The critique of everyday life in 15 seconds.

October 5, 2021 9:06 AM

Nayanjyoti's roundup of proletarian TikTok in India for the political webzine Raiot includes videos of rural workers, workers on the long walk home, workers goofing off, construction workers goofing off, reaction videos, lipsynched labor, and synchronized solidarity between dancers in Korea and dancers in south India. The Indian government banned Tiktok along with 58 other Chinese apps on 29th June 2020 in the name of ‘national security’.
posted by spamandkimchi (3 comments total)

Also recommended! TikTok made rural India into DIY Eklavyas: "Twenty-six-year-old Mamta Verma’s life completely changed after she joined TikTok last year. Her only identity until then was that of a wife of a security guard who worked part time in weddings and parties to support her family. By the time TikTok was banned last week, Mamta was recognised as a TikTok star with more than 16 lakh followers."
posted by spamandkimchi at 9:18 AM on October 5, 2021 [1 favorite]

Neat! (The ceiling stucco guys are particularly cool.)

I'm struggling to convince my old-man-yelling-at-clouds brain to consider 15 second films seriously. But, that's my problem, not theirs.
posted by eotvos at 11:03 AM on October 5, 2021 [1 favorite]

Ugh. Is there anything good that Modi won’t wreck?
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:59 AM on October 6, 2021