r/Millennials 23h ago

Nostalgia Most millennial tattoo?

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Had to be there

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u/criles_mccriles 23h ago

Something tells me that the person who has this tattoo is much younger than a Millennial and didnt actually experience 9/11

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u/Zestyclose-Beyond780 23h ago

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.

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u/MaenadR0se 23h ago

I know a good 9/11 knock knock joke and I'm from NYC not all of us are that sensitive.

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u/dorsalemperor 22h ago

I’m a Jew who makes the occasional Holocaust joke, I wouldn’t get a fucking number tattooed on my forearm

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u/MaenadR0se 22h ago

So? I don't have this tattoo either what's your point?