This face pops in my head as the "mascot" for our generation

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CatLady7423@reddit

How about this guy? He is firmly in Gen X and has played some awesome roles.

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International-Mix425@reddit

I kind of think Leonardo DiCaprio. Born in 1974 and was in What's Eating Gilbert Grape at 19. He was 21 when he was in The Basketball Diaries.

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Svenderhof@reddit

This guy inspired me to make a spaceship out of a tilt-a-whirl carriage, garbage can, and a graphing calculator.

I think the graphing calculator substitution is where I went wrong. I'm not really sure.

After I woke up from the coma and learned how to walk again I was able to find the wreckage at the bottom of a ravine. I performed an extensive investigation and determined that I didn't even know what a blackbox was when I was eleven so I had no further information to determine what really led to rolling down that incline instead of flying into orbit.

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FaithlessnessLegal11@reddit

lol

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bullsnake2000@reddit

Good grief, our mascot/spokes person/avatar for future generations will probably end up being Corey Feldman.

We’ll be judged by him.

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

Friday the 13th Corey, or License to Drive Corey, or Michael Jackson Corey?

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FaithlessnessLegal11@reddit

Goonies Cory Feldman

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AMGRN@reddit

Ascension Millenium lmfao

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doubleohzerooo0@reddit

Corey Feldman would be a fitting mascot.

Wish it was Josh Brolin, but Feldman is more fitting.

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Tasunka_Witko@reddit

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These two

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FaithlessnessLegal11@reddit

Would you like some making fuck ,bezerker

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Stinkydadman@reddit

I don’t think we have a mascot. That’s kind of what makes us who we are.

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FaithlessnessLegal11@reddit

I agree, I didn’t interact with a lot of pop culture that supposedly repped our generation and something about Ethan Hawk always left me with unsettling feels.

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Cool-Mo-J@reddit

I didn't know who he was, but he looks like the grown up version of a bunch of different guys I knew in high school... so yeah, he screams Gen X to me 😂

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DiscountAcrobatic356@reddit

Xers aren’t beard guys. Associate that with Millennial hipsters.

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ironfireman547@reddit

My vote goes to Cusack, with Keanu a very close second, but I'd accept Ryder.

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VeganAngel@reddit

Sorry, I choose her.

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YouMustBeJoking888@reddit

Ewww... no. He's so up his own ass.

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MonoBlancoATX@reddit

Nah.

If our generation has a "mascot", it's Wynona.

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Jameson-Mc@reddit

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gohome2020youredrunk@reddit

Once saw him stumbling down 37th Street, being held up by Parker Posey on roller skates wearing a big ass afro.

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SuspiciousMeat6696@reddit

And his hair was perfect

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SignificantTransient@reddit

Awoooooooo

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Warhammer517@reddit

Werewolves of London. Draw blood.

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

Lmao

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Emotional_Status2962@reddit

Me and a buddy have talked about this, and of course Leo “74” came up, Norton “69”, Cusack “66”, and let’s be honest no disrespect Keanu, Brad Pitt, Nick Cage all Boomers. So I would go Cusack, tho Ethan definitely great representation. Also after reading comments…Parker Posey and Juliet Lewis are the poster girls for Gen x

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DangerKitty555@reddit

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I ADORE Ms. Posey 😻🫶🏼💖

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tealgameboycolor@reddit

2 stories I swear are true. Met Ethan Hawke at an airport. Also, my mom used to work for Parker’s father and when I was in kindergarten I ran a golf cart full speed into his business’s double doors, shattering them.

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PlasteeqDNA@reddit

No man! Insult.

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doghouse2001@reddit

Look at em, he must have been scrubbing every dead skin cell off of his body for the last 40 years! He looks like he's barely 50! Oh. He is just barely 50. He's my brother's age.

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itsnotajersey88@reddit

He rides his own melt.

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Katerinaxoxo@reddit

I have always preferred Christian Slater

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Cinnamon_bear01@reddit

Same. Him in Untamed Heart, with Marissa Tomei.

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ShoopDoG@reddit

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Separate-Swordfish40@reddit

Kevin Bacon.

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sublimesting@reddit

Have you seen Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas? If not you may want to.

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Separate-Swordfish40@reddit

I have. Love those movies

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Astrostuffman@reddit

1958

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Flashy-Mud-7967@reddit

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This is the only right answer

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polishprince76@reddit

There's no actor I've turned around on more. I used to hate him in stuff. I thought he was always a whiny bitch asshole. Found him insufferable in Reality Bites.

Now I think he's great. He picks really interesting roles and is great in them.

My vote for mascot would be John Cusack or Molly Ringwald.

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mckenner1122@reddit

Molly Ringwald had a cameo on The Bear and I hardly recognized her! Winona still looks like Winona.

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jaminonthe1@reddit

Ethan Hawke is great in Reservation Dogs, the best show of the last few years for me.

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StraightBudget8799@reddit

Documentary “The Last Movie Stars” with his kids is great!

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Ahazeuris@reddit

I would rather chew tinfoil than have to watch this asshole do anything. He’s a terrible person as well as a shitty actor.

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BadHairDay-1@reddit

I can't remember who this is, but the eye area seems familiar. No shade to that dude.

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ZedArkadia@reddit

I'd go with an actual mascot, Spuds MacKenzie. Or ALF. Either way, I can't picture a mascot that isn't fuzzy.

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unrebigulator@reddit

ALF'S back! In pog form!

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an0m1n0us@reddit

the wazzup beer commercial guys...

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Odafishinsea@reddit

Max Headroom

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DeepPucks@reddit

Crawford Kangaroo.

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MarquisMusique@reddit

If we’re going for fuzzy mascots, I nominate Elvira’s punk dog, Gonk.

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sheemonz@reddit

Right?!? Like a bear in its natural habitat... a studebaker.

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HighJeanette@reddit

Who is that?

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bozun@reddit

He is the worst. Every film that should have been awesome was mediocre cuz of him. Reality bites, dead poets... The list goes on... Why!? Why....?!

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GroovyGrodd@reddit

Because you don’t have good taste.

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

Predestination was pretty good.

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Use_this_1@reddit

Winona Ryder & Christan Slater.

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FireGodNYC@reddit

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afternever@reddit

That cube's not going to gleam itself

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FireGodNYC@reddit

👏👏👏😂

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Reasonable-HB678@reddit

My teen angst bullshit has a body count.

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Aroundapole@reddit

Fuck me gently with a chainsaw

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zsreport@reddit

Eskimo

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Sorchochka@reddit

Our love is god. Let’s go get a slushie.

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Aroundapole@reddit

Don't forget my corn nuts

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AMGRN@reddit

Plain or BQ?

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Aroundapole@reddit

BQ, did you have a brain tumour for breakfast?

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AMGRN@reddit

Lick it up baby, lick it up. 😏

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redditwinchester@reddit

. . . you and the lion die like one.

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Use_this_1@reddit

I'm going to have to send my SAT scores to San Quintion instead of Stanford.

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NeiClaw@reddit

Winona Forever.

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S0fuck1ngwhat@reddit

It was worth a shot.

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3_dots@reddit

My thought was, I don't know if it's because I'm a woman but Winona Ryder would be my mascot. She was and is awesome.

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XxThrowaway987xX@reddit

Absolutely. Her characters embodied my teenage angst perfectly. Plus, she is just awesome. Winona forever! Seriously, don’t remove the na.

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The_Last_Mouse@reddit

It's the same picture.

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SynAck301@reddit

“Hello, you’ve reached the winter of our discontent”.

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MuttonDressedAsGoose@reddit

He's aging well.

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shado0911@reddit

ROFLMAO .. Didn’t we used to have a whole PACK of 80s Mascots? 🤣🤣🤣

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realjimmyjuice000@reddit

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I think it was the cast of the outsiders

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dormango@reddit

Who the fuck even is this?

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DiscoStu2U@reddit

I had to save the picture and use Google photo search. Such an annoying post to not mention a name. I’m not a celebrity idolizer, recognize names but would walk right past most stars and have no idea of who they are.

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Ordinary-Speech184@reddit

Thank you. I'm reading down the thread thinking someone will say but so far no.

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StrillyBings@reddit

It's Ethan Hawke.

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Ordinary-Speech184@reddit

I was in college when he started making movies and I don't think I've seen a single one of his movies so it makes sense that I don't have any idea who he is even now.

Yeah - I checked his filmography on Wikipedia and I only saw Dead Poets' Society.

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Giantandre@reddit

Training Day Before Sunrise Before Sunset Before Midnight Boyhood Before The Devil Knows Your Dead and Gattaca Are all worth watching even if you don’t like him.

He’s done an amazing amount of mid stuff in the 2000’s

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IHadTacosYesterday@reddit

Training Day at Gattaca were both awesome.

There's a chick down the street that looks like a dead ringer for the woman in Before Sunrise. I thought I'd mention it to her, but she's way to young to have ever heard of it

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jennifer_m13@reddit

First saw him in The Explorers with River Phoenix

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bibdrums@reddit

His show The Good Lord Bird is fantastic.

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SummerBirdsong@reddit

Seconded!

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StrillyBings@reddit

He starred in Training Day along with Denzel Washington. It's a great film to check out if you haven't seen it.

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dravenstone@reddit

Fucking thank you.

I scrolled and scrolled to here.

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AnotherSexyBaldGuy@reddit

He was married to Uma Thurman.

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rhodeislandah@reddit

Then married their nanny.

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zoot_boy@reddit

And the Father of Maya

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AnotherSexyBaldGuy@reddit

She is a good looking kid.

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dormango@reddit

Not my mascot, not even close

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Ordinary-Speech184@reddit

So in another exchange I found out this is Ethan Hawke and since I only saw one of his movie I didn't know who he was.

It seems to me he's more of GenY or later pop icon.

My Gen X pop icons are more along the lines of Bruce Willis, Eddie Murphy and John Lithgow.

I was born the same year as Hawke.

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r2killawat@reddit

John Belushi, or Robin Williams! RIP

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65pimpala@reddit

The most Gen-X response! I have no idea either!

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DisappointedDragon@reddit

Took me about 5 minutes to remember his name. I’m voting for Cusack.

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lavendergirl22@reddit

He was also in Reality Bites- the ultimate movie about Gen X angst

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afternever@reddit

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my_4_cents@reddit

I'd much prefer that party to the sticky sweaty rave in Zion they gave us in the sequel 🤮

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AnyaSatana@reddit

It's got to be Kermit.

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WeirdRip2834@reddit

Constantine is “Evil Kermit.” I think that’s a gif of Constantine. Haha

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AnyaSatana@reddit

I like to think Kermit also has a tiny dark side, like us 😈

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Hillman314@reddit

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Rare_Tomorrow_Now@reddit

🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻💕💕💕💕💕😢😢😢😢

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atomic_chippie@reddit

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Open_Mortgage_4645@reddit

I used to go to same gym as him. He's a really nice guy. Not at all pretentious.

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Upnatom617@reddit

Actor I have to give it to Keanu. Actress Winona Forever. Musician Alanis.

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racihekk@reddit

Good choices! Way to throw Alanis in there.

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medusamagpie@reddit

I love Keanu (;

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jendo7791@reddit

When did my high school crush get so old?

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Grigori_the_Lemur@reddit

I could live with that.

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DangerKitty555@reddit

I’m ok with that…

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bzee77@reddit

I’m Nuthin’ was a great song that never got enough love.

Also credit him for giving Lisa Loeb her first break.

But I never thought of him as our mascot, tbh.

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beezybeezybeezy@reddit

The song from Reality Bites???

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Waffuru@reddit

For me it's Keanu, he's just in so many things that I've loved over the years.

That said, I think another good one might be Jason Bateman. He was all over our tv shows in the 80's, I think I couldn't watch anything without him popping up somewhere. Also, I believe he often plays characters that FEEL like GenX, usually snarky, put upon, disaffected, perpetually annoyed. His character in Arrested Developement is the culmination of characters he's been over the years, making him very squarely a GenX relatable character.

Purely my opinion, I feel like I've grown up with Jason Bateman just everywhere. XD

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eatingganesha@reddit

have you seen his new commercials for State Farm? When you need Batman but get Bateman…” 💀

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Waffuru@reddit

Hahaha, no, but I'm gonna go look now XD

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redditwinchester@reddit

They're really funny

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yahoosadu@reddit

Yes, river's edge, point break, Bill & Ted, Mattix

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Astrostuffman@reddit

Then Crispin Glover!!!!

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yahoosadu@reddit

Feck weed

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Independent_Tie_4984@reddit

Keanu is my spirit animal

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Correct_Roll_3005@reddit

Eat your sandwich.

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Curious_Field7953@reddit

Immediately no.

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tultamunille@reddit

Who is this guy?

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armaedes@reddit

“We have Jack Nicholson at home.”

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WildSea5123@reddit

Who or what is it?

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AwwwBawwws@reddit

River.

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BununuTYL@reddit

Hard to pick one mascot, but he's a decent choice. For me, I'd say John Cusack, Keanu, or Christian Slater.

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excoriator@reddit

I prefer Cusack. He’s more laid back and humble.

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stevejscearce@reddit

Yeah, I was thinking Cusack or Slater.

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SwimmingAnxiety3441@reddit

Supposedly, all three have legitimate combat sport skills.

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theShpydar@reddit

Yeah, my first thought was "if there is one, it's gotta be Christian Slater".

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handsomeape95@reddit

Makes sense. He even narrated the documentary.

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tombaba@reddit

Still River Phoenix!

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OneThatCanSee@reddit

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YES. Love him. Gone too soon!💔

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Aztraea23@reddit

That's one of my favorite movies and I've been looking for his groovy vest thing at thrift stores for decades now!

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OneThatCanSee@reddit

It’s such an underrated film. Hardly anyone I meet has seen it. Vest is awesome, too, and would be such a cool find!

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Aztraea23@reddit

Yes! I think one of my first reddit posts was in here asking if anyone else remembered that movie and most people did not. Such an incredible cast!

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an0m1n0us@reddit

dont do speedballs, kids.

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AMGRN@reddit

Not over it.

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AMGRN@reddit

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I respectfully beg to differ. Oh well. Whatever. Nevermind. 🤨

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LivingEnd44@reddit

This is the correct answer.

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

He really cut the legs off Sophie B. Hawkins radio time

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AMGRN@reddit

That old dog had chained her up alright.

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LustInMyThoughts@reddit

I've been in love with him since Dead Poet's Society 🤭

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TwilightTink@reddit

As long as he has a wallet chain, I'll say close enough

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Mellemel67@reddit

It’s like the mascot can only be a male Anglo 🙄

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

No, no, no. Winona Ryder, Molly Ringwald, Elisabeth Shue, Janeane Garofalo...

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MissDisplaced@reddit

Define irony: the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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CatPhysh0U812@reddit

He’s not a real actor 🤣

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aluminumnek@reddit

No. Max headroom is the mascot of our generation.

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Aggravating-Try1222@reddit

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McButtersonthethird@reddit

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Independent-Wheel354@reddit

I don’t know who that is.

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hvacigar@reddit

I got a pothead mama, got a coke-head dad
I'm an ultramodern version of the American man
I don't feel good, but don't feel bad

Cause me you see, I'm nuthin

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AMGRN@reddit

Hey! That’s my bike!

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Scary_Weekend2227@reddit

Seriously

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qxzqxzqxz@reddit

Oh, dear God. No.

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medusamagpie@reddit

I can see it I guess but he always got on my nerves.

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leebrown23@reddit

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Why not this GenXer. LOL

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RCA2CE@reddit

That isn’t John Cusack

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Pitiful_Night_4373@reddit

Alright, alright…. Alright!

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Trish7168@reddit

It’s the brat pack.

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wolfysworld@reddit

This! It’s not one singular face but a group.

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Ageofaquarius68@reddit

Ugh, no. It's Kevin Bacon.

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Alarmed-Range-3314@reddit

Hell yeah!!

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zazarappo@reddit

Cusack all the way.

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Bigchunky_Boy@reddit

Any one of the cast from the Outsiders .

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GreyBoyTigger@reddit

I’d go with generational defining musician Kurt Cobain, but that’s just me

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waynofish@reddit

A sucky album. Overrated and only considered good because he offed himself while on top. That band and him had no staying power and not one word could be understood in that mumbled mess. And definitely did not define a generation. But we can all have our opinions. Thats mine!

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GreyBoyTigger@reddit

I swear I heard this exact screed from every guy I met at house parties who was in a band.

Sorry to tell you, they were generation defining. They influenced tons of future bands. 40 years later kids will listen to their music and copy their style. They were an amazing band.

There’s always the “what if” factor but tons of bands that fall apart have that question. Cobain could have ruined his legacy by turning into an asshole like Clapton or Morrissey. He could also have been just like Eddie Vedder.

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RadioEastern6434@reddit

Robert Downey, Jr.

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an0m1n0us@reddit

Reality bit.

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zoot_boy@reddit

More of a Matt Dillon guy myself.

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dragonflyandstars@reddit

He was plastered on walls in my bedroom in the 80s. There had to be over 40 posters. He is still smokin'

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BallsOutSally@reddit

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SERVEDwellButNoTips@reddit

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Ben Stiller is my Gen X Icon

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Not-a-poser@reddit

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BlackOnyx1906@reddit

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Or maybe even him

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BlackOnyx1906@reddit

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Or these two!!!!

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BlackOnyx1906@reddit

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No that’s not me and mines mascot!!!! It’s Smokey!!!!!!

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MachineGunTeacher@reddit

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emax4@reddit

Janeane Garofalo for me

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DespyHasNiceCans@reddit

Straight up, this could be the best answer on here

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emax4@reddit

They were both in Reality Bites. I just happened to have a longtime crush on her.

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DespyHasNiceCans@reddit

Pfffff who didn't! She's 'this is beyond physical, she's so cool I'd marry her' kinda cool

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grizzdoog@reddit

Oh yeah, what’s his name.

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Strangewhine88@reddit

Matt Dillon and Diane Lane.

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Whitworth@reddit

If only River Phoenix didn't O.D.

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Opening_Yak_9933@reddit

You can do better.

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timlav@reddit

No

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Which_Preference_883@reddit

Spudz McKenzie

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Hopper52@reddit

You could do worse.

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LipBalmOnWateryClay@reddit

Once peed next to him at the urinals at the Knitting Factory in LA after a Jeff Tweedy solo show. He was drunkenly singing California Stars.

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allislost77@reddit

Winona, Keanu, Michael J, Eddie Murphy, Bruce Willis and Nic Cage.

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Odafishinsea@reddit

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minnesotarulz@reddit

No

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Nighthawk378@reddit

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starlingspotted@reddit

No mascot. But, curious why are all the names put up for a generational mascot, aside from Winona, are men?

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XxThrowaway987xX@reddit

We know why. Men can’t see themselves represented by a woman.

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honest_flowerplower@reddit

When you think your generation is Winona Ryder, but everyone knows Janine Garafalo is more accurate.

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Sitting_pipe@reddit

Winona Ryder and Christian Slater

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South-Log-6536@reddit

Fuck him. Who cheats on Uma Thurman?

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Sitting_pipe@reddit

NO Shit, what an idiot!

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no_talent_ass_clown@reddit

I loved him in the "Before" movies.

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StraightBudget8799@reddit

The film “Juliet, Naked” has a great sequence of his younger years being used as evidence of his character’s misspent youth!

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ThePythiaofApollo@reddit

Exactly this. He has an ick factor. We can forgive Winona’s little five finger discount. Plus she and Keanu are unofficially married so Ethan can just be like that pompous pseudo intellectual ex we all had in the 90’s who is now a low level accountant for Jersey Mike’s.

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3_dots@reddit

Haha, so like his character in Reality Bites? Although I doubt he'd be an accountant today. Probably the delivery driver for Jersey Mike's.

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afternever@reddit

He'd turn into the Brad Pitt character in True Romance

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Pedadinga@reddit

Hate the goatee, love the GOATer

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The1Ylrebmik@reddit

That worries me because he was a douchebag in his most famous Gen X role.

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cupot13@reddit

There are so many icons, but today I'm going with Val

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eatingganesha@reddit

eughhhhhhh no.

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drinkslinger1974@reddit

I would say some of the funniest moments for me from the 90’s are from Ben Stiller.

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BidSmall186@reddit

Yeah, no thanks

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ExcelsiorUnltd@reddit

Ain’t no republicrat, no demican, they ain’t nothin in between.

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Followmetotheend@reddit

Looks like a remake of Simple Jack

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johnny_ringo@reddit

The real answer is the movies Singles. Had all the peeps and indroduced many people to grunge

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XxThrowaway987xX@reddit

Definitely one of the best movie soundtracks of the 90s. If not the best.

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PlaxicoCN@reddit

"You been smokin' PCP all day, Jake."

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nigevellie@reddit

Depp

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Greedy_Increase_4724@reddit

He's a boomer. And a bloated junkie.

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Neidan1@reddit

Singles

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No-Anteater5366@reddit

Joe Strummer ;)

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Big-Expert3352@reddit

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David Beckham is who I think of as a Gen X man.

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Big-Expert3352@reddit

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Windshadow01@reddit

Nope not even close

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Wilcry@reddit

I consider Trey Parker and Matt Stone to be the voice of our generation.

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wysiwygot@reddit

Honestly, it would be an honor. He's been in the industry since he was a kid and managed to not die or become a total piece of shit. He's an excellent filmmaker, a supportive father, he chooses interesting roles, he's smart and critical, thoughtful. I'm sorry he cheated on Uma, that sucks, but other than that, he seems pretty unassailable.

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First-Display5956@reddit

Has this pic been altered? When did Ethan Hawley get this old??

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monkeyboychuck@reddit

No.

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Zestyclose-Pen-1699@reddit

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No_Entertainment1931@reddit

But he’s such an asshole

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Not-a-poser@reddit

Jesus is not to be messed with.

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willgreenier@reddit

TF

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WVStarbuck@reddit

The perfect mediocre male who fails up and disrespects women.

Yep. Perfect.

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deniablw@reddit

Not Ben stiller?

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77slevin@reddit

Loved his trips to Paris.

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Gen_Ecks@reddit

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I’m going with this guy.

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lost_opossum_@reddit

I feel like dead River Phoenix should at least be in the running.

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lost_opossum_@reddit

That or Bender from the Breakfast Club.

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Ordinary-Speech184@reddit

I have NO idea who it is both because I'm old now and because he doesn't look familiar at all.

I probably will feel dumb once I read down the thread comments.

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sunnywiltshire@reddit

Ethan Hawke. I agree with OP, he was very special for that generation, and objectively a great actor. Still making movies, he's not that old at all, the photo is just not a good choice.

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Ordinary-Speech184@reddit

Respectfully - You're the second person in this thread that has stated his name like I should know it, so maybe I'm trend towards boomer for my movie star 'icons' and 'mascots'. After researching I know I have only seen one of his movies and that was while I was in college, early 90s.

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sunnywiltshire@reddit

It would be a boring world if we all knew everyone. So much fun to discover new and interesting artists! I love films from all eras, starting with the 30s. The world is a colourful place. I can highly recommend "Dead Poets Society", "Gattaca" and above all the truly amazing "Before"trilogy, starting with "Before Sunrise". It's a thing of beauty.

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Competitive-Cow-4522@reddit

Seconding “Gattaca” - that one is brilliant.

Also if limited series are more your fare, check out “The Good Lord Bird”. Hawke plays a fictionalized version of John Brown, it’s great.

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sunnywiltshire@reddit

Sounds good! I'll check it out. Although I'm not sure you wanted to answer to me..? Didn't you mean the skeptic? 🙈

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Competitive-Cow-4522@reddit

Let’s call that a “public announcement” haha

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new2bay@reddit

TIL Gore Vidal played Director Josef in Gattaca.

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Pokec0ry@reddit

I'm late gen x. Had no clue who it was. I started scrolling through his imdb page and I think the only gen x film i like would be Dead Poets Society.

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corncocktion@reddit

Do what you gotta do so you can do what you wanna do.

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Haunting-Berry1999@reddit

Winona 4 evah

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Th3R00ST3R@reddit

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I just watched Gattaca last night.
For me it's....

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nautical1776@reddit

Kurt Kobain

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Sorchochka@reddit

I thought our mascot was supposed to be a garden hose.

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

That absolutely works well😂

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RealWolfmeis@reddit

He's such a good actor but he's got such a weird head. 😆

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ace_in_space@reddit

"You a rookie." - Macy Gray

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Ch3kb0xR@reddit

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she_slithers_slyly@reddit

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ShutYourDumbUglyFace@reddit

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These two beg to differ.

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polygonalopportunist@reddit

It’s a little scary, I have the same look right now. Same sorta skinny tall body, face. Long gray hair and gray beard. And everytime I see him on something talking I’m like…damn he looks old now.

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CartesianDoubt@reddit

He really is. Grew up with this guy. Who is his female counterpart?

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in-a-microbus@reddit

"In fairness, Generation X could use a better spokesperson. Barack Obama is just a little too senior to count among its own, and it has debts older than Mark Zuckerberg. Generation X hasn't had a real voice since ~~Kurt Cobain blew his brains out, Tupac was murdered, Jeff Mangum went crazy, David Foster Wallace hung himself, Jeff Buckley drowned, River Phoenix overdosed, Elliott Smith stabbed himself (twice) in the heart~~, Axl got fat.

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Sorchochka@reddit

Uh, Tupac is alive.

(I’m kidding but I don’t remember when this conspiracy theory ended so I just continue it.)

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Jolly_Security_4771@reddit

Winona. It will always be Winona for me.

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Sorchochka@reddit

Winona Forever

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IceNein@reddit

I have a bit of a man crush on him

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general-illness@reddit

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Ill-Crew-5458@reddit

he has always annoyed me for some reason

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HarlandKing@reddit

Def not who I would choose for a GenX mascot, but to each their own! :)

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aogamerdude@reddit

We don't need a mascot at all.

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BarsoomianAmbassador@reddit

We are all our own mascots.

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HarlandKing@reddit

True

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WestBeachSpaceMonkey@reddit

Who is that?!

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dangerfielder@reddit

C’mon - We all know this guy is the real mascot.

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SirPoopaLotTheThird@reddit

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Elegant_Marc_995@reddit

Totally. I feel like he's one of those dudes that you might not be friends with personally but you run in the same drug circles, so you're kinda connected

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Separate-Swordfish40@reddit

Keanu Reeves

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sunnywiltshire@reddit

O Captain my Captain!

I agree but would definitely have chosen a different picture, from the actual time, I think then people would recognise him better!

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Fungus1968@reddit

Also Matthew Broderick. Save Ferris.

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Floating_Ground@reddit

I vote for Kelly Leak https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdWJaymt270NQMAaw-OhfRsTFBoJswCh4t1N9zVR4LWykPk2ksOejZfsUwEcsRsA4VVSYBAG9TwYVwuGGZSAnTTbJBpkICaZ9Wfb0n2hwqtjCqUi300rhBz3-BUYkvQFmN8yvMBL-9g/s1600/october2013badnewsbears37.png

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Illuminated_Lava316@reddit

Who is this?

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Emotional_Mess261@reddit

Def the brat pack.

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CleverNickName-69@reddit

I understand why you say that, but by the most common 1965 line all of them except Molly Ringwald are actually young Boomers.

I don't want a Boomer for my mascot.

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ezgomer@reddit

ugh

not a fan of

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Wonderful-Duck-6428@reddit

No

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chilicheesefritopie@reddit

Oof no. Pick someone who didn’t cheat on their spouse with the nanny.

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MilesDaniels@reddit

Is this a box that celebrities have to check off their bucket list or something? Gross.

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Impressive_Climate83@reddit (OP)

Isaac the bartender from Love Boat?

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chilicheesefritopie@reddit

A Boomer? No, lol.

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FloydianSlip5872@reddit

Patrick Swaze would have been a better choice over Ethan Hawke

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GarthRanzz@reddit

Swayze was a full on Boomer (1952).

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FloydianSlip5872@reddit

But still more of a genx icon

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TheSkepticCyclist@reddit

Then later as a typical old person who is angry at the world, he snaps his fingers and wipes out half the population

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SXTY82@reddit

Mine would be Bill Burr

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NDMA711@reddit

I’m sorry to hear that

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Johnny_Jaga@reddit

While "mascot" may not be the word I would use, my choice is...

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Thwipped@reddit

Want the shirt

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sunnywiltshire@reddit

His interviews are incredible. For anyone thinking they know but have never watched an interview with him, I'd highly recommend it. His insight about film and literature is astonishing.

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

They put Drew Barrymore on the cover of aarp magazine, so…

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NietzschesGhost@reddit

Reality Bites is often hailed as the reflection of the Gen X zeitgeist.

"There's no point to any of this. It's all just a... a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know... a Quarter-Pounder with cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, the moment where your laughter become a cackle... and I, I sit back and I smoke my Camel Straights and I ride my own melt." - Ethan Hawke as Troy Dyer in Reality Bites

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zeydey@reddit

I'd go with Slacker, never liked Reality Bites or Singles.

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Whipstich-Pepperpot@reddit

I just re-watched Explorers for the millionth time just the other night. Still entertaining!!

However, I wanted to get up and walk out of a movie he was in a many years back, Maudie (2016). His acting was outstanding, but maybe too much so. He portrayed an absolute POS and he F-ing nailed it. So much so I almost don't like him anymore because I can't forget how shitty a person his character was. I acknowledge it is my issue -- separating the art from the artist.

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