The 'OK, boomer' phenomenon started with a screed against Generation Z and millennials who have 'Peter Pan syndrome,' or the inability to grow up.
USA TODAYResentment toward Baby Boomers online reached a fever pitch with a simple, biting catchphrase used by Generation Z and millennials:"OK, boomer."
Thousands of teens and 20-somethings on TikTok have subverted the rant with the phrase"OK, boomer," explaining the reasons why their generation has ultimately dismissed the concerns of young people, dressing up in clown make-up, or simply, writing"OK, boomer" in a multitude of creative ways. It's a retort that's not intended to stereotype Baby Boomers, Slatton said. Instead, it's a call to get Boomers to take action on pressing world issues and to stop generalizing younger generations as"snowflakes" and"Peter Pans." It's also pretty funny.Between the punishing rise of student loan debt and financial instability, even a decade after the 2008 recession, younger generations are, on the whole, wary of advice from Baby Boomers.
"There's this generational scapegoating that conveys a sense of moral superiority," Lingel said."When I teach young people, they're pretty politically conscious." Lingel notes that a predecessor to this is the meme of alarmist news stories that blame millennials for"killing everything" from diamonds to silverware.
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