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kianna's avatar

it also infuriates me because a lot of times it’s non-Black people run AAVE down to the ground and then people think reduce it by calling it "gen z slang". for example, if you know anything about Gabbie Hanna and her recent youtube apology, she would say “lick back” over and over in essentially the exact opposite way it’s meant to be used. and this is what bothers me about TikTok is that people take our AAVE and turn it into nonsense that then gets laughed at by everyone who doesn’t even know its origin. another example is “gyatt” which completely lost its meaning when it became widespread.

that's not the only way in which tiktok annoys me. lilke you mentioned there are some phrases that aren't originated in AAVE, but are also run down to the ground.

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sara's avatar

so glad i came across your piece because recently ive seen the phrase ‘do you do weddings’ commented on almost every single tiktok i come across and its bothered me endlessly. you read my mind! amazing writing too

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