Signal2 Sep 2020
‘Scene kids’ on TikTok embrace rebellious beauty

‘Scene culture’ was an early-aughts mainstay on social platforms like MySpace, and it’s having a 2020 revival on TikTok. The lifestyle, characterised by dark poetry and gothy aesthetics, is giving young people an outlet for creativity to navigate feelings of uncertainty and angst.

‘Scene kids’ on TikTok embrace rebellious beauty