Wormwood, whose bio on the social-media platform says they're a "Camp counsrlor at Pence 's gay camp," then goes on to joke that LGBTQ people would maintain their identity at the camp, inviting gay men to share beds and trans people to wear the clothing of their identified CAMP RULES #gaycamp #meetmyfam #lastminutexmas #lovemybffbut #mikepence #summercamp #queer #gay #bi #lgbtĪccording to The New York Times, a popular group of LGBTQ TikTok creators known as "Cabin Six," which has amassed nearly 34,000 followers on the platform since the group was established, chose its name in reference to the Pence meme, as the "cabin" would exist in one of the hypothetical Pence camps. "Since gay camp is coming up this summer, I thought I'd remind you guys of the rules," a TikTok creator named Cas Wormwood said in a video with more than 72,000 likes. Part of the joke in many of the videos seems to be that sending LGBTQ youth to centralized camps could backfire on Pence, as it would just put LGBTQ community members in close proximity with one another.
Others remarked that "people don't understand America's laws," as Trump's removal from office by the Senate is considered unlikely. In the comments, some users reminded the creator that Trump was still president.
The joke, of course, is a response to President Donald Trump's impeachment and the possibility that Pence could become president. When she selects "yes," a fictional Mike Pence tells her - using the voice of a young Taylor Swift - that she "should've said no." The video has more than 140,000 hope no ones done this yet #mikepence #justajoke #impeached #takeajoke #mikepencecamp #LGBTQ In the video, the creator pretends to be at one of the camps and greets her “gay friends,” her girlfriend, and the “TikTok lesbians” with a smile, though her demeanor turns sour when she pretends she has spotted who youd wanna see at summer camp * #pencesummercamp #summercamp #mikepence #gay #lgbt #fyp #foryou #foryoupageĪnother video posted December 27 follows a separate popular format, which includes Taylor Swift's 2006 song "Should've Said No." The TikTok Creator imagines taking a state test in school in the not-so-distant future when one of the questions on the test asks whether she's a member of the LGBTQ community. One clip, which has racked up more than 7,000 likes since it was posted at the end of December, uses another popular format that relies on the creator walking toward the camera and greeting various people they might see at a particular location. On each tag, many of the videos are related to the conversion-camp meme, mixing it with other popular TikTok trends. #Pence has accumulated some 4.6 million views, while #mikepencesummercamp has amassed more than 237,000 views. The #mikepence tag on the platform, which is used by creators to tag their videos to appeal to a wider audience, has some 11.1 million views, per data from TikTok. The videos, in turn, seem to have struck a chord among a large portion of TikTok’s user base, which according to a previous Insider report has been a vital platform for LGBTQ youth. Such camps have been found to be ineffective and harmful.
Teen creators on TikTok are sharing videos of themselves imagining a world in which Vice President Mike Pence becomes president.