#36: Take a Knee
Someone else responded to the viral #HowToConfuseAMillennial hashtag in the similar vein of Boomers thinking Millennials are disrespectful. Some older people say kids these days are too easily offended and sensitive. They can’t take a joke these days AND they’re rude! Meanwhile, they seem to get easily offended by things that Millennials are unfazed by…
This tweet from Irene is obviously referring to Colin Kaepernick’s public and peaceful protest while he was a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers football team. He knelt during the national anthem to peacefully protest police brutality and racial inequality, and a lot of people lost their marbles about it. Turns out, some Boomers didn’t take the time to understand what Kaepernick’s statement was about. Instead, they got easily offended. Hm.