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Black TikTok Creators Strike For Being Underpaid & Not Getting Credit

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3 years ago

June 24, 2021

Black TikTokers Go On Strike, Refuse To Dance To Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Thot Sh*t’

TikTok has successfully cemented itself as one of the culture’s favorite social media apps. Over the years, it’s been people’s choice for creating viral dances and artists have also been capitalizing off the trend, releasing songs for TikTok dance.

However, that doesn’t mean that TikTok doesn’t have issues like any other social media platform.

According to Madame Noire, Black TikTok creators have gone on strike and decided to abstain from creating any new TikTok dances due to being underpromoted and not getting credits for creating most of the viral dances.

I fucking love to see it. This should have happened a while ago and Tik Tok needs to start paying its black creators the same way the white ones get verified and paid to copy us.

— Alsia🍀 🏞 (@maxforever) June 20, 2021

Black TikTokers are also complaining of being underpaid compared to their white counterparts, who reportedly are making thousands of dollars from performing viral dances that were originally created by Black creators.

Well, the lack of presence from Black creators on TikTok has only been amplified in the wake of the release of Megan Thee Stallion’s latest single “Thot Sh*t.”

Megan’s music has often been the catalyst for some of the biggest trends on TikTok, but with Black TikTok creators sitting this one out, several social media users have noticed the weak dances that their non-Black contemporaries have come up with.

Here are some reactions on Twitter:

The way nobody knows what to do…. because we won’t make dances LMFOAJFKFOFKFJFOFK

— Challan (@challxn) June 20, 2021

The white girls on tik tok are mad because people are saying they’re not black barbies. 😭

— carson (@playboixcarson) June 18, 2021

i’m still screaming at black tik tok going on strike.

— Xavier D’Leau (@XavierDLeau) June 21, 2021

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— #BakeOnceAWeek The Box – Drops 6/30 (@LeslieMac) June 20, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

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— Emily 🏳️‍🌈 (@emilytorbs) June 23, 2021

Black tik tok is on strike and this is what these people come up with 👇🏽
Hate it here 🥴😭 pic.twitter.com/sskaFe0qJM

— ✨Leslie✨ (@somerandomLes) June 22, 2021