19 Early 2000s Pop Culture Incidents That Would’ve Broken Twitter If It Had Existed At The Time
Jeremy Hayes
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The trending page would have been chaos.
19 Early 2000s Pop Culture Incidents That Would’ve Broken Twitter If It Had Existed At The Time
Twitter was created March 21, 2006, which means the little blue bird missed out on all the pop culture chaos in the early 2000s.
Frank Micelotta / Getty ImagesIf this happened today, no one (probably) would bat an eye, but back then, parents were livid. As a kid, I was probably too busy being hyped for Missy Elliot, who came out right after, to care.
Right after it happened, the camera cut to Justin Timberlake, Spears’ somewhat recent ex-boyfriend at the time. He had a reaction that would have been meme’d into another galaxy. Heck, we still use it today.
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Clarkson was a favorite throughout the first season, so this being new territory for reality TV competitions, people would’ve been foaming at the mouth on Twitter when she won.
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The dress made an encore appearance in 2019. People still seem to love it and J.Lo, but no one is safe from funny tweets.
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The puns would’ve created a “report pun” function on Twitter. Hopefully electing celebrities will remain in the early 2000s, right?
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I can see the hashtag #SayFreedomFries and I am cringing. I couldn’t imagine refusing to shove fries in my face because a restaurant labeled them as “french fries” on the menu.
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Jackson’s name was steeped in controversy during this era, and for a lot of people it was the moment they had lost all respect for him.
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I imagine this would have been an emotional night and there would have been overwhelming support on Twitter, especially for any aspiring Black actors. But, also:
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Everyone at the time was buzzing about how the “nice baking and crafting woman” was the face of a big crime. Many tweets would’ve been poking fun, but I imagine the majority would’ve been stunned. If anything, it seemed to help Martha going forward and she has stayed out of trouble for the most part.
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There hasn’t been that type of hype around a single athlete since. Seriously, not even Tom Brady or LeBron James garnered the type of god-tier public status Tiger had in the early 2000s. If you thought Twitter was bad defending Brady and James, wooo boy, those Tiger years…people were groveling.
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People were obsessed and even more upset when it came to an end. Since some can’t seem to mind their own business, all the Aniston-Pitt porce tweets would have drawn a line in the sand.
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I imagine if she had a Twitter presence back then, she would have been the most-followed celeb on the site (that didn’t exist yet).
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It would’ve been interesting if Twitter’s existence would have changed the perspective people had, leading to them coming to Janet’s aid…or would it have amplified the vile and seemingly unnecessary criticism of Janet?
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Pottermania was in full swing, and honestly, no other book series has touched it as far as splendid hardcover release parties at book shops. However, Twitter would have been a mess of spoilers. And younger me would’ve wondered why Cedric Diggory was trending so much.
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A lot of different women were targeted by paparazzi and tabloids in the early 2000s, but no other celeb seemed to be dealt the damage Spears had to endure. Twitter could’ve amplified that, or maybe more people would’ve come to her defense.
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The tweets would’ve been pretty mean, I imagine. K-Fed was so big in the pop culture public eye that he even made guest appearances on different shows, including stepping into the WWE ring:
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The images themselves would have been meme material…or maybe it would have just been people supporting Elmo’s cause!
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Much like American Idol, a show with voting would’ve had plenty of people tweeting out who they would have voted out. Hatch also became a topic of conversation after winning the $1 million.
Wanroisaka Pala @_one_roy_ The first ever winner of Survivor, Richard Hatch, won US$1 million but got jail time (4 years) for tax evasion.
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Wanroisaka Pala @_one_roy_ The first ever winner of Survivor, Richard Hatch, won US$1 million but got jail time (4 years) for tax evasion.Did any of these moments stand out to you in the early 2000s? Were you even alive for them? Comment below!
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