Gen Z’s Collective Brain Explodes When They Discover Judd Apatow
We're getting f**king old.
Published 3 years ago in Facepalm
Gen Z gets more and more cringe every day. In a recent viral tweet, a user didn't know who Judd Apatow was, and simply referred to him as 'A movie director.' Which whatever. It is what it is. He's only produced, directed, and written some of the best comedies in the last 10-15 years. But I get it, I suppose we're getting old.
Might as well lean into it. Here's my best angry old man screaming at a cloud impression.
Wait I just found out that the actress that plays Lexie is a nepotism baby omg her mom is Leslie Mann and her dad is a movie director lol pic.twitter.com/s3Mh5QERgC
— FUCK yall and the Apatow family btw (@MeriemIsTired) February 21, 2022
Alright, so let's give @MeriemIsTired some credit. They at least know who Leslie Mann is. Just not her super successful, award-winning husband. The internet reacted appropriately.
“a movie director” PLEASE judd apatow has been directing and producing top tier comedy for literal decades https://t.co/IsTN96F0kgpic.twitter.com/TulLMq2JzP
— kat✨ (@sugarysaturn) February 22, 2022
NOTTTTTTT ‘her dad is a movie director lol’ https://t.co/yRZ0DT9PCC
— emily (@smallgrlcentral) February 22, 2022
“Her dad is a movie director” is the most brutal illustration of “in Hollywood you’re only as good as your last picture” I’ve seen in a while lol https://t.co/aDpVv0m4MB
— Jake Cole (@ThatJakePC) February 22, 2022
Yesterday we found out zoomers didn’t know what Lean was. Now we’re finding out they don’t know who the most successful comedy director of the last 30 years is. Or that the creators dad won an academy award. Yikes. https://t.co/4H0uBG8o6s
— Token Asian Male (@NotAsian_Tyler) February 22, 2022
Ooof. The pain is real.
Her last name is literally Apatow. For real, is everybody on this site 12 years old?
— Greg F (@Books_Not_Wooks) February 21, 2022
when you aren’t old enough to have watched every Judd Apatow/Will Ferrell movie that came out in the 2010s https://t.co/qBbVA9tBpo
— road ghost (@roadgeauxst) February 22, 2022
Okay, so maybe we shouldn't generalize all of Gen Z here.
stop embarrassing gen z like this!!!! we know who Judd Apatow is for fuck's sake https://t.co/DK3mUy8vVP
— simone! (@parasocialyte) February 21, 2022
The funniest part of this entire ordeal, might be what happened after the original user found out that the entire Apatow family is just another example of Hollywood nepotism. Apparently it didn't sit well so they changed their handle to "F**K yall and the Apatow family btw."
LMAO. Well that escalated quickly.
this person changing their name to fuck y’all and the apatow family btw is the funniest thing i’ve seen all day https://t.co/zTqgAjQgvA
— noa (@noabournexo) February 21, 2022
And the mic drop tweet!
Imagine doubling down on not knowing Judd Apatow by renaming your account “fuck yall and the Apatow family btw” and then pinning this tweet about it being a hate account.
Oh, and it’s y’all, not yall.
I would’ve just deleted my account by now in total shame and humiliation. https://t.co/Dkf9OJCbr9pic.twitter.com/LKl8pvrCdu— Pebbles ✨ (@cpebblesj21) February 21, 2022
Ahh, it's good to know that Millennials are still the superior generation. I'll say one thing, we may be old but we'll never be as soft as Gen Z. And for that I am thankful.