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New Zealand politician drops "Ok Boomer" in parliament while being heckled
- Thread starter ry-dog
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Ah yes. The N word is just like the B word. Can I say Booma? It doesn't have the hard R.
The N word was just that the N word. But okay continue to be dumb.
Your statement has been acknowledged, member of the Baby Boomer generation.
That's what I heard too. I think that's what the guy behind her heard as well, which would explain the face he made.
Edit: man I am just bad at math. The way she said it almost felt like listening to a riddle that you're supposed to catch onto the wording.
Reminder that slurs are a problem because of the historical power differential between different groups. Boomer isn't the same as the n-word because the n-word is tied to an era, in many ways ongoing, of slavery and oppression for black people, while old people don't really have the same social inequity, or at the very least have no discrimination tied directly to the term. Boomer as a slur is a recent memetic fabrication, while the n word was used by countless hostile racists (and again, continues to be).
While I'm generally not fond of rhetoric like this, I'd suggest that equating the two is disrespectful to the black struggle
While I'm generally not fond of rhetoric like this, I'd suggest that equating the two is disrespectful to the black struggle
What an insane era we live in where we are dividing groups on astrology level logic . I think we should view everyone through logic and reason and not through artificial groupes and constructions but hey maybe I'm just wrong here
Man I feel so out of the loop
I literally only really started hearing this phrase like...yesterday and suddenly it's everywhere
I literally only really started hearing this phrase like...yesterday and suddenly it's everywhere
Ah okay, I didn't realize that she was that young and an MP. I am used to seeing geriatric folks. Thanks.
By a dictionary definition it is not, but colloquially it has definitely become a new way to say "old fart".
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No idea why our parliment videos are put on Vimeo lmao, but here's the full speech
Yeah that's what she said. She's currently 25 years old. She will be 56 years old in the 2050.
Yes you are wrong, because the insult "ok boomer" does not mean "ok person born between 1946–1964." It means "ok person with backwards, intolerant views, your opinion is noted and disregarded because you are in the way"
Ok boomer sounds like a "I'm entitled" vs "I'm entitled" competition between 2 generations rather than anything constructive. It's literally trolling behavior from millennials and gen z to counter tone deaf behavior from baby boomers.
immaturity from all sides
immaturity from all sides
