# Negative Experiences With Clairo On November 15, 2020, TikToker meganmulroy posted a tearful two-part video claiming pop musician Clairo mocked her when she asked for a photo. Within hours, Twitter users flipped the complaint into mockery of the pile-on itself, and TikTokers began filming absurd fake sob stories about Clairo attacking them. The trend fused with older accusations that she was an industry plant pushed by her marketing-executive father. ## Origin On November 15, 2020, TikTok user meganmulroy uploaded a two-part series describing a prior encounter where Clairo and a group of friends allegedly laughed at her after she asked for a photo[1]. The second video pulled over 3.4 million views within four days[5]. Clairo responded in the comments the same day, apologizing for coming across as rude[5]. The industry-plant accusation predates the TikTok incident by nearly three years. A January 3, 2018 post on r/clairo titled "How did Clairo get so big? oh wait…" argued the singer owed her rise to her father's marketing-executive position and connections to music magazine Fader[6]. That older argument got dragged back into the conversation once meganmulroy's video blew up. - **Platform:** TikTok (origin video) / Twitter (viral spread) - **Creator:** meganmulroy (original video); parody format: Unknown - **Date:** 2020 ## Overview Negative Experiences With Clairo / Clairo Is An Industry Plant splits into two overlapping jokes. The first strand sees TikTokers filming fake confessional videos about meeting Clairo and being spat on, shot at, or having their eyelashes plucked out, all delivered in the same serious tone as the original tearful complaint video[1]. The second strand plays on calls to label Clairo an "industry plant" by misunderstanding the term literally, treating the singer as an actual plant that needs watering[2]. Posts tagged #cancelclairo and #industryplant collect both variations[5]. Most posters mocked the attempt to cancel a musician for allegedly rolling her eyes, with the running joke being that the backlash was more absurd than anything Clairo was accused of[3]. The industry-plant angle borrowed from a years-old Reddit argument that pointed to her father Geoff Cottrill's marketing work for Coca-Cola and ties to Fader magazine as proof she had been pushed into music through connections[6]. ## How to Use The parody format typically opens with a TikToker fake-crying or speaking in a serious confessional tone, then describing an escalating fictional run-in with Clairo. Common conventions include outlandish accusations like being spat on, shot, or physically attacked, often paired with on-screen captions styled like genuine storytime videos[7]. The "industry plant" variant usually treats the phrase literally in a short text post or reply, offering to water her, repot her, or give her sunlight[9]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Negative Experiences With Clairo? It's a late-2020 TikTok trend where users posted fake sob-story videos about meeting pop musician Clairo and being mistreated by her, alongside jokes labeling her an industry plant[1][5]. ### Where did Negative Experiences With Clairo come from? It started with a genuine two-part video from TikToker meganmulroy on November 15, 2020, in which she said Clairo and a group of friends laughed at her when she asked for a photo[1][5]. ### What does Negative Experiences With Clairo mean? The parody videos mock the idea of trying to cancel Clairo over a minor encounter by inventing escalating fake stories like getting spat on or shot at, while the "industry plant" angle revives older claims that her marketing-executive father pushed her career[2][6]. ### How do you use Negative Experiences With Clairo? TikTokers typically film a serious-looking confessional with an outlandish fake grievance about Clairo, while Twitter users often treat "industry plant" literally, as babybenzradio did by offering to water her[7][9]. ### Is Negative Experiences With Clairo still popular? No, the trend was tied to the mid-November 2020 Twitter and TikTok cycle and faded shortly after HITC and other outlets covered it[2][5]. ## References 1. [https://www.tiktok.com/@meganmulroy/video/6895404522986917125]() 2. [https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/11/16/why-is-clairo-the-internets-industry-plant-twitter-trend-explained/]() 3. [https://twitter.com/detectiverue/status/1328098968539107331]() 4. [https://twitter.com/ladyinthealps/status/1328099008582193154]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/negative-experiences-with-clairo-clairo-is-an-industry-plant]() 6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/clairo/comments/7o0ebp/how_did_clairo_get_so_big_oh_wait/]() 7. [https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinatwater/video/6896190461430598918]() 8. [https://www.tiktok.com/@maxboonch/video/6896916998379343105]() 9. [https://twitter.com/babybenzradio/status/1328137529548296193]() 10. [https://www.tiktok.com/@welcometobangkok/video/6895892996043197702]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/negative-experiences-with-clairo-clairo-is-an-industry-plant Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library