![]() ![]() The most sexist thing presidential candidates said back then were blundered statements like "binders full of women." Years later, the videos are largely sponcon and the memes about Clinton are no longer funny-and might have cost her a presidential election. (Or at least they seemed to be.) Back in 2012, and the years before, one of the internet's central themes was that it was a place we all went to watch stupid videos and read Texts from Hillary. Sure, 4chan was a little dicey back then, but for the most part, the lulz were harmless. But, just like many pop stars before her, Grumpy Cat is an avatar for her generation, a time when a cat could have a wildly successful online presence and be the hottest photo op at South by Southwest. Scores of other memes and videos and animals were a part of the early-2000s internet. Dogcat relationship Pet sitting Bernese Mountain Dog, Cat, animals, pet png. ![]() Obviously, this isn't all about Grumpy Cat. Psy, Gangnam District PSY Gangnam Style Cartoon Desktop, STYLE, boy. ![]() Now, Grumpy Cat is dead-the feline's owners announced her passing today on Twitter-and with her goes an era in which the internet was more a place of joy than hate, uplift rather than harassment. The biggest memes were funny looking cats like Tardar and Lil Bub, or Mohawk Guy, and "Call Me Maybe." Memes weren't yet weapons of mass disruption (at least not on the scale that they came to be in 2016) and we still knew what a troll was. That's how life on social media used to be. ![]()
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