DYSPEPSIA GENERATION

We have seen the future, and it sucks.

Why We turned Dad Into a Meme

21st June 2015

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(This is the journalistic ‘we’, in which a dork assumes that we’re all dork’s, too.)

Instead of being thought of as a part of a family unit or as a supportive parent, Dad is more often associated with bad, embarrassing jokes; socks with sandals; and unironic use of a fanny pack. Many of the characteristics that make someone good at being a parent — frugality, responsibility, selflessness — have become punchlines for an entire generation when it comes to talking about dad.

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