Can we start a trend to rename the Boomers the “Worst Generation” in comparison to the “Greatest Generation”?
MetaOnce upon a time, in the late 70s and early 80s, they were tagged "The 'Me' Generation." I see no reason it shouldn't be resurrected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTZ-CpINiqg&t=23s
Gimmie that it's mine! Gimmie that it's mine!
I call them “Meeople”.
I was about to say George was the Best Boomer, but he's actually a Silent. The Loudest Silent.
George Costanza is a baby boomer
You inspired me to watch the whole special again. We need George back
Yup even your stuff is their’s. My mom flat out stole my sisters and my trust sooooo fuck that generation. I have never seen so many narcissistic assholes in my life.
My grandma did the same thing to her daughters had 200k a piece for her daughters that my grandpa had worked for for years and years and she just blew through it when he passed and my grandma attempts to hold it over my mom like the money is still there. If you want your money you need to drive me my moms like yeah no I’m working today.
I’m sorry, seriously, like I don’t know what else to say because I know how you are feeling and it sucks. There’s no good way to put it.
It died off because everybody who called them that retired and then died off and the Boomers got to call themselves whatever they wanted.
I was just wondering about that... I remember my grandparents generation being the greatest generation. I feel like that isn't a name they gave themselves, and probably didn't let it go to their heads. I vote for boomers being referred to as the me generation again. Though they would want millennials called that, because "we're all so self centered."
They tried to call us that. I remember at the beginning of my early adult life when they shat on everything we did they tried to label us the Me Generation. It pissed me off when I learned that they were the original Me Generation.
Pretty classic narcissism lol. "I'm not the ME generation! YOU are!"
They called X the Me Generation, when that didn't stick (because the media kept calling them 'slackers' every five minutes) they tried to pass it on to millenials. They have been trying to pass it on to other generations for decades.
Your grandparent's generation were huge homophobes and racists. Misogynists' too.
And to think they stole that "greatest" title from their parents
A boomer at work the other day said I was apart of the me generation and it made me e laugh. I am solidly a millennial.
Omg, my dad’s gf (66) is the worst example of this. My Dad is considerate and follows the rules so I know it makes him uncomfortable when she’s like “I can park here if I want to” or “I can make an illegal u-turn” or whatever. The rules do not apply to her.
Why is he still dating her, then?
Bc without her lonely & the other single Boomer-ettes are probably worse
Because much like his dad, he just doesn’t want to be alone
Or he's just quietly agreeing with her...
He’s not. I can see his discomfort
I swear I've heard them unironically call Millennials "the 'me' generation"
To Gen X, it’s how they are today known. “Boomer” was their own appellation that has now come to haunt them thanks for Millennials and Gen Z.
And then they tried to unironically pass that name onto Millennials.
And they try to project the label onto the generations that followed them. Sorry boomers, but that was Grandpa's label for you. Get your own material.
I’ve been calling them the “Main Character “ generation.
Doesn't roll off the tongue nicely.
How about "Lamest Generation?"
worstest generation?
Just a little more degradation of the education system, and you've got the more goodest idea there!
The Degradation Generation? Since they pretty much ruined everything.
The Grabbiest Generation
The Least Generation!?
Generation go fuck yourselves
Personally I prefer the failure generation.
You know because of how much they failed everyone and everything
The hate'est generation
Not sure if it'll take, but I'm down. :3
The "ME generation" sounds better
Ive been referring to them as the "Useless Generation"...
to their faces... with authority... 👍
If "being born on 3rd base, thinking you hit a triple" was a generation.
I like Lead Heads
The “Greatest Generation” refers to the Boomer’s parents (the ones who fought in WWII), so I don’t think this works.
I'm pretty sure that was the point. Not that anyone (except possibly some boomers) is referring to them currently as the greatest generation.
The way this read to me was a bit awkward, but I see your point.
Yeah, the wording was definitely a bit confusing.
They were the greatest at everything...except raising functional adults.
And that's no shade on them. To have saved the world from tyranny had to have done something to them. They were protective and nurturing in the ways they understood and all their children did was take from them and toss them to caretakers as they aged.
They changed us from 'Gen Y' to 'Millennials' so it only seems fair that we can do the same to them.
You'll always be Generation Zima to me
Generation Zima isn't one I've heard, I love it.
At least y’all eventually got a real name. Generation X didn’t even get that.
The name was kinda ruined by them using it to accuse us of ruining everything they love. Good thing we turned their name into an insult.
Fair’s fair.
I like "The Lead Paint" Generation. Didn't their patents name them Generation Me?
The Hatest Generation.
I like this one, too.
The greatest generation was their parents, the people who actually fought in ww2, boomers, the "baby boomers" are all the kids who were born after their parents started fucking after the war when everybody got back from europe/the pacific, and grew up in the economic security of America in the 1950's.
Me Generation
They are already the ‘ME’ generation.
The boomers are the "Fuck You, Got Mine" Generation
They used to be called the Me Generation I always thought that was a better fit
I guess I was under the impression that "The Greatest Generation" are/were the Boomers' parents.
Well it sure ain't the Boomers themselves.
I second this motion.
My grandparents were born in the late 1910's into "The Greatest Generation". They were some of the hardest working, nicest people I've ever met.
Everyone in my family from the greatest generation or the silent generation could have been described as that besides my great grandpa. That man, was the hardest human I've ever known, he won his last bar fight in his 70s.
This is true!
No, that would sully the one piece name
Nahh ...
The Selfish Generation
+1 for me generation
Luffy took that one
Had the same thought
Was looking for this comment
The greatest generation was named that because they survived the depression in World War II and had to fight. However, I disagree that they are the “greatest“. Let’s also think what happened during that generation: Japanese internment camps, lobotomies of mentally ill, racism and lynching of blacks, prejudice against gay and lesbians, and the disabled. Women couldn’t do a lot of things. Let’s be clear what the media generation had to rebel against in the mid 60s – the war and Vietnam, which was senseless, the poor attitudes of the older, so-called greater generation, the intolerant thinking of the older generation, the blind patriotism, the racism, the political corruption, etc. so I strongly disagree that the generation that survived World War II and the depression were the greatest. They did survive, and many of them did do undergo great tribulations, and gave to others, but they weren’t the greatest anymore than the other generations.
Boomers vote.
SADLY
Thank God that'll end in my lifetime, assuming something horrific doesn't happen to me
The Nadir Generation.
The lowest point.
For context, "the greatest generation" was the one lynching people for just wanting to go to school.
As generally irritating as boomers are, I would say that's worse.
your generation should be called the Whiney generation.
No because we don't need any further divisiveness and it's not all their faults.
The so-called Greatest Generation were also, largely, the parents of Baby Boomers, and, as such, responsible for their formative years.
The Wish-They’d-Be-Silent Generation.
No, because the squeaky nail gets the hammer, but in this case, you're punishing the entire class for what the 2 goofballs are doing.
If every boomer were this bad, we wouldn't just complain about it on reddit occasionally. My parents, for example, would never do any of the stupid shit I read about on here.
“The greatest generation” has always been irony. Irony doesn’t effectively reverse itself into what you’re trying to accomplish here, they’d take it as a compliment because it would be one.
Boomer here. I always call us "the most fortunate generation."
Remember the title “Greatest Generation” was self coined. No other Generation has stated this, ever.
It was the title of a book iirc.
Remember the title “Greatest Generation” was self coined.
Not actually.
It was bestowed by Tom Brokaw, technically a "Silent Generation" member, but he likely identifies as Boomer (1940).
Not sure what your referring to; the book by Tom Brokaw is called “The Greatest Generation”
If you google “who coined the term the greatest Generation” it says Author Tom Brokaw.
I’m assuming you mean not actually “self coined”?
They were previously known as the GI generation. Because so many were so affected by WW2. Even if they didn't fight in the actual war, everyone's life revolved around the war. It defined them.
Yes.. I edited my post to reflect this.
I’m assuming you mean not actually “self coined
Boomer isn't 1940, though?
Correct.
Which is why I said he's not one, though I'd not be surprised if he reckoned himself as such. I've seen a number of folks born during the war consider themselves more Boomer than Silent.
It is a title of a book, but it's a book about WWII era Americans, basically Boomer parents
Imma start calling em all Megen spoke as Meegan for Me Generation
Way ahead of ya
Greedy generation
They were called the failed generation for a while when data showed that more grandparents were raising children than ever before. I say we go with that.
The Entitled Generation
Traitorous generation.
The Softest Generation
Hippies.
If that will make you happy ...go for it
Real bang up job our meemaws and peepawss did with there kids.
I love where your head’s at
Generation Me has a ring to it.
Boomers a.k.a "Worst Generation".
Yup, feels fitting.
The greatest generation was the Great Depression/WW2 generation
The ones that were awfully fond of lynching people. They're not that great.
The Pull the Ladder Up Generation The NIMBY Generation The Fruitopia Generation
How about the parasite generation
The ones who destroyed America.
I honestly question the greatness of their parents because they made this.
I started that a decade ago. It’s not catching nearly as fast as I hoped.
I call them the Disappointing Generation because they started very strong and ended like complete shit
... Goddamn it Beth....
How about “The Spoiled” and “The Spoilers”
Already have
The greatest generation had to be balanced by the selfish blaming borrowing crying lying generation?
I’m ok with that and reserve the term “boomer” for folks acting like one. Sort of a Karen catch all phrase
Been on this train for a few years now.
I love it.
I prefer The Walking Lead
It’s already been established. Look no further than this years election
"Greatest Generation in their own minds?"
The greatest generation gave rise to the worst generation.
Boomers are the children of the "greatest generation".
As a millennial, we definitely own that moniker.
I'm all for it.
Heads up. They’re not the greatest generation. The generation before boomers are called the greatest generation.
The generation before Boomers is the Silent Generation, 1928-1945. The Greatest Generation comes before the Silent Generation.
"The Dead Generation" sounds better
Boomers are the children of The Greatest Generation.
If the greatest generation were so great why are their children so horrible?
I thought the Boomer’s parents were the Greatest Generation; for surviving the Great Depression and WW2!
Boomers are the children of the greatest generation. Ironically
Boomers were never defined "The Greatest Generation".
Thise were the people that were born between 1900 and 1920 and lived thru the Great depression and world war 2. Boomers were always referred to as "The Me" generation.
The greatest generation werent the boomers, but their parents. They did everything well, except raising their kids
I like pointing out that they are actually the "Me Generation"
I also like to remind them they were the Yuppies
They are the 'spoiled rotten generation'
I thought we already did that half a decade ago...
The Greatest Generation were the ones that saved the world from fascism, us boomers came after World War 2
Since most of them are ‘rump loving ‘rumplicans. Magats… let’s call them Meegits.
Burn out hippies.
Worst generation…so far
Since the end of the boomers is nigh, you can rename them whatever you want.
Using this from now on ME ME ME MEEE..
I’m a boomer and I approve this message. Although the gen z assholes lighting fireworks outside may take the title for a couple days
It has long been so with me and my friends.
I second that!
Catholics and boomers have been the worst people in my life.
I'm so down for that.
The Locust Generation
The most selfish generation.
The lead brain damaged generation
"The Gimme Generation" "The Entitled Generation" "The Self-proclaimed Blameless Generation"
Who gave us the participation trophies in the first place because they couldn't handle a bunch of kids being upset and showing feelings?
Worst generation is technically the sliver between x and boomers. Think: they rocked out to van Halen but not nirvana... that's the worst Gen.
I prefer the Greediest Generation. The greatest generation was followed by the greediest generation.
It was their own parents that called them me generation, and these were not people prone to wild sprees of shit talk 😂
No one outside of the boomers call them the Greatest Generation
The greatest generation came before boomers
Greatest generation was the previous. Boomers are boomers.
What the hell? Is this like Logan's Run or something?
They're a bunch of hippies, they don't care.
They aren’t the greatest generation? That was their parents
Why are you demonizing the elderly? Seems like you will receive this treatment when you get older. Congrats.
Ok boomer.
No
Well if it makes you feel better about your personal failings to weirdly and falsely stereotype and scapegoat others you are free to do so. I do wonder why this is where you would put your time and efforts. What good do you think will come of it?
Even better, stop talking about generations.
If my generation was named after what happens when a child shits themselves, a "boom boom" if I may, then I wouldn't be happy about it either.
My objection is not the name itself, it the applying vast gerneralations to people based on a single attribute of age.
I think you have it all wrong. So easy to blame Boomers for your own Zoomer problems.
Seems petty considering most are about dead
Took them long enough.
Same time it’ll probably take us unless science advances like usual.
You think it can't be worse....lol
Nobody said that.
Can we start a trend to rename the Boomers the “Worst Generation” in
Literally the op
The Worst so far*
It can always get worse
That kind of sounds like something a Boomer would say 🤔
How about the only generation.
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