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[-] metostopholes@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago

I was curious, so I looked up this article. It's satire, but it's making fun of a tweet with the same sentiment.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-you-call-me-a-boomer-you-are-committing-a-hate-crime

[-] DBT@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Being hip and flip does not make bigotry ok

This made me laugh. I wonder how many “OK boomer” replies there were to that tweet.

[-] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The (now deleted) tweet for those curious:

"Boomer is the n-word of ageism. Being hip and flip does not make bigotry ok, nor is a derisive epithet acceptable because it is new.” - Bob Lonsberry

this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2024
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