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"OK Boomer"

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  • #252
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭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.


  • #253
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #254
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭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

    3ftnl9.jpg

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

    Discussion? Nah throw ****e instead ;)


  • #255
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭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".


  • #256
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭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.


  • #257
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #258
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    high_king wrote: »
    "OK Turkey" is the perfect reply to them.

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


  • #259
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭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?


  • #260
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭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 ?


  • #261
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭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.


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  • #262
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


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


  • #263
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


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


  • #264
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭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.


  • #265
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭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


  • #266
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭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 ?


  • #267
    ArrBee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭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


  • #268
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭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.


  • #269
    gozunda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭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


  • #270
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


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

    american person?


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  • #271
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


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


  • #272
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    high_king wrote: »
    Please explain the logic of why being white or privileged or affluent or male or God forbid, all three at the same time is not ok, and logically explain why such at attitude is not being racist, ageist, sexist, and a hypocrite ?


    Please show me where I said it wasn't ok. And actually it would be 'all four'.


  • #273
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭high_king


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

    OK Turkey


  • #274
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭high_king


    davedanon wrote: »
    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.

    Since when were "Boomers" only white, privileged, affluent, and male ?

    Also explain then why someone who happens to be white, privileged, affluent, male as you like to classify people, cannot also be a victim of discrimination and bigotry ?


  • #275
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    high_king wrote: »
    OK Turkey

    Ooh. I know when I'm beaten. Such an edgelord.


  • #276
    davedanon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭davedanon


    high_king wrote: »
    Since when were "Boomers" only white, privileged, affluent, and male ?

    Also explain then why someone who happens to be white, privileged, affluent, male as you like to classify people, cannot also be a victim of discrimination and bigotry ?

    As I like to classify people?

    They can be victims. But they overwhelmingly tend not to be. Do you see? Didn't you read my post about punching down?


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  • #277
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    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.

    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

    3ftnl9.jpg

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

    Discussion? Nah throw ****e instead ;)

    Example from yesterday

    Jesus all this drivel. Boomers need to die already


  • #278
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    There’s a scene in Midsommar where old men and women throw themselves off a cliff as part of a ritual suicide. Something about knowing themselves to be parasitical to society.

    Honestly, if you look at the people vetoing or blocking the development of housing in the city centre its always the 40/50/60 year old landowner/landlord demographic. I wouldn’t mind tossing boomers off a cliff it it means no more NIMBYism


  • #279
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Should there not be a comma between OK and boomer? If not, what is an "OK Boomer"?

    Vocative case comma, everybody


  • #280
    Duffy the Vampire Slayer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,382 ✭✭✭Duffy the Vampire Slayer


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Should there not be a comma between OK and boomer? If not, what is an "OK Boomer"?

    Vocative case comma, everybody

    I saw a lot of memes saying Bernie Sanders is a an OK Boomer, but he is actually too old to be one.


  • #281
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭high_king


    davedanon wrote: »
    As I like to classify people?

    They can be victims. But they overwhelmingly tend not to be. Do you see? Didn't you read my post about punching down?

    It was your post where you did. Why should people be classified and stereotyped by skin colour, sex, age etc . ?

    And again, since when were "Boomers" only white, privileged, affluent, and male ?


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  • #282
    IrishLad90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭IrishLad90


    I am unsure what year of birth goes into which category.
    Can someone shed a summarised description for me


  • #283
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    IrishLad90 wrote: »
    I am unsure what year of birth goes into which category.
    Can someone shed a summarised description for me
    It's a U.S. thing but some of it I guess can be recognised here.

    1946 to 1964 - the baby boomers (massive spectrum there though - it's not like the early ones and later ones would have much in common; I think the boomers being complained about are probably the later ones).

    1965 to 1981 - Generation X (I was born at the end of Gen X - those born at the beginning of it, who had to emigrate in the 80s would consider me and my peers the spoilt little sh1ts... and frankly we were, with the Celtic Tiger, but we got a land :)).

    1982 to 1996 - Millennials (or Generation Y)

    1997 to I don't know - Generation Z


  • #284
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    There’s a scene in Midsommar where old men and women throw themselves off a cliff as part of a ritual suicide. Something about knowing themselves to be parasitical to society.

    Honestly, if you look at the people vetoing or blocking the development of housing in the city centre its always the 40/50/60 year old landowner/landlord demographic. I wouldn’t mind tossing boomers off a cliff it it means no more NIMBYism

    Until you buy one of said houses and the next proposed development will impact on your house value - then it'll be your time to be f*cked off a cliff?


  • #285
    high_king
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 418 ✭✭high_king


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    There’s a scene in Midsommar where old men and women throw themselves off a cliff as part of a ritual suicide. Something about knowing themselves to be parasitical to society.

    Honestly, if you look at the people vetoing or blocking the development of housing in the city centre its always the 40/50/60 year old landowner/landlord demographic. I wouldn’t mind tossing boomers off a cliff it it means no more NIMBYism

    OK, Turkey


  • #286
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    Poor_old_gill wrote: »
    Until you buy one of said houses and the next proposed development will impact on your house value - then it'll be your time to be f*cked off a cliff?

    Yes. But until then, boomers need to be wiped out. Parasites!


  • #287
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    Yes. But until then, boomers need to be wiped out. Parasites!

    That’s very early 20th century dictator of you- wipe out all tyrants until I can be the tyrant!

    You have my vote for refreshing honesty


  • #288
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    Poor_old_gill wrote: »
    That’s very early 20th century dictator of you- wipe out all tyrants until I can be the tyrant!

    You have my vote for refreshing honesty

    Ok boomer


  • #289
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    Ok boomer

    Ok boomer


  • #290
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    Is there anything to be said for the Doomer?

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  • #291
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    Poor_old_gill wrote: »
    Ok boomer

    Ok zoomer


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  • #292
    HorrorScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭HorrorScope


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    There’s a scene in Midsommar where old men and women throw themselves off a cliff as part of a ritual suicide. Something about knowing themselves to be parasitical to society.

    Honestly, if you look at the people vetoing or blocking the development of housing in the city centre its always the 40/50/60 year old landowner/landlord demographic. I wouldn’t mind tossing boomers off a cliff it it means no more NIMBYism

    I wouldn’t mind throwing your whole generation off a cliff - a bunch of overly sensitive, poorly dressed, soft minded politically correct pussies. Not an individual thought amongst ye.


  • #293
    sk8erboii
    Site Banned Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭sk8erboii


    HorrorScope wrote: »
    I wouldn’t mind throwing your whole generation off a cliff - a bunch of overly sensitive, poorly dressed, soft minded politically correct pussies. Not an individual thought amongst ye.

    If you told me this in real life i’d kick your trick knee and rob your wallet. Remember, you’re frail and dying. Not nearly as hard as you think you are


  • #294
    HorrorScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭HorrorScope


    sk8erboii wrote: »
    If you told me this in real life i’d kick your trick knee and rob your wallet. Remember, you’re frail and dying. Not nearly as hard as you think you are

    34 here pal and I’d kick your sockless skinny jeans wearing ass without a breaking a sweat.


  • #295
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    HorrorScope wrote: »
    34 here pal and I’d kick your sockless skinny jeans wearing ass without a breaking a sweat.
    You're a millennial! (1982 to 1996).


  • #296
    HorrorScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭HorrorScope


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    You're a millennial! (1982 to 1996).

    See I don’t understand that bracketing, I’m more Gen X than millennial (I’d class millennials as those born since 1990 so hitting mid to late 20’s now and much more likely to be peddling this softy bull****)


  • #297
    mvl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭mvl


    Raconteuse wrote: »
    It's a U.S. thing but some of it I guess can be recognised here.

    1946 to 1964 - the baby boomers (massive spectrum there though - it's not like the early ones and later ones would have much in common; I think the boomers being complained about are probably the later ones).

    1965 to 1981 - Generation X (I was born at the end of Gen X - those born at the beginning of it, who had to emigrate in the 80s would consider me and my peers the spoilt little sh1ts... and frankly we were, with the Celtic Tiger, but we got a land :)).

    1982 to 1996 - Millennials (or Generation Y)

    1997 to I don't know - Generation Z


    Up to 2012.

    Then comes Generation Alpha (2011-2025) - the first group of millennials' children, supposedly.


  • #298
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    HorrorScope wrote: »
    See I don’t understand that bracketing, I’m more Gen X than millennial (I’d class millennials as those born since 1990 so hitting mid to late 20’s now and much more likely to be peddling this softy bull****)

    But your definition is unquestionably incorrect.


  • #299
    HorrorScope
    Closed Accounts Posts: 421 ✭✭HorrorScope


    tuxy wrote: »
    But your definition is unquestionably incorrect.

    Maybe so but I’d also question the “official” categories - I was a 90’s child who grew up on a diet of 60-80’s music and movies and feel a lot stronger connection to that era than anything post 99.


  • #300
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    HorrorScope wrote: »
    Maybe so but I’d also question the “official” categories - I was a 90’s child who grew up on a diet of 60-80’s music and movies and feel a lot stronger connection to that era than anything post 99.

    Born in the wrong generation?


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  • #301
    Raconteuse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Raconteuse


    HorrorScope wrote: »
    Maybe so but I’d also question the “official” categories - I was a 90’s child who grew up on a diet of 60-80’s music and movies and feel a lot stronger connection to that era than anything post 99.
    Yeah I'm late gen x but sometimes feel a stronger connection to the early gen x-ers - mainly taste in music, and an interest in stuff they were around for, like post-punk, goth and acid house.

    They're strange designations really. You'd have much more in common generationally with me than with someone born in 1995.


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