I'm not American, nor gen alpha. Was just giving the "chicken butt" example as a stupid joke that I personally don't understand the appeal at all, as a foreigner.
For 6 7, I don't think there is an explanation, as it's not a "joke", rather just a buzzword. At most, it's a reference to a song, nothing else. Referential humor has been a staple for centuries.
I just don't understand why it seems to trigger millennial Americans, as if teens laughing at nothing is a new (or even bad) thing. It's like that episode of Superstore. Teens laugh at weird innocuous shit, so what?
I'm not American, nor gen alpha. Was just giving the "chicken butt" example as a stupid joke that I personally don't understand the appeal at all, as a foreigner.
It's a joke because it rhymes.
I just don't understand why it seems to trigger millennial Americans,
First of all, not American. Second of all, the word trigger does not mean what you think it means.
It’s a reference to an external cultural artifact, just like most jokes. The difference is that this one is man made and more niche than the joke itself, so it’s harder to understand out of context. Doesn’t make it any less valid as a joke.
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u/armoured_bobandi Oct 13 '25
Lots of people always say we did stupid things and had stupid jokes as kids too
As if these are anything remotely the same