Gen Z is trying to cancel Eminem and millennials are not having it

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Over the past year, Gen Zs have gotten themselves quite a reputation for "canceling" stars they deem problematic.

And until now, the new generation of young adults have had some pretty tame differences of opinion with their predecessors - Millenials.

But when they're not roasting Millenials' love of skinny jeans, fear of "adulting" and overuse of the laughing-crying emoji - some of them are trying to end the careers of celebrities who've had a not so squeaky clean past.

Next on their list is Eminem... Only, Millenial stans are not having it.

A number of Gen Zs have taken to social media recently in a bid to cancel the 48-year-old 'Lose Yourself' rapper.

This video, for example, has over a million views at the time of writing:

In the video's caption, TikToker Summer writes: "To everyone that is canceling him I literally love u."

She adds: "Yesssss let's cancel him."

Playing in the background is his part in 'Love the Way You Lie', a collab he did with Rihanna back in 2010.

In the song, the father-of-two raps this particularly contentious line: "If she ever tries to f**king leave again / I’mma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire."

It shouldn't come as any surprise that Eminem hasn't exactly been mindful of the impact his words - and especially his music - have on marginalized groups in society.

And it's been going on for literally decades.

Back in 1999, for example, the 'Rap God' hitmaker penned the song 'Kim', which centered around a fantasy in which he murders his wife, then Kim Mathers, and enlists the help of his daughter to dispose of her body.

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The lyrics include: "You can't run from me Kim! It's just us, nobody else! / You're only making this harder on yourself! / Ha-ha, got ya! Go ahead, yell! / Here, I'll scream with you! 'Ah, somebody help!'

"Don't you get it b**ch? No one can hear you! / Now shut the f**k up and get what's coming to you! / You were supposed to love me! / Now bleed b**ch, bleed! Bleed b**ch, bleed! Bleed!"

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Eminem has also been known to use homophobic language such as in his diss track 'Fall', which sees the performer call Tyler the Creator the F word.

As well as TikTok, Gen Zs have also been taking to Twitter to share their thoughts on the rapper:

Now, Millenial fans of the rapper are fighting back, including one woman who made her own rap slating his young critics:

And the defending of Eminem continued:

So, should we "cancel" Eminem? Or are Gen Zers just getting all worked up over nothing? Let us know in the comments section.