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21 Things from 2014 That Need Never Be Spoken Of Again in 2015

Now that it's 2015, we can look wistfully back on the year that was 2014... or run off into the sunset with the New Year and leave all that old hoo-ha behind! In the world of pop culture, 2014 was full of puh-lenty of annoying trends. Whyyyyyyyy was there a Kim Kardashian game. WHY. From one of the worst television send-offs of all time to a magazine over that couldn't be avoided no matter how hard you tried, there's plenty I'd be happy to never EVER speak of again in 2015. Pretend like this list is white pants and today is Labor Day. Read on... if you can handle revisiting the awfulness.

by Rachel Semigran

#BreakTheInternet

There are few things I care less about than Kim Kardashian’s butt. The fact it was the subject of actual news for weeks because of her scandalous Paper cover…just please, make it go away.

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'How I Met Your Mother' Finale

Kids, gather around and let me tell you how I invested in watching a show for nearly a decade and then it had one of the worst endings in television history

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Adele Dazeem

Making Adele Dazeem jokes in 2015 is like making George-Bush-was-a-terrible-president jokes in 2010.

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The Ellen Oscars Selfie

We’re done with this one now, OK? Really, enough with the memes.

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Justin Bieber and His Antics

Unless the headline reads, “Justin Bieber Decides to Become a Monk and Disappear into the Mountains,” please stop talking about this dumb dumb.

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Pharrell's Hat

Way to make Arby’s relevant.

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Jay Leno

REMEMBER THAT TIME HE RETIRED AND THEN DIDN’T AND THEN EVERYONE HAD TO FAKE BEING SAD WHEN HE ACTUALLY RETIRED? Ugh. Bye, Leno.

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The McConaissance

Don’t get me wrong, I wholly support the movement. But now that we’ve all accepted Matthew McConaughey as one of the finest actors of his generation, we can stop calling it the McConaissance…but we can still talk about his abs, right?

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Shia LaBeouf's Celebrity Status

Doooooooooooooooooooon’t care.

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The Smith Family Musings

It just got way, way too weird.

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Robert Downey Jr.

In case you missed it, he thinks feminism is make-believe. BYEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

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'True Detective' Casting Predictions

Do us all a favor for Season 3, just tell us who you have in mind from the get-go. Otherwise your fanbase might be too irritated by all of the rumors to care.

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The Elevator Incident

Not only is it old news, it was way-blown-out-of-proportion news. Speaking of which…

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Bey and Jay Divorce Rumors

Their PR machine has it covered, trust.

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George Clooney's Marital Status

Oh good, let’s celebrate him finally being “tamed.” Because y’know, you’re a threat to society if you’re not married.

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Frankie Grande

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"Let it Go" Re-Makes

How original and not completely over-done.

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Fake Taylor Swift Frenemies

Everyone just wants lady hate, and Taylor refuses to let that happen. You do you, Tay Tay and FRIENDS.

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MTV's 'Faking It'

MTV actually made a show about two high school girls who pretended to be lesbians in order to be popular. HOW DID THIS EVER BECOME A THING?

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Losing Our Minds Over Celebrity Haircuts

J Law got a total mom ‘do in ‘13 and Shailene Woodley followed suit in ‘14, Beyonce “cut her bangs,” Jake Gyllenhaal rocked the man bun, Zayn Malik made hairbands on men totally acceptable…it’s just hair everyone. It’s not like this is Felicity.

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James Franco's Next Project

Coming up next: a live art installation in a toilet in Grand Central in which James Franco… DOOOOOOOOOOOOON’T CARE!

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