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Honestly, our generation approaches animation much differently than the generations before us. 30 years ago, most people our age wouldn't be caught dead at an animated movie unless they had a child in tow. Now full grown men will line up for the next Pixar film. Having grown up in the animation renaissance, our generation never really aged out of it. The animation grew up along side us, with stuff on the lines of Beavis and Butthead, to something as poignant as the Toy Story franchise. My parents still can't comprehend the fact that I like animation as a medium and can't see how animation has gotten so vulgar. Although I still think there is some bit of bias towards animation among our generation, its no longer a genre that is shied away from by others. We were very lucky to grow up during that time in animation.

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Agreed. Also, animation has become MUCH more accessible while we grew up. It went from animated shorts (like Looney Tunes); to cartoon shows (like the Flintstones, Jetsons, Smurfs, etc.) on Saturday mornings; to primetime network and cable TV (Simpsons, South Park).

Like you said, animation is no longer "for kids." Lots of people have Simpsons, South Park, even shows like Archer in their lists of favorite/funniest shows. And movies have gone the same route in some ways. They're more aimed at families than simply the kids. shite, I'd almost argue that movies like Shrek were borderline movies for kids anyway...lots of innuendo in there.