She is known on TikTok for her videos responding to and roasting men with perceived misogynistic and fatphobic viewpoints, often punctuated by her distinctive high-pitched laugh; she had over eight million followers on the platform as of March 2023.
[5] She has described her child self as "strong-willed", "bossy", and a "know-it-all",[4] and credits her family and Samoan heritage for instilling her self-confidence, sense of humor, and feminist viewpoint.
[5] At 23, she was hired as a digital media coordinator and content creator for the NFL, something she had seen as a "dream job", but she became disillusioned with the work and was laid off after ten months, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic.
[15][5][16][3] She initially ran the account casually, posting a handful of personal dating stories for a smaller audience, before going viral in early 2021 with a video in which she listed "very specific red flags" in men.
[15][13] The podcast consists of Afualo interviewing fellow online creators and media figures about feminist issues, misogyny, relationships, and empowerment.
[13][10][14] Notable guests have included Brittany Broski, Kamie Crawford, Jackie Aina, Chappell Roan, Melissa Ong, Manny MUA, Pokimane, Trixie Mattel, Johnny Sibilly, and InStyle social media host Tefi Pessoa.
[27] The show's first season on Spotify saw guests including Bretman Rock, Meghan Trainor, Shea Couleé, Monét X Change, and Tess Holliday.
[28] Additionally, Afualo and her sister Deison co-host the podcast Two Idiot Girls, where they discuss topics such as media representation of minorities, racism, internalized misogyny, and mental health in both serious and light-hearted ways.
[31][32] Outside of her own shows, Afualo has been a guest on podcasts including Kamie Crawford's Relationshit,[33] Emily Ratajkowski's High Low: Talk Back,[34] DeuxMoi's Deux U,[35] triple j's The Hook Up,[36] Spencewuah's I'm Literally Screaming,[37] Morgan Absher's Two Hot Takes,[38] and Christy Carlson Romano's Vulnerable.
[39] Afualo made her first VidCon appearance in June 2022,[15] hosting the panel "Hot Gurlz Only" with fellow TikTokers Chrissy Chlapecka and Sarah Schauer.
[4] In addition to Johnson, she has cited Parris Goebel as an important Samoan inspiration, having seen the choreographer wear a puletasi to the MTV Video Music Awards growing up.
[4] In an October 2022 TikTok video, she described her past experiences of sexual harassment, saying that she had "made a promise to herself" to "never [...] waste time being nice to a man who doesn't deserve it— especially when I'm alone, and especially when I'm in public.