5 Reasons Why The China Photoshopping Girl Has Become An Instant Facebook Hit! And An Overnight Internet Sensation.

Caroline Mutoko. Ciru Muriuki. Bloggers. Twitter. Facebook. Celebrities. Ordinary People. That’s who has been going gaga over Seve Gat’s,the new Facebook phenomenon who has been keeping netizens entertained for the last 24 hours now.

Seve,an ingenuous Facebook user from Meru,wasn’t always a star. She had been living her simple life quietly,uploading some mundane stuff that ranged from her nieces to some bland random quotes until fame found her. And I am sure,unintentionally.

Looking at her,Seve (obviously not her real name) does not give off the vibe of someone who is ready for fame. Ready for blog mentions or a sudden appearance on a weekly tabloid TV show to talk about her online mischief.

She looks every inch like the average guy on Facebook-minimal friends,banal updates,shady photos,bad hair,dull life,minimal exploits,drab clothes and little pomp.

Prior to her sudden fame,with her recent updates attracting as much as 800+ ‘LIKES’,the most LIKES Seve could garner on a single update was,roughly,10 LIKES. 13 on a good day.

And here she is,less than a day later,hauling an impressive 500+ LIKES and hundreds and hundreds of shares. All of a sudden.

But why is everyone suddenly getting so fascinated with Seve Gat’s? Why has she become such a phenomenon? Why are Facebook groups discussing her all day? And why has she caught the eye of the fastidious Caroline Mutoko?

1. Photoshop
Whichever way you look at it,Photo shop will always win. There’s something about Photoshop that invokes laughter and much amusement. People who have photoshopped themselves onto objects or next to celebrities rarely fail to make news. The Internet Photoshops every hilarious occurrence into anything and everything. Lately,Manchester United Manger Louis Van Gaal was photoshopped next to numerous individuals and onto to numerous news-y situations after he fell down trying to make a point at the recent MAN-U/Arsenal game. Photoshop always wins. Whether with Madonna or Donald Trump or Obama or Uhuru Kenyatta. Mike Sonko is our most valuable player in the Photoshop department. And by simply photoshopping herself at at the JKIA,Seve immediately had us. And we were gripped. To the end.

2. Her Nature-And Looks
Seve Gat’s doesn’t look like your everyday Internet wizard. She does look like some clueless newcomer in a land she knows very little about. She’s a novice,no doubt,and her actions are at first strange… And then hilariously applaudable. She doesn’t seem like she even relishes the attention. Or cares that we care. She seems like she’s doing it for the ten people who genuinely care about what she posts. Not the thousands of Kenyans that she’s now entertaining,by default. Her profile picture doesn’t scream ‘Seasoned Entertainer’. It screams ‘Regular Mama’. And that’s where the humor us. It’s probably the bad hair. Or the boring clothes. Or that horrible weave. Or the silly pose…It’s her nature. Very pure,plain and simple.

3. Bad photo shop skills.
You can either be a brilliant photoshop maven. Or a totally crappy photoshop neophyte. And she’s the latter. Seve, clearly,knows absolutely nothing about Photoshop. And that’s why we are laughing. And intrigued. Her skills are so horrendous it’s hilarious. She doesn’t seem to care,anyway. And continues to botch up the job. Photo after photo. It’s her ineptitude that we are actually laughing at. Funny as hell.

4. Suspense
Now everyone wants to see what she’s going to photoshop herself next to next. Everyone who has caught wind of her is now waiting in bated breathe… Watching her next step,curious of where she will be next,what she will be standing next to (or on) next. And curious of where her fictitious Chinese Odyssey takes her next. We can’t wait to see what she explores next. What monument she tours next. Will she meet Chinese President Xi Jinping? Will she sit down for a meal of some fresh dog stake in downtown Beijing!? Will she take a photo at the Tiananmen Square? We want to know.

5. Internet
The Internet was made for overnight celebrities. It was made for sudden stars who’ve shunned the traditional routes of popularity to emerge at the top. Internet was also made for instant fame,bad jokes,troll culture,messy incidences,awkwardness and jaw-dropping moments. And Miss Seve Gat’s,her very bad moniker notwithstanding,seems to have won the Internet. And it’s users. She doesn’t seem like she’s interested in keeping us glued to her improbable Oriental tour though. Too bad. Someone should take over her account! Fast! And keep us all entertained all weekend.

Have an honest weekend,won’t you?