I am obsessed with teenage TikTok drama
This blog is not a safe space for Lil Huddy.
Internet drama has always gained my attention.
Tati Westrbook V. James Charles, Jeffree Star V. Everyone, Alex Cooper V. Barstool V. Sofia Franklin, Mormon Swinger Drama, what have you. I’ve been engrossed and entertained for as long as I can remember.
There’s truly an emotional rollercoaster involved with this type of content and feuding. For me, my internal monologue usually goes:
I need to log onto Twitter and find out as many things as possible so I can understand which side to take.
I cannot believe this is happening. *Click*
*Mid apology/explanation video* Are they lying?
*End of video* Alright. I’ve established a team.
I need to text everyone I know about this.
*The next day* Well…I can kind of see the other side…
*A few hours later after many memes and Twitter trends* IDK HOW I FEEL. THIS IS ALL SO DUMB AND POINTLESS. I HATE CANCEL CULTURE.
*End of day 2* WHY DO THESE PEOPLE THINK I CARE ABOUT THEIR LIVES ENOUGH TO WATCH AN ENTIRE VIDEO ABOUT DRAMA OR LISTEN TO A SONG OR LISTEN TO A PODCAST (after doing all three things).
While this vicious cycle is exhausting, I convince myself that I need to know these things. If I want to work in pop culture or fashion, I need to know what’s going on in the world. If my employer ever asks why hiring James Charles isn’t a good idea, I’ll have a million reasons. If my boss says, “quick, Olivia! If you can answer this, you get a promotion! Who won custody of Call Her Daddy?!" I’ll be one salary raise richer.
These internet celebrities have invited us into their lives, and the least we can do is RSVP with all alerts turned on.
Recently, TikTok has completely taken over my life. And I’m absolutely okay with that. My roommates and I all binged the Hype House Netflix show, I’ve seen the D’Amelio Hulu series, and have a beautifully curated For You Page including babies, apartments I cannot afford, Love Island commentary, and Vine-reminiscent videos.
I’m ashamed to admit this, but I used to be an absolute hater. I’m hesitant to even write this in case (when) we become best friends, but I used to think all of these little seventeen year olds at the time like Addison Rae and Charli D’Amelio dancing and disrupting my usual stream of content were unbearable. I could not figure out what made the Swae House attractive, and I literally wanted to ruin the fame and fortune that they had amassed, for what I thought was baseless.
I’m happy to report that I have now adopted absolute stan status. While I may not be buying Social Tourist or Item Beauty like I line up for my other Instagram faves, I wholeheartedly support the hustle.
With stan status comes a ferocious feeling of protection. I defend people like Harry Styles as if he is my husband, and this practice carries over into anyone that I love on the internet or in culture.
More recently, I’ve felt the need to personally attack Lil Huddy for his song “All the Things I Hate About You.”
Written at the expense of Charli D’Amelio for no longer giving Chase Hudson aka Lil Huddy attention and moving onto new KarJenner step-grandchild Landon Barker, this trending TikTok sound has taken my FYP hostage
Designed to be a wannabe “7 Things I Hate About You” a la Miley Cyrus 2007, this structure of breakup/revenge song isn’t new or innovative. The artist riddles off extremely specific things about their ex that makes it blatantly obvious who the song is about, allowing their brigade of fans and followers to identify (and harass) the subject directly.
It’s also much more difficult to feel bad for the artist when the muse of the song was 15/16 when they dated, was cheated on by said artist and is only about 18 now.
I recently had the same feelings while watching Love Island UK, where one of the contestants was bamboozled with her ex boyfriend being brought onto the island, whom she dated when she was 16 and he was 20. Every time the said ex faced hardships, heartbreak, and breakdowns, I would always think to myself, this sucks, but what kind of person ambushes their ex girlfriend on live international television when she was a child during their relationship?
Lil Huddy now has Jacques from Love Island status in my mind: I don’t feel bad for you, and I implore you to look inwards (and, anyone who uses the term “homie hopper” in 2022 unironically also loses any points to their side).
I blame an early addiction to reality TV for my addiction to drama. Whether it’s Bethenny Frankel screaming at LuAnn to “GO TO SLEEP”, anything Tristian Thompson, or people 5 years younger than me on TikTok breaking up and hooking up with each others friends, something about it just ignites a fire in me that I can’t ignore.
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I learned a lot in this
i am shook that his name is chase hudson. bye