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The 2000s fucking sucked (hexbear.net)
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Growing up in the 2000s fucked my brain hard. The sexism, homophobia and racism coupled with the free-range parenting that was simultaneously neglectful while gaslighting everyone into thinking that it was too coddling, and an internet that simply did not give a fuck who it traumatized. All topped off with a resurgence of Western jingoism from the "war in terror".

The only good thing about that period was some of the videogames were okay I guess but only if you avoid ANYTHING remotely military flavoured. A lot of shit outside of Nintendo was afraid of colour and everything was that washed out brown. Just a miserable time. Everyone was so uncreative and the world had some fucked up Southpark brainworms.

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Oh man you just reminded me of how people treated Brittany Spears when she shaved her head. It was so cruel.

[–] Sinisterium@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

Women being called fat for literally not being anorexic. Bridget Jones was an movie entire franchise about an "overweight" woman.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 20 points 3 days ago

The body shaming back then was wild. I remember some Americans saying Shakira looked fat in her early breakthrough music videos lmao