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Size 13 Nikes is a series of TikTok videos referencing a line in the 2019 Netflix film Tall Girl in which the character Jodi says "You think your life is hard? I'm a high school Junior wearing size 13 Nikes. Men's size 13 Nikes. Beat that." In the video series, TikTok users typically play the Tall Girl clip and then reveal their own usually much more serious problems.

Origin

On September 20th, 2019, TikTok user @astapasta3 uploaded the first Size 13 Nikes TikTok video (shown below). The video in which she explains that she is "existing as a Senegalese-American Muslim Woman" gained over 367,700 likes and 12,900 shares in two weeks.

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On September 20th, TikTok user @kaitlyn.is.kool uploaded a similar rendition but explained that she is the same height as the character and claims it's not that hard (shown below, left). The video gathered over 470,900 likes and 5,600 shares in two weeks. On September 22nd, TikTok user @rianalucia16 used the video format to explain that she is pregnant which garnered over 506,800 likes and 14,700 shares in two weeks. On September 26th, @dunkingsoy uploaded a TikTok Size 13 Nike video about being much taller than Jodi (shown below, right). The video gained over 501,200 likes and 4,900 shares in two weeks.

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