An Open Letter to Baby Boomers

Sick of the baby boom generation trashing Gen Y? So were we.

Dan Speerin gives you "the what is" and fights back against the backlash against our generation from the baby boomers. Taken from the new series "Cynically Tested's The What Is" starting Thursday February 12th on ichannel. For more info check out www.twixterstv.com or www.ichannel.ca

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[Shaitan051]

Unless you're younger then you look you are not Y.

Welcome to X don't forget to pick up your complimentary flannel shirt, mixtape of good music, and apathy at the door.

[cynicallytested]

@Shaitan051 I joke about that a lot actually when we talk about these issues because I know I look older, but born in '83, I'll skip the apathy though I still want that mixtape if you have it.

[CoolNASCARGuy]

I have a challenge for you. If you can talk in such a positive manner about us Millennials and talk trash about the Baby Boomers and Generation X so easily, what about actually pointing out Generation Y's flaws? Do you know about OUR flaws or are you too busy blaming others for our problems? They have their share in our issues, yes, but what about our blame?

[cynicallytested]

@CoolNASCARGuy Well this rant was about knocking down the stereotypes that came up when gen Y first entered the workforce/school - this rant was from a tv series called the what is! where we talked about those issues you mention, but since it was a boomer network they weren't comfortable with free stuff online, so we threw up what we could, perhaps we'll throw some stuff on here from what is still relevant to today.

[YayMeth]

20 baby boomers can't fit into their high waisted velour bell bottoms anymore, and realise that easy rider was a shitty movie.

[YayMeth]

Right the fuck on. Subbed like Subbingly Subbington.

[geglockn]

Yes, we feel you knocking on the door...the door of our vacant rental home looking for a place to live cheap so you can keep pumping your misspent savings into the Apple corporation. By the way, Dr. Phil wants to know... "How's that working for you?"

[geglockn]

Does your mother know what you are doing in her basement? Better be careful or she will take away your allowance.

[ReFLeXG4M1NG]

Sorry honey, we're the majority. Sorry. If we are not a baby boomer, we are a child of a baby boomer, a brother of a baby boomer, a sister of a baby boomer, or a parent of a baby boomer or a grand child of a baby boomer. WE rule.

[Catdude5000]

CynicallyTested, you have some funny points, but you easily gloss over a HUGE Millennial Generation flaw: The insatiable willingness of Millies to gobble up the 21st-century purely-for-profit, ear-rape music being pushed on them by the Boomers colluding with Gen-X....Now is *that* being a pliable, brain-dead robot or what!?!?

[BelleNex]

@shadowkitty56 I understand your frustration. Gen X had no leaders to show us the way, no great jobs waiting for us to finish college. Everything our generation has achieved has been on a shoestring and pure piss and vinegar. There is no magic leader, no one to show you the way out. You have to adventure, discover, and create. Each generation has that same obligation. Now its your generations turn to carve out your place in history. Get busy! And good luck!

[shadowkitty56]

@BelleNex We want much more out of this country, but since we have no income, no job, no assets, we're paralyzed. We can't start new businesses on a Starbucks salary (if we have a job at all.) We can't force radical change if we don't have support from some of our elders. We need somebody to show us the way out, a leader, a General Patton to lead the march and keep us on the ball.

That should be GEN X's JOB. FORWARD, MARCH!!