Coverage dated October 24, 2026

Rude or a response to rudeness? In defense of the ‘Gen Z stare’

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Grimaldi remembers the exact moment a stranger’s bad behavior pushed her to deploy the “Gen Z stare.” The 26-year-old was at a Phoenix grocery store, heavily pregnant, when an older woman in the checkout line remarked how “huge and fat” her feet were, telling her s…

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7 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    How to respond to the ‘Gen Z stare’ without looking like a total boomer (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Grimaldi remembers the exact moment a stranger’s bad behavior pushed her to deploy the “Gen Z stare.” The 26-year-old was at a Phoenix grocery store, heavily pregnant, when an older woman in the checkout line remarked how “huge and fat” her feet were, telling her s…

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Rude or a response to rudeness? In defense of the ‘Gen Z stare’ (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Grimaldi remembers the exact moment a stranger’s bad behavior pushed her to deploy the “Gen Z stare.” The 26-year-old was at a Phoenix grocery store, heavily pregnant, when an older woman in the checkout line remarked how “huge and fat” her feet were, telling her s…

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