A Trending Hashtag Trying to Shame Millennials Failed Spectacularly
Millennials take a lot of unjustified heat when it comes to everything from their lack of financial foresight, career gumption, real estate savvy… basically anything that apparently earns you respect from elder adults. Despite studies proving that millennials are not only totally motivated, but are in fact a hardworking generation right across the world (even while facing unprecedented hardships passed down from previous generations), the stereotype lives on. If you happened to be on social media over the weekend, you’ll have noticed #HowToConfuseAMillennial taking over streams. While first spewing stereotypes galore, young peeps took over the hashtag to have their say and fight back against what they perceived as bullying b.s.
Though it’s now saturated with “confuse ‘em by voting for Trump” kind of tweets (worth a read, BTW), the hashtag first took aim at young adults with no-holds-barred and groan-worthy attempts at humor….
Put a Trigger Warning on a Safe Space. #HowToConfuseAMillennial
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) September 4, 2016
Turn off their autocorrect #HowToConfuseAMillennial
— #Jesus (@TheLordHasSpoke) September 4, 2016
Hand them a job application form
— Andrew (@1andrewfenton) September 4, 2016
But millennials were NOT having it…
#HowToConfuseAMillennial have them wake up Sunday morning to a hashtag like this where you vilify them for no reason
— سامر / Samer (@WaladShami) September 4, 2016
And they fired back…
Destroy the housing market
Replace grad jobs with unpaid internships
Tell them to buy a house— Carl Kinsella (@TVsCarlKinsella) September 4, 2016
Complain about this generation being disrespectful & then act like homophobia, racism, social inequality is normal #HowToConfuseAMillennial
— Albie Dominguez (@johnenricoo) September 4, 2016
#HowToConfuseAMillennial be racist, homophobic, transphobic etc. yet also complain about how this generation is disrespectful
— shehzadi (@ellliotaIderson) September 4, 2016
And they just kept it coming…
Baby boomers will tweet #HowToConfuseAMillennial then call us to fix their internet problems 30s later pic.twitter.com/hLt9KLjoCc
— mark (@bringbackjozea) September 4, 2016
Tell them to follow their passions!*
*as long as they aren't passionate about art, writing, or anything creative#HowToConfuseAMillennial
— dark like tree bark (@NoMayoTears) September 4, 2016
Steer them away from majoring in the humanities, then complain they don't read. #HowtoConfuseaMillennial https://t.co/iOWccrOfnw
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) September 4, 2016
Tell them mental health is important while they run between three part-time jobs. #HowToConfuseAMillennial
— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) September 5, 2016
#HowToConfuseAMillennial re-enact the contempt for the younger generation that your parents infuriated you by expressing
— thomas violence (@thomas_violence) September 5, 2016
Do you think millennials are unfairly stereotyped? Tweet us @BritandCo!
(h/t Mashable; photos via Rawpixel Ltd/iStock)