The red flag trend has taken over social media. (representative image)
There are red flags everywhere. Twitter users will know what we are talking about. Recently a surprising trend has taken over the micro-blogging platform. People have started tweeting warnings about almost everything under the sun. But there’s a catch. With every such tweet, users are also adding a red flag emoji. In common parlance, red flags represent a warning sign. The trend seems to have started with the conversation around red flags in dating and has now spread to many other topics. This too has taken a funny turn.
According to SenateTwitter has seen a 455% increase in the use of the red flag emoji in the past week. On Tuesday, there were 1.5 million red flag tweets on Twitter globally.
The trend has caught up with the netizens and big companies cannot ignore what has passed. So even giants like Netflix have joined the red-flag game on Twitter. Here’s what Netflix India has to say about some of the clichés in the storyline. To them, it’s a red flag when “the hero who notices the girl only when she takes off her glasses and gets a makeover.”
The hero who notices the girl only when she takes off her glasses and gets a makeover??????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????
— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) 14 October 2021
Dharma Productions also joined the trend. The production house added a food angle to the tweet. They saw red flags saying, “When they want Hakka noodles over lentil rice for 50 years until they die.”
When they want hakka noodles over lentil rice for 50 years until they die?????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????
— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) 14 October 2021
Social media giants also jumped on the bandwagon. In this case their red flags turned out to be quite funny. See what WhatsApp said.
When they never heard of WhatsApp????
– WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) 14 October 2021
Twitter also joined the trend. Guess what their red flag is? Of course, they can’t tolerate anyone who says “I’m not on Twitter.”
“I’m not on Twitter” ???????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
– Twitter (@twitter) 12 October 2021
LinkedIn posted a red flag to keep tabs on all employees
“We are not a team, we are more like a family” ??????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????
— LinkedIn (@LinkedIn) 13 October 2021
MTV followed suit and gave a nod to pop music via the red-flag trend. To him, anyone who said, “I don’t keep up with pop music,” was a red flag.
“I don’t keep up with pop music”???????????????????????????
— MTV (@MTV) 13 October 2021
Footwear brand Crocs also attended the red-flag party with great enthusiasm. Couldn’t bother him more than a guy who said, “I’m not a croc person.” We can be sure of this.
“I’m not a Crocs person” ??????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????
– It’s Crotober! (@crocs) 13 October 2021
For Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, it’s a big red flag when someone says they don’t like Indian food
“I don’t like Indian food” ????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????
— Padma Lakshmi (@PadmaLakshmi) 13 October 2021
We’re definitely enjoying this new Twitter trend, aren’t we?
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