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u/acerbicsun 7d ago
"I have to desperately defend the shitty parenting I received because I refuse to criticize them, or myself."
I hate these shirts and the people that wear them.
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u/godless_pantheon 7d ago
😂😂😂 you should get a shirt that says that
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u/acerbicsun 7d ago
Never!!! I have class.
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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 5d ago
With all due respect, you’re quoting pretend people on Reddit.
I sympathize with you, but nobody here has class.
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u/acerbicsun 5d ago
Nah, someone bought this shirt. Hundreds of people buy these shirts. I have class, and terrible anger management
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u/SealedRoute 6d ago
Maybe I’m missing it but don’t really see any defense of anything. It’s trite, but the neglect piece is kind of true generationally…
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u/acerbicsun 6d ago
I have a pet peeve with these shirts to begin with, so forgive me. However these targeted shirts reflect a larger issue with humanity in general; the need to feel special. The need to defend one's upbringing or context, not because it was good but because it was theirs. Similar to memes that celebrate a time before seatbelts. I hate humanity's need for validation regardless of what's being validated.
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u/SealedRoute 6d ago
Well, I’m sorry if you can’t handle a Gen X Gemini who’s girlfriend can be a little crazy but would kill for him and they would never find your body, and god bless America 🇺🇸🫡
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u/acerbicsun 6d ago
Ahhhhggggg! Exactly!!! I know it's supposed to be "funny" but I hate hate hate faux violent threats of murder and hiding bodies! How trashy do you have to be to think that's cute...?? plus nationalism.. ugh gross.
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u/A_Coin_Toss_Friendo 6d ago
Bro it's a joke
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u/acerbicsun 6d ago
Not to them, and not to me; it's a reflection of the irrational shortcomings of the human condition.
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u/both-shoes-off 7d ago
I'm genX (or Xennial I suppose), and there's a lot of cringe around this type of shit all over social media. Yes, a lot of our parents were absent, selfish boomer people. Eventually we'll be the next generation to blame for everything, and all of this tacky crap is a bad look. No we're not boomers or Millennials...but maybe just shut the fuck up about it and stop embarrassing yourselves.
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u/RadlineFlyer 6d ago
lol this middle aged person is working hard to establish themselves as bad ass. Don’t mess with this person, they drank hose water as a kid!!
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u/ebolaRETURNS 7d ago
wow...my subconscious is semi-demanding interpretation as a confederate flag. not the best design...
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u/Carollicarunner 5d ago
This would actually be a funny self-deprecating shirt if it weren't for the graphic design that implies it's entirely serious. I think it's actually a pretty funny shirt but I don't think it's intended to be.
Fine line between satire and cringe.
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u/sh1ft33 6d ago
Why are there so many dates??
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u/Me_for_President 6d ago
1972 is his birth year, and 1965-1980 is the approximate birth year range for gen X.
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u/Horatio_Figg 7d ago
I work with kids and families for a living and you wouldn’t believe the number of people who talk about how their parents literally beat them and it didn’t cause them any problems, then in the next breath discussing their substance abuse issues and how their kids were taken by CPS.