Current Events > Isn't "boomer" absolutely a slur now?

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Its funny because its said by the young generation that polices words more than anyone.
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It can be used as an insult but ageism is still socially accepted, just not professionally.

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Ok ______

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go to sleep/work
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OnlyIfMillenialIsAlsoOne.

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No it isnt as that is what that generation is called like Gen X, or The Silent Generation.

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I quite envy young people, they have no fucking idea how fast your life flies-by.

That's my biggest take-away from ageing. Blink and you advance a decade.

That and the knees that don't work well anymore.

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

No it isnt as that is what that generation is called like Gen X, or The Silent Generation.

Like all slurs, isnt the context what matters?

Boomer is always said disparagingly now, often simply because someone was born in those years.
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Hellz yeah my boomer

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I used to call my older female cousins aunty when they were approaching their 30s to annoy them

then just like that it happened to me and i ended up in my 30s :/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-67Rq1TgQ

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EffectAndCause posted...

T*****

i often use this still when talking about car transmissions and the like. is it wrong? i never meants anything malicious by it

NeonOctopus posted...

Hellz yeah my boomer

sup, booma?

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Is millennial a slur too?

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EffectAndCause posted...

As long as were acknowledging that people calling people boomers are massive hypocrites.

Are they though?

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Do I get modded for saying "boomer"?

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Feline_Heart posted...

Is millennial a slur too?

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TC is obviously stirring the pot here for attention, but it is funny how boomers are.

"Fucking worthless, useless, vain, self centered millennials! You're the cause of all suffering on this Earth!"
"Ok boomer"
"OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH AWFUL SLURS AND BE MEAN TO US!? THIS IS JUST LIKE WHEN THEY USED TO SPRAY BLACK PEOPLE WITH FIRE HOSES AND SICK DOGS ON THEM!"

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Sphyx posted...

Are they though?

Pretty much.

When I say boomer im not referring to all people in that age group, just certain types of people.

This is said about all slurs.

Certain words are slurs because they disparage people that cant help being born as that thing.

These people cant help being born during that era.
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Southernfatman posted...

TC is obviously stirring the pot here for attention, but it is funny how boomers are.

"Fucking worthless, useless, vain, self centered millennials! You're the cause of all suffering on this Earth!"
"Ok boomer"
"OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH AWFUL SLURS AND BE MEAN TO US!? THIS IS JUST LIKE WHEN THEY USED TO SPRAY BLACK WITH FIRE HOSES AND SICK DOGS ON THEM!"

Two wrongs dont make a right. Both people are bad in this case.
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B.W.A

Boomerz Wit Attitudes

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Boomer picked up so much steam because of all the millennial shitflinging. There was a point where tons of headlines were coming out about millennials killing certain industries, complaining that they don't spend enough money, even though wages have stagnated for nearly 40 years and younger generations don't have the scratch to blow on useless bullshit like expensive cars or excessive cereal consumption.

The backlash against boorish older assholes came about because millennials were sick of being slagged off in headlines and thinkpieces. The media just loves to heap load after load of bullshit onto the newest generations - the Greatest Generation started doing it to the Baby Boomers, who did it to Generation X, who have basically worked with the Baby Boomers in their upper echelons to do the same thing to Millennials, Gen Y and Gen Z.

The backlash against Boomers didn't emerge in a vacuum. After the better half of a decade of print media pushing and poking and prodding at the younger generation for not being as successful as older ones, younger folks started using the same tactic on the old, stuck-in-their-way pricks who made a living talking about how they were all failures compared to the older generations. Millennials buying less cereal is cutting into Kellogg's bottom line, but that's rich coming from a generation of fairweather hippies who put on suits when they got sick of "fighting the power" when it was clear they stood to gain nothing from activism, and a generation defined by avarice, waste and the rise of white collar crime. In short - oh, millennials are so bad for the country? Gen Z are going to destroy multiple industries and tank the economy due to their low wages and supposed entitlement? Okay, boomer. Whatever you say, you stupid, irrelevant hypocrite fuck.

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EffectAndCause posted...

Pretty much.

Seems to me you're painting a picture that suits your narrative first, and that picture is painted with a lot of assumptions about what those people are thinking.

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Southernfatman posted...

"OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH AWFUL SLURS AND BE MEAN TO US!? THIS IS JUST LIKE WHEN MY GENERATION USED TO SPRAY BLACK PEOPLE WITH FIRE HOSES AND SICK DOGS ON THEM!"

ftfy


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Sphyx posted...

Seems to me you're painting a picture that suits your narrative first, and that picture is painted with a lot of assumptions about what those people are thinking.

So youre saying that there are times when someone using a slur was simply misunderstood?

Boy does this sound familiar.
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Id actually like a moderator to explain what makes boomer not a slur and different from other disparaging words this site bans.

Is it only because there arent any older people posting here and thats it?
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MrMallard posted...

ftfy

Well I mean, boomers generally aren't exactly the most introspective and aware group of people.

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EffectAndCause posted...

So youre saying

And you're at it again.

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MrMallard posted...

Gen Z are going to destroy multiple industries and tank the economy due to their low wages and supposed entitlement? Okay, boomer. Whatever you say, you stupid, irrelevant hypocrite fuck.

I really enjoyed that last sentence.


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Seems like "ok,boomer" was a direct response to the overuse of millenials. I mean, the term is set up defensively.

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Sphyx posted...

And you're at it again.

Please correct me if anything ive said or assumed is wrong.
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where my boomas at

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Seems like "ok,boomer" was a direct response to the overuse of millenials. I mean, the term is set up defensively.

Again, two wrongs dont make a right. Plenty of slurs are used defensively as a crutch.
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It's okay if you don't say with a hard r

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Idk should we add a phobia too it like every other term for describing those who are "scared" of.

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EffectAndCause posted...

Again, two wrongs dont make a right. Plenty of slurs are used defensively as a crutch.

I personally don't use cheap insults in general. It's lazy. I was just telling you my observation.

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If the end result here is Yes, we know were hypocrites and arent any better than anyone else that uses slurs disparagingly since were doing the same thing in the same context for the same reason, were just on opposing sides of those other people and thats that. then at least itll be known.
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shockthemonkey posted...

lmao @ tc flailing

Arent you the guy that loudly stands up for every social justice cause? Why are you a hypocrite when it comes to old people?
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Is this topic gonna end with TC saying "...and that's why I should be able to use the n word"

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I dont want any slurs to be used.
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Here's another perspective on the topic:

Yes, it's a slur.

So what?

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CyricZ posted...

Here's another perspective on the topic:

Yes, it's a slur.

So what?

So why is it not moderated with the same severity as every other slur on this site?
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EffectAndCause posted...

So why is it not moderated with the same severity as every other slur on this site?

Insults are still moderated.

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EffectAndCause posted...

Id actually like a moderator to explain what makes boomer not a slur and different from other disparaging words this site bans.

Is it only because there arent any older people posting here and thats it?

Baby boomer has been the name of the generation since the 50s. How is it a slur to say "you were born during this period of time"? lol

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CyricZ posted...

Insults are still moderated.

Other slurs cant even be posted, regardless of context.

Example, I got moderated in this topic simply for saying the t-word is used in the same manner and just as bad.
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Feline_Heart posted...

Baby boomer has been the name of the generation since the 50s. How is it a slur to say "you were born during this period of time"? lol

Because the meaning of words changes over time.

Example, the t-word used to simply be a short hand version of transgender, but was used in poor context enough that it was considered to be a slur.

Boomer is now used in a similar manner.
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EffectAndCause posted...

Other slurs cant even be posted, regardless of context.

Example, I got moderated in this topic simply for saying the t-word is used in the same manner and just as bad.

Now ask yourself what the difference is.

Ask yourself why "boomer", despite being a slur, is "not as bad" as a racial slur, an ethnic slur, a sexual preference slur, a mental capabilities slur, etc.?

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Yes, exactly, it IS just as bad.

People cant help being born in that era any more than they can help being born gay, a woman or black.

But for some reason boomer is used in the same manner as slurs against those groups and its not met with the same severity.

Like I said, either it should be treated the same or it should simply be acknowledged that people who say it are hypocrites equally shitty as people using slurs against the groups they defend and thats that.
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The worst part about taking the high road is that when you do eventually do stoop to someone's level, that same jackass is the first one to turn around and throw it in your face. It's like when someone's pushed and pushed by the one person who's trying to push them to he breaking point - and then the day finally comes, and the person who spent all that time pushing is the first one to cry foul. "So unprofessional, I can't believe you would treat someone like that, absolutely disgusting behavior!"

You can sit here saying "two wrongs don't make a right", but "ok boomer" didn't stem as a one-to-one comeback. Gen Y, millennial and Gen Z articles have been coming out for decades, and there's always this focus on participation trophies, reliance on technology and a perceived softness. That turned into an indictment of my generation's entitlement, which was then used to paint a broad picture of millennials in regards to low revenue reports in non-essential industries. It's been news article after news article, from the earlier Gen Y label through to millennials, and it had just started on the Gen Z label when "ok boomer" started making as big of a splash as it did.

There were a good three wrongs before any action was taken to combat it. I know this is a shitty troll thread, but it can't be boiled down to "oh well two wrongs don't make a right!" That's the same bullshit that sees bullies get away with the shit that they do for so long, only for their victims to get suspended the first time they fight back.

Eventually, when you take the low road too many times, the people who keep getting fucked over will stoop to your level and sock it to you in the same way. Suck it up, or get out of the way. You wanted to play these games, and now you're getting what you deserve.

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