‘They can’t do it without us’: Black TikTokers strike to protest dance appropriation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/24/tiktok-strike-black-creators-megan-thee-stallion-dance
Some refuse to choreograph Megan Thee Stallion song, highlighting how white users get credit for Black creativity
A number of Black creators on TikTok are on indefinite “strike”, refusing to choreograph dances on the app to protest against the appropriation of their content by white users.
‘They can’t do it without us’: Black TikTokers strike to protest dance appropriation
Jun 25, 2021, 8:18am UTC
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/24/tiktok-strike-black-creators-megan-thee-stallion-dance
> Some refuse to choreograph Megan Thee Stallion song, highlighting how white users get credit for Black creativity
> A number of Black creators on TikTok are on indefinite “strike”, refusing to choreograph dances on the app to protest against the appropriation of their content by white users.