The Brief: TikTok's "So You Hate Cops" trend sees creators sharing photos of their fathers while poking fun at law enforcement.
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The “So, You Hate Cops” trend on TikTok appears to have started as a trend in which TikTokers shared photos of their fathers who work in law enforcement as a means to try and gain sympathy for them. The trend took on a new life after other creators mocked the trend by sharing photos of their fathers who are not cops.
These videos are performed to a remix of Labrinth’s “Still Don’t Know My Name” by DJ @ianasher. There are over 368,000 videos linked to the audio on the app, many of which are part of this trend.
@pr0ud.snowflake set yourself up for this one #TikTokGGT #marxism #socialism #antimilk
Creator @lilmfcurb’s video captioned “Never judge a book by its cover” is a humorous spin on the trend.
@lilmfcurb never judge a book by its cover… @kevdawg1969
This one is quite amusing, too.
@tateandfamily Don’t judge a book by it’s cover… #fyp #family #dads #twodads @baby___andy
Here is my favorite.
@mighenisabigtoe #greenscreen #greenscreenvideo think before you say #foryou
Variations of this trend include “So, you still say ACAB?”
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Creator @kaitlyn.m_h took trend as a time to introduce her adorable pet.
@kaitlyn.m_h