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1/ Was 1998 a year of indoctrination and sex desensitization via pop culture?
Leading us for what THEY planned next - in particular, internet porn?
Let's take a stroll down memory lane and see where we end up, shall we? [THREAD]
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Leading us for what THEY planned next - in particular, internet porn?
Let's take a stroll down memory lane and see where we end up, shall we? [THREAD]
2/ In 1998:
Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former WH intern Monica Lewinsky.
Starting the Lewinsky scandal and investigations.
Cigars and Blue Dresses - enough said.
Bill Clinton denies he had "sexual relations" with former WH intern Monica Lewinsky.
Starting the Lewinsky scandal and investigations.
Cigars and Blue Dresses - enough said.
3/ In 1998:
There's Something About Mary was the most popular comedy film.
The "hair gel" and the "caught in zipper" scenes had a shock factor that left us nervously laughing.
There's Something About Mary was the most popular comedy film.
The "hair gel" and the "caught in zipper" scenes had a shock factor that left us nervously laughing.
4a/ In 1998:
Sex and The City premiered.
Four female New Yorkers gossip about their sex lives (or lack thereof) and find new ways to deal with being a woman in the 1990s.
Sex and The City premiered.
Four female New Yorkers gossip about their sex lives (or lack thereof) and find new ways to deal with being a woman in the 1990s.
4b/ Some highlights from the 1998 SATC season:
Carrie and her friends vow to start having sex like men!
Samantha tapes a sexual encounter;
Miranda introduces Charlotte (and most viewers) to 'The Rabbit'.
Carrie and her friends vow to start having sex like men!
Samantha tapes a sexual encounter;
Miranda introduces Charlotte (and most viewers) to 'The Rabbit'.
5a/ In 1998,
Beverly Hills 90210, the most popular show of all time.
Had quite a progressive 1998 season that covered alcohol abuse, infidelity, statutory rape, gang violence, relationships, crime, careers, drug abuse, bulimia, and rape.
Beverly Hills 90210, the most popular show of all time.
Had quite a progressive 1998 season that covered alcohol abuse, infidelity, statutory rape, gang violence, relationships, crime, careers, drug abuse, bulimia, and rape.
5b/ Some season highlights:
- David and Sophie have sex in the office, unaware that they are being transmitted onto the Internet.
- Steve and Janet get locked inside a refrigerator and have sex.
- David has a one-night stand with a groupie, unaware that she is 17 years old.
- David and Sophie have sex in the office, unaware that they are being transmitted onto the Internet.
- Steve and Janet get locked inside a refrigerator and have sex.
- David has a one-night stand with a groupie, unaware that she is 17 years old.
6/ Billboard's Top Song of 1998:
Too Close by Next
Most of GenXers know how the song goes...
For those who don't, let's just say it's about the body function supported by Viagra...speaking of which...
Too Close by Next
Most of GenXers know how the song goes...
For those who don't, let's just say it's about the body function supported by Viagra...speaking of which...
7/ In 1998:
The Little Blue pill is born!
The FDA approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, becoming the first pill to be approved to treat this condition in the United States!
The Little Blue pill is born!
The FDA approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, becoming the first pill to be approved to treat this condition in the United States!
8/ And hold on for what else happened in 1998...
The search engine Google is founded and incorporated by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Page and Brin were still Ph.D students at Stanford University!
Do You Believe in Coincidences?
The search engine Google is founded and incorporated by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Page and Brin were still Ph.D students at Stanford University!
Do You Believe in Coincidences?
