re: The pending rise of Gen Z is going to be staggering

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Generation X was really conservative. And as mentioned rebelled and were tired of the Baby Boomers hippie mentality. All we heard was how awesome and free love the 60's were. Hell, Gen X was even pretty Conservative with sex but that was also the height of the AIDS scare. And Gen X is conservative attitude-wise and less self-absorbed.

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GenX pop culture went PC in the 90s.

GenX is never mentioned in media at all anymore. It's like we don't even exist. Which is, whatever, fine. They're marketing categories used to manipulate people by creating a fake consensus, as much as anything.

But that could be my GenX cynicism speaking.

GenX is cynical. GenX is why you take for granted the cynical/sarcastic humor of Family Guy and SouthPark.

GenerationX says "no, you aren't special. frick you. Here's how you (yes, even you snowflake) suck".

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This board does not need a civics course. It needs open thought and less arse holes.

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It's more than a little disturbing that the person who thinks that children should not be punished in any way for flipping other children off is calling other people assholes.

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The explanation I've heard is the name refers to people who "came of age", whatever that means, around the new millennium. That said, my wife was born in 82 and has a lot more in common with X. I've seen the cut-off at anywhere from 1976 to 1985 but 83 is the year I see most often. I'd say you're X.

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I'd have to agree. I have far more in common with Xers than millennials, but it really doesn't matter. It is nice to be able to call out millennials as a "millennial."

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It's more than a little disturbing that the person who thinks that children should not be punished in any way for flipping other children off is calling other people assholes.

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I am more worried why you do not think that is the right of the coach or parents instead.

Pretty sure you will change your tune if that happened to your kid. There was a kid in my high school that did something not condoned by the school walking across the stage at graduation. They withheld his diploma and the parents had to threaten legal action. He was officially graduated and could go to college with HS transcripts, however no physical diploma. Do you think that it is right for a school to do that after a child completed 12 years of school? One singular action can undo a complete body of work.

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The Boomer dickheads will tell you that the most "Generation X" movies are Singles, Reality Bites and Clerks.

The actual most "GenX" movies are SFW and PCU.

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I've never seen the other two but I think Clerks is a pretty good representation of how me and my friends were in the 90's.

I have nephew who is 17 and he loathes the SJW, PC culture. He's very much a conservative and has a good head on his shoulders but he'll be going to LSU next fall when he graduates and I worry all these liberal fruits on college campuses will maybe sway him. I hope to god not though. Good kid though.

I am actually a parent of a son that had this happen. My son graduated from HS in 2007. His class was told by the schools administration to not pull any pranks etc on graduation night. My son, who has always been a prankster, decided to put a fog horn under his gown, let it off when he got on stage. It ended up getting stuck.... As we sit in the stands at NC State watching this, we watch him get escorted off the platform, to the back area, which was covered with dividers. When he was escorted back into the main area, he got a standing ovation from his classmates... After the ceremony he went to retrieve his actual diploma and the administrators said that he could not have it due to his actions. if he wanted it, he would have to do community service at the school during the summer to earn it. He was like why would I come back and why would you want me back on campus. He opted not to do this. We of course gave him hell for it. but we did not fight this battle for him, bc it was a choice he made. He has always been they type of kid who understood the consequences of his actions then and now. He went to college with no problem, his transcripts were with the state education system, not the school. Is a mechanical Engineer works all over the world, owns land, a house, no debt, makes killer money and plans to retire when he is bw 35-40. I am a gen X, he is a millennial but does not think like one.

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He was like why would I come back and why would you want me back on campus. He opted not to do this. We of course gave him hell for it. but did not fight this battle for him, bc it was a choice he made.

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It seems reasonable. I mean I wouldn't withhold a diploma, but I don't think the demands to get it back were unreasonable given the circumstances, especially since it is symbolic. It also makes his reasoning understandable too, especially compared to the symbolism of a diploma for a college or post-graduate degree.

I've never gotten a straight answer, but what is being born in 1980 considered? I have a brother born in 1968 and we have little to nothing in common. I feel that I'm too old for being a millennial, but too young for generation x.