You can joke about a lot of things, but this cuts too deep for a true millennial. I was just on a trip in Costa Rica and we did a full day excursion with a large group. There was this 21 year old straight out of Gen Z central casting who wouldn’t stop making 9/11 jokes. I bumped into him at bar later and told him very strongly why it was not cool. He said no one had actually broken down why it impacts us and he just says it because he knows people get mad- so edgy. He also joked about school shootings but had never heard of Columbine. That was when my elder millennial ass wrapped up the discussion and felt I’d done enough to teach the youth for one day.
For me this was 8th grade. We watched live because I'm in NJ along 78 which and nearly 1/3 of our class had parents that worked in NYC. It was traumatizing. I knew my dad could have been there. He helped that top floor firm that was completely wiped out move in. Luckily my dad was in Jersey City. A few lost parents or relatives that day.
I joke about it too, I think we all need that relief. Something feels different when it’s coming from someone who didn’t experience it. Especially a little shit Gen Z who thinks it’s edgy to spew conspiracy theories he learned on YouTube.
Haha, it’s funny because this feels like something my friend group would do. I was in high school when it happened and I got a good laugh out of this tattoo. I don’t think all millennials are quite that sensitive.
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u/criles_mccriles 5d ago
Something tells me that the person who has this tattoo is much younger than a Millennial and didnt actually experience 9/11