The secret, of course, is that the boomers have contributed a great deal to the education of today’s young generations. If they are then treated in this way, it is the result of their own failure.
One of these day these snarky brats will realize that if it wasn’t for “boomers” they would have all the fancy toys they invented and that if not for them they wouldn’t even exist.
It’s funny the way the “little ones” started using that OK BOOMER comment. They often mean it as an insult, but it backfires. I’m so proud to be a boomer and grew up in the best era with the best music and man on the moon and so on. I have fear for those born today…What kind of world will they grow up in with politicians becoming more bolder to lie and self-serve.
And blaming my generation on pollution is silly. That stuff started up long before my time. Look up “U.S. industrial era”. If anything, my generation fought for fighting pollution and preventing the endangering of species with over-hunting, over-fishing and over-developments of wild lands. We made “ecology” a household word! My generation tried to bring the world together, only to see it all fall apart in the new century, with the most damage caused since 2016.
MY generation invented the internet. Good or bad…hard to say ;-)
Wanna call me Boomer? OK “Millie”, I’m good with that. VERY good.
It used to be that the people born during WWII were called War Babies. No one mentions them anymore. Guess they got sucked up into the misnomer of the Silent Generation. They were lots of things, but I don’t think they were silent.
My Mom worked for many, many years as a school secretary in a Junior High School. There was a similar bench in front of the Vice-Principal’s office. My mother called it the Amen Pew because lots of prayer and reflection took place on the part of the miscreants sitting there, awaiting their fate.
The narrator of one of the podcasts I listened to went on a rant about boomers being evil. I left a comment that I was sorry I was polluting his space and increasing his income, then I unsubscribed.
My rule of thumb for deciding how I feel about some issue is substituting one group for another. Substitute any race or age group into “Okay, boomer,” and, yes, it is offensive.
We rebelled against our parents, our parents rebelled their parents, and so on. Youth rebelling against their elders is a natural step toward maturity.
I was born before the end of WWII making me technically, a War Baby rather than A Boomer. Ironically, I grew up resenting the kids who followed a year or so behind me in school. It always seemed to me that those kids got the newest textbooks, the newest advances in education, the new classrooms etc. Probably wasn’t true, but to a kid, it seemed that way.
Well, Peter Townshend of The Who sang “Hope I die before I get old” in My Generation, but that didn’t happen, did it, Boomer? Pete’s 74 now and Millenials don’t even know who he is.
OK, so my birth year qualifies me as a “boomer”. The term, as I understand it, comes from the rapid rise in birthrate as WWII veterans returned home. However, both of my parents were still in elementary school at the end of WWII, so they didn’t have that ‘incentive’ (ifyouknowwhatImean). Who did this accounting, anyway?
Baarorso almost 5 years ago
Danae, you don’t have the power or authority to say “Ok Boomer” yet. Maybe you will be able to when you’re a little older and a little wiser.
Kveldulf almost 5 years ago
This one has gone over my head. What does “OK, Boomer” mean?
RAGs almost 5 years ago
If she survives, she may have a future in “politics”, as a pundit.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
Theorem: Snark is only okay IRL if everybody agrees it’s acceptable. Corollary: Snark is never okay in the presence of a bureaucrat.
sirbadger almost 5 years ago
At least she didn’t use the OK sign which some people think is a white supremacist symbol.
Watcher almost 5 years ago
And like us your generation will make the same mistakes, learn the hard lessons and repeat it all.
dadoctah almost 5 years ago
I would like to think the teacher said “Bye, Felicia” as she sent Danae off to the office.
Radish the wordsmith almost 5 years ago
Danae reminds me of a certain cartoonist who hid a few words in a cartoon once.
The Old Wolf almost 5 years ago
Boom, Danae.
Kilrwat Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I bet Danae single-handedly created the position of Vice Principal at that school.
Bryan Farht almost 5 years ago
The secret, of course, is that the boomers have contributed a great deal to the education of today’s young generations. If they are then treated in this way, it is the result of their own failure.
Oakwood13 almost 5 years ago
One of these day these snarky brats will realize that if it wasn’t for “boomers” they would have all the fancy toys they invented and that if not for them they wouldn’t even exist.
Enter.Name.Here almost 5 years ago
It’s funny the way the “little ones” started using that OK BOOMER comment. They often mean it as an insult, but it backfires. I’m so proud to be a boomer and grew up in the best era with the best music and man on the moon and so on. I have fear for those born today…What kind of world will they grow up in with politicians becoming more bolder to lie and self-serve.
And blaming my generation on pollution is silly. That stuff started up long before my time. Look up “U.S. industrial era”. If anything, my generation fought for fighting pollution and preventing the endangering of species with over-hunting, over-fishing and over-developments of wild lands. We made “ecology” a household word! My generation tried to bring the world together, only to see it all fall apart in the new century, with the most damage caused since 2016.
MY generation invented the internet. Good or bad…hard to say ;-)
Wanna call me Boomer? OK “Millie”, I’m good with that. VERY good.
Masterskrain almost 5 years ago
Didn’t THAT little “Catchphrase” come and go pretty quickly? A HELL of a lot faster then “Where’s the Beef”…
William Bednar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Good luck with that.
thelordthygod666 almost 5 years ago
My 8th grader says many of his classmates say “Ok Boomer”. He also say they don’t know what it means.
1953Baby almost 5 years ago
WHATEVER-R-R-R-R-R-!
sparkle 13 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Something tells me I’m going to be MIGHTY SICK of that phrase before I croak !!! lol
dflak almost 5 years ago
Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm any day.
monya_43 almost 5 years ago
It used to be that the people born during WWII were called War Babies. No one mentions them anymore. Guess they got sucked up into the misnomer of the Silent Generation. They were lots of things, but I don’t think they were silent.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) almost 5 years ago
To be honest, I’ve not heard that term — my initial thought was that Danae was making a comment about a previous flatulence event…
Linguist almost 5 years ago
My Mom worked for many, many years as a school secretary in a Junior High School. There was a similar bench in front of the Vice-Principal’s office. My mother called it the Amen Pew because lots of prayer and reflection took place on the part of the miscreants sitting there, awaiting their fate.
txmystic almost 5 years ago
The existence of >60 replies alone answers the question quite nicely….
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
Snark is Life.
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
The narrator of one of the podcasts I listened to went on a rant about boomers being evil. I left a comment that I was sorry I was polluting his space and increasing his income, then I unsubscribed.
My rule of thumb for deciding how I feel about some issue is substituting one group for another. Substitute any race or age group into “Okay, boomer,” and, yes, it is offensive.
the lost wizard almost 5 years ago
F you little snot.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 5 years ago
All right, then, I’ll take your OK as agreement. Now, as I was saying ….
Aliquid almost 5 years ago
“Hope I die before I get old – talking bout my generation” The Who, 1965
“Don’t trust anyone over 30” Jack Weinberg, 1964
“OK Boomer” Millenials, 2019
Funny how it was ok to dismiss the older generation in the 60s, but now that those people have aged, we must respect our elders.
ellisaana Premium Member almost 5 years ago
We rebelled against our parents, our parents rebelled their parents, and so on. Youth rebelling against their elders is a natural step toward maturity.
Ermine Notyours almost 5 years ago
When I was a kid, we often used the phrase “OK Mother.”
Linguist almost 5 years ago
I was born before the end of WWII making me technically, a War Baby rather than A Boomer. Ironically, I grew up resenting the kids who followed a year or so behind me in school. It always seemed to me that those kids got the newest textbooks, the newest advances in education, the new classrooms etc. Probably wasn’t true, but to a kid, it seemed that way.
Rick Smith Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Sage advice, Danae
TheCoosBayBachelor almost 5 years ago
Well, Peter Townshend of The Who sang “Hope I die before I get old” in My Generation, but that didn’t happen, did it, Boomer? Pete’s 74 now and Millenials don’t even know who he is.
CharlesJ.O'Kelly almost 5 years ago
“What does ‘OK, Boomer’ mean?” It’s 21st century newspeak for “don’t trust anyone over 30”. What goes around, comes around.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) almost 5 years ago
OK, so my birth year qualifies me as a “boomer”. The term, as I understand it, comes from the rapid rise in birthrate as WWII veterans returned home. However, both of my parents were still in elementary school at the end of WWII, so they didn’t have that ‘incentive’ (ifyouknowwhatImean). Who did this accounting, anyway?
mistercatworks almost 5 years ago
“OK, boomer.” means no more than “OK, Grandpa.” from someone not related to you. “Boomer” doesn’t make it smart, relevant, or deep.
jjrascal almost 5 years ago
It is considered a put down on “old” people by the youth of today
MichaelMcGinnis1 almost 5 years ago
“Boomer” is a term young people use to deflect attention from their ignorance and inexperience.
Brian Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s also a way to reply to the Boomers who don’t understand that the world is not the same one we grew up in.
diverleo almost 5 years ago
Words to live by.
bakana almost 5 years ago
She’s also got to learn to tell ages.
That Teacher is much older than a Boomer. It says so right there on the Girls’ Room Wall.
Brian R Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Do you really want see an instantaneous back hand from someone who has had enough insults?Don’t push peoples buttons. They may be armed!Just sayin’.