Unpacking the ‘Hot Or Not’ composite images trend on TikTok
User-based social media platforms like TikTok – as innocent as they may seem – have artificial intelligence filters to rate how good you look.
One of these is the “hot or not composite images” trend that evaluates the attractiveness of your face on a basic scale of 1 to 10 based on averages.Let’s unpack one of the latest TikTok trends to see how our society influences our view of what’s desirable and attractive.RELATED: The pumpkin trend, “Squid Game” doll drag, & Grandy Glaze’s tighty whitiesThere’s always some viral trend going on on TikTok, the reigning, video-focused social networking service for millennials and Gen Zs.
One of them is the hot or not composite images challenge that many TikTok users have contributed to.This TikTok trend arbitrarily judges your appearance, determining if you’re “hot or not” using the Shapeshifter effect of the app.
It’s the same effect you’d use to find your celebrity look-alike, Marvel doppelgänger, or ethnicity. It’s not a new filter, as TikTok users have posted videos around rating appearances before, but the challenge takes a slightly different approach.
