The 2000s ushered in a new era: the Internet. With that came social media, influencers, and the question of whether her aunt had fallen too far down the conspiracy theory hole. Of course, the web is rarely the only thing that is here in its own day, however, it is one of the things that has endured and why we are (possibly) still pleased to be here. As for other trends and such, well, those are things from the 2000s that no one deserves to have to go back into their life.
Love it or hate it, everyone knew MTV’s real show, Jersey Shore. From JWOWW and Snooki to punches and hairstyles, this show has made its way into the pop culture lexicon, but many would arguably agree that it’s more productive on the left. in the afterlife and no one wants to relive that.
It only took one user in the marketing department to use the word “Xtreme” and suddenly it appeared everywhere, even on deodorant.
Christina Aguilera was too busy making “Dirrty” to realize that those low-rise guys weren’t the business. Yes, they pair it superbly and were part of an iconic music video, but let’s face it: they weren’t comfortable to wear on a daily basis at all.
The late ’90s had Austin Powers and the 2000s had impressions of Borat. It wasn’t the time to be healthy.
While someone’s mom may still have a phone on for her life, it’s time to admit that she was clumsy and that texting her felt like Morse code.
Ed Hardy as Lisa Frank to grown men who wore too much cologne and thought vulgar lines were gold.
A lot of other people think they could play at Madison Square Garden because they were good. . . Video games.
Bacon is great, but the 2000s turned bacon into a new invention. Hopefully, it will remain on menus today and not on t-shirts, air fresheners, socks, and everything else back then.
Ashton Kutcher has made some not-so-smart choices in his career, adding that making the trucker cap a fashion staple.
Now that Fergie’s music videos have more memes than gems of music history, it’s time to admit that what the Black Eyed Peas did in the 2000s wasn’t the most productive representation of music.
To paraphrase Alyssa Edwards from RuPaul’s Drag Race, girl, look what an orange you are.
Unless you’re 16 in a jazz band at school, why did you use one?
Unfortunately, reality TV is here to stay, but over time, people began to realize that offering a showcase to everyone might not be the best idea, especially when it came to TLC and the Duggars. They’re making headlines, but it’s about time they were nothing more than a nightmare.
Genuine people had to text “40404” when they wanted to tweet from their phone, because in the past, the word apps still referred to the chicken wings that other people ordered before their meals.
In the 2000s, other people claimed they needed prescription glasses. Hopefully, someday soon, an anthropologist will conduct an in-depth examination of the reasons for this situation.
The Scary Movies were wonderful until the Wayans brothers retired. Not even another teen movie holds up, but then came a wave of other parody movies that looked like knockoffs of the ones they took the time to get right.
Hipsters were “too cool” people for popular things but, ironically, they followed a trend of their own and by no means unique.
They were just sweatpants. Let’s be honest about it.
Cher really broke loose in 1999 with “Believe,” but in the 2000s it was thanks to T-Pain. Fortunately, even he gave up and proved that he can really sing!We love that for him.
Colorful ketchup, blue fries, Twinkies with green in the middle for Shrek?It’s too much and too disgusting.
If someone has a mustache tattooed on their index finger, they were at least 18 years old in the 2000s and it is best that they also had a full wardrobe with them.
Kendra Beltran went to school without a game plan and found she was returning to her love of writing shortly after graduating in 2009. Since then, he has written for MTV Geek, Cosplay Central, Collider, Apartment Therapy, and many other sites. This allowed him to show his love for all things pop culture. When she’s not writing, Kendra hosts her exhibit, Crushgasm, bakes all the cookies, or spoils her fur baby, Mason.
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