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This message on climate change from Katy Perry, who was recently criticized for her needless trip to space with Jeff Bezos’ company (criticisms which included its environmental impact):
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This lyric… (Diddy currently faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, transportation to engage in prostitution):
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Along with this happy birthday message for Diddy from Chuck E. Cheese:
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Everything about this Bill Cosby book (Cosby would later be convicted of sexual assault, though it was overturned):
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This article doubting the idea of a Breaking Bad spinoff starring Saul (Better Call Saul would go on to air for six seasons and be nominated for 53 Emmy Awards):
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This video about the “secrets” behind Lance Armstrong’s success (Armstrong would publicly suffer a fall from grace for doping):
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This video from Ruby Franke on her Eight Passengers account chronicling her life with six kids (Franke would later be convicted of child abuse):
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This suggestion about Simone Biles, who would go on to win three gold medals and one silver medal at the Paris Olympics:
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This article arguing that Snape from Harry Potter is trans (J.K. Rowling is currently known for constantly spreading her anti-trans hate online):
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Along with J.K. Rowling’s answer to this question in a 2000 interview:
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Aaaand this quote from J.K. Rowling:
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This…interesting line-up of people, which maybe shouldn’t include Elon Musk:
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This quote from when Elon Musk appeared on The Big Bang Theory:
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This mural claiming Taylor Swift’s career was “over” from 2016:
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This 2006 magazine that made a tongue-in-cheek joke that Ian Watkins looks like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Watkins would go on to be convicted of child sexual abuse):
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Along with this “joke” from Watkins:
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This tweet from Neil Gaiman and reply from his (now-ex) wife, Amanda Palmer (Gaiman was accused of sexual assault last year, and Palmer was more recently accused of “procuring and presenting” their nanny for abuse by Gaiman; both parties have denied all allegations):
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Also, this “motivational” quote from Gaiman:
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This post about Winds of Winter, which STILL isn’t finished:
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Along with this claim from George R. R. Martin five years ago:
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This claim that COVID would cause a decline in polarization:
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This claim that the retirement age is just going down:
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This tweet from Drake (who would later be accused of inappropriate relationships with minors by Kendrick Lamar, which he denied):
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This article with a baffling suggestion:
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This declaration that Drake “won” the Kendrick/Drake feud that felt just a *bit* premature…:
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This shirt, which unfortunately was also premature:
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Aaaand this premature declaration:
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These reactions to Heath Ledger being cast as the Joker in The Dark Knight that couldn’t have been more wrong (Ledger would win a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal):
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This scrapbook cover for 2020, the year of worldwide pandemic and lockdown:
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This comment about Marilyn Manson (who would later be accused of abuse, rape, and sexual assault — Manson denied the allegations and ultimately did not face criminal charges):
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This book about Brexit:
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This ad for cigarettes:
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This mug celebrating Charles and Diana’s marriage:
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These Y2K survival guides:
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And finally, we’ll end on a more positive one — this Facebook group that claimed Lady Gaga would never be famous: