08-07-2025
YouTuber James Charles slammed for foul-mouthed rant about design aid for visually-impaired pedestrians
James Charles has been blasted for having a meltdown over truncated domes, which are specifically installed to help those with visual impairments.
In a now-deleted video, the 26-year-old make-up artist and YouTube star launched into a foul-mouthed rant about the ground surface indicators where he repeatedly complained about having to roll his suitcase or grocery cart over them.
'Whatever f**king bump, s**t f**king stupid a** things they put outside grocery stores and airports,' James began.
'Like what is the purpose of them, can someone genuinely explain it to me if you were like a f**king civil engineer.
'Why on god's green earth have I just spent $200 on f**king groceries but I want to roll them over those f**king bumps and give my entire cart a seizure.'
After impersonating his carton of eggs going over the bumps, a visibly frustrated James then quipped: 'Why? What the f**k. Literally, what the f**k.'
He continued: 'When you go to the airport, why have I got to roll my luggage over that s**t and have everything jumping around inside?
'It's having a seizure. Stop. It doesn't make any sense to me. What is the point? What is the point of those f**king bumps other than making everyone's life miserable.
'Can somebody tell me?'
Luckily for James, social media users wasted no time in attempting to educate him on truncated domes, which are ground surface indicators designed to help those who are blind or visually impaired.
Also known as detectable warnings or tactile paving, these raised surfaces create a distinctive pattern that can be felt underfoot or with a cane, alerting pedestrians to changes in surface level or potential hazards such as street crossings.
While James has since deleted his rant-fueled video, social media users have been left furious by his lack of knowledge and his 'privilege.'
Taking to Reddit, one slammed: 'I didn't know I could hate him more, but here we go. I think it's great the city implemented those for the visually impaired.
'I will never understand his anger. When my city decided to put that in the subway, I thought it was a great safety idea that benefits everyone.'
'His Main Character Syndrome prevents him from recognizing that sometimes things that happen around him concern other people,' another commented.
A third continued: 'He's frothing at the mouth, big mad because... the bumps jostle his cart around a little bit? Can you imagine having this kind of energy for such an "issue"? Cause f**k man, there's more things to spend your time on.'
'Did he really just think they were put there for fun?' asked a fourth.
Agreeing, another said: 'This! Even if you didn't know the exact reason, they're obviously there for a f**king purpose.
'These people really forget they're not the only ones existing on earth.'
A sixth added: 'There are a shocking number of people who are so privileged and self-centered that they literally don't realize disabled people go out in the world and might need different things than they do.
'I would say they don't realize that disabled people even exist, but I think on some level they must and just assume that they have to stay inside and away from the public?'
