The Y2K Attitude Era - A Cultural Middle Finger

Do you remember when we were inundated with shocking and offensive content? When WWF RAW pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable on TV every Monday Night. When South Park and Family Guy were telling shocking and offensive jokes. When the Jackass guys were in their prime, doing insane stunts and dares. When raunchy teen comedies like American Pie and parodies like Scary Movie ruled the cinemas? When extreme (X-treme) sports like skateboarding and BMX were on par with the major sports? When music was filled with controversial artists that didn’t give a **** like Eminem and Limp Bizkit. When you think about it, there was a pretty unified spirit of anti-political correctness back then. It’s almost hard to fathom with how things are today, but that’s how it was. In my opinion, this was a unified period of cultural rebelliousness that started with the Simpsons and kept getting crazier until it peaked in 1999/2000. And the WWF had the perfect name for this period: The Attitude Era. I believe this time, in every area of pop culture, lasted from roughly 1997-2004. Therefore, it’s easiest to refer to is as being apart of the “Y2K“ period. So join me while I revel in some nostalgic memories of a time gone by. The Y2K Attitude Era. And for those lovely tags: WWF, Attitude Era, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mankind, The Undertaker, Y2K, The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, King of the Hill, Futurama, Jackass, Tom Green, MTV, Grand Theft Auto, GTA 3, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Hot Coffee, Bully, Jet Set Radio, Jet Grind Radio, Crazy Taxi, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Donkey Kong 64, Rareware, Austin Powers, American Pie, Adam Sandler, x-treme sports, extreme sports, Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Not Another Teen Movie, Euro Trip, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, pop punk, nu metal, hip hop, Blink 182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Limp Bizkit, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Punk’d, Tony Hawk, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Malice At the Palace I hope you enjoy the video!