Blythe’s comment sections, by comparison, are tame, although she does get some really naughty DMs. “I get very strange emails asking me, ‘Could you massage my feet with socks?’ or something like that,’” Blythe said. “I don’t know if they thought the sock part made the outrageous request more normal, but something about that makes me laugh.”
Still, since 60% of Blythe’s viewers are women, he feels he has it easier than most of his peers. “I think if you’re a woman on the app who makes pottery, you can probably get a lot of creepy messages,” she said. Monaco, which receives comments like “Nobody is looking at the pottery.” and “We all know why we look— said he doesn’t “think it’s that bad.” He added, “Most of them are pretty funny.”
Unfamous said that influencers may be reluctant to admit that they are purposefully thirst-quenching. “If you lean toward it, that carries a negative judgment,” he said. “There’s also a shame factor that plays into it: It’s better to pretend you’re distant and pretend you’re above it, than to admit you’re doing it.”
Unfamous also told BuzzFeed News that while he could appreciate the sex appeal of TikTok pottery, thirsty viewers should take a cue from influencers when it comes to the comments they make. “There is a limit. There are some people who are fine with [being sexualized]and there are others who don’t,” he said. “Viewers need to take that seriously in terms of consent.”
For potters like Pottery Boy, however, horny comments are a small price to pay for success. While he didn’t admit to intentionally trapping thirst in his followers, he did. does I appreciate the attention those types of viewers attract. After all, They helped him sell all of his $53 mugs in 40 seconds last year.. His real-life business is also thriving: he operates three pottery workshops which attracts 350 students a week and has plans to open two more this year. “Business is very, very good,” Pottery Boy said. “But I don’t think my TikTok can take all the credit for that.”
“To be honest, I’m not too worried about how I’m perceived,” PotterBoy said. “I want to create content that people like to watch and that attracts more people to the sport of pottery. I think my videos are doing that, and that’s the most important thing. Whether you come for the pottery or the sex appeal, I welcome everyone.”
