Red Flag: Understanding the meaning behind the social media trend

Trending on TikTok and Twitter, the term “red flag” is used to warn of toxic traits in future relationships

“Red flag” or “red flag”, in the English translation, is a term that was used on TikTok to warn women about toxic characteristics in the relationship. Thus, the red flag emoji has become a symbol of the trend in the app, which is also accompanied by the hashtag #RedFlags.

In it, several women tell of situations that have already happened in a meeting where the partner shows some of them Red flagthat is, leave some clue that has a toxic streak when you are in a relationship.

In principle, there is no list of what may or may not be considered a red flag within a meeting, for example. However, the current among TikTok users has served make other women aware of their own experiences experiencing toxic relationships. So, nothing better than checking out some videos from trend before going to that date …

Different meanings of “red flag”

Now, if on TikTok you use the expression “red flag” to talk about more serious topics, on Twitter it is it has acquired a light and humorous connotation on a variety of topics, from pop culture icons to football team preferences. One user, for example, jokes about a person’s liking for dogs. For her, if the “contatinho” does not like dogs, it is a sign that he cannot be trusted.

“I’m not a dog” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

– Bri ✨ (@storymodebae) October 13, 2021

In addition to being anonymous, famous brands have also joined the fun, such as the streaming service Netflix, which used the red flag emoji to report the attitudes of the movie characters in your catalog. “The protagonist who notices the girl only when she takes off her glasses and renews herself”, posted the profile of the platform’s Indian account.

Protagonist who notices the girl only when she takes off her glasses and does a restyling 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩

– Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) October 14, 2021

Of course, the behaviors exposed in the tweets aren’t necessarily problematic. However, toxic attitudes exist and can become a problem in the relationship. So it’s worth warning: at the first sign that your relationship is abusive, it turns up!

Source: Terra

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