19 Rom-Com Moments That Are So Dated, You’ll Be Shocked They Happened During Your Lifetime
Fiyin Olowokandi
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19 Rom-Com Moments That Are So Dated, You’ll Be Shocked They Happened During Your Lifetime
Dear readers, I am 30. I’ve seen some things in my lifetime.
I’ve consumed quite a few rom-coms in my days. Thanks to the streaming age, I can revisit some of these classics.
Some are easier to revisit than others though because some of these are totally built on dated concepts or in dated settings that just would not happen today. From problematic to just outdated, these are the 19 rom-coms I feel wouldn’t hold up today.
1. Bridget Jones’ Diary was built on the foundation of single-shaming, which wouldn’t fly today. Her feminism is also kind of pegged to the era, presenting a single woman who knew and was aware of sexual harassment but coyly said she didn’t mind it.
Chain-smoking is tres ’90s, with today’s BJ a serial vaper (or maybe an American Spirits holdout).
2. Chances Are had Robert Downey Jr. meeting a woman and falling for her, only to meet her mom and discover it was his wife and daughter from a past life. It’s all kinds of problematic.
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What movies from your lifetime feel tragically dated? Open up in the comments!
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