Millennial Michael Che just got a lesson in writing about Gen Z, thanks to social media critics who accused his âGen Z Hospitalâ sketch of placing African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the mouths of âSaturday Night Liveâ cast members and calling it comedy.
Che, 37, initially thought the sketch had simply bombed â but got another impression after reading social media.
âThis Gen Z hospital skit on SNL is so stupid. Iâm so tired of nonblack people throwing random AAVE terms in their sentences and calling that horse sâ âGen Z language,ââ one Twitter user wrote Saturday night.
In the sketch, host Elon Musk played a doctor whoâs caring for the âbestieâ of five stereotypical Gen Z folks portrayed by Bowen Yang, Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day and Ego Nwodim. Melissa Villasenor played a Gen Z-style nurse, clad head to ankles â hair included â in hot pink, while the others awaited results from t
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Millennial Michael Che just got a lesson in writing about Gen Z, thanks to social media critics who accused his “Gen Z Hospital” sketch of placing African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in the mouths of “Saturday Night Live” cast members and calling it comedy.
Che, 37, initially thought the sketch had simply bombed but got another impression after reading social media.
“This Gen Z hospital skit on SNL is so stupid. I’m so tired of nonblack people throwing random AAVE terms in their sentences and calling that horse s ‘Gen Z language,’” one Twitter user wrote Saturday night.
In the sketch, host Elon Musk played a doctor who’s caring for the “bestie” of five stereotypical Gen Z folks portrayed by Bowen Yang, Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day and Ego Nwodim. Melissa Villaseñor played a Gen Z-style nurse, clad head to ankles hair included in hot pink, while the others awaited results from the doc.
Kylie Jenner s outfit is exactly what Lizzie McGuire would be wearing in 2021
Change my mind May 4, 2021
ICYMI, the fictional character and noughties icon, Lizzie McGuire, is a lottt of people s latest style muse, Kylie Jenner included. It s easy to see why - Lizzie s playful, colourful aesthetic was bang on-trend when the show aired from 2001-2004, and early noughties fashion is back in a big way lately.
Fashion is cyclical: they say it takes 20 years for a decade s defining style to first come back into favour, and believe it or not, we ve gulp reached that point with the early millennium. Yep - 2001 was 20 years ago, people. (Mind exploding emoji). If you re not familiar,
Your lack of flair for anything unique to your generation is obvious through your continued copying of those who came before you, but somehow you’ve managed to make those previous trends seem boring. If we, the millennials you love to hate on TikTok right now, seem a little harsh good. We love our skinny jeans and side parts and our subcultures. Where is your originality?
We applaud your ability to incorporate comfort and functionality into your wardrobe, as is evident by the above-mentioned sweatpants, and baggy sweaters and oversized tees and white socks and Birkenstocks and overall Larry David-approved looks we see in every one of your Tik Tok videos and Instagram posts. But why do you stop there? Where’s the individuality? Where’s the grunge spirit you love to exploit with these accouterments?
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Zhong says Gen Zs prefer video to text and that the more raw and genuine you are, the more you ll connect with people.
Gen Z those born between 1995 and 2010 now makes up 35% of the population and represent $143 billion dollars in spending power. This episode is all about how brands can better understand, collaborate with, and resonate with this hugely influential segment of consumers. Connie Chan. Connie Chan
Our guest, Tiffany Zhong, is the 23-year-old CEO of Zebra IQ, a company that helps brands interpret the wants of Gen Z consumers and helps Gen Z creators turn their content into businesses. In its recent Gen Z Trends Report, her company highlights important cultural trends and Gen Z behaviors based on a trove of proprietary research.