Trump Supporters Go Ballistic After Misunderstanding A Harmless News Headline

10 months ago

NPR ran a story on Monday that seems to have stirred up quite a controversy among baby boomers (those Americans who were born between 1946 and 1955.)

Countless boomers have taken to social media to decry the article, which features this seemingly innocuous headline:

Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers, Or You May Not Be Able To Later

It appears the angry commenters never actually read the article, however, which is simply a piece about how sitting for 13-14 hours a day may increase your risk of disease. Instead, they seem to have assumed that the article was about the laziness of their generation and were immediately triggered.

Countless baby boomers are slamming the piece on Twitter and many of them are outspoken Trump supporters.

"Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" We did get off the couch and elected @POTUS what we need is the millennials to get out of their basements
— ImNotFakeNews (@harpus88) September 4, 2017

"Deplorable D Pierce" wants us to know she owes us NOTHING:

"Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" - I worked from 16 to 62 years of age. I am tired. I owe YOU nothing! YOU are your own problem!
— Deplorable D Pierce (@DianePierce532) September 4, 2017

Apparently the life of an angry baby boomer is pretty busy:

#GetOffTheCouchBabyBoomers R U KIDDING US? We don't have TIME to sit on the couch we have 2 WORK 2pay 4YOUR food stamps&free stuff! #GetAJob
— M❤🇺🇸 (@MissWinMa) September 4, 2017

Gregory makes a fair point:

"Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" We did, that's why Trump is President!
— gregory davis (@gdavi12_davis) September 4, 2017

That escalated quickly...

So now the democrat party slogan is "Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" Typical, demand others who worked, built, suffered do more for them
— Behind Enemy Lines (@BushwackCA) September 4, 2017

While Trump supporters are irate at the article (while still having no idea as to its substance), others are finding the situation pretty hilarious:

Older Trumpists are in a RAGE over health/wellness article, "Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers."
Who knew they were such precious ❄️❄️❄️?
— Luke Blackwood (@LukeDBlackwood) September 4, 2017

The Democrats' nefarious scheme!

"Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" <--- this is just a plot to steal our couches. #Resist
— Surly Temple (@wicked_cricket) September 4, 2017

There are quite a few snowflakes out there:

WOW! "Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" certainly triggered some angry boomers too lazy to read the story.
— JoJo (@minnesotajo) September 4, 2017

A word to the wise: always be aware of context before criticizing.

"Get Off The Couch Baby Boomers" is trending, people automatically assume it's political and not about fitness. Bad messaging. pic.twitter.com/IJXHryXFNh
— That Guy (@ThatGuyFromHRL) September 4, 2017

H/T - Indy100, Huffpost