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Academically Studied Punk
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About
Academically Studied Punk refers to a TikTok in which a young woman attempts to educate her followers about the origins and significance of punk culture. Prior to making her arguments, she lists her credentials to talk about the subject, including that she "academically studied punk." As her video went viral on social media, it elicited jokes, particularly her citing she "studied punk academically," which people felt was antithetical to punk culture.
Origin
On October 5th, 2020, TikTok user @madivespa[1] posted a video in which she made the argument that conservatism is antithetical to punk culture because punk was a political counterculture created by oppressed peoples to express frustration with oppressive systems. In her view, supporting the taking of rights of oppressed peoples including BIPOC, women, and LGBTQ+ people disqualified someone from being "punk." Prior to making the argument, she listed her credentials to talk about the subject, including that she was a singer in a Riot Grrrl punk band and had "academically studied punk." Her video gained over 134,000 likes on the platform.
https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/6880323446945959174
Spread
Nearly two weeks later, the video began spreading on Twitter, where the phrase "academically studied punk" was mocked on the platform for being antithetical to punk culture. It appears as though the video's spread on Twitter can be attributed to user @samantha_shon,[2] whose account is currently locked (tweet shown below).
Multiple popular responses to the video include a link to the @samantha_shon Twitter account. For example, user @SarahMAlbers[3] tweeted, "imagine trying to tell the ramones you’re punk bc you’ve 'studied it academically' and you know for that reason it’s 'rooted in leftist ideology,'" gaining over 100 retweets and 870 likes (shown below, left). User @frompeaksofblue[4] tweeted, "riotgrrrl? cringe" (shown below, right).
The spread of the phrase "academically studied punk" led to myriad jokes, including pairing the phrase with humorous images and using it in other phrasal template memes. For example, Twitter user @fourteencrowns[5] posted a picture of Gumby along with the phrase, gaining over 150 likes (shown below, left). User @d00ditsmark[6] tweeted pictures of School of Rock along with the phrase, gaining over 35 likes (shown below, right).
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External References
[1] TikTok – @madivespa
[2] Twitter – @samantha_shon
[3] Twitter – @SarahMAlbers
[4] Twitter – @frompeaksofblue
[5] Twitter – fourteencrowns
[6] Twitter – d00ditsmarc
Top Comments
Bilbo Swaggins Moderator
Oct 20, 2020 at 01:00PM EDT in reply to
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Oct 20, 2020 at 12:15PM EDT