1.0The Representation Projecthttps://therepproject.orgThe Representation Projecthttps://therepproject.org/author/the-representation-project/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qQcxJ0EZJM"><a href="https://therepproject.org/tiktoks-trending-sexism/">TikTok’s Trending Sexism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://therepproject.org/tiktoks-trending-sexism/embed/#?secret=qQcxJ0EZJM" width="600" height="338" title="“TikTok’s Trending Sexism” — The Representation Project" data-secret="qQcxJ0EZJM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://therepproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TikTok-Sexism.png559310With both subtle and overt misogyny all over the internet, it was only a matter of time before it made its way to social media newcomer, TikTok. The growth of the app has not come without controversy, as TikTok has faced allegations of promoting eating disorders and removing content hashtagged #BlackLivesMatter. In the last month, there’s been a new trend circulating on the platform—and it has nothing to do with the latest catchy pop song and accompanying choreography. Men have started to leave sexist jokes under young women’s videos, labeling them “sandwich makers” and “dishwashers.” Some jokes have even taken it so far as to reduce women to sex toys. But the young women have started hurling back responses with similar snarky humor.