Ok Boomer: Why Bob Lonsberry Is A Moron

Neil Mathew
Nov 4 · 5 min read

There are plenty of people that will suggest that I am being too harsh.

I am going to respectfully disagree.

In one of the worst tweets I have seen this year, a man by the name of Bob Lonsberry, has compared “boomer” to the “N” word, which is (I hope this is obvious) arguably the most offensive word that one can utter in the English language.

Here is what he said in the tweet:

“Boomer” is the n-word of ageism. Being hip and flip does not make bigotry ok, nor is a derisive epithet

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