Teens on the platform used the song’s intro and chorus as a rebuttal to annoying run-ins they’d had with seniors policing or judging their behavior: A song by Peter Kuli & Jedwill known as “ OK BOOMER!” - the verses define boomers as racist, fascist Trump supporters with bad hair - became a popular song choice for TikTok sing-along videos this fall. But the phrase really took off this year on TikTok, as a rebuttal to angry rants by baby boomers about kids these days. The earliest mentions of OK boomer can be traced as far back as 2015 on 4chan, where the phrase was used as an insult by the forum’s anonymous users, aimed at other anons who seemed out of touch. OK boomer is an instantly relatable cry of frustration to many people It’s important to understand that what really lies behind the meme is increasing economic, environmental, and social anxiety, and the feeling that baby boomers are leaving younger generations to clean up their mess. But that misreading also feeds the meme - because baby boomers failing to understand the point of OK boomer is, well, the point of OK boomer.ĭon’t get it twisted. The conversation isn’t through with them, however, not least because the rise of OK boomer has provoked concurrent backlash from baby boomers, many of whom have misread the meme, and feel it is motivated mainly by ageism.
literally the best invention of all time- Beans After Dark October 7, 2019 Rather than endlessly defend decisions stemming from deep economic strife, to save money instead of investing in stocks and retirement funds, to buy avocados instead of cereal - teens and younger adults are simply through. OK boomer implies that the older generation misunderstands millennial and Gen Z culture and politics so fundamentally that years of condescension and misrepresentation have led to this pointedly terse rebuttal and rejection. It suggests that the conversation around the anxieties and concerns of younger generations has become so exhausting and unproductive that the younger generations are collectively over it. OK boomer is meant to be cutting and dismissive.
“OK boomer,” which floated into the internet mainstream and rapidly gained traction this fall, is an attempt by millennials and Gen Z to both encapsulate this circular argument and reject it entirely. With all this repetitive back-and-forth - seriously, there are bingo cards - it’s no wonder the most polarizing meme of the year is a two-word dismissal of the whole debate.
Members of Generation Z, born roughly between 19, are portrayed as addicted to their phones, “ intolerant” of their elders, and stuck in a “ different world” thanks to the internet. If anything, teens have been subjected to even harsher rhetorical maligning. Millennials would rather complain about student debt than buckle down, work hard, and “get a job.” Millennials say boomers are “out of touch.” Millennials (born roughly between 19) are “ killing” once-stable industries like cereal by saving money, spending less, and “ eating avocados.” Boomers have “ mortgaged the future” in exchange for hoarding wealth while also voting to end necessary social programs. Boomers - the generation born roughly between 19 - scoff that millennials expect “participation trophies” for doing the bare minimum. For a long time now, the cross-generational dialogue between baby boomers and millennials has been built atop several recurring themes.
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