These accounts are at the forefront of what has been deemed “Straight TikTok,” a corner of the internet dominated by teenagers who take up extraordinary amounts of online space. If you’ve gone down the TikTok rabbit hole in the last year, it’s likely that you’ve seen at least a few white teenage boys dancing shirtless, in jewelry and painted nails, pretending to kiss their male friends.
During the embrace, Reeves is lip-syncing to Ty Dolla $ign’s “Or Nah.” In another, Quinton Griggs wears a set of pearls while he records himself in a mirror, drawing attention to his black nails and bare chest. In a TikTok with more than 4.9 million views, Anthony Reeves tightly grips the face of Jaden Hossler as if the two are about to kiss.
