Just don't ask them to touch grass. The pollen might ruin their skincare routine.
Gone are the days when entering middle school meant desperately trying to grow a wispy mustache or borrowing your older sibling’s guitar to look tough. Welcome to the era of the "Anak SMP Tak Berbulu" —the "Hairless" or "Smooth" Middle Schooler. Memek Anak Smp Tak Berbulu
TikTok and Reels have replaced television. But they don't watch prank videos. They consume "silent vlogs" of people organizing a refrigerator or making a matcha latte. Their favorite genre: "Oddly satisfying cleaning videos." Watching a carpet being deep cleaned of hair (ironically) is their version of a blockbuster movie. The Psychology: Why No Hair? Why reject the hair? Because hair represents effort and messiness —the two things these digital natives hate. Just don't ask them to touch grass
Love it or hate it, this smooth-skinned generation is quietly teaching us that maybe, just maybe, the coolest thing you can be in middle school isn't tough—it's comfortable. Welcome to the era of the "Anak SMP