I should probably be talking about Katy Hubener's special election today, but there is a more pressing concern: I don't know what the hell I am.
TJ Shroat writes today about some of the differences in Gen X and Gen Y participants at a Biden fundraiser. When I was growing up, I never heard anything about a Generation Y. I always just assumed that I was part of Generation X. I self-identify that way; I'm cynical and I listen to Air Supply after a bad break up.
But not too long ago, someone sprung this Generation Y crap on me. Suddenly I'm part of a generation of upbeat people with a positive outlook on the future. WTF?
Look, I grew up watching John Hughes' movies, I own The Breakfast Club soundtrack on LP, I distrust anyone over 30 and I watched every movie starring the Coreys. I may have rejected 80s culture in favor of an Empire Records-inspired existence, but at least I suffered through all that and was able to make a choice. I say we move the boundary for Generation X to anyone born before 1985. I mean, my parents are Baby Boomers, I have to be a Gen Xer.
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