It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/it-was-the-year-of-ok-boomer-and-the-generations-were-at-each-others-throats/2019/12/24/a2c2b586-1792-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html

by vo2maxer • 7 years ago

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pferde• 7 years ago

Hm, I was under the impression that the "ok boomer" mocking response was just a dumb joke thing in cesspits like reddit, youtube or imgur. Is it more widespread?

chanbam• 7 years ago

There are clips you can find of kids saying it in school to their teacher, and then the teacher freaks out, to the same degree as if they were just called a racial slur, or something of the same magnitude

rvz• 7 years ago

It has been adopted by the same generation who have been brought up by social media, smartphones and emojis. It is also that generation who can't live without them, compete for likes and followers for validation and hold an encyclopedia of anxiety names to self-diagnose one another over clapping or cheering.

'OK Boomer' really is funny coming from this current generation that hardly has experienced economic hardship and have lost respect for the brave who lost their lives to fight for our liberties from previous wars to even say this sentence. Nobody wanted a generation of losers a hundred years ago which we are now starting to create today.

While I respect their right to say this response, until they truly recognise the hardships of the 1900s, I can't take the political-correct police of this generation seriously if they get 'offended' by everything that crawls. Even with 'OK boomer'.

Offence is given, not taken.

It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats

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