OK Boomer
What tagline did O'Connor upload for her merch on Bonfire?
"Ok boomer have a terrible day"
After promoting her shirt design on Tik Tok, O'Connor received how much money in orders?
$10,000
How much did Deschutter sell a hoodie for?
$36
What do teens use "ok boomer" to respond to?
- cringey Youtube videos - Donald Trump tweets - any person above 30 who says something condescending young people and the issues that matter to them
What fuel anti-boomer sentiment?
- rising inequality - unaffordable college tuition - political polarization by the internet - climate crisis
What 3 major crises did Citarella say was coming at Gen Z?
1. essentials are more expensive than ever before 2. we pay 50 percent of our income to rent 3. no one has health insurance
How old is Deschutter?
17
How old is O'Conner?
19
How old is Solares?
19
How old is Citarella?
32
How many Tik Toks have been made from kuli's remix?
4,000
A group of how many students in Virginia high school used duct tape to plaster "ok boomer" onto their chests?
9
Who is Kasman?
An 18 year old college student who selling ok boomer sitkcers, socks, shirts, leggings, posters, water bottles, notebook and greeting cards
What did Williams say about anyone being able to be a boomer?
Being a boomer is just having that attitude, it can apply to whoever is bitter toward change
What website did O'Connor upload her shirt design onto?
Bonfire
What did Kasman say about the effects of Boomers on Gen Z?
Everybody in Gen Z is affected by the choices of the boomers, that they made and are still making.
What did Citarella say based on his research?
Gen Z is going to be the first geeneration have a lower quality of life than the generation before them. Three major crises all coming to a head at the Gen Z moment.
What Mezher say about not jabbing at boomers as a whole?
If it's a jab at anyone it's outdated political figures who try to run our lives.
What did Mitchell (age 18) say?
Instead of taking offense on them, you're just like, ha-ha
What did Kuli say about the song?
It is aggressive and ridiculous, but says a lot about Gen Z culture
What does Ok boomer mean to O'connor?
It's like we'll prove you wrong, we're still going to be successful because the world is changing
What did Kuli say that Gen Z'ers were doing differently than Millennials and Gen Xers?
Millennials and Gen Xers were on their side, but Gen Zers finally put their feet on the ground and said enough is enough
What did the white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt say in the viral Tik Tok?
Millennials and Generation Z have the Peter Pan syndrome, they don't ever want to grow up.
What other sites are ok boomer products being sold on?
Redbubble and Spreadshirt
what did Solares do?
Sells rainbow ok boomer products
What did O'Connor do?
She designed a T-shirt and hoodie witht he phrase "ok boomer" on it in the "thank you" style on shopping bags.
What does Kasman plan to use the proceeds of the merch for?
To pay for college
What was the name of the high school where they used duct tape to plaster "ok boomer" onto their chests?
Virginia High School
Who wrote a hymn for ok boomer?
Williams
who is Williams?
a 20 year old college student
Who is Citarella?
a reasearcher who studies online communitites
What is Bonfire?
a site for selling custom apparel
What is ok boomer a digital equivalent to?
an eye roll
What did Kuli do?
created a remix of the song that Williams wrote
why do teen say that ok boomer is the perfect response?
it is blase but cutting
How have teens reacted to the viral Tik Tok?
made remixed reaction videos and art projects
Where have Deschutter's designs been shared?
meme pages across Instagram
What does Kasman believe?
older people are actively hurting young people
What are some products besides shirts that are being sold with ok boomer tagline?
phone cases, bedsheets, stickers, pins and more
What does Deschutter do?
reimagines famous logos with catch prase and sells shirts and phsoe cases for them
When did the students of Virginia High School put ok boomer on their chests?
senior picture day
Citarella says that previous generations have left Gen Z with the....
short end of the stick
what do boomers refer to young gens as?
snowflakes
What did Kuli and Williams plan to do?
split revenue earned through streams of the song on Spotify
What did students at Virginia high School do?
they used duct tape to plaster "ok boomer" onto their chests
What did Solares say she was going to use the profits from the ok boomer products for?
to pay for students loans and rent
What did the guy in the viral Tik Tok wear?
was white-haired in a baseball cap and polo shirt
