The Unpopular Opinions thread

[Oldcatlady]

i dont mind if people try to talk to me when i have my earphones in. i do by default when im out and on transit. maybe they're trying to ask for direction or even if it's not, i dont mind listening to what they want to say or just chatting.

i actually think its rude when im out with a friend and they have earbuds in while we're walking or something.

 

[Irelia]

i feel bad for public figures who get their entire careers destroyed by cancel culture. 12 year olds on twitter dig through tweets 5-6 years ago and it gets so much damn traction because all anyone can pay attention to is internet drama.
don't get me wrong, there's exceptions. pedophilia/racism/sexism is awful, and someone who has deliberately expressed anything of the sort shouldn't have a platform.

i'm just sick of the fact that everyday someone new is "exposed", they make an apology video, wash rinse and repeat
like it's all some reality tv show

 

[Lightspring]

i feel bad for public figures who get their entire careers destroyed by cancel culture. 12 year olds on twitter dig through tweets 5-6 years ago and it gets so much damn traction because all anyone can pay attention to is internet drama.
don't get me wrong, there's exceptions. pedophilia/racism/sexism is awful, and someone who has deliberately expressed anything of the sort shouldn't have a platform.

i'm just sick of the fact that everyday someone new is "exposed", they make an apology video, wash rinse and repeat
like it's all some reality tv show

I agree, and I don’t really think it’s just the 12 years who do this. People older than them probably try to find bad things to say about public figures/YouTubers/celebrities to bring them down because they might have a different agenda. I think we all know how toxic and damaging cancel culture is, and while it’s good to shed light on the exceptions when it’s necessary, in general cancel culture is just another awful method of causing people to be driven apart.

 

[Alienfish]

i feel bad for public figures who get their entire careers destroyed by cancel culture. 12 year olds on twitter dig through tweets 5-6 years ago and it gets so much damn traction because all anyone can pay attention to is internet drama.
don't get me wrong, there's exceptions. pedophilia/racism/sexism is awful, and someone who has deliberately expressed anything of the sort shouldn't have a platform.

i'm just sick of the fact that everyday someone new is "exposed", they make an apology video, wash rinse and repeat
like it's all some reality tv show

Yeah, I hate this too. 12 years, get out climb a tree stay out until your parents yell for dinner. Nope, parents are lazy and let's you do that and people are obsessed with certain apps and internet. Sure I spend some time on the web, but I don't go ruin people's careers or force them to apologize for things. We've all made dumbs things and unless it's like, things you mentioned...just leave it. Education/cancel culture should die in this shape.

 

[k e r f u f f l e]

'Lone Wolf' memes and quotes don't make any sense. I see them everywhere, especially in motivation groups and videos.

In reality, most lone wolves either die or return to the pack they left. Wolves aren't really any different from sheep.

 

[Corrie]

Being part of a fandom is just not fun when you're older. I mean, I'm not THAT old but judging by a guess of other people's ages of fandoms I'm in, I'm one of the older members. I just am not having fun being in fandoms anymore like on tumblr or insta.

I used to be huge into the Pokemon fandom when I was a preteen and then the MLP (yeah I know) fandom in late high school. I was in anime fandom in the first year of college too. I had a blast during those times but now I'm just not having fun. I'm no longer in any of those fandoms as I've moved onto Miraculous and Ducktales. I dunno if I just outgrew the fandom mentality or what. I still like seeing the occasional cute art and I still adore reading and writing fanfics but honestly that's it. I've deleted my insta and deleted my tumblr app for the time being at least. I don't care about drama or weird headcanon art or AUs. I don't want to see salt about shows or worry about seeing spoilers by logging on. Maybe I'm just tired "hanging" around teenagers? They're not doing anything wrong, I just feel like I'm too old now. I dunno.

 

[frogslime]

i feel bad for public figures who get their entire careers destroyed by cancel culture. 12 year olds on twitter dig through tweets 5-6 years ago and it gets so much damn traction because all anyone can pay attention to is internet drama.
don't get me wrong, there's exceptions. pedophilia/racism/sexism is awful, and someone who has deliberately expressed anything of the sort shouldn't have a platform.

i'm just sick of the fact that everyday someone new is "exposed", they make an apology video, wash rinse and repeat
like it's all some reality tv show

Yeah, I think someone (a Katy Perry fan) tried to "cancel" Kurtis Connor because he said something about Katy Perry by digging up a tweet when he said a homophobic slur. Yeah, that's bad, but not only was it years ago, he's also shown character improvement.

 

[Irelia]

Yeah, I think someone (a Katy Perry fan) tried to "cancel" Kurtis Connor because he said something about Katy Perry by digging up a tweet when he said a homophobic slur. Yeah, that's bad, but not only was it years ago, he's also shown character improvement.

yeah people fail to acknowledge that like the standard for political correctness was way different from how it is today. I don't know much about that particular case, but tons of people made jokes/comments years ago with no real malicious intent behind it.
I agree with you, people have a lot of development and even use their platform to spread awareness for the very thing they're in the hot seat for but unfortunately the internet's eyes are on the drama rather than the people/causes they're trying to defend.

 

[Corrie]

yeah people fail to acknowledge that like the standard for political correctness was way different from how it is today. I don't know much about that particular case, but tons of people made jokes/comments years ago with no real malicious intent behind it.
I agree with you, people have a lot of development and even use their platform to spread awareness for the very thing they're in the hot seat for but unfortunately the internet's eyes are on the drama rather than the people/causes they're trying to defend.

For sure! It's like when they used to say the N word in movies back in the day. Now it's not obviously acceptable but back then it was.

I swear quarantine has got everyone so bored they're pulling up old news to make a fight about. At least fight about something relevant.

 

[-Apples-]

For sure! It's like when they used to say the N word in movies back in the day. Now it's not obviously acceptable but back then it was.

That’s actually why I would forgive Paula Deen for saying it back in 1985 (this got her fired in 2013), but not John Schnatter. For Paula’s case, she was robbed at gunpoint, and this was before Food Network even started. It was also more acceptable at the time, but not acceptable anytime later. As for John Schnatter, he said it in a time nobody would tolerate that word (2018), and as a corporate leader. I still don’t go to Papa John’s. I supported them when he opposed Obamacare and the national anthem protests, but not when they used racial slurs. By the way, their service sucks.

 

[DarkDesertFox]

I think Xbox One controller quality is worse than joy cons. I'm actually really surprised Nintendo got the angry mob before Microsoft. I've been through so many controllers for my Xbox One because of the cheap materials they used. Drifting, broken trigger, broken bumper... you name it. My current one I've had for a year maybe and it developed a very slight drift. I used my powerful air blower tool, tried rubbing alcohol, but the drift is still there. I am highly considering purchasing an expensive third party controller that looks exactly like the Xbox One Elite controller. Though it might not be worth it if the Series X is coming out later this year.

 

[virtualpet]

"It was a part of the times" is a terrible excuse for racism and homophobia.

 

[seliph]

racism/homphobia were never "acceptable" no matter how far you go back, it was just normalized. it was still hurting people and these people were expressing their hurt just as they are now. people belonging to affected marginalized groups do not owe anyone their forgiveness regardless of how long ago an incident was since we were always saying "these things are harmful to us".

it'd be funny how much in here is thought to be "unpopular" if it weren't genuinely concerning lol

 

[Alienfish]

I agree with mel brooks that PC-ness killed comedy and made things too entitled, and yeah not to mention all these interwebs diggers that force everyone to apologize when they didn't do that bad things. Honestly if someone said the n-word once in the 80s and obviously improved, leave them alone.

Also what I think also killed comedy is that people doesn't get satire and over-playing on certain roles, but if you're a zoomer that is apparently racism and phobia.. shrugs.

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"It was a part of the times" is a terrible excuse for racism and homophobia.

so is trying to erasing history and not acknowledge it has happened(in some cases). like yes it was obviously part of times because people had a totally different mindset on what was okay and what was not, and it has changed.

 

[junebuggy.99]

so is trying to erasing history and not acknowledge it has happened(in some cases). like yes it was obviously part of times because people had a totally different mindset on what was okay and what was not, and it has changed.

absolutely. history is there to remind us of what happened and allows us to learn from our past mistakes and grow as a society. removing historical markers doesn't help anything.

 

[Alienfish]

absolutely. history is there to remind us of what happened and allows us to learn from our past mistakes and grow as a society. removing historical markers doesn't help anything.

I know right, but I think certain people is really stressing to wipe that under the carpet and pretend things never happened. Also in order to learn you have to look back, it's not that we've only been around for 10 years or anything.

 

[seliph]

nonblack people should absolutely not be saying to get over the use of the n-word (regardless of how long ago it was used) let's not keep doing that, it's not even a remotely unpopular opinion anyways

 

[k e r f u f f l e]

"It was a part of the times" is a terrible excuse for racism and homophobia.

I don't believe anything from the past should be taken down or gotten simply because of standards back then VS now. I mean, things they did in the past weren't right, but it's history.

I mean, they canceled 'Gone With the Wind' because it had African American slaves in it. Now the woman who played Scarlett O'Hare's maid- Hattie McDaniel- isn't going to get the spotlight she deserves anymore. She was the first African American to win an Oscar for that role!

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

That’s actually why I would forgive Paula Deen for saying it back in 1985 (this got her fired in 2013), but not John Schnatter. For Paula’s case, she was robbed at gunpoint, and this was before Food Network even started. It was also more acceptable at the time, but not acceptable anytime later. As for John Schnatter, he said it in a time nobody would tolerate that word (2018), and as a corporate leader. I still don’t go to Papa John’s. I supported them when he opposed Obamacare and the national anthem protests, but not when they used racial slurs. By the way, their service sucks.

I've seen the legal documents for Paula Deen. There was mention of someone complaining about the manager of one of her restaurants, she defended the manager, so she became a target.

 

[Alienfish]

I don't believe anything from the past should be taken down or gotten simply because of standards back then VS now. I mean, things they did in the past weren't right, but it's history.

I mean, they canceled 'Gone With the Wind' because it had African American slaves in it. Now the woman who played Scarlett O'Hare's maid- Hattie McDaniel- isn't going to get the spotlight she deserves anymore. She was the first African American to win an Oscar for that role!

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Yeah, also that movie isn't something you should watch as a kid nor without context, so yeah..

My guess it's like millenials/zoomers getting their first media job and just can't form their own opinion.