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Some of you may have noticed a recent trend in the media towards calling my generation (currently in their teens or early twenties) 'Generation Z'. I find this label offensive and ridiculous. First, what is the 'Z' for? Zombie? Or just some stupid letter that follows X and Y? I object to being just another letter generation; an epilogue to the Baby Boomers. Second, we are the real millennials. According to some generational parameters, the earliest millennials are born way back in 1981, meaning that they would be legal adults by the time the new millennium actually came. My generation has grown up in the 21st century, with its technology and its culture (at least thus far). Going by the old millennial definition, a 'millennial' might actually recognize type cassettes and VCR's, late 20th century technologies, certainly not 21st century technologies. Whereas we, the real millennials, can scarcely remember dial up and CD's. We will have the new Star Wars trilogy, while the first trilogy wasn't even completed by the time some of the old millennials were born. So, let's say no to Z and retake our rightful title as the millennial generation.