kathleen-wong

Kathleen Wong

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She’s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she’s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

woman holding rainbow pillow caption 'i had to cut my dad off. see, i'm a bisexual pisces and he is a republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away and the possibility of me being able to marry the girl of my dreams one day.' (l) Adrian Dickey right arm raised in court (c) woman holding rainbow pillow caption 'i had to cut my dad off. see, i'm a bisexual pisces and he is a republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away and the possibility of me being able to marry the girl of my dreams one day.' (r)

‘He is a Republican state senator who contributed to taking my rights as a woman away’: Bisexual TikToker says she cut off abusive politician dad

‘When their own families start to hate them, you know they’re doing this for the $$$.’

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woman walking outside caption 'This man started following me on my commute and I said 'before u even start I have a bf' and he really said I don't care' (l) woman holding cell phone outside man following her behind (c) woman walking outside caption 'This man started following me on my commute and I said 'before u even start I have a bf' and he really said I don't care' (r)

‘He followed me and didn’t take no for an answer’: Man won’t stop harassing woman on the street, says he ‘doesn’t care’ that she has a boyfriend

‘He’s the kind of guy that says ‘not all men.”

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‘What am I gonna do with all this beef stroganoff? It’s not even different flavors’: Instacart shopper delivers TikToker 34 boxes of beef stroganoff

‘Seems like a win to me.’

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‘This isn’t something for you to capitalize on’: Woman criticizes men who are filming pro-choice protests, sparking debate

‘There’s a difference between documenting and exploiting!!!’

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Heritage Farm chicken packaging '6.09 lb' (l) Heritage Farm packaging outside with logo (c) Heritage Farm chicken in bowl scale 2 lbs short of weight labeled on packaging (r)

‘I wonder how much money we have all lost’: TikToker weighs Heritage Farms chicken breast—realizes it’s 2lbs less than labeled

‘Sounds like you found yourself a class action lawsuit!!’

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woman speaking hand out (l) windowless shack in creepy field in black and white with hand holding Airbnb logo sticker (c) woman speaking hand on ear (r)

‘I can’t imagine if someone else had stayed there and there was an actual fire’: TikToker says she and her family stayed in a windowless Airbnb for a month

‘Even if it’s cheap you shouldn’t be at risk of burning alive.’

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‘This was me right before I put in my notice’: TikToker in HR says she can tell when a top performer is about to quit

‘PTO – prepare the others because that one about to go.’

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tape on airplane in runway caption 'POV you start to notice all the tape and flex seal that holds planes together' (l) Airplane with repair on wing tape caption 'POV you start to notice all the tape and flex seal that holds planes together' (c) airplane wing with duct tape repair in runway worker walking behind caption 'POV you start to notice all the tape and flex seal that holds planes together' (r)

‘Wait until they find out that almost every plane has cracks of varying degrees’: Airport runway worker shows all the tape holding planes together in viral TikTok

‘Why am I seeing this right before I get on a plane.’

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Ex Staples worker walking out of Staples building hands out (l) Staples worker handing in key quitting (c) Ex Staples worker opening champagne next to car in parking lot (r)

‘If you’re not happy, leave’: Staples worker quits job on the spot in viral TikTok

‘Now that’s how you quit a job respectfully.’

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woman arms up showing outfit crop top and shorts (l) female police officer writing ticket on yellow background (c) woman holding ticket in hand speaking (r)

‘Sounds like internalized misogyny on their part to me’: Woman says she was ticketed for indecent exposure while wearing crop top and shorts

‘I want justice. I’m tired of them abusing their power.’

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woman speaking in car caption 'Beware of the FL Housing Scams' (l) house keys on mouse trap on white background (c) woman speaking in car mouth open shocked caption 'THE SCAMMER TOOK ALMMOST $3000 FROM THIS POOR WOMAN' (r)

‘It’s ridiculously insane’: TikToker warns of rental scams amid Florida housing crisis

‘I wanted to say something so this doesn’t happen to other people.’

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recruiter speaking (l) top down angle people businessperson shaking hand with other business person over white table (c) recruiter speaking finger pointed up (r)

Recruiter shares why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate—and what job interviews are really about

‘I’ve been a hiring manager before and this is 100% true.’

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Amazon driver carrying boxes captions 'I hate this so much... 'F*** This!' (l) Amazon putting boxes on steps yelling the caption 'Haaaa' (c) Amazon driver placing boxes on steps looking and speaking to doorbell camera caption 'Please don't make this go viral online' (r)

‘F*ck this. I hate this SO much’: Ring doorbell camera footage captures Amazon driver cursing during delivery

‘If you all knew how stressful that job is.’

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woman sitting in car with caption 'why am i sitting in this long freakin drive thru line at starbucks after waiting i looked up and realized that i was parked behind parked cars and not in starbucks line' (l) starbucks sign (c) parked cars (r)

‘At this point call out and go home’: Woman thought she was in long Starbucks drive-thru line only to realize she was waiting behind parked cars

‘That’s the reason you needed the coffee.’

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simone leonora and mahershala ali giving the thumbs up

‘He’s like the super cool older brother you just want to be around’: People love that actor Mahershala Ali appears on his personal assistant’s TikTok

‘What a blessing to have a good working relationship with your boss.’

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