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Morbid ‘boomer remover’ coronavirus meme only makes millennials seem more awful

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There’s a morbid — and chillingly astute — new slang term for the : boomer remover.Spawned in the , the nihilistic catchphrase has gained traction on all social media platforms, especially among savvy millennials who picked up on the fact that the COVID-19 virus seems to take aim at baby boomers, or those aged between 55 and 75.And despite the fact that nearly 40% of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the US have occurred in patients younger than 54, , the disease is hitting older adults much harder: 80% of deaths associated with the illness were among those 65 and older.Hence, “boomer remover” is a trending meme.Yet, as public health officials urge people of all ages to in an effort to “flatten the curve” of infection, many young people can’t help but notice that their boomer parents and grandparents appear to be taking a decidedly more lackadaisical approach to the global health crisis.And that’s got adult offspring pretty worried about their older kin.“Best advice for convincing a diabetic boomer parent to stop commuting into the city?” , a literary agent at the Friedrich Agency, wrote on Twitter. “Rage-sobbing into the phone isn’t helping my cause.”“I had to tell my 70 yr old mum that they’re calling this pandemic the Boomer Remover before I could convince her to cancel all of her boomer cluster activities,” .So dire is the phenomenon that a asking if “anyone else noticing a trend of baby-boomer parents who aren’t taking this seriously as their kids” has drawn more than 1,500 replies from alleged children of boomers in similar situations. They included tales of elderly relatives , and .Seemingly without millennials’ concern for at least their own families, the younger Generation Z demographic has displayed a much more savage outlook toward older individuals.Twitter user B.W. Carlin when he said, “I have been informed by a relative who is a middle school teacher that students are now referring to coronavirus as the ‘boomer remover.’ ”Last year, the Gen Z and millennial demos both with the catchphrase “OK, boomer.” The dismissive expression, delivered with an eye roll, is employed when those 55 and older are perceived by their junior counterparts as out-of-touch and ill-informed.But the new, extra-strength boomer remover is a step too far for some.“ ’Lol haha boomer remover’ this also includes your family and loved ones plus several celebrities and politicians that have always supported young people and their politics so shut the f - - k up,” of the term.“This is the #BoomerRemover crowd in a nutshell: spoiled children who were never told ‘NO’ and never taught empathy or responsibility. No one else matters,” . “Whatever sweetie wants, sweetie gets.”Earlier this week, Financial Times writer Rana Foroohar extrapolated on the political subtext of the buzzword.“Young people calling the coronavirus a ‘boomer remover’ may reflect the general lack of empathy in society these days,” , “but it may also mirror the free-floating political anger that the current generation has for their elders.”Others, though, are seeking to temper the controversy, arguing that some boomers would do well to remember that they, too, were once teenagers amid a generational struggle (read: the sexual revolution; Vietnam War protests; The Beatles).“Teens calling the coronavirus the ‘boomer remover’ is s - - tty,” , “but people trying to lecture them on how it’s wrong . . . need to remember what teenagers are like.”After all, the same generation laughing off the coronavirus-induced death of their elders are the same folks .

There’s a morbid — and chillingly astute — new slang term for the : boomer remover.Spawned in the , the nihilistic catchphrase has gained traction on all social media platforms, especially among savvy millennials who picked up on the fact that the COVID-19 virus seems to take aim at baby boomers, or those aged between 55 and 75.And despite the fact that nearly 40% of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the US have occurred in patients younger than 54, , the disease is hitting older adults much harder: 80% of deaths associated with the illness were among those 65 and older.Hence, “boomer...

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