Why are the bops trending on social media right now?
So… I’ve been thinking about something. I feel like every time I scroll TikTok or Insta now, I see the same faces—and they’re all bops (you know what I mean. Mattress actors. Corn stars. Adult entertainers. Only Friends. Bop = “OF creator” in TikTok-friendly language).
They’re not niche anymore. They’re not hidden behind paywalls. They’re mainstream now. They’re trending. They’re doing Get Ready With Me’s and day-in-the-life videos—but for scenes, not Starbucks.
And let’s be honest—they are promoting. Not by showing intimate stuff on TikTok obviously, but by constantly flexing the lifestyle that comes from doing OF. The G-Wagons. The giant LA mansions. The “made 80k this week” videos. The casual mentions of working one hour a day and living like royalty. That’s the ad. The job isn’t even shown, but the rewards are—and their viewers know exactly what they do for work.
And this stuff isn’t just being seen by other adults. It’s kids. Teen girls. 12, 13, 14-year-olds, and even younger, who are still figuring out what they want from life. And the loudest message on their For You Page is: “You don’t need school. You don’t need to be smart. You don’t need anything—just be hot, be online, and you can get all this.”
That’s what’s being normalized. That’s what’s being sold. And we’re just… watching it happen like it’s totally fine.
But here’s what’s been bugging me:
**I don’t even follow OF creators. I’ve never subbed. But I know all their names. My 12-year-old sister does too.**She’s on TikTok. Everyone is. And these are the people they see constantly.
And I get it—go get the bag. Genuinely. But it’s hard to ignore the message this sends to young girls:
Why get a degree or work a 9–5 when you could just be hot and post online and get rich?
That’s not even something the creators say out loud. But it’s what the algorithm is yelling. It’s the lifestyle it keeps showing. Over and over. To young girls.
This used to be taboo. Now it’s idolized. And we’re not talking about it.
Not saying I have a solution, but it feels like we’ve reached a point where the algorithm is shaping teenage values more than school, parents, or actual role models ever could.