Some memes and TikTok videos may be funny or tasteless (or both). But for Gen Z users online, experts say dark humor can help them process major news events and protect their mental health.

This generation is so unserious. I love it,” one person wrote. “This generation is only afraid of pregnancy,” another joked.

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“Gen Z are expressive about their stances on issues, and simply would not accept things said to them that aren’t correct,” Brigaste said. I would argue that though we sometimes miss the mark ...

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Co-author of two Gen X pop-culture encyclopedia for Penguin Books. Won "Headline Writer of the Year" award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society.

In true Gen Z fashion, she establishes boundaries (for a start, Deborah will no longer be allowed to make jokes about the size of Ava’s hands). By season four, the gloves are off.