Page 27 | "boomer" thread

Maireas · 2023-08-28T19:29:53+00:00

You've hidden this evening's offensive, ageist thread, stereotyping "boomers". Will this be deleted? Can we have a robust response to ageism on MN?

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/08/2023 12:12

Excellent post @TheLongGloriesOfTheWinterMoon

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:16

Try the "why should I wear a mask to save old people" ones

This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:21

*This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?*m

I don't divide people up like that.

I did what I could for everyone. " The elderly " are you know, MY elderly people. I wanted to protect them.

CaptainMyCaptain · 30/08/2023 12:21

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:16

Try the "why should I wear a mask to save old people" ones

This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

There were plenty of posts during covid saying that older and vulnerable people 'had already lived their life' or should just stay inside. It was horrible. I was particularly upset as I am a pretty robust Baby Boomer but my Gen X daughter was the vulnerable one.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:22

This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

Tbh that couldn't be MORE disingenuous.

IClaudine · 30/08/2023 12:24

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:16

Try the "why should I wear a mask to save old people" ones

This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

Jamtartforme but it was not about saving old people's lives. Do you think the government would have done all that just to save old people's lives?

Think about it. If hundreds of thousands of older people, disabled people and vulnerable people had become very sick in a short space of time, what do you think the consequences would have been? Stop letting your issues with older people impede your thinking.

But this is all off topic, so will leave it at that.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:26

I'm not going down a Covid rabbit hole but
if that's how you see it - 🤷‍♀️

I did lockdown for family ( all ages ), friends, immunocompromised people ( all ages ) , my community, to protect NHS and because I'm basically a law abiding type.

I'm literally grateful to EVERYONE.

TheLongGloriesOfTheWinterMoon · 30/08/2023 12:26

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:16

Try the "why should I wear a mask to save old people" ones

This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

The UK went into a semblance of a lockdown, like much of the world because otherwise, countless more lives would have been lost than were.

What was the alternative? Hundreds of thousands, potentially millions more dead?

I didn't see any working age adults refusing their furlough money, their Eat Out discounts, or their mortgage freeze. None of which helped the economy.

There is nothing disingenuous about talking about threads on here, on MN, that were started by nothing short of eugenicists. Many are still there. And yes, many of them did use the idea of wearing a mask to protect the vulnerable (elderly, sick, disabled) to say why should they. Go and read them. And you're unfortunately showing your true colours by referring only to the elderly in terms of protecting the vulnerable. What about the child with leukemia? Should she have had to beg for people to protect her? Or are the young and vulnerable somehow more worthy?

I've also not said, on this thread or others that people younger than me should be grateful for anything I've done for them. Have I? Can you link to any of my words saying that?

IClaudine · 30/08/2023 12:28

Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

Should disabled people? Should immuno-compromised people? Should carers? Why single out older people? We should all be grateful to each other for the sacrifices we all made.

I tried to be sympathetic towards you yesterday. I withdraw that sympathy.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:32

@traytablestowed

your last post literally shows you for the ageist person you are.

Be resentful and bitter about the economy and part of history you find yourself in. Fine.

I expect other generations have felt that. 1st WW anyone?

But you please don't expect some sort of medal for protecting people's lives.

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:36

IClaudine · 30/08/2023 12:28

Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

Should disabled people? Should immuno-compromised people? Should carers? Why single out older people? We should all be grateful to each other for the sacrifices we all made.

I tried to be sympathetic towards you yesterday. I withdraw that sympathy.

Edited

Evading the question at all costs, what a surprise.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:38

Evading the question at all costs, what a surprise.

I think you're evading everything on here.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:39

🍒🍒🍒

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:41

Why is it a surprise? I thought you didn't do "personal "?

That's just for angry💥 boomers no?

IClaudine · 30/08/2023 12:42

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:36

Evading the question at all costs, what a surprise.

Show quote history

But I have answered the question. We should all be grateful to each other. And as I also said, which you ignored, it was not about protecting the elderly. But you do not want to think further than your ageism.

Jamtartforme · 30/08/2023 12:50

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:21

*This is just disingenuous. It was more about crashing the economy, plunging us into many billions of pounds debt and putting the population under months of house arrest.

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?*m

I don't divide people up like that.

I did what I could for everyone. " The elderly " are you know, MY elderly people. I wanted to protect them.

Just funny that the ‘coincidental byproduct’ of everything you deem to be right and proper benefits the elderly rather than younger people, isn’t it.

traytablestowed · 30/08/2023 12:51

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:32

@traytablestowed

your last post literally shows you for the ageist person you are.

Be resentful and bitter about the economy and part of history you find yourself in. Fine.

I expect other generations have felt that. 1st WW anyone?

But you please don't expect some sort of medal for protecting people's lives.

Pardon?

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:54

Just funny that the ‘coincidental byproduct’ of everything you deem to be right and proper benefits the elderly rather than younger people, isn’t it.

If we're talking about Covid , Well my kids were very pleased their grandparents were protected 🤷‍♀️ They saw that as a "benefit "

And their immunocomprised 10 year old cousin was protected. 🤷‍♀️ They saw that as a benefit.

And their NHS wasn't overwhelmed. 🤷‍♀️ Win

They're clearly not like you though.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 12:57

Pardon

Apologies my old brain💥

Tagged you by mistake. @traytablestowed

Should have tagged @Jamtartforme

Tech came later in life.

greenhydrangea · 30/08/2023 12:58

Just funny that the ‘coincidental byproduct’ of everything you deem to be right and proper benefits the elderly rather than younger people, isn’t it.

How ugly your sentiments are.

I can only imagine the face you will earn in just a few years time.

BIWI · 30/08/2023 13:00

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'coincidental byproduct' @Jamtartforme

But this:

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

As someone who is 64 (today! Happy birthday me!), it was very shocking to find that I was vulnerable to Covid, simply because of my age. so yes, I'm very, very grateful to anyone who took precautions to help prevent the spread of the disease.

Similarly, I wore a mask, observed social distancing and lockdown rules, to help everyone be safe. I didn't simply whip the mask off once there were no other elderly people around.

You are disgustingly ageist.

TheLongGloriesOfTheWinterMoon · 30/08/2023 13:10

BIWI · 30/08/2023 13:00

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by 'coincidental byproduct' @Jamtartforme

But this:

You say we should be grateful for the things Boomer aged people did for us. Should the elderly be grateful we did all those things to protect their lives? What are your thoughts on that?

As someone who is 64 (today! Happy birthday me!), it was very shocking to find that I was vulnerable to Covid, simply because of my age. so yes, I'm very, very grateful to anyone who took precautions to help prevent the spread of the disease.

Similarly, I wore a mask, observed social distancing and lockdown rules, to help everyone be safe. I didn't simply whip the mask off once there were no other elderly people around.

You are disgustingly ageist.

Happy Birthday 🎂

Have you thought about, y'know, dying to free that house up?😏

I've just spent an interesting 10 minutes on Advanced Search. They walk among us. COVID ✅ Immigration ✅ Winter fuel and pensioners ✅ ad nauseum.

IClaudine · 30/08/2023 13:11

What a surprise. A Venn diagram of bigotry.

sunglassesonthetable · 30/08/2023 13:13

@BIWI

Happy Birthday. Penblwydd Hapus
Enjoy your day x

feellikeanalien · 30/08/2023 13:15

Itsadilemma · 30/08/2023 08:26

Reading this thread and others it strikes me that it was written to be deliberately provocative and to cause friction between us. Mumsnet has become a safe place for us to discuss our rights to safe spaces, fair sports and opportunities. What better way to undermine that than turn the generations against each other? ‘Divide and conquer’ is a tactic I see being used a lot recently; it’s in full swing on another well-known platform. There are differences between the generations, but it’s not smart to blame the failings of successive governments (left and right) on an entire generation. We were all young once, and most of us have compassion and understanding for those younger or older than us. Slurs, such as boomer, or those using female names are damaging to us all and are used to shut down discussion. We need to stop feeding the trolls.

A very perceptive post Itsadilemma.