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Big Blue Marble

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55. And brought the second wave of feminism,

Sun Jul 28, 2024, 01:41 PM

Jul 2024

fighting for ERA. They were the leaders of anti-war movement as well. They
and the early boomers literally and single handedly changed American culture for the better
loosing our sexual mores and increasing tolerance. It was an amazing time of change.

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No Boomer Generation president (kind of sarcasm) [View all] arlyellowdog Jul 2024 OP

Every generation has people like that. Exhibit A: JD Vance age 39. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #1

Important point Cirsium Jul 2024 #44

Thank you for this post. thucythucy Jul 2024 #48

Thanks for the welcome (end message) Cirsium Jul 2024 #64

Lets not get carried away here.... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #2

Always Rebl2 Jul 2024 #6

Nope! Gex X begins in 1965. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #15

These aren't official designations. The overlap is called Gen Jones Bucky Jul 2024 #27

Still not Gen X. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #40

You can pout, but this notion that there are official GenX years is ridiculous Bucky Jul 2024 #45

I go with facts. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #46

LOL, okay boomer Bucky Jul 2024 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jul 2024 #59

I'm a real Gen X!!!!! jimfields33 Jul 2024 #61

Yeah, but even those born in '65--'69 aren't true Xers Polybius Jul 2024 #70

Them's fightin' words-- Wingus Dingus Jul 2024 #75

You're right before '70, so you will be fine Polybius Jul 2024 #78

Were it up to me, and it's not... -misanthroptimist Jul 2024 #79

Show me a Boomer born in late '64 who has the same cultural touchstones as one born in '46. ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #37

Irrelevant. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #41

I was born in early '63, but very similar. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #65

As a 70's Xer, you're a lot different than us too though Polybius Jul 2024 #71

On the other hand, I had a very early Xer stepsister, Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #72

I'm in the last year according to the Gen Jones concept of Boomers ('53)... electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #69

Not according to one of the earliest books written about that generation. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #67

There isn't a cut off. The date ranges are fuzzy & overlap Bucky Jul 2024 #29

Bill Clinton, GWB, Obama were all Boomers. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #3

Obama was Gen X arlyellowdog Jul 2024 #13

lol. Not! jimfields33 Jul 2024 #16

nope- Obama was Born in 1961 - Boomer. Harris is on the cusp of Boomer/Gen X. nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #17

Generation Jones Bucky Jul 2024 #30

Generation Jones people are alternately called trailing-edge boomers Eugene Jul 2024 #34

I guess it's legit, since none of it's science Bucky Jul 2024 #36

Generation Jones is An artificial label that nobody uses Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #39

All labels are artificial. That's why you put a label on a thing Bucky Jul 2024 #43

Trump is a boomer. maveric Jul 2024 #14

Yeah, that's not true about the "boomer" generation. harumph Jul 2024 #4

The majority of Boomers voted for Trump twice. Mariana Jul 2024 #18

Everyone who voted for Trump fucked things up for everyone else, whatever generation they belonged to. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #20

You are part of a set: the generation known as boomers Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #53

The "Boomer" generation didn't screw over the generations to follow calguy Jul 2024 #5

The Silent Generation gave us civil rights, for the most part. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #9

And rock & roll Bucky Jul 2024 #31

Very true. It's all sort of silly. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #33

What does AIDS have to do with its? Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #54

And brought the second wave of feminism, Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #55

They broke for Reagan in both 1980 and 1984. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #21

I wasn't old enough to vote in 1980, and proudly voted for Mondale in 1984. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #60

Were you asked to? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #63

I thought I belonged to the "they" category that you referenced in your previous post. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #66

You do, apparently, but "broke for" in political contexts tends to mean that a majority of the cohort mentioned WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #68

I'm a boomer Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #35

Then why did they insist we use plastic bags instead of paper? jimfields33 Jul 2024 #42

It was the corporations! They thought using plastic bags would save money Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #49

Yes! And WE were told that plastic bags would SAVE the environment! raging moderate Jul 2024 #52

Did they stand up and say, "no. The trees will be fine." jimfields33 Jul 2024 #62

Did you ever notice that no one EVER told a 5 foot... 3catwoman3 Jul 2024 #76

I don't think we are ever going to have a President born in the 1950s. LisaM Jul 2024 #7

Technically it would be possible to have a pair of identical twins, Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #23

It is, and it really encourages generational bashing, IMO. LisaM Jul 2024 #25

Some of us were idealists hoping to save the world Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #38

Kamala Harris is a Boomer. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #8

She's a cusper arlyellowdog Jul 2024 #11

Yep. I was born a bit more than a year after she was, and Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #28

She's a Joneser Bucky Jul 2024 #32

She looks so young and is so energetic most people don't realize she will be 60 on Election Day. WarGamer Jul 2024 #12

Born in 1964... VP Harris is also a Boomer... WarGamer Jul 2024 #10

Kamala is a late boomer, as am I. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #19

Yes, she is a Baby Boomer. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #24

Trump, Bush II, and Clinton are the exact age. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #22

Boomer here. It's true at least based on my former friends from high school... CousinIT Jul 2024 #26

My friends from high school and college are gung-ho Democrats Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #51

You're so lucky. CousinIT Jul 2024 #73

That is such a shame Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #74

I'm so grateful that the next generation is picking up the mantle WhiteTara Jul 2024 #50

doomers poozwah Jul 2024 #56

I'm technically a boomer. mucholderthandirt Jul 2024 #57

Generational Confusion Metaphorical Jul 2024 #58

GenX will claim her - Exhibit A below MaryMagdaline Jul 2024 #77

All things being equal, Torchlight Jul 2024 #80