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#seeing 12-14 year olds going ''ohhh 2000s internet was so cool i wish i could be there it's my special interest ^_^''
magnetic-dogz · 2 years
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I ngl get very concerned when I see people that were wayyy too young to actually witness 2000s internet back in the 2000s praise it super highly with zero acknowledgement of the very blatant racism, ableism, and homophobia that was prevalent back then.
I was around for the internet in the late 2000s and it was not all just Invader Zim MySpace glitter gifs, Windows XP, DeviantART, Nyan Cat (which I should add was actually created in 2011) and Evanescence Sonic AMVs on Youtube.
As a kid I saw tons of people online throw around the f slur and r slur like they were absolutely nothing, gay men and GNC men were mocked HEAVILY, very often in old fanart and flash animations. There were many memes online back then that mocked black people or featured racist caricatures (Shoop da Whoop/I'm Firin My Lazer literally originated from a blackface edit). And I don't think I need to mention, but I will anyway, that porn was way, WAYYY too accessible online.
Don't get me wrong as someone who grew up during the time I get nostalgic for it too, but it was not the golden age utopian state of the internet I've seen some kids online make it out to be.
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