Not all TikTok trends are created equally. Some are inoffensive and easily digestible (like, say, those inescapable Beez in Da Trap x What's Going On videos), while others mine personal relationships for a viral moment (for example, clips that test the Bird Theory). But every so often, a seemingly innocuous trend will set off an intense analytical discourse about its origins and necessity—and the sudden outbreak of "Flipping the Camera" videos has managed to just do that.
The clips, which began popping up at the end of last month, are primarily popular among teenagers (several of the most-liked videos are shot in school hallways or gymnasiums). At the beginning, they'll feature a group of kids, enthusiastically doing the popular scuba dance, then a few seconds in, someone will double-tap the screen to flip the camera and catch the unfortunate cameraperson in an unflattering position (which is how you can find most people when their cameras are flipped on them unexpectedly). |
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