Hot Girls Read™ & Cockygate: BookTok Drama Explained

Download June’s Journey for free now using my link https://liftpage.media/mb/aspeninthem... ---- In June 2026, influencer and small business owner Allie Rose Co, announced that she had secured the trademark for the phrase Hot Girls Read. This was met with immediate backlash from the bookish community and beyond. In 2018, a similar issue arose when author Faleena Hopkins trademarked the word Cocky for use in book titles in a scandal that became known as Cockygate. ---- watch my crafty channel ‪@madeinthemoment‬ follow me on social media instagram:   / made.in.the.moment   tiktok:   / made.in.the.moment   patreon:   / madeinthemoment   other links: https://madeinthemoment.univer.se business inquiries: [email protected] ---- Further Reading: Hot Girls Read https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98... https://www.marieclaire.com.au/life/e... https://parade.com/books/the-book-com... https://emmailene.substack.com/p/hot-... Cockygate   / writing_cockygate_a_writer_and_her_quest_t...   https://legalinspiration.com/?p=503 https://legalinspiration.com/?p=538   / its-been-almost-a-year-since-the-cockygate...   https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/c... https://people.com/crime/missing-roma... https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/c... ---- Timestamps 00:00 intro 00:36 background 01:37 june's journey 02:48 the announcement 05:28 community reaction 10:26 allie's first response 12:33 etymology of hot girls read 15:31 trademark law crash course 18:21 allie's apology 22:15 cockygate 27:47 faleena re: cockygate 29:44 faleena 2023-2026 34:06 conclusion #drama #booktokdrama #booktok #hotgirlsread #cockygate