Hateration as a concept is nothing new, but the way it manifests within the digital space is constantly evolving. Every fortnight, people online find another way to project their insecurities onto others. The latest victims of this viral spout of envy have been birthday baddies, specifically young Black women innocently sharing pictures from their birthday celebrations online. These celebratory posts were met with swarms of hate and what can only be described as uncontained jealousy. Jealousy and disregard Many of these comments are rooted in a noxious cocktail of envy and anti-Blackness. The jabs primarily target these women’s ages, stating that they look much older than they claim to be. Many of these digital misanthropes even claim to look younger than these women who are in their early twenties — setting off an ongoing feud between millennials and Gen Zers. “Who looks younger?” “Who subverts the process of aging the best? “ “Who’s more impervious to the scrutinous stipulations...