People Share The Celebrities And Frivolous Trends That Their Parents Inexplicably Despised
"Which celebrity and/or frivolous cultural phenomenon did your parents inexplicably despise?" - @youaregoodpod
Over on Twitter, folks are sharing the actors, actresses, and harmless trends that raised the ire of their parents. From moms who are creeped out by Conan to one mom's campaign against Candies shoes, here are a few of the funniest answers.
- 149 VOTES
Fab Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
Dad (b. 1910, had us late) pretty much hated everything after Gilbert & Sullivan, thought the Beatles were the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the only good "rock song" was "Downtown." Mom wouldn't let me see the Stones in '72 because I'd get stabbed.
— Ty Burr (@tyburr) November 30, 2021 - 240 VOTES
'Nice Girls Don't Wear Cha Cha Heels'
Candies, my mother called them slut shoes. pic.twitter.com/gdyPhmDlns
— Megan Hulce (@MeganHulce) November 30, 2021"Nice girls don't wear cha cha shoes!" pic.twitter.com/0h7vudUvzr
— Toongrrl (@Toongrrl1990) November 30, 2021 - 329 VOTES
Mom Hated Slime Time
- 428 VOTES
'Nothing Nice To Say About Aunt Bea'
My mother has absolutely nothing nice to say about Aunt Bee from the Andy Griffith show and brings it up unfathomably often for being off the air for 50 years
— julia (@juliajulesjuju) November 29, 2021 - 538 VOTES
Burger Hiearchy
My mother was oddly suspicious of Judy Collins.
— Benjamin Dreyer (here/not here) (@BCDreyer) November 29, 2021
Also, in our family, Burger King was respectable, McDonald’s was downmarket, and White Castle was not to be spoken of. - 659 VOTES
'That Angelina'
My Mom had never seen "Friends," but after Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, she became a tireless Jennifer Aniston champion, buying every single one of her movies. All of them. Loyally and excitedly.
— Angela "D.D. & Dalish" Mitchell (She/Her) (@DrunkDalish) November 30, 2021
She never watched even one. Just bought them all and talked about "that Angelina."
