WATCH: First ever "gender reveal party" on the Pyramids goes wrong
Updated | By Stacey and J Sbu
Another day, another gender reveal party that did not go as planned.
Over the years, gender reveal parties have become a major trend.
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But almost simultaneously, as their popularity has grown so has the number of parties that end in disaster.
From raging forest fires to actual earthquakes, these gatherings have proven time and time again that they can be an actual danger to society.
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The lastest major gender reveal gone wrong luckily had no huge repercussions to the surrounding area or caused any physical harm to any humans but the parents-to-be will be facing some serious issues.
Popular YouTuber Siamand Mustafa and his pregnant wife recently uploaded a new video to their channel in which they reveal the sex of their child.
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In the video, they are standing in front of the famous Pyramids of Giza in Egypt and they are accompanied by a few friends.
Suddenly the pyramids are lit up in a beautiful display of blue lights and his wife is surprised to find out they are expecting a baby boy.
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They all celebrate, hug each other and seem elated by the news.
While this might not seem like a typically disastrous gender reveal party, claiming to have arranged for the pyramids light show has proven to be a really big issue.
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After claiming that he had worked hard and spent days trying to organise the event, he was finally given permission to light up the Pyramids of Giza with the colour of his choice, which in this case was blue.
These claims have caused outrage on the internet as many people are questioning how the authorities could let this happen as well as stating that they are upset that this could be arranged for one man's celebration.
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The Egyptian officials are less than impressed and have now addressed the situation.
There is one company that is responsible for all Pyramid celebrations and the head of the Sound and Light Company said that all the claims made in this video are fake.
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He also went on to explain why the Pyramids were actually lit blue.
A few days ago, the pyramids were lit in blue and orange in coordination between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Ministry of Health on the occasion of World Liver Day and the celebration of the elimination of Hepatitis C in Egypt. Illuminating the pyramids is not prohibited, but using it for propaganda is completely unacceptable. The pyramids are not a field or a billboard for propaganda, no matter what happens. For example, we light the pyramids in major concerts…but lighting it for a personal purpose or for a private party or to put any logo is strictly prohibited.- Mohamed Abdel Aziz (head of the Sound and Light Company Mohamed)
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Seems like all Mustafa really did was use timing to his advantage before making some serious claims.
Even the advisor to the former Minister of Tourism, Walid al-Batouty said that the Syrian YouTuber is trying to profit off the fame of the pyramids and use this iconic destination for his own personal gain by lying.
There are many examples similar to these practices, which aim to stir controversy through social media, and this young man took advantage of the Sound and Light Company’s organization of one of the events that illuminate the pyramids at night, and through which he promoted his claim of organizing a fake party for his newborn.- Walid al-Batouty (advisor to the former Minister of Tourism)
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They have also confirmed that they will be taking legal action against Mustafa.
If we've said it once, we've said it one too many times but we'll repeat it for good measure - stop doing stupid gender reveals. If you want to use one of the seven wonders of the world, make sure you actually get permission.
And don't set anything on fire, don't cause any earthquakes or other "natural disasters".
It can't be that hard, right?
Main image courtesy of iStock
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