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Celebrities catastrophic effect on the environment
Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor • March 27, 2024

With our current understanding of the climate crisis, it’s safe to say that everyone is trying to be more sustainable for the sake of the environment,...

Lancer-to-Los Robles volunteer system stays strong
Lancer-to-Los Robles volunteer system stays strong
Gemma Spraggins, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

Los Robles Regional Medical Center benefits from the varied talents and experiences that volunteers offer, ranging from high school students...

Time T.O. Vote
Time T.O. Vote
Kailah Spencer, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

Senior Maya Campo turns 18 in April, and she is ready to make her voice heard this November. As the presidential primary election nears, seniors...

Going Digital: The SAT’s New Normal
Going Digital: The SAT’s New Normal
Kailah Spencer, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

Many Lancers students are familiar with the SAT; a paper test with over a hundred questions of varying difficulty. Now, CVUSD is introducing...

Around the Business Table
Around the Business Table
Julia Pineda-Dominguez, The Lancer Staff • March 27, 2024

The Majors program provides students with the opportunity to speak with mentors in many different careers. The program consists of monthly meetings...

Moreno heads to Washington
Moreno heads to Washington
Aandrea Pineda-Dominguez, News Editor • March 27, 2024

It was finally over. The bell gave its shrieking cry and off went hundreds of students to enjoy their freedom, at least for a moment. For...

TO Acorn With Permission
Lancers lose a forever friend
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • March 27, 2024

Bill Gemberling has worn many hats at Thousand Oaks High: student, teacher, coach, sports announcer. But taxi driver? “I was one of (Brett...

Unexpected La Reina closure leads to transfers
Gemma Spraggins, Assistant News Editor • March 27, 2024

escribing how La Reina families felt upon receiving the news that their school, which opened its doors in 1964, will be closing at the end of...

New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release
New MegaMind TV and Movie Sequel Release
Joseph Goodnight, Opinion Editor • February 20, 2024

In March of this year, Dreamworks is set to release a Peacock exclusive TV show and movie sequel to the beloved 2010 MegaMind movie. The trailer...

In Fastbreak Fashion
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 14, 2024

Lancers lead the way in the second half. The Great Oak Wolfpack came into Thousand Oaks Tuesday night for the CIF quarterfinals and with them...

Perserving in Penalty’s
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 14, 2024

The Lady Lancers traveled to a neutral site in Anaheim to take on the Katella Knights in the second round of the CIF-SS girls soccer playoffs....

Kanye - He's Back at it...or Maybe Not?
Elijah Brown, The Lancer Staff • February 14, 2024

Kanye West's new album “Vultures 1”, many nationwide were skeptical at first about Kanye's new album considering the controversies he has...

It’s Valentine’s, Baby
It’s Valentine’s, Baby
Momo Sonoda, Editor-In-Chief • February 14, 2024

St. Valentine’s Day commemorates the death of St. Valentine, but for others, the holiday marks a day of birth. Junior Chokee Weezer was born...

Health Science Majors Program hosts their senior showcase
Momo Sonoda, Editor-In-Chief • February 12, 2024

Last week, the seniors in Health Science Majors hosted a showcase, featuring various professions that they hope to pursue in the future. At the...

Advancing Again
Jake Bradley, Sports Editor • February 12, 2024

The Lancers left campus during lunch to travel to Temecula for their round two playoff game, and the ride wasn’t enough to stop the Lancers....

“Ok, Boomer” Booms Controversy

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In early November 2019, the phrase “ok, boomer,” was used on the popular social media platform, Tik Tok, which has since exploded in fame. The video depicted a grey-haired man claiming that Generation Z has Peter Pan syndrome, meaning that they never want to grow up. A Generation Zer responded saying “ok, boomer,” and telling the man to have a terrible day. The phrase has been hashtagged 732 million times, and raps, memes and merch have resulted from the video.
Feuds between older and younger generations are nothing new. However, some Boomers say that the phrase is extremely ageist and stereotypical. Baby Boomers are characterized to show resistance to technological progress, deny the existence of climate change, and often marginalize minorities. Boomers are known to be dismissive of young people, and treat the up-and-coming generation as inexperienced or naive. They are overall out-of-touch with the values of today’s youth in Gen Zers’ minds. In response, Gen Zers are creating memes to mock the views of boomers.
“Ok, boomer” is a cry from millions of Gen Zers that are fed up with where the world is going, claiming that older generations simply do not get it. Generation Z has been nicknamed the snowflake generation meaning that they are lazy, fragile, and sensitive. The most effective young “do-ers,” are Gen Zers, such as Greta Thunberg. When asked is Thunberg wanted to have a meeting with Boomer Donald Trump, she denied it.
“It would be a waste of time, really,” Thunberg said.
Thunberg pretty much summed up how most Gen Zers feel when asked if they want to debate issues with Boomers.
25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker Chlöe Swarbrick was giving a speech supporting a climate crisis bill when she was heckled by an older member of Parliament. She simply said, “ok, boomer,” and went on with her speech. Critics called her immature and rude, but it most definitely got the point across.
Although “ok, boomer” sounds demeaning, it has successfully sparked conversation about the worldly perspectives between the two generations. Gen Zers make up 32 percent of the world’s population, and with many over 18 years old, or close to it, they are a force to be reckoned with. What once started as a humorous clapback, has since become a conversation between the young and the old.

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