When I was in high school, I rarely have seen a prettyboy. All guys wanted to be masculine, wearing jewellery was seemed cringe/gay, short cuts/ small fringe were the normie things.
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Cope, seen many prettyboy UA refugees
Something else could be found but require high IQ female gaze understanding
I've got curtains that are slightly slicked back, dress plainly (I rarely wear my father's old but bold Ralph Lauren zip up) and I don't wear jewellery (I own a silver ring a relative got for me in Mecca).
My point is that many 14-20yo are copying the TikTok prettyboy looks. Prettyboymaxxing is suggested as a method to improve female gaze by lookism forums/channels while it is almost mainstream. When thing becomes mainstream it doesn’t make you special.
I'm 24. I don't wear clunky jewellery and even though I found my dad's old clothes from the 90s some of which are somewhat baggy I try not to look like a typical tiktoker type. It's nothing special. You need to stand out from the rest.
Although you are a zoomer yourself, millenial’s culture heavily went towards everything being masc. I can clearly tell who are the users on this site who either were influenced by an older relative or simply years behind current trends, it really gives. Zoomer’s change to prettyness is a 180 degree turn, its sharply dissimilar if you put it next to millenial stuff
What category would you place me in?
Why zillennial in this context? (Please don't just say I was born in 1997)
You lean towards more zoomers from your posts (and by the fact you are chasing the prettyboy aesthetics) but ‘97 is an interesting bunch, we (I’m a bit younger than you , early 20s) were the last generation to experience the analog world. We still were kids before iphone dropped. For guys who are in their teens now it’s very different yet we are just a few years apart. Social media and the internet in general really started to explode around 2010
I wouldn't quite say I'm chasing the prettyboy aesthetics:
I just try to go with whatever suits me (while still being authentic) according to what users here say when they make guides.
What about people born in 2000? Never fit in well with zoomers tbh I think I am part of the zillenial group aswell after skimming that article.
I wont say my exact date, but I was born around that time too.
What about Kim Possible and spongebob aswell?@Xangsane @Moggie if you watched Cartoon Network originals as a kid Id say thats the biggest giveaway you are a zillenial
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I remember @tyronelite posting Plank from Ed Edd Eddy that ringed bells for me
Johnny Bravo, Coward Dog , Dexter, Powepuff Girls I don’t think younger guys watch these anymore
