X was too busy getting stoned. So yes they didn't give two shits. The 80s were the start of gender identity (I think I might be gay because someone else is). Boomers and hippies are often mixed because of the short time frame of wars and "conflicts" between WW2 and the cold war. That's 45+ years of elietest propagation that went unquestioned.
Get off of Flynn's sack. The dark horse will be back.