What Are You Staring At? The “Gen Z Stare” Is Breaking the Internet

There’s a new look stirring up generational drama on TikTok—and it’s not fashion-related. It’s the “Gen Z stare,” a blank expression that’s sparking debates between millennials and Zoomers. Is it social awkwardness from growing up on Zoom? A silent protest against small talk? Or just Gen Z’s way of saying, that question was dumb? Either way, it’s the latest flashpoint in the ongoing online generational feud—this time, with Boomers and Gen X watching from the sidelines (for once, not the target).