On Millennials, the midparts and the fake generational war.
Over the past year or so, and mostly because of TikTok, a stereotypical millennial portrayal has popped up – they seriously use the laughing crying emoji even though he grinds his teeth. They love the word “doggo”. They are strangely obsessed with Disney and Harry Potter and also with wine. But most of all, more than all that, they wear side parts and skinny jeans.
It’s a portrait that has been around for some time, and for the most part, the general response from millennials has been, “You’re right,” especially last summer when a tweet of anti-millennial comments on TikTok came out. viral and included phrases like, “They worry about their Harry Potter house, but they live in a one bedroom apartment… you all worry about bad homes,” which still makes me laugh.
But after a Walrus article reignited the conversation last week, Millennials this time around seemed to take it personally, mostly worried that their side parts and skinny jeans were deemed hopelessly uncool.
Most of the tweets I talk about are light-hearted and obviously meant as jokes: “I cut my hair in the middle due to my recent understanding that this is a Gen Z trait and I had the ‘horrible realization that it just makes me look like Rick from degrassi, ” Writer Maya Kosoff tweeted. “Whenever I hear about something Gen Z judges us, I blame myself for about half a second before remembering that for years we thought that mid-calf leggings worn under a mini distressed denim were the ultimate in freshness, ” added author Anne T. Donahue.
And then my sister sent me this from a mom influencer account that she follows:
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In case you can’t read it, the text reads, “Hey Gen Z. I have been dealing with infertility, PPD and suicidal thoughts, I had my abdomen slit during childbirth. and I peed in a diaper. I pay a mortgage, work and school my child in the event of a pandemic. It’s cute that you think I have time or bullshit to say about what you think about my hair and jeans.
Here’s the thing about that tweet, which I’m sure was written by someone who is naturally exhausted and under severe stress, as many of us are during this very horrible time: No one is attacking you. , and it’s not that deep.
First of all, that’s kind of what kids do. It’s fun to tease old people when you’re young, because pretty much your only power over them is cultural, and people hate feeling old and uncool. Second, it’s not like all of Gen Z are against all Millennials; these are the people who are the hardest on Millennial celebrities, and it’s not like generations are physically blocked from maintaining relationships with each other. Third, if you don’t want to drastically judge a whole bunch of people, it’s not like it’s only Gen-Z who laughs at millennials. Every generation has its embarrassing stereotype, and it’s ours. It could be a lot worse!
But I think the best case for not caring what teens say about adults is that once you come to terms with the fact that your generation is no longer the shiny new toy, it’s actually hugely refreshing. Online we all feel old all the time, so instead of trying more desperately to stay relevant, I invite us all to take a look at it. For my part, I desperately want to time travel to 2012, when words like ‘doggo’ didn’t make me throw up in my mouth and when being Gryffindor wasn’t a problem because JK Rowling wasn’t yet completely masked. And there is no reason to protect hair or jeans, because fashion is independent of a person’s age. We associate the trends with those of the teenage years when they’re popular, but not necessarily because the teenagers invented them.
There is also another option. It’s arguably unethical to tease minors, but if you really want a welcome throwback to the unlikely scenario where a teenager walks up to you and laughs at your skinny jeans, there are literally so many mean things you can do. say about Gen Z: that their biggest goal in life is to do a little dance that goes viral, that they made up eating Tide Pods, or that they claim to start revolutions against capitalism and then buy any popular Amazon product on TikTok that week.
See? It’s mean and rude, but it’s also good because generational generalizations don’t target anyone, and most probably aren’t even true. Part your hair in the way that works best for you; ditto with jeans and your butt. I promise, there is nothing more squeaky than doing whatever teens tell you.
TikTok in the news
One last thing
Please discuss TikToker’s theory that all white faces exist on a spectrum between Snapchat Bitmoji and Whoville Whos.
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