Oddbean

Omg...went to get a burrito for lunch today...overheard a couple sitting down eating: "It's THEY, not he." It was an older woman with another older woman and her seemingly husband. The single older woman was instructing them on how to call "him" (whoever it was) as they instead. The older couple was like "he..." something or other and the other woman corrected them again, "THEY." I looked over with the dead stare, hoping they would lock eyes with me, but alas, anon. But it was pretty fuckin cringe to have to witness that and bite my tongue. Goddess I wish I had a Terf pamphlet I could've left on their table as I walked out.

Do you think Boomers are so used to having to change how they do things – having been born into black and white television, typewriters, and little/no acceptance of homosexuality – that some of them just automatically accept any “updates” that seem to have been mandated by society? Like, the same older woman could been told that burritos are now eaten with the feet and she would have thought, “No problem. I’m a savvy senior. I’ll fill my friends in on the update.” I can’t think of any society that has changed as much as ours has in the life of a Boomer, especially without an invasion or another drastic change in rulers/government. I’m afraid a lot of us – not just Boomers – are trained to see any change, even a negative one, as something that must be embraced.