
Skibidi Toilet Is An iPad Kid’s Fever Dream
ICYMI
Intergenerational Cultural Clash in the Digital Age
This chapter delves into the cultural tensions between Gen Z and Gen Alpha, using the 'Skibidi Toilet' phenomenon as a focal point. It reflects on the changes in digital interaction and presentation while acknowledging the influence of past cultural shifts.
Candice Lim is joined by Zakiya Gibbons, the host and creator of the reality dating podcast Hang Up. On today’s episode, they explain YouTube’s biggest phenomenon of the past year — Skibidi Toilet. The animated, dystopian web series was created by Alexey Gerasimov, whose toilets have broken the internet and wracked up more than 43.5 million subscribers. Skibidi Toilet’s biggest fans seem to be Gen Alpha, who are congregating around a meme that Gen-Z can’t fully get behind. Therefore, does Skibidi Toilet mark the first internet war between our two youngest generations?
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim.
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