{"id":"baby-boomers","name":"Baby Boomers","summary":"Baby Boomers refers to the post-WWII generation born roughly between 1946 and 1964, but online the label became meme shorthand for out-of-touch parents and grandparents fumbling with social media[3]. The joke peaked in 2019 with a Facebook group where members had to post in character as a confused Boomer using the internet for the first time[2].","tags":["baby boomers meme","pretend to be a boomer","boomer facebook group","ok boomer","boomer humor","manhattanna tweet"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":4,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/baby-boomers/baby-boomers-baby-boomers-stock-photo.webp","caption":"A stock photo of smiling Baby Boomers, often used as a visual shorthand for the generation in memes and articles.","width":1152,"height":648,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/baby-boomers/baby-boomers-pretend-boomers-facebook-group.webp","caption":"A post from the popular Facebook group 'A group where we all pretend to be boomers,' parodying the low-quality photography typical of older Facebook users.","width":680,"height":1127,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/baby-boomers/baby-boomers-boomer-comments-caps-typing.webp","caption":"Comment thread from the 'pretend to be boomers' Facebook group, imitating stereotypical boomer typing conventions like ALL CAPS and stray commas.","width":680,"height":771,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/baby-boomers/baby-boomers-boomer-knee-surgery-comments.webp","caption":"Another exchange from the pretend-boomer Facebook group, capturing stereotypical topics like ailments, faith, and family gossip.","width":680,"height":917,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/baby-boomers/history.md","related":["ok-boomer","gen-z-stare","generational-debate","millennials","side-part-vs-middle-part-debate","cheugy","millennials-are-killing","millennial-falcon","my-parents-at-age-29","millennialcommandments","90s-nostalgia","grandma-finds-internet"],"popularityRank":2434,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}