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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. — The ongoing trend of TikTok and Instagram influencers posting their thoughts on international struggles and equality has resurfaced in recent months. After a long and difficult struggle between brand deals and quick trends, the influencers who continue to post at least one video a month about global conflict are beginning to change the world.
On Friday, March 20, influencer Whimsy Lou took to TikTok to state her passionate opinion on feminism. This post ignited people’s passion for the movement (previously forgotten amid the current whole-food/anti-processed-food movement), and many sought to make a change in their community.
“I just feel it’s my job to educate people,” said Lou in a recent interview with Page Six, “just because I didn’t go to college or research the movement doesn’t mean I don’t believe in it. I’m obviously not performative; I really do care. Why else would I be sitting in front of a camera for money?”
Whether or not influencers care about the numerous movements is beside the point. Change is being made, and it’s important to focus on the future of humanity.
“After the video was posted, I saw so many others similar to mine, and I just feel so proud,” Lou said when asked about the response to the video. “But, I do want a little credit. Not to make it about me, but there’s a bunch of influencers going online basically saying what I said differently. I got so frustrated when I saw that President Trump’s cabinet commented under a copycat video, saying they were a ‘piggy!’ Now they’re getting all of this attention when that comment was really meant for me. But again, I’m not making this about me; I truly care about the movement and want people to educate themselves as I did.”
But it doesn’t end there. Another rising influencer has gone viral for her post on racial equality, only two days after Lou. Sunny Love, an influencer and daughter of reality TV star Moony Love, has taken to Instagram to post her thoughts on the mistreatment of minorities.
“It’s so upsetting,” said Love in the caption, “I think I can speak for everyone when I say we need equality. It’s such a personal topic for me, it almost hurts, but I know I need to do this for all my followers and supporters. I am a supporter and will be donating 1% of my creator fund to this cause.”
Love, although she isn’t a minority or hasn’t personally experienced severe prejudice, feels she can empathize with the community enough to speak for them. In a recent protest Love attended, she was so down to earth that she was willing to use the same megaphone as everyone else, even giving an hour-long speech on how much she cares and how much you should care about her caring.
“It was so inspiring,” said Stacy Hills, a follower of Love. “You can just tell how much she cares.”
Although it has been shown that only 30% of influencers who claim to donate to various causes actually donate a small portion, it’s the education and awareness that count!
“Its incredible what we influencers are doing,” said Trulia Wilde, another influencer. “We care more than anyone and are lucky to have a platform to share that. We’re not doing it so we can make money, or so people think we’re better people. We do it to model an educated person who thinks for themselves and stands above the crowd. I am so proud of people like Sunny Love and Whimsy Lou, who are brave enough to share their opinions because they matter so much. There are some of the most educated people I know.”
