Last week, Taylor Lorenz wrote about how teens have started saying "OK boomer" to clueless older people.
After reading Taylor's piece, I did a simple tweet roundup comparing the two generations.
And boomers lost their damn minds.
I got a bunch of emails from people who were offended, but one email in particular stood out because some person said "Boomer" is a slur for a "minority group."
Replace the word “Boomer” in your article with ANY minority group using a slur for that group (somehow Boomer has become a slur) and YOU WOULD BE FIRED.
I kid you not.
A slur for a minority group!!!
And this person isn't the only one who thinks like this.
This person:
And this person said the same thing:
Whew.
I've never used the white guy blinking GIF, but I can't think of a better time to use it than now.
The literal Dictionary eventually had to get involved to clarify to these people just how wrong they were:
It's a joke.
Boomers being rude to millennials and Gen Z: yOu’Re So SeNsItIvE Gen Z: Ok boomer Boomers: THEY CALLED ME A -SLUR- I FEEL *dramatic gasp* Attacked! I didn’t provoke this! You need to respect your elders! Do you see the problem???
It's not that serious.
Go lick your finger and turn the page of a book or something.
Boomers trying to make "boomer" a slur is the most "ok boomer" thing ive ever heard