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minus-squarePatMustard@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down2·10 months agoI get more of a school bully vibe from it. The stereotypical old person joke is “wife bad”, this sounds more like something a self-described “alpha male” would say.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months ago“Bullying and sex-shaming funny” is just as much of a boomer humor cliché as “wife bad”, though.
minus-squareFushuan [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months ago“sure was hard when you mom was bouncing on it last night” …and that’s a beating from the bully.
minus-squareJo Miranlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down4·edit-210 months agoA comeback to likely piss off said boomer since they are probably homophobic too.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoThe original was better, since he left the antagonizer to his misery without any engagement, and went back to having fun.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoOh, that wasn’t obvious on my phone screen until I zoomed in just now.
minus-squareJo Miranlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIt is actually kind of nice that your mind went to him just enjoying life and not being bothered by bullies.
minus-squareJo Miranlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down3·edit-210 months agoGen-X here. Can confirm that “virgin”, " nerd", and “<homophobic slur>” were preferred punch lines by the boomers.
minus-squarealmar_quigley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·10 months agoAlso judging people for having a harmless hobby that doesn’t conform to their world view.
minus-squarehemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoBy millenials still early 2000s, and you have to add ethnic slurs on that list
minus-squarealmar_quigley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWe watched an old episode of friends for nostalgia recently and the whole punchline of the entire episode was “yeah but you kissed a dude”.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoWasn’t nerd still common bullying word in 80’ and 90’? Then nerds became the richest people with the internet and it doesn’t work anymore.
Boomer humor
I get more of a school bully vibe from it. The stereotypical old person joke is “wife bad”, this sounds more like something a self-described “alpha male” would say.
“Bullying and sex-shaming funny” is just as much of a boomer humor cliché as “wife bad”, though.
“sure was hard when you mom was bouncing on it last night”
…and that’s a beating from the bully.
A comeback to likely piss off said boomer since they are probably homophobic too.
The original was better, since he left the antagonizer to his misery without any engagement, and went back to having fun.
Except that he’s scowling.
Oh, that wasn’t obvious on my phone screen until I zoomed in just now.
It is actually kind of nice that your mind went to him just enjoying life and not being bothered by bullies.
Gen-X here. Can confirm that “virgin”, " nerd", and “<homophobic slur>” were preferred punch lines by the boomers.
Also judging people for having a harmless hobby that doesn’t conform to their world view.
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By millenials still early 2000s, and you have to add ethnic slurs on that list
We watched an old episode of friends for nostalgia recently and the whole punchline of the entire episode was “yeah but you kissed a dude”.
Wasn’t nerd still common bullying word in 80’ and 90’? Then nerds became the richest people with the internet and it doesn’t work anymore.