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Your child walks into the room. You ask him to do the dishes. Then he looks at you and with eyes rolling says, “OK, boomer.”
Wait, but aren’t you a millennial or a Generation Xer? How does that make sense?
Don’t be confused. It’s happening all across the country and all across the internet. Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook — no matter where you look, you’ll see the phrase. Younger people are calling older people (or anyone who disagrees with their beliefs or are deemed uncool) boomers. Sometimes it’s “OK boomer” and other times it’s “you’re such a boomer.”
Boomers (and anyone older than Generation Z, really) are taking a beating. Some are taking offense.
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