“We have to somehow change our behaviour and our silent communication because they’re a bunch of snowflakes? No, thanks,” she said. Don’t search so deep.”įox News host Emily Compagno said she doesn’t care what Gen Z think about her and the emojis she uses in a recent debate on the channel. Yes I use the thumbs up emoji and yes it makes me look old but trust me if actively tried to use some “not old” emoji I’d look way older.Ī 40-year-old, who said they use the ‘thumbs up’ emoji ’90 per cent of the time’, was confused by those who find it ‘unsettling’ and questioned whether it was simply a ‘generational thing’.Īnother wrote: “Damn I’m embarrassed to be Gen Z. “What in the world can possibly be passive-aggressive in that? Newsflash, not everything is a micro-aggression.” “It means ‘I got it’ or ‘OK, message received’. One user said: “Passive aggressive? Are you being serious or facetious? It’s a thumbs up. However, many disagreed that the emoji was an act of aggression. Related Article: Gen Z Say You’re Old If You Wear Skinny Jeans And Have A Side Parting “Just imagine how would it feel to go into your boss’ room, say something, and then see him turn to you, look you in the eye, and. The thumbs up emoji is so passive aggressive, I can’t really explain itĪ third wrote: “It’s not that odd to see it as passive-aggressive. “I don’t know why but it seemed a little bit hostile to me, like an acknowledgement but kind of saying ‘I don’t really care/am not interested?” Took me a bit to adjust and get out of my head that it means they’re mad at me.”Ī second user agreed: “I understand what you mean, my last workplace had a WhatsApp chat for our team to send info to each other on and most of the people on there just replied with a. “Everyone my age in the office doesn’t do it, but the Gen X people always do it. “So yeah, it’s a generational communication culture difference. So I also had a weird time adjusting because my workplace is the same. “It’s super rude if someone just sends you a thumbs up. Related Article: Pregnant Man Emoji Confirmed To Help ‘Combat Harmful Gender Stereotypes’ One person commented: “For younger people (I’m 24 for reference) the thumbs up emoji is used to be really passive-aggressive.