Melissa Ong | |
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 Selfie of Ong, commonly replicated by the Step Chickens () | |
| Born | May 25, 1993 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley[NIS 1] |
| Occupation(s) | TikToker, influencer, former UX designer |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Website | Official website |
Melissa Ong (born May 25, 1993),[NIS 2] better known under her former TikTok username chunkysdead and nickname Mother Hen, is an American[1] Internet influencer, TikToker, YouTuber, and former user experience designer. She worked at several technology companies before leaving her job to focus on making videos for the social network TikTok. Ong is best known for the "Step Chickens," a self-described online cult formed after Ong released a TikTok video in a chicken costume satirizing tropes in pornography. The Step Chickens are more akin to a cult of personality or fandom than a harmful or violent cult; their main activities include spamming the comments sections of other creators, changing their profile pictures to match a selfie taken by Ong, and conversing on an app rebranded for them by Ong's friend and former co-worker.
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