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Man, you guys need to try harder.
Tide pod challenge
Saggin pants
Moustache tattoos on your finger
Punisher branding for showing how much of a "badass" you are
Upspeak, Valley girl talk, vocal fry
Any of these idiotic "pranks" that harm/bother innocent people
Licking ice cream in the grocery store and putting it back on the shelf (for the clicks of course)
That one should legit be an actual crime.
Fun fact: it actually is.
Good news: it is! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/08/us/ice-cream-licker-jail.html
And it wasn't a trend, it was like one person doing it.
A lot of the "trends" people are mentioning only a handful of people did, but made it to the news.
I agree woth most of these but when it comes to upspeak/vocal fry, not at all. People exclusively criticize women for it. I'm pretty sure these criticisms are rooted in misogyny.
I feel like upspeak and vocal fry are more prevalent in women (for whatever reason), but i think it's equally annoying whomever is doing it.
This talking point doesn't make sense to me because feminine and masculine voices sound different, so it would make sense that some aspects maybe annoying one a feminine voice and not a masculine voice, and vice versa. Also, I don't think that some of the source of annoyance comes from the voice itself, but it's cultural association. The reason why it is so annoying to me is because I associate it with vanity and celebrity worship (probably because of the Kardashians, couldn't tell you which one as I try to avoid them at all costs).
do vsco girls count
tide pods wasn't really a thing, sagging is a cultural thing broader than a fad, and you listing a bunch of lame ones while saying others need to "try harder" isn't quite doing it for me