TikTok's Raunchy Love Letter to National Parks Could Save Them From Budget Cuts

National parks, gay country music and thirst traps have a lot in common, at least on the internet. Viral TikTok posts combining sexually explicit audio, comical memes and stunning views of nature have flooded social media feeds. The growing trend coincides with President Donald Trump's unprecedented funding cuts targeting federal parks, forests, monuments, seashores and trails. The message of #ParkTok and #MountainTok is G-rated: to conserve and protect public lands. The raunchy content is merely a wrapper to lure followers and get that message in front of as many people as possible. At first glance, the TikTok fan accounts for Yellowstone and Joshua Tree -- among dozens of other national parks, forests and recreation sites -- appear to be competing in an unhinged brawl. Some commenters speculate that federal park rangers or marketing strategists have gone rogue to garner outside financial support. But the unofficial accounts, which are growing in number daily, are run by independe ... Read full article.