Farewell to the
Naughties! Pt. 1

Gilly Sinlow, “Popped Culture”
Farewell to George W. Bush’s
Administration of monstrosities!
Farewell to many great shows like -
Friends, Sex in the City, King of
the Hill, Oz, Queer as Folk and

Fi of course, Will & Grace. Farewell

- to the many performers like

_Bobby Brown, Patrick Swayze,

>Farah Fawcett, Bea Arthur, —
Britney Murphy, Michael Jackson,
Les Paul, and even television
characters like Troy McLure from
The Simpsons.
Perhaps it is shallow to only
mention these key pop culture
figures but these people represent
something pivotal of the Naughties.
These people help define the
Naughties.
Friends went to become one the
biggest smash hits of a comedy
since M*A*S*H. It has also set up
a normality of an American comedy
that defines itself as “Six Ordinary
people who were friends”.
King of the Hill was a show that
always either came on before or
after The Simpsons. It would show
the side of America where people
were country bumpkins and certain
businesses (Like selling propane!)
was a way of living as oppose to
another job on someone’s resume.
Sex in the City had on some level

astonishing hit for a certain little
without borders, Showcase. The
first few seasons were runaway hits
dealing with what is homosexuality,
what is heterosexuality, adoption,

drug addiction, gay bashing, dating,

sex, life partners, lesbianism,
coming out, and drag queens.
Bobby Brown had passed away
this decade with a track record of
multi-million dollar hits of his music.
He is a legend of his own stature;
he had the moves, the voice and
defining magnetism that would
forever be called his own. He was
a man, an entertainer and above

all, an amazing man with really,
really fantabulous music!
Alongside Bobby was MJ. This
man was in a league of his ow...
No one would ever top his mu!___1
talent, his success in the music
industry nor éven come close to

his charismatic presence on a-

stage. | dare you to name one
entertainer today that can sing,
dance and act all by him or herself
on a stage with thousands of
people watching and have these
thousands of people scream your
name and send much love to the

performer’s way.

Saturday, April 17 at CNC
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evolved a woman from coyness of
issues like sex, contraception and
what is considered appropriate
dating rituals in a city. It allowed
women more freedom to be
more open of their lives and

of their worries, problems and
their concepts of love, dating,
lifestyle choices and motherhood.
Unfortunately, this show was a
double edged sword that could be
as liberal as said activities but it
could also help perpetuate what a
woman should worry about or what
they should care about in a man.
Queer as Folk was perhaps an