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<p>Trends fluctuate a lot. And sometimes this means that something that got you bullied in middle school could become the hottest thing 10 years later.</p><p>A<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/o3vxsy/what_is_something_you_were_bullied_for_growing_up/"> recent Reddit thread</a> asked, &quot;What is something you were bullied for growing up that has now become a trend?&quot; The answers prove that none of us have any idea what is actually good or not, and we should <em>reeeeally</em> stop following the crowd.</p><h2>1. Those kids had no idea...</h2><blockquote> <p>My lunches- when I was in kindergarten my mom used to pack me some bento boxes- rice, seaweed, tea egg, some meat and veggies. All my classmates and sandwiches, so they made fun of my lunches that required a spoon and fork instead of hand held food. Now my coworkers pay over $10 for the same bento boxes my mom used to make me. - gumm13b34r</p> </blockquote><h2>2. Why was society afraid of eyebrows for so long?</h2><blockquote> <p>I used to get bullied for my thick eyebrows. Now I get complimented. Weird to hear &ldquo;I like your eyebrows.&rdquo; Never thought that would be something to compliment. - Expert-Calligrapher3</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. Smells like teen jealousy.</h2><blockquote> <p>My freshman year of college in the early 90&#39;s my roommates all made fun of me and called me a hillbilly for wearing flannel/plaid shirts. Then Nirvana and grunge blew up and it was a sea of flannel as far as the eye could see! - jasonsmithatlanta</p> </blockquote><h2>4. Who knew comic book movies would become so profitable?</h2><blockquote> <p>Since last decades nerd culture boom, literally everything. - SparkyPantsMcGee</p> </blockquote><h2>5. You were just DIYing the trend.</h2><blockquote> <p>I grew up poor in elementary School and sometimes my jeans or shorts would have holes and tears in them where they were wore out. now I see people buying jeans new from the store and that already have holes and tears. Little did they know I was livin 20 years in the future - Nick_6560</p> </blockquote><h2>6. And now it&#39;s the trendiest thing.</h2><blockquote> <p>Korean food. Kimchi and lettuce wraps were not cool when I was a kid. - kwonyewest</p> </blockquote><h2>7. Hand-me-downs are officially a vibe.</h2><blockquote> <p>Wearing hand me down clothes. Now it&rsquo;s &ldquo;vintage&rdquo; and &ldquo;cool&rdquo; to shop at places like goodwill or secondhand stores. - BiryaniBabe</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. The tides have certainly changed on this one.</h2><blockquote> <p>Having ample booty. - Glowing_Siesta</p> </blockquote><h2>9. Curls for life!</h2><blockquote> <p>My hair. I have tons of it and it&rsquo;s very curly. Sometimes my cousins would call me Marge Simpson.</p> <p>Then natural hair care actually became a thing and I learned to embrace my hair. Now it&rsquo;s my signature. I get stopped a few times a week (sometimes a few times a day) by people to tell me they love my hair. - nonononanana</p> </blockquote><h2>10. Nothing worse than a newly minted nerd.</h2><blockquote> <p>Being a &quot;nerd&quot;. Programming computers, playing D&amp;D, playing musical instruments and building stuff out of electronics and/or mechanical components.</p> <p>My friends and I got picked on a lot for this in the late 80s and early 90s. It seemed to subside until the early 2000s, when a bunch of guys with beards and tattoos showed up and told us to get out of their &quot;space&quot;.</p> <p>&quot;We&#39;re doing nerd stuff, and you wouldn&#39;t understand it&quot;, they&#39;d say. - mofomeat</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>11. Now you&#39;re the most popular person on the internet.</h2><blockquote> <p>Being a girl who liked &quot;boy things&quot; like video games, action figures, sci fi, etc - Grawgar</p> </blockquote><h2>12. What a crappy kid.</h2><blockquote> <p>I will never forget having the biggest crush on this boy in 4th grade. He stopped me on a staircase at school and said &ldquo;i will never like you because you have FAT LIPS&rdquo; i criiiiiiied to my mom. She said, &ldquo;people pay to have lips like yours. You&rsquo;ll see&rdquo; and well, once puberty hit&hellip; That boy later asked me out in high school. I said hell no. - basicallyandactually</p> </blockquote><h2>13. Society likes big butts and it cannot lie.</h2><blockquote> <p>Having a big butt. Women have surgery to get butts like I&#39;ve always had now, but being a young person in the late 90s/early 2000s when the trend was to be underweight with a flat a** was loads of fun. - ayarbee</p> </blockquote><h2>14. Anyone who says freckles aren&#39;t cute is lying!</h2><blockquote> <p>Freckles. It blows me away that people get freckles tattooed on their bodies now. - Margiepieasaurus</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>15. Poop? More like liquid gold.</h2><blockquote> <p>Eating Nutella sandwiches. Nonna sent it from Italy to us in America. Kids made fun of me and my siblings for eating &ldquo;poop sandwiches.&rdquo; - OlderAndTired</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

People share the things they got bullied for growing up that are now considered cool.

Trends fluctuate a lot. And sometimes this means that something that got you bullied in middle school could become the hottest thing 10 years later.A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;What is something you were bullied for growing up that has now become a trend?&quot; The answers prove that none of us have any idea what is actually good or not, and we should reeeeally stop following the crowd.1. Those kids had no idea... My lunches- when I was in kindergarten my mom used to pack me some bento boxes- rice, seaweed, tea egg, some meat and veggies. All my classmates and sandwiches, so they made fun of my lunches that required a spoon and fork instead of hand held food. Now my coworkers pay over $10 for the same bento boxes my mom used to make me. - gumm13b34r 2. Why was society afraid of eyebrows for so long? I used to get bullied for my thick eyebrows. Now I get complimented. Weird to hear &ldquo;I like your eyebrows.&rdquo; Never thought that would be something to compliment. - Expert-Calligrapher3 3. Smells like teen jealousy. My freshman year of college in the early 90&#39;s my roommates all made fun of me and called me a hillbilly for wearing flannel/plaid shirts. Then Nirvana and grunge blew up and it was a sea of flannel as far as the eye could see! - jasonsmithatlanta 4. Who knew comic book movies would become so profitable? Since last decades nerd culture boom, literally everything. - SparkyPantsMcGee 5. You were just DIYing the trend. I grew up poor in elementary School and sometimes my jeans or shorts would have holes and tears in them where they were wore out. now I see people buying jeans new from the store and that already have holes and tears. Little did they know I was livin 20 years in the future - Nick_6560 6. And now it&#39;s the trendiest thing. Korean food. Kimchi and lettuce wraps were not cool when I was a kid. - kwonyewest 7. Hand-me-downs are officially a vibe. Wearing hand me down clothes. Now it&rsquo;s &ldquo;vintage&rdquo; and &ldquo;cool&rdquo; to shop at places like goodwill or secondhand stores. - BiryaniBabe 8. The tides have certainly changed on this one. Having ample booty. - Glowing_Siesta 9. Curls for life! My hair. I have tons of it and it&rsquo;s very curly. Sometimes my cousins would call me Marge Simpson. Then natural hair care actually became a thing and I learned to embrace my hair. Now it&rsquo;s my signature. I get stopped a few times a week (sometimes a few times a day) by people to tell me they love my hair. - nonononanana 10. Nothing worse than a newly minted nerd. Being a &quot;nerd&quot;. Programming computers, playing D&amp;D, playing musical instruments and building stuff out of electronics and/or mechanical components. My friends and I got picked on a lot for this in the late 80s and early 90s. It seemed to subside until the early 2000s, when a bunch of guys with beards and tattoos showed up and told us to get out of their &quot;space&quot;. &quot;We&#39;re doing nerd stuff, and you wouldn&#39;t understand it&quot;, they&#39;d say. - mofomeat 11. Now you&#39;re the most popular person on the internet. Being a girl who liked &quot;boy things&quot; like video games, action figures, sci fi, etc - Grawgar 12. What a crappy kid. I will never forget having the biggest crush on this boy in 4th grade. He stopped me on a staircase at school and said &ldquo;i will never like you because you have FAT LIPS&rdquo; i criiiiiiied to my mom. She said, &ldquo;people pay to have lips like yours. You&rsquo;ll see&rdquo; and well, once puberty hit&hellip; That boy later asked me out in high school. I said hell no. - basicallyandactually 13. Society likes big butts and it cannot lie. Having a big butt. Women have surgery to get butts like I&#39;ve always had now, but being a young person in the late 90s/early 2000s when the trend was to be underweight with a flat a** was loads of fun. - ayarbee 14. Anyone who says freckles aren&#39;t cute is lying! Freckles. It blows me away that people get freckles tattooed on their bodies now. - Margiepieasaurus 15. Poop? More like liquid gold. Eating Nutella sandwiches. Nonna sent it from Italy to us in America. Kids made fun of me and my siblings for eating &ldquo;poop sandwiches.&rdquo; - OlderAndTired 

Trends fluctuate a lot. And sometimes this means that something that got you bullied in middle school could become the hottest thing 10 years later.  A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;What is something you were bullied for growing up...