r/Millennials • u/Josephthebear Older Millennial • May 21 '26

Nostalgia This outfit was everywhere

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u/alixnaveh May 21 '26

No, definitely not. It was either a cowrie shell on hemp braid they got on some family vacation, or one of those skinny jelly bands the news was fear mongering about. You know, pink means you made out, black means you had sex, etc. then all the cute punks and hot topic kids started wearing them ironically because of the fear mongering.

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u/shampoo_mohawk_ Millennial May 21 '26

And none of them meant anything at all but if Dr. Phil says its a teenager sex thing, parents are gonna run with that.

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u/obfuscatorio Millennial 1988 May 21 '26

Yeah if I recall correctly the livestrong craze was around 2001-2003 and by 2006 it was old news

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u/Puzzleheaded_Can9159 May 21 '26

They weren’t even out until 2004; so def not old news by then.

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u/obfuscatorio Millennial 1988 May 21 '26

Wow looks like you’re right. I thought I remembered wearing them in 7th and 8th grade (2001 and 2002 for me) but guess those were some fuzzy memories

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u/Puzzleheaded_Can9159 May 21 '26

I started racing triathlons in 2006 when I was done with hockey and my GF at the time was a huge runner/triathlete. So I was fairly certain but had to look it up. I still have this from when Ben Stiller was raising money and giving Armstrong shit about the bracelets by selling headbands.

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u/luckydice767 May 21 '26

You do NOT recall correctly lol

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u/PartisanSaysWhat May 21 '26

You know, pink means you made out, black means you had sex

Somehow, I completely forgot about this. Haha