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By Evan ~ February 16th, 2009. Filed under: baby boomers.
An Op. Ed. article in the New York Times last week — written by a Baby Boomer — declares, “Old is in.” Yeah, right. Old is never in. Old is bad. I think it’s pathetic that ‘Boomers are gasping for one last breath before their time is nigh, and their continued attempts to ward off those of us who wish to round them all up and put them in nursing homes only serves to lessen their relevance. Author Gail Collins uses the recent Westminster Kennel Club’s recent Best In Show winner as evidence that the trend in 2009 favors the aged: a 10-year-old spaniel became the oldest dog ever to win the show. I think a more apt analogy would be to compare the fact that the 10-year-old dog will soon have to be put down by its owners to the impending senility of Baby Boomers. Soon enough, we’ll have to show them how to brush their teeth and eat their soft foods. Collins used a flattering metaphor, but then again what do you expect from a ‘Boomer. She’s having a really hard time coping with her complete insignificance.
This shocking revelation (by old people, that old people still count!) has been gaining momentum as of late, according to Collins. “This is not exactly what we were expecting from the Age Of Obama. When a 47-year-old becomes president by trouncing a 72-year-old opponent, there’s every reason to think that the tide is turning youthward.” Then she blathers on about how the appointment of a 47-year-old to Treasury secretary totally backfired — did you hear? “Everybody who watched Geithner explain how he was going to rescue the banking system thought he sounded like a callow youth”! Ha! I bet Collins and her mah-jongg game totally think that Paul Volcker (age 81…not exactly a Boomer, either!) will save the day. Of course, the dumbass woman neglects to mention that Chris Cox (ex-SEC chief), Franklin Raines (former chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae), the unfortunately named Dick Fuld (CEO of Lehman Brothers), Stan O’Neal (CEO of Merrill Lynch), Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and the last Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, were — surprise! — all Baby Boomers! What a god damned motherfucking stupid bitch! Old is in? More like….Old is sin!
No, wait…I can come up with a better one. Give me a minute…
So anyway, who gives a shit if the heroic US Airways crew that averted disaster on Flight 1549 were ‘Boomers? And who cares if Mickey Rourke is a ‘Boomer? Plenty of heroes are not ‘Boomers — and pretty much every other anticipated winner of an Oscar — like acting in movies gives a shit in the grand scheme of things, if all you can come up with in defense of Baby Boomers are pop culture references your case is entirely fucked from the start — is not a ‘Boomer. Heath Ledger, Taraji Henson, Kate Winslet…all not ‘Boomers. Gail, bitch, seriously, your generation is not nearly as hip as you think it is. Stop living in a fantasy world. Stop all this bullshit navel-gazing. I’m sure this is going to sound ironic coming from a 25-year-old, but you and your peers need to grow up. Nobody likes you. We’re just waiting for you to die so we can finally find a job in this ridiculous depression you’ve singlehandedly dragged us into. You can rant all you want about how “the current economic unpleasantness” is responsible for your harebrained theory that old people still count, the truth is it’s your fault we’re all in this shitty situation. And, just like a self-absorbed Baby Boomer, you wrote an editorial for the New York Times not about being responsible for this fucking mess, but instead patting yourself on the back for….what, exactly?
Ugh. Baby Boomers. Die, please?
February 17th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Well-written article. Relevantly, as many nationally influential voices have repeatedly noted, Obama is part of Generation Jones, born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X. Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a lot of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) specifically use this term to describe Obama.
Excellent op-ed on Obama as the first Generation Jones President in USA TODAY a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm
February 18th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Could not agree more, I tell my mom and dad every chance i get that they should feel horrible for handing me a world complete coated by over celebrated mediocrity. The most iconic image of this for me is seeing Billy Crystal and Robin Williams go into one of their “classic” routines where Robin is just SOO crazy, and you think HOW DO THEY COME UP WITH THIS STUFF? But then when you break it down you realize that these people are celebrated because they are just supposed to be and there really isn’t anything funny about them it’s actually just painfully awkward. It’s just like how we are supposed to think there is something to admire about this pathetic generation of failures. I mean the greatest accomplishment they had was Clinton. And I mean, come on thats not that good. And after that they gave us Bush! Unreal, thanks a lot BOOMERS, you can all go rot in hell (except my parents.)
March 18th, 2009 at 7:00 am
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March 25th, 2009 at 1:37 am
what a peculiar post. peculiar as in terrible.
April 19th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Sounds like you’re a self-absorbed little brat. At twenty-five it may seem like you’ve got forever, but you don’t. Time goes by fast and soon you’ll be 50. I know.
You should be glad for Baby Boomers as they will pave the way for your. Every generation benefits from the previous. The life expectancy is increasing and old ain’t what it used to be. Don’t be so small minded. I’m sure when your time comes you will not want to be “rounded up” and put in a senior citizen home by younger people.
Be careful of what you say – it may bite you in the ass!
Generation Jones,
Aida
June 22nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
There was a time when action on the tough issues of the day would only be a little painful and would pay off greatly in the long term for future generations (peak oil, global warming, national debt). Instead of taking small sensible steps to solve these issues, the boomers were worried about cutting taxes and letting it trickle down.
Now we have to take care of their lazy behinds (social security was not meant to let someone work for less than half of their lives), raise our children (who the boomers do not want to help with – it’d get in the way of their retirement in the tropics), solve these problems even though it’s too late to do it without major sacrifices while dealing with the aftermath of their party for the last 30 years where they shipped all manufacturing overseas leaving only mc-jobs.
I don’t know if ‘Worst Generation’ or ‘Greediest Generation’ fits them best. My hope is actually in the younger generation. The only generation that is going to fight the others is the boomers. The greatest generation rightfully worried about the boomers. When the boomers starting complaining about their kids (ingrained from the start, Rosemary’s Baby and all), the greatest generation thought – they’re not as bad as the boomers. It’s about time we celebrated real youth – the children. This is where our resources should be going – making this a better world for future generations, not being horded by the old.
October 25th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
“You should be glad for Baby Boomers as they will pave the way for your. Every generation benefits from the previous.”
No, I’m not glad, and no–I did not benefit in the way that you assume. Funny how people point to the Boomers. I guess we’re just ungrateful–or we have a point to make? Like shut up–and let the world move on from your endless self-indulgence.
In other words, we don’t want to hear about you–ever.
April 1st, 2010 at 6:08 am
So here’s the deal…
#1 – To the “Baby Boomes”, I apologize for those who fall into the classification of my generation “New Millennials” (or mid-twenty somethings) and have the audacity to post something as absurd and disrespectful as the orginal author [Evan] has decided so carelessly to do. I think they’re really missing out on the important things in life, like HOW IT WORKS! I applaud you all for your ethics, hard work, determination, resourcefulness, pride in your country, and the simple fact that we couldn’t have what we have today if it weren’t for you all. I may not be a genius, but I do understand that technological developments and resources that we have today did not just happen in thin air. I don’t know how any “New Millennial” or anyone for that matter can disrespect their predecessors in such a way. For them, and for my generation – I do apologize.
#2 – To Evan, and all of the other “New Millennials” out there that feel the ridiculous sense of “entitlement” that honestly you shouldn’t…
You grow up. Literally. What do you do for a living? Where did you do your undergrad (and possibly graduate degree)? What do you have today, and who do you have to thank for it? Why don’t you sit down for a LONG time and think about it. If you can’t honestly say that no part of your “success” came from your parents and the “Baby Boomers” before you, then shame on you. These are the people that helped develop the technology that we use today. They encouraged us to go to college to better our selves and the lives around us. They have fought fearlessly in wars to protect our rights as Americans. To protect our freedom of speech (which is pretty much a shame seeing what you’ve written) and our right to bear arms. At this point I’m nearly sick to my stomach that there is this amount of disrespect for these individuals, so I’ll close my case now. However, I’ll tell you what is a bitch – KARMA.
So good luck with life, but at this point I doubt it will help considering your serious attitude problem.
April 24th, 2010 at 7:27 am
Hey Grad2010,
You’re an idiot. Do you have any idea what you’re in store for over the next twenty to thirty years because of the boomers? Entitlements from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are going to be between fifty to sixty trillion dollars, and it will be higher than that because tens of millions of Boomers haven’t saved anything for retirement.
Our national infrastructure is on the verge of collapsing because of neglect and lack of maintenance, and our educational system is being run into the ground. As for the “technology” that you speak of, if you’re talking about the internet, our grandparents actually developed it in the mid-fifties as a Cold War missile defense system. Then the Boomers came along and did what they always do, privatized it and made a profit off it. Worked for the internet, didn’t work so well for our civil society. Newspapers started switching to more sensationalized news reporting in the mid-80s in order to enhance profits, and lo, look at our political culture now! Can you take a long, hard guess at who was responsible for that?
Read a book, any book, and then get back to me. They really are one of the worst generations in history, and instead of buying into their bullshit, you should actually start looking at what they’re actually leaving you.
Wake up, dumbass.
August 3rd, 2010 at 5:13 pm
This article talks about how the next generation will be caring for
boomers…but what if boomers stay healthy longer and keep
their jobs & soaking up everything else as well, for the next 20
years instead of dying off? The idea of a thousands of obnoxious boomers walking around continuing to keep the next generation from top jobs and affordable housing is SCARY.