JD Vance is addressing one of the world's biggest trends. In a new post on X, Vance is sharing a story of his kids' reaction to the 6-7 meme, a topic that's inexplicable to older generations.
© Getty ImagesVance shared his thoughts earlier this week, revealing that his sons had an unexpected reaction while in church. He joked that the response inspired him to make a First Amendment correction.
“Yesterday at church the Bible readings started on page 66-67 of the missal, and my 5-year-old went absolutely nuts repeating ‘six seven’ like 10 times,” wrote Vance on Tuesday. “And now I think we need to make this narrow exception to the first amendment and ban these numbers forever.”
© POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesVance is refering to his son Vivek, his middle child. He also shares Ewan and Mirabel with his wife, Usha Vance.
He's the latest public figure to reference the viral slang, sharing his puzzlement over the phrase that has taken over kids online and in school settings.
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The 6-7 meme came out of TikTok this year and has become inescapable on all social media sites and in places where kids are spending time together, like schools and playgrounds. The phrase is often accompanied by hand gestures and facial expressions that puzzle older generations.
The expression and the excitement caused by the phrase have prompted authorities to try to get things under control, including police from Indiana, who began handing out fake tickets to kids caught using the phrase.
While most celebrities who've spoken about the trend share their puzzlement and annoyance with it, having no way of explaining it to people who have no kids, one of them had a great reaction and seems to be a fan.
“I do just feel a little out of touch with the times. I don’t really know what’s going on in culture," said Elizabeth Olsen in an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers." “But I do know about 6-7,” she continued. “I’m really into 6-7.”
Olsen shared her reasoning as to why kids are so obsessed with it, on top of the fact that it seems to be a private joke that older people don't have access to since they don't understand it. “So I think the reason they love it is because it’s absurd and random. And how great,” she explained.
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