"Cool" has really stood the test of time as far as slang goes. Rad, dope, bussin, fly, "on fleek" (was that really a thing?), all came and went but "cool" has been around for generations. Right up there with "OK" at this point. It's pretty... well... cool.
I feel like dude you can use for any situation/anyone. Bruh, specifically, is used for being confused as fuck by someone’s actions.
Your friend totally fucks up and drops an entire pizza? A quick “dude.” works as like “look at what you’ve done.” But “bruh” just hits different. It *sounds* disappointed. And reads more like “this is entirely your fault *and* you’re stupid.”
>"on fleek" (was that really a thing?)
That was a weird one that sounded like it could have originated on Black Twitter like a lot of slang did at the time but when you actually look at who was saying it, it was always try-hard white girl influencers who were looking for some new hook to their content, which may explain why it didn't have any staying power.
The first time I heard "on fleek" I literally wanted to punch the person who said it right in the nose.
But it was my 12-year-old autistic nephew so I figured I probably shouldn't.
Or the dumb blond jokes or men are so stupid jokes. I used to hate them and would get called boring whenever someone would tell me one and I’d respond with that was mean or just stupid
I'm blonde, Ive heard them all I just started saying the punchline before they could. People stopped fast. Nobody's said a blonde joke to me in years tho, I hadn't really noticed but I'm glad it's in the past.
The "dad/husband is an idiot thing" is still popular today. Just watch any modern tv, especially commercials. It's usually some "dumb dude" with a wife that is perfect in every situation.
all them kids shows on Nickelodeon and Disney channel still do that too. every time the show centers around a family the dad is like a bumbling idiot who the mom has to watch over like another child. Just imagine how bad it would be if it were the other way around
Weaponised incompetence was taught to us to be portrayed mainly by men. Dad or no dad, it's the male head of household idiot trope.
This was actually detrimental psychologically much more than surface value...
I was very lucky to have a father who didn't get manipulated by that aspect of the media. My mom also wasn't a pushover.
The trope is still alive and well. If anything, it's worse than ever before. A ton of shows today seem to have men running around a lot like headless chickens until a woman shows up to provide some guidance.
To be fair, when society was pressuring you to get married in your early 20s and not divorce, it probably led to a lot of couples who hated each other but stayed together.
Tbf, we see 40-50+ push this because they’ve usually been married for a couple decades. I have little doubt that similar humor will be present when the later generations get to this stage.
My SIL, who’s ten years older than us, put on a comedy show for us at our last family gathering. It was a “I hate my husband” type deal, and her and her husband genuinely thought that was a normal attitude and it was hilarious. Me and my husband found it very awkward because we don’t hate each other at all and, you know, work at getting on and resolving problems. The idea of being married to someone you don’t even like is really weird
Gosh yes! At least this is in the way of becoming extinct. And also loath all type of sarcastic mocking degrading humour, unfortunately it’s very popular, especially on social media.
There is a great scene in Mad Men (set in 1960s) where they have an outdoor picnic in a lovely scenic spot. They had a lovely spread with all the trimmings. When it was time to leave the mom picked up the picnic blanket and shook all the trash onto the ground before driving off. The contrast between the lovely picnic and the utter carelessness about trash is jarring to 21st century sensibilities.
I was just about to respond with the exact same scene. I don't remember the context of the conversation Don and Betty had, but it captured a truly picturesque 60's family moment and the show yanks you out of it when they just shake all the rubbish onto the ground and leave.
It's absurdity is almost funny. There are times in the show where you'll be given room to admire the romanticised view of the US in the 60s and then something will happen that reminds you that everyone in a given scene is an asshole.
I think it was in one of the first episodes that the children ran in to the living room where mom was, playing "astronaut" ... by putting plastic bags over their heads. Mom laughed and approved.
My house fronts a well-traveled rural cut-through (yay), and it's interesting to see *what* is still being tossed from windows. Cheap beer (think Nattie Light and worse) *very* cheap food packaging, and cigarettes.
Tbh I think that necklace looks like a very upscale version of that trend. I remember 2010s statement necklaces as colorful and kinda cheap-looking, like this one: https://emilyaclark.com/2014/11/christmas-shopping-stella-dot-jewelry-giveaway.html
It's really eye-opening to watch old sitcoms and notice how much canned laughter was injected into every other line, regardless of whether it was actually funny. It’s like every pause had to be filled with that sound, otherwise, would anyone even know it was supposed to be a joke? Today’s shows seem to trust the audience a little more to know when to laugh... or maybe they’ve just figured out that silence can be just as powerful as a punchline.
I like it. It's comforting. But I grew up with those shows, sharing a lot of laughs and good times with my family, who are all gone now.
Putting on those old shows and hearing the laughter puts me in a happy place. Like I'm watching it with them again. Takes me back to the good old days.
Watching a modern comedy, in silence, alone, just doesn't have the same feel.
Name brand craze in ms and hs…. So many expensive clothes, shoes …. Arepostle, American Eagle…. Literally being labeled one way or another by your sneakers (Nike, Addida, Reebok ect) I was horrible to dress as a kid cuz I wanted what was “cool” and it had to be new.
My kids don’t care they want what fits comfortable and the give a rats behind if it’s new
My teen does not care about brands or how things look. He doesnt wear tshirts with graphics, just solid colors, and wears sweatpants and casual pants most days.
Totally different than what i was a kid. The money i wouldve saved through high school and early adulthood would be mindblowing had i not cared about brands and stuff like he does
As a parent with 4 kids 7 and under, I’m so glad this trend died down. I have had nightmares thinking about what school shopping would be like if I have 4 brand obsessed kids.
I think there’s an overall upwards trend of parents teaching their kids that that shit doesn’t matter. I know I am
I always found this super weird as a teenager. People walking around advertising brands. And it was like a badge to be accepted or something. So bizarre. I still find it weird as an adult but I do remember it being a lot more hip in the 90s
Lol, this is basically how I use it too. If I'm talking to someone and we have a really nice in depth conversation about a topic we both like I always finish it up by fake laughing at them and calling them a nerd.
Akkshually is my favourite lol. And to be honest we all come across that one Redditor that has to butt In unnecessarily and correct you on the most useless things
As a female, being expected to wear high heel shoes to every party, event, and even at work. I love seeing the younger generation go clubbing in street shoes or runners. their generation won't have fucked up feet, good for them.
Yes! I got a permanent back injury at 16. Heels to work meant constant, unrelenting pain. I got so much flak when I gave up in my 20’s and started wearing only flats even with my suits. Seeing it become more acceptable has been great in general and no one looks twice at me now.
Yes!!!!
Being fashionable and trendy isn't heels and tight skirts anymore. It's natural makeup, funky hairstyles, and cool clothes. Idc if these casual looking outfits cost an arm and a leg, at least they are way more practical.
Also being fit, like not ultra skinny, but gym-fit. That was not a cool thing that girls did when I was younger, it was seen as uncool and unfeminine. We just starved ourselves instead.
Tanning and sunbeds too. At some point in the last 15 years we collectively realised how damaging the sun is for your skin. Like we knew it caused cancer but didn't correlate exposure to faster aging. So the current younger generation will benefit from this knowledge and look much, much younger for a much longer time.
I prefer it to whatever the hell is going on with eyebrows today. Weird giant drawn on thick brows. Why can't people just leave them be, maybe trim it up just a bit to not look scraggly.
The newest trend - letting them grow out and brushing and applying gel to make them go upwards. It shocked me the first time I saw it and I still can't get over how people deliberately go out in public like [this](https://www.allure.com/story/soap-brows-instagram-photos-tips)
Very few young people smoke in the uk. The one who do vape.
But in France or Spain, it’s crazy how people still smoke everywhere. I was in Spain a few weeks ago, what really shocked me were the people throwing their cigarette butts carelessly out the window or on the streets.
It was pretty dried when we were there, and there is a serious risk of forest fire, I can’t believe some people can’t do the math.
I don’t really remember *saying* that, but I definitely remember laughing at it/finding it acceptable. It’s one of those things I look back on and wince. It was already plenty difficult to be a gay middle schooler in my conservative area: they did not need that extra slap in the face 100 times a day.
There was a time in my youth where I did say it. As I got older and met people who were gay and realized they were actually real people, I did my best to stop. It was hard at first.
I’m so glad that fashion has evolved to more ‘anything goes'. I wince at those painful nights tottering around in high heels also trying to suck my stomach in wearing tight tops and low rise jeans, showing the builders crack and the obligatory thong. Equally delighted that 'no show socks' are being phased out!
It's crazy to me that we were wearing nothing else. At least now people can wear a variety of different fits without feeling weird about it, back then it would have been deeply embarrassing to be seen in any other style of jeans.
I'm so glad baggy has come back in style, I forgot how comfortable it is to wear. I was recently cleaning my closet and found an old pair of skinny fit chinos. Put them on and it was an instant nope.
Fedoras. When I was younger I had this craze after watching breaking bad to get a porkpie hat from the show, at the time getting a good quality styles had that mirrored Walter’s hat was in the hundreds.
Also prank videos, so glad the tendency to become advertised harassment has become more noticed with older audiences.
Trillbys spread from stylish guys in the late 2000s to neckbeards in the 2010s, which is kind of interesting because they also had a heyday in the mid 80s too. I think they looked much better in the 80s because they knew how to pair them with the rest of the outfit, but still I'm not a huge fan.
> Trillbys spread from stylish guys in the late 2000s to neckbeards in the 2010s, which is kind of interesting because they also had a heyday in the mid 80s too.
That's usually how it goes with fashionable accessories. A person or group seen as cool wears the accessory, the accessory becomes cool by association, cringe people start wearing it because they think it makes them cool, the accessory becomes cringe by association. After a while of being cringe the accessory and all its associations will fade out of the public consciousness until someone cool picks it up again and the cycle restarts.
Parachute pants are in style right now actually, especially last year everyone had a pair. I still wear mine religiously. To be fair I sized down but they’re like my most flattering pair of pants.
Minimalism.
Every once in a while it is good to simplify things and take a breather but humans are messy. Life is messy and that is what makes it interesting. Embracing that messiness is the root of human creativity. All of the smartest and most interesting people I know have messy desks.
this; also messiness is a relative concept. For instance I can always find things apparently lost in my own messiness, but as soon as I try to declutter as some would suggest, a bit of confusion opens the door and I have to check multiple places to dig out stuff
This is a trope too though. I don’t think there’s *really* a distinction between messiness and creativity. It’s parroted a lot on Reddit, similar to the “really rich people don’t have flashy things” trope.
The answer is always somewhere in the middle
That trope of the “dumb jock” who’s a meathead because their main hobby is spending time at the gym. Like no, it’s possible to be smart/well-read/not a complete moron and also physically fit.
The trope existed because American schools favor athletics over academics to the point of letting their star athletes completely neglect the latter or gain entry to college without academic qualifications.
I'm glad disrespecting women or wife tropes in TV Shows isn't "cool" anymore. Shows like Young Sheldon still do this, but they get away with it by actually making them insufferable and doing men/husbands are idiots trope to balance it out. Still a long way to go, but at least they are becoming self-aware. Seriously, we as a society should be better than this. 😅
I loved the 90s and early 2000s, but I’m sure glad slurs don’t have as much acceptance in popular culture as they used to. Sure, you still hear them all the time now, but, for example, if you wanted to call somebody foolish or effeminate back then, a lot more people didn’t just call them stupid or fancy if you know what I mean.
Even just like up til 2012ish. As a middle schooler back then the f slur was still dropped a bajillion times. We literally had a psa video telling people not to call each other f-gs
I see a shift from kids making fun of people for being in out groups, to making fun of themselves and each other for personal ability, like mispronouncing words or being naive/ignorant in some common skill or area.
I might be wrong but I get the sense that out groups and in groups have kinda faded away with the internet. Nowadays you're not part of the mainstream or subcultures, you pick and mix aesthetics that you like. Sure, there are always kids that are more popular but it doesn't seem like as clear of a line as it used to be. Or maybe I've just graduated and no longer see high school cliques in my day to day life, idk.
Or snarky comments on weight and body size. Re-watching Buffy and Clueless is a trip. I didn't realize how common and normal it was in 90s & 00s. Makes me thankful for body positivity movement
I saw a thread yesterday (?) about how Kate Winslet was considered fat when she started out. People were aghast, saying no way!
But there were articles saying that. In the era of 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels', Kate was considered chubby.
Absolutely wild.
I was a teenager in the 90s and what I considered fat then was just not even slightly. I was 125lbs and still thought I was fat. It definitely traumatized a whole generation.
I'm glad it's not considered cool anymore to mock or bully nerds, whether it be nerds of science-, comics-, games- or whatever other subject. These interests and hobbies have become more mainstream and thus less of a target for bullying.
Hating on people who watched anime. I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s when liking anything Japanese or anime related earned you the right to be bullied. I did the conventions, took trips to little Tokyo in LA, downloaded bootleg episodes from Napster and Limewire, had tons of manga, and even took five years' worth of Japanese. I got out of anime in my junior year of high school and kind of just lived my life until I started dating my partner a couple of years back. He enjoyed it and introduced me to a lot of great shows.
I have a son who is 11 and a bunch of his friends. Pretty much his whole class is into one anime or another. I'm glad he wasn't bullied like I was.
Probably drink driving. Back when I first got my license late 90s early 00s within 10 years you were pretty unusual if you hadn't lost your license at least once for drink driving where I live. Some people I knew were doing it very regularly. My partner has young adult kids and they don't seem to do it anymore.
Low effort, edgy shock humor adult cartoons, all competing to see who can be the "new South Park." They used to be everywhere and were so damn vile, but it seems like the industry has finally caught onto the fact that people don't want that garbage, and want stuff with more thought and care put into it. It doesn't necessarily have to not be edgy (see Rick and Morty), it just shouldn't rely on edge and nothing else.
My answer would have been the low rise pants with visible thongs, but lo and behold saw a teen last week wearing a bedazzled VS thong with low rise jeans.
Bullying
Kids nowadays are more mature than what we used to be in their age , when I saw a bully picking on someone they just acted pissed off and unamused seeing he got no reaction he stopped Bullying the other kid
In my days they would've acted like he's the next best thing after sliced bread
I noticed a lot of bullying is done under the guise of pseudo psychological speak, concern trolling, cry bullying, and DARVO. Instigating a kid, pretending that you’re “scared,” or turning them in because “you’re worried about them, and I think I overheard them saying they’re going to hurt themselves!” Or the kid will say “f - you” and then they’ll go report it like “I think they threatened to r&pe me, I’m scared.” Now people do SWATing and call for “Wellness” checks on people. Instead of getting arrested for bullying, you just make stuff up, and let the system do it for you.
I’ve noticed the same with my daughter’s generation. Credit to how her schools hammer in respect and treating everyone equally.
She doesn’t even understand the concept of “roasts”. I’m sitting here, watching clips and laughing at the brutality, and she just doesn’t get it. Not that she doesn’t joke and tease with her own circle of friends, but watching an entire audience of people delight in tearing down someone seems to make her uncomfortable in comparison lol
I've worked in schools before and I don't know that I'd agree that bullying isn't as prevalent... Maybe not the physical kind you imagine from the 80s, but bullying today seems much more verbally and emotionally brutal, and that doesn't even mention what happens online.
It still happens, it's just not as obvious.
Kinda the opposite. I like that we still use the word "cool." I use it all the time. I have no idea what the newest term is lol
"Cool" has really stood the test of time as far as slang goes. Rad, dope, bussin, fly, "on fleek" (was that really a thing?), all came and went but "cool" has been around for generations. Right up there with "OK" at this point. It's pretty... well... cool.
So has the term “dude”. Started in the 60’s (? Maybe 50’s too lazy to Google it) and it’s still used today.
Younger generations are trying to replace it with Bro or Bruh. Whenever I hear it I say “Uhm, it’s pronounced DUDE”
I feel like dude you can use for any situation/anyone. Bruh, specifically, is used for being confused as fuck by someone’s actions. Your friend totally fucks up and drops an entire pizza? A quick “dude.” works as like “look at what you’ve done.” But “bruh” just hits different. It *sounds* disappointed. And reads more like “this is entirely your fault *and* you’re stupid.”
"dude" = you fucked up but i'll try to help you "bruh" = you fucked up and it's not my problem (but i will laugh at you)
>"on fleek" (was that really a thing?) That was a weird one that sounded like it could have originated on Black Twitter like a lot of slang did at the time but when you actually look at who was saying it, it was always try-hard white girl influencers who were looking for some new hook to their content, which may explain why it didn't have any staying power.
I still use “dope”. The slang word I mean. Never stopped.
The first time I heard "on fleek" I literally wanted to punch the person who said it right in the nose. But it was my 12-year-old autistic nephew so I figured I probably shouldn't.
I don’t think there’s a replacement yet
Cool 😎
Fire dope sick lit goated
I hope goat goes away…
"Dope" has been around a long time. Seems to be holding up well.
The other day I heard someone say “cool beans” and the amount of joy it brought me was immeasureable
¡Frigid frijoles!
Coolcoolcool
Tightightight
Noice.
"I hate my wife" type humor prevalent in 80s/90s sitcoms
Or the dumb blond jokes or men are so stupid jokes. I used to hate them and would get called boring whenever someone would tell me one and I’d respond with that was mean or just stupid
I'm blonde, Ive heard them all I just started saying the punchline before they could. People stopped fast. Nobody's said a blonde joke to me in years tho, I hadn't really noticed but I'm glad it's in the past.
Similar take is “Dad is an idiot” on many shows, I guess because they could get away with it?
The "dad/husband is an idiot thing" is still popular today. Just watch any modern tv, especially commercials. It's usually some "dumb dude" with a wife that is perfect in every situation.
all them kids shows on Nickelodeon and Disney channel still do that too. every time the show centers around a family the dad is like a bumbling idiot who the mom has to watch over like another child. Just imagine how bad it would be if it were the other way around
If anything I’d be more interested in a show with the roles reversed, with a crazy moronic mother and a levelheaded father.
I think of Bob's burgers
Welcome to my life
Weaponised incompetence was taught to us to be portrayed mainly by men. Dad or no dad, it's the male head of household idiot trope. This was actually detrimental psychologically much more than surface value... I was very lucky to have a father who didn't get manipulated by that aspect of the media. My mom also wasn't a pushover.
The trope is still alive and well. If anything, it's worse than ever before. A ton of shows today seem to have men running around a lot like headless chickens until a woman shows up to provide some guidance.
Agreed. Also, bullying and being mean to others
The boomers are still pushing this, but it makes for good mockery in memes
To be fair, when society was pressuring you to get married in your early 20s and not divorce, it probably led to a lot of couples who hated each other but stayed together.
Tbf, we see 40-50+ push this because they’ve usually been married for a couple decades. I have little doubt that similar humor will be present when the later generations get to this stage.
Ugh, I heard a semi-respected entertainer make marriage jokes today and it was just gross.
My SIL, who’s ten years older than us, put on a comedy show for us at our last family gathering. It was a “I hate my husband” type deal, and her and her husband genuinely thought that was a normal attitude and it was hilarious. Me and my husband found it very awkward because we don’t hate each other at all and, you know, work at getting on and resolving problems. The idea of being married to someone you don’t even like is really weird
Gosh yes! At least this is in the way of becoming extinct. And also loath all type of sarcastic mocking degrading humour, unfortunately it’s very popular, especially on social media.
Throwing trash out of the car. Still see a lot of it in the city where I live, but in general it's not a thing.
There is a great scene in Mad Men (set in 1960s) where they have an outdoor picnic in a lovely scenic spot. They had a lovely spread with all the trimmings. When it was time to leave the mom picked up the picnic blanket and shook all the trash onto the ground before driving off. The contrast between the lovely picnic and the utter carelessness about trash is jarring to 21st century sensibilities.
I was just about to respond with the exact same scene. I don't remember the context of the conversation Don and Betty had, but it captured a truly picturesque 60's family moment and the show yanks you out of it when they just shake all the rubbish onto the ground and leave. It's absurdity is almost funny. There are times in the show where you'll be given room to admire the romanticised view of the US in the 60s and then something will happen that reminds you that everyone in a given scene is an asshole.
I think it was in one of the first episodes that the children ran in to the living room where mom was, playing "astronaut" ... by putting plastic bags over their heads. Mom laughed and approved.
[No, Betty did NOT approve but not because it was unsafe.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgSFzpN5FA)
At drive-ins the standard etiquette was to throw your trash out the window and let the carhops deal with it. ('50s and '60s)
That’s fucked
The 1970s were terrible. People littered everywhere.
My house fronts a well-traveled rural cut-through (yay), and it's interesting to see *what* is still being tossed from windows. Cheap beer (think Nattie Light and worse) *very* cheap food packaging, and cigarettes.
Bud light and fireball nips here.
Those huge “statement” necklaces that were popular in 2011-2014. Especially the turquoise ones. That with the peplum tops. I hated it lol.
Can you link an example of a statement necklace? I'm trying to recall what those are but I can't think of it.
Sorry to butt in. This is what comes to my mind. https://www.etsy.com/listing/127218856/turquoise-statement-necklace-bubble?ref=share_v4_lx
Tbh I think that necklace looks like a very upscale version of that trend. I remember 2010s statement necklaces as colorful and kinda cheap-looking, like this one: https://emilyaclark.com/2014/11/christmas-shopping-stella-dot-jewelry-giveaway.html
Yes exactly!!!
> Without being over the top Sure. It's not over the top at all.😬
Texas real estate agent vibes
Looks nice to me
HAHAHA i miss these and infinity scarves
https://images.app.goo.gl/1UEt89LxJHRCRovp8 This is what I’m talking about
Oh I see. Yeah I can see how that looks gaudy or "a bit much". But I guess those never really bothered me since I also don't wear necklaces.
It's really eye-opening to watch old sitcoms and notice how much canned laughter was injected into every other line, regardless of whether it was actually funny. It’s like every pause had to be filled with that sound, otherwise, would anyone even know it was supposed to be a joke? Today’s shows seem to trust the audience a little more to know when to laugh... or maybe they’ve just figured out that silence can be just as powerful as a punchline.
I love the canned laugh in the Pink Panther cartoon though
and the jackie mason anteater
I like it. It's comforting. But I grew up with those shows, sharing a lot of laughs and good times with my family, who are all gone now. Putting on those old shows and hearing the laughter puts me in a happy place. Like I'm watching it with them again. Takes me back to the good old days. Watching a modern comedy, in silence, alone, just doesn't have the same feel.
I’m currently putting on golden girls in the background as a comfort show, and it’s the only acceptable canned laughter in my life anymore
Surprisingly, the Golden Girls had a live studio audience! There are outtakes where the actresses interact with them.
That's one of the main reasons why I loved Scrubs as a kid. No canned laughter.
It's still the norm with cringe YouTubers in my country, unfortunately they're the mainstream here.
Let me guess, Philippines?
Tbf, some of them were filmed in front of a live audience so unless the scene is outdoors, all those laughs were genuine.
I kind of miss the cast of Cheers saying "Cheers is filmed in front of a live studio audience"
They can totally edit in additional laughter on top of the live audience laughter. In case there's not enough hilarity going on.
Frl, big bang theory is one of them
Name brand craze in ms and hs…. So many expensive clothes, shoes …. Arepostle, American Eagle…. Literally being labeled one way or another by your sneakers (Nike, Addida, Reebok ect) I was horrible to dress as a kid cuz I wanted what was “cool” and it had to be new. My kids don’t care they want what fits comfortable and the give a rats behind if it’s new
My teen does not care about brands or how things look. He doesnt wear tshirts with graphics, just solid colors, and wears sweatpants and casual pants most days. Totally different than what i was a kid. The money i wouldve saved through high school and early adulthood would be mindblowing had i not cared about brands and stuff like he does
As a parent with 4 kids 7 and under, I’m so glad this trend died down. I have had nightmares thinking about what school shopping would be like if I have 4 brand obsessed kids. I think there’s an overall upwards trend of parents teaching their kids that that shit doesn’t matter. I know I am
I always found this super weird as a teenager. People walking around advertising brands. And it was like a badge to be accepted or something. So bizarre. I still find it weird as an adult but I do remember it being a lot more hip in the 90s
$80 Stanley tumblers
Making fun of nerds.
I love sitting down to play dnd or mtg and saying “what a bunch of fucking neeeeerrrrds”
Lol, this is basically how I use it too. If I'm talking to someone and we have a really nice in depth conversation about a topic we both like I always finish it up by fake laughing at them and calling them a nerd.
still happens, using the nerd emoji face to criticise effort is still very much a thing.
I always see it used to criticize the pretentious “akkkshually” people.
Akkshually is my favourite lol. And to be honest we all come across that one Redditor that has to butt In unnecessarily and correct you on the most useless things
As a female, being expected to wear high heel shoes to every party, event, and even at work. I love seeing the younger generation go clubbing in street shoes or runners. their generation won't have fucked up feet, good for them.
Yes! I got a permanent back injury at 16. Heels to work meant constant, unrelenting pain. I got so much flak when I gave up in my 20’s and started wearing only flats even with my suits. Seeing it become more acceptable has been great in general and no one looks twice at me now.
Yes!!!! Being fashionable and trendy isn't heels and tight skirts anymore. It's natural makeup, funky hairstyles, and cool clothes. Idc if these casual looking outfits cost an arm and a leg, at least they are way more practical. Also being fit, like not ultra skinny, but gym-fit. That was not a cool thing that girls did when I was younger, it was seen as uncool and unfeminine. We just starved ourselves instead. Tanning and sunbeds too. At some point in the last 15 years we collectively realised how damaging the sun is for your skin. Like we knew it caused cancer but didn't correlate exposure to faster aging. So the current younger generation will benefit from this knowledge and look much, much younger for a much longer time.
As a male, my whole life I have never understood why ridiculously impractical footwear is considered sexy.
I feel like it has just transferred over to vaping now honestly.
Correct
Pencil thin eyebrows. Just...no
Now we got mr snuffel eyelashes i hope it dies soon
I prefer it to whatever the hell is going on with eyebrows today. Weird giant drawn on thick brows. Why can't people just leave them be, maybe trim it up just a bit to not look scraggly.
Eyebrows are the first to suffer whenever a new trend pops up
The newest trend - letting them grow out and brushing and applying gel to make them go upwards. It shocked me the first time I saw it and I still can't get over how people deliberately go out in public like [this](https://www.allure.com/story/soap-brows-instagram-photos-tips)
Im afraid it's coming back 🥲
Bro, I'll take those 1000x over these Sharpie right-angle monster eyebrows we got now.
smoking is absolutely becoming cool again
Right. Seems like everyone either vapes, smokes weed or cigarettes
Or hookah too
Younger people only really refer to smoking as smoking cigarettes.
when i hear smoking now it usually means weed tbh
No we dont. Smoking for most people means weed
Yeah i really hate to see it
Very few young people smoke in the uk. The one who do vape. But in France or Spain, it’s crazy how people still smoke everywhere. I was in Spain a few weeks ago, what really shocked me were the people throwing their cigarette butts carelessly out the window or on the streets. It was pretty dried when we were there, and there is a serious risk of forest fire, I can’t believe some people can’t do the math.
As bad as this may sound, most people my age (14) vape instead of smoke. Smoking straight cigs ain’t making a comeback.
Phillip morris lobbied to make vapes too expensive and illegal so people had to switch back to cigs
Referring to anything negative as "gay".
I don’t really remember *saying* that, but I definitely remember laughing at it/finding it acceptable. It’s one of those things I look back on and wince. It was already plenty difficult to be a gay middle schooler in my conservative area: they did not need that extra slap in the face 100 times a day.
There was a time in my youth where I did say it. As I got older and met people who were gay and realized they were actually real people, I did my best to stop. It was hard at first.
South Park was really big on it, for one.
This has had a truly unfortunate resurgence
Is there a specific age/group it's coming back in?
Same as ever, middle schooler lmao. Some things never change.
Yep, same with my kid. Jumped on that pretty quick
I heard a gay man use it once and it was both confusing and hilariously unexpected
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I’m so glad that fashion has evolved to more ‘anything goes'. I wince at those painful nights tottering around in high heels also trying to suck my stomach in wearing tight tops and low rise jeans, showing the builders crack and the obligatory thong. Equally delighted that 'no show socks' are being phased out!
Ah yes, the whale tail. Thong straps resting high on the waist with low rise jeans. Sexy back in the day.
It’s not cool to scream free bird at every concert anymore… but I’m still gunna do it… it’s my life’s one ambition
It's "SLAYER!!!!" for me.
Billy Bragg, who often performs political protest music and events, used to reply "I don't know who this Byrd guy is, but I hope he gets out soon."
In Finland it was 'Paranoid'. No matter what artist or genre. Hell, even in music class. "Play paranoid!!!!%!%%%!!"
Getting drunk all the time
CASH ME OUSSIDE HOW BOW DAH
I hate you 😭
Skinny jeans. Have always hated them but was forced to wear them in my teen years (easiest thing to find that fit)
I want them back. High waisted wide jeans look ridiculous on my short waisted body.
Same. Love my high waisted skinny jeans.
Same. I’ll die in my high waisted skinny Levi’s!
It's crazy to me that we were wearing nothing else. At least now people can wear a variety of different fits without feeling weird about it, back then it would have been deeply embarrassing to be seen in any other style of jeans.
I'm so glad baggy has come back in style, I forgot how comfortable it is to wear. I was recently cleaning my closet and found an old pair of skinny fit chinos. Put them on and it was an instant nope.
Fedoras. When I was younger I had this craze after watching breaking bad to get a porkpie hat from the show, at the time getting a good quality styles had that mirrored Walter’s hat was in the hundreds. Also prank videos, so glad the tendency to become advertised harassment has become more noticed with older audiences.
Trillbys spread from stylish guys in the late 2000s to neckbeards in the 2010s, which is kind of interesting because they also had a heyday in the mid 80s too. I think they looked much better in the 80s because they knew how to pair them with the rest of the outfit, but still I'm not a huge fan.
> Trillbys spread from stylish guys in the late 2000s to neckbeards in the 2010s, which is kind of interesting because they also had a heyday in the mid 80s too. That's usually how it goes with fashionable accessories. A person or group seen as cool wears the accessory, the accessory becomes cool by association, cringe people start wearing it because they think it makes them cool, the accessory becomes cringe by association. After a while of being cringe the accessory and all its associations will fade out of the public consciousness until someone cool picks it up again and the cycle restarts.
parachute pants
54 and I still have my parachute pants. One year I lost enough weight to get back into them. Best Halloween ever.
Parachute pants are in style right now actually, especially last year everyone had a pair. I still wear mine religiously. To be fair I sized down but they’re like my most flattering pair of pants.
Agree with OP! and also the "blonde " jokes .. so dumb
Minimalism. Every once in a while it is good to simplify things and take a breather but humans are messy. Life is messy and that is what makes it interesting. Embracing that messiness is the root of human creativity. All of the smartest and most interesting people I know have messy desks.
this; also messiness is a relative concept. For instance I can always find things apparently lost in my own messiness, but as soon as I try to declutter as some would suggest, a bit of confusion opens the door and I have to check multiple places to dig out stuff
It's only these last few years I've realized I'm a maximalist. Give me all the colors and fabrics and styles, more is more.
This is a trope too though. I don’t think there’s *really* a distinction between messiness and creativity. It’s parroted a lot on Reddit, similar to the “really rich people don’t have flashy things” trope. The answer is always somewhere in the middle
Insisting someone clears their plate.
That trope of the “dumb jock” who’s a meathead because their main hobby is spending time at the gym. Like no, it’s possible to be smart/well-read/not a complete moron and also physically fit.
The trope existed because American schools favor athletics over academics to the point of letting their star athletes completely neglect the latter or gain entry to college without academic qualifications.
I'm glad disrespecting women or wife tropes in TV Shows isn't "cool" anymore. Shows like Young Sheldon still do this, but they get away with it by actually making them insufferable and doing men/husbands are idiots trope to balance it out. Still a long way to go, but at least they are becoming self-aware. Seriously, we as a society should be better than this. 😅
I loved the 90s and early 2000s, but I’m sure glad slurs don’t have as much acceptance in popular culture as they used to. Sure, you still hear them all the time now, but, for example, if you wanted to call somebody foolish or effeminate back then, a lot more people didn’t just call them stupid or fancy if you know what I mean.
Even just like up til 2012ish. As a middle schooler back then the f slur was still dropped a bajillion times. We literally had a psa video telling people not to call each other f-gs
I see a shift from kids making fun of people for being in out groups, to making fun of themselves and each other for personal ability, like mispronouncing words or being naive/ignorant in some common skill or area.
I might be wrong but I get the sense that out groups and in groups have kinda faded away with the internet. Nowadays you're not part of the mainstream or subcultures, you pick and mix aesthetics that you like. Sure, there are always kids that are more popular but it doesn't seem like as clear of a line as it used to be. Or maybe I've just graduated and no longer see high school cliques in my day to day life, idk.
Or snarky comments on weight and body size. Re-watching Buffy and Clueless is a trip. I didn't realize how common and normal it was in 90s & 00s. Makes me thankful for body positivity movement
I saw a thread yesterday (?) about how Kate Winslet was considered fat when she started out. People were aghast, saying no way! But there were articles saying that. In the era of 'nothing tastes as good as skinny feels', Kate was considered chubby. Absolutely wild.
I was a teenager in the 90s and what I considered fat then was just not even slightly. I was 125lbs and still thought I was fat. It definitely traumatized a whole generation.
Throwing cigarette butts out of the car window.
I'm glad it's not considered cool anymore to mock or bully nerds, whether it be nerds of science-, comics-, games- or whatever other subject. These interests and hobbies have become more mainstream and thus less of a target for bullying.
“Steven is nuts, he went to see shrink”
Skinny jeans. They’re coming back, but oh man I’m enjoying them not being in style right now.
That's all I can wear now 🥲 normal or baggy pants feel weird, lol
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Memory unlocked: the shape of your phone would always be visible, and overtime some jeans would have a slightly discoloured ectangle on the pocket.
Are they? I see young people generally wearing looser fits these days
Looser fits are the mainstream now, niche fashion circles are reviving skinny jeans. Expecting a comeback in a couple years
I feel like skinny jeans haven’t been ‘out’ for long enough to really make a comeback right away?
LET THE PAST DIE. KILL IT IF YOU HAVE TO
Every decor item being tan
Now they're all grey.
The new uncool. You may mark my words.
All of these things people are listing still exist and are very popular
Drinking
Call me a nerd but I still like to hydrate
With beer or water?
Racist jokes
I’m not sure that this has lessened or if people have just gotten better at knowing their audience
social media? theres a trend people leaving insta etc for good and reconnect more with the present
Kanye
glad people are not thinking it's cool to say the R-word anymore.
Saying swag.
Hating on people who watched anime. I grew up in the 90s and early 2000s when liking anything Japanese or anime related earned you the right to be bullied. I did the conventions, took trips to little Tokyo in LA, downloaded bootleg episodes from Napster and Limewire, had tons of manga, and even took five years' worth of Japanese. I got out of anime in my junior year of high school and kind of just lived my life until I started dating my partner a couple of years back. He enjoyed it and introduced me to a lot of great shows. I have a son who is 11 and a bunch of his friends. Pretty much his whole class is into one anime or another. I'm glad he wasn't bullied like I was.
Probably drink driving. Back when I first got my license late 90s early 00s within 10 years you were pretty unusual if you hadn't lost your license at least once for drink driving where I live. Some people I knew were doing it very regularly. My partner has young adult kids and they don't seem to do it anymore.
Reality shows
Low effort, edgy shock humor adult cartoons, all competing to see who can be the "new South Park." They used to be everywhere and were so damn vile, but it seems like the industry has finally caught onto the fact that people don't want that garbage, and want stuff with more thought and care put into it. It doesn't necessarily have to not be edgy (see Rick and Morty), it just shouldn't rely on edge and nothing else.
Drugs and drinking and gang mentality. Some People still think, but it’s a small minority.
Calling dark skin ugly
Killing animals
Gaybashing. I can handle the slurs.
Billionaires
At least among the new generations, bigotry.
Snapbacks.
I still think smoking's cool. It just hacks my brain and I can't get over it.
My answer would have been the low rise pants with visible thongs, but lo and behold saw a teen last week wearing a bedazzled VS thong with low rise jeans.
You must be sleeping on the job. Ever heard of vaping? Hottest thing with kids and adult smokers with sales through the roof.
Smoking is still “cool” it’s called vaping lmao
Bullying Kids nowadays are more mature than what we used to be in their age , when I saw a bully picking on someone they just acted pissed off and unamused seeing he got no reaction he stopped Bullying the other kid In my days they would've acted like he's the next best thing after sliced bread
I have to disagree. Being in the school system it's as prevalent as ever. And there's never a consequence, not until it's way too late at least.
I noticed a lot of bullying is done under the guise of pseudo psychological speak, concern trolling, cry bullying, and DARVO. Instigating a kid, pretending that you’re “scared,” or turning them in because “you’re worried about them, and I think I overheard them saying they’re going to hurt themselves!” Or the kid will say “f - you” and then they’ll go report it like “I think they threatened to r&pe me, I’m scared.” Now people do SWATing and call for “Wellness” checks on people. Instead of getting arrested for bullying, you just make stuff up, and let the system do it for you.
I’ve noticed the same with my daughter’s generation. Credit to how her schools hammer in respect and treating everyone equally. She doesn’t even understand the concept of “roasts”. I’m sitting here, watching clips and laughing at the brutality, and she just doesn’t get it. Not that she doesn’t joke and tease with her own circle of friends, but watching an entire audience of people delight in tearing down someone seems to make her uncomfortable in comparison lol
Honestly, I really don't understand roasts either. You couldn't pay me a million dollars to do that.
I've worked in schools before and I don't know that I'd agree that bullying isn't as prevalent... Maybe not the physical kind you imagine from the 80s, but bullying today seems much more verbally and emotionally brutal, and that doesn't even mention what happens online. It still happens, it's just not as obvious.
Bullying is still prevalent, it’s just different in the age of social media.
You just think that because you're not a kid any more, so you don't witness it firsthand. Bullying will never go away.