So for me, cottagecore is an ideal where I can be visibly queer in rural spaces.’ Cottagecore sees love as a connection between two souls.’Īnother stated, ‘It especially makes me feel like the things I loved in childhood, like having farm animals and picking blackberries in the fields and getting lost in the woods, are cis- and hetero-coded. I-D magazine spoke to one queer woman about why she identified with cottagecore so much, and she said: ‘Lesbians tend to be oversexualised by the media. Basically nice, comforting, nature-based images and sounds to soothe us and be aesthetically pleasing. TikTok defines this as ‘flower prints, knitting, plants and mushrooms’. Is my application to be on frog tiktok 🍓 #cottagecore #goblincore #witchtok #frogs #strawberryfrog ♬ strawberry frog II written by goodtimeal – ratwyfeĪlthough frogs are gay (incontrovertible fact, please don’t argue), the links between frogs and lesbians particularly might derive from an aesthetic movement titled cottagecore.