I hate this culture right now and want it replaced. It's long overdue.

I hate this culture right now and want it replaced. It's long overdue.


I don't consider this culture to really be core Millennial culture.  Right now, we are in a Gen Y/Z cusp era in my opinion.  Millennial culture reigned supreme through most of the '00s and peaked in the late '00s and early '10s.  I would say the Lady Gaga/Recession/Obama/Electropop era was the height of Millennial influence on popular culture.

Even Millennial trends that helped define the '10s, like hipster culture and social liberalism, are on their way out.

Millennial culture over and I miss it. Well, I miss pre-2010 Millennial culture.

Millennial culture over and I miss it. Well, I miss pre-2010 Millennial culture.


I would bump up the date to 2013, but I agree.  I miss it.  Luckily I had so many great life experiences during that era.

I don't consider this culture to really be core Millennial culture.  Right now, we are in a Gen Y/Z cusp era in my opinion.  Millennial culture reigned supreme through most of the '00s and peaked in the late '00s and early '10s.  I would say the Lady Gaga/Recession/Obama/Electropop era was the height of Millennial influence on popular culture.

Even Millennial trends that helped define the '10s, like hipster culture and social liberalism, are on their way out.

Social liberalism is and will NEVER be on it's way out.

We're mostly in the Y/Z cusp era, with the Z side dominating us. I said that because it's mostly 2002-2006 babies roaming around the Internet and posting what's cool to them on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.


I would bump up the date to 2013, but I agree.  I miss it.  Luckily I had so many great life experiences during that era.


Nah, most people were already using smartphones by 2013. Plus, Millennials were being generalized as being more tech-savvy than other generations.

Social liberalism is and will NEVER be on it's way out.


Look at who is in the White House and how many people love him despite the fact he is royally f*cking up the progress of the past eight years.

Look at who is in the White House and how many people love him despite the fact he is royally f*cking up the progress of the past eight years.


There's not a lot of people who like him. The only reason why he won the election was because he won the electoral votes for most rural states.

Look at who is in the White House and how many people love him despite the fact he is royally f*cking up the progress of the past eight years.

So? That doesn't mean social liberalism is dead. What kind of logic is that?

About 3 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton (I don't care if you like her or not...you can't change that fact).

I dislike when people say stuff like this because it's a knee-jerk overreaction.

I'm more of a cusp-man, but I think that we are also on the cusp side (but more Zed leaning) of pop culture. I can't wait for a change to just happen, because a lot of stuff in the world of pop culture is just stale now.

I don't consider this culture to really be core Millennial culture.  Right now, we are in a Gen Y/Z cusp era in my opinion.  Millennial culture reigned supreme through most of the '00s and peaked in the late '00s and early '10s.  I would say the Lady Gaga/Recession/Obama/Electropop era was the height of Millennial influence on popular culture.

Even Millennial trends that helped define the '10s, like hipster culture and social liberalism, are on their way out.


The people born in the early 2000s, the last Millennials haven't become teens yet. 1999 was when Millennial culture came in flooding and that's when the last Xers born in 1981 turned 18. Gen X culture came flooding in 1982, when last Boomers turned 18. Boomer culture came flooding in 1964 when people born in 1946 turned 18. Since the earliest the Millennials would end would be 2000, Z culture won't start until 2018 or 2019.

The Millennials changed for the worst. They were at their best in the late 00s and very early 10s. Instead of hipster culture they want mainstream trash with no soul. They also seem to be wanting to enforce very rigid norms, especially gender norms.

The Millennials changed for the worst. They were at their best in the late 00s and very early 10s. Instead of hipster culture they want mainstream trash with no soul. They also seem to be wanting to enforce very rigid norms, especially gender norms.


I agree that the best Millennial culture was in the late '00s and early '10s.  However, I don't understand where you are coming from about gender norms. I tend to see this with evangelical/religious Millennials, but not the generation at large.

I agree that the best Millennial culture was in the late '00s and early '10s.  However, I don't understand where you are coming from about gender norms. I tend to see this with evangelical/religious Millennials, but not the generation at large.


I think you don't understand because the Millennials into it are typically born in the 90s and early 00s. Millennials born in the 80s aren't so much into enforcing the gender rigidity. 

I think you don't understand because the Millennials into it are typically born in the 90s and early 00s. Millennials born in the 80s aren't so much into enforcing the gender rigidity.

I'm sorry but I think that you are severely confused and mixing things up.

I think you don't understand because the Millennials into it are typically born in the 90s and early 00s. Millennials born in the 80s aren't so much into enforcing the gender rigidity.


Can you give me an example of this focus on gender rigidity?  I would really like to see it as this is a topic that is of great interest to me.

I think it's been over for sometime, and now it is early Z culture. I have seen it in fashion, movies, music. It is all Zed oriented.


I think you don't understand because the Millennials into it are typically born in the 90s and early 00s. Millennials born in the 80s aren't so much into enforcing the gender rigidity. 
Some of them aren't even Millennials. That would be the Zeds doing that.

The average Millennial was born around 1988/1989, so the average Millennial is now around age 27 to 29.

Can you give me an example of this focus on gender rigidity?  I would really like to see it as this is a topic that is of great interest to me.


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This mindset is growing in Millennials

The average Millennial was born around 1988/1989, so the average Millennial is now around age 27 to 29.


The average is actually born around 1991/1992.

The average is actually born around 1991/1992.
More like 1985-87. I have seen articles saying the average Millennial is 30.

More like 1985-87. I have seen articles saying the average Millennial is 30.


I don't see how that can be since Millennials start in 1982 and go up to 2000 or later.

I don't see how that can be since Millennials start in 1982 and go up to 2000 or later.
Only from Strauss and Howe though. They're the ones who came up with 1982 as the start with studies shown, but some of things they mentioned are irrelevant such as the baby on board signs/stickers.

Only from Strauss and Howe though. They're the ones who came up with 1982 as the start with studies shown, but some of things they mentioned are irrelevant such as the baby on board signs/stickers.


But if Gen X is 1965-1976 that's too short for there to be a generation. All the generations of Gen X I see usually end in 1981.

Millennials will always act like millennials from now on. We're passed the impressionable age, and are moving into the establishment age.  :-X

Millennials will always act like millennials from now on. We're passed the impressionable age, and are moving into the establishment age.  :-X


Which sucks because they got so much better in the late 00s and early 10s. Much more into individuality and self expression.
But then people started pounding on them for being special snowflakes and entitled so much they morphed into the way they were in the late 90s and early 00s: super conformist.

But if Gen X is 1965-1976 that's too short for there to be a generation. All the generations of Gen X I see usually end in 1981.
. I've see Gen X starting at 1961 at the earliest. 11 years is too short

Oh, and 1981 being the end is also from Strauss and Howe. Most sources I've seen have that year as a Millennial.

Which sucks because they got so much better in the late 00s and early 10s. Much more into individuality and self expression.
But then people started pounding on them for being special snowflakes and entitled so much they morphed into the way they were in the late 90s and early 00s: super conformist.


Part of this is the natural course of life as Millennials have left college and young adulthood and entered the workforce and marriages.  Baby boomers - the pot smoking hippies of the '60s who were all about free love and self expression - created the conservative, conformist society of the 1980s that has come to define boomers to this day.

. I've see Gen X starting at 1961 at the earliest. 11 years is too short

Oh, and 1981 being the end is also from Strauss and Howe. Most sources I've seen have that year as a Millennial.

Funnily enough, most sites I see end Gen X at 1981...:P.

Part of this is the natural course of life as Millennials have left college and young adulthood and entered the workforce and marriages.  Baby boomers - the pot smoking hippies of the '60s who were all about free love and self expression - created the conservative, conformist society of the 1980s that has come to define boomers to this day.


But the Xers didn't turn into conformists. Plus Millennials were also very conformist in the late 90s and early 00s. If there was anything slightly different about you they felt threatened. Workplaces also seemed to demand far more conformity in the 2000s and later compared to the 90s and earlier when I speak to people about the change.

But the Xers didn't turn into conformists. Plus Millennials were also very conformist in the late 90s and early 00s. If there was anything slightly different about you they felt threatened. Workplaces also seemed to demand far more conformity in the 2000s and later compared to the 90s and earlier when I speak to people about the change.


I don't see conformity among my generation anywhere near the level it was at in the late 90s/early '00s.  Back then, you are right.  If there was anything slightly different about you, you would be outcasted.

I find today, Millennials are quite a bit more accepting of people's differences than they were back then, though not quite as much as they were in the late '00s/early '10s.

. I've see Gen X starting at 1961 at the earliest. 11 years is too short

Oh, and 1981 being the end is also from Strauss and Howe. Most sources I've seen have that year as a Millennial.


Ehh.. 1961 is safely Boomer. 1963 or 1964 borns is when it starts to become a Gray area

Ehh.. 1961 is safely Boomer. 1963 or 1964 borns is when it starts to become a Gray area

My mom was born in 1963 and she's safely a Boomer. She also identifies as such....:).

My mom was born in 1963 and she's safely a Boomer. She also identifies as such....:).


That makes sense actually! I mean she was in high school from 1977-1981, that's pretty Boomer (albeit Late BB Culture, but I digress). In all honesty I think the major question mark is 1964 borns.

In particular, the C/O 1982, was in high school from 1978-1982. They were at their youthful peak during the 1980-1981 school year which was probably the ultimate BB/X Cusp year in which it was probably 50/50, aka last traces of BB fads like Punk & Disco and the start of new fads gaining massive traction like New Wave. This was also the end of Carter's term and the start of Reagan's term, aka the passage way between the Liberal BB Era and the Conservative Gen X Era.

1981-1982 was still a cuspy school year, but was definitely leaning more X by that point. A major component being that MTV debuted in August of 81', right before. The C/O 83' were at their youthful peak by that point, hence why 1964/1965 borns are the start of Gen X.

I'm guessing she identifies more with being a 70s teen, rather than an 80s 20something. She's more Marvin Gaye than U2, right?

My mom actually likes both Marvin Gaye and U2. She definitely identifies as a '70s teen.

That makes sense actually! I mean she was in high school from 1977-1981, that's pretty Boomer (albeit Late BB Culture, but I digress). In all honesty I think the major question mark is 1964 borns.

In particular, the C/O 1982, was in high school from 1978-1982. They were at their youthful peak during the 1980-1981 school year which was probably the ultimate BB/X Cusp year in which it was probably 50/50, aka last traces of BB fads like Punk & Disco and the start of new fads gaining massive traction like New Wave. This was also the end of Carter's term and the start of Reagan's term, aka the passage way between the Liberal BB Era and the Conservative Gen X Era.

1981-1982 was still a cuspy school year, but was definitely leaning more X by that point. A major component being that MTV debuted in August of 81', right before. The C/O 83' were at their youthful peak by that point.

Yeah, I agree. My mom graduated from high school in '81.

(cont) People born in 1960-64 (heck, you can even stretch this back to 1955) are in a grey area between boomers and Gen X, because some of them feel they aren't boomers because they were too young for Woodstock and the 60s counterculture.

While others early 60s-borns feel that they are indeed boomers, because while they weren't old enough to participate in Woodstock, they were born just in time for the mid-late 70s/early 80s high school experience which was still very boomer-ish (especially the music), and were just a bit out of the target audience by the time Gen X stuff like Nirvana came along in the early 90s.

(cont) People born in 1960-64 (heck, you can even stretch this back to 1955) are in a grey area between boomers and Gen X, because some of them feel they aren't boomers because they were too young for Woodstock and the 60s counterculture.

While others early 60s-borns feel that they are indeed boomers, because while they weren't old enough to participate in Woodstock, they were born just in time for the mid-late 70s/early 80s high school experience which was still very boomer-ish (especially the music), and were just a bit out of the target audience by the time Gen X stuff like Nirvana came along in the early 90s.


THIS. Although I think when push comes to shove I think most may go along more with Boomer route rather than X.

(cont) People born in 1960-64 (heck, you can even stretch this back to 1955) are in a grey area between boomers and Gen X, because some of them feel they aren't boomers because they were too young for Woodstock and the 60s counterculture.

While others early 60s-borns feel that they are indeed boomers, because while they weren't old enough to participate in Woodstock, they were born just in time for the mid-late 70s/early 80s high school experience which was still very boomer-ish (especially the music), and were just a bit out of the target audience by the time Gen X stuff like Nirvana came along in the early 90s.


THIS. Although I think when push comes to shove I think most may go along more with Boomer route rather than X.

You guys are both solid in your assessments.

Funnily enough, most sites I see end Gen X at 1981...:P.
That's Strauss and Howe. They're the only ones who use 1981 as the cutoff.


Ehh.. 1961 is safely Boomer. 1963 or 1964 borns is when it starts to become a Gray area
Well I'm not saying it's the start. I'm just saying that I have seen that year as the earliest. I definitely agree though.


(cont) People born in 1960-64 (heck, you can even stretch this back to 1955) are in a grey area between boomers and Gen X, because some of them feel they aren't boomers because they were too young for Woodstock and the 60s counterculture.

While others early 60s-borns feel that they are indeed boomers, because while they weren't old enough to participate in Woodstock, they were born just in time for the mid-late 70s/early 80s high school experience which was still very boomer-ish (especially the music), and were just a bit out of the target audience by the time Gen X stuff like Nirvana came along in the early 90s.
Those in the 1955-64 are pretty much younger Boomers. The 60s and Woodstock were for all older Boomers.

You guys are both solid in your assessments.


Thanks! BTW do you guys think its weird when some 55-59' borns do not identify as Boomers? Especially 1955 borns, they're like the epitome of the Baby Boomers (both from a demographic and cultural standpoint).

That's Strauss and Howe. They're the only ones who use 1981 as the cutoff.

Not exactly true. National Geographic used 1981 as the cutoff in their Gen X documentary last year. And if National Geographic isn't the #1 authority on knowledge in the world, I don't know what is.

Not exactly true. National Geographic used 1981 as the cutoff in their Gen X documentary last year. And if National Geographic isn't the #1 authority on knowledge in the world, I don't know what is.
that's only two sources since the all others use them both as their references.

That's Strauss and Howe. They're the only ones who use 1981 as the cutoff.

Not true. National Geographic and this site: http://www.military.com/military-fitness/ask-stew/ask-stew-the-state-of-generation-x-born-1965-1981

Thanks! BTW do you guys think its weird when some 55-59' borns do not identify as Boomers? Especially 1955 borns, they're like the epitome of the Baby Boomers (both from a demographic and cultural standpoint).

Yeah, I definitely think that's weird.

Thanks! BTW do you guys think its weird when some 55-59' borns do not identify as Boomers? Especially 1955 borns, they're like the epitome of the Baby Boomers (both from a demographic and cultural standpoint).

I think 1946 is the epitome of baby boomers, not 1955. Not just because it's the first year of the generation, but also because they've got all the stereotypical traits of boomers down pat: post-war upbringing, Vietnam draft, Woodstock, hippie counterculture, target audience for the Beatles, being able to pay for college just by lifeguarding the local pool over the summer, etc.

1946-1952 borns are the epitome of Baby Boomers to me.

Thanks! BTW do you guys think its weird when some 55-59' borns do not identify as Boomers?

Not exactly. I mean the Vietnam draft was out by the time they turned 18.

Not true. National Geographic and this site: http://www.military.com/military-fitness/ask-stew/ask-stew-the-state-of-generation-x-born-1965-1981
Already mentioned them.


I think 1946 is the epitome of baby boomers, not 1955. Not just because it's the first year of the generation, but also because they've got all the stereotypical traits of boomers down pat: post-war upbringing, Vietnam draft, Woodstock, hippie counterculture, target audience for the Beatles, being able to pay for college just by lifeguarding the local pool over the summer, etc.
Well they shouldn't be. There was more that defined the Boomers than just those things. It seems that the 70s are largely forgotten when it comes to them.

Not exactly. I mean the Vietnam draft was out by the time they turned 18.


Well for 56-59' borns yeah. However 1955ers were the very last to turn 18 when the draft was still going on. On top of that 1955ers are pretty the ripe age for all of the major Boomer milestones:

-Childhood in the Post War Late 50's/Early 60's

-8 on JFK's assassination

-In High School During the Counter Culture Era of the Late 60's/Early 70's

-Either Entered College in 73' at the tail end of the Counter Culture Era or was one the last to be drafted in 'Nam' in 73'

-Was the main 'Big Chill' Generation, aka in college in the Punk era of the mid-late 70's

-Officially entered the workforce in the Late 70's/Early 80's

-Was a Young Adult of the 1980's during the Yuppie Era

-Became Middle Aged in the 90's

-Now the stereotypical 61/2 year old business executive that complains about Millennials ;D


I'll give you 1946 (I mean Bill Clinton, W. Bush, Donald Trump, & Sylvestore Stallone were all born in that year!). But from a matheamtical standpoint and cultural standpoint 1955 is like dead center. They're the bridge between the earlier Post war Boomers (b 1946-1954) and latter Punk Boomers (1956-1964).

Well for 56-59' borns yeah. However 1955ers were the very last to turn 18 when the draft was still going on.

True, but it ended January 27 1973. So really only a tiny portion of 55ers would've been drafted.

I really wish that I was born in January to July 1970 :).

True, but it ended January 27 1973. So really only a tiny portion of 55ers would've been drafted.

Damn... ok I guess that theory is thrown out the window ;D

I really wish that I was born in January to July 1970 :).


I wish I was born in March of 1976 8)

Well for 56-59' borns yeah. However 1955ers were the very last to turn 18 when the draft was still going on. On top of that 1955ers are pretty the ripe age for all of the major Boomer milestones:

-Childhood in the Post War Late 50's/Early 60's

-8 on JFK's assassination

-In High School During the Counter Culture Era of the Late 60's/Early 70's

-Either Entered College in 73' at the tail end of the Counter Culture Era or was one the last to be drafted in 'Nam' in 73'

-Was the main 'Big Chill' Generation, aka in college in the Punk era of the mid-late 70's

-Officially entered the workforce in the Late 70's/Early 80's

-Was a Young Adult of the 1980's during the Yuppie Era

-Became Middle Aged in the 90's

-Now the stereotypical 61/2 year old business executive that complains about Millennials ;D


I'll give you 1946 (I mean Bill Clinton, W. Bush, Donald Trump, & Sylvestore Stallone were all born in that year!). But from a matheamtical standpoint and cultural standpoint 1955 is like dead center. They're the bridge between the earlier Post war Boomers (b 1946-1954) and latter Punk Boomers (1956-1964).


I think 1954-1956 is the bridge. 1957 is iffy and borderline. They graduated before the war officially came to an end and all of them remember the early 60s and the Kennedy era. They were also adolescents in the last of the counterculture era but were college students of the disco era.

It's not the same as someone born in 1964 who didn't remember the JFK assassination or much of the 60s. People born in 54-56 or even 57 remembered the entire 60s decade.

I wish I was born in March of 1976 8)

Cool but why exactly? (If you don't mind me asking)

(cont) People born in 1960-64 (heck, you can even stretch this back to 1955) are in a grey area between boomers and Gen X, because some of them feel they aren't boomers because they were too young for Woodstock and the 60s counterculture.

While others early 60s-borns feel that they are indeed boomers, because while they weren't old enough to participate in Woodstock, they were born just in time for the mid-late 70s/early 80s high school experience which was still very boomer-ish (especially the music), and were just a bit out of the target audience by the time Gen X stuff like Nirvana came along in the early 90s.


The thing is the 60s and 70s bled into each other. The decades had a lot of similarities. This is why early 60s borns are Boomer.

I think 1954-1956 is the bridge. 1957 is iffy and borderline. They graduated before the war officially came to an end and all of them remember the early 60s and the Kennedy era. They were also adolescents in the last of the counterculture era but were college students of the disco era.

It's not the same as someone born in 1964 who didn't remember the JFK assassination or much of the 60s. People born in 54-56 or even 57 remembered the entire 60s decade.


I 100% Agree! I think those born from 1953-1957 are the epitome of the Baby Boomer generation. Old enough to remember (and even participate) the 60's, and still young enough to have fun with the 70's. From what I've noticed, most boomers born before 53' tend to see the 70's as past their time and mainly focus on 60's youth nostalgia. While boomers born after 57' tend to see the 60's as before their time and relish on the 70's.

Most 50's borns, especially Mid 50's borns, were children in the early 60's which still had a relatively post war zeitgeist and had a major 50's vibe. They also are the last to vividly remember the Kennedy assassination which is huge since it marks the democratization between the Post War 'Silent' Era and the Counter Cultural 'Boomer' Era.

They were also possibly the last to have been old enough to participate in youth culture during the Vietnam War/Hippie Era of the Late 60's/Early-Mid 70's.

Plus they were in college during most of the 70's and they were the prime age for Yuppies in the 80's.

Did you see my question ZeldaFan20?

I hope Gen X music tastes takes over the culture again. I like 90s music and the 80s music early Gen X reminisces for. The culture is missing edge.

Before people think the 80s didn't have edge check these out

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Honestly just because it would be cool to be born exactly 20 years prior to my birth ;D.

But to elaborate being a child of the 80's, a teen in the 90's, and a young adult of the mid-late 90's and 2000's would've been bad ass :D. I turned 21 in 2017, which don't get me wrong (so far that is) is a decent year. But to turn 21 in 1997, damn that'd be pretty fun! Also being a teen in the early 90's would've been pretty cool too! I mean if I was born in the mid 70's this would likely be my main teenaged crush!

http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kelly-Kapowski-Tiffani-Amber-Thiessen-048.jpg

Honestly just because it would be cool to be born exactly 20 years prior to my birth ;D.

But to elaborate being a child of the 80's, a teen in the 90's, and a young adult of the mid-late 90's and 2000's would've been bad ass :D. I turned 21 in 2017, which don't get me wrong (so far that is) is a decent year. But to turn 21 in 1997, damn that'd be pretty fun! Also being a teen in the early 90's would've been pretty cool too! I mean if I was born in the mid 70's this would likely be my main teenaged crush!

http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kelly-Kapowski-Tiffani-Amber-Thiessen-048.jpg

Kelly Kapowski :D  :D....thanks for the reminder Z.

Also, nice explanation on why you like March '76 as a birthdate. Do you want me to say why I would want to be born in 1970?

Thanks, and sure knock yourself out!

I hope Gen X music tastes takes over the culture again. I like 90s music and the 80s music early Gen X reminisces for. The culture is missing edge.

Before people think the 80s didn't have edge check these out



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So many people think "the 80's were this boring conservative time where everyone listened to John Mellencamp and tucked in their polos" but that's actually far than the truth. They were more rebellious than the 90's were. More 80's edge!

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Reasons why I would want to be born in 1970 (January to July):

1. I would have been a '70s kid.
2. I would have been a 100% 1980s teen (a teen from 1983-1989).
3. I would have been able to vote in the 1988 Presidential Election (the most exciting and controversial Presidential election of the 1980s)
4. I would have been 17-26 from 1987 until 1996 and I'm in love with that time frame. Especially....1988-1993. I love the late '80s and early '90s.
5. I would have still been relatively young in the 2000s (in my 30s).

Millennial culture over and I miss it. Well, I miss pre-2010 Millennial culture.

I would bump up the date to 2013, but I agree.  I miss it.  Luckily I had so many great life experiences during that era.

Me too bruh! :o


Not everyone liked that era like you did Chris... ::) ;D

Reasons why I would want to be born in 1970 (January to July):

1. I would have been a '70s kid.
2. I would have been a 100% 1980s teen (a teen from 1983-1989).
3. I would have been able to vote in the 1988 Presidential Election (the most exciting and controversial Presidential election of the 1980s)
4. I would have been 17-26 from 1987 until 1996 and I'm in love with that time frame. Especially....1988-1993. I love the late '80s and early '90s.
5. I would have still been relatively young in the 2000s (in my 30s).


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I don't know. I just want a better pop culture, Y, or Z, it doesn't matter!

I don't consider this culture to really be core Millennial culture.  Right now, we are in a Gen Y/Z cusp era in my opinion.  Millennial culture reigned supreme through most of the '00s and peaked in the late '00s and early '10s.  I would say the Lady Gaga/Recession/Obama/Electropop era was the height of Millennial influence on popular culture.

Even Millennial trends that helped define the '10s, like hipster culture and social liberalism, are on their way out.

Right. Millennial culture was at it's height in the 2000's and the 10's is it's own thing. I want 10's culture to end.

Honestly just because it would be cool to be born exactly 20 years prior to my birth ;D.

But to elaborate being a child of the 80's, a teen in the 90's, and a young adult of the mid-late 90's and 2000's would've been bad ass :D. I turned 21 in 2017, which don't get me wrong (so far that is) is a decent year. But to turn 21 in 1997, damn that'd be pretty fun! Also being a teen in the early 90's would've been pretty cool too! I mean if I was born in the mid 70's this would likely be my main teenaged crush!

http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kelly-Kapowski-Tiffani-Amber-Thiessen-048.jpg


Frankly, I'm glad at the moment that I'm not 20 years older. If I'd been born in 1967 I would be turning 50 this year. Yes, it would've been cool to be a '70s kid/'80s teen, but no thanks on hitting the big five-oh!

Honestly just because it would be cool to be born exactly 20 years prior to my birth ;D.

But to elaborate being a child of the 80's, a teen in the 90's, and a young adult of the mid-late 90's and 2000's would've been bad ass :D. I turned 21 in 2017, which don't get me wrong (so far that is) is a decent year. But to turn 21 in 1997, damn that'd be pretty fun! Also being a teen in the early 90's would've been pretty cool too! I mean if I was born in the mid 70's this would likely be my main teenaged crush!

http://cdn.rsvlts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Kelly-Kapowski-Tiffani-Amber-Thiessen-048.jpg


Until that moment where you realize she's older than you and wants an older guy (which sort of did happen to me at one point).

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All Goood Reasons!

Yep....I know.


Frankly, I'm glad at the moment that I'm not 20 years older. If I'd been born in 1967 I would be turning 50 this year. Yes, it would've been cool to be a '70s kid/'80s teen, but no thanks on hitting the big five-oh!

50 is nothing. It's when you turn 65 that is something.


Until that moment where you realize she's older than you and wants an older guy (which sort of did happen to me at one point).

Except Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly Kapowksi) dated one of her Saved By the Bell co-stars ;).

Frankly, I'm glad at the moment that I'm not 20 years older. If I'd been born in 1967 I would be turning 50 this year. Yes, it would've been cool to be a '70s kid/'80s teen, but no thanks on hitting the big five-oh!



50 is nothing. It's when you turn 65 that is something..
We'll still be sexy though! :D :D :D :D :D ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

We'll still be sexy though! :D :D :D :D :D ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

You and I will still be sexy......I don't know about mach!ne_he@d though :-\\  ;D.

You and I will still be sexy......I don't know about mach!ne_he@d though :-\\  ;D.
Oh, he will be too. You can be 30, 40, 50, and even 60, and still be hot! ;)

Oh, he will be too. You can be 30, 40, 50, and even 60, and still be hot! ;)

Not mach!ne_he@d ;D.

Not mach!ne_he@d ;D.
Yeah. He will. ;)

Oh, he will be too. You can be 30, 40, 50, and even 60, and still be hot! ;)

Yep, especially in my family! 8)  Black don't crack my friend. ;)

Yep, especially in my family! 8)  Black don't crack my friend. ;)

But Blacks use crack....;) ;D :-X.

Yep, especially in my family! 8)  Black don't crack my friend. ;)
You got that right! ;)


But Blacks use crack....;) ;D :-X.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Damn... ok I guess that theory is thrown out the window ;D

Zelda, your parents were born in the mid-late 50s right?

Well, I've wondered: do they not consider themselves Boomers because they were too young to participate in Woodstock? Or do they indeed consider themselves Boomers because they were in high school in the 70s, listened to bands like AC/DC and Journey on 8-track (not cassette, that's for Xers), and were able to pay for college merely by doing summer jobs? ;D

(I'm half-joking on the last one. That wasn't the case for all boomers, but it was for a lot of them)

Guys 25-49 (and up to 60!) tend to be the hottest, especially 30-45. I mean 18-24 can look good too, but a lot of people with good features attached to baby faces. Grow a beard! :-X

Time to follow my own advice. ;D

Guys 25-49 (and up to 60!) tend to be the hottest, especially 30-45. I mean 18-24 can look good too, but a lot of people with good features attached to baby faces. Grow a beard! :-X

Time to follow my own advice. ;D


I don't have the beard gene!  :-[  :(  :(

Guys 25-49 (and up to 60!) tend to be the hottest, especially 30-45. I mean 18-24 can look good too, but a lot of people with good features attached to baby faces. Grow a beard! :-X

Time to follow my own advice. ;D
And women! ;)

I can't tell you how many beautiful older ladies I have seen. :D

Zelda, your parents were born in the mid-late 50s right?

Well, I've wondered: do they not consider themselves Boomers because they were too young to participate in Woodstock? Or do they indeed consider themselves Boomers because they were in high school in the 70s, listened to bands like AC/DC and Journey on 8-track (not cassette, that's for Xers), and were able to pay for college merely by doing summer jobs? ;D

(I'm half-joking on the last one. That wasn't the case for all boomers, but it was for a lot of them)


My mom was born in 1957 and My dad was born in 1949. My dad is the quintessential Baby Boomer, he actually fought in Vietnam. My mom on the other hand doesn't relate to the Baby Boomer label as much. However she doesn't relate much with Gen X either. My step dad born in 61' however relates to the Boomer label pretty heavily. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that he was the third youngest of his family out of mostly 50's born siblings. On top of that his parents were both GIs. My biological dad's parents were also GIs. My mom's father was a GI, but her mother was a Silent.

You and I will still be sexy......I don't know about mach!ne_he@d though :-\\  ;D.


If you had ever seen my awesomely sexy caveman beard you wouldn't be saying that! 8)

If you had ever seen my awesomely sexy caveman beard you wouldn't be saying that! 8)

So you were in those GEICO commercials....if so ewww 8-P.....you're definitely not sexy....at all :-X :-X ;D ;D.

So you were in those GEICO commercials....if so ewww 8-P.....you're definitely not sexy....at all :-X :-X ;D ;D.


Well, that is sort of how look right now, having gone over a month without shaving. I wish it was still like it was when I was 15, and could go half a year without shaving and barely notice any stubble. ;D

Well, that is sort of how look right now, having gone over a month without shaving. I wish it was still like it was when I was 15, and could go half a year without shaving and barely notice any stubble. ;D

Wow, I have a fuzz mustache and some chin hairs....that's it.

Wow, I have a fuzz mustache and some chin hairs....that's it.


I couldn't really grow much of a beard when I was a teenager either. Now I think it would actually be pretty nice to go back to the days when I didn't have to shave multiple times a week.

I couldn't really grow much of a beard when I was a teenager either. Now I think it would actually be pretty nice to go back to the days when I didn't have to shave multiple times a week.

I don't even know how to shave :-X :-X :-X.

By 17 I was shaving daily.  :o It got me the ladies! But I said, nah, not interested. 8)

By 17 I was shaving daily.  :o It got me the ladies! But I said, nah, not interested. 8)

SUUUUURREE ::) ::) ::)  ;D.

By 17 I was shaving daily.  :o It got me the ladies! But I said, nah, not interested. 8)


I have to shave almost every day even as someone who is going to be 18 in August.

I have to shave almost every day even as someone who is going to be 18 in August.

When exactly in August?

SUUUUURREE ::) ::) ::)  ;D.


Jordan can vouch. I wore really slutty V-neck and rubbed my chest and neck with moisturizer to make it really shiny. The ladies couldn't keep their hands off. :o


I have to shave almost every day even as someone who is going to be 18 in August.


Sounds the same as me. You're part Italian right?

By 9 I had peach fuzz. By 11 it was really noticeable, by 12 I shaved for the first time (with an electric razor though), by 13 I was shaving every few weeks, but at 14 I got lazy and let it grow. But when I got a job I started shaving every week. By 15 it was every other day and by 16 it was everyday.  :-X

Jordan can vouch. I wore really slutty V-neck and rubbed my chest and neck with moisturizer to make it really shiny. The ladies couldn't keep their hands off. :o

OK, whatever...I believe you ::).

OK, whatever...I believe you ::).


I have a lot of funky stories I want to tell, but it would sound like bragging.  :-X :-X

I have a lot of funky stories I want to tell, but it would sound like bragging.  :-X :-X

We have a braggadocios President...so I don't mind ;).

We have a braggadocios President...so I don't mind ;).


These two encountered were super weird.

One time, I went to class early during lunch time, to study and eat my doughnut while listening to music. I was the only person in the room. One of my Korean classmates, whom I knew somewhat well (we talked on MSN a few times and did a group work in class once) came in and she asked me what I was listening to, and confession I liked listening to Korean pop music back then.  :-[ Anyway, I'm guessing she thought I had an Asian fetish because then she got super flirty, rubbing my shoulders and my hand and doing this weird excessive moaning-laugh whenever I'd crack a joke. Then she started unbuttoning her shirt, and my instinct was to cover my eyes with both my hands LMAO. She tried to get me to look but I didn't relent. She ran out the room in embarrassment. She skipped class and we didn't talk again until an awkward acknowledgement on graduation day.

The other time, I had this girl who'd been following me for a few weeks. I was walking home for lunch one day, and she spots me, pronounces my name wrong and asks if I want to hang out. I told her "my parents are very conservative and don't let me date anyone, I'd be happy to be friends with you though, but I'm busy at the moment" (it's true!). I said "I'll talk to you later" and I walk home. Except a few seconds later, she gropes me and hugs me for like 20 seconds (I was stiff frozen from the shock :o) and then tried to kiss me. It was super gross. Her friend intervened and I got away but that event shook me up for weeks. I relate to people who get "triggered". When a pop song came on the radio or on my iPod that went "I want to kiss you, love you etc." I'd get super anxious and turn it off ;D

Those events were very humiliating when they happened, but give it two or three weeks and my self esteem would shoot through the roof.  :-X

These two encountered were super weird.

One time, I went to class early during lunch time, to study and eat my doughnut while listening to music. I was the only person in the room. One of my Korean classmates, whom I knew somewhat well (we talked on MSN a few times and did a group work in class once) came in and she asked me what I was listening to, and confession I liked listening to Korean pop music back then.  :-[ Anyway, I'm guessing she thought I had an Asian fetish because then she got super flirty, rubbing my shoulders and my hand and doing this weird excessive moaning-laugh whenever I'd crack a joke. Then she started unbuttoning her shirt, and my instinct was to cover my eyes with both my hands LMAO. She tried to get me to look but I didn't relent. She ran out the room in embarrassment. She skipped class and we didn't talk again until an awkward acknowledgement on graduation day.

The other time, I had this girl who'd been following me for a few weeks. I was walking home for lunch one day, and she spots me, pronounces my name wrong and asks if I want to hang out. I told her "my parents are very conservative and don't let me date anyone, I'd be happy to be friends with you though, but I'm busy at the moment" (it's true!). I said "I'll talk to you later" and I walk home. Except a few seconds later, she gropes me and hugs me for like 20 seconds (I was stiff frozen from the shock :o) and then tried to kiss me. It was super gross. Her friend intervened and I got away but that event shook me up for weeks. I relate to people who get "triggered". When a pop song came on the radio or on my iPod that went "I want to kiss you, love you etc." I'd get super anxious and turn it off ;D

Those events were very humiliating when they happened, but give it two or three weeks and my self esteem would shoot through the roof.  :-X

Yeah, those encounters are very weird......but I guess that your milkshake brings all the weirdos to the yard ;D.

This is the song that never ends, and it goes on and on my friend.....

Sounds the same as me. You're part Italian right?

By 9 I had peach fuzz. By 11 it was really noticeable, by 12 I shaved for the first time (with an electric razor though), by 13 I was shaving every few weeks, but at 14 I got lazy and let it grow. But when I got a job I started shaving every week. By 15 it was every other day and by 16 it was everyday.  :-X


Yes, I'm part Italian (Montemaggiore Belsito in the Palermo province in Sicily was where my paternal ancestors were from).

Yes, I'm part Italian (Montemaggiore Belsito in the Palermo province in Sicily was where my paternal ancestors were from).

Yeah, I'm partially Southern European too and I think that's why I have to shave a lot.