Generation X, a generation without its own identity. A generation of people who have total disregard for rules and laws. A bunch of drug users and drinkers. A generation without morals or religion. Misfits with no respect for their parents and elders. Selfish and cold-hearted individualists. These are only some of the things I have heard about Generation X. Many of them I find appalling to have to listen to because I know none of these things to be true. These are nothing but stereotypes made by people who choose not to educate themselves. Very rarely will you hear something positive said about Generation X.
             Generation X is a term that has come to signify everything that people outside of this generation believe and think is wrong with it. Part of the reason for this narrow minded point of view is the media. The media are the people leading the charge aimed at tearing Generation X apart. The media hold no regard to whom they hurt as long as they attain their desired goals. These goals range from causing conflict amongst people in turn increasing their ratings as well as their profits. The more people you have watching your show, or buying your newspaper or magazine, the more money you make. Why say something positive? The masses could care less to hear about something positive. The other part of this view is the public. People generally prefer to have information spoon fed to them. It's easier to have information handed to them instead of having to go find out for themselves firsthand. If it is easier to believe the information given to you, why not? I mean why would the media purposely leave out pertinent information. When these views are presented to people, they adopt them as their own and soon enough there are masses of people believing something about a group of their own society they know little or nothing about. The only exception to this is when a family member is in Generation X. They think to themselves, "My t
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