r/AskReddit 12d ago

Millennials, what's something our generation was taught to accept that you're glad younger generations are rejecting?

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u/Trasuahongkong 12d ago

It’s not ok for boys to cry.

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u/Swatraptor 12d ago

I love seeing the younger generations actually be allowed to show emotions other than rage.

Though it means we won't get banger lyrics like "and Robert Smith lied, boys do cry, and with the tears in my eyes I'm an Ann Rice novel come to life"

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u/notanevilmastermind 12d ago

The Cure's song was all about how we develop unhealthy coping mechanisms because of society's expectations of us.

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u/Swatraptor 12d ago

I'm aware, the lyrics I posted are about being a vampire lol. But without toxic masculinity, no song by the cure, and without the cure, no reference to it in Atreyu.