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William Shatner takes 'entitled' millennials to task in heated Twitter exchange, calls one a [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | November 7, 2019 | Tim Stickings

Posted on 11/07/2019 6:54:46 AM PST by C19fan

Star Trek actor William Shatner waded into a generational row last night as he took aim at the catchphrase 'OK Boomer' and feuded with a Twitter user who had blamed older people for millennial 'hardships'.

The jibe 'OK Boomer' has become popular among millennials and the younger Generation Z, who use it to show exasperation with older people and their opinions.

One Twitter user aimed it at Shatner yesterday but the Hollywood veteran, who was born in 1931, fired back: 'Sweetheart, that's a compliment for me.'

Warming to his theme, Shatner said he would 'wear that badge with honor' and embarked on a heated row with a millennial user, eventually calling her 'divaesque'.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: boomers; millenials; shatner; twitter
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To: oh8eleven
Korea.

Vietnam.

Social Security.

20 Trillion Debt.

Iraq I.

Iraq II.

Afghanistan.

Our men dying in nearly every God Forsaken Corner of this earth.

35+ Million Illegals they happily let into this country.

Never met a Socialist Government Program they didn't like.

The Ford Pinto.

Forcing young people to get a Master's Degree just to work an office job.

Bill Clinton.

Created our truly terrible education system.

I am sure I will think of more later.

61 posted on 11/07/2019 7:55:23 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: C19fan
Just wow! I had no idea there were so many cry face little b!tches out there. I don't get it. Why do you think I owe you anything?
62 posted on 11/07/2019 7:55:27 AM PST by 4yearlurker (A big mouth doesn't make a big man.~John Wayne)
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To: CodeToad

Gen X still knows how to change light bulbs.


63 posted on 11/07/2019 7:55:36 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standupr Philosopher)
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To: carriage_hill

Keep the babies, shoot the adult commies.


64 posted on 11/07/2019 7:56:37 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standupr Philosopher)
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To: C19fan

Never match wits with Captain Kirk/William Shatner....he even beat Spock in 3d chess once using a most illogical maneuver(see “Where No Man has Gone Before”)


65 posted on 11/07/2019 7:57:08 AM PST by mdmathis6
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To: JBW1949

I posted my comment before I saw yours.

I never stated, nor implied, you were lazy.
I was attempting to find out why you thought Gen X’ers were lazy.

I’m an engineer as well. Veteran as well. Used the GI Bill for University as well.


66 posted on 11/07/2019 7:58:17 AM PST by EEGator
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To: C19fan

My response to my first “OK Boomer”

“Rich coming from a generation that has to take medication so they won’t have a panic attack while they are shooting up their school”


67 posted on 11/07/2019 7:59:50 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: C19fan

I would have called her princess. If it was a guy it would have been diaper boy, soy boy, or pajama boy.

Your feelings are hurt? Too bad.


68 posted on 11/07/2019 7:59:54 AM PST by sauropod
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To: Rurudyne

Better idea.


69 posted on 11/07/2019 8:00:01 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: KC_Lion

This is one of the must infuriating things about the nearsighted BOOMERs that post here, fully deserving of the insult.
They raised and educated us, then spit on us.


70 posted on 11/07/2019 8:00:36 AM PST by Crazieman (Civil war is near certain now.)
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To: EEGator

Well then, I shake your hand...

You are as big a smartass as I am...LOL


71 posted on 11/07/2019 8:01:53 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: C19fan

Teens & 20-somethings today use “Boomer” for anyone in their parents’ generation.

Two of my grown kids use the term. But I haven’t heard them blame “Boomers” for anything.

They just say that “Boomers” don’t understand the higher cost of living (college tuition, house prices, etc.) for today’s younger generation.


72 posted on 11/07/2019 8:02:17 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: C19fan; dfwgator; backwoods-engineer; KC_Lion; Army Air Corps; rightwingcrazy; bigbob; ifinnegan; ..
I have always found it funny the way one generation has always blamed the last for their troubles.

While can point to things that every generation has done to screw things up for all, I am reminded of a truth sang by Billy Joel in his aptly named song,

"We Didn't Start The Fire"



Every one arguing about who is to blame may as well go back to Adam and Eve, because it began a loooong time ago.

73 posted on 11/07/2019 8:03:38 AM PST by OneVike (Just another Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike

Every Generation, blames the one before and thinks the one coming up next, is going to screw it up even more. ;)


74 posted on 11/07/2019 8:04:36 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: Crazieman; Drew68


75 posted on 11/07/2019 8:05:12 AM PST by KC_Lion
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To: ought-six

Wilson was terrible, but he still didn’t think he could just kick the Constitution to the curb as FDR did.

That said, IIRC the so-called “progressives” managed to free government from the prerogative of citizens to pursue a private prosecution of a public right during his tenure (i.e. sue the government for violating the Constitution and exercising powers not delegated).


76 posted on 11/07/2019 8:06:17 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standupr Philosopher)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

I don’t know what Shatner eats or drinks, but he is the sharpest 88 year old person ever.


Maybe it’s his clean CPap.


77 posted on 11/07/2019 8:06:19 AM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: C19fan
The jibe 'OK Boomer' has become popular among millennials and the younger Generation Z, who use it to show exasperation with older people and their opinions.

Young people should lead the way in splitting the country into two countries... One for 'progressives' and the young and one for conservatives...

We need to become two countries. Progressives AND young progressives can get EVERYTHING they want:

...open borders,

FREE COLLEGE

ALL LOANS FORGIVEN - College AND car loans...

millions of new illegals from every third world hellhole in the world,

abortion up to and including after birth (if the kid is ugly),

$50 an hour minimum wage,

free health care for all - including for their new third world 'refugees'...

And more - 50 genders,

death penalty for anyone who won't bake a cake for a gay couple,

laws against practicing Christians,

progressives can disarm every citizen including those who cling to their religion and guns...

AND CIA and FBI thugs,

and Washington Bureaucrats

can run their half of the country through intimidation and psyops...

In short, liberals can HAVE IT ALL.

All were asking is for the right for both sides to have their own country. Why won't they stand with us? THEY CAN HAVE IT ALL... JUST HELP US BUILD A WALL SO WHEN THEIR PEOPLE WANT TO ESCAPE THEY CAN'T COME INTO OUR COUNTY.

If that's too much we'll pay for the wall...

Our country will have the 'old' Constitution... and free and safe elections that stop voter fraud.

Why fight when both sides can 'have it all'... Time for a divorce...

78 posted on 11/07/2019 8:06:27 AM PST by GOPJ (Every election that's statistically 'too close' to call will go to democrats. Fraud works for dems.)
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To: OneVike
Reminds me of another Billy Joel song that has the refrain,

You may be wrong, but you may be right...

79 posted on 11/07/2019 8:08:20 AM PST by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: OneVike
Corollary to your post...

Its funny how quickly a bunch of fairly like minded conservatives can start hurling insults at each other based on what generation they came from, all over something Captain Kirk tweeted. LoL.


80 posted on 11/07/2019 8:08:36 AM PST by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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