The "Gen Z Boss And A Mini" Viral Reel Explained

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Gen Z Boss and a Mini, continued Itty Bitty Titties and a Bob, 5'3 and an Attitude, is a viral video posted by the Instagram account tbh skincare (@tbhskincare_) in July 2024 in which several Gen Z women are singing an original song about each of their characteristics. The video followed a then-recent TikTok trend called Boots and a Slick Back Bun of people singing about themselves in a circle, following the same rhythm. The Gen Z Boss and a Mini video was labeled cringe by many Instagram and Twitter / X users when it was reposted with the question, "Is this the longhouse?" Discourse and memes about the video often centered on the Gen Z women exhibiting so-called "Millennial cringe." The girls then responded to the backlash in a viral update video in which they sang negative comments in the same format.  Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/UMBiv0Y8rZE  Subscribe to our PRINT magazine for more in-depth analysis: memeinsider.com/subscribe  Subscribe to our channel to learn more about trending memes, hear interviews from meme personalities and more! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbrPqq29C9Q_TQP7OFFRzcw?sub_confirmation=1

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00:00Gen Z Boss and a Mini! Gen Z Boss and a Mini!

00:03This is Gen Z Boss and a Mini, a viral TikTok trend that has me wanting to rescind my Zoomer

00:09card. This Instagram post from tbhskincare received millions of views since its posting

00:13on July 9th, and it's actually a play on a TikTok trend that we should probably talk about first.

00:18Boots and a Slicked Back Bun is what they said in the original TikTok that started going viral

00:22in mid-2024. This clip was assumedly a very spur-of-the-moment song which received 7 million

00:27plays. They're probably drunk, and they're having a hell of a time. Honestly, seems pretty fun.

00:30Before long, people started copying this format, and it spread throughout July.

00:34After this skincare clip was clipped, this video got a lot of flack. Many have ascribed

00:38the cursed word. They called this, oh my god, I almost don't even want to say it,

00:41RAGE. Many tweets went viral dunking on the video, and so tbhskincare responded,

00:46calling out the negative comments with a video clapback. They're kind of playfully calling out

00:50some particularly misogynistic and hateful comments. Honestly, they look like they're

00:53having fun. Maybe work wouldn't be so bad if we could all just dance and scream into the camera

00:57a little bit every week.

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