05-27-2020, 01:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2020, 01:23 PM by Eric the Green.)
(05-27-2020, 10:14 AM)Camz Wrote: I think the point of "OK boomer" is to say it to ANYONE who does something that fits under any of these Boomer stereotypes:
- Criticizing or expressing dislike for youth, youth culture, youth technology, or youth politics (with smugness and stubbornness)
- Making a wife joke that hasn't aged well (with smugness and stubbornness)
- Making a racist or LGBT-phobic comment that hasn't aged well (with smugness and stubbornness)
- Supporting Trump with white masculinity (with smugness and stubbornness)
Meanwhile, the point of Karen is to just make fun of middle-aged moms with a very specific blonde haircut who are impatient, bossy, and want to speak to the manager now. The Karen look is so iconic, its hard to apply it to anyone who doesn't look like one, especially an entire generation, so the "Generation Karen" thing is pretty desperate.
But shouldn't a generation name be one that all generations can recognize, not just their own, so other generations can relate to the name and understand how it explains who they are? There are levels of fame that transcend age groups (like "Ok Boomer"), and a level of fame which only an age group would recognize (like Karen). If I don't recognize it, then how famous is it, really?