"OK Boomer"

Poor_old_gill

L1011 wrote: »

That would have all been done by the parents and grandparents of the age group being criticised, though.

Not necessarily - look at the dates when free secondary education became available in Ireland. People born in '46 would have been 20 and able to vote.

Same for other countries - the direct post war years was just the start of the process whereby all the aforementioned services became more readily available.

The book is an excellent read actually if you're interested in Economic/Political history

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

It is funny to see a forum that can't get enough shots in at milennials suddenly take offence at people mocking another generation.

tuxy

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

It is funny to see a forum that can't get enough shots in at suddenly take offence at people mocking another generation.

I think you may be mistaken, the posts you talk about are milennials mocking Gen Z. Although it's not unusual to see gen z mocking gen z while thinking they are mocking milennials.
The vast majority of posters on here are milennials.

high_king

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

It is funny to see a forum that can't get enough shots in at milennials suddenly take offence at people mocking another generation.

Ok Turkey

Junkyard Tom

Everything was better in the olden days. In fact, the further you go back the better it was. Oh to be a fish with rudimentary feet.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

tuxy wrote: »

I think you may be mistaken, the posts you talk about are milennials mocking Gen Z. Although it's not unusual to see gen z mocking gen z while thinking they are mocking milennials.
The vast majority of posters on here are milennials.

Given the amount of complaining there is about milennials, I doubt that. There are a lot of bitter old farts on this forum who are still complaining about skinny jeans.

high_king

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Everything was better in the olden days. In fact, the further you go back the better it was. Oh to be a fish with rudimentary feet.

Looks like even Nostalgia is not as good as it used to be

davedanon

tuxy wrote: »

I think you may be mistaken, the posts you talk about are milennials mocking Gen Z. Although it's not unusual to see gen z mocking gen z while thinking they are mocking milennials.
The vast majority of posters on here are milennials.

Well, I am emphatically not, and to prove it I will just add:

'millennials', ffs.

tuxy

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Given the amount of complaining there is about milennials, I doubt that. There are a lot of bitter old farts on this forum who are still complaining about skinny jeans.

You think most posters are over 40?
Maybe, I guess most younger people have moved on to reddit and sites like that.

davedanon

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Given the amount of complaining there is about milennials, I doubt that. There are a lot of bitter old farts on this forum who are still complaining about skinny jeans.

I'm an old fart - I'm disputing 'bitter' - who wears skinny jeans.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

tuxy wrote: »

You think most posters are over 40?
Maybe, I guess most younger people have moved on to reddit and sites like that.

Or maybe a lot of the people who mock milennials are milennials themselves. A lot of people don't understand the term.

davedanon wrote: »

I'm an old fart - I'm disputing 'bitter' - who wears skinny jeans.

I'm not on about you then.

tuxy

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Or maybe a lot of the people who mock milennials are milennials themselves. A lot of people don't understand the term.

That's it exactly. They are mocking themselves without realising.

gozunda

Designed as an a insult by a generation who have wanted for nothing and know no lack of parental and state support but who remain infantily jealous of anyone they perceive of having anything more than they have - right here - right now.

Actually have to earn or wait for what you want now? Fuk that! Tell the previous generation 'How dare they!' And ''you'll never forgive them' *Bastards *Shakes fists



And yes folks we have the sad eejits using this oxymoron here on boards already...

Discussion? Nah throw ****e instead

davedanon

As I understand it, millennials are those who came of age, rather than been born, around the turn of the century. So they'd be thirtysomethings now. Is that right?

I approve of "Ok, boomer", myself. It serves as an appropriately irritating counterpoint to "snowflake".

high_king

gozunda wrote: »

Designed as an a insult by a generation who have wanted for nothing and know no lack of parental and state support but who remain infantily jealous of anyone they perceive of having anything more than they have - right here - right now.

The ironic thing is that by pushing and promoting ageism now, they are shooting their old age selves in the foot. They must think they are never going to be older. Not the sharpest generation these snowflakes.

"OK Turkey" is the perfect reply to them.

tuxy

davedanon wrote: »

As I understand it, millennials are those who came of age, rather than been born, around the turn of the century. So they'd be thirtysomethings now. Is that right?

Correct.

tuxy

high_king wrote: »

"OK Turkey" is the perfect reply to them.

Is that because of Turkey's very poor humanitarian record?

davedanon

high_king wrote: »

The ironic thing is that by pushing and promoting ageism now, they are shooting their old age selves in the foot. They must think they are never going to be older. Not the sharpest generation these snowflakes.

"OK Turkey" is the perfect reply to them.

Labelling "ok, boomer" ageism is spectacularly missing the point. Or rather, proving it. Would you go so far as calling it "The n-word of ageism", hmm?

high_king

davedanon wrote: »

Labelling "ok, boomer" ageism is spectacularly missing the point. Or rather, proving it. Would you go so far as calling it "The n-word of ageism", hmm?

The "OK Boomer" slur is directed at a certain age group. No different to directing slurs a certain sex or skin colour.
There are Turkeys at all ages, so explain how that is ageism ?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

davedanon wrote: »

As I understand it, millennials are those who came of age, rather than been born, around the turn of the century. So they'd be thirtysomethings now. Is that right?

I approve of "Ok, boomer", myself. It serves as an appropriately irritating counterpoint to "snowflake".

You are correct on both counts.

davedanon

Explain how what is ageism? I didn't mention turkeys, dude. That was you.

davedanon

And, I don't think turkeys get to live that long. Even wild ones.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

high_king wrote: »

The "OK Boomer" slur is directed at a certain age group. No different to directing slurs a certain sex or skin colour.
There are Turkeys at all ages, so explain how that is ageism ?

Then boards has been full of slurs for years. There have been multiple threads on how awful milennials are.

high_king

davedanon wrote: »

Explain how what is ageism? I didn't mention turkeys, dude. That was you.

Ageism is this, american person :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism

high_king

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Then boards has been full of slurs for years. There have been multiple threads on how awful milennials are.

Then target those who are ageist, not those of a certain age. Get the irony ?
Should you target white people instead of racists ?

ArrBee

davedanon wrote: »

Labelling "ok, boomer" ageism is spectacularly missing the point. Or rather, proving it. Would you go so far as calling it "The n-word of ageism", hmm?

Whether it's a particular age or generation is less reliant than the fact it is directed at an older one. Hence the point is valid... It's ironic that anyone using it is paving the way to be on the recieving end in a few short years

davedanon

high_king wrote: »

The "OK Boomer" slur is directed at a certain age group. No different to directing slurs a certain sex or skin colour.
There are Turkeys at all ages, so explain how that is ageism ?

To address your edited post. You have heard of 'punching down/up'? Boomers are, you know, white, privileged, affluent, male. The notion that this group would cry 'discrimination' at 'ok, boomer' is actually offensive to those who are genuine victims of discrimination and bigotry.

gozunda

high_king wrote: »

The "OK Boomer" slur is directed at a certain age group. No different to directing slurs a certain sex or skin colour.
There are Turkeys at all ages, so explain how that is ageism ?

Not sure if I'm taking you up wrong but can't see how the term 'ok boomer' is ageist?

What does 'OK boomer' mean?

A "boomer" is shorthand for a baby boomer - someone born between 1946 and 1964...

In internet parlance, "OK boomer" is a derogatory phrase used primarily by the next generations to show their indignation towards older people deemed indifferent to their concerns. It is used widely on platforms like Twitter and TikTok.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50327034

davedanon

high_king wrote: »

Ageism is this, american person :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageism

american person?

davedanon

The bloody irony is anyone labelling 'ok, boomer' ageist with no sense of irony, ffs.