There are many popular trends that have come and gone throughout the year, and while it’s easy to get influenced online, which of these many trends are actually popular with people in our school?
25 random students were asked to take or leave it on these popular items: Labubus, matcha, Dubai chocolate, Love Island, and Clairo. Here are the results:
Labubus: 6/25
Matcha: 14/25
Dubai chocolate: 16/25
Love island: 10/25
Clairo: 15/25
Labubus, a line of popular collectable plushies featuring little monsters with sharp teeth and large ears, were clearly unpopular amongst most of the student body, with many people having strong opinions against it.
“I hate Labubus because they became super popular and I couldn’t stop seeing them everywhere,” senior Adolina Janis said. “It’s too expensive for what it is. They’re kind of cute but I just don’t like seeing them everywhere. I don’t think they’re gonna stick around.”
Matcha, a green tea drink often paired with milk and other flavorings, received mixed results. Some people loved it and others said they did not enjoy the taste.
Clairo, a popular singer who became viral in 2017 after her hit song “Pretty Girl”, had many positive comments, with most people enjoying her music.
Love Island, a popular reality television show had a surprisingly low vote, with many claiming the show’s quality would suffer after the most recent season.
Dubai chocolate, a chocolate bar filled with pistachio flavored kadayif, gained popularity online from a popular strawberries and chocolate shop. It was by far the most popular, with most who voted having positive opinions about it.
“Dubai chocolate is the most amazing thing TikTok has ever promoted,” sophomore London Peterson said. “Even though a lot of people dislike Dubai chocolate and think it’s really overrated, I think it’s one of the best things TikTok’s come up with and I think it’s way better than regular chocolate because of the mix of different ingredients you usually wouldn’t think would be good together.”
Overall, despite having positive or negative opinions about these items, most students agreed that these items individually were not bad, just overpopularized.
“I think the internet has made all of these things have really bad connotations, just because of what they’re supposed to symbolize,” sophomore Victoria Combs said. “I don’t think that everything individually is that bad.”
