By Jasmin Shirazian
An account on TikTok by the username @cphpisser has spent the past several days uploading videos to the platform that suggest a person urinating in different parts of campus. In one video, the user secretly films from the bushes and captures a group of unknowing students on the Redwood Bowl field in the background of the act.
The anonymous user has remained faceless and the videos only show a stream of liquid in various common areas, such as the steps of Founders Hall. Public comments on the videos vary from disgust to disbelief. One commenter said the videos breach the line of consent.
“Disregarding people who are bringing up that they feel uncomfortable with the video being up as overly sensitive is perpetuating a culture of ignoring consent,” user @momoneymoproblems003 said. “If you want to pee around campus and take videos, that’s gross, but please don’t include people who did not consent to being in a video of this nature in them.”
A specific post has caused discomfort and unease for viewers. The unknown subject started the video by zooming in on a women’s campus sports team, and carried on to show a stream of liquid aimed at the bushes directly in front of them. This was in an area where they could see the team, but could not be seen directly by players.
Commenters vocalized their distaste for the actions of the poster, with a few stating that the videos border the line of sexual assault. A user by the name @barelylucidlibra, said, “Okay, now it’s getting sexual assualt-y [sic]… purposefully watching people and peeing while they don’t know you’re watching is giving non-consensual voyeurism.”
While the videos and the username imply that the user is urinating throughout campus, a few commenters speculate that they are instead spraying a bottle filled with liquid. The most recent video from the user shows them in the quad, an area of campus that is surrounded by security cameras, leading some commenters to believe that the poster would be unable to get away with public urination and indecency.
This appears to be a trend throughout the country, with similar accounts emerging at other universities. San Diego State University has @SDSUpisser, University of Missouri has @mizzou.pisser0, Pittsburgh State University, Ohio University — an ever-growing list of participation in a trend seemingly centered around public urination.
The Lumberjack reached out to the account, who replied, “Don’t believe everything you see on the internet.”
University spokesperson Director of News and Information Aileen Yoo said they were unaware of the actions of the individual. The Lumberjack reached out for further comment, but did not receive a response at time of publication.
Jasmin Shirazian is the award-winning, curly-headed managing and copy editor of The Lumberjack. Her beats range from breaking news to covering local performances. In her free time, she enjoys leaving the country and spending time with her cat. Inquiries can be sent to js760@humboldt.edu.
One Comment
I hope that Ms. Shirazian and The Lumberjack staff realize that by publishing the article about the videos featuring alleged public urination on campus is driving more traffic to that TikTok account. Giving garbage content on social media more attention encourages creation of more garbage content. The creators want a reaction and when it is given to them, they are validated. It’s infantile attention seeking. Maybe society at large needs to learn how to simply ignore stupid content like this – stop giving it views and engagement – remember that commenting, even in outrage or disgust, drives engagement on the post and increases its visibility. It also tells the algorithm to serve you more of it. If we want to see less of something or if something offends us, we need to refrain from reacting when we come across it. If it’s illegal or prohibited, report it on the platform and to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Otherwise ignore it and certainly don’t draw more attention to it by posting a story about it in the campus newspaper. You’ve given them the attention that they crave and boosted the view count on the videos.