Ah, the noughties, the decade when we cast off reality – theage.com.au

Ah, the noughties, the decade when we cast off reality

BRIGID DELANEY

December 31, 2009

THE past 10 years were the ''decade from hell'', according to Time magazine; Martin Amis dubbed it the age of horrorism, and The New York Times said Tiger Woods personified the spin cycle of the noughties.

But for me the plastic, malleable Barbie doll is the symbol of our age. She doesn't look or act real, yet we can project any number of desires and scenarios on to her. In the noughties we wanted to be her.

The narrative of this decade has lacked authenticity…

via Ah, the noughties, the decade when we cast off reality. – theage.com.au

The author forgot to mention that this was the decade that saw George W. Bush as the US President and Howard as Australia’s PM for most of that time. And it was the time for the so-called culture wars. The decade that went missing down an imaginary rabbit hole…