The Annoying Bro Epidemic

I have a huge bone to pick with this younger generation and some millenials. I've noticed in the last several years there's a word that these people constantly use. That word is bro. Growing up in the 90s, there was a plethora of slang that people would use for a period of time, then it would eventually die down. Fast forward to now, the use of the word bro is seen everywhere, especially on YouTube. Many individuals would excessively use this word and honestly, it makes me want to puke. It's not just younger people saying it so much. Older adults are guilty of this, too. I'm a millennial who's in his late thirties and the last time I ever called my youngest brother bro was several years ago. I would never use that annoying term on social media or in any stories I write and publish on Vocal. I have a theory of why Gen-Zer's have difficulties finding jobs. Their communication skills are terrible. Imagine referring to their future managers or bosses as bro. They wouldn't last very long at their places of employment. I'm a believer of using proper grammar towards authority figures, people that I work with, and the elderly. Whenever I go to the comments section of a video on YouTube, the overuse of the word bro is present among others. It's a lack of communication skills, as if they don't have anything else to say. It's always bro this and bro that. I believe the excessive use of the word bro is the biggest cancer of this society. Also, it's one of my biggest pet peeves. I remembered back in the day when slang words were used for a period time, then they would be buried for good. I can't take anyone seriously, regardless of age, who uses the word bro in conversations. It's the equivalent of girls and women using the word like. Speaking of which, girls and grown women are also using the word bro, especially towards each other. I've always found that weird and cringey.

I'm an older millennial and I believe that these days, the younger generation doesn't know how to speak to different kinds of people. I can only hope that the word bro is one of the words that gets left behind for good at the end of 2025. This generation seems to latch on to that word too much and someone saying that is a huge turn off for me.

There's a bro epidemic that I hope comes to a satisfying end soon. This bro shit is annoying, infuriating, and nerve-wracking. It needs to be retired for good. Can we bring back actual communication skills to society? To the much younger generation and most of you millennials: I'm NOT your bro. Your boss is not your bro. Elderly people aren't your bro. Police officers aren't your bro. Teachers aren't your bro either. You saying that word in excess doesn't make you sound or look cool. It makes you look like a complete idiot. You'll never succeed in life if you don't speak properly. I'll say this one last time for the people in the back: I'm NOT your bro. I would like to be addressed by my name. I think using slang isn't entirely a bad thing. However, I feel that they should be around for a period of time and then they would disappear. As a writer on Vocal, proper grammar is important to me whenever I write a story. It's because I want to ensure people fully understand the things that I'm saying. Proper grammar and vocabulary will never go out of style.