The Brief: My Momma Wasn't A Heather TikTok trend sees creators sharing throwback photos of their mother set to Sada Baby's "Whole Lotta Choppas."
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Heathers are a popular topic on TikTok. The name is a collective term for people with similar character traits, like Chad or Karen. Heathers are known as being lovable and pretty. The term is derived partially from the 1989 cult classic Heathers, which is indicative of a popular individual. It’s also a reference to Conan Gray’s song “Heather,” which is about a girl who is beautiful and perfect.
In the latest TikTok trend, creators are showcasing photos of their mothers, proving they are not Heathers. The tend traces back to creator @D.haviorr who shared pictures of her mom with on-screen text, “My momma wasn’t a Heather, she was a Trina.” The video was marked by photos of her mother dressed-to-kill. The video received over 69,000 likes and 236,000 views.
@d.haviorr #greenscreen I think I won this trend 😂🥰#fyp #viral
According to other videos in the trend, it appears like Trinas are baddies. This may be a reference to rapper Trina, known as the “da baddest.”
The My Momma Wasn’t A Heather TikToks are set to Sada Baby’s “Whole Lotta Choppas.”
[Chorus]
They wanna see me do my dance
In these thousand dollar pants
Don’t disrespect me and my mans
Bang, whole lotta choppas on your a**
[Verse 2]
Scram, we just put them diamonds on your head
Snitchin’ a** n*gga gave his momma to the feds
Little brother, big brother sada got the dreads
DZ DT sada keep the bands
TikTokers are now identifying their mothers with other collective name identifiers.
Trina:
@thereal_tati BAHAHAHA @msprettyfacety period
Sasha, an individual who is cool, edgy, and stylish.
@blush.y my mother is also a frontliner 🙈 mad respect to her
Jennifer, which appears to encompass edgy, kinda emo, kinda goth, alt girls before they were alt girls.
@lilatlanna What did y’all expect my mom to look like
Many TikTokers identified their mothers as “strippers” due to their tight clothing, fishnets, and other revealing articles of clothing.
@gogettamariaah #greenscreen I seen @laylaalcala video so I had to hop on this trend✨😝 #mymomma
There’s also Becky, essentially a younger Karen.
@.n3v43h_ Yes ❤️ #fyp #foryou #throwback #greenscreen #moms