A man has sparked fierce debate after sharing his theory about why millennials age better than Generation X.
Chris Bautista, 37, began his now-viral TikTok video by explaining, “I’m going to say this for the Gen-Zers in the back who didn’t listen to me last time,” before unequivocally declaring, “Millennials look fantastic “. for our time and you can’t tell us otherwise.
Specifically, he applauded Generation Z’s many haters of millennials, adding, “And the reason they think we don’t look good for our age is because we’ve set the new standard for what you look like as you get older.”
Chris then offered some examples from Generation
Chris Bautista, 37, shared a viral TikTok applauding Gen Zers who have doubted how well millennials are aging, with receipts in the form of well-known 30-year-old Gen Xers.
In the first season of Married With Children, the main character, Al Bundy, is assumed to be 39 years old (left). On Seinfeld, George Costanza was supposed to be around 31 years old in the first season, which aired in 1989 (right)
First, Chris pointed out that Al Bundy, the bald, paunchy curmudgeon protagonist of the cynical family comedy Married With Children, which debuted in 1987, is supposed to be around 39 years old in the first season. In truth, actor Ed O’Neill was in his early 40s.
Seinfeld’s almost bald, chubby George Costanza was supposed to be around 31 years old in the show’s first season, which aired in 1989. The actor, Jason Alexander, was around 30 years old at the time.
Chris also showed off the entire very mature-looking Cheers cast along with the characters’ ages when the beloved bar-centric comedy debuted in 1982.
Rhea Perlman as Carla Tortelli, for example, was 34 years old in the first season, John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin was 35, and George Wendt as Norm Peterson was 34.
In 1991’s Father of the Bride, as Chris highlighted, both Steve Martin’s George and Diane Keaton’s Nina were supposed to be approximately 45 years old. Both actors were approximately that age the year the film was released.
Speaking hypothetically, Chris joked about George and Nina: “There’s a world where the three of us went to the same elementary school.”
As a coup de grace to clarify his argument, Chris pointed out that Homer Simpson, at 37, “is exactly the same age as me.”
‘We’ve set a new standard for aging!’ Chris concluded triumphantly, although he reluctantly added: “Of course, Generation Z, you obviously look younger, you are younger!”
In 1991’s Father of the Bride, George (Steve Martin) and Nina (Diane Keaton) were supposed to be approximately 45 years old.
He also noted that the very mature-looking Cheers cast was largely in their 30s when the series debuted in 1982.
As a coup de grace for millennial haters, Chris pointed out that he is the same age as Homer Simpson.
When Chris mentioned his age, viewers took to the comments to swear they had assumed he was much younger.
As someone wrote, ’37? Oh my god, I thought you were in college.
“I wanted my peers to feel good because we’re at an age where we’re going from being young to what society would consider a little old, and it’s a difficult transition…
“I really just wanted to make my teammates feel good and explain why I think we look good,” Bautista said. news week of his reasons behind the publication.
And it clearly resonated, having so far racked up nearly 900,000 likes and nearly seven million views since it was shared on March 6.
“Millennials have really bought into the idea that 30 is in no way an age,” Chris added to Newsweek.
“In some ways, we’re tied to our youth because of the way the economy has been in America for our generation.”
He also speculated that SPF and being “the first generation where smoking fell out of fashion” contribute to millennials’ eternally youthful glow.
Many commenters admitted that they thought Chris looked much younger than 37.
Several millennials jokingly offered reasons for their striking youthful glow.
Others chimed in with typical millennial deadpan expressions.
A chronologically younger commenter assured millennials that Generation Z doesn’t “know what’s coming for them.”
In the comments, millennials chimed in with a variety of modest and whimsical theories explaining their youthful glow.
“The Flintstones vitamins are still in us slowly dissolving and gradually aging us haha,” one joked.
“It’s because all the millennials used the St Ives Peach Exfoliating Wash and we achieved eternal youth,” laughed a second.
In truth, the scrub was widely condemned by dermatologists for years for being too harsh on the skin, and was even the target of a 2016 lawsuit that alleged marketing efforts misrepresented its purported skin care benefits.
A third echoed: “It’s because we work multiple jobs and rarely see the sun.” The sun can’t get old if you’re inside all day.
Others responded with typical millennial deadpan expressions.
“We are dead inside, not outside,” noted one.
“Millennials may not have anything to show for our lives, but at least we have the fountain of youth,” another joked.
And, as one of the nicest chronologically young people put it: ‘As a Zillenial, millennials look cool. “Generation Z simply doesn’t know what awaits them.”