'Slob On Me Knob' Mom Is What Happens When Trying To Be the Cool Parent Goes Terribly Wrong
Unpacking the drama surrounding a rap song, a covid-era challenge, and a performance that has the internet thinking bad thoughts.
Noah Beck, the influencer-turned-actor, is making headlines over this resurfaced clip of him performing the #kingsdeadchallenge with his mom, Amy Beck. Yes, those TikToks miming suggestive positions while lip-syncing to verses about oral sex. Though I’m not sure this is what Future had in mind when he laid the track.
"I took her to my penthouse, and I freaked it," mimes 25-year-old Noah, in the now-deleted video while holding his mother's head down, pulling it back just in time for 55-year-old Amy to lip-sync "freaked it." The video follows a similar rhythm until Amy mimes "La-di-da-di-da," with Noah pushing her head down to sing "slob on me knob," then cuts.
Amy, an elementary school teacher in the Peoria Unified School District in Arizona, was briefly placed on paid administrative leave while the circumstances surrounding the clip were investigated. She was reinstated roughly a week later.
The Becks—and their family dynamic—have been heavily scrutinized since the school board removed Noah's 27-year-old sister, Haley, from her teaching position following an investigation into an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Beck recorded several videos with his mom, highlighting a unique—and at times unconventional—mother-son relationship. The performances add another layer to the debate on digital boundaries between parents and kids on social media. They’re also a cautionary tale of what can happen to parents when they act like one of their child's little friends.