<p>On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Defector co-owner Alex Sujong Laughlin, whose recent piece about “<a href="https://defector.com/they-dont-have-lip-filler-they-just-have-lip-filler-accent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lip filler accent</a>” identified a new way TikTok is changing how we speak. Even people who don’t have any plastic surgery at all appear to be picking up on the trend, because when it comes to status, <em>sounding</em> like someone who has had plastic surgery is really all that matters.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from Kevin Bendis.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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ICYMI - "Lip Filler Accent" Is Infecting TikTok (and Us)

APR 1, 202632 MIN
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ICYMI - "Lip Filler Accent" Is Infecting TikTok (and Us)

APR 1, 202632 MIN

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<p>On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Defector co-owner Alex Sujong Laughlin, whose recent piece about “<a href="https://defector.com/they-dont-have-lip-filler-they-just-have-lip-filler-accent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lip filler accent</a>” identified a new way TikTok is changing how we speak. Even people who don’t have any plastic surgery at all appear to be picking up on the trend, because when it comes to status, <em>sounding</em> like someone who has had plastic surgery is really all that matters.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay, with help from Kevin Bendis.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>