Billie Eilish's 18th Birthday

Overview

Billie Eilish's 18th Birthday refers to American singer song-writer Billie Eilish's 18th birthday which occurred in December 2019. Her birthday sparked commentary and jokes surrounding her coming of legal age.

Background

On December 17th, 2019, leading up to Eilish's birthday many Twitter users began to comment on some fans' excitement. Twitter user @ssinamonspice^[1] tweeted, "If you’re counting down the days until Billie Eilish is 18 you’re a pedophile, seek help" (shown below, left). The tweet gained over 800 likes and 140 retweets in six days. The next day, Eilish's birthday, Twitter user @ogmaxb^[2] shared a screenshot of people commenting on Eilish mentioning that she would soon be 18 (shown below, right). The tweet garnered over 112,300 likes and 18,900 retweets in five days.

Development

On December 18th, 2019, Instagram^[3] user humanity.gone24 posted an image which mocks Canadian rapper Drake's interest in Billie Eilish (shown below left). The post gained over 7,100 likes in five days. That same day, Redditor upvotesforme2 posted "BREAKING: Drake deleted Billie Eilish’s phone number from his phone at 12:01 AM today for seemingly no reason" to r/hiphopcirclejerk^[4] which received over 3,600 points (100% upvoted) in five days. Redditor SHOOT2KILL666 posted an image to r/okbuddy^[5] retard with the caption, "you are invited to Billie Eyelashs 18th birthday bring condoms" (shown below, right). The post garnered over 1,500 points (98% upvoted) in five days.

On December 18th, Twitter user @lewisxzxz^[6] tweeted, "Damn … Billie Eilish is 18 ? You know what that means … 😏😉 She can Legally Drive a Truck between 3500kg and 7500kg with a Trailer up to 750kg ( with the Appropriate Licence )" (shown below). The tweet accumulated over 60,900 like and 10,700 retweets in five days.

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