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no, your right, I've heard Boomer generalized in a very negative way, they believe that older people don't know anything, and it's an rude and easy way to discredit them, or I should say Us.
no, your right, I've heard Boomer generalized in a very negative way, they believe that older people don't know anything, and it's an rude and easy way to discredit them, or I should say Us.
Substitute Boomer for Millennial and you'll see the real problem.
Depending on the context I’d say there are times when it’s meant to be dismissive and suggestive that nothing a boomer has to say is of value. My take is that the person using it in that context has already made their mind up , is being an age bigot and not someone to waste my time on, let alone get mad about.
Likewise I don’t think any group, millennials included, appreciate being negatively stereotyped, and their opinions dismissed based on their age.
I initially withheld the context because I wanted to get general opinions on Boomer first.
The context is this: I posted online that I call the coffee brewed in a pot "Boomer Coffee" to distinguish it from K-cup coffee, in my office. That's it. I thought it was funny, but some people got really upset, apparently thinking I was a Millennial or Zoomer who was making fun of older folks. Again, I am an Eisenhower-era Boomer myself and proud of it. I didn't explain that when I posted about "Boomer Coffee" because it didn't occur to me that people would get upset.
For the record I still think it's funny but I see that many people, especially Boomers, attach negative connotations to the description.
I would never have said "Geezer Coffee" because to me that's overtly negative, and I guess we're getting there with Boomer. Lesson reluctantly learned.
Substitute Boomer for Millennial and you'll see the real problem.
Yeah...lots of times, it turns into name calling, and it's dismissive and smug all the way around. When it turns into THAT, the conversation is over, as far as I'm concerned. I mean...if THAT'S the best they've got...well, I've got better things to do. lol
So...as someone further up said, it depends on context.
Substitute Boomer for Millennial and you'll see the real problem.
I guess, but Millennial has a longer track record of negativity. Speaking as a Boomer, I guess I'm slow to catch on to new meanings of old words like Boomer.
I initially withheld the context because I wanted to get general opinions on Boomer first.
The context is this: I posted online that I call the coffee brewed in a pot "Boomer Coffee" to distinguish it from K-cup coffee, in my office. That's it. I thought it was funny, but some people got really upset, apparently thinking I was a Millennial or Zoomer who was making fun of older folks. Again, I am an Eisenhower-era Boomer myself and proud of it. I didn't explain that when I posted about "Boomer Coffee" because it didn't occur to me that people would get upset.
For the record I still think it's funny but I see that many people, especially Boomers, attach negative connotations to the description.
I would never have said "Geezer Coffee" because to me that's overtly negative, and I guess we're getting there with Boomer. Lesson reluctantly learned.
Boomer coffee I guess is implying drip coffee vs k cup, not seeing where the offense is since it’s more descriptive rather than dismissive.
I guess, but Millennial has a longer track record of negativity. Speaking as a Boomer, I guess I'm slow to catch on to new meanings of old words like Boomer.
What does that have to do with anything? Rude and dismissive is rude and dismissive.
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