Seems like just a few weeks ago no one took offense to the word "boomer" and now it is even being considered a racial slur. It actually IS a racial slur in Australia, where it is a pejorative against the Aboriginals as they would use boomerangs for hunting, although Wikipedia does not recognize that Aboriginal ethnic slur, but does recognize it as pejorative retort against outdated or condescending attitudes of older people, Even the US government affectionately referred to the age group in 2002 as Baby Boomers and noticed their would be issues with them 

Know Your Meme explains it pretty well and also offers some interesting insight into the usage of the term preceding its viral climb to an established phrase and meme. Here are some of the earliest usage of the phrase in memes and comments before it went mainstream 

[PUTS ON HIPSTER GLASSES]

If you live in a big enough city, you likely have someone you refer to as "mowhawk guy" or "piano lady" or "roller blading guy." In this case we have a guy straight out of a Def Leppard video. If anything, this guy inspires feelings of nostalgia for the 80s and 90s. Every city has its own cast of local eccentrics who dance to the beat of their own drum. In this guy's case, that drum playing hair metal.

We know you've had a long, stressful week so we're trying to make it a little easier for you by delivering entertainment that doesn't require any intelligence or brain power whatsoever!

Anyone who has played an MMO knows how treasured your account is to you, the sheer amount of time sunk into it makes it really special.

In addition, anyone who has ever had their account hacked knows the pain of losing all of your resources and gold, regardless if the account is recovered.

But even with that considered. This meltdown is something else and a new level of self absorbed.

What do we want? Pockets! Where do we want them? On all our clothing!

Listen up, fashion designers, we don't care about what's in style or in season, we just want our pants to have pockets! That's all we want. And trust us when we say, we are not the only ones who feel this way. 

This kid is more lucky than words can describe, with these awesome lunch bags!

Did you know that Fanta was created in Nazi Germany in the forties? We didn't either. This gallery is full of facts that will likely surprise you, and some that might even creep you out. But your brain will be all the bigger for it.

We've been seeing a lot of Last Jedi memes in the months since its release, which almost makes up for how "meh" we found the film to be.This particular example has been kicking around since the film's first trailer. The meme uses a quote of Luke uttering "I've seen this raw strength only once before" to mock characters that most people would be decidedly unafraid of. 

Some teachers and schools take exams very seriously and will go the extra mile to prevent cheating. Take a look at some of the most extreme methods in the education system. 

These sign graffiti artists(?) knew exactly what they were doing when they executed their magnum opus'.

What can a person accomplish in 280 characters? A lot, actually. From political rants to pseudo-inspirational bullshit, people on Twitter try their best to get their point across in very few words. Our favoritetweets, though, are the ones that showcase wit, wisdom, and a dark sense of humor with maximum brevity.