Current Events > Twitter outraged over 'offensive' new label 'geriatric millennials'

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Lebronwon 05/18/21 2:15:17 PM #1:	https://nypost.com/2021/05/18/millennials-outraged-over-ageist-new-label-geriatric/ Is this the new OK, boomer? An article referring to older millennials as geriatric has sparked a backlash among 30-somethings on Twitter, whove deemed the label inaccurate and ageist. The problematic moniker was first dropped in the recent Medium piece entitled: Why the Hybrid Workforce of the Future Depends on the Geriatric Millennial.' Author Erica Dhawan coined the term to describe people born in the early 1980s, who are considered too old to be a regular millennial but still younger than any Gen Xers. This generationally homeless age group is often referred to as cuspers or xenials, the Independent reported. Per the piece, this special micro-generation is comfortable with both analog and digital forms of communication and was the first generation to grow up with technology like a PC in their homes. The articles message was overwhelmingly positive: Dhawan, who is a geriatric millennial herself, essentially argued that this hybrid group is effective at communicating across generations as they straddle two different age brackets. Geriatric millennials can read the subtext of an SMS just as well as they can pick up on a clients hesitation in their facial expressions during an in-person meeting, wrote Dhawan. They are neither ignorant of technology nor so engrossed in it that a voicemail inspires fear. Nonetheless, the elder millennial crowd took umbrage at the being dubbed geriatric when they havent even hit 40. Congrats, I am both insulted and inspired, wrote one detractor of the perceived backhanded compliment. Another wrote, As an older millennial and someone that has friends and family that are older millennials, this is highly offensive. This is ageist. I am literally shaking right now!!! Delete this. One jokester quipped, shout out to everyone born between 1980 to 1985, youve been Gen X, Gen Y, a millennial, the Oregon trail generation, a xennial, an elder millennia, and now a checks notes geriatric millennial. In response to the backlash, Medium posted a Twitter survey polling elder millennials on what they wanted to be called instead. Out of the 23,208 votes, 44.6% of participants claimed they preferred the term Original Millennial to Geriatric Millennial. --- Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6, not 7 <cite>Lebronwon posted [p:954041808] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>https://nypost.com/2021/05/18/millennials-outraged-over-ageist-new-label-geriatric/ Is this the new OK, boomer? An article referring to older millennials as geriatric has sparked a backlash among 30-somethings on Twitter, whove deemed the label inaccurate and ageist. The problematic moniker was first dropped in the recent Medium piece entitled: Why the Hybrid Workforce of the Future Depends on the Geriatric Millennial.' Author Erica Dhawan coined the term to describe people born in the early 1980s, who are considered too old to be a regular millennial but still younger than any Gen Xers. This generationally homeless age group is often referred to as cuspers or xenials, the Independent reported. Per the piece, this special micro-generation is comfortable with both analog and digital forms of communication and was the first generation to grow up with technology like a PC in their homes. The articles message was overwhelmingly positive: Dhawan, who is a geriatric millennial herself, essentially argued that this hybrid group is effective at communicating across generations as they straddle two different age brackets. Geriatric millennials can read the subtext of an SMS just as well as they can pick up on a clients hesitation in their facial expressions during an in-person meeting, wrote Dhawan. They are neither ignorant of technology nor so engrossed in it that a voicemail inspires fear. Nonetheless, the elder millennial crowd took umbrage at the being dubbed geriatric when they havent even hit 40. Congrats, I am both insulted and inspired, wrote one detractor of the perceived backhanded compliment. Another wrote, As an older millennial and someone that has friends and family that are older millennials, this is highly offensive. This is ageist. I am literally shaking right now!!! Delete this. One jokester quipped, shout out to everyone born between 1980 to 1985, youve been Gen X, Gen Y, a millennial, the Oregon trail generation, a xennial, an elder millennia, and now a checks notes geriatric millennial. In response to the backlash, Medium posted a Twitter survey polling elder millennials on what they wanted to be called instead. Out of the 23,208 votes, 44.6% of participants claimed they preferred the term Original Millennial to Geriatric Millennial. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/18/21 2:18:26 PM #2:	this obsession with generations really needs to die already. at best, it's distracting from the real issues, at worst, it's causing a lot of them. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! And then there's Abby... She likes to braid <cite>Medussa posted [p:954041924] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>this obsession with generations really needs to die already. at best, it's distracting from the real issues, at worst, it's causing a lot of them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sheeeeesh 05/18/21 2:22:41 PM #3:	it would be shocking if twitter wasn't outraged over something incredibly trivial <cite>Sheeeeesh posted [p:954042082] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>it would be shocking if twitter wasn't outraged over something incredibly trivial </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 05/18/21 2:23:45 PM #4:	Dumb thing to say. Dumb thing to be mad at. --- https://imgur.com/hslUvRN When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:954042121] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Dumb thing to say. Dumb thing to be mad at. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TendoDRM 05/18/21 2:24:11 PM #5:	If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year. --- Cel Damage! Tonight at 8:00! <cite>TendoDRM posted [p:954042134] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
b_hamnite 05/18/21 2:25:26 PM #6:	TendoDRM posted... If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year. "Ok Toddler" --- I miss the days when you could bring a game home and play, no updates to wait for. Now, get off my lawn. <cite>b_hamnite posted [p:954042176] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>TendoDRM posted... </cite> <quote>If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year.</quote> "Ok Toddler" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 05/18/21 2:26:27 PM #7:	Doesn't seem like a ton of genuine outrage but I gotta say that, as limited as the utility of generations as an idea is already, this concept of "sub generation" really complicates stuff for no good reason imo. --- Trying to dunk since July 2020 <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:954042215] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Doesn't seem like a ton of genuine outrage but I gotta say that, as limited as the utility of generations as an idea is already, this concept of "sub generation" really complicates stuff for no good reason imo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WholeLife2 05/18/21 2:26:46 PM #8:	i like twitter --- [--sigfried android--] <cite>WholeLife2 posted [p:954042230] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>i like twitter </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 05/18/21 2:27:04 PM #9:	NY post article. Next. <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:954042244] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>NY post article. Next.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Njolk 05/18/21 2:27:59 PM #10:	Based on the topics here about gen z, I do agree that us millennials are VERY easily triggered <cite>Njolk posted [p:954042273] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Based on the topics here about gen z, I do agree that us millennials are VERY easily triggered </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188 05/18/21 2:28:47 PM #11:	This is stupid. They're stupid. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:954042299] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>This is stupid. They're stupid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VerisimiIitude 05/18/21 2:41:15 PM #12:	I can't imagine taking offense to something silly like this... But this is Twitter we're talking about. --- Onyx87 Feel the love... <cite>VerisimiIitude posted [p:954042722] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>I can't imagine taking offense to something silly like this... But this is Twitter we're talking about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 05/18/21 2:48:40 PM #13:	Bet this is only like 5 people on Twitter --- https://imgur.com/vDci4hD <cite>Ivynn posted [p:954042940] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Bet this is only like 5 people on Twitter </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 05/18/21 2:52:16 PM #14:	TendoDRM posted... If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year. (50 years later) Lmao people born in June 2043 in MST north of the equator are so dumb --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://imgur.com/dQgC4kv <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:954043055] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>TendoDRM posted... </cite> <quote>If we keep making smaller and smaller subdivisions for generations, we'll just arrive back at...birth year.</quote> (50 years later) Lmao people born in June 2043 in MST north of the equator are so dumb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fhqwhgads 05/18/21 2:52:18 PM #15:	Only millennials will find this offensive --- Everybody to the Limit you can't bxzwlads the fhqwhgads~spudger <cite>fhqwhgads posted [p:954043058] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Only millennials will find this offensive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/18/21 2:53:19 PM #16:	fhqwhgads posted... Only millennials will find this offensive i'm in the exact group involved and i'm not offended at all. just very, very disappointed. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! And then there's Abby... She likes to braid <cite>Medussa posted [p:954043092] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>fhqwhgads posted... </cite> <quote>Only millennials will find this offensive</quote> i'm in the exact group involved and i'm not offended at all. just very, very disappointed. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Axiom 05/18/21 2:53:28 PM #17:	Ivynn posted... Bet this is only like 5 people on Twitter Probably less but it gets people like everyone above to react so more articles based on nothing continue to get shit out <cite>Axiom posted [p:954043098] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite> <quote>Bet this is only like 5 people on Twitter</quote>Probably less but it gets people like everyone above to react so more articles based on nothing continue to get shit out </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 05/18/21 2:54:47 PM #18:	fhqwhgads posted... Only millennials will find this offensive I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises* --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:954043135] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>fhqwhgads posted... </cite> <quote>Only millennials will find this offensive</quote> I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises* </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SSJPurple 05/18/21 2:55:26 PM #19:	Ageist ? Lol stfu. Im a millennial and idgaf if people make fun of my age. Jesus some of yall need to grow some thicker skin. --- Devil's Advocate <cite>SSJPurple posted [p:954043161] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Ageist ? Lol stfu. Im a millennial and idgaf if people make fun of my age. Jesus some of yall need to grow some thicker skin. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fhqwhgads 05/18/21 2:56:29 PM #20:	Squall28 posted... I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises* farts Eh, what was that? --- Everybody to the Limit you can't bxzwlads the fhqwhgads~spudger <cite>fhqwhgads posted [p:954043210] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises</quote>*farts Eh, what was that? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 05/18/21 2:58:39 PM #21:	Some of those tweets sound like sarcasm. I dont know how serious the outrage is <cite>Zikten posted [p:954043281] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Some of those tweets sound like sarcasm. I dont know how serious the outrage is</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lunar_Savage 05/18/21 2:59:07 PM #22:	I'm 32. yawn Fucking waste of a tweet. --- Number of Mega Cookies given: (::::) 32 Tips top hat, adjusts monocle, and walks away with a cane. And yes, that IS Mr. Peanut laying unconscious on the curb <cite>Lunar_Savage posted [p:954043295] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>I'm 32. yawn Fucking waste of a tweet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jaded_Dragon 05/18/21 3:03:23 PM #23:	Zikten posted... Some of those tweets sound like sarcasm. I dont know how serious the outrage is Well it's the NY Post so it's: "ARMAGEDDON!! LIBERAL CUCKS MAD AT BEING CALLED OLD!!!1!!" --- The next human enlightenment is the abolishment of money. <cite>Jaded_Dragon posted [p:954043456] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>Some of those tweets sound like sarcasm. I dont know how serious the outrage is</quote> Well it's the NY Post so it's: "ARMAGEDDON!! LIBERAL CUCKS MAD AT BEING CALLED OLD!!!1!!" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 05/18/21 3:04:43 PM #24:	Squall28 posted... I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises* Pass me the applesauce fellow millennial --- Common sense baked a funk cookie - some dude <cite>Smackems posted [p:954043495] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Squall28 posted... </cite> <quote>I think it's hilarious. "Makes old man noises*</quote>Pass me the applesauce fellow millennial </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alucard188 05/18/21 3:11:23 PM #26:	SubtletyRefuge posted... Boomer already refers to the tip of millennials. Honestly, I'd rather be referred to as a boomer millennial over a geriatric millennial. --- Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx <cite>Alucard188 posted [p:954043700] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>SubtletyRefuge posted... </cite> <quote>Boomer already refers to the tip of millennials.</quote> Honestly, I'd rather be referred to as a boomer millennial over a geriatric millennial. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 05/18/21 3:12:47 PM #27:	fuck yes i am awesome thank you for the confirmation --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:954043740] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>fuck yes i am awesome thank you for the confirmation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ratchetrockon 05/18/21 3:13:22 PM #28:	Haha i glad to be zoomer --- i9 9900k \| RTX 2080ti FE \|Aorus Master Z390 \| 2 TB 850 EVO + 1tb 970 EVO\| DDR4 32 gig 3200 RAM \| EVGA T2 1000W https://valid.x86.fr/w0rvt0 <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:954043769] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Haha i glad to be zoomer </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Son Of Spam 05/18/21 5:03:26 PM #29:	Medussa posted... this obsession with generations really needs to die already. at best, it's distracting from the real issues, at worst, it's causing a lot of them. The world changes way too fast nowadays with technological progression to classify people in generations anymore. A kid born in 2010 is going to grow up in a very different world than a kid who was born in 2000. --- 17 years on Gamefaqs, and I still don't have a signature. <cite>Son Of Spam posted [p:954047427] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite> <quote>this obsession with generations really needs to die already. at best, it's distracting from the real issues, at worst, it's causing a lot of them.</quote>The world changes way too fast nowadays with technological progression to classify people in generations anymore. A kid born in 2010 is going to grow up in a very different world than a kid who was born in 2000. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamerguymass 05/18/21 5:10:03 PM #30:	This woman is a moron. The term Millenial was invented FOR the people born in the 80s from 82 onward because they would be coming of age at the turn of the millenium. That's literally why the term exists as said by the guys that fucking invented it. I really don't see why this shit is so hard for so many people in the media to understand. --- Now Playing: "The Hunt for the Two Missing Nintendo 64 Games" An expansion came out, but I'm still a third of the way through! <cite>Gamerguymass posted [p:954047639] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>This woman is a moron. The term Millenial was invented FOR the people born in the 80s from 82 onward because they would be coming of age at the turn of the millenium. That's literally why the term exists as said by the guys that fucking invented it. I really don't see why this shit is so hard for so many people in the media to understand. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AteIierRyza3462 05/18/21 5:13:49 PM #31:	Lmfao --- Now Playing: R-Type Final 2 / Persona 5 /// https://tinyurl.com/ad3z6mzn https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeArmMVf/ / https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeDNHwmu/ - pon/pone <cite>AteIierRyza3462 posted [p:954047753] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Lmfao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
moh82sy 05/18/21 5:30:05 PM #32:	It wouldn't be Twitter, if there wasn't an outrage or backlash. --- https://imgur.com/nb9ziHT https://imgur.com/hETEkiY https://imgur.com/PEMycnp https://imgur.com/U3TyKmy <cite>moh82sy posted [p:954048265] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>It wouldn't be Twitter, if there wasn't an outrage or backlash.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Schwarz 05/18/21 5:32:56 PM #33:	b_hamnite posted... "Ok Toddler" --- Punk ass rat boy <cite>Schwarz posted [p:954048350] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>b_hamnite posted... </cite> <quote>"Ok Toddler"</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 05/18/21 5:33:00 PM #34:	I thought we were "Generation Y" for a little while there. --- CyricZ He/him <cite>CyricZ posted [p:954048352] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>I thought we were "Generation Y" for a little while there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 05/18/21 5:33:21 PM #35:	Lebronwon posted... Twitter outraged Must be a day that ends with y --- Oda break tracker 2021- 2 (3) \| THE Ohio State: 7-1 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 8-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:954048366] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Lebronwon posted...</cite> <quote>Twitter outraged </quote> Must be a day that ends with y</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 05/18/21 5:34:47 PM #36:	Generations are fake, and also what Zikten said --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:954048415] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>Generations are fake, and also what Zikten said </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeantownHero 05/18/21 5:38:09 PM #37:	the whole generation thing is stupid, at least in terms of shared life experiences. Someone born in 1987 had a completely different experience growing up than someone born in 2000, yet, they're in the same group. --- Black In America https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1527-black-in-america <cite>BeantownHero posted [p:954048517] in Twitter ou... [t:79466130]...</cite> <quote>the whole generation thing is stupid, at least in terms of shared life experiences. Someone born in 1987 had a completely different experience growing up than someone born in 2000, yet, they're in the same group. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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