- Oh, dang. Look at that plot twist.
- Aw, poor dogs have to do this.
They don't deserve to go through the cringiness.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- (man) Hm, maybe I'll be Tracer.
- What is this?
- (man) Maybe I'll be Tracer. - Tik Tok.
- These are so annoying. I hate these so much.
- ♪ I'm already Tracer ♪ - What?
Like Tracer from Overwatch?
- Tik Tok memes are really taking over
every platform right now.
- I've heard of this. It's kind of like a more
musical Vine, it feels like. I've officially reached that point
where I'm like, "I just don't understand
these kids and their apps."
- I listened to that actual song before
this came out, so when I first heard it,
I was like, "It's from that one song.'
And so it's like, I am basically
the hipster of Tik Tok.
- ♪ Maybe I'll be Tracer ♪
- (singing along) ♪ I'm already Tracer ♪
- ♪ What about Widowmaker? ♪
♪ I'm already Widowmaker ♪
♪ I'll be Bastion ♪ - It's so funny.
I'm laughing so hard.
- ♪ You're right, so Winston I wanna be Winston ♪
- Are these Fortnite characters?
I feel like I'm so out of touch.
- When you're logging on to League, there's a few
champions that everybody goes after and it's like,
"No, you can't have it. I've already got her."
So I'm assuming this is kind of similar,
where it's going.
- The fact that people take this seriously
and try to really lip sync, that's terrible,
but I like the people that make fun of it and stuff.
That's funny.
- ♪ Maybe I'll be Tracer ♪ - Aw.
- Okay, this one's my favorite.
- That's content I wanna watch.
- Aw, poor dogs have to do this.
They don't deserve to go through the cringiness.
- It's more creative that they're having a dog do it,
but it's still so stupid.
- So those are when you're playing against
other opponents and you're picking which character
you wanna be and they've already picked it.
Okay, I'm getting it now.
- (FBE) So, we have a bunch more to show you.
- Oh, joy!
- (FBE) But that was the hashtag #I'mAlreadyTracer meme
that has been massively popular on Tik Tok recently.
- Okay.
- I downloaded Tik Tok because there was
so many people making fun of Tik Tok.
That's the only reason why I went on Tik Tok.
- (FBE) The app has surged in popularity,
even though some feel that the content on Tik Tok
is cringey. - I would say so.
- It's cringey as hell, but who doesn't do
that kind of stuff? I have so many videos
of me doing [bleep] like that when I was a kid.
- (FBE) The trend has changed in various creative ways
and has even gone beyond the Tik Tok app,
so we have some of those to show you as well.
- Okay. What else is there?
- Now that's some talent at least.
- How did this guy think of this?
- (man) Nerf Bastion. - That was clever.
- Oh my gosh, it goes together.
It's like the fifth dimension.
- ♪ How many shrimps do you have to eat ♪
♪ Before you make your skin turn pink? ♪
♪ Eat too much and you'll get sick ♪
♪ Shrimps are pretty rich ♪ - I'm already Tracer.
- Oh, dang. Look at that plot twist.
- People started doing this and it was funny,
but then once in a while, someone will think
they're serious and they'll dress up as D.Va or something
and be like, "I'm already Winston." or something.
You are taking it too far.
- What?
- This guy's playing on a watermelon.
- The song is getting annoying.
- ♪ I have an idea What's your idea? ♪
♪ You should ♪ - (man yelling) Go back
to the kitchen! - I love these ones.
- So now it's crossing the line of gender stereotypes.
Okay, great.
- Yes.
- SpongeBob.
- ♪ I'm already Tracer ♪ - That's a good one.
That's a meme.
- I'm already Tracer.
- Rest in peace, headphone users.
- Definitely more creative because it's already taking
one meme and placing that meme
and it also matches. It makes sense.
I got what it meant.
- ♪ I'll be creeper ♪ - Oh my God.
There's always a Minecraft version of everything on the planet.
- I thought it wouldn't get any worse.
♪ Then I'll be donkey I already chose donkey ♪
- Man, I gotta pick this up on iTunes right after this.
- You should've picked note block.
- ♪ I'm not gonna be any kind of block ♪
- It's cringe funny. I love it, but it's like,
I wanna avert my eyeballs.
- It's not even to the point of cringey, I think it's
to the point of just utter annoyance.
- Doggos.
- ♪ (dogs barking) ♪
- Yes.
- ♪ (dogs barking) ♪
- That's a talented dog. Is that an Akita?
- Aw, now that's the best one.
- The meme makers of this world are truly the intellectuals
of this world. Never heard of Albert Einstein.
Who even is he? I already forgot his name.
- (FBE) So, the song featured in the video has two players
that are singing an argument over characters to choose
in the game Overwatch. - Yeah, I'm very familiar
with that game, actually.
- I've heard of Overwatch. I haven't heard of this
dramatic argument though.
- (FBE) So, some Tik Tok users are trolling
the female participants of this trend.
- Oh. - (FBE) With some thinking
that the females are only participating to capitalize
on the trend itself and that they don't
really understand the game. - Are you serious?
- (FBE) So, dismissing the fact that some
might actually be gamers. - Right, because if you're
attractive and you play video games, you obviously
are trying to make money and get attention.
- There's a lot of gamer girls, you know?
You're gonna have to accept that, boys.
- (FBE) We have some of those videos to show you.
- Oh, okay. Yep.
This'll be interesting.
- ♪ Maybe I'll be Tracer I'm already Tracer ♪
- There's no need. You have the wrong controller.
- ♪ You're right, so Winston I wanna be Winston ♪
- Is he gonna throw it out the window?
I can't sit there and play Overwatch anymore
without thinking of this meme.
- If she wants to make the content, obviously she knows
what Overwatch is, if she's gonna go all out
to make a beautiful cosplay. I know lots of girls
who love D.Va and love the character, 'cause they
resonate with her and they like her outfit
and it's fine.
- ♪ I'm already Tracer ♪ - Turn it on.
Turn on the controller.
- Oh, the light's not on.
- "Turn your controller on."
- I get the criticism. Turn the controller on,
but it's a production. Obviously, you're not
actually playing while you're recording a video.
- I think that's funnier that they just pick out
the tiniest things to make fun of them.
- These are so funny when they just keep
mirroring each other.
- That's beautiful. This is a troll.
- That's too much. That's too many people.
- They're so funny just to watch.
They entertain you.
- It's cool that people are finding something to do
and some way to let out their creative platform,
but just to make fun of something just because
you don't like it or exactly agree with it
and think you're just so high and mighty about it,
I don't know. It's not cute, fam.
- (FBE) So, the song used comes from a YouTube channel
called Mashed with the goal to bring in some positivity
within the Overwatch community to showcase that men shouldn't
assume that women will only play supportive roles
in the game and that they can also play
the main characters. - Yeah.
- (FBE) But as you've seen, some of the Tik Tok users
reacted in the complete opposite way of what
the song was intended to do and it made fun of the women
that are participating in this. So for you personally,
do you find this offensive or mostly in good fun?
- I don't find it offensive at all. I think it's mostly good fun,
but it's not even good fun. It's bad fun.
- Not at all. Personally, I think it's a joke.
- It's offensive, but I honestly wouldn't want to give
these people any attention. It's kinda frustrating
that they're getting so much attention for this
when that's exactly what they want.
- I'm hoping it's in good fun. If it's not--
I know in the gaming community, women still have a lot
of fight left to do to get anywhere near equality
and being accepted.
- The women should be able to pick any player
they want for any video game and the idea is nobody's
business who's playing behind that character anyway.
I think it's better they don't even know
if it's a male or female playing the lead character.
- I don't take offense to it. You can always start off
with the purest of intentions, but it's the internet
and they are going to tear down and destroy everything they can,
every little bit of what you have set out to do
in a positive manner, it's probably gonna get
picked apart in some way.
- It's bullying in a sense, but I'm pretty sure
they brought this upon themselves that they're
posting themselves. If you don't wanna get
made fun of, then don't post. That's just my take on it.
- (FBE) So, the Tik Tok app to many is seen as cringey content.
There's also a lot of trolling or poking fun at other people,
but at the same time, there's a lot of creativity,
experimentation, and a whole subculture
of memes has flourished on the platform.
Do you think the majority of people watching
these types of compilations are watching because they
are entertained or simply to make fun or troll others?
- You know what? I would really love
to know that myself. To me, it has no value
to download to watch for the cringe or whatever
that entertainment value may be. I don't see it.
- Most of them are just watching it for the fun of it.
The fact that they're making fun and having fun with what
they enjoy, that's great.
- They like watching the trolling. Nobody really goes on
to watch the normal content. Nobody wants to see that [bleep].
- It's entertaining because of the trolls.
Tik Tok kinda evolved into something that it was really
trying not to be. I feel like it's almost like--
it's really like a glorified Twitter, Instagram meme platform now.
- It's probably a mixed bag. I think there's probably a few,
or a pretty good majority that go there just to enjoy content
and to upload content and just have fun
and a good chunk of people that just sit there
and think it's easy pickings. "Let's troll around and see
what we can find."
- (FBE) So finally, when it's all said and done,
which side of Tik Tok would you like to be on?
Would it be the people that use the platform
to troll on other people or would you like to work
creatively and collaborate with others?
- No, I'd like to work creatively and collaborate with others.
That's enjoyable. That's good for you.
- I'd just [bleep] with people and mess around with people.
- Technically you're being creative by trolling others,
so I'm obviously gonna be trolling others.
- Creatively, not even a question.
You could really do some fun parodies.
- Trolling people, 'cause if you troll people,
then you are doing the work of Tracer.
- I feel like I'm too old to be a troll
on a social app that youngsters are using.
That'd just be mean. I'd probably try and be creative.
- Both. Legitimately, I would
probably upload some super dumb things that I was
really dumbly proud about and thought it was amazing
and then I would just sit there and troll and see what--
who can I make fun of today?
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