Liz The Sounds Of A Shifting Tide On TikTok As TikTok sees a rise in videos about the protests and uprisings in the wake of George Floyd’s death, new sounds and meme trends are popping up as both catchy memes and tools for activism. On TikTok and the internet at large, people are creating and …

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Femboy is a term for a feminine young man.

“Read for filth” means to harshly criticize someone to the furthest extent.

“Cape For” means someone is defending another individual or going out of their way to “save” them. It typically has a negative connotation.

By adding the phrase “arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” to the end of seemingly mundane tweets, Twitter users share stark reminders that the fight for racial justice is far from over.

Hotep memes are used to share or respond to humorous conspiracy tweets, indicate a higher level of thinking, or a means of mocking toxic male behavior.

Hotep is slang and used to refer to men who are pro-Black, but also sexist and homophobic. They tend to believe in illogical conspiracy theories and are identified by clothing made of kente cloth and jewelry in the shape of African symbols.

A GIF of the green and red Power Rangers shrugging has become a versatile reaction meme.

Kiara Fox is a 17-year-old activist on TikTok. She is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and organized Virtual Pride 2K20.

Sony’s PlayStation 5 reveal has led to a surge of PS5 memes online.

TikTok’s Put It On Em, Marry Me trend is marked by creators throwing up their ring finger before dancing on a green screened image of their fictitious fiancé, usually a celebrity or popular TikToker.

Through the Vogue Challenge, people are showing the world what it’d look like if they were a magazine cover star. The Essence Challenge does the same thing while celebrating Black excellence on the cover of a Black-owned magazine.