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> Seeing my boomer relatives You can write "baby boomer" or "people over 55" or similar to avoid using a pejorative term.
by Symbiote 6y ago
> Seeing my boomer relatives
You can write "baby boomer" or "people over 55" or similar to avoid using a pejorative term.
- zpeti 6y agoI think baby boomers are not as fragile (as some other "groups") and don't get offended by someone calling them a name.
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- antiterra 6y agoThere is no one kind of person in a generation. But, I have noticed that baby boomers tend to tout the philosophies of grit and self reliance of their elders while being as self indulgent as possible. Therefore they expect others to suffer quietly or be seen as weak, while any restriction of their own desires is tyranny. https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/baby-boomer-parents/ https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/baby-boomer-parents/
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoI’m 63, and though I have seen it used in memes I never thought of it as a pejorative. Maybe in a mild joking sort of way? Are people really insulted by this?
- Symbiote 6y agoAlmost every case I've seen has used the word in a dismissive, ageist fashion. I think it's similar to mild ethnic slurs like "yank", "limey", "frog", where the target has similar or higher status. At best it is lazy writing, and most commenters on HN write better than this. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_boomer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_boomer
- perl4ever 6y agoWell, people have stopped using it literally, so I don't see what it can be except a pejorative for subjectively "old" people, usually. If you actually argue that people younger than about 55 aren't boomers, you'll just be told that's not what the word means any more. If you are a boomer, then I agree, why should you feel insulted?