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she-is-ovarit · 11 months

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Are we ready to move on from the whole, "ok boomer", "middle aged women are Karens", "I'm not sure we should trust this person because of their age", and "this group that I don't like is probably made up of old people" thinking that is prevailing through our cultures and countries like a plague?

Have we forgotten that the boomer generation was the generation of people that managed to unify by the hundreds of thousands to bring change for several different human rights groups?

We have gay and lesbian elders still alive, who survived the AIDs crisis and were activists for gay liberation and women's liberation in the 70s and 80s, that we can connect with and learn from. They won't be around forever. Many of us are wandering around calling them "cis gays" and "terfs", holy shit. Are we ready to actively listen to them as opposed to attempting to do most of the talking? Are we ready to experience that they might disagree with our own beliefs and perceptions?

We have women who are still alive in our parents and grandparents generations, who were alive when it was legal in America to beat wives and children in public and experienced about the same level of decency as a trashcan by men. Are we ready to listen to their stories, to hear about what their lives were like when they were young women?

We have men and women who were still alive during the height of the struggles against residential boarding schools and civil rights, who still carry experiences from the effects of the Holocaust with them. Are we going to hear what they have to say, or are we going to just performatively listen?

Can we implement the perspective of age into our activism and thoughtful discussions, and actually attempt to incorporate intergenerational knowledge into these conversations? Consider the needs and rights of our elders? Someday these rights will apply to us. Are we really against "boomers", "Karens", and "old 'cis' XYZ people", or are we against the wealthy and powerful, the disrespectful, the entitled, and the violent who permeate all generations? This was who the boomers were protesting for human rights and an end to wars by the way, not those who were older than them as a group.

This intergenerational disconnect will be one of the things that hurts us the most. The millennial generation (my generation) has especially poisonous thinking pertaining to the boomer generation, and it is deeply depressing. We devalue them, we pretend to listen but don't actually hear them, and we dismiss them sometimes directly on the grounds of them being older. Distance yourselves and cut off ties from abusive family members if you need to, but let's refrain from aiming vitriol on elder people. It is terrifying how much of a lack of a relationship we now have with the generation that quite literally built the infrastructure and ideological framework pertaining to the rights of groups we talk about today.

They won't be around forever.

#ageism #discrimination #baby boomer generation #LGB #LGBT #feminism #women's rights #gay rights #civil rights #human rights #Indigenous rights #history

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stephenjaymorrisblog · 11 days

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Pigs off Campus!

(College Revolt is Back in Style.)

Stephen Jay Morris

4/23/2024

©Scientific Morality

Here is a nifty little analogy: suppose your dad gave money to your uncle to buy a gun so that he could shoot his ex-wife? Would your dad be guilty of murder? Kind of. He would be an accessory to murder. Suppose your country gave weapons to another country to commit genocide? Would it be guilty of genocide? Sort of, as they would be an accessory to a war crime. So, is it justifiable for Americans to protest Israel’s genocide against Palestinians? Hell, yeah! Not only is it justified, but it is also warranted.

Now I am going to play a game of comparative history. The Chuds have been whining and bitching about how college professors are brainwashing their precious White children with leftist propaganda. Back in 1968, most universities were run by Right wing, WASP men in suits and ties. College professors were either moderates or conservative. Only the Arts departments were managed by liberals and Beatniks. Baby Boomers were never brainwashed by college professors. They were autodidactic and hungry for the truth. Some joined the “Ban the Bomb” movement and later, the Civil Rights movement.

The urgency of the war at hand got ahold of Boomers. Many Vietnamese women and children along with American soldiers were dying by the hundreds, as was reported on the nightly news. A minority of Boomers felt helpless and wanted to stop the killing. So, they resorted to protests and strikes on university campuses. These acts were coordinated by two major student groups: the Black Student Union and Students for a Democratic Society, other wise known as SDS. I joined SDS in 1969. The only communication avenues we had at the time were printed fliers, underground newspapers, and FM rock stations. Oh, and let’s not forget the telephone. The FBI loved tapping them. If we’d had the technology Zoomers have today, we would have stopped the Vietnam War in 1967.

In 1968, the anti-war movement went international, from Europe to Africa to South America. Most of the world was opposed to the Vietnam War.

So, is this latest movement against Likud Party’s genocide on the Palestinian people a new Anti-War movement? As sure as the Earth is round! Now all this of this carping about Anti-Semitism is no different than when the New Left was accused of being Anti-American. Neither is true! There is a Jewish sect called, “Keturei Karta,” who believe that there can be no Israel until the Messiah comes. Many Jews do not accept Jesus as the Jewish messiah. Now, let me ask you. Is this orthodox sect antisemitic or just comprised of your average self-hating Jews? Shit no dumbass!

In 1968, we waved Vietcong flags and were accused of being communists. It was all done in the name of solidarity. Now the Palestinian flag is waved. Nothing has changed. We did have contingencies of Tankies, and other types of communist groups, who marched with us and chanted slogans that didn’t reflect the true sentiment of the movement’s coalition. Here are a couple I remember: “America must die! Let the red flag fly!” and “Get a clue! Fuck the red, white, and blue!” There were other silly ones I’ve long since forgotten.

Now you have Islamic nationalist groups doing the same thing. The Chants of “Death to America” come from small, Muslim, theocratic groups who are not affiliated with the Anti-authoritarian Left. Due to rumors and erroneous propaganda, the Left, as a rule, do not support Islam. Why? Well, because many of them does not support organized religion! Second, Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, are sexist religions.

It was the Battle of Seatle, in 1999, that gave me hope. Then came the occupation movement of 2011, and now, this anti-war movement of 2024. If they can pull this off, the movement’s young people can stop this so-called war in the Middle East. As for the young people in Israel, will they rise up and stop Likud Party? That remains to be seen.

#stephenjaymorris #poets on tumblr #american politics #anarchism #anarchopunk #anarchocommunism #anarcho communist #anarcho queer #anarcho capitalist #anarcho feminism #anarcho punk #baby boomer generation

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rehamramzi · 8 months

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Nostalgia- (1960s- 1970s)

Nostalgia has always been my friend. When no one was around, the feeling of nostalgia was a company. Even though I did not have the privilege of being born during the golden period, 1960s and 1970s, I don’t know what it’s to be like living in that era, yet a bittersweet nostalgia engulfs me when I think about it.

The allure of Rajesh Khanna movies, the purity of old-fashioned romance, and the timeless classics by Kishore Kumar all carry a sense of comfort and warmth.

There is a deep, emotional connection to something I’ve never witnessed, people I’ve never met, lifestyle I’ve never come close to and feelings of simplicity I don’t think I’ll ever experience.

The elegance of a cotton saree, the richness of authentic Indian culture and the modest way of life—they transport me to days gone by. I yearn for the time when people found solace in reading dusty brown books lining in cracked shelves.

Above all, i miss the significance of letters. The lost art of pouring out emotions on a piece of paper when it becomes difficult to express yourself into spoken words.

When innocent gazes from right across the street could lead to people sending love letters and igniting a lifelong love…

When lifestyle was humble, cherishing valuable moments with family was appreciated and people melted their day’s exhaustion over a cup of chai and good company.

And When people lied at home and sneaked out to watch Shammi Kapoor’s latest hits.

From Trams, rickshaws, telephones to vintage cassettes on the radio, I find myself obsessing over the simplest of the retro things.

I cannot put into words how I feel when I stumble upon a 1970s cassette set or when I come across pictures clicked in 1963.

It leads me to contemplate my hypothetical existence as what my life would’ve been like if I was present in that moment. Would I have chosen a path as a teacher? Or a skilled weaver?

Perhaps, my role would have involved fostering a sense of community by hosting the neighborhood children for a cup of chai and some namkeen. My heart feels full and my eyes become blurry when I think about “what could’ve been” , “how would it feel” , “when could’ve been better” .

These feelings and thoughts occupy my mind and leave me thinking some parts of me belong to an era which has no clue about my existence.

I feel a disconnection from my own generation as if I am displaced from my people, not being able to resonate with any of them.

When the present fails to provide any of those sentiments that I ache for, I find myself engaged in the past, seeking nostalgic experiences. It is fascinating how an era we never personally encountered can have such a deep and emotional impact on our lives, resonating with us in so many ways, leaving an indelible mark on our lives.

This bittersweet feeling makes me want to wear a Banarasi silk saree and lie down on a hammock, listening to Lata Mangeshkar Ji’s “Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujhpar” .

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may-this-be-your-oasis · 1 year

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we-crazy-feet-me · 1 year

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#sam smith #baby boomer generation

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theamberwizard · 2 years

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‘gen z has so much performative activism’

75% of gen zers can’t drink legally. 62.5% of us are still minors. hell, 44.8% of us can’t fucking drive yet.

considering 1997, 1998 and 1999 babies often don’t even associate with that generation label (my 2001 sibling likes to pretend he’s not gen z either) those numbers go up to 92.3%, 76.9% and 53.8% respectively.

generation labels are dumb, and are normally used to just make fun of how ‘kids now days’ act or how old people don’t understand anything. both of these jokes are 1) unfunny 2) overused and 3) wrong. yes, the new generations will always make fun of their predecessors, probably because they’re teenagers. and yeah, older generations will always feel kinda left behind because of the new wave of things they didn’t experience when they were kids.

this doesn’t mean we need to be ‘waging generational war’ (which is just. such a ridiculous idea that i kinda love it ngl) or being mean to people irl because of our preconceived notions of how generations act.

and if you are gonna make fun of such a huge group of people, maybe think critically about it for more than 3 seconds

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vintagevamp876 · 1 year

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'Teen Magazine July 1969☘️☘️🍏🍏💚💚

#teen magazine #july 1969 #60s aesthetic #60s fashion #1960s model #vintage #flower power #baby boomer generation #counter culture #mod fashion #mod makeup

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stljedi · 1 year

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1977 OG Star Wars Fan

#darth vader #star wars #sith #crochet #baby boomer generation

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lifehappend · 1 year

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Which generation are you from?

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Nostalgi WARNING!

#nostalgic #nostalgia #generation #generation x #gen xers #gen x vs millenials #baby boomer generation #millennials #gen y #gen z #gen z nostalgia #alpha #gen a #t shirt #redbubble #stickers

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settlemyirsdebt · 2 years

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she-is-ovarit · 1 year

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The devaluation of elder people in western culture absolutely breaks my heart. There are reasonable frustrations to have against individuals of the boomer generation who are misogynistic, racist, etc., but to paint this frustration in broad strokes over an entire aged population is wounding us. I look around and I see just as many individuals who are homophobic, sexist, racist, etc., in denial of it or in encouragement of it. It's all the same politics just with new terms and technology.

What the boomer generation had was being told they were going to die in a nuclear war every day, and nearly experienced it during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Can you imagine feeing so powerless to protect the people you love as wealthy men with twitchy trigger fingers are in charge of you and everybody else's lives around you?

They saw and experienced their nation force it's male citizens to be sentenced to death and to be sentenced to kill in Vietnam. Can you imagine either sitting in the room with your family and hoping that a certain set of numbers aren't called? Or, perhaps, hoping that they would be, because many men back then hurt women in severe and immeasurable ways without nearly as many laws to protect abuse victims as there are today?

They were also the generation that observed homosexuality becoming recognized as legal in 1967 (different from gay marriage being passed), and this was promptly followed by the AIDs epidemic. Can you imagine being a gay or lesbian boomer back then? Can you imagine holding your dying loved one's hand as they are essentially killed after they contracted a common cold due to a disease that destroys their immune system? Can you imagine getting this disease and understanding you're going to die slowly and painfully and are scared, and then nobody wants to touch you?

This is also the generation that received the news of a black teenager refusing to move to the back of the bus. They watched or even participated in marches on DC spearheaded from Martin Luther King Jr. and then observed their own government assassinate him years later. Many people in this generation and their protests were why the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed. This was also the generation that was sent to the last American Indian boarding/residential schools, and the generation of Natives who endured the events at Wounded Knee in 1973 by the bloodied hands of the feds.

When we drag down this entire generation, we're also dragging down the boomer women who were beat in the streets by their husbands because domestic violence laws were not yet passed, and even after they were men were still en masse violent in public. We're dragging down the women who were involved in the hippie movement, protesting the Vietnam war, and the women who put their lives at risk marching for their rights in the civil rights movement. We're dragging down the women who established the first rape crisis centers and domestic violence organizations.

We're dragging down the generation that looked to the stars and sent us to the moon.

And this generation also is going through the same events we are. They saw the rise of security cameras being placed into parking lots and the slow erasure of privacy. They went through the #MeToo movement. They experienced (and some died from) COVID-19. They were more resourced, but many also suffered through the two recessions with us. They want us to help them understand this confusing technology that they did their best to parent us through even though it was some new magic they didn't quite understand. They're getting cancer alongside us because of the water contamination and environmental pollution. They went through the same story we are going through: the greater population being oppressed by the rich, and the greater population being divided by politics and social issues.

My intention isn't to say that sexism, homophobia, racism, etc. needs to be accepted or given a pass when it's done by someone from the boomer population - how we handle these situations in our every day lives is nuanced and sometimes its best to cut our parents out of our lives because their unresolved trauma is now hurting us. My message is that it is heartbreaking to know that there is a relationship wound between our generations, because our elders know and have experienced so much, and they have little time left on this earth with us. Their most treasured moments with their parents were probably the exchange of intergenerational knowledge, and even this isn't happening between us because instead Millennials, Gen X, and Gen Z look to the internet for answers instead. And because of this we don't get stories straight out of human history from them.

Their generation went through so much and are now seeing their children withdraw into our screens. Yes it makes us frustrated and it makes us roll our eyes when they complain about us being materialistic or having no social skills because of social media. I don't know. Sometimes I do get offended and my 72 year old father's words hurt and come off as out of touch. But I can't blame my mom or my dad for holding that resentment when they probably feel a core part of the generational relationship - the sharing of intergenerational knowledge - being stolen away by technology.

#tangent #boomers #intergenerational knowledge #human history #generational knowledge #millenials #gen z #gen x #boomer parents #baby boomer generation #elders

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stephenjaymorrisblog · 2 years

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Elvis!

(The Coolest Hep-Cat That Ever Walked the Earth!)

Stephen Jay Morris

7/4/2022

The Devil offered me a contract to be a rock star. He said in a voice that sounded like Sebastian Gorka, “I want your soul for eternity!” He handed me the unsigned contract and I ripped it to shreds. “Rock Star? Fuck that noise! I want your job, Lew!” Like a fart in the wind, he vanished. But, then, I second-guessed myself and thought, ‘Maybe I should have taken the deal?’ I have been a nobody all my life—ever since that day.

Of course, that never happened, but for some demigods, they meet Satan as human incarnate.

Malcolm McLaren, was the manager of the Sex Pistols. He used all the tricks and duplicity his grifter mind could muster up to exploit them. Ultimately, he did what most grifters do: took all of the money due to them and disappeared. When they performed their last concert in San Francisco, he left them stranded in the USA with no airline tickets or cash. Malcolm high tailed it to South America.

Rock & Roll has a bad legacy of dishonest managers. Let’s start with the “Moses” of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. I want to state right here and now: Elvis would have been enormously famous without any manager or management entity. Same goes for the Beatles. Brian Epstein put them in suits, which made them look like British Lesbians. Enter Colonel Tom Parker, the illegal Alien from the Netherlands.

In his youth, Parker worked as a carnival barker. At 20, he illegally immigrated to the USA, finding similar work. Following an honorable discharge after two years in the U.S. Army, he re-enlisted only to go AWOL a short time later. He was charged with desertion and punished with solitary confinement, from which he emerged with a psychosis. He was briefly hospitalized and then discharged from the U.S. Army due to his mental condition.

Parker returned to the carnival circuit as a promoter and then music promotion, with his first client being Gene Austin, whose lagging career he rescued with his savvy promotional skills. Prior to this role, he’d managed the 1944 Louisiana gubernatorial race for racist Governor Jimmy Davis. By the way, Jimmy Davis wrote the song, “You Are My Sunshine.” Davis later gave Tom Parker the honorary rank of “colonel” in Louisiana’s non-existent State Militia, which title Parker used the rest of his life. Later, an unrelated job provided him the opportunity to use his promotional skills for fund raising, which is when he returned to music, promoting Country and Western acts. Among them were Eddy Arnold, Hank Snow, and Tommy Sands.

In 1955, when the Colonel first heard about Elvis, he was intrigued over how he might profit off of his unique musical style. When he first saw Elvis perform, he lost his shit! He saw his Golden Goose. Although Elvis was then being managed by radio personality, Bob Neal, the Colonel was a master manipulator. After persuading RCA to buy out Presley’s Sun Records contract for $40,000—an unheard of sum at the time—Parker, as part of the deal, paid Neal not to renew his management contract with Elvis. Parker then claimed the job for himself. Elvis was a trusting soul and signed on the dotted line. It would be the biggest mistake of his life!

Well, after almost three years of wearing masks, sheltering in place, and enduring Right wing chicanery on the media, Pamela and I went to see the new movie, “Elvis,” in the small town of Calicoon, New York. It was a beautiful, July day in the Catskills. The Catskills reminds me of the land of Ireland. Green, and I mean lush green! In this beautiful part of the world, however, we have Baby Boomer Motorcyclists cruising back and forth along New York Route 52, where our home is situated. Sometimes it gets on my nerves when those engines roar past my house.

When we arrived at the old theater, it immediately took me back to the days of my youth when I could just walk into a theater and watch a movie. After our three-year absence, I’d forgotten what movie popcorn tasted like.

Built in 1948, this theater was the perfect place to see this movie. The soundtrack was very loud, kind of like a Deep Purple concert. After a while, Pamela put some tissue in her ears. As for me, I’d been trying to recover from an ear infection. But, I made it through okay.

First of all, the actor who played Elvis, Austin Butler, is definitely in Oscar territory. He is the best “Elvis” I’ve ever seen! Veteran actor, Tom Hanks, played a great Colonel Tom Parker. The director, Daz Luhrmann, has interesting approaches in cinematic presentation. This was the first of his movies I’d seen. He is known for his quick cut editing style. The movie’s early Elvis segments had an 80’s video flow to it. The quick cuts weren’t as frequent and obnoxious as in some modern movies. I think Luhrmann wanted the viewer to experience a snapshot compilation of Elvis’ humble beginnings, so he represented them in a flowing, collage fashion. It worked. The movie, narrated by and told from Tom Parker’s perspective, magnified him as the devious character that he was. This portrayal made it clear that Parker saw only dollar signs and had absolutely no concern about Elvis as a human being and/or a cultural icon.

There are two types of capitalism: there is Democratic capitalism and then there is exploitative capitalism. Tom Parker was an illegal alien that saw exploitative capitalism as among the grandest virtues of American freedom. He was not a sympathetic character in the least. Do you know what a great actor is? Tom Hanks: he is a nice guy, but that character he played—you wanted to slap him!

If you love Rock & Roll, then this movie is a requirement for you! I highly recommend it. I only wish I’d been old enough to have seen Elvis’ rise. However, this movie suffices. Yeah, I loved it!

#elvis presley #rock star #1950's #stephenjaymorris #poets on tumblr #youtube #movie review #baby boomers #baby boomer generation #punk #Hillbilly rebel

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kiana333 · 2 years

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Hi guys,I was wondering if you could take about 10 minutes to complete my questionnaire about parenting as I am in need of more responses for my HSC task!It's based on the generation you were born in, so if you can, only complete the one that applies to you and feel free to share it with anyone else who is willing to complete a short questionnaire!

Baby Boomer Questionnaire

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Gen X Questionnaire

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Gen Y Questionnaire

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#parent #parenting #please #help #me #school #work #questionnaire #adolescent #adolescents #teenager #baby boomer #baby boomer generation #generation x #generation y

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blackzenmind · 1 year

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