⚠️AESTHETIC WARNING⚠️

About

⚠️AESTHETIC WARNING⚠️ refers to a catchphrase utilized on TikTok with warning emojis centered in videos as a warning for content like politics, geography and shitposting content, similar to Floptropica and Potaxie memes. The trend was popularized around May 2022 on the platform.

Origin

The earliest usage of the expression_Aesthetic Warning_ was posted on October 30th, 2020 by TikTok^[1] user @jeonginswife. The post (seen below) features the Aesthetic Warning text centered with two warning emojis and a series of random videos with Adele's song "Send My Love" playing in the background. The video garnered 1.2 million plays and 233,000 likes in three years.

Spread

The ⚠️AESTHETIC WARNING⚠️ trend reached peak popularity on TikTok in May 2022, with some users posting "Jiafei" and other Floptropica jokes alongside it. For instance, on December 21st, 2022 TikTok^[2] user posted a compilation video (seen below, left) featuring Jiafei and other viral videos, which received 1,000 plays and 80 likes in six months. Another example, posted on March, 9th, 2023 by TikTok^[3] user @teddy_perry, gathers a series of random viral videos, which garnered 26,300 likes in three months.

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