2013 ((free)) | Ugly

"Ugly 2013" is not an insult; it is a badge of survival. It was the year we were all a little cringe. We wore mustache-themed everything. We pinned mason jar crafts on Pinterest. We thought Gangnam Style was the peak of comedy.

In April 2013, tragedy struck Boston. In response, Reddit launched one of the most notorious citizen "manhunts" in internet history, falsely identifying innocent missing college student Sunil Tripathi as the bomber. It was the moment the internet realized crowdsourced justice is actually just a mob with Wi-Fi. That was ugly. Part V: Why We Are Obsessed With "Ugly 2013" Today If 2013 was so ugly, why can't we stop talking about it? ugly 2013

So, embrace the ugliness. Put on your drop-crotch pants. Queue up "Clarity" by Zedd. And thank god we don't have to live in 2013 again—because honestly? We didn't know how good we had it. Keywords targeted: ugly 2013, 2013 fashion, why was 2013 ugly, 2013 aesthetic, 2013 music. "Ugly 2013" is not an insult; it is a badge of survival

We were deep into the "cover photo" era. People posted poorly photoshopped images of their zodiac signs superimposed over an eagle holding an American flag. The rise of "cringe compilations" began in 2013 because people were simply too honest and too ugly online. Part IV: Political and Social Ugliness Beyond the aesthetics, the term "Ugly 2013" also reflects a cultural hangover. We didn't know we were standing on the edge of a cliff. We pinned mason jar crafts on Pinterest