In the Experiences on TikTok series, we hosted TikTok creators from marginalized communities—Black creators, disabled creators, fat creators, and queer creators—to talk about what it’s like on the platform for them, from good to bad, from audiences to fellow creators to TikTok as a platform and a company.
Unfortunately, the footage of this talk was lost. There is, however, a transcript from the live captioning, available to read here.
Panelists:
Glow (@glowlockel, @glowspeaks)
(they/them)
Glow is a chronically ill and disabled cosplayer, D&D enthusiast, and TikTok creator. They have been cosplaying and creating content online for over seven years.
Rae Cervidae (@raeostomy)
(they/them)
Rae is a permanent ileostomate who creates content centered on disability advocacy and life with Crohn's Disease. Their goal is to normalize ostomies to the public in a way that decreases fear and raises awareness.
Jade Neal (@jadesparks9)
(any pronouns)
Jade creates content relating to disability and indigenous issues. She strives to show both the professional and the personal aspects of being a disabled BIPOC.
Projects:
Disability Consulting with Neal Phillips Consulting and a research project on Rare Disease Policy.
Moderator:
T.X. Watson (@txwatson)
(most pronouns r fine) Content Creator and TOCA administrator
Watson makes informational TikToks about philosophy, psychology, and language, and researches TikTok for The Online Creators’ Association to help creators better understand the platform they work on. They also host the TOCA Twitch livestream on Monday and Thursday nights.
