Generation X: the most under hated generation
Read this thread to find out why they’re literally g*y
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Read this thread to find out why they’re literally g*y
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LGBT acceptance was primarily the work of Gen X activists, starting in the 80s, brought to full fruition with Obergrefell in 2014
AIDS was a Gen X thing- I could end the thread right there
But we’re just beginning to list their sins
AIDS was a Gen X thing- I could end the thread right there
But we’re just beginning to list their sins
Gen Xers, like Boomers, mock safetyism, but their sh!t behavior as teens is largely responsible the development of the short leash for kids today
Between their drugs, petty crimes and teen pregnancies, they made damn sure to ruin youthful freedom for everyone afterwards
Between their drugs, petty crimes and teen pregnancies, they made damn sure to ruin youthful freedom for everyone afterwards
Gen X culture relished everything gross and sarcastic, never meeting a pointless obscenity that they didn’t like - Kevin Smith and Sarah Silverman are prime examples
It goes hand in hand with their infatuation with tryhard nihilism, as seen in Fight Club, grunge, etc even though things weren’t bad at all in the mid 80s to late 90s. Maybe they didn’t get quite the sweet deal that boomers got, but they could have done so much with what they had
Let’s examine the icons of their generation, all urRedditors!- for example Kurt Cobain, Joss Wheedon and Billie Joe Armstrong
Hate the boomers all you want, but at least they produced a few worthy artists
Hate the boomers all you want, but at least they produced a few worthy artists
Gen X’s music could be a thread of its own, but suffice to say they’ve never produced any meaningful lyrics- appropriate for a generation with nothing to say
There’s a forced meme around lately that Gen X are the last of the “real” men… but where was their war? Boomers had VietNam, Millennials had GWOT- Gen X had a 3 day camping trip in the desert
If there’s any basis to the claim they can’t make it on military service
If there’s any basis to the claim they can’t make it on military service
Hopefully this thread helps squash the attempts to paint Gen X as some less hatable middle between the generations on either side
It’s a comforting meme, but it just ain’t true
It’s a comforting meme, but it just ain’t true
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