funny things you said in reference to mtv dumping generation x

Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did

Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid

I'm still standing after all this time

Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind

I'm still standing yeah yeah yeah

--From Elton John

On Wednesday, I wrote about Van Toffler's ridiculous remark about MTV pushing Generation X out to make room for the more "civic minded" Generation Y. I loved the comments that post received. They're spot-on and funny and wanted to share a few along with some excerpts of blog posts around the 'sphere!

"All these years later, it's nice to know I've been dumped!" -- Kristin from Halfway to Normal

"'uhh... yeah...we intentionally dumped this demographic...yeah...that's it...that's what we did.' Please!!!" -- from Jim of Light Smith Photo of the Day

"We dumped them about... oh, I don't know, about the time the first season of 'The Real World' aired? That sounds about right." From Trapped in the 80s Mom

"Judging by their soap opera shows they are catering to 65 year old housewives." From Rob

"I want My MTV!!! Twisted Sister...I'm not gonna take it." From Nadine of All Along the Hightower

"Honestly, I have not watched MTV in 15 years or more. Nor do I intend to....Tia and Flav can bite me!" -- From John J. Franks IV of Impervious Nature

"Awwww. It's cute....Let them think that it was MTV's decision to dump us." From msqokc

Here are few more things bloggers had to say about Toffler who is 51 and thus a Baby Boomer by the hair of his chinny-chin-chin.

From I Will Never Understand TV Programmers:
"I'm really at a loss as to how today's 'millennials' are 'civic minded.' What does this even mean? They vote? Volunteer? Help old ladies across the street? Does this guy even know any millenials? Because I've been teaching them for awhile, and civic minded would not be one of the first 378 adjectives I would think of for that age group (18-29, apparently). And as for 'pushing out' Generation X...how do you push out a group that jumped ship 11 years ago?"

From Television without Pity:
"And though at first we had scoffed at his bold claim (we are, after all, grievously jaded), upon closer inspection (extremely close) and much to our surprise, we did indeed discover that shows like Jersey Shore and Teen Mom really are virtuous and educational after all..."

From Dumping You Is the Best Thing I Ever Did:
"I wish them well, especially now that they realize that it’s really over and I’m never coming back...I’d like to congratulate MTV for finally dumping anyone from Generation X that still watches their network."

From Buh-Bye Gen X:
"I can then only cynically laugh when he points to Jersey Shore as an example of such Gen Y-appropriate programming."


From Oh No He Didn't :
"Hey, Van, last time I checked (two seconds ago on Google) you are also the president of VH1 and VH1 Classic–want me to watch those channels?"