Material Girl in 1980

Author: Ye Xuan
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: They are young, beautiful, elegant, and wealthy, dazzlingly wandering in the bright or dim corners of the city. They are not inherently evil, but simply unable to resist the allure of rock, parties, the internet, wealth, and fantasy. Their pursuit of materialism is merely an innate sensitivity to beautiful things, and every girl has the right to choose her own life. Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me, and I think they are all fine! If they can't give me what I want, I'll leave them. Some boys are romantic, some are slow, and I can accept that. If they can't satisfy my interests, I'll ignore them. Living in a material world, I'm a material girl. You know we live in a material world, I'm a material girl. A material, material, material, material world. We were born in the 1980s, squeezed out of the late 1970s political cars. From then on, this life is to be identified with the 1980s. When writers of the 1980s generation become more romantic and flamboyant, we have to bear the labels this era has imposed on us and then defend ourselves with a weak voice: We are the generation that bridges the 1970s and the 1980s. We have no distinct personality traits of the 1980s, but we hold onto the nostalgia for the 1970s; we have no clear youth angst language of the 1970s, but we believe in the 1980s' high-spirited personal struggles. We are the generation born during the reform and opening up, and also the first to experience the life under the rationing system; we are the generation that can generally enjoy higher education, but also the first to face more competition and setbacks. In short, because of this unique position and experience, our generation has acquired more unique characteristics and symbols.