The Brief: The What My Parents Looked Like "Poison" trend is marked by creators sharing photos of their parents from the '90s.
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TikTokers are sharing ’90s throwback photos of their parents as part of a new trend set to Bell Biv DeVoe’s hit “Poison.” Part of the appeal of this trend is seeing iconic ’90s style.
There are over 90,000 videos linked to the audio on the app.
Lyrics:
..now you know!
Yo, Slick, blow..It’s drivin’ me out of my mind!
That’s why it’s HARD for me to find
Can’t get it out of my head!
Miss her, kiss her, love her
TikToker @spiritmonet shared what her dad looked like when the song was released, and yes, his style was very Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cool.
@spiritmonet Aww so handsomeeeee #greenscreen
Here’s another stud.
@yerndog69 What an absolute stud 😳 #MyFutureThanksMe #fyp #poison
Some TikTokers took this moment as an opportunity to share photos of celebs who they wish were their parents.
@shext_in_the_city so grateful for my family!♥️
Other takes:
@noa_drake #greenscreenvideo #greenscreen The OG’s 🖤 #fyp #pourtoi #foryou #90s #throwback #juice #tupac #2000s #90sthrowback
@shxkiraa my mother didn’t like taking pics or vids back then sadly