May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
2
1. Where you go when you want to blow all your parents money, but you're too scared to leave the state.
2. Where you go when you get rejected from Elon.
3. Where you go if you live in the Piedmont Triad, but you're too scared of black people to go to UNCG.
2. Where you go when you get rejected from Elon.
3. Where you go if you live in the Piedmont Triad, but you're too scared of black people to go to UNCG.
Person 1: Yo I just got accepted to High Point University!
Person 2: haha
Person 1: What's so funny?
Person 2: If you don't understand why it's funny, you wouldn't understand.
Person 2: haha
Person 1: What's so funny?
Person 2: If you don't understand why it's funny, you wouldn't understand.
by herndonium September 15, 2020
3
This place is a true bubble. Everyone CHOOSES to look alike, dress alike, and act alike. If you are not a girl sporting aviators, plaid shirts, straight hair and Jack Rodgers, this school is not for you. The people who do not look like a fabricated mess do NOT fit in. It is one of the least diverse universities ever. Politics, religion, race, all the same. If you are not a conservative, stay away at all costs. People love to brag about their money because it makes them feel more comfortable with themselves. If you ACTUALLY have a lot of money, people flock to you are try to become your friend. Worst of all, 90% of the students do not realize they are at this school for a degree. They think they are there to get drunk and spread STDs 7 days a week. You will get tired of this school quickly, just quickly as you'll get tired of having meaningless sex. When you leave the campus and drive at least 2 hours away in any direction, you will feel like you were missing out on the real world. People will have sex with anyone as long as they have two legs and two arms. STDs spread like wildfire here, and no one tells their sexual partners that they will be infected. Good luck finding a lover at this school, chances are they already had sex with the rest of the student body. Gross. Parties SUCK, but very exciting to these students who were losers pre- college. They gather in dark rooms and then flash corny lights with corny students who think they are DJs.
High Point University is a trap. Everyone looks the same, spreads STDs, attends the worst college parties in the USA, and does not give a crap about their education.
by bigbootytooty February 28, 2016
4
A hotel instead of a college. They worship their president and quote him like he is God. For kids who aren't smart enough to get into Elon and their parents don't know where else to send them. Really nice but not worth it because these kids will be living off of daddy's trust fund forever.
Person 1: Want to go to the steakhouse?
Person 2: Yeah! Boy, does High Point University prepare us well for the real world?
Person 1: Yeah for sure, like the president says, "Goodnight"
Person 2: Yeah! Boy, does High Point University prepare us well for the real world?
Person 1: Yeah for sure, like the president says, "Goodnight"
by callmepaul April 22, 2011