My best friend was the blonde runner — she was –

The latina? — we knew her!

And the punky filmaker/artist — we knew her too!

This gen, maybe more so on the coasts like RD & I are were near big cities — that would have thrust us into what RD told us all about that movie Sex and the City. This gen had lots of relationships, it really did — it had one night stands, — all sorts of things — because the Leary set had paved the way. Women and Men in this gen have had their hearts broken many times over — many times and yet, we have intense idealism — just intense.

Sometimes we were kind of on our own because a lot of the parents were off “doing their own thing” — so we were watching The Brady Bunch or the Partridge Family — maybe? The mom in the partridge family could have been our moms? There is also a movie called Running with Scissors out that I saw as a precise portrait of the times — in the 70’s if you were near NY or LA?

We have Pluto in Virgo! —- many of us. That is service and the arts as crafts — writers? Many of us died of overdoses, some got aids as that came about in the 80’s — our gen has been through much, so very very much. It has — but RD & I — I’m just going to guess on this based on what I know of her and her drive and feminism — we were the girls who wanted educations and we had to do that ourselves — we did — nobody paved the road for us — nobody.

If you look at Madonna? She did that herself, and you can see how she has just left for a new partner, as well.

That’s our gen. We might have come out selfish in some cases — but others SERVE! no kidding…. it is a real mixed group, and we know each other very well — very very well.

The women in this group? We are so strong. We had to prove ourselves like you cannot believe — so perhaps for Vanessa or even Sarah they started out the “beauty Pageant route” —–
Some just wanted a house and kids and that’s it. Some KNEW we would go to school — we knew it, but we would decide when!

I swear. And I went back at 38 for my Masters. Our group has worked at a zillion different things — and we are willing to change careers. Some of us have gone through layoffs, gee.

Like RD said about that couch? Yeah. She is going to help Brook go to school I bet — before she will buy that couch.
I just know it about her, because I feel I can see into her heart through her words….

hugs RD.

ps: this gen is pretty groovy looking — most of the time!
I’m thinking of the moms in that film “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” —— those teen girls in that movie?

That was us! — as teens! I swear…….

I think your characterization of the women on MTV, is apt, even though I would say that the men are involved in this behavior as well.

Men and women have been trying to appeal and present themselves to those they find attractive since before they were human.

There is nothing wrong with praising beauty, whatever we think that is, when we find it, whether it’s art, a sunset, or women’s and men’s bodies.

Sexuality is complicated, often involves role play, and uses all the senses. There is nothing wrong with being good at it.

However, having said all that, there are many factors at work. Attainment of the conservative pageant crown by Williams was a span of 20 years, from the 1964 civil rights passage to 1984. Even while we denigrated the pageant system, it we knew it had significance.

In this case it allowed a national outlet for women of color to think of themselves as accepted, beautiful and equal, even if in the confines of that system. In the meantime, the sexuality advances for women, of the 60’s and 70’s were being lost to the rapidly constricting 80’s that were part of the Reaganomics gloom.

The Miss America Pageant was the closest thing we had to crowning a “princess”. So, the idea that a small child of color could one day have that sparkly crown, and maybe win a chance a future, like her sisters, was pretty appealing.

I could see the difference a year makes in evidence for some of that age cohort.

Psychodemographics was one source on The Me Generation that I recall from the ’90’s.

http://www.wowowow.com/post/gaza-violence-adds-big-job-clintons-do-list-secretary-state-164896

GO HILLARY, OH GO!

the last paragraph gives me all the PUMAHOPE I need.

finally, a feminist wrote a good thing about her!
FINALLY! OHHHHHHHHHHHHH! yay!

Oh RD, she is the best, the best…..

Perhaps you would prefer a society where everyone is androgynous and sexless.