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Gen Z, not so woke?
Updated On: 19 November, 2023 09:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Reet Mulchandani
While GenZ are often seen as the harbingers of change, from what this young writer has been observing, this is a facade. Behind closed doors, they are cringing at all the change
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Gen Z is supposedly forming opinions to keep up with what sounds woke
It was the evening after the Supreme Court verdict on gay marriage. After seeing this writer’s reportage on the same, a close friend and classmate, who is 21 years old, asked, “So, you think gay marriage should be legalised?” Without missing a beat, this writer, who is 20, replied, “Ha, of course...” and then after a pause, hesitantly asked, “Tujhe nahi lagta?” The answer left her flummoxed. “Nahi, mujhe lagta hai woh bimaari hai, gay hona.”
“Majority of the youth are not woke, but just younger versions of their parents,” says Ashoka University student Vedant Kottapalle confirming our worst fears. On his first day at the campus, someone snidely whispered in his ear, “Ye ladki hai?” They were referring to the emcee of the event, trans influencer Sanat. While the University has avenues such as a gender cell, as well as dedicated hostel floors for trans and non-binary students, most of the student body is quite regressive, according to Kottapalle. As a bisexual himself, Kottapalle says that these opinions don’t surprise him anymore. His first rude awakening came when he was in 9th grade. While boys his age were discussing the possibility of sex with the opposite gender, Kottapalle sensed that he couldn’t let them know that he was interested in both, boys and girls. “I was already ashamed of myself,” he says. His worst nightmare came true when his best friend found a homosexual porn video on his laptop and ostracised Kotapalle.
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