re: A person born in 1981 is a Millennial or Generation X?

82 here, and i've always thought i was part of the gen x crowd.... but now i think they label us as part of the millennials... i'm not sure i identify with either though...

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feel like most of this thread is made up of early Millennials (1981-86) trying desperately not to be labeled as a "Millennial."

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That's what's so funny. They don't "feel" millenial. And I get what they're saying, but there's always gonna be a big difference between a 33 yr old and a 20 yr old.

Fwiw, I'm 1980. Label me what you want. I don't care what you call me. Because I feel like a 1320-1340 Englishman. I like longbows, hate the French, and swear fealty to His Majesty Edward III.

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Did you Jack off to a single picture of Jenna Jameson'S tits that took a good 5-10 minutes to download?

Yes?

You're not a millenial.

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I'll go one further. If you ever jacked off to an episode of Wild On E!, when it was still hosted by Jules Asner, because internet wasn't even really a household thing yet, you cannot be classified with goddamn millenials.

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go one further. If you ever jacked off to an episode of Wild On E!, when it was still hosted by Jules Asner, because internet wasn't even really a household thing yet, you cannot be classified with goddamn millenials.

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I forgot about that angel. Mmmm
I almost ruined my dads TV by holding a magnet to it. Someone told me a magnet would make Playboy channel come in clear. That person lied.

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I think "technically" anyone born 1981-2000 is a Millenial.

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It goes by 20 yr increments

1980- Gen X cutoff
2000 - Gen Y cutoff
After 2000- millenial

Not rocket science

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Where is the line drawn (year)?

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It is largely subjective and that year is within the "disputed" boundary area.

"Generally" (a terrible word, but it is what it is) - generations run about 18 years. There are arbitrary distinctions, though. For example, the "Baby Boom" is widely considered to have started on January 1, 1946 - using a traditional 18 year run, that would have covered all children born through December 31, 1963 (also, roughly corresponding to the assassination of JFK - about 5 weeks earlier). Thus, many consider the start of "Generation X" the "10th" generation of Americans - to have begun on January 1, 1964. 18 years - again, would have run through the end of 1981 - or roughly the first year of the Reagan Administration.

Some will end Generation X a little earlier or a little later, but 1981 is a genuine "cusp" year. Those kids would have been 19 or 20 when the September 11th attacks occurred - which is the defining events for millenials.

So, if the "Greatest Generation" is about 1910 through 1927, the "Silent Generation" from 1928 through 1945, the "Baby Boom" from 1946 through 1963, "Generation X" from 1964 through 1981, the the "Millenial Generation" was from 1982 through 1999 - therefore your friend is in the last cohort of Generation X.

Just my $0.02.

I was born in 1979 and I in now way consider myself an Millennial. In fact being called a Millennial I take as an insult.

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I feel like most of this thread is made up of early Millennials (1981-86) trying desperately not to be labeled as a "Millennial."

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For good reason. "Millennial" is the worst insult in the English language.

19 A.D,
Or 1980?

They sound the same to me

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Is 1980 millennial?

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I don't think so. I think the earliest Millenial cohort is 1982. But opinions do vary.