• ᓚᘏᗢ@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    6 days ago

    He looks like a punk girl I once knew and for that reason, I don’t have an issue with this haircut. Yeah it’s kinda silly but bullying kids because they enjoy silly things is cruel.

  • glitchdx@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    6 days ago

    As a gay man, I think I can say this without it being controversial, kid looks like a {redacted}.

  • AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
    1·
    6 days ago

    Ain’t no controversy. I see a teen with hair like that and I know they’re the opposite of cool. It tells me immediately to never cross paths with them if I am ever near any lockers.

      • PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        5·
        6 days ago

        Thanks for the link that is really fascinating, though I also want to acknowledge that I feel almost crazy if this is a prevalent thing and I haven’t noticed?

        I’d be kinda pleased if it were largely a rejection of performative positivity, one of the theories presented. I think we could all stand to be a bit more honest with each other about how things are going. Actually I think it’s probably necessary, if we’re ever going to meaningfully change.

        I do worry about the ways the COVID pandemic (another theory) interrupted social development for an enormous number of kids, just huge. Though to be clear I was in favor of pretty strict, sweeping measures to limit spread, and don’t feel differently today.

        I bristled a bit at first, on the mention of “quiet quitting” - AKA behaving perfectly rationally, given the available opportunities and treatment today, by my measure. But the (still Wikipedia) article it links to is a solid overview of a collective action tactic, so hell yeah.

        e: can’t help but elaborate sometimes

      • Khrux@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        This isn’t really the gen Z stare, I’d describe that as a very neutral expression.

        Honestly I don’t actually think the Gen Z stare has much to do with the internet or COVID either, as much as it’s just something that caught on among people in school. I think another large element is that Gen Z culturally a lot less judgemental of people who don’t mask autistic traits.

        The general nodding and 'mmhmm’ing we do to affirm we’re paying attention is something that’s effectively a social contract, although useful. The flip side of the Gen Z stare that people don’t talk about is that Gen Z also don’t mind recieving the Gen Z stare, and can converse through it.

  • Frostbeard@lemmy.world
    48·
    7 days ago

    At some point kids want agency, and hair is an accessible “medium” Youths will always show “rebellion” with hairstyles and clothes.

    I will even fake outrage so not to spoil the fun

    • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
      31·
      7 days ago

      I never considered that being outraged as an adult was actually half of that contract. Im gonna have to practise the old man fist shake

    • ButteryMonkey@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      I really want to know what it looks like when it’s not all done up… like at least a Karen cut with a band goes to being an ok style when it’s down… I imagine this looks fucking horrible after a shower…

  • RejZoR@lemmy.mlEnglish
    39·
    8 days ago

    Is there a “fuckmyshitup” section on Lemmy? This belongs exactly there.