Black TikTok creators are taking a stand for change by abstaining from creating dance trends to a new Megan Thee Stallion song. NBC News’ Kalhan Rosenblatt explains what the users are hoping to accomplish in the fight for equal credit and compensation.ÂÂÂ
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#TikTok #MeganTheeStallion #TikTokDances
They should be fired.
Love and hate us that for us. We are hiding our swag because people tryna steal it
After all of this White America is gaving Charlie a Hulu Special! ðŸ¤â€ÂðŸ¤â€Â🤆Really? Smh Black people keep our sh*t to ourselves. Yt's will support theirs no matter what! Time we secure ours! 2021 Darkness into Light. ðŸ™ÂÂðŸÂ¾
This is literally the stupidest thing ever. If people aren't watching your videos, it's because they don't want to for whatever reason. People have the choice to watch what they want. You can't force them to watch your stuff by crying about it.
Bye
Is this the same NBC Bill Cozby intended to purchase…? ? ?
What? Mamzelle did not ention the THEFT of black creators by whites who become MILLIONAIRES by stealing black creations
Honestly, TIKTOK is never a BIG DEAL to me. I never used it and will never used it. Most of us accept HIP HOP as a black Genre and we also see BLACK people doing much more better than any other race. Also if anyone of you all races wanna talk about races like this tiktok thing, think about your education system now going against Asian student, its much more bigger issue than this tiktok things and i am not even AMERICAN.
Now you see what happens when BP get on code? Tiktok is extremely quiet right now. I say let the strike continue indefinitely.
Blacks should create this own platform of these dances… Come On Ya…
whatever happened to dubsmash
same old same old, somebody living large of your Back,I'm glad they on strike
Stop using tiktok period. Stop making them money.
Keep it going until there are changes, or start working on a platform that benefits black creators.
Internet Culture Reporter? Bruh huh? The world “Culture†is in the job description.. im just … im over this its gross 🤮
Who else cringed when she said “Blackâ€ÂÂ
Stay on strike, people only listen when their back pockets are affected. As for the newsreader, he can try to sound as detached as he likes, but he knows the real deal and is hoping for some change himself (in secret of course)!
Come on Black creators!!!! Where is our own app? I don't mean an few Black faces out frontin' with some Asian White or Jewish CEO. We are too bright and gifted to be putting any content on a platform that we don't own.
All of you talking about get fanbase… idk if it’s just me but fanbase is boring asf. It’s not entertaining at all, and the content on there is definitely not worthy enough to pay for more, especially if it’s just older people posting pictures of their family, inspirational Twitter posts, etc. at least tiktok is free and has actual good stuff on it ðŸ§ÂÂðŸÂ¾â€ÂÂ♀ï¸ÂÂ
Imagine having such a good life, you gotta create issues out of nothing just because you’re bored.
“They took my dance moves wa wa wa wa 😠“ people are dying, Jan. Pls strike on stuff that matters
FANBASE
FanBase! A black social media platform! Why don't we support it????
Let Fan Base be Blackity Black….
Any time the Word Black is used, Tic Tok won't let them post it.. Where are our Bliss Millionaires.. Start a site… Leave this Chinese Owned site to them…..Chinese Youth like American White Youths Love everything about Black Culture by Black People…Our Rhythm But Not Our Blues….
and we're seeing an interview with a white woman discussing BLACK issues because???? What they couldn't find any of the actual BLACK creators to speak for themselves????
Really pitifully produced new story. Gave absolutely no information – no faces, no examples of theft no interviews. It's time for black content makers to lawyer up and file lawsuits.
This is nothing new. They have always STOLEN from black INVENTORS and taking credit. This is why the Patent Office was created.
Yes 🙌ðŸÂ¾
🎶This is how we Do It🎶
Hence the reason for not being compensate.
Isn't Tiktok own by the Chinese?
Good for them, this is the best news I've heard in like 8 years.
I mean, you even had a white woman appropriate the explanation of exploitation of the people of God. There was no bl6ck man available to make that 60 second statement on behalf of the people this clip was all about?
That’s because Tik Tok pushes certain people through the algorithm and not others.
Great reporting.. no truths left out.
Yes, this White woman knows exactly how Black people are feeling and is the best person to speak on the issue.
This speaks to our culture as a whole. It's always been stolen and whitewashed. Literally everything we do is colonized. We were stripped of our original culture, CREATED a culture that influences the world and it's still being watered down. This country would be nothing without us.
Blk ppl need to leave tik toc platform period! It’s time to separate from these heathens. Blk ppl will never have anything connected to them, it’s a proven fact.
The Creator💡 is the person that the idea originated from🙄… If you used it 🤆you're not the artist😳 You're a copier, fan, theif. One of those 🤷ðŸÂ½
WHAT! a white person stealing from a BLACK person, and not given any credit or payment…I'm shocked 🙄ðŸ˜ÂÂ😒
Keep it up Black CreatorsðŸâ€ÂÂ¥