Gen Z Has Officially Canceled Ankle Socks: 'They're For Old People'

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Gen Z is at it again.
Gen Z is at it again.

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Gen Z is at it again.

Says the millennial, “you’ll have to pry my skinny jeans from my cold, dead gams” pic.twitter.com/IHqrsOaszA

— Erica Fretwell (@upstaterica) March 19, 2021 ">First, they came for skinny jeans.

Then they came for side parts.
Then they came for side parts.

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Then they came for side parts.

Now it's about socks.
Now it's about socks.

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Now it's about socks.

A TikTok that says you can tell someone from Gen Z apart from a millennial based on the socks they are wearing at the gym is going viral.
A TikTok that says you can tell someone from Gen Z apart from a millennial based on the socks they are wearing at the gym is going viral.

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A TikTok that says you can tell someone from Gen Z apart from a millennial based on the socks they are wearing at the gym is going viral.

(You can watch it here.)

Gen Z wears crew socks, and millennials/everyone else wears ankle socks.
Gen Z wears crew socks, and millennials/everyone else wears ankle socks.

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Gen Z wears crew socks, and millennials/everyone else wears ankle socks.

Yes, they're coming for ankle socks!
Yes, they're coming for ankle socks!

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Yes, they're coming for ankle socks!

@lili.debois

am i uncool

♬ She can beat me but she cannot beat my oufit - Marinela
">People on TikTok are asking "Am I uncool?" for their choice in socks.

@yumihinnenkamp

RIP I’ll miss you #genz#socks

♬ original sound - JEN
">Like, this person bregrudingly retired their ankle socks.

the biggest problem with Gen Z is that they made ankle socks unacceptable

— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) May 9, 2024 ">Other people disagree with the ankle sock hate.

Gen Z will never scare me out of wearing a side part or ankle socks! Go to hellllllll lol

— ravii dangerous 🦄💖 (@itsraviij) May 3, 2024 ">"Gen Z will never scare me out of wearing a side part or ankle socks!" this millennial screamed.

retiring the ankle socks to keep up with gen z

— 𝖑𝖎𝖕𝖊 (@lipessauro) May 11, 2024 ">Not all millennials are doom and gloom about this new sock development.

good thing I've always thought ankle socks were ugly and always had trouble getting them to stay on my feet

— Cheyenne 💖 (@iLove_CC) May 9, 2024 ">Another person said they always thought ankle socks were ugly: "I always had trouble getting them to stay on my feet."

I got one crew sock on and one ankle sock on. I’m cool on one side and a millennial loser on the other. pic.twitter.com/V9mdPiVbIX

— Nick (@NickAndrade) April 28, 2024 ">In all seriousness, next time you're at the gym, you'll notice that basically, only people over 30 wear ankle socks.

ankle socks are now a millennial giveaway

— Harshal (@Alfonso73635) May 12, 2024 ">As this person said, they're a millennial giveaway.

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