How Gen-Z redefined the language of protest with memes
Their posters and reels are funny, irreverent, innovative and usually offensive. Resign!”The posters are fly – “Everyone is gangsta, until the cockroaches start flying”, “Kuchupuchu tum resign dedo na.” There are protestors in cockroach and dinosaur costumes, and there is also a Spiderman and a Batman. Gen Z are not merely staging a protest, they are turning dissent into viral content to “break the internet.”Unlike traditional student demonstrations dominated by ideological banners and lengthy speeches, these protests have been powered by short-form humour.
- ▪Their posters and reels are funny, irreverent, innovative and usually offensive.
- ▪Resign!”The posters are fly – “Everyone is gangsta, until the cockroaches start flying”, “Kuchupuchu tum resign dedo na.” There are protestors in cockroach and dinosaur costumes, and there is also a Spiderman and a Batman.
- ▪Gen Z are not merely staging a protest, they are turning dissent into viral content to “break the internet.”Unlike traditional student demonstrations dominated by ideological banners and lengthy speeches, these protests have been powered by
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HomeNextHow Gen-Z redefined the language of protest with memesThe posters at Jantar Mantar are fly – “Everyone is gangsta, until the cockroaches start flying”, “Kuchupuchu tum resign dedo na.”Updated on: Jul 24, 2026, 08:46:15 ISTBy Paras Singh, Somya LakhaniPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Anyone who knows their memes will instantly recognise the “Subway Surfers” inspired reels coming out of the Jantar Mantar protest – of Gen Z protesters running on the streets of central Delhi with a policeman chasing after them with a lathi, all set to the tune of the 2012 online game in which the player runs endlessly dodging obstacles.Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters sit on barricades during a protest demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET paper leak…
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