What happens on the short video platform TikTok? What topics are discussed on TikTok, especially by teenagers and young adults in the context of social criticism and anti-racism, and how do they stage themselves in the process? What does this have to do with education? This paper deals with these questions, using four guideline-based narrative expert interviews with creators to explore the extent to which experiences of racism and discrimination, feminist perspectives and statements on political discourses are part of a performative expression of an educated self. The interviews provide a theory-generating perspective that perceives education and critique within the horizon of the political and thus offers an intersectional perspective on education.