For those of y'all who do have access to follow a TikTok link. Here's the video!!
[video description:
A flash mob, led by a blond woman; the song is [quote] I Know Victoria’s Secret [end quote]. The mob is outside in the sunshine; behind them is the front of a Victoria’s Secret shop. The initial caption reads, [quote] I organized a Flash Mob outside of Victoria’s Secret... the manager was not happy [cry-laughing emoji] [end quote]. After this the mob dances to the song, at one point showing off plus-sized women and a woman in a wheelchair, all in tight clothes or underclothes, proud of their bodies in spite of the aims of the Victoria Secret company. At the end, the blond woman beckons over a small blond girl, and points at herself and the girl during the final lyrics before they hug. Captions for the song appear over the video the whole time.
These are the lyrics:
[Verse 1]God I wish somebody would have told me when I was younger / That all bodies aren't the same / Photoshop, itty bitty models on magazine covers / Told me I was overweight / I stopped eating, what a bummer / Can't have carbs and a hot girl summer / If I could go back and tell myself when I was younger / I'd say, psst
[Chorus] I know Victoria's secret / And girl, you wouldn't believe / She's an old man who lives in Ohio / Making money off of girls like me / Cashing in on body issues / Selling skin and bones with big boobs / I know Victoria's secret / She was made up by a dude (Dude) / Victoria was made up by a dude (Dude) / Victoria was made up by a dude
[Verse 2] I wish somebody would've told me that thighs of thunder / Meant normal human thighs / The fucking pressure I was under / To lose my appetite / And fight the cellulite / With Hunger Games like every night / If I could go back and tell myself when I was younger / I'd say, hey dummy
[Chorus]
[Bridge] I know Victoria's secret / And girl you wouldn't believe / She's an old man who lives in Ohio / Making money off girls like me / Cashing in on body issues / Selling skin and bones with big boobs / I know Victoria's secret / She was made up by a dude
[Chorus]
[Outro] I know Victoria's secret / She was never made for me and you
end video description]
[image description:
A black man with a hand over his mouth, crying, extends his hand out beyond the side of the image, still crying. In the background, another black man with a drink purses his lips and looks down. The caption reads in large white letters at the bottom [quote] Thank you [end quote]
end image description]
the TikTok is by JaxWritesSongs, who I believe is both the songwriter and the singer here
This genuinely made me cry. It’s so lovely to see women fighting all the body shame we’ve all been put under. And the representation, and just how happy these women look. This is so heartwarming.
