It was the early 2000s.
Everything was different.
People burned CDs, Ja Rule was famous, and there was no greater feeling than using AIM Express in a school library.
Low-rise jeans were a thing. Thongs were too. The combination created a phenomenon known as "whale tails."
Whale tails were everywhere.
My senior yr of high school I remember my teacher saying she didnt wanna see "Whale Tales" meaning a girls thong showin #myteachersweird
I miss thongs .. When sisqo made thong song every girl was tryna let u know she had a thong on
I guess I liked seeing thongs back in high school
The whale tail became part of daily life in cities, suburbs, and even in rural areas. The Google searches don't lie.
You were most likely to see a whale tail in your ninth-grade math class, on red carpets, and in malls.
Britney Spears was like the Steve Jobs of whale tail.
Like Steve Jobs did with phones and computers, Britney Spears did with thongs. Whale tails became synonymous with Britney Spears.
A little man named Sisqo was like the thong prophet. He had a silver head.
Sisqo had the ability to walk on throngs of thongs.
He even wrote a song about it!
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Among the "thong disciples" were Christina Aguilera. She popularized the one strap.
Gwen was a firm believer.
And even Halle Berry got in on the trend.
Beating all odds, the trend flourished for years, outlasting both trucker hats and Ed Hardy.
Sadly, the whale tail became out of fashion by the late 2000s. I blame Christina Aguilera.
Now, in 2015, thongs are apparently over because the New York Times says so. RIP thongs.
RIP my childhood.
2015 sucks.
I miss the days when having a whale tail was better than having your pants touch your nipples