In general, Campolo believes education is essential and should be disseminated with kindness and patience — to all generations. “My grandma was very active in social justice and civil rights when she was young, but there are a lot of things that are new with Gen Z that I explain to her,” she says. “Like terms related to gender, [for example] nonbinary and trans. That terminology has evolved rapidly, and she wanted to have an open mind and wanted to understand, but she just didn’t at first. I feel like a lot of people want to be supportive, but when you don’t understand something, it’s easier to have negative thoughts about it. That’s why we have to take the time to explain things.”
