Tik Tok Tea 2019
Author K'lani Lacey December 19, 2019
Have you ever opened Tik Tok and heard “SKSKSKSKSK” ? Well, those are VSCO girls for you. Tik Tok is a popular social media app, where people make short videos for others’ enjoyment. The app lets you watch, create, and share videos. Do you want to get Tik Tok famous? Well if you do, you need to know what's popular. So, here is the latest tea!
A popular trend on Tik Tok are VSCO girls. If you are confused about what those are, they are trendy girls who edit their pictures on the app VSCO. They usually own a lot of scrunchies and a hydro flask.
These types of girls are all about the environment, specifically saving the turtles. Plastic plays a big role in the death of sea turtles, as they mistake it for food and end up consuming it. So instead of plastic straws, VSCO girls use reusable metal ones.
“And I oop” is another phrase used by VSCO girls. The quote was said by drag queen Jasmine Masters in a 2015 YouTube video that later went viral on Twitter as a meme.
Dorothy Bennett, a seventh-grader at TYWLS of Astoria shares, “At first I loved being a VSCO girl since they helped the environment until it became a whole trend which people do it to get popular, so I try to keep my inner VSCO girl on the down-low.”
Another TYWLS student in the seventh grade, Musfirat Rahman declares, “I don’t like anything about them but the save the turtles is amusing.”
There is also the VSCO girls’ enemy: E-girls and E-boys. They are stereotyped as emo-styled, anime, gaming, and skating fans. E-girls usually wear little heart tattoo stamps under their eyes, bright colored wigs, and dark eyeliner. E-boy wear chains and have painted nails. They share their unique style via TikTok clips.
Naomi Gleeson, a 7th grader of Tywls of Astoria, was asked what she likes about e-girls, and her response was "their style." Their style is very popular among teenagers.
Besides partaking in different personas, there are numerous dances that people enjoy and take part in.
One is called the renegade dance, which is performed to the song called Lottery by K Camp. The dance started on Instagram in September then went to Tik Tok in November. The dance has 15 steps. A 7th grader named Jessica Araujo said: “It’s fun to dance with my friends to that song.”
A sixth-grader named Laiba Ghauri says: “ It’s complicated and addictive, makes you want to learn the dance.”
POV’s are popular on Tik Tok, it’s also a popular hashtag. POV stands for point of view. People on Tik Tok do POV’s with a variety of unique perspectives. The POV’s are basically roleplays. They choose songs to go with the scenario.
Delila Rodriguez, a 7th grader at this school remarks, “They are all so interesting and different.”
The opinions of people who don’t have Tik Tok are also important.
A sixth-grader named Angelique Lopez does not have Tik Tok, and she explains, “On Tik Tok, it’s too easy to find bad stuff, too many people using it for the wrong reason.” That means how people might use it for hurtful uses and inappropriate content.
Another 7th grader named Jolene Conti states, “It’s not good for people to keep using social media especially Tik Tok, it keeps people out of sleep and may end up with kids skipping class.” This shows how Tik Tok can also be like an addiction the people want to see what happens and keep watching.
A popular trend on Tik Tok are VSCO girls. If you are confused about what those are, they are trendy girls who edit their pictures on the app VSCO. They usually own a lot of scrunchies and a hydro flask.
These types of girls are all about the environment, specifically saving the turtles. Plastic plays a big role in the death of sea turtles, as they mistake it for food and end up consuming it. So instead of plastic straws, VSCO girls use reusable metal ones.
“And I oop” is another phrase used by VSCO girls. The quote was said by drag queen Jasmine Masters in a 2015 YouTube video that later went viral on Twitter as a meme.
Dorothy Bennett, a seventh-grader at TYWLS of Astoria shares, “At first I loved being a VSCO girl since they helped the environment until it became a whole trend which people do it to get popular, so I try to keep my inner VSCO girl on the down-low.”
Another TYWLS student in the seventh grade, Musfirat Rahman declares, “I don’t like anything about them but the save the turtles is amusing.”
There is also the VSCO girls’ enemy: E-girls and E-boys. They are stereotyped as emo-styled, anime, gaming, and skating fans. E-girls usually wear little heart tattoo stamps under their eyes, bright colored wigs, and dark eyeliner. E-boy wear chains and have painted nails. They share their unique style via TikTok clips.
Naomi Gleeson, a 7th grader of Tywls of Astoria, was asked what she likes about e-girls, and her response was "their style." Their style is very popular among teenagers.
Besides partaking in different personas, there are numerous dances that people enjoy and take part in.
One is called the renegade dance, which is performed to the song called Lottery by K Camp. The dance started on Instagram in September then went to Tik Tok in November. The dance has 15 steps. A 7th grader named Jessica Araujo said: “It’s fun to dance with my friends to that song.”
A sixth-grader named Laiba Ghauri says: “ It’s complicated and addictive, makes you want to learn the dance.”
POV’s are popular on Tik Tok, it’s also a popular hashtag. POV stands for point of view. People on Tik Tok do POV’s with a variety of unique perspectives. The POV’s are basically roleplays. They choose songs to go with the scenario.
Delila Rodriguez, a 7th grader at this school remarks, “They are all so interesting and different.”
The opinions of people who don’t have Tik Tok are also important.
A sixth-grader named Angelique Lopez does not have Tik Tok, and she explains, “On Tik Tok, it’s too easy to find bad stuff, too many people using it for the wrong reason.” That means how people might use it for hurtful uses and inappropriate content.
Another 7th grader named Jolene Conti states, “It’s not good for people to keep using social media especially Tik Tok, it keeps people out of sleep and may end up with kids skipping class.” This shows how Tik Tok can also be like an addiction the people want to see what happens and keep watching.