Gen Xers And Millennials Are Both Claiming The Super Bowl Halftime Show—And The Gloves Are Off

The halftime show is for Millennials. And after everything we\u2019ve endured in this nation, we deserve this.

— Anthony Michael Kreis (@Anthony Michael Kreis) 1644801609

Ya'll really keep forgetting that we exist. It's Gen X.https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1493042017257066498\u00a0\u2026

— Shay Stewart Bouley (@Shay Stewart Bouley) 1644811604

Dude we\u2019re 40. These were the songs of Millennials high school & college years.

— Keno \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@Keno \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1644804748

Dr Dre 56\nMary J Blige 51\nSnoop 50\nEminem 49\n50 cent - 46\n\nKendrick Lamar - 34\n\nGen X - 1965 - 1979/80

— THEE-E\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\u2696 (@THEE-E\ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udc1d\u2696) 1644810417

Get it together @NBCNews - it\u2019s GenXpic.twitter.com/aWUlzGnP9p

— \u2652\ufe0f\ud835\udd42\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd52\u2652\ufe0f (@\u2652\ufe0f\ud835\udd42\ud835\udd52\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd5d\ud835\udd52\u2652\ufe0f) 1644805417

congratulation, you haven't understood the headline of the article, this is about the people who were young when these artists were big, back in the mid 2000's, so millennials,

— James Darby (@James Darby) 1644815082

Gen X and maybe older millennials like me, but definitely Gen X.https://twitter.com/nbcnews/status/1493042017257066498\u00a0\u2026

— Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan Omar) 1644814085

Dr Dre - 56\nMary J Blige - 51\nSnoop Dogg - 50\nEminem - 49 \n50 cent - 46\nKendrick Lamar - 34\n\nThat\u2019s a GenX halftime show. Sorry boomers and millennials, you aren\u2019t taking this from us too all right

— Seton O'Connor (@Seton O'Connor) 1644803383

WE EXIST. THIS ENTIRE GENERATION Y'ALL KEEP TRYING TO IGNORE.\n\nForever free range latchkey kids, forever invisible.

— THEE Cheeky Ginger (@THEE Cheeky Ginger) 1644810180

Millennial nostalgia??? This is all Gen-X'er nostalgia.

— DrngoRonK (@DrngoRonK) 1644804013

Gen X likes being mad for no reason. Like, a lot of people remember these songs, damn

— RENT/MORTGAGE FORGIVENESS NOW! (@RENT/MORTGAGE FORGIVENESS NOW!) 1644829867

Boomers taking all the money. Millennials taking all the credit. #GenXLife

— Seton O'Connor (@Seton O'Connor) 1644804478

This halftime show was made in a lab for elder millennials and I love it

— Ashley Gold (@Ashley Gold) 1644801653

Milennials were catching the school bus when these songs were new this show was for GenX it is Gin and Juice NOT Gin and Juicebox

— Robyn Bruns (@Robyn Bruns) 1644813083

We're okay with being forgotten...pic.twitter.com/68mrD13eKj

— Dianne8675309 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@Dianne8675309 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2) 1644809077

#HalfTimeShow \nDre, 56\nMary, 51\nSnoop, 50\nEminem, 49\n\nMillennial nostalgia?pic.twitter.com/ukUkVtQu7h

— It's Cold & Masks Are Warmer Than Scarves (@It's Cold & Masks Are Warmer Than Scarves) 1644805027

Oh FFS.pic.twitter.com/8UfDR5F5Wo

— _jbabb_ (@_jbabb_) 1644806551

If you knew all the words to that halftime show performance, it\u2019s probably time to start getting ready for bed.

— Garrett Haake (@Garrett Haake) 1644802699

PSA: if you recognized everyone in the Superbowl halftime show, it's time to schedule your first colonoscopy.

— Ned Staebler (@Ned Staebler) 1644802015

That halftime show was made for those who recognize these items.pic.twitter.com/iTDN2Yqp8Z

— Matt Viser (@Matt Viser) 1644802897