Gen Z Reacts To... Gen Z Stare Content
Is it a phenomenon? Or is it just a resting bitch face?
Everyone’s heard of the millennial pause. You know, that three second pause at the beginning of every video. Well, millennials now have their moment to poke fun at us Gen Z girlies on social media and… the reactions are hilarious.
Allegedly, the “stare” refers to a blank face that our generation gives in response to things that would typically warrant a reaction. On TikTok, fellow Gen Zers are sharing their hot takes and the most common sentiment is: have you ever heard of a resting bitch face?
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One TikTok user said, “Gen Z stare… and it’s just blatant confusion.” Another added, “Gen Z stare is letting them sit with whatever the f-ck they just said to me.” Service workers have chimed in as well, revealing the flip side of millennials’ interactions.
Keep scrolling for more hilarious reactions.
The gen z stare is basically the “Are you deadass?”
Had yall ever dealt with dumb customers before? Me working at the retail is so frustrating and annoying asf pic.twitter.com/98dPFORfGL
— ᖴᖇEᗩKYᔕOᗩᑭ🧼✧.* | Proship/Zoos DNI (@SoapFoamy) July 17, 2025
I thought the wholee gen z stare thing was dumb 😂😂😂😂 but literally our stare is like a if we cant say it then our face is gonna say it for us 😂😂 i only pull the stare whennn my oldest sister tries to ragebait 😂 this wha the gen z stare looks like😭 pic.twitter.com/6IZH8dV7FX
— 𝓗𝓔𝓡𝓞𝓞 𝕏 FℲ (@vibeswitthehero) July 17, 2025
Had to Google what this gen z stare is and I’d say yes
It’s also entirely made up yank shite https://t.co/ox6ihRqmuC
— Tristan Carroll (@TristanMCarroll) July 17, 2025
Realising I do the “gen z stare” had ruined my morning
— 🫧. (@7RSJ_) July 17, 2025
I do not have the Gen Z customer stare, my eyes are filled with wonder and kindness
— Aberrant Curse (@AberrantCurse) July 17, 2025
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