Whoopi Goldberg doesn’t get why younger generations think Boomers aren’t cool: ‘We’re all good’

“And the ones that are coming that are growing up now? In 20 years, y’all won’t be so cool. It’ll be all about them. That’s life.”

Whoopi Goldberg would like the record to show that Baby Boomers are pretty cool, actually.

During Monday’s episode of The View, the EGOT winner and her cohosts discussed whether or not they believed that Generation X — those born between the years of 1965 until 1980 — was truly the best generation yet.

When asked what generation she was a part of, Goldberg simply pointed at herself and replied, “I’m a Boomer. Old af.”

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Whoopi Goldberg and Sara Haines on ‘The View’

Her cohost Sunny Hostin then interjected that she considered Goldberg to be a “cool Boomer” before going on to question why younger generations don’t consider Baby Boomers to be cool in the first place.

“So many people they go, ‘Okay, Boomer,’” Hostin explained, referencing the sarcastic expression often used by Millennials and Gen Z to mock Baby Boomers and suggest that they’re lame or out of touch with current times. “Like my goddaughter recently said that and I was like, ‘First of all, I’m not a Boomer.’ Second of all, why are Boomers not considered cool?”

Goldberg noted that she doesn’t understand all the negativity either.

“I have no idea, because y’all wouldn’t have any of this stuff without [Steve] Jobs… Steve Jobs created all this. Where do you think all this stuff comes from?” She replied, referring to the late Apple CEO who was also a Baby Boomer. “Listen, we had the best time, just like the folks in the ‘50s who we looked at and said, ‘Ooh, y’all are so weird with those poodle skirts.’ Everything that was, is now.”

The actress added that she believes that “every generation throws a hero up the pop chart” during its heyday, making a reference to Paul Simon’s hit song “The Boy In the Bubble” from 1986.

“Thank you, Paul Simon,” she teased. “And in case you don’t know who that is… I think you do.”

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Whoopi Goldberg reminded future generations they may find themselves being called uncool, too

Goldberg ended her speech by attempting to find some common ground — and, of course, reminding younger generations that one day they may find themselves being called uncool by future generations, too.

“But we’re all good,” she said. “And the ones that are coming that are growing up now? In 20 years, y’all won’t be so cool. It’ll be all about them. That’s life.”

The View airs weekdays on ABC.