Tired of men approaching her whenever she went out partying, My Linh, a content creator and special-effects makeup artist, decided to try a rather unusual strategy: making a prosthesis with crooked, oversized, seemingly rotten teeth to completely change her appearance.
She then went to a club wearing the teeth, hoping that her new look would be enough to keep strangers away. The experience ended up becoming social media content and quickly caught the attention of thousands of people.
While some people took the situation humorously, others highlighted the idea’s underlying message: My Linh was not trying to attract attention, but quite the opposite. She wanted to find a way to go out partying without constantly having to deal with men who approached her even though she was not interested.