Unpopular Opinions - General Thread

[Rallywagon]

Here is one that i heard on a youtube video the other day. Pedophiles are no more messed up in the head than gays. Pleases note that I in no way condone pedophilia, but here is the thinking. If we admit that people who prefer relations with the same sex do so because of the way their brains are wired, and not because of a conscious choice to be gay, then it stands to reason that people who would have relations with a child probably do so, not out of choice, but because of the same mechanisms that would make one gay, straight or whatever their inclined to be attracted too.

 

[Snorevette]

Here is one that i heard on a youtube video the other day. Pedophiles are no more messed up in the head than gays. Pleases note that I in no way condone pedophilia, but here is the thinking. If we admit that people who prefer relations with the same sex do so because of the way their brains are wired, and not because of a conscious choice to be gay, then it stands to reason that people who would have relations with a child probably do so, not out of choice, but because of the same mechanisms that would make one gay, straight or whatever their inclined to be attracted too.

Pedophiles, often ones with a degree of power in some form, pursue children and underage teens because those sorts of people are vulnerable. They are not attracted to children, they are attracted to the concept of having relations with someone who doesn't necessarily have the power to go against them. Preying on children can not and should not be equated to desiring a healthy consensual relationship of any sort.

I don't know what sort of Youtube videos you're watching, but at best it's normalising pedophilia (no matter how much you thankfully refuse to condone it) and at worst it's practically Reagan-era homophobia. I sincerely suggest you consider analyzing your watching habits if these are the sort of takes you're getting from them.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Pedophiles, often ones with a degree of power in some form, pursue children and underage teens because those sorts of people are vulnerable. They are not attracted to children, they are attracted to the concept of having relations with someone who doesn't necessarily have the power to go against them. Preying on children can not and should not be equated to desiring a healthy consensual relationship of any sort.

I don't know what sort of Youtube videos you're watching, but at best it's normalising pedophilia (no matter how much you thankfully refuse to condone it) and at worst it's practically Reagan-era homophobia. I sincerely suggest you consider analyzing your watching habits if these are the sort of takes you're getting from them.

So you'd rather let all Paedophiles off as simple opportunistic sex offenders, than acknowledge that people are not necessarily able to control who they find sexually attractive, and the mechanism responsible for that probably applies equally to Homosexuals, Heterosexuals and Paedophiles?

 

[Snorevette]

So you'd rather let all Paedophiles off as simple opportunistic sex offenders, than acknowledge that people are not necessarily able to control who they find sexually attractive, and the mechanism responsible for that probably applies equally to Homosexuals, Heterosexuals and Paedophiles?

Whether or not the mechanism responsible applies to both, being sexually attracted to children as an adult is not healthy. If this mechanism is indeed responsible (and they aren't just pursuing a relationship with them because they're vulnerable), that still isn't an excuse to act on that desire in any way outside of seeking professional help, which is precisely why equating it to homosexuality or indeed anything to do with gender-specific attraction is dangerous - you are either saying that pedophiles shouldn't have to seek help, or you're saying it in a way that suggests that homosexuals should. In an age where some teens have to hide their sexuality or risk being taken to dangerous and unregulated conversion therapy camps by abusive and uninformed parents, this is potentially a very harmful thing to be saying.

It is very easy to say 'pedophiles deserve the opportunity to seek counselling or therapy as much as anyone else' without saying 'pedophiles are no more messed up in the head than gays'.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Whether or not the mechanism responsible applies to both, being sexually attracted to children as an adult is not healthy. If this mechanism is indeed responsible (and they aren't just pursuing a relationship with them because they're vulnerable), that still isn't an excuse to act on that desire in any way outside of seeking professional help, which is precisely why equating it to homosexuality or indeed anything to do with gender-specific attraction is dangerous - you are either saying that pedophiles shouldn't have to seek help, or you're saying it in a way that suggests that homosexuals should. In an age where some teens have to hide their sexuality or risk being taken to dangerous and unregulated conversion therapy camps by abusive and uninformed parents, this is potentially a very harmful thing to be saying.

It is very easy to say 'pedophiles deserve the opportunity to seek counselling or therapy as much as anyone else' without saying 'pedophiles are no more messed up in the head than gays'.

To be honest, as long as you accept that sexual preference is no more of a choice for one group of people than for another, I don't really feel the need to go into the rest of what you said.

 

[Turbo]

Gender is like the Twin Towers: there were once two, now it's an offensive subject.

 

[Rallywagon]

This is one of the silliest debates out there right now. There is still only two. You either have twigs and berries or a taco. (Not including those that are intersex which is debatedly considered a sexual development disorder). "Gender identity" including gender roles is a social construct. Put a dress on, tie up your work boots, wear a trucker cap or put on make up. Call yourself a man or a woman or whatever you like. At the end of the day you either dangle or you don't.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I think this is an unpopular opinion, but I didn't find this comedian funny. The humor came off to me as quite dull, but apparently a lot of people felt the opposite.
Language Warning just-in-case (because I didn't watch every part):

 

[Ze Elephant]

I think this is an unpopular opinion, but I didn't find this comedian funny. The humor came off to me as quite dull, but apparently a lot of people felt the opposite.

I feel like she's just memorized a buzzfeed article and regurgitated it back out as a "comedy" bit.

 

[Com Fox]

Ice physics are not a problem.

A lot of platform players have grieves with Ice physics but I always found physics just fine, I'm able to get used to the less traction fine and fast and doesn't take away from the overall experience.

Now if only Snow and Ice levels weren't so boring

 

[Sonygamer455]

I am not a fan of intelligent air restrictor systems in Nerf blasters.
While it's not a bad idea on paper and it certainly is useful, I have trust issues with it and I feel it prevents the blaster from becoming even better than it could be. Reason I don't trust them is because sometimes they fire off more shots than it supposed to out of the box, even when loaded properly and even if it doesn't, it eventually will as time goes on and with no easy fix for it. Another problem I have is unlike other blasters, you cannot take out it's air restrictors to improve performance or else it will impair it's functionality and make it far worse than it was before.

I am not saying that blasters that use this system are bad, they still have good ones like the Triad, DualStrike, and the Thunderbow. It's just I lose a little bit of interest every time I find out a blaster utilizes this feature. It's just another thing that will eventually go wrong and can't be easily fixed that also hinders it's performance. For me it's like finding out that someone put a topping I hate on one of your favorite desserts, you don't enjoy it as much.

 

[Com Fox]

I like Simisear a lot.

Why is this unpopular? It received the least amount of votes on the poll for most popular Pokemon of all time. Like my for every other Pokemon, I always intended on using in my Pokemon Black playthrough and never looked back on it. My Pokemon Black team is still my favourite team that I have ever had to playthrough in a Pokemon game and Simisear was in no way ever a hindrance.

 

[Com Fox]

Pokemon representation in Smash Bros. is such wasted potential.

Sakurai just seems the least interested in including Pokemon in the games compared to other franchises, which is fine, he has his own interests and clearly Pokemon isn't his and he shouldn't be forced to do something because I want it, but I never really brought Smash Bros. game with Pokemon being somewhat of a reason despite Pokemon being my favourite franchise and I'm kind of disappointed about this fact.

First issue I have is the roster of playable Pokemon that are chosen. Pikachu is the mascot so him being in is predictable and not a problem, Jigglypuff is odd but also fine, Mewtwo being the last battle in the first games, that's fair but everything after that is just Fan Service without either truly representing Pokemon or doing something unique like Sakurai does with other franchises (especially Fire Emblem). Only exceptions are Pichu (since it was a Pikachu clone but that had its own problem) and Greninja (does sound like fan service but Greninja was being designed for Smash before he was revealed in X and Y and people were more into the Chespin line at the time).

The stages for Pokemon are even worse, at least with the fan service it is for the pleasure of the fans and to be fair with so many possible Pokemon to choose from, choosing the Popular ones is the safest option but Stages have no excuse. After Saffron City, every Pokemon stage did very little to represent the games. Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Stadium 2 were the worst offenders, it was just look at this type/Pokemon and then rotate to the next one. Poke Float wasn't even a thing in any core game. Spear Pillar finally brought some real Pokemon game representation but then Unova Pokemon League just copied it without much thought (although I still like it due to Black/Whit bias) and Kalos Pokemon League is just Pokemon Stadium 3 but with a different name.

Now I'm still grateful Pokemon get some kind of representation and I usually mainly play as Pikachu or Greninja when I'm not playing as customized characters. I just feel a little bit heartbroken when I see wasted potential but it likely won't change .

 

[W3H5]

^ Dont you get bored of ranting about niche subject that hardly anyone else understands?

My seemingly unpopular opinion is that snow is awful. Loads of friends and family messaging me videos of them and the snow in the U.K. only for my to respond with strong displeasure.

Why poeple like it for anything other than its aesthetic value, I don’t know. It’s cold and wet, two of the most horrible things when combined. It’s only saving grace is that it makes everything look clean when it’s freshly settled.

 

[Com Fox]

^ Dont you get bored of ranting about niche subject that hardly anyone else understands?

If I got bored, I'd stop doing it.

My seemingly unpopular opinion is that snow is awful. Loads of friends and family messaging me videos of them and the snow in the U.K. only for my to respond with strong displeasure.

Why poeple like it for anything other than its aesthetic value, I don’t know. It’s cold and wet, two of the most horrible things when combined. It’s only saving grace is that it makes everything look clean when it’s freshly settled.

I have to agree with this, when I was on a trip to the snowy mountains for the first time as a little kid, I was excited to see what it was like since Australia hardly gets any. I was disappointed to find out that, it's just glorified Ice. I'd argue that even aesthetically it is rather boring, although I'm more of a sand guy

 

[W3H5]

If I got bored, I'd stop doing it.

Fair enough.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

Axl's voice ruins the majority of Guns N' Roses's songs. Freddie Mercury and Bruce Dickinson, when they sing at high pitches, are far more pleasing to my ears.

On that tangent, I can't stand Sweet Child O' Mine. Alongside Axl's vocals, Slash's high-pitched guitar in that song isn't for me.

 

[polysmut]

^ Dont you get bored of ranting about niche subject that hardly anyone else understands?

It's in the right thread then.

 

[Jimlaad43]

^ Dont you get bored of ranting about niche subject that hardly anyone else understands?

My seemingly unpopular opinion is that snow is awful. Loads of friends and family messaging me videos of them and the snow in the U.K. only for my to respond with strong displeasure.

Why poeple like it for anything other than its aesthetic value, I don’t know. It’s cold and wet, two of the most horrible things when combined. It’s only saving grace is that it makes everything look clean when it’s freshly settled.

Snow is good on the first day it falls. If you wear the right clothes, it's fine. I have thick, waterproof gloves that make playing in the snow very good. One of the best parts of it is showing it to people who've never seen it before. One of my Indian friends from uni thoroughly enjoyed seeing it for the first time, and building a snowman with him was fantastic fun.

The next days, once it's frozen overnight and doesn't stick together it becomes a nuisance, but we get snow so rarely TBH in south England that it's amazing to get it and is awesome.

Yeah, it caused issues for me, namely power cuts that have badly affected my revision for exams, and the cycle in to uni was treacherous, but I enjoy snow too much to hold that against it. I would have preferred it a week later though...

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

My next 2 opinions are going to be shallow:
- I think tattoos to a certain extent look silly on someone. Like if they have their whole torso covered in them for instance.
- I always found those ear gauges to look stupid, especially when they're really big.

 

[MisterWaffles]

My next 2 opinions are going to be shallow:
- I think tattoos to a certain extent look silly on someone. Like if they have their whole torso covered in them for instance.
- I always found those ear gauges to look stupid, especially when they're really big.

We need more people like you living in my town.

 

[Maffski]

Animals are awful especially cats and dogs... I’d quite like to eat them though, given the opportunity

Beards are disgusting

Tattoos are not cool

Soccer is dreary

Gym for fitness is good, gym for vanity is stupid

On a related note, posting pictures of steamed chicken and brown rice on social media is stupid

 

[Turbo]

Unpopular Opinion: 2017 wasn't that bad of a year.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations do not interest me. I prefer to be asleep when the clock strikes midnight.

 

[polysmut]

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations do not interest me. I prefer to be asleep when the clock strikes midnight.

New year's day can be a great night in pubs when some of the people who were working the night before are out. Pub staff, nurses etc.
New year's eve is generally poor.

 

[Northstar]

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations do not interest me. I prefer to be asleep when the clock strikes midnight.

I don’t even know if I have the ability to stay up to midnight any more since I’m so used to having to be awake at 4am

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Okay, I'm back to unpopular opinions about movies:

- I liked the actors playing Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in the prequels.
- I enjoyed Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
- I found Kylo Ren in Episode VII rather annoying, I didn't like how he was just trying to be like his grandfather. It came off to me as silly.

 

[ScottPuss20]

I don't know if this is unpopular but:
I think that Star Wars 8 is better than Star Wars 7.

 

[MedigoFlame]

Here's an unpopular one....

When people say society these days is too soft and full of wusses. I find it to be total BS. I thought we're trying to make life easier for every new generation, not harder. The crap I always hear is "Well, back in my day, we didn't have it as easy you stupid millennials!" Hearing people say that kids need to "man-up" when bullied or get offended too easily, is downright ignorant. Everyone has emotions, yes some can be ridiculous over "small things," but it's not the same for everyone. People are different and it'd be nice if everyone could see it that way.... You're not "cool" to tell everyone you're an :censored:hole and that you don't care about other people's feelings. You're just another prick who is making everyone else more hateful towards each other.

I pretty much spent my entire K-12 years being bullied and having adults tell me to "deal with it" or "man-up." Guess what. It did nothing. Having kids yell racial slurs (being one of the very few Asian students in my town), bro-dozer pickups "pretend" to try to run me down on my walk home from school, getting stuff thrown at me on the bus. I did my best to just ignore it, but it'd always sink into the back of my head. I still can't forget those days and how it's made me hateful towards the general public nowadays. But I try to do my best to look past it and at least see if I can make someone else not feel the same.

It shouldn't be this hard to be nice to each other. But it seems all too easy to be hateful towards each other.... Put other people into consideration, it may just make their miserable day a little better. Heck, it makes me happy to give a "lowly" cashier a laugh after dealing with a miserable customer ahead of me in line, even if I'm having a bad day myself. Don't drag people to however low you feel. They aren't like you.

I do apologize if this sounds more like a rant. I really should just avoid social media since my news feed is full of people bragging about being :censored:holes and saying they don't care about other people.

Edit: Another apology if the rant goes off subject or something. It's late but I felt the need to get this out of my head...

 

[Rallywagon]

Here's an unpopular one....

When people say society these days is too soft and full of wusses. I find it to be total BS. I thought we're trying to make life easier for every new generation, not harder. The crap I always hear is "Well, back in my day, we didn't have it as easy you stupid millennials!" Hearing people say that kids need to "man-up" when bullied or get offended too easily, is downright ignorant. Everyone has emotions, yes some can be ridiculous over "small things," but it's not the same for everyone. People are different and it'd be nice if everyone could see it that way.... You're not "cool" to tell everyone you're an :censored:hole and that you don't care about other people's feelings. You're just another prick who is making everyone else more hateful towards each other.

I pretty much spent my entire K-12 years being bullied and having adults tell me to "deal with it" or "man-up." Guess what. It did nothing. Having kids yell racial slurs (being one of the very few Asian students in my town), bro-dozer pickups "pretend" to try to run me down on my walk home from school, getting stuff thrown at me on the bus. I did my best to just ignore it, but it'd always sink into the back of my head. I still can't forget those days and how it's made me hateful towards the general public nowadays. But I try to do my best to look past it and at least see if I can make someone else not feel the same.

It shouldn't be this hard to be nice to each other. But it seems all too easy to be hateful towards each other.... Put other people into consideration, it may just make their miserable day a little better. Heck, it makes me happy to give a "lowly" cashier a laugh after dealing with a miserable customer ahead of me in line, even if I'm having a bad day myself. Don't drag people to however low you feel. They aren't like you.

I do apologize if this sounds more like a rant. I really should just avoid social media since my news feed is full of people bragging about being :censored:holes and saying they don't care about other people.

Edit: Another apology if the rant goes off subject or something. It's late but I felt the need to get this out of my head...

I missed the millennial generation by a few years, and i certainly mess with my younger co workers, but that is all just in sport. The truth is, the millennials I work (IT for a very large organization) with as a whole work prerry hard. Just like any other generation. In fact, in my office, its typically those between 18 and 35 that are working the hardest. Those over 40... I guess being around a while gets you certain entitlements? Non-management old timers in my experience can be quite unproductive and grumpy to boot. But, like i said, every generation before has the same thing going on.
That second part hits the nail head of the problem the spurs the "next generation" hate. Useless pride. Ask any parent what they want for their kid. One if the top answers is going to be "To have a better life than I did." But that rarely gets expanded beyond that. People work hard to get where they are/were, and when they see someone do it with seemingly less effort, be it because of assistance, better tools/processes/technologies, i think that causes some anger and resentment. That then turns to "lazy millennials, back in my day" type mentalities.
Then again, how prevalent is this idea? I mean, sure its a stereotype. Lots exist though, and most of them we know are bs, used mostly as a joke of some sort. I imagine most people pay attention enough to those around them to know better... i hope...