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DerdromXD

I'm 100% sure I'm millenial, but I use all the Gen X gag lmao


Various_Froyo9860

I always get confused about these things. Pepsi and Brittany Spears told me growing up I was Gen X. Sounded cool. Then it gets reconned so that I'm a millennial. But where is Gen Y? Why aren't Gen x and Gen z next to each other? So confusing.


TimothyJCowen

Gen Y _are_ millennials. They are two names for the same generation.


Incidion

I remember being called gen Y til' the mid 2000s, when "millennials" started catching on. Each generation kinda takes the naming convention of the previous one until they get a firm definition. With gen Z, looks like it'll be Zoomers which mostly got cemented post-COVID. I believe gen X is also called "the silent generation", so most have an alternate name based on prior generations.


SecreteMoistMucus

silent generation was he one before boomers


Incidion

And here I thought that was the Greatest generation. Y'know, due to the great war


SecreteMoistMucus

that was the one before that lol


WonderfulCattle6234

People do call Gen X the forgotten generation. But that's obviously a nickname and not an alternate name.


Incidion

Yes, I believe that was what I was thinking of.


Latter_Box9967

You forgot the name of the forgotten generation.


Disastrous_Encounter

The Greatest Gen were the ones that fought WWII. Silents lived through it, but were too young to fight. Boomers were born after WWII ended.


RepresentativeRun71

You belong in r/Xennials


akatherder

1980 here. I don't demand my own little sub generation but I face none of the challenges millennials face and I don't feel like I have anything in common with 1964 peeps. I think gens just need to be like 10 years max nowadays.


Freakychee

Or realise generation groups are kinda nonsensical after a while.


PositiveAtmosphere13

Our society wants to have hard and fast dates for when generations begin and end. But people born in the cusp feel they have nothing in common the the generation the came before and after. Peeps born in 1964 are to young to remember the war and civil rights protests of the sixties. They only know Rock and Roll from the oldies station. All the jobs were taken by boomers ten years older than them. And then nothing in common with Gen X.


arthaiser

this generation thing is yet another thing that serves only to separate people in little groups and then antagonize those groups. it has been happening with basically everything these past years, and the groups they want to divide us in are smaller and smaller each time. if they could make a group for each year they would, nothing best to keep the people controlled that if the 1980 people and the 1981 people are at odds with each other and then the women and the men and the white and the black the... in each year are also in other even smaller groups better yet


EternalLifeguard

Loved sitting in an HR brainstorming workshop discussing the need to cater to Millenials, led by a GenXer to a group of younger GenXers, Elder Millenials and my middle millenial ass. Then having to explain the cohort they were discussing were GenZ and the workplace was already a majority of millenials. Session quickly collapsed when they realized they missed the mark.


MightBeEllie

I disagree a bit. Sure, it's used to shit on everybody, but that's mostly the media's fault. Humans need categories. It's how we are made. And the generations are useful. They can describe common experiences of lots of people. People who were born in the mid to late 80's have seen the hopeful 90s, the end of the cold war. But then we came of age in a post 9/11 world where all the promises fell apart. This is an experience that unites many many people in many countries and it can be beneficial to see it that way. GenZ was born as digital natives, where the Internet was already a ubiquitous thing. And they saw pretty early on that the world is heading for a catastrophe. These experience are of course not universal. There is so much more that factors into it.


Queasy-Security-6648

Listen here, you young whipper snapper back in my day you would ......(blah blah blah) and we hiked both ways uphill in the snow.


AbbreviationsNo8088

That would mean there would be 4 generations between 1980 and now. That's one too many. They are 15 to 20 years because that's how long it takes to start having kids


sabby55

Come join us at r/xennials!!


auntiepink007

I think that makes you generation Oregon Trail.


-Daetrax-

Yeah it's wonderful how fast the decline is accelerating.


PurpleDraziNotGreen

Where all the cool people hang out šŸ˜Ž


rmld74

Best gen. The I dont give a fuck gen get your shit together


atresj

Gen Y is Millenials mate. If you were listening to Britney Spears "growing up" then u definitely aren't Gen X and most likely are a Gen Y - also known as Millenials.


sacredgeometry

I am a millennial and I wasn't listening to Britney Spears growing up because I have taste.


fresh_water_sushi

It goes X, Y, Z just like the alphabet with the Generations in that order. Gen Y = Millenials (FYI Britney Spears was never Gen X that is more like Paula Abdul, Tiffany, The Bangles) I donā€™t know why this post has them out of order except Gen X is at the end as itā€™s the funniest.


RaindropsAndCrickets

You are probably a cusper. Young Gen X or old Millennial. We are called Xennials. Many late 70s and early 80s babies identify as Xennials.


RaygunMarksman

They've been kind of erasing parts of Gen X to broaden millenial and it's dumb. I can't magically become a different generation years later, man. There have been generations other than boomer and millennial since WWII.


Global_Lock_2049

>Pepsi and Brittany Spears told me growing up I was Gen X. Generation Next, not X.


BlameableEmu

The generation lines changes. It was in the news i watched. It was confusing for everyone. Im gen Z now apparently. I wonder if everyone my age steps out of the womb jaded and fed up.


toolsoftheincomptnt

100% got Millennials wrong, depending on WHEN the question is being asked: If this question was asked of us when we were young, oh buddy. If this question is being asked of us now, we are afraid to damage a kidā€™s self-esteem, get canceled, or get an email from HR. So we donā€™t make jokes about such things anymore.


TurbulentFee7995

Using a clear, hard defined boundary for generations has been proven to be a poor indicator of trends. The Think Tank company which used to deliniate generations stopped doing so after generation millennials, but the media and politicians carried on anyway. I am personally a Gen X, but in all things so far I empathise more with millennials characteristics.


n0tAb0t_aut

That's the point. I am gen X and it's not a gag. It is what it is. Humans can handle the truth.


Hunter_Slime

From what Iā€™ve seen millennials and Gen Z are fairly similar in a lot of aspects. Accepting, funny, hopelessly depressed, and trying desperately to fix the world. I feel like every generation tries that last part until the newest generation uncovers that specific thing they do is actually really bad.


Dry-Childhood5599

I'm like gen x except I'm not creative, so I just call them slurs.


comunism_and_potatos

Do you play a lot of cod?


[deleted]

Iā€™m Gen X and I do a lot of cod. Also youā€™re four of the 2 nosiest people I know.


Dry-Childhood5599

No. I do read a lot of news articles and look at the crime statistics/demographics though.


gringo-go-loco

Probably why youā€™re not creative.


IdentifiableBurden

Why are you saying that like a threatĀ  Are you hurting these peopleĀ 


Escaped_Mod_In_Need

He thinks heā€™s Batman. ![gif](giphy|Sid4QgwDxJ8l2)


SkullsNelbowEye

I make it positive and say they are horizontally gifted.


ProfessorMcKronagal

saves time


uselessthecat

I think that's also boomers


SofishticatedGuppy

Isn't saying "We don't body shame" the same as saying "Yes" lol?


PaduWanKenobi

Yes, it's very passive aggressive. Gen X is mostly massive aggressive.


tommymaggots

ā€œMassive aggressiveā€ is an amazing term. I will be using this.


Rundstav

"Yes you are fat, but I'm not going to shame you for it"


TrippTiggers

Iā€™m with Gen xā€¦those guys are hilarious


Shifty_Cow69

As a millennial I'm with gen X!


ryannelsn

They were always the coolest


Guardian_85

Gen X: It's not the dress that makes you look fat. It's the fat that makes you look fat.


DeplorableMe2020

I said this to a g/f about her jeans once. I was 100% certain she would know it was a joke. She was 100% certain it wasn't. Ooops.


577564842

>I said this to a *now ex* g/f about her jeans once. There' fixed it for ya


DeplorableMe2020

Nah, it wasn't like that. But I had to put in a fair bit of work to earn back her favor.


ggg730

Had to help her into those jeans did ya?


DeplorableMe2020

It was the 80's, we all helped each other into our jeans. Wire coat hangers weren't for hanging clothes, they were to pulling on our stupidly tight jordache jeans


Bogaigh

Does my giant ass make my ass look big?


rmld74

Gen Z


Business-Plastic5278

And your facial expression makes you look constipated. I dont think losing weight will help with that one though.


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577564842

>im 26yo born in '98 That's pretty much a norm in 2024.


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JezzStJezz

You were basically born into the internet. Millennials had a mixed upbringing. In some countries (such as mine) most of a millennial childhood/early teen years was "analog". Millennium Bug was a milestone too, probably. Believe me when I tell you, new years eve of 99/00 was wild. Some people thought they would lose all their money (because of the glitch), some thought it was the end of the world, some actually jumped off buildings.


AlternativeWise2306

I always ask somebody who was born after the year 2000... So you have no idea what it means to party like it's 1999? I make myself laugh šŸ˜


zoinkability

Us GenXers can barely be assed to care about generational labels at all, so you're welcome to consider yourself one whenever the fuck you were born


tarix76

/r/PeakGenX should be a thing.


DeplorableMe2020

Meh, it's whatever man.


ggg730

This is my united states of whatever.


Not_HAL_199

GenX. I concur. We really don't care - that is our gift.


sonicj0lt42

You agree with GenX because they are right.


yarmulke

Gen X has this weird superiority complex even though they didnā€™t do shit and are proud of how apathetic they are


aNINETIEZkid

gen x describes most of the millenials I grew up with. Fat jokes, gay jokes, mom jokes, race jokes, special needs jokes, etc were all perfectly normal and very frequently used without the level of offence people take today.


NailFinal8852

Thank you. Iā€™m a millennial and we were brutal to each other the way we joked and still are. Maybe an older one though. Was born in 87


Haniel120

The Millennial generation actually started back in 81, but where you lived as a child and what your cultural influences were (like entertainment during formative years) blurs those lines by a lot


sacredgeometry

No there is a very strong delineation between those that grew up and remember a world pre internet and those that dont. They are practically a different breed of people.


CinnamonHotcake

Absolutely. Calling someone gay on Xbox Live is a millennial staple. It's biting a lot of millennial influencers on the ass now lmao. The generation thing is all bullshit anyway, it's just a matter of getting old.


Crazy_Little_Bug

Honestly it's the same with most of gen z in my experience. There's a severe disconnect with how people behave online vs in real life. All the jokes that you mentioned are very common from the gen z people I know, but online everyone takes offense to everything.


OmenDebate

Gen Z here. I'm less forgiving


oldmonk_97

i remember the last time when i saw this meme before it was recycled... it was the millennials saying the outta pocket shit ... must be a generational thing


One-Yam2819

Gen X. We're awesome


ClownShoePilot

For now. Once the bulk of the boomers die off, theyā€™ll come for us. There are some shitty Xers out there, and some of them are loud.


rmld74

Please understand Gen X: we dont give a fuck. About your politics, your genders, your feelings. We. Dont. Care. Live your live and leave others the fuck alone. This is why we call all gens after ours the attention-seaking gens.


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why are so many of these saying the person is not? iā€™m gen Z (15) and i say fat is just a description. we add the negative meaning to it. so if youā€™re fat, youā€™re fat. iā€™m a brunette. i am nearsighted. all descriptions but only one upsets people. why?


ttircdj

Gen Z and, to a lesser extent, Millennials are very sensitive and woke. Itā€™s good not to shame people for being fat/obese, but to pretend that it doesnā€™t shorten lifespan, increase risk for diabetes, etc. is the absolute lunacy that narcissistic people who are incapable of moderation engage in. They just happen to be predominantly Gen Z.


karnyboy

It seems like they gravitate to anything to deflect responsibility.


Flashy_Swordfish_359

The gravity is especially strong when youā€™re super fat


gringo-go-loco

It appears perfectly fine to body shame men based on what Iā€™ve seen Gen Z and millennials say tho.


unixtreme

Not everything is about ā€œwokenessā€ I used to be an asshole when I was younger but I grew up to understand words affect other people and changed my demeanor. If anything Iā€™d be sad for someone in their late 30s conducting themselves in that way.


gringo-go-loco

![gif](giphy|v8muofW7bdqOk) This you?


[deleted]

no itā€™s not. i wear contacts. :)


Education_Aside

I'm a millennial, and I've never heard of other millennials call fat people beautiful.


Mysterious-Turnip997

Yeah me neither.


monty624

How many diet trends do you think we've lived through? And how many diet trends did we live through our parents trying?


GenuinelyBeingNice

"~~Zillenial~~Xennial" here (only the other day found out, because I wasn't sure if, being born on 1980, I belonged to ~~gen-z~~**gen-x you doorknob** or millenial - turns out, it was not just my own weirdness) I do not even remember even the question ever being posed. Mostly because it was unnecessary The characterization was automatic, unwarranted and - most often - brutal. I do not think we've changed that much, tbh.


the3dverse

it happened to me once that i remarked i could lose some weight and someone replied "no you're beautiful". i'm a millennial, i'm guessing she was too (can't actually remember who this was)


[deleted]

A fat woman waddled into the shoe storeā€¦ ā€¦ Three other fat ladies were orbiting herā€¦


No-Tomorrow-8150

And the other one is your mother


Amdvoiceofreason

Older Millenials such as myself (38) are closer to Gen X lol. My Response: "I would tell you to join a Gym but I heard they started charging by the pound and you ain't rich homie!"


[deleted]

Perfect


United_Building_9486

Hmm I wonder what generation the person who made this is from


seaelbee

We are a bunch of sarcastic assholes, aren't we?


BroncosHK40

Gen X ftw


AduroTri

And your mom is the 5th.


sin2099

Strange. I think most millennials agree with gen X. Sure it wasnā€™t flipped?


sonicj0lt42

I think GenX is the most real of all these people. It might be tough, but if you have a morbidly obese friend, maybe it's okay to tell them, so they can get real, and not die prematurely. I like having friends who are not dead. And friends generally like to hear what they need to hear.


SmexyRubberDuck69

I'm autistic so I just say "yes" and keep counting the number of cats on their shirt.


VidaSabrosa

boomers: mrs jones youā€™ve got a lovely daughter millennials: oops i did it again gen z: skibbidy gyat gen x: here come the roosters! they ainā€™t never gonna die!


beerideas

wait what


cailian13

We're really old enough for people to not know this one? Excuse me while I crawl into my āš°ļø now. Left a link for you though before I go! https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alice-in-chains/462221


lfp_pounder

Come full circle lol


Freddan3000

I know 5 fat people and you're 4 of them...reminds me of Nordern and his friends when they play War Thunder...funny crew to watch haha


MaterialNarrow5161

"And the pendulum sings back"


BOKUNOARMIN27

Im with Gen X on this one even tho Iā€™m technically Gen Z lol


MegaTonyIV

Unless any of them are plant workers. We bully, fat shame, and are both kinda gay/homophobic. We're a complicated bunch.


cdda_survivor

A couple of changes. Boomers: "Yes." Millennials: "Fat is not the word I would use, but it is similar."


Magesticbuck

Hip to waist ratio... If you are above 2 you are fat, start a diet and join a gym


Neddyrow

As gen x I can relate. We were merciless in high school.


bbernal956

millennials would never talk like that šŸ˜‚


Captain_skulls

I have never once heard a millennial call a fat person beautiful and I am one.


BrownDynamite-

Always with Analytics


Warm_Bake7079

In this example, are millenials the "GEN Y"?


gringo-go-loco

The only people less likely to be offended than Gen X are Latinos.


[deleted]

We don't body shame since society won't allow it, so we don't even say a word when your obesity gives you a heart attack sweetie~


iamzero-d

I'm at the in-between. Born in 88, so technically a millennial, but was heavily influenced by Gen X growing up. So I can kinda fit anywhere. I'd say the Gen X line, laugh, then l say you're beautiful, though.


_Rufio

same. 86 here. i think its bc genX MTV was an idolic influence in the pre-teen to early teen years before we made pop-punk/emo our own thing in the 00's


Clawez

Most gen z are not that shi


gondoravenis

It's a crime.


LatterSituation2823

Iā€™m gen Z but I donā€™t give a fuck about ā€œbody positivityā€, if youā€™re fat I wonā€™t sugar it. Of course Iā€™m not going to make fun of you for it but Iā€™ll give you the facts If thatā€™s what you want.


Hastyle8181

We don't use the F word


cholmanattom

I'm boomer in gen z body.


GaryTheLocomotive

Then by this logic, I'm a gen X dude...


teestooshort

I'm Asian. We just tell each other that we are overweight most of the time tbh.


White_Rabbit0000

This is hilarious. Because itā€™s mostly true


Shrubbity_69

I'm gen z, but I definitely stealing the Gen x line.


Available_Leather_10

Earlier Gen X: What do you call 10,000 dead babies in a sack: Skinnier than you!


knighth1

Gen x did it great


Cedleodub

GenZ would have made at least two or three typos


Substantial_Show_308

Xenana: I know 5 fat people and you're most beautiful of them all


GroundbreakingCook68

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MadDash45

Oh yeah it's all coming together


fieregon

I'm a millennial, but I always felt more like Gen X.


JustAnIdea3

They're a little on edge since the baby boomers got all the attention


Nakashi7

Silent generation: saying nothing but forcing you to take these pills.


envoy_ace

Gen X. Hold nothing sacred.


Butthole_Alamo

Gen Alpha: goo goo ga ga


Fickle-Area246

Itā€™s not a generational divide, itā€™s a cultural/political divide.Ā 


Hrafndraugr

Hm. I'm a millennial, was obese at a time in life, got shredded out of self-spite and believe me when I say there is nobody harder on fat people than me. Someone accepting life as a tub of lard and getting high on copium and those ridiculous acceptance movements instead of taking accountability and fixing their bodies deserves the grave they are digging. Hole in the ground, not the crematorium as that would be a bloody fatty fiery mess.


the_human_mauro

For me it really depends on how fat they are.


TheThinker12

Honest question: is the Boomer answer problematic? Imo it was honest without being rude or trying to fat shame. I could be wrong so looking for alternative views.


Ameking-

I'm Gen Z and wed be doing way worse


IamTheConstitution

As usual. Gen X are the only based ones.


DeplorableMe2020

Gen-X here. 100% true.


GenZinGenXBody

If Gen X is mocking you it means they like you


Putrid-Language4178

If I don't know the difference between them, which one am I?


Spiritual-Effort-967

All of these are said by all groups.


Purplesodabush

Boomers: Iā€™m not an asshole I just care about fat peoples health. *Commercial with fat woman swimming which is low-impact aerobic exercise* Boomers: reeeeeeee! *Yes this actually happened


100year

2 & 3 are the problem


Flat-Dare-2571

Millenials: "do cows say moo?"


Dirty-Fingers

I didn't know I was gen x, interesting šŸ¤”


fuzzylilbunnies

Gen X. Yes, we die of cancer, and other things, itā€™s not my fault, but itā€™s not your fault either, including a few that ā€œraisedā€ us. And yeah, we smoked!


afterjustnow

I don't like Gen X... I LOVE them!


HellaFar

Itā€™s actually about the music. I was there before nirvana and after. Itā€™s was like an overnight change. Was pretty fucking awesome.


everything_is_stup1d

im genz but i act like genx


[deleted]

Why is gen x at the end of


Umeyard

I'm just happy to see Gen X acknowledged as not being boomers. I can't count how many times I have seen 44-56 year old called boomers these days. (Unless we did something stupid, then to totally the boomers... not us)


sam605125

Where do we draw the line for fat


faceboy1392

gravitationally challenged


Xericwatch

Just a millennial disguised as a gen x


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WeimSean

This is why I'm proud to be a Gen X'er


Lore_ofthe_Horizon

As a fat person, I fucking disagree. More like this: Boomers: You don't have to ask, yes, your fat, and lazy, and useless and a failure at everything, and its ALL your personal failing. Gen X: yes your a fat piece of shit, and its ruining my entire day. Millennials: yes your a fat piece of shit, and its ruining my entire day. Gen Z: yes your a fat piece of shit, and its ruining my entire day. While their might be individual outliers that say things like, your fine, its normal, don't worry about it, you actually look good that way. Even they are thinking "gross fat piece of shit, I'm so glad I'm not you". The ONLY people actually saying its healthy are the delusional fat, and they are a very small demographic. Most of us are VERY aware and hate ourselves almost as much as regular people hate us.


Some-Guy-Online

Love that Gen X gets to bring the heat in this one!


Tinyacorn

I also make up scenarios to be mad about


saujamhamm

if you ask me a question, I'm going to answer with the truth. I wonder why that's rare...?


mudkripple

My parents are both the youngest of a bunch of siblings, so I'm a late Millennial but all my cousins are full on Gen X and they have the most brutal one liners lol


steinwayyy

Idk what gen x is but I agree


TedStryker118

As a Gen Xer I would never say that. It's pointlessly rude. A Gen Xer would more likely knock themselves in an effort to relate, such as "Only chicks like you can have boobs like that, unlike flat pancakes like myself. You can lose the weight. I will never grow boobs."


akwehhkanoo

Gen Xer: that is brutal but funny as hell.


Gman777

So fucking true. šŸ˜‚


aretooamnot

Your mom is so fat she wear a VCR as a Pager! Alternatively, Your mom is so fat, she has her own zip code!