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People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That we need to be tolerant of other cultures, religions, ideals, etc. always.

No, there are some objectively terrible beliefs out there that only exist because people insist it’s their culture or any of the above mentioned.

Slavery, child marriage, marriage rape, stoning homosexuals, hating a group of people because you’re supposed to, considering a sector of humanity lesser because they’re not the right color/ gender etc etc etc.

Goopyteacher , James Lee Report

Final score:

372points

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UndertaleLover (She/Her) 7 months ago

"iT's jUSt mY opiNIoN!" No, it's not just an opinion...basic human rights aren't "opinions".

135points

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) tipping culture.
You as a employer should pay your employee enough, balancing the cost of your service with his salary.

dumyspeed , Dan Smedley Report

Final score:

343points

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UndertaleLover (She/Her) 7 months ago

This.

24points

AdrianValistar , Christian Erfurt Report

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Men can not be abused. Men can not feel emotion. Men are supposed to slap on some bootstraps or, however, it's called and take it "like a man." Its disgusting.

Final score:

251points

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UndertaleLover (She/Her) 7 months ago (edited)

Be a man. You must be swift as the coursing river

76points

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Healthcare being tied to employment. I don't want to be trapped to a job I hate just so I can get my prescriptions. I have enough savings and low cost of living so I could totally do a part time job but no.. 40 hours for insurance.

TRIGMILLION , CDC Report

Final score:

221points

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Dingooo 7 months ago

The USA is never going to be great until we have Universal Health Care. Too bad the insurance companies own our politicians, especially Republicans.

122points

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) To expect to know things that are not taught to you growing up. Taxes, laws, basic medical care, even from what cleaning chemicals you can mix to how long food lasts in the fridge. Instead public education is geared towards making sure a students mindset is ready to be another cog in the economic machine.

Dry-Illustrator76 , MChe Lee Report

Final score:

207points

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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 7 months ago

"Education" today is too focused on passing standardized tests to secure funding for the school, rather than properly educating children and young adults about the world they are about to enter.

101points

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Honestly? For individuals to be their own community. That's why so many people are suffering. We're a social species, we're supposed to help each other, but instead we're all just struggling along because society says it's disgraceful to "be a burden upon others".

Ridiculous. We need more empathy and less ego. More connection, less loneliness.

Narcissista , Kylie Lugo Report

Final score:

193points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago (edited)

There is nothing selfish about asking for help and needing to rely on others. Even the hermits and most solitary people benefit with a little interaction with people once in a while, no matter how much they show they hate it. People go absolutely mad when isolated. Doesn't matter how introverted you are.

30points

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That it’s acceptable to let someone die if they don’t have the money to pay for care

Right_Check_6353 , Dominik Lange Report

Final score:

184points

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Lotekguy 7 months ago

It should be allowable for people to choose death when they find it preferable to their medical options.

139points

iwoulddieformydog1 , Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 Report

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) that being a virgin anytime past like 16 is abnormal

Final score:

178points

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Angrykitten 7 months ago

The concept of virginity and purity needs to stop. There is nothing wrong with not being a "virgin" as well as nothing wrong with being one. The whole concept is outdated

82points

cookiesandchaos , Thought Catalog Report

#10

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) As for society in America the expectation for the mother to return to work quickly and have her body "bounce back" ASAP.

Final score:

174points

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3 Otters 🦦 7 months ago

Not giving men maternity leave with his new child so he he can bond and help care for it with the mother/other parent

99points

Typical-Tomorrow-425 , Rex Pickar Report

#11

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Lack of universal healthcare and also how stigmatized certain mental illnesses are, as if people choose to be sick 🙄

Final score:

164points

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Dingooo 7 months ago

I reiterate, the USA will never be great until we have universal Healthcare.

76points

#12

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) The quest for youthfulness. Growing older is a privilege and I don't understand the hate on wrinkles, grey hair etc. There used to be a saying "grow old gracefully" which implies accepting the changes and making the most out of it.

moshennick , Philippe Leone Report

Final score:

161points

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Adrian Price 7 months ago

My grandmother always said she was growing old disgracefully.

89points

SlightlyFarcical , Vicky Hladynets Report

#13

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) The commodification of your hobbies. They're about how you spend your leisure time, not another revenue stream

Final score:

139points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

The pressure and scrutiny is real. Anytime I enjoy something and seem to do it well, a family member says I should sell it. Turn it into a business. Business is mainly about the administrative aspects, and you worry a lot more about finances and keeping up demand. But you have to get your start. Just because one or 2 people say they like your work and ask to make stuff for them, doesn't mean they actually want to pay you for it, nor does it mean many other people want your work. I think some people just say they want a piece of your work as a way to show they support your endeavours, but not in a genuine way.

40points

#14

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Now with smartphones, assuming that people are available and obligated to respond to you. I sometimes wish we lived in the older times when you had to call someone’s home landline number and leave a message, then wait for them to respond back at their earliest convenience. Now it’s, “I texted you, you didn’t respond, are we still friends, are you mad at me”? Blah blah etc. like no, I simply just didn’t feel like responding. I’m a busy adult, and just because there’s a texting feature on my phone doesn’t mean I’m always willing to engage in conversation with you.

pwa09 , Gilles Lambert Report

Final score:

137points

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kitten levels tokyo 7 months ago

I have a cell phone for my convenience, not yours.

98points

#15

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That athletes are paid so much than most people because they provide entertainment and branding.

Yesenmjn Report

Final score:

136points

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PattyK 7 months ago

Athletes are wa-a-y overpaid!

77points

#16

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Thai dowry system. In Thailand, a man is expected to give money to bride’s parents before he marry her. The amount can be a lot.

This puts groom in financial pressure. He could use that money for future child education or taking care of his soon to be wife BUT he has to give them to her parents.

This also treats bride like a commodity, a trade. It devalues women.

Ok-Yard1630 , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

128points

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Oberyn Martell 7 months ago

This is called sin sod, often confused with a dowry. A dowry is the brides family giving the groom money, livestock etc.

49points

wordsaladspecialist , Yassine Khalfalli Report

#17

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Not going to the hospital because you have no health insurance and would rather die than bankrupt your entire family.

Final score:

128points

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Belladonna.dreams 7 months ago

And hope that you have a decent life insurance plan to make sure your family is okay after you die

27points

#18

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That a person's worth is tied to their job and economic activity rather than their character.

Jumper_5455 , kevin laminto Report

Final score:

123points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

There are so many people of many different walks in life. People say you should work as a server to understand tipping culture, or work in retail to understand patience and empathy. But try working in a thrift store, or volunteer at a shelter or soup kitchen. You'll realize there's a whole aspect of life you didn't think was there, while meeting people you enjoy talking to but would likely move to another seat if they sat next to you on the bus.

18points

#19

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Beauty standards (for men, women, etc)

Human bodies should not be treated or seen as a trend imo

LilacMages , Rosa Rafael Report

Final score:

110points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago (edited)

The only time I see people caring about trends is in magazines and online. Sometimes in school. When I'm out and about, I see people with many different looks, wearing all sorts of clothes. No one cares anymore. Anything goes these days. I could wear Victorian era clothing on the bus. I may get some stares. Perhaps someone may strike up a conversation. But no one is going to shame me nor anyone else, because people are too busy on their phones to notice anything anymore.

15points

#20

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Work full time, have a perfectly clean house, be fit because you exercise regularly and be the perfect mother and partner on top

Edit to add: have a successful career

Awkward_Profession45 , CDC Report

Final score:

106points

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Kevin Sutton 7 months ago

I'm male and clean the house as my wife has asthma...

7points

#21

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That everyone should look like a social media filter.

It feels like every app has filters on it now, some of them automatic, to smooth out your skin, even its color, make your eyes bigger, add makeup, make you look skinnier, make you whatever it is you aren't enough of already to be perfect. And I think it's making us expect people to be essentially CGI versions of people instead of actual people.

sleepyhollow_101 , Ryoji Iwata Report

Final score:

100points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

I don't use filters, and if I do it's for fun. Since I can't wear makeup much I like seeing what would like good on me. So far, I'm good with my natural looks. But not a lot of people are okay with that, so even on my personal FB account I keep my profile not of me. Jackasses sure like to assume I'm a huge, obese person because of my round, plump face I inherited from my dad. Or criticize my hair. Or just feel the need to randomly say I'm so ugly. I know they're just trolls, jerks and trying to get a rise out of me. Nonetheless, when it's all the time, every time you comment on anything, it gets exhausting and starts affecting you. I believe this is why a lot of people refuse to show their faces.

12points

#22

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) 40 hour work week

Northernlake , Campaign Creators Report

Final score:

92points

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TheBlueBitterfly 7 months ago

But once again this leaves out anyone who does shift work - the medical industry, service jobs, retail, food, etc. Not everyone works happy little office jobs on salary.

28points

AikaNemo , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

#23

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Women have to be strong, but not too much, have to have a job and intellectual background, but have to be ready to do the home chores on their own if their partner's job is more "important" than theirs. They have to care about their appearance, but not too much, or they will be considered as attention seekers. They have to be able to smile and talk in public, but not too much. Basically, if you are attractive, people will tend to think you are "only" attractive and not so smart, and even that you got the job because you are pretty, but if you are considered less attractive, you may be categorized as someone whose intelligence and sensibility are not enough...
Double standards between men and women is a real thing

Final score:

91points

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Doug 7 months ago

Double standards suck.

27points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#24

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That it's far more important to kill people than to educate them ie, Military spending v Education spending. Why we don't want everyone to be as smart as they can be is a crime against humanity

TittyTwistahh , Kenny Eliason Report

Final score:

84points

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PattyK 7 months ago

The two most important services a government provides are education and health care, and they’re always the first to have their funding cut when it’s budget time.

39points

#25

How brutally sexist family court is against men. It doesn't matter what the mother did, she is almost always going to get the kids, the house, and turn the father into an at will atm. One of my Marine buddie's wife cheated on him while we were deployed. She got pregnant and my friend is on the hook for the kid, even though DNA proved it wasn't his. He was seen as a source of income for a piece of s**t mom by the court. For 18 years this dude has to pay for a kid that isn't even his. Family court is the most distilled form of our societies beliefs about men.

Mick0331 Report

Final score:

84points

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Headless Horseman 7 months ago (edited)

The courts decision has no common sense anywhere in it. Edit: people i talking about THIS specific court 🤷🏽‍♀️

31points

Marinasongs1432 7 months ago

I mean, my dad has full custody of me, and my mother can’t visit without supervision. But she never came.

6points

Clown fish 7 months ago

Not all courts.

3points

Happy to be a wallflower 7 months ago

This court decision, yes, but most of the time court is a good thing

0points

cugel. 7 months ago

I don't know the whole truth of the matter, but anecdotes don't cut the mustard.

6points

StrangeOne 7 months ago

I'm not sure what was going through that judge's head, but I have heard of many instances where the dad got full custody of the kids. The mom has to practically leave her kids, be a danger to herself and/or her kids, neglect their education, and not have sufficient housing. But I've heard of very abusing parents keep custody of their kids. Often times the mother has to leave because she can't afford the home, even with child support. Family court and justice is not consistent. It's confusing.

5points

Bewitched One 7 months ago

He is a good dad though. We have our differences but I have to admit that much atleast. She is much better off now with him. He even allowed her to live with moms dad so she didn't have to switch schools until this past year, which is atleast 5-6 years after he was granted full custody. He made decisions based on what he thought was best for her and I think that says so much about him as a parent.

2points

Orwell 7 months ago

My brother had the longest running civil court case in his Wisconsin county, trying to get custody of his son. The mother repeatedly didn't show up to court, asked for continuances for ridiculous reasons, a retained custody throughout. He eventually won joint custody - and went into huge debt in attorney's fees. Ridiculous.

4points

Jason B 6 months ago

Attorney fees! That's what it's all about. Both lawyers play golf together and laugh about screwing you over

0points

Jessica Bertram 7 months ago

Oh, this makes me really skeptical. I know of no court that would make a man pay child support for a child that wasn't his. Unless he formally adopts the children through marriage, courts, etc.

3points

Bewitched One 6 months ago

In America, in certain states, a child conceived during marriage, even with a dna test, would still be considered the husbands child. Especially when the husband has been the main father figure in the child’s life and the biological dad was never in the picture. Thankfully, though, there aren’t many states that still allow this to happen

3points

The Darkest Timeline 7 months ago

So here’s a perfect example of blind adherence to “traditional gender roles” being toxic

3points

Racing Tadpole 7 months ago

Mums don't always win..I had 40% custody and that was considered good as he's a unemployed bum/ oh i meant...stay at home Dad. And I paid monthly money 💰 big time

3points

Kathleen McGann 7 months ago

I bet this inequality could be eradicated if women made the same wages as men. Then they wouldn't need to sue men just to take care of their kids.

2points

I agree with you but... 6 months ago

😂😂😂. So they should be suing for a (dubious) 20% over their own pay?

0points

Suzanne Dwaik 7 months ago

If DNA proves it's not biological his no court in the US would oblige child support. He must have got conned into it. Not mandatory by court but more likely a manipulative partner.

1point

Verena 7 months ago

If the kid isn't his, and it is proven, no court (outside US) would let him pay for it. There seems to be more behind this story.

1point

Gracie Jay 7 months ago

Yea, something sounds fishy about that. I wouldn’t trust the courts with most things, at least not in my area, but having a dna test show you aren’t the biological parent is kind of basics.

0points

MakeupMama68 6 months ago

It’s gotten better in California… it starts out as 50/50 custody and is adjusted from there depending on several factors like work, etc. My friend and his ex exchange their kids every Sunday. They used to do it mid week but the LA traffic is so horrible that weekends were better. Plus it’s easier for school. My other friend has the kids 4 days a week, and her ex the other 3. When I was growing up, it was the standard for moms to have the kids for the week and dads on the weekend or every other weekend.

0points

CatLady 6 months ago

How can he be made to support a child who isn't his?

0points

Ariadne Toms 6 months ago

Australian here. Very touchy subject. I can give you some very graphic examples of the men being granted joint custody even though the man was abusive and then stalkery to ex partner and children ...and then the horrible things that happened to the kids because the father was granted joint custody so I would have to disagree but that is in Australia? In general I think then "justice system" isn't very "just" even in rich countries. I'd like to see a change but I leave that in God's hands

0points

Happy Homemaker 6 months ago

Sometimes the problem is with the state laws. I had an old friend who had his ex wife cheat on him and get pregnant. Because he signed the birth certificate, at the time, the law in NY was if you signed the birth certificate, you put yourself on the hook for child support whether that was your kid or not. Because he signed, he had to pay for 18 years. Now I don’t know if that law has been changed or if any other state has similar laws. I do think this is a very messed up law and a messed up situation for everyone involved, most especially for the father paying for a child that isn’t his, but worse for a child who may never know their real father and they are stuck in an embittered situation. That’s how it was for this family.

0points

Steve Hall 7 months ago

Even family court decisions can be appealed, get a better lawyer.

0points

BarkingSpider 7 months ago

Same thing happened to a friend of mine when he was overseas. It's such garbage.

0points

Oliver Weedon 7 months ago

justice isn't just blind it's myopic too

0points

DeeDee M 7 months ago

How on earth was he on the hook for a child that was legally proven not to be his? what state was this in??

0points

The Original Bruno 7 months ago

The only time this is not true is when the man is wealthy, well-connected, and thoroughly corrupt. It's almost like the bad guy always wins.

0points

Lady Gypsy Rain 6 months ago

I can direct you to a specific county in NC that has the opposite problem and also decides to remove kids from both parents over bad things the custodial parent did while refusing access to the non custodial parent. Holding both parents responsible over neglect and abuse committed by only one parent during a one year period of the other parent being denied access.

-1point

Dread Pirate Roberts 6 months ago

THIS

-1point

PattyK 7 months ago

You must live in the deep south. California is not like that.

-1point

TheBlueBitterfly 7 months ago

It's sure like that up in PA, though..

0points

Igor914624 7 months ago

Happened to a friend of mine. His girlfriend got pregnant. He took responsibility for the child. when the kid was two, my friend took the kid to the doctor because he was sick. Blood test showed the kid had B+ blood. Girlfriend was O+. My buddy was A+. Doctor said it was not possible for my buddy to be the father. DNA test confirmed it. He took now ex-girlfriend to court. Court said "You are the only father the child knows" and he was stuck paying for the kid for 18 years. F**K the DNA tests, F**K the fact that the ex admitted to cheating on him. The court had someone paying child support. They don't care who.

-2points

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#26

The idea that body hair isn’t ok on women.

Final score:

77points

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censorshipsucks 7 months ago

I hate bodyhair on myself as a man, so... it depends on individuals. I think men with bodyhair look like a donut that fell on a barbershop floor. It grosses me out. Especially bears.

16points

#27

That you need a over priced college education to succeed

Case_MCT Report

Final score:

67points

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Earl Grey 7 months ago

It’s pretty well recognized by now that higher ed is not the Golden Ticket that it was a quarter century ago.

12points

#28

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) The work 9 to 5 for almost all your life.
It's like you have been born to work, pay taxes and consume.

Pandours , Simon Abrams Report

Final score:

60points

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Midwest Mike 7 months ago

I would love the idea of ONLY 9am to 5pm FIVE Days a week. Instead of in an ever growing majority of jobs 24-7 365. Both are terrible. People are not machines. Billionaires are not normal. 1 Billion Seconds is 31 Years. There needs to be Govt Control in the United States FOR THE WORKERS. THE PEOPLE THAT PRODUCE ACTUAL HOLD ABLE ITEMS AND GOOD!!! CEOS DO NOTHING!!! EAT THE RICH!!!

19points

#29

That corporate profits _need_ to be in the pockets of few, to _safe_ the economy, but losses and crashing corporations are okay to be socialized on the shoulders of the tax payers...also to safe the economy

yeti-biscuit Report

Final score:

50points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago (edited)

Corporate welfare is maddening, but society seems to not complain about how much of their tax money goes to those saving graces for rich companies, like they do with people on social assistance. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/governments-in-canada-spent-more-than-350-billion-on-corporate-welfare --- https://www.hoover.org/research/welfare-well-how-business-subsidies-fleece-taxpayers

14points

#30

It is okay to conscript men to go die in wars.

KneeGal Report

Final score:

47points

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The_Nicest_Misanthrope 7 months ago

War is old men talking and young men dying

54points

#31

That student loans are ok. They are everything but ok.

Cute-Kiwi-Boy Report

Final score:

47points

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Geoffrey Scott 7 months ago

I am less concerned by the loans than I am with the usurious interest charged. My kid pays 12.5% on hers. Stupid old Dad said," you do not need the extra $5K each semester (extra $15k+/yr) but, nooooo.

21points

ImReadyToEndThings , Kenny Eliason Report

#32

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) The expectation of being constantly employed. If you're not producing something then you're worthless.

Final score:

41points

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RavenTheCat 7 months ago

Well if im not employed how can i live? Yknow without an income

27points

#33

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) That we are expected to move out of our parents' home the day we turn 18. With the current COL and entry-level wages, this just isn't possible for most people.

EDIT: I'm referring to the US in this example.

xeno0153 , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Report

Final score:

40points

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Orwell 7 months ago

I don't know anyone who expects or achieves this in the US today.

23points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#34

That it is okay to be overweight/obese.

Bafflebum Report

Final score:

33points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

I get what the movement was for, but then it became this entity of encouraging unhealthy weight and succumbing to the weight problem. However, I don't think bullying, shaming, body snarking those who are obese or anorexic is doing anyone any good. Just let people exist, deal with their issues in peace and mind your business.

80points

#35

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Being a divorced woman over 35 means I hold absolutely no value and am essentially doomed to die alone.

It doesn't matter I was a loving, devoted wife for 14 years or that he tried to kill me over his drinking and that's why we're divorced. I'm just old and used up...

I couldn't possibly use my education, career and everything I've secured with those to treat the man who shows me kindness and makes me feel safe like a king...

Henghayki , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

32points

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Doug 7 months ago

Can't have been divorced long if 35 and married for 14 years. And the "he tried to kill me..." Not to mention nowadays being over 35 and divorced seems kind of normal... about as normal as being remarried. This one's a "woe is me" sorry more than anything normalized I think.

25points

#36

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) I find icks really stupid and majority of "icks" are everyday things and are completely normal. I've seen videos of icks and it includes people wearing backpacks, people still have a childhood teddy bear, crying or being in love with something. I just think that the standard of icks are stupid

ShazzVampire , Marek Szturc Report

Final score:

32points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

People are getting way too snobby these days.

25points

#37

the standard to man having to be a "real man".

collnska Report

Final score:

31points

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axle f 7 months ago

...perhaps the definition of what really makes a man a decent adult male needs to be a little more widely broadcast in a more culturally pervasive way?

11points

#38

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) Oh, just a **tiny, unassuming question** to start the day! Well, alright. While the idea of "most" can be a bit subjective because, you know, one person's "f*cked up" can be another's "**Tuesday**," here are a few contenders in the grand pageant of societal standards that might just take the cake:

1. **The Pursuit of Perfection**: Society has this *adorable* little habit of promoting impossible standards of beauty, success, and overall lifestyle. This might not raise any eyebrows until you consider the small, **inconsequential side effect** of causing widespread insecurity, anxiety, and a booming business for therapists and social media influencers. Who doesn't love a standard that creates a perpetual feeling of inadequacy?
2. **The Stigmatization of Mental Health**: Nothing says "progressive society" like still treating mental health issues as a **taboo** or a sign of weakness. It's almost impressive how persistent this standard is, considering the leaps and bounds made in understanding the human brain. It's like society collectively decided that mental health can be swept under the rug with last century's dust.
3. **Work-Life Imbalance**: Ah, the glorification of overworking. Society loves to peddle the narrative that working yourself to the **bone** is the only path to success and fulfillment. Because who needs hobbies, relaxation, or, dare I say, **sleep**, when you can have the joy of chronic stress and burnout?
4. **The "Us vs. Them" Mentality**: Society has a knack for creating divisions among people: race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, **pineapple on pizza**... you name it. It's as if humanity decided that life wasn't challenging enough and opted to add a level of difficulty by fostering unnecessary hatred and prejudice.
5. **Financial Status as a Measure of Worth**: Nothing quite says "f*cked up" like equating a person's value with their bank account. This standard is great because it completely overlooks minor details like **character**, **integrity**, **kindness**, and whether or not someone is a good pet parent.

Of course, there are many more, but then this would turn into a **novel** instead of a light, sarcastic banter. Remember, the beauty of society is that it's made up of individuals, and individuals have the power to challenge and change these standards. Or, at the very least, make snarky comments about them.

reddit-beautiful , Joice Kelly Report

Final score:

21points

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kitten levels tokyo 7 months ago

Holy cow! Somebody buy Joice a bottle of wine 🍷.

40points

#39

People Explain What Things We Need To Stop Normalizing Immediately (40 Posts) In the US, circumcision.

Enzo-Unversed , Piron Guillaume Report

Final score:

18points

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 7 months ago

FWIW, I'm circumcised and I'm glad for it. I'm also a guy who shaves down there so I'm not normal I guess.

15points

Revolutionary_Pierre Report

#40

Western society at any rate, sets the decadence of eating well, eating good, eat often, eat in fancy places, eat ti show off, eat to indulge with fancy restaurants, eateries and expensive tastes....but then betrays people by saying gluttony is wrong, weight gain is wrong (it often isn't good), image is everything and we should look perfect and be in the gym looking like Instagram models...

Sexualising teens. Advertising and normalising the overt sexualisation of kids barely past puberty as if they're fully responsible adults. Neurology has found the brain doesn't mature fully until around 25+ years old. But society scores teenage pregnancy, tells them they don't understand life's complexities and is now saying that if a boy approaches a girl he likes to flirt, it's tantamount to sexual assault...

Basically, modern Western society is the congestive dissonance on a full blown scale...we don't want people to suffer, but we dgaf about homeless, drug addicts or those suffering. We want to appear virtuous and noble, but we're rotten and corrupt to the core...life is one big venetian masked ball of everyone pretending to be something they're not and social media, for good or bad, has amplified that to the nth degree because we can all live make-believe in public and then surrender to our deepest and most lustful desires behind closed doors

Final score:

13points

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StrangeOne 7 months ago

Anyone else think the Garage clothing store ads are ... uncomfortably suggestive? Me and my daughter see it all the time in the malls.

5points

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Stew 7 months ago

The government not telling us how much taxes we owe. No universal paternity leave for new dads. Rich people are above the law. Encouraging people to work through sickness. Pharmaceuticals can advertise. So much c**p that we have been led to believe is normal that never made any damn sense.

10points

The Original Bruno 7 months ago

I do wish more people knew this: The government WILL do your taxes for you! If you have significant investments, including a home, you want to do it yourself. But you absolutely can staple your W-2 form (or 1099) to your 1040/1040EZ, and the government will do it FOR you. You probably want to fill in the names and social-security numbers of your kids, to make SURE the government knows you're claiming them. See, people THINK the government won't give them any credits or deductions if they don't know know to claim them, but the truth is that as long as no-one signs that they prepared your taxes FOR you, the government will identify the credits and deductions that they can know about.

2points

Ron Man 7 months ago

The government does tell you how much taxes you owe. People need to stop listening to comedians and memes doing tax jokes. That's the real issue. Comedic perception should never be treated as reality.

1point

WindySwede 7 months ago

If we only get payment from employment, we get sent a complete paper with the outcome - just to sign. Or Now I guess it's a digital document with e-signature.

1point

Chewie Baron 7 months ago

Why do we keep having this same topic every other day?

4points

Ron Man 7 months ago

Because it's BP. Even when the topic changes the memes and pics don't.

5points

Dee Tag 7 months ago

The fact that for over 40/50 years we've taught French and Spanish in school and not Sign Language.

2points

lawrence Andrew 6 months ago

More people understand Spanish than sign language. It's more useful.

0points

Rostit.. . 6 months ago

Oh yay, the weekly "hard truths" "tough talk" "yawn boring rehashed same nonsense" downvote.

1point

K M 7 months ago

Honestly the message I’m getting from this entire post to me is “move to Japan” ik their society can be messed up too but it seems the good old US of A just wasn’t made with the people’s best interests at heart. Plus it would be nice to have a change of pace.

1point

Gary Geracci 3 months ago

I will never understand society. Do a good job for your organization and the first time you make an innocent faux pa, they rip you apart and throw you out with the trash,

0points

Steve 7 months ago

We need to stop normalizing talking about what should and should not be normalized

0points

JayWantsACat 7 months ago

It's super weird to me that people are complaining about athletes being "overpaid" but somehow CEOs didn't make the list. The former offers way more of a unique skillset compared to the other.

0points

Jayjay 7 months ago

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Ron Man 7 months ago

So, you're not a fan of schools, roads or fire departments I take it? Where do you think the money for things like that comes from?

7points

Der Kommissar 7 months ago

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Stew 7 months ago

10points

The Original Bruno 7 months ago

2points

Ron Man 7 months ago

1point

WindySwede 7 months ago

If we only get payment from employment, we get sent a complete paper with the outcome - just to sign. Or Now I guess it's a digital document with e-signature.

1point

Chewie Baron 7 months ago

Why do we keep having this same topic every other day?

4points

Ron Man 7 months ago

Because it's BP. Even when the topic changes the memes and pics don't.

5points

Dee Tag 7 months ago

The fact that for over 40/50 years we've taught French and Spanish in school and not Sign Language.

2points

lawrence Andrew 6 months ago

More people understand Spanish than sign language. It's more useful.

0points