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Subject: 80s child?
I have been reading a bunch of posts on the sister site inthe00s.com and I have been surprised to say the least on the number of people born in say, 1984, 1985, or even later (even some born in 1990!) who claim to be children of the 80s...simply because they remember something like a couple of sitcom episodes (most likely reruns) of shows or cartoons that were made in the 80s.
I am just wondering what some people feel would a "general" cutoff for a true "child of the 80s" would be, and I am not just talking about toys or cartoons. I am talking about being into music, movies, other sources of pop culture, etc at the time. Based on my experience, it seems that there is a pretty big difference between people born in say, the mid 70s to those born in the late 70s, especially 1978 and after. Does anyone agree?
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This is a pretty old debate that has been going on for a few years now. And it keeps coming up again and again on what "Child of the 80's" means. Some people take it literally, i.e. your childhood, others to whenever you were born, and then others to when you went to high school and/or college or spent the majority of your young 20's in. That's why you see 48 year old people born in like 1955 to 14 year olds born in 1989 saying they are children of the 80's.
I have not noticed any big difference between people born in the mid 1970s and those born in the late 1970s. Pretty much the same. But I have noticed a considerably difference in what those born in the early 80's and after remember and their perception of the 80's with anyone born during the 60's or 70's. For instance it's practically unheard for anyone born in the 70's, even 1979, to just totally trash and badmouth the 1980's.
But I have seen people born in 1980 and after make fun of the decade.
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I was born in 1971 and consider myself a child of the 80's. I say this because most of my real growing up occured then. I turned 10 in 1981 and graduated in 1989.
I think it is something that the person most identifies with, not necessarily when they were born.
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Quoting:I have not noticed any big difference between people born in the mid 1970s and those born in the late 1970s. Pretty much the same. But I have noticed a considerably difference in what those born in the early 80's and after remember and their perception of the 80's with anyone born during the 60's or 70's. For instance it's practically unheard for anyone born in the 70's, even 1979, to just totally trash and badmouth the 1980's.
But I have seen people born in 1980 and after make fun of the decade.
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That's because if you were born in the 80's, even in the very early 80's like 1980 or 1981, you were way too young to remember the core years of the 80's, which wrapped up in 1987. So if you don't remember it, it's just a stupid and campy old decade to you that you kinda have a hazy idea of, but never really lived through. Someone born in 1978 or 1979 would have a much better grasp on the 80's then someone born in 1981.
And everyone that graduated high school during the 80's are much, much older. They were born in the years of 1962 to 1971. So that's ages 32 to 41/42.
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i was born in 1970 and i consider myself a child of the 80's, my teen years are when i really listened to the music and noticed all the different styles we had. THE 80'S WERE THE BEST!!!!!
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i was born in 1970 and i consider myself a child of the 80's, my teen years are when i really listened to the music and noticed all the different styles we had. THE 80'S WERE THE BEST!!!!!
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I'm a 1974 birth, so I consider my childhood to be that of the 1980s - THE BEST DECADE! ;D
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It depends on what YOU identify with. My sister was born in 1963 and as a teenager was very much a child of the '60s. In other words, she and her crowd embraced '60s the whole Flower Power counterculture thing. I'm six years younger, and was fed up with the '60s, not the 1960s, but the sixties, baby!
On the other hand, I am a child of the '60s, even though I was a child inthe '70s. No, I don't go for long hair, moccasins, free love, and LSD. The '60s influence comes from being inculcated with the hope and progress of the civil rights movement, and the skepticism of authority brought on by the Vietnam war.
Adolescence is the period in which you establish your individuality. We often use music and fashion to accomplish this. I did. I was a teenager of the '80s. So, you've got '80s styles and '60s idealism, that equals....uh oh,
Howard Jones
Subject: Re: 80s child?
I've always called myself a "teen of the 80's". Having my entire teens during that decade.
I was born in 68 so I was actually a "child of the 70's". I have the memories of the seriously ugly furnishings, the macrame, the browns and oranges that should never have been put together !! and then later into the decade - the disco funk etc etc. But I cant truly say I "experienced it" because I was at home being a kid. It might have been interesting to have been able to actually experience the disco side of the 70's but I was too young.
But the 80's - Sometimes I feel I lived an entire life time just in the 80's alone.
I started the 80's as a child entering highschool - and by the end of 89 I had finished school, put my brother thru highschool, had 6 or 7 jobs including managing my own business, moved overseas to work in the US and UK, Married and separated ! Phew - exhausting.
And in between all that I managed to enjoy the music, the nightclubs, the clothes, the hairstyles, the movies, the good life pre recession etc etc etc.
It made the 90's seem quite dull in comparison !!
I do laugh tho when someone who was born in 88 or 89 calls them self a "child of the 80's". It just aint true. Toddler of the 80's yes - but child of the 90's and teen of the 00's.
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I was born in 73, but feel the exact same way about the 70's and 90's.
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I've always called myself a "teen of the 80's". Having my entire teens during that decade.
I was born in 68 so I was actually a "child of the 70's". I have the memories of the seriously ugly furnishings, the macrame, the browns and oranges that should never have been put together !! and then later into the decade - the disco funk etc etc. But I cant truly say I "experienced it" because I was at home being a kid. It might have been interesting to have been able to actually experience the disco side of the 70's but I was too young.
But the 80's - Sometimes I feel I lived an entire life time just in the 80's alone.
I started the 80's as a child entering highschool - and by the end of 89 I had finished school, put my brother thru highschool, had 6 or 7 jobs including managing my own business, moved overseas to work in the US and UK, Married and separated ! Phew - exhausting.
And in between all that I managed to enjoy the music, the nightclubs, the clothes, the hairstyles, the movies, the good life pre recession etc etc etc.
It made the 90's seem quite dull in comparison !!
I do laugh tho when someone who was born in 88 or 89 calls them self a "child of the 80's". It just aint true. Toddler of the 80's yes - but child of the 90's and teen of the 00's.
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Subject: Re: 80s child?
Yup, this has more or less been discussed.
I consider myself a "Child of the '80s" (<-must be prepositioned and in capitals), since I "came of age" then. I could experience more what the whole world was like, not just my little insular elementary-school life. For the latter, I consider myself a "'70s Child" (no preposition, and need not be capitalized). I was born in '69, so some would even call me a "'60s child" but frankly, there were only 6 mos left in the decade so there was no way I'd have any comprehension! :o
So, I sort of consider people born in '74 or so as the cut-off for truly being a "Child of the '80s" who knows basically what it's like to be in the culture of the time - not just the toys! ::)
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Born in 76, so I count myself as an 80s child, I wore the clothes, watched the shows, had the crap, had the music, and wish I coulf go back to the 80s. The 90s stunk, at least in my little world they did.
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I'm a 1974 birth, so I consider my childhood to be that of the 1980s - THE BEST DECADE! ;D
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I'm in your boat! ;D
Howard
Subject: Re: 80s child?
I love this discussion first of all . Second people born in 78 definitely know and lived the 80s. They are THE perfect examples of a child of the 80s. I'm not saying that just because I was born in 1978.The actual cut off to be a child of the 80s is if you were born before 1982. I think that's like scienitifically proven or something. So anybody after 82' that says they are a child of the 80s really isnt. Anyone that was born after 85 and says they are a child of the 80s must be smoking something cuz half those years were spent in diapers and people that were born in 89....well there's no excuse for them.
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I guess I can understand someone who was born in 1980, '81, or even '82 saying they grew up in the 80's or are "children of the 80's". Heck, at least people born in the early 80's have some kind of case that might be worth listening to for actually have been being alive through all or most of the decade.
But you just have to say "What the F---!?" when you see a kid who was born in 1987 or 1989 saying they are 80's kids.
Then when the babies who born in 1990 and 1991 claim to be 80's kids...... ::)
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In what circumstances do you hear thirteen or fourteen year olds talk about being '80s kids? ???
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I use junior high and high school years (teen years) as "markers" to determine what "decade child" you are.
If most of your junior high and high school years took place during the 80's, than you are an "80's child". You grew up during that time, have sharp memories of that time, and were into all the happenings, news, musics and fads of that time.
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Being born in 1975, and graduating high school in 1993, I've always wondered if I was more of an 80's kid or a 90's one. On the one hand, I love the 80's, not just the toys and cartoons, but the music and movies too, especially from the Late 80's, when I really became more into music then I had before. Since pop music is more personalized then other art forms (like movies or TV shows), that's another check in my box that makes me more of an 80's kid. Then again, I remember loving pop music as far back as 1982 when I was only 6 or 7 years old.
On the other hand, when I was 14 and starting high school in the fall of 1989, talking about the 1980's was the worst and most uncool thing a kid could do. No one even wanted to be reminded that it was still techincally the 80's. I'm old enough to have seen the 80's, but I'm young enough to perfectly understand the hideous downside to the 80's what with it's over the top, gaudy, and silly fashions that wanted to make you puke with disgust and embarrassment. I did graduate high school in 1993, but the early 1990's are usually written off as being "the 80's" anyway by kids today, so in the end I guess I am an 80's kid. I like the 90's, and it was a welcome change from the 80's, but I think I feel more at home in the 80's. Not to mention that early 90's teen stuff are usually associated more with the 80's then 90's, like Saved by the Bell or Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Both those shows featured people my age that were also high school class of '93, so yeah I'm more an 80's kid. I'm sure most people my age (28 or 29 year olds) feel more at home with the 80's over the 90's anyway.
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Well, I was born in 1963, so that would have made me 17 years old in 1980. I was able to live the entire decade where being into clubs, fashions, hairstyles, movies, and remember all of it. Later in the '80's I wasn't as much into all that as earlier in the decade, since "real life" became part of my everyday, as you get older, you get less carefree. I don't really consider myself a 'child of the '80's' although I lived every minute of it...AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. There will never be another decade like it.