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Makes me wonder if that's some of the influence that different siblings get? The first born gets more ambition, the middle child chills, and the baby acts like
by xeromal 10mo ago
Makes me wonder if that's some of the influence that different siblings get? The first born gets more ambition, the middle child chills, and the baby acts like a boomer.
jk.
Honestly, sounds like a great read!
- PeterHolzwarth 10mo agoAdding "jk" after a casual prejudiced insult to a demographic doesn't undo the prejudiced insult.
- xeromal 10mo agoI'm insulting myself. I'm describing what is my family dynamic.
- jibal 10mo agoNo, you're insulting boomers, and you just doubled down.
- exe34 10mo agoIt was a self-deprecating joke which back-fired because nuance is lost on the internet. You got triggered, which is entirely human, but at this point, you're the one who is doubling down. Perhaps it's a good time to disconnect and enjoy some time with your family.
- jibal 10mo agoI didn't "down" in the first place, but "no you" is typical of your ilk. Your comment is dishonest denial of your ageist bigotry, an inability to take responsibility for your actions. And I don't take life advice from trolls, bigots, and the like. I won't respond further.
- exe34 10mo agoI'm sorry you feel that way.
- bmacho 10mo agoInsulting yourself might have been your intent, but what you wrote is just a general ageist insult. It's like you when you fail something, and you make a racist analogy. You might want to insult yourself, you might think you are insulting yourself, but you are just racist.
- jibal 10mo agoYou're right, and it's bizarre and sad that people don't even know what you mean.
- sallveburrpi 10mo agoWhich demographic was casually insulted here? The babies/third children?
- renewiltord 10mo agoWe need to add birth order to federally protected categories lest the thirdies try something on us deserving firstborn.
- jibal 10mo agoBoomers. How can anyone not grasp that? It's as if the insult is like water to fish, so people don't even perceive it.
- sallveburrpi 10mo agoIs calling someone boomer an insult in itself? I get that saying “boomer ruined the world for all the generations afterwards” is an insult, but the word itself is now considered an insult? Genuinely asking here; the constantly shifting landscape of what one is allowed to say when talking to US Americans is a bit hard for me to navigate and I currently only have online discourse as guidepost (which is like 1000% more toxic)
- jibal 10mo agoYour question is disingenuous, as the word "boomer" didn't appear isolated with no context. The statement was "the baby acts like a boomer", which clearly has a pejorative connotation--you yourself recognized this when you asked "Which demographic was casually insulted here? The babies/third children?" ... it's not even possible to think that babies are being insulted without thinking that saying they're like boomers is insulting. As I said, that seems to be an unquestioned assumption. As I said elsewhere, there is no single way that boomers behave. Boomers are simply people born in the post-war boom, from 1946-1964, and they display a huge range of traits. Virtually all statements referring to boomers collectively that aren't purely statistical are pejorative--ageist bigotry. > what one is allowed to say This oft repeated nonsense is bad faith. You're allowed to say whatever you want, and people are allowed to respond. I've said my piece and won't engage further.
- windows_hater_7 10mo agoPlease tell me you’re joking.
- exe34 10mo agoHe was, see his comment from 1h before you posted.
- jibal 10mo agoThere isn't any specific way that boomers behave.