I thought the article was pretty funny, as well as enlightening. It seemed to kind of poke fun at our generation's ignorance of important cultural events in before, and in the beginning of, our time. I think it exaggerates in some points, not giving us enough credit, but in other areas it is right on.
Some of the points i found to be inaccurate. A few of the points on the list seemed to be slightly ahead of our time, at least in my case. I never watched Buffy the vampire slayer and have never heard the song cop killer. Also i think a few of these developments have happened during our lives, and I can remember life before them. for example, I only recently bought a toothpaste tube that stood on its cap and I learned to write in cursive in school. These few points of the article i found to be a bit out of place, but for the most part the article had the right idea about this generation.
Among the accurate ideas in this article is the thought that there have always been a multitude of TV channels, as I have had satellite television, or at least cable, for as long as i can remember. Also, I had never heard of the princess Fergie until high school, but I knew of the singer long before that. I also think that this generation is much more accepting of immigration than the previous few generations. Whether this is a result of laws protecting equality, or of our having relatives who have immigrated depends on the case.
While many of the points seem to point out this generation's ignorance, I think this article can also be seen as an assessment of a generation in which the children have become more progressive. Especially in the case of the immigration issue, I think that changing opinions in the public may be good for our country, and while not all issues on the list were that serious, I think it is both important and entertaining to look at our generation as a whole by looking at articles like this one.
