• village604@adultswim.fan
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    23 hours ago

    No, it hasn’t. Boomer and Baby Boomer are two different things.

    The fact that you can’t accept the new lingo basically makes you a boomer.

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        22 hours ago

        The fact that boomer is derived from baby boomer doesn’t mean they share a definition.

        The fact that you don’t understand that is concerning.

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            22 hours ago

            So, because the N word is derived from the Spanish word for black, they mean the same thing, right?

            I think you need to ask your teacher

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                21 hours ago

                Right, and boomer is a pejorative for old out of touch people because the baby boomers were the old people when it was coined, but it’s not generation specific.

                This is what the term is referring to. You’re being Principal Skinner.

                Slang and pejoratives don’t typically follow strict etymology. They’re more ephemeral.

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                  21 hours ago

                  No, it was generation specific, and some dumb kids didn’t understand what it meant and just thought “haha mean word.”

                  And you were so close to getting it! Keep trying, kid!

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                    21 hours ago

                    You already admitted that I’m right, you just haven’t realized it yet.

                    The N word doesn’t literally mean people with skin that is black. It means people with dark skin of African descent which is a much wider scope.

                    You put quotes around black. The word is a reference to a larger group, just like “boomer” is a reference to a group larger than people born between 1946-1964.

                    Boomer was derived from the term baby boomer, but they don’t share a definition.

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      21 hours ago

      This guy has the understanding power of a boomer.

      Go take your meds grandad. You’re embarrassing yourself.

      “The new lingo”.

      Clearly a boomer pretending to be a millennial.