Give Me a Sign

About

Give Me a Sign refers to a series of TikTok videos in which TikTokers exploit the lyrics of Britney Spear's 1998 song "Baby One More Time."^[1] The videos which became popular in December 2019, typically featured a scenario in which the TikTok user asks a protestor for a sign because they agree with what they are protesting.

Origin

On December 16th, TikTok user @jonny_k_27 posted the first give me a sign video in which he acted out an interaction with a protestor (shown below). The video gained over 177,200 likes in two weeks.

Spread

On December 20th, 2019, TikToker @neko_channn uploaded a version in which she advocates for free tampons (shown below, left). The video accumulated over two million likes in 10 days (shown below, left). On December 22nd, TikTok users @abbyxic and @michellewozniak both uploaded popular iterations which received over 442,900 likes an 250,600 likes respectively (shown below, right).

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