I love this TikTok trend where you list ideas and values that you are unwilling to fall for! I decided to create a blog post to memorialize it.
I separated them into categories, too!
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Propaganda I Am NOT Falling For
Food Propaganda
- Anthony Bourdain’s recommendations. He ain’t that cool, ladies and gents. RIP tho.
- All pho tastes the same. How dare you!!!
- Sandwiches – Most are too messy and should’ve been a charcuterie board.
- Desserts with every meal. Unless it’s top-tier tiramisu or some gelatinous Asian dessert, we good.
- Breakfast to start your day.
- Kids’ meals are only for kids.
- Not eating or throwing away leftovers. I will eat 5-day-old leftovers.
- Coffee – I prefer tea.
- I drink my calories. Have fun with that…
- Asian food should be cheap. In this economy, we’re all paying an arm and a leg.
Beauty Propaganda
- Anti-Aging
- Gray hair makes you look old.
- Keloids/scars are ugly
- Preventative Botox
- 10-step skincare routine. I love my five Osea products.
- Foundation before makeup. #teamnofoundation
- Saving beauty products for later. USE THEM UP before they expire. Show me your empties!
- Thin = Healthy
- Plastic surgery to make you feel more like yourself.
Top Beauty Picks
Fashion Propaganda
- Dressing your age
- Thrifting is gross.
- Designer bags and clothes.
- Not repeating outfits
- Buying clothes and hoping you’ll fit into them one day.
- Tossing used clothes into landfills.
- Shopping for low-quality brands (i.e., SHEIN, Fashion Nova, Cupshe, etc.)
Travel Propaganda
- Buying new clothes for travel
- Avoiding touristy places
- Not having an itinerary. You can go with your flow somewhere else, then.
- Not revisiting countries
- Waking up early to get “the shot.” No, we’re gonna take it when we take it and edit tf out of it.
- Tours are not real travel.
- Domestic flights should be cheap.
- Solo travel is risky.
- Avoiding street food.
- AI Travel Itineraries
- Sex Tourism
- Cruises are for old people.
- Exploiting animals.
- Traveling with a check-in bag. Carry on life forever!
- Waiting until retirement to travel.
Professional
- AI in creative and intellectual spaces
- Overworking
- 5 days in the office
- Glass ceilings
- It’s a man’s job.
- Posting unedited photos. NO WE AIN’T.
Personal
- Paying for anything with cash or a debit card. Get your points, ghorl!
- The patriarchy.
- Stranger danger! Some strangers become friends!
- Locker room talk is harmless. Not holding others accountable when they are objectifying women is misogynistic.
- Boys will be boys. Nah bruh.
- No means yes. News flash! It means NO. Periodt!
- Not holding your girlfriends accountable when they’re being delusional. Like, for real, stop it and check yourself before you wreck yourself.
- Not speaking up when something bothers you to keep the peace.
- Not walking away after the first red flag.
- Negotiating the things you NEED in life.
- Needing a car in Denver.
- Chihuahuas are not dogs. I LOVE small dogs and miss Bebot so much!
If you resonate with any of these, let’s be friends!
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