The 80s Called: Memes and Tweets That Perfectly Sum Up What it Means To Be a Gen Xer

If there’s one indelible truth I’ve gleaned from 80s movies, it’s this: anyone sporting a sweater tied casually around their neck is usually the bad guy or girl. It’s like these films had a secret code, a sartorial signal of sorts. When you see that cashmere casually draped over the shoulders, brace yourself – you’re likely dealing with the quintessential movie bully.

With their smug and privileged attitude, these characters walked over our screens, making the sweater-shoulder combination a universal symbol of villainy in movies. It’s a trope that has me chuckling and eye-rolling in equal measure, a quirky reminder of that flamboyant decade’s peculiar yet charming storytelling style.