Threedaysago, I downloadedtictacand I kindofreallylikedit.
Yeah, me.
Sowheredo I beginwiththis?
Um, I am a 21 yearoldadult, whichmeansthat I amfartoooldtobeasintoticktalkas I am.
I downloadeditironically, aseverybodydoes.
But, ohho, weallknowhowthat's a trap.
I rememberbackinlike, 2008 when I startedsaying L o L outloudironically, anditwasonlyliketwodaysbefore I wassaying L o l a theendofeverysentenceandit's prettymuchthesamethingwithtictac.
I hadnoideathat I hadspent, like, fourhoursscrollingthroughtechtalksuntil I, like, lookedupfrommyphoneat 2 a.m. Theworldofblur.
Also, pleaseignorethefactthatmybangslooklike a fiveyearoldcouplewithKraftscissors.
I cutthem a littlebittipsywithhairscissors, whichisessentiallythesameskillset.
So, uh, yeah, they'rethey're a littlebitallovertheplace.
I definitelythought I wouldbethetypeofpersonwho's likeTicTacisthedeathofculture.
I onlylistentopodcastshostedby 30 yearoldmalestalkingaboutliberalidealsand a blackandwhitefilmsfromtheFrenchNewWavewithoutsubtitlesbutnotalkillegitimatelylikesomuchfun.
I justlike, miss a timeontheInternetwherepeoplewerejustlikememanaroundvibeandhaving a goodtimewiththeirfriends.
Thelittledanceisthecoolmakeuplooksgirlslikememenabouthowtheygotbrokenheartedoversomeboywiththebodyof a spaghettinoodle.
Doyouknowhowmanytimes I criedoverboyswithspaghettinoodlebodies?
Andhonestly, I thinkit's reallyexciting, becausewhen I wasgrowingup, therewasn't a hugerangeofwaysthatpeopleactuallydressedandexpressthemselveslike, yeah, youhadsomekindofedgy, punkishgirlsthatwerelike, stripeyshirtsandconverse.
So I thinkit's reallyawesomethatgirlsandguysarelike, reallygoingouttherewiththeiraesthetics.
I'm goinginwith a secondblush.
Now, thisisNorrisOrgasm X.
I rememberseeinglikeallthebeautyeurosdothisgrowingup.
Andthisiswhy I'm notbeautyEurope, because I'm intolerable.
Truly.
Oh, thatisbright.
ScottScott.
No.
Whatthefuck?
Somuchblush.
Okay, I'm gonnabeblendingthisforawhile.
Recently, myfriendAverymade a reallygreatvideoreactingtotheslikesexistticktalkswhereboyswerepreyingonyounggirlsinsecurities.
Ortherewasoneofthis, like a 30 yearolddudereactingto a girlTicTacdancing.
Andhewas, like, Socringe E like, Where's herrealtalent?
And I thinkthatthistendencytoreallyeasilymakefunofyounggirlsontickedoffpointstothislargerissue, whichsomething I learnedaboutfilmschool, whichisthefactthatwoman, andparticularlyteenagegirls, donotholdculturalcapital.
And I thinkit's importanttoask, Whydowedrawthosedistinctions?
Whyis a guywholikeswarmoviesnotconsidered a basicbastardwith a girlwholikesTaylorSwiftis a basicbitch?
Wentinreality.
Bothofthosepeoplearejustlikingthingsthatarekindofintheirassignedgenerals, and I definitelyusedtobuyintothat a lotmorelikewhen I wasyounger.
I wouldneveradmittoanybodythat I likeTaylorSwiftoronedirection, eventhough I secretlylikelisteningtotheminmybedroombecause I didn't wanttobeassociateitwiththelike, dumb, basicteenagegirlstereotype.
And I felttheneedtoprovethat I washashtagnotlikeothergirlsandthat I couldbe a coolgirlfrombyrejectingthingsthat I genuinelykindofenjoyedlike.
And I thinkthatalsotiesinwithtoxicmasculinityandthefactthatwebasicallydon't allowmentoenjoythingsthatarefeminine, wentoutlikequestioningtheirsexualityortheirmanliness.
SomenfeelliketrappedinonLeeliking a verynarrowrangeofthings.
Anyways, thistiesintothewholetictacphenomenonbecause I thinkthathonestly, like a lotofmenorthewaythatourcultureraisesmenistosaythatinordertoassertyourmasculinityandyourintelligencethatyouhavetonotonlynotparticipateinthingsthatteenagegirlslike, butactivelytakethemandactivelyshitonthem.
Thio, assertyourdistancefromit.
Andokay, thisisgettingveryseriousfor, like, a littlevideoabouttalkapart.
I boughtliterallythecheapestdarklipstick I couldfind, but I juststabbeditonthecenterofmylipsandblendeditout a littlebit, soitwouldgivemethiskindofbittenlook.
Questionwork.
Okay, Mymakeupisnearlycomplete, buttofinishitup, I amgonnadrawThelittleheart's underneathmyeyes.
I knowthisisliketheverystereotypicalgirlthing, andnotall.
Actually, girlsdothishalftimegirls.
I legitimatelythinkitlooksreallycuteanditgivesmelikeMarinaandthediamonds.
I literallywentto a bigstoreyesterday, and I triedon, like, fourdifferentwigs.
Andatfirst I wasgonnagofor, like, theclassicpinkone, whichismoreofthestereotypicaleaglething.
But I triedonthisgreenone, and I thoughtitsuitedmyskintone a littlebitbetter.
Whydoesthisweekmakemewanttolaughlike a fuckinganimegirllikethis?
I don't knowwhythissparkssomuchjoyintheguys.
Okay?
I don't know.
Umbut I think I lookgreat.
I forgottodowiththeyoungfreckles.
Somostgirlshavethisthingcalledfrank, whichislike a specificfacefreckleproduct.
But I didnothavethetimetogetthat.
So I'm justgonnausemyeyebrowpencilanddo a littledots.
Whydoesthismakemesohappy?
Whatisgoingtofinishoffthis?
Look, I alsobought a couplePeretz.
Okay.
Lastly, beforemyoutfit, I woulddescribeEaglestyleaskindoflikegolfmeetsanime.
SothelayerlikebandTea's overlongsleeve T shirtsandhavechokers, Buttherearealso a lotoflikeminiskirtsandkindofchunkyAnnaMaeinspiredshoes.
Soyesterday I wenttolike a golfclothingstoreinNewYork, and I pickedupthismesh T shirtand, um, thingscolor.
Think, um, I'm notgonnalielike I actuallyhavejustwantedoneofthesefor, like, sexytimesfor a while.
Sogettingmymoney's worth, I'm gonnachangetothisin 321 But I alsoaboutthis.
I feellikethat's a littledistracting.
I don't relatetothis, butlike I thinkthatpartofwhythismakesmesohappyisjustthat, like I havenotgottenthechancetoseemyselflookdifferentfrom, likemyregularfuckingfacethat I stareatforlike, 40 hours a week.
Likethelasttime I didsomethingfunwithmyhairwaswhen I was a freshmanincollege.
Sothisisjust, like, reallyexcitingtome, Likeit's weirdlyrivetingtobeableto, like, embody a differentpersona.
Okay, now I justneedtolearntomaketheeaglefaces.
Let's see, howdoyoudothat?
See, thisismyproblem.
Mytongueis, like, reallyawkward.
Soitjustneverlooksgoodwhen I triedtodothetonguestickingoutposes.
I wouldliketoissue a publicapologyifyouhadtoseethat I havehonestlyprocrastinatedpostingthisvideoforsolongbecause I realized, likeinthemonthsthathaspassed, howembarrassingthisis.
But I hadfundoingit.
So, like, suckit.
Uh, I don't knowwhy I justslapmyselfinthefaceofthefacialexpressions.
WhichisthislikesexualTDsandelementand I lookalike.
I thinkthatitismaybelikewhy I getsogeekedaboutgirlstuffbecauselikeyougirlskinkylike, youknow, likethatshit.
Butitislikeundeniableculturalproductoftalkthatthey'reprobablylikeyoungerkidslike 12 yearoldswhoknowwhatlikechokingisin a sexualwaynow, whichislike a strangetothinkaboutbecause, like, that's onlystuffthat I realizedwhen I waslike 19.
And I thinkthat's maybemoreappropriateagetolearnaboutit.
And I thinkthatregulatingthecontentthatyoungerkidsseeissomethingthatneedstobeactuallylikeenforcedmoreontheInternet.
Kidsarewatchingporn a lotyoungerthantheyusedto, and I don't thinkit's greattogetdissented.
I'm andespeciallytolikekinkyorimageswhenyouwereyounger, butmaybeon a littlebitmoreof a positivenote.
Personally, how I discovered a lotofmylikesexualitywasoriginallythroughTumbler, where I wouldwatchthoselikeblackandwhitegiftsoflikeartsycoupleslikekissing.
And I feellikeTumblerandTicTachave a verysimilarenergystoryforthecamerachange.
Bytheway, mymyothercameraranoutofbattery.
As I wassaying, I thinkthatitalwaysreallyuncomfortabletotalkabouttheeffectsthattheInternethasonkidssexuality, whichislikeWhywedon't reallyhavelegislationaboutitorlike a largerdiscussionaboutit, becausepeoplejustwanttodenythatexist.
Ifso, howdoyousustain a businessmodelinwhichusersdon't payforyourservice?
Senator, Werunads.
I see.
I guessit's complicatedbecause, likeononehand, I wanttobelike, excitedforteenagerswhoarelikeexpressingthemselves.
Butit's veryhardtofind a spaceontheInternetthatwithoutalsoexposingChildrenwhoaremuchyoungerorinvitingattentionfromoldermenwhomightnothavethebestintentionsLookingintothattypeofcontent, thisisallreallycomplicatedstuffthat I probablyshouldnotjustbelikeglossingoverin a theygotvideo.
I wouldlovetomake, like a wholenothervideoaboutkindoftheculturalimpactoftalk.
Once I havemoreof a chancetoresearchitdeeply.
Letmeknowifyouguysareinterested.
I knowthatmostofyouguysarelike, abovetictacageasmine, but I stillfinditreallyfascinating.
Anyways, nowthat I'm dresseduplikethis, whatelseistheretodothattomakemyfirsteverticktalkkeeps, like, fallingbackBecause I have a bigasshead.
Doesn't wanttostayproperlyontheheadline, Butanyways, I'm inthehotelbathroombecausethatseemstobetheplacethatthekidsdothetalks, and I'm gonnalearn a tictacdance, which I'm gonnahavetoyou.
Well, I dothissothat I don't copy, rightstrikes, butyouknow, theone.
I firsttriedputtingmyselfontwotimesspeedtomakemydanceseemssmoother, butitjustmadeitwaymoreawkwardfor I havesomuchrespectparticular.
Also, forsomereason, I hadassumedthatmostpeoplewerejustdancingontwotimesspeedonticktalkbecause I didn't thinkthatitwasphysicallypossibletodancethatwellatonetimespeed.