‘I didn’t get a graduation’: How the Class of 2020 turned their pandemic loss into a running joke on TikTok

The Class of 2020 still aren’t over the COVID-19 pandemic cancelling their graduation. Apparently they never stop bringing it up, according to TikTok. Now their complaints are being used as a punchline.

Being robbed? “Did you know that I didn’t get a graduation.”

Slip on ice? “I didn’t have a prom, I didn’t have a homecoming.”

Oh, your grandma just died? “Okay, well if you think that’s bad, I literally didn’t graduate.”

While the trend has been around since Gen Z did—or didn’t—graduate in 2020...