I love your daughter TikTok dance trend explained
MEN have been flaunting their love online through a new viral trend that has got them showing off their best moves.
The “I Love Your Daughter” craze blew up after a famous Gilmore Girls actor had one of his more obscure acting scenes brought to TikTok.
What is the I love your daughter TikTok trend?
This viral craze has used a sound from a short film by the Gilmore Girls actor Sean Gunn.
Sean appeared in a short film titled A Film by Kirk.
A scene from the two-minute-long film has provided the sound used by several men on TikTok.
“I love you daughter,” Sean Gunn’s character said in the film.
“Who are you to love my daughter, what do you have to offer her?” the love interest’s father responded.
“Nothing, only this,” Sean’s character said before he broke out into contemporary dance.
How did this trend start?
A TikToker (@clozvr) discovered this obscure clip and circled it online in September 2024.
This social media user edited the video and placed the song Breathe by Olly Alexander, from the pop band Years & Years, over the clip.
Several internet personalities have used this sound to create comedic videos on the app.
These videos start with the TikTokers lipsyncing along with Sean Gunn’s lines from the short film.
Creators then break out into an odd contemporary style dance.
The original TikTok video has been viewed over 21 million times and the sound has been used in over 130,000 posts as of October 2024.
Who has participated in the I love your daughter TikTok trend?
Dozens of content creators have gained millions of views on their videos from this craze.
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TikToker Brian Jordan Alvarez (@brianjordanalvarez) has made several videos to this sound with one racking up over seven million views as of October 2024.
Dance influencer Austin Pepito (@austinpepito) gained over 46 million views on his version of the viral dance as of October 2024.
How have people reacted to the I love your daughter TikTok trend?
This trend has alluded back to the more traditional forms of courtship, which typically included men asking their love interest’s father for permission to date or marry them.
Although most TikTokers have used this sound as a funny joke some people have responded positively to this unique take on traditional values.
“This is so attractive for literally no reason,” one commenter wrote on Austin Pepito’s video.
“I fear this would work on me,” another person said.
“I fear my father would accept this offer,” a third person joked.