The lyrics to Kesha’s Tik Tok are a scarily accurate representation of the trends on TikTok, including some of the worst/most toxic

terrifying

> I'm talking pedicure on our toes, toes

there is a massive beauty community on tiktok

>Trying on all our clothes, clothes

much of the culture of the app is looking subjectively good, and TikTok has even gone to the extent of filtering out "ugly people" https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/

>Boys blowing up our phones, phones

while I've definitely not lived this, I've seen quite a few women creators discussing cis white dudes either sliding into their DMs, telling them how they're wrong, or mansplaining

>Drop-topping, playing our favorite CD's

re-using audio and connecting over them is literally the basis of the app

> Don't stop, make it pop
> DJ, blow my speakers up

there have been several artists who have made it - either super mega big or enough to live off of - because of their audio going viral on TikTok

>But the party don't stop, no

this one can be associated with so many things, but I think the two most prevalent are the infinite content and folks literally going to bed with tiktok and staying up hours longer than they otherwise would

> Ain't got a care in world, but got plenty of beer
> Ain't got no money in my pocket, but I'm already here

alt-right tiktok

> And now the dudes are lining up 'cause they hear we got swagger

thirsty tiktok

>But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger

tiktok disproportionately surfacing eboys and other stereotypically 'normal' people

>Boys tried to touch my junk, junk

this one is particularly disturbing and why I made this thread - there's a pretty awful trend from young cis straight white eboys that we, um, don't need to discuss in detail here.

> Gonna smack him if he getting too drunk, drunk

there is a large and vocal amount of support for calling out shitty people and practices on TikTok