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Gen-X Activism Meant Flannel Plaid Shirts

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Demography Unplugged
Apr 09, 2018
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Contributor Devorah Blanchor asks Gen Xers to share stories of activism, only to discover that they don’t really have any. For the generation that frowned upon “caring,” the closest many Xers got to challenging the status quo was wearing “flannel plaid shirts.”

—The New York Times

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