On TikTok, everyone is suddenly Chinese. It is a rare trend that is overwhelmingly positive. Across race and cultural backgrounds, users have been logging onto the app to document themselves boiling apples to drink in hot water, buying house slippers to avoid walking barefoot at home and ditching cold foods for breakfast. Phrases associated with the trend include being a “Chinese baddie” or being in a very “Chinese time in [one’s] life.” While many creators are participating, the movement has largely been led by Sherry Zhu, who has 711,000 TikTok followers. Zhu’s “baddie starter kit” playlist includes multiple posts, some of which have received between 2 million and 6 million views. Zhu has emerged as the de facto trendsetter, ushering newcomers into their “Chinese baddie” eras through videos that explain Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practices.Continue reading this article on glossy.co. Sign up for Glossy newsletters to get the latest on the business of beauty, fashion and pop culture.
