After all, the early 2000s gave rise to the dawn of reality TV.
The iPod and eventually the iPhone hit stores.
The original DM slide was asking for an AIM screen name.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians
(The early 2000s also were all about low-rise jeans but we can just forget those.
They can just stay in the early 2000s where they belong.like.
Not all of us are Zendaya.)
Anyway, here are 17 of 2000s pop cultures most defining moments that still live in my head rent-free.
William Hungs Audition OnAmerican Idol
I want nothing but good things for William Hung.
I hope hes well.
Britney Spears Carrying That Big-Ass Snake Performing Im A Slave 4 U
Iconic.
Ashlee then did what looked like an Irish jig off the stage in embarrassment.
I would have done the same.
Those Fun iPod Commercials With The Dancing Silhouettes
6.
However, Google in 2000 was a very different search engine, only providing text and links.
Their infidelity led to their respective divorces, Pitt from Jennifer Aniston and Jolie from Billy Bob Thornton.
Soon, new shows such asTrue BloodandThe Vampire Diairesbecame fan faves.
Oh, andFifty Shades Of Graywas fan fiction inspired byTwilightso…I guess theres that.
Jessica Simpson Getting Tuna And Chicken Confused
Easy mistake to make!
Kanye West Interrupting Taylor Swift At The MTV Video Music Awards
The year is 2009.
The fateful moment in question?
The beginning of Taylor Swift and Kanye Wests over a decade-long feud.
(This was the year Beyonces incredible Single Ladies music video came out.)
Anyway, the rest is, as they say,history:
11.
Her reaction and acceptance speech was incredibly touching.
I still remember almost crying watching it as a little kid.
The Lady Marmalade music video
Need I say more?
Tom Cruise Jumping On A Couch
Yeah.
Must be the Scientology:
14.
A reality show that takes place in, you guessed it, New Jersey, the shenanigans were endless.
The hangovers were guaranteed.
And arrests were imminent.
The Kardashians gave us endless drama and iconic lines like, Dont be fuckingrude!
As the saying goes, The Devil works hard, but Kris Jenner works harder.
