Are you a ‘tragic millennial’? As the war between Gen Z and their older counterparts rages on, FEMAIL lists the top 6 traits that have been ‘cancelled’ by the TikTok generation – so, how many do YOU relate to?

As a new generation comes of age and finds their voice on social media, they wage war against their older counterparts.

The global Gen Z vs. Millennial conflict is heating up as younger adults use TikTok to challenge more and more of their older friends and family members’ preferences and traits.

The result is a “cancellation” of things they say characterize millenials – from their style choices to their interests.

In response, millennials are clinging even more to their favorite pieces and becoming more steadfast in their love of ’90s literature and film.

Here, FEMAIL has rounded up some of the top signs that you’re a ‘tragic millennial’ according to Gen Z – and you might find you resonate with more traits than you think…

Being a “Disney adult.”

A Disney adult is a common type of Millennial, where a certain person has an extreme fixation with the entertainment company. When they’re not talking about Disney, they’re planning their next trip to Disneyland.

Extremes of this type of person can lead to marriage proposals at Disneyworld, with the groom wearing Mickey Mouse ears while bending down on one knee.

But for younger generations, who have grown up with various forms of entertainment, it is difficult to understand a deep-rooted love for Disney in adult life. According to the younger generations, a Disney adult is seemingly stuck in a constant state of adolescence.

Self-proclaimed Disney adults can attract a flood of negative comments online. But millennial Disney fans have fiercely defended their love of fairy tales.

In a video, one user asks others why they insist on making fun of Disney adults. He said, ‘Why are you so mad that a 30-year-old is enjoying it (Disney)?’

But many users flocked to the comments section to explain their reasoning. One person simply said, “Because it’s corny.” While another said: ‘Because it’s cringe and I’m a hater.’

Wear your sunglasses over your eyes

One of the more recent online debates in which Generation Z mocked the previous generation was sparked by a TikTok video about the positioning of sunglasses.

Nurse Jordan Harper, from LA, posted a video on TikTok in which her Gen Z friend mocked her for the way she wears her sunglasses.

In the clip, which appears to have been filmed at a pool outside the Beverley Hills Hotel, Jordan and her friend are sunbathing as the nurse jokes to viewers that she’s been ‘definitely bullied all day’ for her style choice.

While laughing, the pair bicker about how best to wear sunglasses – with Millennial Jordan revealing she pushes them further up her nose, while her friend said it shows her age. The younger friend adds that Gen Z tends to wear their sunglasses lower on the edge of their nose.

Commenting on the video, viewers remained divided on the best way to wear their sunglasses. Some said they preferred the Millennial ‘dad way’ because it blocks out the sun, while others opted for the Gen Z style so they could show off their clothes. sculpted eyebrows.

Liking Harry Potter as a personality trait

Although Harry Potter is adored by many around the world, individuals belonging to Generation Z have made a distinction between those who love fantasy novels and others who love it so much that they make it a personality trait.

The younger generation has developed a distaste for those Harry Potter fans who apparently take their love for the wizarding world one step too far.

This type of millennial might call themselves a “Potterhead,” defined as someone who fanatically appreciates Rowling’s book series, the Potterverse, and the Wizarding World.

Users have adopted this Tweet to share their thoughts on those who made Harry Potter a personality trait.

One user said: ‘I’m a huge Harry Potter fan, but Gen Z is right. You’re all weird for making your fictional house a personality trait.” Another came in and said, oh wow, you’re all still making your Harry Potter house your whole personality, aren’t you? embarrassing.’

Side parts

At the height of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, social media users, who had been cooped up at home for several months, began bickering about the signs that someone is a millennial.

According to the younger Gen Z, one of the biggest signs that someone belongs to an older generation is if he or she has a side parting instead of a center parting.

As the debate continued, some millennials filmed themselves changing their farewells, but ultimately preferred their previous styles.

TikTok user Bailey, a make-up artist from the US, posted a video to the platform with the caption: ‘If you try so hard to be ‘cool’ and wear a center part, Gen Z will accept you… But you can it just doesn’t! Side part for LIFE!’

Wearing skinny jeans

When Gen Z started attacking millennials for their side parts, they also went to war over something that many people in their late 20s and 30s have in their closets: skinny jeans.

Once the epitome of style when teenage boys and girls (now well into adulthood) would scour big stores like Topshop for the latest designs and many had a variety of jeans in different colors, the style is now being shunned by Generation Z. .

After the younger generation mocked women for opting for the more form-fitting style a few years ago, men have also ditched skinny jeans this year.

This spring, a TikTok trend saw men ditching their skinny-fit jeans and replacing them with other styles as they tried to get in on the new trend for looser pants.

Use the crying with laughter emoji

Through their favorite social media platform TikTok, Generation Z decided in 2021 that the crying emoji, which millennials are known to use liberally, was over.

Millennials have since recognized the younger generations’ disdain for the emoji, also known as the laughing cry emoji, but continue to speak it as an integral part of their text.

In a TikTok, a millennial tried to explain the death of the crying with laughter emoji to people of her generation. She called it “cheugy,” a term coined specifically to describe the lifestyle trends of the early 2010s that have since been rejected by younger generations.

In the caption, the creator asked Gen Z users if they really believed the emoji was going out of style, and the answer was clear. A user born in 2002 said: ‘I haven’t used this emoji in years, I stopped around 15 or 16.’ He went on to explain that the favorite emoji choice for laughing these days is a skull, implying that he has “died.” or just a crying emoji.