What fads did you never really understand?

It could be modern or retro. I never understood the beany baby fad in the 90's, the emo fad in the 2000's, or some of the current craziness that pops up and constantly chsnges now.

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  • raisinbran

    The toilet paper hoarding fad of the early 20s. People became obsessed with their anuses.

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  • leggs91200

    I never understood in the mid 80's when people would pay a fortune for those stupid Cabbage Patch kids. Girls would treat those things like a real baby.

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    • SwickDinging

      They gave me nightmares

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    • ChrissySnow

      They were cute. I had some

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  • CDmale4fem

    I never understood the baggy ass jean's down around the knee caps, (looked stupid as shit), the Manbun, looks pretty damn stupid, and 3rd on my list is twerking, it looks stupidly ridiculous and I see no point of it.

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    • YE

      And Miley Cyrus to prove that indeed there's no point of it.

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  • geek_god_101

    I agree with darefu here. Unfortunately I am guessing the generation of people here will disagree with people of a previous age demographic. I also think the fad of being a single parent is unhealthy and destructive to society.

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  • Every single internet challenge

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  • COVID-19

    Kim Kardashian. I don't understand why people are so interested in her.

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    • CDmale4fem

      And of course that friggen idiot jackass loudmouth that she is married to. He is such an arrogant egotistical jackass who puts himself on his pedistal of choice. I can honestly say I have never listened to his music. Dont want to, dont care to, and I'm fine with it. I do wonder if kim takes it in the tail pipe for the fun of it. Otherwise, D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.F.
      (Do I look like I give a flying fuck?) Lol

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      • COVID-19

        I actually like some of his music. But like the person he's married to, I don't follow his life and don't care to either.

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  • jethro

    Eating Tide pods.

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  • SkullsNRoses

    Unpopular opinion but I miss the crazy teenage fashion of the 2000s and early 2010s, they all wear the same jeans and plain t-shirt with identical brown haircuts these days. I’m glad it was more normal to dress like a crazy person in my youth.

    I really didn’t get the chav trends growing up, huge sports logos and girls wearing “I Love Paul’s Boutique” jackets, it was so tacky.

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    • Cuntsiclestick

      I still dress the way I did in 2006. Fingerless gloves, skull cap, choker, t-shirt, thick belts, wallet chains, low rise cargo pants, black sneakers, and sometimes fishnets. XD

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      • SkullsNRoses

        Nice, keep weird clothes alive.

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  • Somenormie

    I never understood the trend of people dying their hair loads of people in my year group used to do that, solely because they were influenced by emo bands back in the old days.

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    • Cuntsiclestick

      I did it because I'm obsessed with the color purple. It's a fun color that brings me joy. Lol

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      • SkullsNRoses

        I have a drawer full of rock climbing gear and hair dyes, I don’t use them very often but there’s a purple in there. It spices things up every now and then even though I get a mixture of praise and insults whenever I do it.

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        • Cuntsiclestick

          I've got purple dye, pink dye, and bleach in my bathroom cabinet. I keep procrastinating when it comes to dying it. XD

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          • SkullsNRoses

            I have purple, red, green and blue. I’m going to give the blue away though, it goes a weird green after one wash.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I was never a fan of Beany Babies myself. I honestly can't understand the fascination that people have with video games. I honestly don't have any patience for video games. I'd personally rather watch music videos than even try to play video games.

    I also don't understand people who wear saggy pants that look like they're falling down, but I do enjoy watching those people trip, and fall flat on their faces while being chased by the cops.

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    • Cuntsiclestick

      I remember when I was in elementary school and the Beanie Babies fad took off. In the school I went to at the time, the kids wouldn't talk to kids who didn't have a Beanie Baby. I had a few bird ones that I gave to other kids so they wouldn't be ostracized. I never understood why having one was supposed to be such a big deal.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Haha! Yeah, I'm glad I was kinda a little too old for that, but now I just wondered why did I get a Cabbage Patch Kid? 🤣

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        • Cuntsiclestick

          I remember adults had beanie babies too. The teachers would have them at their desk, the doctors had them, my parents lawyer had them, even the people who drove ice cream trucks had them hanging inside the truck. I got so sick of seeing them everywhere.

          Weren't cabbage patch kids a fad at some point?
          :)

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          • RoseIsabella

            Yes, the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls were a silly fad.

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  • darefu

    Tats and nose rings neither are going to be atractive when you get older. I understand a small or single tat because you were in military or first responder type services, however in this day of hate why advertise you consider yourself a follower or some kind of swine/animal to be led by the nose. I kind of understand the tattoo thing as smoking went away people needed a new thing to say I'm (cool, hip, rad, sic, goat) what ever the current term may be. But don't get that upset when employers don't want those visable tats advertised in our businesses.

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  • YE

    Justin Beiber.

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  • Grunewald

    How long pleated skirts went from being something only my Nan would have worn, to a fashion must-have, seemingly overnight.

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  • Wryladradofft

    Silly bandz

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  • LloydAsher

    Cinnamon challenge always seemed retarded. From the age of 5 I knew eating a spoonful would be impossible. My mother would douse apple slices with them so I knew of thier dehydration properties.

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  • mouldiwarp

    All of them

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