Siren and Sir (series)

Siren and Sir is an ongoing American multi-media web-series produced by Siren & Sir, LLC and uploaded on various social media platforms (mainly Instagram) that had been updated daily from July 10, 2019 to December 7, 2020, going on to be updated once at the end of its first hiatus on January 1, 2021, and then again on October 24, 2021 after its second hiatus. From then on it updated semi-frequently at least once a week until another hiatus starting on January 9, 2022 until March 9, 2022. It is currently being updated. There are 527 total "episodes" and 535 posts. 
"Episodes" are typically more or less than a minute long, and are posted in full on their Instagram and (formerly) Facebook, in either video or photo form. Their business email can be found on the official website, Facebook, and YouTube channel. 
The production company is owned by Heavy Weighs the King band member, Brian Whitman, who is currently a part of the company, SEER. Its showrunner, voice actors, artists, and animation team remain uncredited officially (besides "the creator" apparently being the voice actor for Matt). A potential co-producer is Lyle Lovett. The soundtrack was performed by American folk band Heavy Weighs the King (formerly named I Nine, founded by Bryan Gibson), and sung by lead vocalist Carmen Keigans Harvey. 
== The Website ==
The website was hosted on Shopify, an e-commerce platform for online retail stores. The registrar is listed as NameCheap, Inc, a domain purchasing website. On the Namecheap website, it says that the domain is located in California in the United States. The website was established on April 29, 2018.
=== Hello ===
The 'Hello' section of the Siren and Sir website showed the title of the series at the top and a video titled "Oakdale Wells Massacre", which is the official trailer for the series. It depicts Sir's unfortunate life at Oakdale Wells High School, being bullied and made fun of by other students, and his dark fantasy. At the very bottom of the page was "Siren and Sir ™".
Clicking "Learn More" led to a message that read: 
"Hi, I'm Sir. 
I hope that by being able to share my story that it will help other people in their troubles thru life. I feel if more of us embrace one another it will help everyone.
Thanks for listening to me."
Below it, was a prompt to record a First Name and Email, along with another Learn More prompt. Filling out the boxes, then clicking "Learn More" leads to the Home page of the website.
Going to the page now through regular means results in a 404 error page.
=== Home ===
The Home page as well as the rest of the website has a minimalist layout. The title of the series can be seen in the top left corner, as "Siren & Sir". The navigation bar lists Home, Shop, Soundtrack, Help, Instagram, and Facebook. The banner was an illustration of one of Sir's dreams. The text over the banner reads: "Animated Series of Siren and Sir - What evil lurks at Oakdale Wells High? Follow story of Sir. The struggle is real and the ride is wild."
A past summary may have said: "Follow the story of Sir as he navigates through life and soon uncovers a Evil that lurks at Oakdale Wells High School" although this is according to unverified information.
Below the banner was the title Shop S&S, featuring images of eight of the items offered on the store underneath it. Underneath of that was the "Oakdale Wells Massacre" video. Further down was an email subscription box. Links to the official Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube pages can also be found at the bottom. As well as the copyright (currently 2023), along with the website hosting platform it uses, Shopify.
=== Shop ===
The Shop pages, which was titled "Products" presents preview images of several items for sale. A total of eleven exactly, before all music related products were removed in early August of 2020, leaving only 8. 
The description of the hat and tee mention that the logo was from "the series trailer".
Notable products are:
*Sir Rabbit Hole Limited Edition Print (Product description: Numbered print of the "Sir Rabbit Hole" cell.) Notably, the file name for this image is "Intro_33_1024x1024@2x", which could be a reference to the song of the same name on the soundtrack.
* Siren and Sir "Sex Immediately" Tee (Product description: When it fell out of a bowl of spaghetti, we didn't know what to say.)
* [No longer listed] Siren and Sir "1" Album Digital (Product description: The Siren & Sir digital copy of "1". Includes the complete soundtrack to the Siren & Sir animated series with the frame art from the book on the back. Get yours today. Digital copy is sent via email upon checkout.)
* [No longer listed] Siren and Sir "1" Album Vinyl (Product description: The Siren & Sir vinyl album and digital copy of "1". Includes the complete soundtrack to the Siren & Sir animated series with the frame art from the book on the back. Get yours today. Digital copy is sent via email upon checkout.)
* Siren and Sir Book - Nightmare at Oakdale Wells High (Product description: What evil lurks at Oakdale Wells High School? Follow the journey of Sir, a troubled boy from a broken home as he navigates life of bullies, mental health professionals, and medications. Read about his story while playing the soundtrack. Physical book and digital copy of the music included. Or, get the book and vinyl album bundle.)
On the July 13, 2019 post, the book was advertised as a children's book. Later on in the months at some point, the previously unnamed Siren and Sir book was given an official title on its online listing, sometime after March 2020. There's no stated reason why this was. Several sites listing the book describe it as having been published on May 4, 2020. 
=== Soundtrack ===
The official soundtrack page featured a music player with most of the soundtrack (Siren and Sir "1") on it. Above the music player was the digital purchase and download link to the album. The songs included on the player and download included seven songs, such as "Intro", "La Di Da", "California Rocket Fuel", "Work on Me", "Southern Storms", "I.G.A.G" and "Mano Sinistra"(Two of which were renamed when downloaded: "I.G.A.G" to "I Got a Gun" and "Mano Sinistra" to "Murder Scene"). It lacked "Yukiko" and "Theme" (otherwise known as SIREN & SIR_TRACK 1_V1), both of which are available on the Patreon. 
What was included in the album download were Mac, MP3, and WAV audio files, as well as official art depicting scenes (some unseen) from Sir's first year of school at Oakdale Wells High School. 
Going to the page directly now, even from the hyperlink in the navigation bar, results in a "404 Page Not Found" error (The page you requested does not exist.) and a redirect button back to the home page to continue shopping. 
Lyrics
California Rocket Fuel
Southern Storms
=== Help ===
The 'Help' page of the Siren and Sir website is a separate section that displays the title "Siren & Sir" at the top and a message from Sir below. It reads as follows:
I'm Sir.I know that life gets hard sometimes and that it feels like the walls are closing in on you. We all experience these feelings and need help from time to time. Know that you are not alone and that you have people that care about you, including me. The feelings we have that are negative don't define us, and it is what we do versus what we think that defines who we are as people. 
It's important to have a plan when you are struggling with hard feelings, and I want to help you with that plan. Anytime you're feeling like you can't deal with the hand you've been dealt, promise me you'll come to me so I can help. I want to help you because I've had people help me when I was going thru what you are going thru.
I've put together a list of people that have helped me in the past and I want to start by sharing it with you. I'm going to promise you that I'll continue to add to this list and be there for you.
Love, 
Sir
Clicking "Click here for help." redirected to the Finding Help page of Mental Health America. Below the banner featuring the other main characters (left to the right: Cora, Victor, Daniel, Sir, Matt, Kristen, Dr. Schwartz) were links back to the home page, Facebook, Instagram, and the Hello page. 
Going to the page now through regular means results in a 404 error page. 
=== California Rocket Fuel ===
California Rocket Fuel
Lyrics
Temporarily linked to in the Siren and Sir Instagram bio as part of the Thought Extraction saga, this page was not readily available to access through any of the hyperlinks on the main website. The page (which now results in a 404) showed the title of the series, Siren & Sir, and the rabbit hole picture from one of Sir's dreams. Below that is a message from Sir: 
"Watch the full dream that Victor stole from me. I uploaded it to a special page just for you. This was MY dream that I had two nights ago!"
Below the message and the Watch Now button is the banner image with the main characters of Siren and Sir. Clicking "Watch Now" leads the user to another page, with a message from Sir saying:
Hi, friends!
Victor has been stealing my thoughts, my memories, the music in my head, and now he's stolen my dreams. I posted the video on the next page. Give me your correct email because I am going to reward someone who helps me figure this out.
Below it is a prompt for the user to enter their first name and email address. Inputting that information will send an email to the inbox asking for confirmation for subscription to the email list. 
== The Creator ==
Little to nothing is known about the real life creator(s) of Siren and Sir or the company producing it. Although it is a highly speculated topic, there is no official information from the account or website itself available as to who created the series or who has helped in the process. The only people that have been named officially tied to Siren and Sir is the principal/organizer of the LLC, Brian Whitman, the author of the first book, Siren & Sir: Nightmare at Oakdale Wells High, Yuki Bryans, and the lawyer, David W. Prasse. There is also the band behind the soundtrack, Heavy Weighs the King (previously known as I Nine). 
On the creator themself, there's information that points to Reddit user brianw0r (account created on January 2, 2009) being a part of the crew, in the music and/or story department. In the post history of this user, they posted about having a dog, a corgi puppy named Yuki in r/Aww in 2013 more than once combined with images, and had posted both of the Siren and Sir music videos in the r/Music around the time that they were released, categorizing the music as alternative. The most recent post from the account made in June of 2020 linked to a website specifically advertising golden age cinema content was also replied to by what is likely the official Siren and Sir Reddit account, saying, "Cool idea. More shit for me to watch while I sit inside with my frozen pizzas". That account was created in November 18, 2018, and resembles the Twitter account before it was re-branded. That comment was the only activity from the account that could be seen from then, and was removed on August 9, 2020. On August 10, 2020, all content on the brianw0r profile was removed, but the profile remained, and the past posts can still be found if searched for. The music videos (California Rocket Fuel and Southern Storms) were also posted in the r/listentothis subreddit by a deleted user, and both videos were also categorized as alternative. 
The name of the username is the most important, as there was a video released on August 7, 2020 by Rick Beato that discussed the shadiness of record labels in the music industry to promote the new release of an album by the name of Heavy Weighs the King from a band formerly named I Nine, that was mentioned to Beato by their guitarist Brian Whitman, who Beato said was sent to him in around Fall of 2019. Whitman said that the album had been worked on by some associates of his who are implied to be his former bandmates, and the singer is Carmen Keigans Harvey. (The unmentioned other member is cellist Bryan Gibson.) Rick Beato's video featured several past pieces of music from the band, but most importantly (at the end of the video) were from the up and coming album "A Star in the Sky" that was sent in by Whitman which were clips from "Intro" and "Mano Sinistra" (which was renamed as "Murder Scene"). 
In the description of the YouTube video released on August 6, 2020 that featured the song titled "Intro" in full from the Heavy Weighs the King album, Brian Whitman was credited as the guitarist. The album is said to be released on September 22, 2020. The other credits for the musical artists on "Intro" are Carmen Harvey (Lead Vocals), Bryan Gibson (Cello), Robby Handley (Upright Bass), Colin Agnew (Percussion), Kalen Nash, Aslyn Nash (Background Vocals), Kalen Nash, Jon Ashley (Producer), Jon Ashley (Engineer), Billy Hume (Mixed By), and Glenn Schick (Mastered By). There was also a Brian acknowledged in the August 10, 2020 post that was in direct response to story theorists in the community finding this information. Tying all of this together, Brian Whitman owns a corgi named Yuki. 
On September 22, 2020, the album "A Star in the Sky" (a lyric from the song "Intro") was released on the Heavy Weighs the King official website, selling the album for a minimum of a dollar, but advertising that users could pay what they wanted for the album. Purchase of the album came with a zip file containing 3 different audio file format types including MACOSX, MP3, and WAV. The music is identical to that on the Siren and Sir "1" album. Also included is the album cover art as well as official lyrics to the music with credits. 
The YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram list the location of Siren and Sir as being in the United States, so the possibilities as to where it could be being produced are not endless. Although the sellers of the first books are based in multiple locations, some not in the United States. Many assume that "the studio" is based in the state of California. An IP track of the official website resulted in a location outside of the Bergamot Stations Art Center in Santa Monica, California, as well as a Google search of the LLC itself showing that the office is registered at a mailbox at Mailbox Toluca Lake in California. Notably, the website for this business is hosted by Shopify, which the series' official website is. 
The LLC is listed on OpenGovUs as being made in Georgia and registered on February 13, 2019 as a Domestic Limited Liability Company. The office is listed as being located at Mailbox Toluca Lake in Toluca Lake, California. SIREN AND SIR LLC's initial incorporation date by organizer Brian M. Whitman is listed as November 27, 2018 in California of the United States, and was later cancelled on February 15, 2019. Then, Brian Whitman and David W. Prasse established Siren and Sir LLC was the known Georgia registration date. The agent of the California location resigned on July 11, 2019. 
What can be said for certain is that more than one person is working or has been hired on to the project, and it has been in development since the start of (at most) late April of 2018. 
== The Story ==
=== About ===
Within the realm of the universe, Sir is the creator of Siren and Sir and all of the social media accounts for it, sharing the story of his everyday life with the world in hopes that people will connect with it and him. It is an illustration of the hardships of adolescent life while dealing with divorce, mental illness, bullying, crushes, childhood trauma, and the stress of school. 
=== Synopsis ===
(Note: Ongoing synopsis.) 
Siren and Sir depicts the story of Sir, a fourteen-year old mouse living in the town of Oakdale Wells struggling with the divorce of his parents, a toxic social environment, and the symptoms he suffers from both his medication and mental illness(es). 
The story follows him at first during his last week of freshman year at Oakdale Wells high school. It's unclear when, but sometime during this week he is physically assaulted off screen and left with a black eye. This causes his mother to get him a therapist or psychiatrist (Dr. Schwartz) and put him on medication. When the school year eventually ends, Sir has an exact month off, leaving him to worry over the looming threat of the school year's return alone (which would bring him back into the presence of his bully from last year, Victor). Constantly remembering how the students of last year treated him, and why he really dreads returning. He also consistently mentions his alcoholic father, who was out of the picture after he was kicked out of the house by Sir's mother last year. 
When the new school year finally comes, it's quickly made obvious that while the high school is "normal," it is an incredibly unhealthy place for Sir to be in. To dealing with his crush, going out of his way to start a fight with Victor, missing (and being constantly disappointed by) his neglectful father, and avoiding his medication, the first part of Sir's year isn't too out of the ordinary, until Sir's father, Matt assaults his teacher for being around his ex-wife. It is at that moment that things take a turn. 
Matt is on the run from the police after that point. While Sir is struggling with handling a new perspective on his bully and his feelings for his close friend, Cora, his father has been secretly stalking the family and eventually attempts to kidnap both of his sons(all while heavily intoxicated). While Sir is in the car and Matt is under the influence, guns are drawn on them, and soon after, Matt is arrested. 
It is only a week later that Daniel (and later revealed, Sir) is electrocuted. 
== Controversies ==
The main root of Siren and Sir's controversies can be traced back to the lack of content and trigger warnings or lack of regard for public health. While triggering content is not as prevalent in the series early on, its begun to rise as the series develops. 
Warnings from the Siren and Sir account are often insufficient, lacking, or even condescending. 
=== Seizures ===
As a result of the bright white flashing seen in the November 9, 2019 post, several commenters raised concerns about the lack of warning, some mentioning either their concern for epileptics or those with PTSD. There were also complaints from those personally affected by the flashing. According to several Instagram user's comments, they experienced either an actual seizure or head pain due to the post. 
The comment reads: "Hey @ the creator of this fucking account: I just suffered a 10 minute seizure seizure from this post. The flashes went by too fast for me to be warned. Literally what the fuck -an epileptic" 
The comment reads: "Hey man... you should probably put an epilepsy warning on this. My head hurts after watching this. :/" 
The comment reads: "@sirenandsir Could you add a warning please? My head is hurting right now from the flashes." 
It was apparently only after these comments were posted that the caption was updated to an include an epilepsy warning. After the caption was updated, other commenter's still felt that the warning was insufficient, seeing as how many people view videos/photos before reading the caption. 
The comment reads: "Admin, be more conscious of posting flashes. The images are shown before the caption." 
Another comment also supports this claim: "Jesus fuck dude my eyes" 
On the following post there is a disclaimer (misspelled as dislaimer) in the caption that states there were no flashes in that day's post, following with the pattern of mocking those who take issue with the lack of warning that ever seems to come from the account. 
Later on, the same issue arose, though with less outcry from fans. On the December 10, 2019 post, there were multiple bright white flashes of light on screen, along with an explosion. The post lacked any sort of warning, despite the potential risk for epileptics. 
=== Child Predators ===
The character of Ms. Cindy from the point of her introduction was portrayed in an ironically positive light. In her first appearance, she molested a minor on screen, and from that point going forward, it was treated as nothing out of the ordinary with only some hints of awareness. Even as a point of comedy in future posts. The character had more than one victim, not only the 14 year old, Sir Mouse. After weeks of witnessing Cindy's grooming of Sir, she suddenly appeared on school grounds with another young student, after apparently performing oral on him, and appearing to have no regret for her actions. The posts were highly criticized for portraying that kind of relationship on the show and even some specific comments from the post were removed. The character was later arrested, but her first known of victim was left in the dark about the true nature of the situation, and without any lasting repercussions for the character. As after her arrest, she was later freed from jail during the CORA-virus pandemic and then immediately seen with the character she had a more explicitly sexual relationship with, who was stated to have been a minor. 
There was also Crazy Pete, a character who had previously only been known as a wheelchair-bound preacher and step-father of teenage bully, Victor. Months later, he was shown to be a child predator that preyed on young boys, and these clips were shown without sufficient warning until viewers protested. The following posts did have warnings, though they were only shown at the end of each clip, after the triggering content had already been seen. This was acknowledged in the text itself. 
The most recent occurrence was the character of Mr. Tim, who was also shown to be a child predator. Himself targeting young children, specifically young teen girls, such as Cora. Also mistreating the women he meets that are his age, his wife Mrs. McPherson, and mistress, Kristen Mouse. This character also did not face significant repercussions, though the character was called out for this behavior. Although, his career did not suffer, and in his relationship with Kristen, it was not a deal breaker for her(though that may be because she did not believe her son due to past experience). 
=== Handling of LGBT Characters and Themes ===
(Trigger Warning: Discussion of rape, rape culture, homophobia, self harm, pedophilia, and incest.)
In the series, there has been some representation of gayness and sexual expression. Although, when this is presented within the show, it is not typically in a positive light. Either as a point of comedy, disgust, or trauma. While the series does have what can be considered "positive representation" in the form of the will-they-won't-they relationship between series' antagonist Victor and his best friend Chad, the series' tone and writing of the relationship paints a rather unattractive picture that is a far from idyllic form of representation for even a general healthy relationship. There is also the issue of series' protagonist Sir, who has made two homophobic comments in the show, coincidentally both directed at his main bully, Victor. His first was in response to Victor asking if Sir's father, Matt (who had been in jail previous to this) had gotten the soap on a rope he had sent him. The second was when after Victor gleefully intimidated Sir at the mall with Chad accompanying him. 
On the day that Matt was released from jail, Sir made a post discussing his release and his feelings towards his father, acknowledging that he's worried for him but not afraid of him, and hoping the best for him. This is only for a few sentences, before Sir began to discuss what had happened with Victor since he was interrogated by police the day before. Sir made a point to mention that Victor showed up to school, then talk about what exactly happened between the two of them. Sir had seen and overheard Victor bragging to Chad, “They got nothing on me!” while Sir attempted to avoid him, thinking that Victor thought he had reported him to the police. Although later during fourth period, Sir encountered him anyways, and Victor asked (likely rhetorically) if Matt had received the soap on a rope he had sent. 
Sir, only getting the joke later at home, made this comment, "Haha, real funny, Victor... I'm sure he has some jail time in his future and I know there won't be anyone sending him soap on a rope. If anyone sends him anything, they better send lube in a tube." Sir predicts that with the way that Victor acts, he is inevitably going to end up in jail. Furthermore, that he is going to be so unpopular in the outside world no one will send him "soap on a rope" because they simply won't like him enough to do that. If they were to help at all, it should be by sending a gift that will help to make Victor's experience being raped in prison easier. That is the full implication of what Sir has said, and his age does not negate the weight of his words. 
Sir has made the assertion that Victor would deserve being raped in jail as punishment for his misdeeds against Sir, Sir's family, and others. Which is homophobic at its core. Emasculation through violent control of another man as a form of punishment comes from a very specific place. It's not clear where Sir would have learned this way of thinking, but in reality it's clear from the way that prison rape jokes are considered an acceptable form of comedy in media how the writer(s) have been influenced, and why they would insert that into the series. It's just funny, or "not that big of a deal". 
Sir, months later, repeated this sentiment on a much less explicit level, after Victor pushed a mall cop while harassing Sir and Daniel in the mall, and confronted them about their sudden increase in wealth. By saying, "He’s probably gonna end up in jail real soon, just like his dad." he again cemented his earlier opinion that Victor is destined for prison life. Knowing what Sir believes Victor has to expect in prison, it still established the comment to have a similar tone to the previous one. This statement was made a day after Mr. Tim demanded his lawyer get him out of jail, as according to Tim, "They're rapin' folks... all up in the butt!" The sudden, unclear tone shifts of the series is made especially clear here, with how Sir's own sexual trauma is treated, in comparison how Mr. Tim's (and Victor's) potential sexual trauma is treated. 
Sir's second comment came twenty-four days after the previous. While at the mall, Victor approached Sir with Chad by his side. Sir says that the two had been hanging out and causing trouble all over town, and despite Sir thinking that Victor would be too distracted to bother him, he asked, “I wonder what that marble would look like down there with you splattered all over it.” to which both he and Chad laughed. In response, Sir said, "I told him that they make a cute couple and to make sure I get an invite to the wedding. Yeah, then I ran like hell." A more obviously homophobic statement with less of a violent outcome. Although it seems to have a more eye for an eye tilt, it still aims at emasculation of its target, and points to gay relationships as being something to be ashamed of or made fun of. Sir running away at the end is him knowing how his actions would effect his targets, but doing it anyway. A jab at an already insecure peer who Sir knows is going through his own issues, and is later confirmed to actually be gay.
It is notable that Sir also had this to say about witnessing Victor be pushed to the ground by a student (Chad) who Sir has (until this point) asserted is his friend, "So, I witnessed Chad push Victor down to the floor today in the hall between 2nd and 3rd period. He tried to laugh it off, but you could see it hurt his little feelin’s. Chad is a pretty stacked idiot, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens next." At the end of the caption on the post there are a few relevant hashtags, one of which being #troubleinparadise which is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 1932 film Trouble in Paradise, wherein a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket fall in love when they join forces to con a rich woman. Sir's view of their relationship as an outsider sees their dynamic as something possibly homoerotic, that is worthy of mockery when that relationship goes sour. (It could also be confirmation that Sir did notice Chad kissing Victor on New Year's Eve.) Although Sir shares this view whenever anything bad happens in the relationship of anyone he dislikes, it is notable as the only representation of a gay male relationship in the show. As well as the only representation of a semi-positive friendship between two teenage boys. 
The part where Chad pushed Victor to the ground has also been re-contextualized by the narrative itself. Later in the series when Victor made his second captain's log, he mentions that, "There’s been some things that he’s [Chad] done that are different and I’m okay with that." The clip that plays when Victor says this is Chad pushing him to the ground, which implies a masochistic side to Victor, and his relationship to Chad. Along with what he allows Chad to do to him, and how Chad acts in the future toward Victor. 
On the very first occurrence of PDA between boys, the kiss between them was forced on the part of Chad. Victor, who was on the receiving end of this unwanted advance, reacted with disgust. Though the two can later be seen hanging out together as though nothing has happened. This sort of thing happens again later in the series, when Chad attempts to kiss Victor, is again rejected, but later the two can be seen hanging out together(in a scene with serious sexual undertones). This is after Victor reflected on the situation by himself, but was obviously uncomfortable. 
The way that the story has built the relationship is considerably toxic, due to Victor continuing to hang out with a boy who does not seem to consider his feelings seriously. Not only is Chad someone who knowingly puts Victor in these situations, as well as encouraging his bad behavior, but also enjoys the company of an older woman with the intention of Victor knowing about it. The only representation of a romantic relationship between boys in the series is one rife with problems related to respect of boundaries and consent. 
Meanwhile, on the more offensive side of things, Sir was molested as a young child by Crazy Pete, an established child predator and molester, when he held a position of authority over Sir in a school environment. Though it's not stated if he's gay or not, he is shown to specifically target young boys. This is the only character that represents older gay men in the series, and he is the step-father of the only confirmed gay character in the show, Victor. There are implications there that the audience itself concluded to, that Pete may have been the cause of Victor's gayness or the "darkness inside of him" that he once referenced to Sir. The implication that gayness is brought on by sexual assault at a young age or any other horrible event is homophobic, as it sees gayness as being something that does not naturally occur. It must be brought on through outside, evil sources. 
Representation of gay men and gay male relationships in Siren and Sir is not positive nor does it encourage the viewer to associate positively with gayness. It's content that shows it through an archaic lens and cannot be advertised as positive representation. 
=== #BLM ===
On June 2, 2020, the Siren and Sir account posted a single black square on their account across several platforms in participation with the Blackout Tuesday event to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and protests across the country. However, several users on Instagram had criticisms for the accounts method of solidarity. This resulted in two accounts that were following the account to be blocked, for seemingly no reason. Though the accounts were later unblocked, there was never an explanation given nor were other similarly critical comments removed from the post's comment section. Category:Officially Siren and Sir