A Nigerian woman has sparked controversy on social media by criticising those who frequently denigrate Generation Z and claiming that many of them are members of the same generation they make fun of.

The young woman, who goes by Adewole Rebecca Adedamola on Facebook, vented her annoyance in a widely shared post that has subsequently generated conflicting responses.

Rebecca questioned in her essay how “Gen Z” is often used as a derogatory term for immaturity.

“Do you realize that Gen Z started from 1997? Do you realize that the oldest Gen Z is almost 30 years old? And the youngest Gen Z is 14 years old,” she said.

She added; “Any small thing, ‘Gen Z cannot relate. Yen yen yen… Do you people realize that Gen Z started from 1997?’”

Rebecca went on to say that a lot of those who criticise Gen Z are actually members of the same generation.

“If you want to call Baby Shark do do, call Gen Alpha, because Gen Zs are NOT as young as you think they are,” she said.

In order to demonstrate how much she has seen Nigeria develop over the years, the woman also recounted personal recollections from her childhood.

The lady also shared personal memories from her upbringing to show how much she has witnessed Nigeria’s changes over the years.

“I’m a Gen Z who had lived through the era of spending coins. I was very much aware of when the Five naira, Ten naira, Twenty naira and Fifty Naira notes were papers.”

“I knew when they changed it to the nylon that we now spend today. I can vividly remember the time when they did Golden Jubilee for the #50 note.”

 “I remember when a portion of pepper was #20, and when a cup of rice was #25 for long grain rice. I remember when 5 eggs was #100. When Indomie was #30, when a cup of Garri was #10.”

 “Yes, I’m a Gen Z and I remember.”

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