Gen Alpha And Their Brutal Mewing
In my Gen X brain, mewing is something my cats do.. apparently for Gen Alpha, it is something completely different. Jim’ O’Brien recently asked me, “What is ‘mewing’?” I responded with the definition on the internet dictionary, “high-pitched cries characteristic of a cat or some kinds of bird.” I also wrote, “You have two mewers,” referring to Jim’s cats, Tiger and Bear. I thought I was slightly humorous. I also wondered, “Jim, how can you not know what ‘mewing’ is?
Turns out Jim wasn’t talking about traditional mewing and I wasn’t that funny. There are to other know forms of mewing and Gen Alpha has appropriated a version that is incredibly annoying. The youth today… SMH
Everyday I get a little older and understand/identify better with the stereotype of the old man yelling, “GET OFF OF MY LAWN.” The guy works hard to make his lawn look nice and he enjoys looking at his well manicured lawn. Along come these inconsiderate children stepping on his blades of perfection and he’s the jerk? Sir, I feel your pain.
The History of Mewing and Gen Alpha
We covered the original cat mew above. Next is the exercise “mewing.” Back in the ’70s. Dr. Mew (I kid you not), a British Orthodontist, came up with mouth exercises that are supposed to help strengthen the jawline and improve dental alignment. Dr. Mew’s mouth exercises are known as “mewing.” To be clear, there is no factual data that proves these exercises actually help.
Dr. Mew’s exercises went unnoticed for decades. Fitness peeps grabbed ahold of it and mewing resurfaced. I took aerobics back in the ’80s. I never heard of Dr. Mew, but I will tell you that fitness legend Richard Simmons had a section of his workout tape dedicated to exercising your jawline. I found a crap-quality video for proof. I can’t believe our gym teacher made us do these.
Recently, Gen Alpha took mewing in a different direction. The 2013-2025 youngsters are using mewing as a way to show disrespect. Mewing has morphed into a way to basically let you know that they are not interested in what you’re saying. A hush sign (finger to lips) then slides back along the jawline. The basic message is, “Shut your mouth and work on your jawline.” If they were trying to p!$$ off every adult, they have succeeded. Here’s a video for a further look the new mew:
Gen Alpha Mewing – The What and Why
Our parents told us we were much more rude and disrespectful than what they were allowed as children. We told our kids the same. Now as their kids have kids, the potential for undesirable behavior is off the charts. Add in a healthy overdose of the internet and it’s going to be a real uphill battle. The sky is the limit on what a-holes future kids will be. It’s evolution at its finest.
