Why the Early 2000s Were Dominated by Teenage Girls

During the early 2000s, movies and TV shows were dominated by drama, catchy music, and young actresses. Music was seeing the rise of "girly" pop and was dominated by Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears. The early 2000s also saw the development of the cell phone, and with its instant messaging and calling features, they made gossiping that much more effective.

 

Now why is this significant? Aren't there trends dictated by teenage girls during every decade? Yes, however, the early 2000s saw the mainstream media dominated by teenage girls in a way that it has not seen since. The sheer amount of "chic-flic" movies made during this time alone makes it stand out. However, the combination of movies, music, and technology lead to a pop culture that was taking all its cues from teen girls, who, historically, society loves to hate.

 

Teen girls are often portrayed as being superficial, vapid, and obsessed with trivial matters. While this is obviously a stereotype and gross generalization, the effects of this image have lead the charge against belittling teenage girls' interest in music, movies, sports, cars, etc. Which is why the early 2000s appear as such an outlier.

 

That decade marketed to and promoted for teenage girls and their beliefs and desires in such a way that we now remember that decade for its iconic movies, music and young actresses. We see it in the way people ask each other what their favorite 2000s movie is, what their favorite Anne Hathaway movie is, or which Britney Spears song they listened to the most?

 

The early 2000s have been immortalized in their relation to the teenage girl.