Late Gen Xers/Early Millenials...

You are so right! It still blows my mind that every school kids gets a prize just for participating (in whatever contest or activity.) It doesn't prepare them for the real world. So the kids grow up thinking they really are special. They think they are owed that promotion at work, the rules don't apply to them or I need to "get mine" first. The thought process of handing out blue ribbons to every kid helped create this
group of emotional train wrecks.

I don't believe it's a participatory ribbon, "special snowflake", thing, I remember getting those in school and I don't think a single kid gave a damn about winning one. I really think it's just parents, parents spoil their children way to badly now a days. If you got in trouble in school it used to be your fault, now it's the teachers fault (i.e. It's never James fault for getting trouble, it's always someone else's for making him act that way).

Superb observation! I say you are 100% spot on with your comments!
I teach pre school to a group of mostly low income families that rely mainly on government assistance to live day to day. Most are single very young mothers that have multiple children with multiple men. All I can say is heaven help us when this group of youngsters are "of age."
The world will be like one giant SUR lounge.

Considering the most selfish entitled generation American has ever had raised them, surprised they didn't turn out worse. the generation that slept all over the place, took drugs like they were candy and refuses to share raised them. Protested to socialize America and then when it happened decided they don't want it anymore since others want those benefits as well. They are peaches compared to entitled narcissistic baby boomers. Baby boomers trashing them because they hate sharing and can't stand anyone taking their power away. They were like that 40 years and still just as selfish as ever.

I'm 30 years old as are all my friends, the same age as the cast of this show. None of us are anything like anyone on this show. All normal people with respectable jobs (teachers, attorneys, social workers, nurses, etc) who just enjoy spending time with our friends and family. To say an ENTIRE generation is like these people is absurd. Every generation has its share of good decent hard working individuals, and it's share of self absorbed a$$holes. Period. You coming on here and insulting an entire generation of people because of this one silly tv show makes YOU look like the sensitive and petty one who is hurt and offended by the harsh realities of the world. I understand you thinking the people on this show are obnoxious and ridiculous human beings, I agree with you! But don't lump us all in with them and say "it's a generational thing"... that isn't fair, and makes you come off like a jerk.

Those participation trophies weren't for the kids. They were for the pathetic parents that couldn't handle their precious kid not getting something. The parents were the ones having tantrums. Millennials grew up watching their moms and dads screaming at the teachers and coaches. Nothing was the kids fault. "Not MY child!!!!!!" was the philosophy. It's not any surprise how they turned out