#NationalityofMen: The gamification of racialized attractiveness as entertainment laundering on TikTok
Published online on June 29, 2026
Abstract
New Media & Society, Ahead of Print.
This article examines the viral TikTok trend #NationalityOfMen—a seemingly trivial Effect that invites users to rank men from 10 “nationalities.” Extending scholarship on racialized beauty standards and digital media, we systematically scrutinize the ...
This article examines the viral TikTok trend #NationalityOfMen—a seemingly trivial Effect that invites users to rank men from 10 “nationalities.” Extending scholarship on racialized beauty standards and digital media, we systematically scrutinize the ...