No matter when we are born, many of us feel very nostalgic for our childhood and young adulthood. This sense of nostalgia offers a rare glimpse into how other generations used to live: what trends, products, shows, and cultural icons dominated their day-to-day.
The ‘Righteous Memes from Generation X’ Facebook group is a fantastic social media project that captures the essence of Gen X—people born roughly between 1965 to 1980 in the United States. And all in meme form! We’ve collected some of the freshest ones to share with you. For Gen Xers, it’s a blast from the past. For everyone else, it’s an interesting history and pop culture class. Don’t forget to upvote your fave pics as you scroll down.
We wanted to learn about what makes Gen X so unique in the US and why each generation seems to be critical of others, so we reached out to Glenn Geher, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author. You’ll find Bored Panda’s interview with him as you scroll down.
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Image source: David Rhoads
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Image source: Sara White
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Carol-Anne Parker
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Image source: Carol-Anne Parker, twitter.com
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Image source: Guy Martin, twitter.com
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Image source: Monk Drapeaux-Stewart
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Image source: Joy Derenthal
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: J Stuart Holmes
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Image source: Monique Koenning
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Brian William
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Image source: Carolyn Dougherty- Loro, twitter.com
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Image source: Kalief Steiner
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Image source: Jim Marzullo
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Image source: Cullin Pattillo
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Image source: Carol-Anne Parker
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Jeanne McAvoy
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Image source: Joy Derenthal
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Image source: Carol-Anne Parker
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Image source: Elizabeth Goldberg
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Image source: Heather White
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Image source: Joy Derenthal
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Image source: Amandass Parkko, twitter.com
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Image source: Shannon Nell
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Image source: Kalief Steiner
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Image source: Guy Martin
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Image source: Jeffrey Scott
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Image source: Julie Marie Berra
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Image source: Carol-Anne Parker
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Image source: Daniel Ramos
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Image source: Guy Martin
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Guy Martin, twitter.com
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Image source: Guy Martin
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Image source: Alastair MacLennan
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Image source: Justin Mohareb
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Image source: Guy Martin
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Monk Drapeaux-Stewart
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Image source: Shannon Pitts
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Image source: Carolyn Dougherty- Loro
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Image source: Gerald McGrory
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Image source: Robin Batters-Fletcher, twitter.com
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Image source: Dy McNamara
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Image source: scoobydoomistakes
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Image source: Matt Bailey
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Image source: Jim Rose
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