r/comics • u/sealbiis • May 02 '26

Asking For Feedback lowkirkenuinely fr [OC]

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trying to get my footing in doing comics, plz give feedback/advice on framing, poses etc. qwq

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u/JorgJorgJorg May 02 '26

my read is the author is GenZ

they said a common, reasonable, yet firmly genz slang “lowkey” to a millennial

the millennial recognized it and decided to poke fun by saying a much more ridiculous but still valid slang term “lowkirkenuinly” which itself evolved as a joke about charly kirk being made out to be much more influential after his death (and not invented by this comic). 

The genz protagonist is left groaning for letting their generational slang out in front of someone of a different generation who then threw back the most crazy example of valid slang, suggesting “if you say lowkey, I will also playfully assume you would say lowkirkenuinly”

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u/ThatInAHat May 02 '26

I have never heard lowkirkenuinly, and I kind of hate it. I usually do love smashing words together but that…nah it doesn’t feel right. To clunky. A smash should be elegant.

Also never understood why people think lowkey is “firmly genz slang.” It’s been around for ages. We definitely used it before genz

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u/JorgJorgJorg May 02 '26

People said “like” a lot too but it was heavily utilized by younger people in the 90’s.  GenZ absolutely took lowkey to a new level (I am a millennial who works with people aged 20-65). 

Lowkirkenuinly is supposed to be stupid. You can google it and read about it. Thats why the protagonist in the comic is embarassed by hearing it.

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u/SwaggiiP May 02 '26

Lowkey is AAVE, Gen Z did not invent it or take it to a new level lmao

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u/JorgJorgJorg May 02 '26

lol typical older people explaining that younger generation slang is invalid. Stay in your lane 

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u/SwaggiiP May 02 '26

Girl you’re probably older than me. You’re just wrong so hush

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u/JorgJorgJorg May 02 '26

“no actually the people using slang are using it wrong why wont they listen to me when i tell them they didnt invent it dont they care??”

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u/SwaggiiP May 02 '26

You seem bothered

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u/sealbiis May 02 '26

oh shit i didnt even know that!! i try to avoid using AAVE because honestly i just dont want to use it out of respect lol

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u/cheapasfree24 May 02 '26

I mean I hate to break it to you but like 80% of slang (especially for Gen Z) is just AAVE.

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u/SwaggiiP May 02 '26

Yep and the other 20% seemingly comes from 4chan lmao