# Race Change To Another Rcta RCTA, short for Race Change to Another, is a TikTok slang term for users who claim to be transitioning from the race they were born into to a different one, most often Korean or Japanese. It spread across TikTok in late 2022 and drew heavy backlash, with critics calling it racist and many participants later admitting the videos were bait. ## Overview Race Change to Another, almost always shortened to RCTA and occasionally mistyped as RTCA, is a TikTok slang term for people who say they were born as one race but now identify as a different one[1]. The overwhelming majority of RCTA posts document users claiming to become Korean or Japanese, often paired with talk of 'subliminal' audio, K-pop fandom, or language study[3]. The format is loose and usually text-on-video: a user tags a clip with #rcta, states which race they are transitioning to, and lists the practices they credit for the shift[2]. A parallel term, ECTA (Ethnicity Change to Another), spread alongside it for people claiming an ethnicity swap within a race, such as Chinese to Japanese[3]. Distractify described the concept as sharing the same premise as being transracial, with RCTA users insisting they are more culturally 'educated' about their target group[1]. ## How It Spread RCTA content ramped up sharply on TikTok between September and December 2022, and the pushback started almost immediately[3]. On September 15th, 2022, TikToker @rctah8 posted a video calling the trend racist and invalid, pulling more than 100,000 views within four months[3]. On October 3rd, @hellmarifromspace posted a fake 'RCTA makeup tutorial' that ended with clown makeup smeared across her face, and it passed 1.6 million views in three months[3]. On October 19th, 2022, Distractify ran a mainstream explainer of the term, quoting removed TikTok user @kyamewa's description of RCTA as sharing the same idea as being transracial and criticizing the subculture as often K-pop driven[1]. The piece compared RCTA to public figures like Oli London, who has said he underwent dozens of procedures to look Korean, and former NAACP chapter head Rachel Dolezal[1]. As backlash grew, several accounts started admitting their RCTA posts were bait, including TikToker @soupy.dumpling[3]. Ecta piggybacked on the same wave in December 2022, when @iwayuzu posted videos announcing an ECTA transition from Chinese to Japanese, giving the ethnicity variant its own visible poster[3]. ## How to Use RCTA posts typically follow one of two paths. Sincere-style videos usually stitch a photo or clip of the target race with text stating the transition, a list of practices the poster credits (subliminals, language study, K-pop or J-pop consumption), and the #rcta tag. Bait and reaction posts flip the format: creators mimic the earnest RCTA voice, then reveal the video as a troll, or, as with the clown-makeup tutorial, use the format as a vehicle for mockery. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Race Change To Another Rcta? RCTA is a TikTok slang term for users who claim to have changed the race they were born into to a different one, most often Korean or Japanese[1]. ### Where did Race Change To Another Rcta come from? It spread on TikTok in September 2022, with early tagged videos from accounts like @shinobusorali on September 11th and @sakuraluvsyouu on September 18th[2][3]. ### What does Race Change To Another Rcta mean? RCTA stands for 'Race Change to Another', while the related term ECTA stands for 'Ethnicity Change to Another', used for shifts within a race such as Chinese to Japanese[1]. ### How do you use Race Change To Another Rcta? Users typically post a TikTok tagged #rcta stating which race they identify as now and citing practices like subliminals, language study, or K-pop fandom, though many posts turn out to be bait[3]. ### Is Race Change To Another Rcta still popular? RCTA activity peaked between September and December 2022 on TikTok and drew heavy backlash accusing users of racism, with several posters later revealing their videos were trolls[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.distractify.com/p/rcta-meaning-tiktok]() 2. [https://www.tiktok.com/@shinobusorali/video/7142305363810110766]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rcta-race-change-to-another]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/race-change-to-another-rcta Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library