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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle class white female here.

I feel like, looking back at growing up in the 90s, I said a lot of cringeworthy, racist and homophobic things in middle school and probably high school (early 2000s). Thank god we didn't have social media before MySpace. 
I'm politically liberal/progressive now (though not insanely woke as it is) and my parents were Democrats, but man.... the things that used to be acceptable back then would get us canceled these days.

I recall there was some presentation a group of us gave in history class where I was in the role of a Chinese person and made fake Asian eyes. I also remember a ton of offhand homophobic and trans-phobic comments people made. The word "gay" was an insult. And I remember there was some rumor that a celebrity was trans and people were aghast, and talked about them like they were some kind of zoo animal.

I grew up in a small town, a very Republican town in a blue state. Majority white, a lot of born-again Christians. We had maybe three Black kids in school and one LGBTQ person. Also, the movies we used to watch from the 90s and 80s would never be acceptable now. Not that this is a bad thing - I'm glad we've come a long way with being more inclusive and less bigoted, and we have a LONG way to go.

This all being said, I wonder what the statute of limitations is on canceling someone. I imagine there will be more and more Millennial politicians who will be excoriated for something posted on a defunct MySpace page. [/quote]

Middle class Latina female but dc native. Born in dc grew up in Arlington and went to diverse schools. Every person under 30 I know wishes they grew up in the 90s because it was a "cool" or best decade. I whole heartedly agree.

It was liberating. No pc shit. Movies were good and funny. Fat jokes were the best. Nobody pretended that fat trashy women like Ashley Graham were classy beautiful supermodels. Kim Kardashian and her clan would be shamed for being "ho's". Social media didn't shame people and people didn't do stupid shit for attention or to make a point or to whine about political correctness. Toddlers and younger boys didn't go to school wearing dresses or makeup. It wasn't acceptable. Gay kids were cool but not in your face like they are today. Jojo siwa gay? Its trendy but doubt she really is. Everything about the 90s was more real and down to earth.

Long live the best decade ever the 90s.[/quote]

Regardless of how one feels about PC culture or lackthereof in the 90s, the HUGE difference was the lack of social media. People became more hyper-aware and hyper-sensitive because of the internet, and online bullying amplified every insecurity anyone could possibly have. In the 90s, girls may have been insecure about what the popular kids would say at recess or how models looked in magazines. Now, they have to worry about what everyone sees on Instagram, photoshopped and filtered photos that make it look like everyone they know is a supermodel while they are the ugly troll. We are all way too online, hypercritical and judgmental and know too much about each other. [/quote]

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