'Ok Boomer': Young New Zealand MP shuts down heckler in Parliament

Chloe Swarbrick, a 25-year-old politician from New Zealand, me 'some people m' at parliament by calling older lawmakers "OK boomer" after y interrupted her speech on climate change. "Boomer" is term used for a baby born between 1946 and 1964. Yet term has been considered derogatory as new generation uses it to show disgust over older generation. It is mostly used on platforms like Twitter and TikTok.

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Explaining her us, Swarbrick said that boomer is a state of mind. As politicians were doubting all facts provided on climate change by her in a speech she used it to express collective frustration.

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Swarbrick spoke for Zero Carbon footprint

Swarbrick me us during interruption in her presentation as a ground for Zero Carbon Bill which aims to reduce carbon levels in New Zealand to zero by 2050. She told speaker of parliament that world leers have kept hazards in behind doors. Yet current generation does t have luxury to keep it closed. Inferring generation that has led to climate change, Swarbrick said that in 2050, she will be 56 years old. Yet, right w, aver of 52nd Parliament is 49 years old. Opposition spokesman for climate change, Todd Muller, interrupted her at same point. 

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Swarbrick paused and said, "Ok, Boomer". 

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Netizens hails Swarbrick, opposition unhappy

Social media has hailed Swarbrick for using term. Critics see "OK boomer" as ist. New Zealand lawmaker Christopher Bishop expressed that "unpopular and n-woke opinion" in a tweet. On or hand, Mueller wondered how long Swarbrick would remain a "millennial force for change".

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