21 Photos That Are Really, Really Weird To See Considering What We Know Now
1.This interview with Donald Trump from 1980 where he said he wasn't interested in being president:
2.And this magazine contest to "sleep with Donald Trump" (aka win a pillowcase with his face on it) from 1990:
3.This magazine headline from 2007, far before Lostprophets' lead singer Ian Watkins was convicted on multiple charges of child sexual abuse and images:
4.And this fan email, which makes sure to note Watkins's interaction with the fan's daughter (Watkins notably pled guilty to the attempted rape of a fan’s baby):
5.This photo of what Google looked like in 1999:
6.This "interesting fact" from a 2014 book, a few years before the #MeToo movement:
7.This T-shirt, which is weird to see in light of the recent Boeing press:
8.This quote from J.K. Rowling, many years before her anti-trans comments tarnished her legacy:
9.This old Nickelodeon logo, which now only serves as a reminder of the weird focus on feet in Dan Schneider's shows:
10.Along with this tweet from the Sam & Cat Twitter account:
11.This article about Jennette McCurdy's mom dying (Jennette would later write the memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died):
12.This 1990 Sega game, where Michael Jackson rescues kidnapped children:
13.This 2009 article about Vladimir Putin:
14.This article from Ben Shapiro, who did, in fact, end up voting for Trump:
15.This comment about Ruby Franke and her 8 Passengers YouTube channel, from a few years before she was arrested for child abuse:
16.This line from Ian McGeechan's autobiography that mentions Jimmy Saville — who would later be accused of child sexual abuse — "playing with our children":
17.This documentary about Alexei Navalny, who did end up being jailed and killed:
18.This tweet from Chris D'Elia, who was later accused of sexually harassing and grooming teenage girls:
19.This post from MGK, who would later have major beef with Eminem:
20.This 1999 photo from Wired magazine, two years before 9/11:
21.And finally...this BuzzFeed article:
H/T: r/AgedLikeMilk