Stupid Fads

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I really don't get the 'plot twist:' meme going on Tumblr right now.

Neon.

It was bad in the '80s. Its not any better now.

Dubstep
50 Shades of Gray
wedge shoes
Kardashians
stripping as a feminist statement
that stupid baby laughing ringtone

I have two pairs... That I bought back in '06. If I had known that half a decade later they would be the fashion choice of hipsters, then I would have picked out some wire-frames instead.

One stupid fad I'm noticing at the swimming pool is that most girls who wear bikinis mismatch the tops and bottoms. And not in a tasteful way, like different patterns but similar color schemes (which would actually be cool) - but totally different patterns and color schemes. It really is an eye sore.

i didn't read through the whole thread but for me:

"sticker bombing" all or part of vehicles.
purposely rusting your car hood or other parts of your car.

Autotuned pop
Political talking points
Societal norms for hygiene (we used to be far less stringent)

1) calling each other a variant of the "N-word"
2) people wearing hats with the bill straight or upturned
3) people wearing clothes with the stickers/tags still on
4) "saggers:" pants that nearly drop to the floor
5) people wearing their shoes with loose laces and the tongue sticking out and curled over
6) the "man scarf" thing
7) people wearing (real, not Wally-World imitation or the like) military camo in a sloppy fashion (wear it properly!)
9) skinny pants (on men)
10) people using a cell phone in a restaurant/theater/at a funeral,etc, ignoring their friend/parent/sibling, etc. and talking loudly.
11) people who are loud
12) jersey chasers
13) stupid phrases that the Internet culture or HotTopic made popular
14) inaccurate shirts. For example, there's a shirt with Gir on it that reads "Double Tacos?! What does it all mean?!" Gir never said this in any Invader Zim episode!
15) People using apostrophes inappropriately. I mention this as a "fad" because when I was young, nobody did this. In junior high, I saw a marked increase in such grammatical atrocities.
I think 15 is plenty for now.

The most stupid fad has been around for awhile your nothing but a number

Music

-Dubstep. It sounds a Transformer having a temper tantrum. This is what it sounds like: BA DA DA DA!! ! WUB WUB DO DAAAA!! !!
-CrunkCore. It sounds like this: Yo hur, I'm scene kid, doin' girls like it's nobodies business! Pop and lock it I got a gold chain hangin' from my pocket!
-House. It sounds like...well...I don't know how to describe it.

Fashion

-I'm okay with guys wearing skinny jeans unless you sag them near your ass and wear them tight everwhere else and they're an obnoxious neon color.

There's just so many I hate

Military haircuts. Why not get a buzz cut or just shave all of your hair off. The shaved backs and sides with the patch of hair on top isn't very pleasing to my eyes and it brings back unpleasant memories of high school. The opinions of other members might differ, but I don't really see the point.

Does that include Light Emitting Diodes

-Vividly coloured bathroom suites. Heck, anything other than plain white!

The Scary Orange People:

Those who have spent waaaay too much time in the tanning bed, or, those who have used waaaay too much spray-on tan or self-tanning cream.

Sylkat

I think that shirt was referencing the "Double Rainbow" meme.