Thread by @ichbinilya

I'm not sure how to tell you this.

But, apparently, there's a trend on Russian TikTok to film yourself panicking about the difficult economic situation in the country... set to a track called "vile Jewish music."

...yeah. Short thread.

Here's a Russian aggregator explaining the trend. (This site, online since 2014, seems to get most of its material from social media posts.) medialeaks.ru/0503mlv-txt-po…

Here's one example. This girl bought an iPhone just before prices went up, and now she doesn't know whether to open it or to sell it.

Here's another. This girl says she's "looking for a reason to keep studying English."

In case you're wondering whether there's just a bit of anti-Semitism to this... a user explains on this quora-like site (translation next tweet). bolshoyvopros.ru/questions/3969…

"At first, the meme wasn't much different than the usual jokes about Jews: They were about money and saving it up. For example, someone would run to collect purchases ordered on the internet before prices went up. Then the joke grew into doing any random thing to this music."

In case there was any doubt, MediaLeaks confirms: "The 'vile Jewish music' trend was born in January 2022 — at first, internet users joked about rude behavior and cunning. In early March, the flashmob [sic] changed, adjusting to the current situation."

No idea how widespread this is, but they didn't seem to have trouble coming up with multiple examples. I'm also unclear on the origin of the track. MediaLeaks says it's also called "Jewish trap house" by "Final Max." Almost no internet results about that. youtube.com/results?search…

And if you're wondering how Russians are accessing Tik Tok, since it stopped allowing video uploads in Russia, apparently there are work-arounds. medialeaks.ru/0703ndi-str-ti…

Whole thing just blows my mind, to be honest. (Maybe a little denazification would be in order)