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I’m a Grup?

March 31, 2006

A recent New York Magazine article entitled Up With ‘Grups’ has me intrigued.

“This is an obituary for the generation gap. It is a story about 40-year-old men and women who look, talk, act, and dress like people who are 22 years old.”

One thing the article doesn’t mention, but something which I strongly feel contributes to this phenomenon is the popularity of 30-40 year old celebrities. The majority of the mega stars aren’t in their twenties. Sure, they may have been in their twenties when they became big, but they haven’t been replaced by the new twenty-somethings. And the new twenty-somethings? They’re all dating the mega stars who are in their thirties and forties!

I also find it very interesting that grups and celebrity grups are having children well into their thirties.

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7 Responses to “I’m a Grup?”

  1. Michael Manning Says:
    April 2nd, 2006 at 12:15 pm

    Kerrie: When I lived in Dallas, the girls partied until their early to mid 30’s and had kiddos. Here in the Mid-West, it’s the opposite. If a woman at 23 isn’t having kids they panic. I told a friend of mine who is that age–”Slow down! What is so urgent at 23 about having 5 kids. You have plenty of time. Get some dating under your belt first so you can tell a moron from a good guy. And if you can help it, have fun”. The Britney’s are all “Like um, Wow!” And today age is different. Girld 19 are Gaga over guys in their 40’s. So, it’s all relative. But a GREAY blog! Love your photo. It makes me laugh because it reveals that sense of humor!!!

  2. Whimsy Chick Says:
    April 2nd, 2006 at 3:08 pm

    Hi Michael. Glad you like my blog and my WAY too close photo. :)
    I’m finding here in Michigan, at least the area in which I live, women aren’t having kids until they’re at least 30. And there seem to be a ton of stay-at-home moms in my area too. So I’m in good company!

  3. Anonymous Says:
    April 2nd, 2006 at 8:01 pm

    OMG…I’m a grup! I wear the faded/destroyed jeans that look like I play in the mud! I wear the oversized glasses on my “second-day dirty hair” haircut! And I believe sneakers could be used as a fashion accessory! But I’m 20, so it’s ok, right?

  4. Whimsy Chick Says:
    April 2nd, 2006 at 9:23 pm

    I don’t know if you can be a 20 year old grup. From the article…

    “He owns eleven pairs of sneakers, hasn’t worn anything but jeans in a year, and won’t shut up about the latest Death Cab for Cutie CD. But he is no kid. He is among the ascendant breed of grown-up who has redefined adulthood as we once knew it and killed off the generation gap.”

    So yeah, I guess being 20 and acting 20 is totally okay. Though, I don’t see anything wrong with being a grup either. :)

  5. Anonymous Says:
    April 3rd, 2006 at 12:38 am

    What about those of us that are in our mid-30s and sing Animaniac songs?

    Guess who ;-)

  6. Whimsy Chick Says:
    April 3rd, 2006 at 2:21 pm

    Those of us in our mid-30s who sing Animaniac songs may not be grups, since the definition requires us to act like we’re TWENTY, not TEN. :)

  7. The Sister Says:
    April 7th, 2006 at 10:53 am

    And i thought you only sang them to me :(

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