in 1924, Menashe and Wetsel believe it is out of touch with modern-day signifiers of impurity, such as sexting. Ĭreated by Rice University students, the Rice Purity Test calculates one’s purity score after they check off various statements that describe risque actions. Are you an angel? A baddie? A rebel? Or a full-on devil child? The Innocence Test will tell you in exchange for an examination of all your “impure” actions.Ĭreated by Ella Menashe PO ’23 and her best friend Grace Wetsel, the Innocence Test is an updated version of the classic Rice Purity Test.
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