Remarkableriots Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/14/tech/crying-laughing-emoji-gen-z/index.html Quote In recent weeks, two internet-savvy generations have been clashing in videos and comments on TikTok over the hallmarks of millennial culture that are now deemed uncool by Gen Z. The list includes skinny jeans (Gen Z verdict: set them on fire), side parts (Gen Z verdict: middle part or bust) and perhaps most painful of all, the popular laughing crying emoji that some millennials, myself included, use hundreds of times a day, or more. "What's wrong with the laughing emoji[?]," one user asked in a TikTok comment. Another responded: "it's so off." On a different video of a woman saying she's cut back on using it after learning kids don't, one teen commented: "As a 15 year old I say you should use that emoji bc [because] we sure aren't going to." "I use everything but the laughing emoji," 21-year-old Walid Mohammed told CNN Business. "I stopped using it a while back because I saw older people using it, like my mom, my older siblings and just older people in general." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 If this is the price we must pay for the death of skinny jeans then so be it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 middle parts are legit shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Everyone knows 👀 is where it's at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 No, it is the children who are wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I wasn't aware skinny jeans was a my generation thing, always seemed like it was a small group that every wore them, like i've only ever mocked the people that did and knew no one that wore them, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, PaladinSolo said: I wasn't aware skinny jeans was a my generation thing, always seemed like it was a small group that every wore them. The millennial nomenclature was unfairly applied to '80s kids when it's actually the '90s kids who popularized all the stereotypes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Millennials are all like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: The millennial nomenclature was unfairly applied to '80s kids when it's actually the '90s kids who popularized all the stereotypes. I mean i wasn't really an 80s kid as i was 6 in 1990, so the vast majority of what i remember is from then on, but i suppose it was definitely the younger ones wearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I'm fine with skinny jeans disappearing...but what about slim? Well-fitting clothing usually is never out of style (even when skinny or baggy clothes are popular), so I hope I can continue to wear slim-cut pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: I'm fine with skinny jeans disappearing...but what about slim? Well-fitting clothing usually is never out of style (even when skinny or baggy clothes are popular), so I hope I can continue to wear slim-cut pants. JNCOs or bust bitch. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 10 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: I'm fine with skinny jeans disappearing...but what about slim? Well-fitting clothing usually is never out of style (even when skinny or baggy clothes are popular), so I hope I can continue to wear slim-cut pants. Slim-cut black jeans with a side of dress pants is basically all I've worn for the last 20 years. Regarding the article, young people of any generation always think they're living the plot of Logan's Run, I did the same...who cares. Let them have their petty stuff before real life hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Quote Sometimes teens and twenty-somethings use emoji -- like the laughing crying one -- ironically, such as by sending six or seven of them in a row to friends, to exaggerate it. But, overall, that emoji is a no-go. "For Gen Z, it's like the same thing as having an Android," said Mohammed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I mean we're so uncool our emoji's are straight outta AOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Also real millennials grew up on emoticons, not emojis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 39 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said: JNCOs or bust bitch. who the duck tucks their shirt in wearing JNCOs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 21 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Also real millennials grew up on emoticons, not emojis. Real millennials don't even understand the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 5 minutes ago, CayceG said: Real millennials don't even understand the difference. Emoji are the inferior version because they render differently on different devices and platforms so you have no idea what the recipient is actually going to see when you send one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 40 minutes ago, PaladinSolo said: I mean we're so uncool our emoji's are straight outta AOL. The ign emojis are top tier tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 hour ago, PaladinSolo said: I mean i wasn't really an 80s kid as i was 6 in 1990, so the vast majority of what i remember is from then on, but i suppose it was definitely the younger ones wearing them. I mean it's the same for me. We're the same age, I just mean being born in the '80s (if you were born in the '90s then you really only remember 00s) And there certainly were some crossover things like Teddy Ruxpin, Mighty Mouse, or Care Bears and such that someone our age would really only remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The ign emojis are top tier tho Not sure if a joke. Those are Yahoo emoticons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, Keyser_Soze said: Not sure if a joke. Those are Yahoo emoticons. They were used on IGN too. Or I thought they were. This shit happened years ago idk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Keyser_Soze said: Not sure if a joke. Those are Yahoo emoticons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: They were used on IGN too. Or I thought they were. This shit happened years ago idk IGN either stole or licensed them from Yahoo, I don't remember which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 19 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Not sure if a joke. Those are Yahoo emoticons. 18 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: They were used on IGN too. Or I thought they were. This shit happened years ago idk Doesn't matter where they originated; they really are great. I wish there were higher quality versions. This is just the GOAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 lol center parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Doesn't matter where they originated; they really are great. I wish there were higher quality versions. This is just the GOAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Just now, Jason said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 we all know only people of culture use the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 6 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: lol center parts I'm not usually one to talk down on the next generation but this alone makes me fear a bunch of fuckin' Hitler Youth dorks on the horizon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Firewithin said: we all know only people of culture use the Well... we know a man of culture here recently got the 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Well... we know a man of culture here recently got the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: Doesn't matter where they originated; they really are great. I wish there were higher quality versions. This is just the GOAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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