Is this the most coddled generation ever?
Micro-aggressions, trigger-warnings, safe-spaces? Millenials: the most pathetic, hovered generation?
Wouldn’t using “pathetic” and “coddled” be examples of those there “micro-aggression” thingies?
Could it be that millenials are over-compensating in reaction to the most greedy, selfish generation ever?
Whatever the cause, I think the whole bubble-wrap approach is counterproductive.
Or, are we finally starting to recognize that myopic world views, hateful speech, and anachronistic prejudices really do have a negative impact on some individuals?
…and how to call attaching general labels to everything and everybody? What label do we want to use here?
Hey, that’s because our parents ignored us and never gave us anything, so we over-compensated. I’m offended by your characterization of our resulting psychic trauma. 
Goodness, what does the older generation want for millenials to do? Instead of complaining the entire time about coddling and being pathetic, does anyone have a list or concrete things they want to see?
Whenever I see people complaining about microaggressions it spans to the older folk saying, “Well, I could say (insert racist/ignorant/sexist remark here). They’re a bunch of babies.” Are the older folk flailing and exasperating over the fact that they can’t use their ignorance as a crutch anymore or is it annoying that you shouldn’t treat someone any which way you want to? What do you want?
I’m a millenial. I don’t use safe places. I don’t speak about microaggressions on the regular while I have experienced them. I am “coddled”, but I suppose this word used to be spoiled. (You know…spoiled just didn’t have a condesncending tone when referred to an adult). I am not pathetic – I’m pretty freaking awesome. I simply don’t know what is up with baby boomers and Gen-Xers always lamenting about the generation they raised.
Edited: Fixed it.
@Hunt said
@Niquii77 said
The parents of millenials are Gen-X for the most part, not Baby-Boomers.
Gen-X characteristics:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X#Characteristics_and_demographics
“Could it be that millenials are over-compensating in reaction to the most greedy, selfish generation ever?”
Do you mean the most greedy, selfish generation that did everything possible to help their children? The one that put their kids above everything else, did anything to ease the difficulties of growing up—which may have contributed to the entitled and coddled mentality? Unlike the earlier generations that were too busy with their own problems to spend much time at all with their kids? The generations where kids were an afterthought, not the primary thought? God forbid I ever heard one of my kids call my generation that. I would kick their cherished, pampered little butts. But they wouldn’t.
“Or, are we finally starting to recognize that myopic world views, hateful speech, and anachronistic prejudices really do have a negative impact on some individuals?”
Except for who gets to deem what these constitutes this? For some, Christianity=hate speech. Shut people up when they say anything we disagree with. Call it hate speech, racist, sexist, any kind of ist speech. Though hate speech can only be declared as such if it is against a protected group.
^^^^Hey @Niquii77. I’m a baby boomer. Don’t throw me in with that lot! 
I agree with you that the younger generation is awesome. I’m enormously proud of my D and her peers. I can’t wait to see how they use their creativity and insight to fix some of the problems that our generation has left them. And for the record, I don’t understand what all the complaining about a “coddled” generation is about either.
@busdriver11 I was thinking primarily of the video of the Oklahoma frat members when I wrote that. But one could insert a thousand other examples.
Well, we all think our kids are awesome. It’s those other peoples children.
I’m confused, now. In which of those generations did Mom stay home with the kids?
Neither one.
“I’m confused, now. In which of those generations did Mom stay home with the kids?”
My mom didn’t stay home with the kids. She had to work at a job that she loathed. She would have been thrilled to have the privilege to stay home and do whatever she wanted.
You think Moms in the Greatest Generation who stayed home with their kids did whatever they wanted?
“do whatever she wanted”
Surely, you are kidding.
Sorry, @MidwestDad3! 
I love my baby boomers. The generation above my own on my family is large in part baby boomers.
@GMTplus7 I included both the baby boomers and Gen-X as the parents of Millenials.
If I said this to my mom, I don’t think she would kick my cherish, pampered little butt. Most likely because she doesn’t hold herself accountable for the actions of her generation. On the flip side, I wouldn’t say it because I don’t hold the actions of a faction to be an example for an entire generation. One could expand this idea to that of the Millenials… 
Great subject matter for the Seinfeld of this decade…Oh wait…that would require opening credits which give …warnings regarding the upcoming triggers and micro aggressions. One would need to build a safe space before watching the new Seinfeld.
D is now in a professional environment. She started with a group of new hires. One individual has already been labeled as the ‘HR snitch’. This particular individual can find slights in just about every lunch conversation, office comment or even what’s provided for free in the snack room. It’s either anti-particular sexual orientation, anti particular gender, anti-SES, fat shaming etc. D has been told she’s grossly unaware and ignorant on a number of occasions. Guess what, this individual is now the butt of whispered jokes, behind the back eye rolls and they are excluded from certain social situations.
It all works out in the end.
You make a good case.
Let’s cook and eat every millenial.
That will solve the problem and put them to some good use.