“It comes from the liberal mindset that stereotypes Republican conservatives as flannel & boots wearing rednecks who listen to country music. This just reveals what she has been immersed in, and it’s not conservatism. She is strictly about appearances, just like any other liberal.”
Yeah, but punk rock is not popular. Hip-hop is the genre of the day. Sure, rock groups sound a little punky these days, and some of them consciously promote that garage band feel. But in reality, its pop music. Not punk.
“I am glad to be of service as your (former) Hipster Gen-X translator.”
I’m technically a Gen-X-er, too, since my parents were baby boomers. I fall very near the end of the generation, so far as these things are measurable. I can faintly recall Nirvana being all the rage. however, when I came of age people like Eminem were all the rage. Gen-X is old news. It’s now Gen-Y, or Gen-Z. Not sure what the difference is, since we all still use computers and play video games. All I know is, whatever hipness punk had in its short life is all but gone now.
By the way, how insulting was it to call it “Gen-X,” as if it stood for nothing or somehow didn’t exist. If that was the case, if we were nonentities, whose fault was it? You raised us, children of the sixties.
You're sort of making my point for me, as Meghan McCain wouldn't know a punk if Sid Vicious puked all over her Manolos.
And generally speaking, most people place Gen Xers as having been born between 1961-1981. The 13th generation to know the American flag. So both MTV, 2nd British Invasion, Grunge and Hip Hop are included. I guess you could include the Punk Invasion, but only lasted about a year and a half between 1977-79 and sort of overlaps the late Boomer generation and the early Xers.