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“What Really Gets Under Your Skin?”: 30 Responses From Our Community

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A while ago I posed the question, "What Makes You Really Angry?" here on Bored Panda. To be honest, I braced myself for a deluge of personal grievances... What I received, however, was a rather good outlook on our modern society. To me, it became clear that our anger, varied as it is, intertwines to form a map of societal concerns that are often topics of great importance.

As I said before, I wasn't quite prepared for the overwhelming surge of responses that poured into the thread. I would love to thank everyone for their answers and opinions!

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#1

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Men thinking they have any right to decide what a woman can and can't do with her own body.

Final score:

294points

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Bored Panda reached out to Leonardo M. Jones, an expert on emotional intelligence and the psychology of emotions, for insights on the misunderstood emotion of anger. Here's what he shared:

"Society often labels anger as a destructive emotion due to its potential outcomes—things like hostility, violence, and aggression. This perspective might come from various sources, such as cultural, religious, or societal norms. Yet, several researchers and psychologists argue that anger can be quite constructive."

#2

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community People hurting children or animals!

Final score:

248points

#3

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Cruelty to animals.

Gemma Evans Report

Final score:

227points

"Anger is a tool, really. When harnessed correctly, it offers vital insights that allow us to interact effectively with our environment. It's like a feedback system—alerting us to internal and external cues and guiding our reactions to them."

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#4

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community When people hate groups of people they have never actually tried speaking to.

Wesley Balten Report

Final score:

175points

Kirsten Mikkelsen

#5

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Many things:
1. People torturing animals
2. People causing riots over something they don’t like.
3. People being abusive to others
4. Karens, Kyles, etc.
5. People who litter and think they are too good for rules
6. Bullies
7. People being hypocrites
8. The treatment of homeless people.

Alex McCarthy Report

Final score:

173points

Marinasongs1432

"At its core, anger serves as a shield. It equips us to fend off perceived threats. Those who recognize and express their anger judiciously often navigate their paths more effectively. Think of anger as a push towards our aspirations. Surprisingly, anger can cultivate hope. Recognizing what fuels our anger can spotlight areas of personal growth." He told Bored Panda.

#6

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Roe vs Wade being overturned!!

Aiden Frazier Report

Final score:

159points

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#7

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Bullying. Only those who have been bullied know the full extent of psychological damage it does.

Morgan Basham Report

Final score:

136points

"Highly emotionally intelligent individuals harness anger's wisdom. Before diving into deeper emotional wounds, anger acts as a buffer. It's a surface emotion that hints at concealed facets of our persona. To genuinely liberate ourselves from its potential negative grip, it's pivotal to uncover and address its root causes."

#8

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community People thinking you can "just don't feel that way" about mental illness. Like you can choose to not have depression. I don't see anyone out here telling diabetics to just make their own insulin.

Dan Meyers Report

Final score:

130points

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#9

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Nothing makes me angry anymore. I can't do anything with anger. I'm over it. I'm just incredibly disappointed, saddened, disgusted, and ashamed of most people. I'm sick of it all. People are just sad saps. I refuse to let anyone dictate to me about how I should feel. So, having said that, I'm going to go outside and tiptoe through the tulips. When I come back in, I'm going to bake some cookies. I hope everyone has the nicest day possible.

Milan Bosancic Report

Final score:

111points

Inside looking out

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"When approached with awareness and intent, anger can be transformative." Leonardo highlighted. "Beyond its guarding nature, it stirs proactive endeavors, catalyzes change, and promotes self-enhancement. It's all about harnessing it right."

#10

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community People that feel the need to divide other people into groups just so they know who to hate.

Clay Banks Report

Final score:

104points

#11

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community I have no problem with vegans. Eat what you want. But if you make your pets agree with your beliefs, that's just messed up. Fido is meant to eat meat, and making him eat a head of lettuce for breakfast, lunch and dinner is not healthy.

Per Lööv Report

Final score:

104points

#12

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community The fact that half the population goes through a period every month, and it’s still ‘embarrassing’ or ‘inappropriate’ to talk about.

Annika Gordon Report

Final score:

101points

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#13

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community People who are inconsiderate, offensive, or intolerant.

They are EVERYWHERE!

Racists, bigots, and misogynists are three good examples to get the ball rolling. People who let their feral offspring run riot through restaurants, cafes, pubs, and supermarkets, whose only parenting 'skill' is to shout 'stop it!' at the top of their voices. People who think that their religion gives them the right to look down on others, zealots who shout at you or blow you up, churches and preachers that hoard money as if it's going out of fashion. People who demonize or criticize others because of their race, gender, or lifestyle choices.

In a nutshell, anyone who intentionally says or does something that hurts another person, whether physically, emotionally, or otherwise.

Tim says, 'Always consider how your actions or words will affect someone before you say, write, or do them.' Tim seems like a nice guy. Be like Tim.

(I don't know who Tim is, but he was polite, so I let him have his say.)

Arthur Edelmans Report

Final score:

97points

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#14

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community People who do not use turn signals. People who think stop signs and red lights are yield signs.

John Matychuk Report

Final score:

84points

Florence O'Grady

#15

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Littering.

I dont care how far from a bin you are, carry it till you reach one. It's not hard!

Brian Yurasits Report

Final score:

84points

#16

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community We don't have a cost of living crisis, we have a greed crisis driven by a need for companies to always show higher profits. Stop letting them get away with the lie and start taxing excess profit.

Also no person should earn more than 100 times the average pay of the rest of the staff. If they want to earn more pay everyone more.

Steven Haddock Report

Final score:

81points

#17

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Anyone that can harm or abandon any animal that is reliant on us for care, love or sustenance.

Erda Estremera Report

Final score:

76points

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#18

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Prejudices—whether religious, national, or political—encourage the worst in people.

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Final score:

71points

#19

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Belittling older people. Thinking older people ruined your life, personally or societally. Failing to acknowledge the incredible challenges older people have faced and dealt with, even if they didn't succeed too well. Making older people the bucket for your grievances. Treating older people badly in service industries, especially humiliating them on social media, which should be Elder Abuse IMO since it is done knowing they don't know what is being villified against them.

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Final score:

71points

#20

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Fruit and vegetables wrapped in plastic. We survived fine with them being sold loose upto the last few years. Now it's suddenly a health risk to not have everything covered in shrink wrap?

Yulia Khlebnikova Report

Final score:

70points

#21

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community When someone tries to gaslight me and then acts like I’m the problem for not falling for it.

Taras Chernus Report

Final score:

69points

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#22

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Canada still sanctioning the clubbing of baby seals. Don't you guys always brag about how progressive you are?

Final score:

63points

#23

I'd love to complain about things but honestly, I'm not 100% educated in some of the things I want to vent about, and there's already so many depressing things pointed out in here.

So instead, I'm just going to remind everyone to stop scrolling for a few minutes, get a glass of water, and don't dwell too much on these things.

The world is an awful place, but one person isn't going to be able to fix it all overnight! Just remember to do your part, and try your best to (kindly) educate others; even though everyone here wants to change the world, and work together, we need to keep in mind that sometimes we need to focus on our mental health, too.

You're important, and amazing, and even if you don't have the time, resources, or energy to lead a protest or fight back every single moment, even the little things like picking up trash and being kind to strangers can stack up and make a huge difference!

Final score:

56points

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#24

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community When someone scolds you for something and then goes and does the exact same thing they told you not to do.

Pawel Czerwinski Report

Final score:

53points

#25

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Hypocrites.

Toa Heftiba Report

Final score:

49points

#26

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community War, racism, bullying, hate, people who are homophobic, hurting animals, men thinking they are better than women...

Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona Report

Final score:

49points

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#27

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Inflation.

Sara Kurfeß Report

Final score:

48points

Rylee Ann Mccusker

#28

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Having to repeat myself. It infuriates me.

Brett Jordan Report

Final score:

43points

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#29

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community When the ziplock feature on resealable plastic bags stops working.

Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Final score:

40points

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#30

"What Really Gets Under Your Skin?": 30 Responses From Our Community Queue barging.

Zichao Zhang Report

Final score:

39points

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Diana Lopetaitė

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

What do you think ?

bubble cat 2 years ago

This is more of a pet peeve but still gets me mad. WHEN SOMEONE CHEWS WITH THERE MOUTH OPEN.

5points

The Doom Song 1 year ago

Oh that infuriates the hell out of me

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AxolotlViolet (they/them) 1 year ago

The mistreatment of furries. People automatically assume that the community has a bunch of people doing bad stuff to animals. That's not true because some of us are really nice and want to make people feel better about themselves.

3points

‍RandomCrow(she/her)‍🇺🇦 1 year ago

Yes! And assuming furries are zoophiles. Sure, there might be some bad furries, but guess what? Every religion, country, club, anything like that, has some bad people in it. Doesn't mean there all bad

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CrowOfHearts 1 year ago (edited)

What really gets me mad is the people of one minority, going against the community and actively harming it, like when they come for us, who will they come for after? You. You're not doing any favors by being on the hateful side. (LGB without the T, I'm looking at you.

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bubble cat 2 years ago

This is more of a pet peeve but still gets me mad. WHEN SOMEONE CHEWS WITH THERE MOUTH OPEN.

5points

The Doom Song 1 year ago

Oh that infuriates the hell out of me

2points

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AxolotlViolet (they/them) 1 year ago

The mistreatment of furries. People automatically assume that the community has a bunch of people doing bad stuff to animals. That's not true because some of us are really nice and want to make people feel better about themselves.

3points

‍RandomCrow(she/her)‍🇺🇦 1 year ago

Yes! And assuming furries are zoophiles. Sure, there might be some bad furries, but guess what? Every religion, country, club, anything like that, has some bad people in it. Doesn't mean there all bad

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CrowOfHearts 1 year ago (edited)

What really gets me mad is the people of one minority, going against the community and actively harming it, like when they come for us, who will they come for after? You. You're not doing any favors by being on the hateful side. (LGB without the T, I'm looking at you.

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