A review by questingnotcoasting
The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture by Grace Perry

funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was a really funny, insightful memoir in essays. Perry is only a few years older than me so we share a lot of the same pop culture references. Aside from the chapters on Disney original channel movies and The Real World, I was familiar with all of the TV and artists she mentions, particularly Glee, The O.C., Mean Girls, Gossip Girl, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry. She examines all her subjects critically while also acknowledging how our generation has been shaped by them and feels nostalgic towards them. She discusses the heteronormativity, harmful stereotypes and performative inclusion often found in media and while all those things are still present today, she does shine a light on what progress has been made. 
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