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A new TikTok craze that has gals hoping to market by themselves by describing their dating history as if they were being a utilized auto is a doozy.
Know Your Meme is contacting this the “Previous Owners” pattern. The trend sees women listing their “previous house owners,” aka their quantity of exes. They use “miles” to depict their “body depend,” or number of associates they’ve engaged in sexual pursuits with. They use “year,” “make and model” to checklist the age and description of their body form or temperament, “stickers” for matters like tattoos, and “condition” to explain by themselves as “reliable,” “used,” and so forth.
A portion of the tune “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind and Fire is portion of the trend and is utilised in the video clips of TikTokers who partake in it.
The creator of the trend has not particularly been determined, but an early example observed by Know Your Meme is from @kendallaalfordd. The TikToker’s online video garnered 531,000 sights and 111,000 likes given that it was posted on Sunday, with the caption: “Needs a new proprietor.”
@kendallaalfordd needs a new owner? lmaooo this trend is cute #fyp #NeverStopExploring #foru #JifRapChallenge
A different illustration of the development reveals a youthful woman describing her “condition” as “used,” “crashed, but is recoverable” and “very dependable.”
@white.clau #ColorCustomizer ya I wouldn’t want me either ?
Users have also taken the development to Twitter, describing on their own only in text.
https://twitter.com/iSavyB4by/standing/1430657958858350594
The pattern has drawn criticism from all those who expressed worry with listing oneself like a applied vehicle for dating prospective buyers.
On Twitter, @Shak0maru called it “weird.”
“fr like why are you objectifying urself like that,” they continued.
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*Initial Published: Aug 26, 2021, 11:03 am CDT
Brooke Sjoberg
Brooke Sjoberg is an editorial intern for the Everyday Dot learning journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also the Everyday Texan’s Everyday living and Arts Editor and an editorial intern for Texas Join magazine.
