How Black Creators Stopped The Clock on TikTok
How Black Creators Stopped The Clock on TikTok
Author(s): Yvonne IleSubject(s): Media studies, Music, Social Informatics
Published by: INSAM Institut za savremenu umjetničku muziku
Keywords: cultural appropriation; Internet; artistic plagiarism; social media; expression; TikTok; Black music; Black creators; Black TikTok; Black TikTok Strike;
Summary/Abstract: Between June and July 2021, a number of Black creators banded together on TikTok and withheld from creating content – they went on strike. This sudden protest came after outcries from Black creators, who claimed that they created many of the viral dances on the platform, whilst their white counterparts received the accolades. I propose that this strike is a result of underlying bias, antagonisms and an unresolved history of musical and artistic plagiarism from Black creators. Inspired by how race is presented in the media and focusing on novel media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, I assert that creative works by Black creators and subsequently their ownership, use and replication, need to be studied within popular culture.
Journal: INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 60-79
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
