Top 10 Most Annoying Trends of 2018

In 2018, it sometimes felt like you couldn't scroll through social media, turn on the TV, or listen to the radio without running into something that made you want to roll your eyes. Between recycled internet jokes, questionable entertainment fads, and heated cultural debates, there was no shortage of trends that tested your patience. Some disappeared almost as quickly as they arrived, while others stuck around long enough to make you wonder how they ever became popular in the first place.

Of course, one person's favorite trend is another person's reason to avoid the internet for a week. Maybe you were tired of seeing the same behavior copied endlessly, frustrated by the direction popular culture was heading, or simply fed up with people turning every disagreement into a major controversy. Whatever got on your nerves, 2018 provided plenty of opportunities to say, "Can we please move on from this already?"

The Top Ten

  1. False Accusations of Sexual Assault

    Nothing but respect for rape victims. But ever since the #MeToo movement started, along with genuine cases, there have been a number of false accusations in order to extort money. That should be stopped.

  2. Unnecessary Sexualization of Music Videos

    Nowadays, you can get away with a lot of things.

    No thanks. We have Pornhub for that.

    Go back to Brazzers or whatever.

  3. Labeling Everything as Offensive

    Recently, #MeToo got offended by a Christmas song. What has the world come to?

    People get offended for the silliest things.

  4. Mumble Rap

    "Gucci Gang." Enough said.

  5. Twerking

    What's up with twerking?

    A lot of people from my family think this is okay. They do this in Nigeria.

    Music videos released in 2018: +1 million

    Without twerking: -10

  6. Fortnite

    In 6th grade, it was so annoying. All the kids talked about was Fortnite. It was like, Do you want to play Fortnite? Want to play Fortnite? like 100 times. But this year, kids in my school actually stopped talking about the game. Fortnite is so much fun.

    All you heard in the year 2018 was this game. It is everywhere. Every day, someone will mention this game. All 2018 long, I hear people say this, play it, watch someone else play it, get merchandise, wear the t-shirts, and do the dances. It got so popular that all the popular movies and T.V. shows included itin the form of the word, gameplay footage, the floss dance, and other dances from that game and more.

  7. TikTok

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    How the HELL is this not on here? Most trends on here are dead trends from 2014-2016. This was from this year and it's so awful!

    TikTok is garbage. Do yourself a favor and avoid it.

    This should be number 1.

  8. Third-Wave Feminism

    And their virgin-shaming and celibate-shaming.

  9. Anti-White Propaganda

    People claim whites are racists, yet they say so many bad things about whites and they aren't racist? Hypocrites.

  10. Glorification of Gangster Personas

    "Party, Money, Sex, Drugs, Hoes"

    Lyrical themes for most artists today.

    11. The Newcomers
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    Kids Who Have It Good Being Depressed

    Kids nowdays throw words like "depression" and "anxiety"

    Oh you have anxiety? Tell me more about how many times you had to sleep with one eye open on the streets, kid.

  12. ?

    The Bottle Flip

    13. The Contenders

  13. Tide Pods

    Seriously? Not on the list? Most trends here died before 2018.

    Specifically eating them.

  14. Fortnite Memes

  15. Face Tattoos

    All it does is make whoever gets them look really ugly.

    These people do realize it's permanent, right?

  16. Trap Music

    When will it stop being popular?

    Nothing more than the beats.

  17. Fat Acceptance Movement

    It's obnoxious. Just get exercise. You don't have a medical condition, you're just fat.

    Accepting diabetes and heart disease isn't okay.

  18. School Shooting Memes

  19. Avengers: Infinity War Memes

  20. Trump Jokes

    Award shows, late-night talk shows, SNL, celebrities, The View, CNN, MSNBC. It gets boring after a while.

  21. Uganda Knuckles

  22. Stupid Challenges

  23. Fidget Spinners

  24. School Shootings

  25. YouTube Diss Tracks

    I don't care about diss tracks.

    Shofu in a nutshell.

  26. Leftism Among Celebrities

    Most of them don't care about politics. They just wanna keep up with the mainstream.

  27. Fortnite Clickbait YouTubers

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