30 Things That Are Pretty Much Universally Hated By Most People For No Good Reason
We know, we know, it’s super cool to hate stuff. But we feel like it takes a lot outta you, emotionally. Sometimes, it’s refreshing to focus on the positives in life. Taking a step back, and weighing things in your mind in a balanced way, can grant you a new perspective in life.
That’s where one viral r/AskReddit thread comes in. Redditors from all walks of life shared their opinions about which people and things are hated “for no reason.” Check out what they said below, and upvote the posts that you agree with, Pandas. If you’d like to share your opinions on what things really get a ton of undeserved criticism, drop by the comments and let us and all the other Pandas know.
Pssst, Pandas, when you’re done with this list, we’ve got another post about all the things that (according to some on the internet) don’t deserve hate right over here. Grab yourself a mug of tea or a cup of coffee and check it out.
Bored Panda got in touch with Mike Sington, an entertainment, pop culture, and lifestyle expert from LA, to get his thoughts about hate on social media, why negative news wins out over positivity, and why people enjoy seeing celebrities fall. He also shared his opinion about a star who'd fallen from grace but later rose back up. Scroll down for our full interview with Mike, Pandas!
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Black cats. Superstition isnt a reason to hate them. They are so frikin cute like the others
BLACK CATS ARE THE BEST!! They are cute, and cuddly and sweet and I'm pretty sure they don't even know what color fur they have! They are just cats. ♥
My black cat certainly isn't cuddly...but she's the chattiest kitty I've even had and it's so damn adorable.
Load More Replies...Black cats were always considered lucky in the UK. In parts of England, a bride will have luck in her marriage if she receives a black cat as a gift. In Europe, sailors will have a safe journey if they bring along a black cat on the ship. In Scotland, you'll have coming prosperity if a black cat appears at your doorway or on your porch. Superstitions are daft but I'm all for the positive ones!
One Friday, my future husband and I arrived home at the exact same time (a first). Just as we were gesturing to each other to pull into the driveway, a small, black cat sauntered right up the driveway and sat by the front door. When we opened the door to go in, the kitty followed like he belonged and we let him. Once we realized that he wasn't afraid of our dog, we decided to keep him. Since it was, coincidentally, Friday the 13th, he became Friday. Six Fridays later, I found out that I was pregnant, which meant that conception occurred around the time Friday showed up. I was 31 and never pregnant before, even though we had been lax in the birth control department for quite some time. I was beginning to think that we were very lucky or one of us had fertility issues. I was either wrong or Friday turned out to be a fertility totem of some kind.
Load More Replies...The only downside to black cats, is that they're easy to trip over in the dark.
The void is attempting to take you out lol
Load More Replies...Some might even say they are BETTER than the others. They're incredibly smart, very affectionate and they look like tiny panthers!
Gimme a list of people who hates black cats and I shall beat them with my Karate red belt.
In my country black cats are consideres lucky or bringers of luck, which they are not lol, they're just normal adorable furry assholes like any other cat.
Mine was named Anubis. I miss him so much. He was the best
Load More Replies...Entertainment and pop culture expert Mike, aka Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, told Bored Panda that people enjoy hating individuals, things, and trends on social media because mob mentality is at play.
"People enjoy being part of a gang that can pile on, and hate things, on social media. Plus it can be done anonymously, from behind a screen, in the comfort of your home," he explained.
“Basic” women. Let women like things even if they are commonly liked and mainstream. It’s not hurting anybody that a large group of women enjoy pumpkin spice lattes or watch reality TV or enjoy taking a trip to target. It makes them happy, so why should it annoy so many other people?
Because those people doing the complaining desperately want to be special.
I get that its annoying but I think its understandable. I guess some people think being 'special' ist equal with to be seen and I guess lots people want this.
Load More Replies...This is so toxic. I spend most of my teen years feeling ashamed of myself whenever I enjoyed things commonly recoginzed as "womanly" or "typical for women" i.e. shopping, makeup. I was well in my twenties when I understood that you don't have to have "special, unique" tastes and hobbies to be special and embraced some parts of myself which I was ashamed of earlier. I am glad that I changed but I'm sorry that it took me so long - I feel like I missed on many great experiences simply because of social expectations and biases.
There’s so much pressure to be unlike “other girls” and it’s a relief to be able to ditch that pressure
Load More Replies...Ah, yes, people who make hating on others their entire personality. You ain't special either. And happy PSL season to everyone!
Debatable about reality tv. A lot of that c**p is just like…bad for the soul.
Is that what basic means? Wow, people are way too obsessed with other people's lives and making judgements about their hobbies and s**t.
The majority of people complaining about "basic bitches" are women anyway...seems like each demographic is cruelest on themselves.
Pitting groups against each other so we don't pay attention to the systemic oppressions.
Load More Replies...People love to complain. Usually about stuff they care nothing about in the first place. Stay in your lane and worry about yourself... The pumpkin spice craze will come and go and your life will be just fine. No need to get all upset about the craze. Kids aren't learning cursive in school? Guess what, they will still be able to sign their name to stuff, the world will not end. Keep holding up the line signing your checks to pay for your groceries while they use self checkout and use their phone to pay. It'll be alright trust me.
Building lego sets according to the instructions. People would always s**t on me for "not using my imagination" and "ruining what the sets could be.' M**********r I paid $50 for a spaceship, so let me build my goddamn spaceship!
If it was meant that you only use your imagination then they wouldn't include instructions. The main reason to buy themed packs is to build what it depicts, otherwise just buy generic (booster?) packs.
Yes! I had a pyramid set with lil skeleton dudes, it was such a feeling of accomplishment when I completed the pyramid! It looked just like the box, I felt so smart. Then I played with it and added/removed bits as I went, which was just as fun!
Load More Replies...Exactly, also there are SUPPOSED to be extra pieces, so stop telling I messed up or that I should add them somewhere
I always make little statues out of the extra bits lol
Load More Replies...There are sets and then there are just LEGOs. It'd be like buying a model car set and not building the car. I bought the set because I wanted something specific. If I want to just play with LEGOs, I will. Both can be enjoyable.
I agree, however the plural of LEGO is still LEGO :)
Load More Replies...The two processes involve completely different areas of the brain! Just using the same medium, but different activities.
That's what I was going to say. EVERYTHING doesn't have to be either chaos or regimented. Sometimes you want to make a Lego Death Star, sometimes you want to make a patchwork brick village. Let people play!
Load More Replies...Let me build it, take a few photos then I'll build what I want....gosh
I spent 4 hrs building the awesome dragon for my 5yr old. Took him 20 mins to turn it into a car. It wasn't even mine but I thought I was gonna cry.
I never followed the directions for the kits. I always opened them up and poured all the pieces into my huge Lego container and went wild with my imagination! I would build homes for the My Little Ponys I had as a kid :)
That's the thing, my grand only plays with you Lego by the directions. After she takes it apart she refuses to mix them together to make new things. But she comes over and will adlib with our assort bits left over from her mother and uncle's childhood. Her mother got rid of all the sets we, and other people gave her because she doesn't play with them again.
"It’s much harder for positive, wholesome news to stand out. The negative tends to upset us or anger us, which grabs our attention viscerally."
Entertainment expert Mike said that fans tend to look up to celebrities, and some even put them on a pedestal.
"So when they fall from grace and mess up, there’s almost a sense of relief. It can be enjoyable to some people because the celebrity becomes more relatable. People realize things can go wrong in a celebrity’s life, so they’re really not that different from myself," the expert said.
Wile E. Coyote. Personally I hope he blows the Road Runner to pieces.
Same! Also I want Tom to catch Jerry and make him suffer as much as he has
I have a feeling that Scratchy might want to stake a claim here too. Itchy is just sadistic.
Load More Replies...As a kid, I used to think the Road Runner was a total a**e. I always wanted Wile E to finally catch that bastard bird!!
Real roadrunners are kind of assholes so the cartoon was accurate in that regard.
Load More Replies...I also want Sylvester to smash Tweety Bird into a gelatinous goo.
My dad said once that there was an episode years back where Coyote actually caught Road Runner. When I asked, he said that it was too violent for me to watch yet.
But the did do a short where Wily caught the Road Runner. At the end, after he catches the bird, he holds up a sign that states "I now caught him. But what do I do now?"
Frenchie : "Wile E. Coyote. Always chases Roadrunner, always with an elaborate plan, always fails. You know, I always say, Why do this, Coyote? All you need is an AR-15, and 'meep-meep' no more"
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Immigrants. One of the arguments I’ve heard, “they are taking our jobs!” I came to your country after leaving my family behind, paying thrice the tuition fees for the same education, paying health insurance which is free to you, and at a disadvantage generally. Still you can’t reach the level of skill required, you’re still mad immigrants are taking your job?
It’s like immigrants work twice as hard to be recognised as just as mediocre as you
Remember, no immigrant has ever "taken" anyone's job. It was the boss who hired an immigrant they could likely pay less. I'm sure they're delighted that you're blaming the immigrant, and not them.
I hate that argument. Do people really think that is one of the reasons a person has for wanting to immigrate (emigrate?) - to screw someone out of their job? Come on, get real.
Load More Replies...As Doug Stanhope said: If someone who can't even speak English has competed you out of a job, maybe it's not immigration that f****d your life up. Maybe it's you.
I love that evil, dark and beautiful poet. He will never be a mainstream favorite but he is very funny. I almost choked to death over his subway breakfast bit.
Load More Replies...The UK pre-Brexit: The migrants are taking our jobs! We need more migrant control! The UK post-Brexit: Creating work visas specifically to bring in migrants to do the jobs brits don't want to do that migrants were previously doing
And the problem is totally lazy kids, and not that a bunch of racist OAPs were played by Putin's propaganda. Sure. (Still can't believe Brexit f*****g happened, or that anyone still listens to Farrage.)
Load More Replies...Love the "they are taking our jobs!" coming usually from a person with no degrees or anything, do they stole the surgeon job you applied for, or at the opposite weidly enough in the UK the picking fruits and vegetables jobs haven't been filed since the loss of immigrants. So no they don't take your job, they take the job you can't or not willing to take
My racist Conservative Trump-loving family is in the central valley of California, also agriculture-heavy, and a place that was Mexico longer than it was America. Boy were they in for a rude awakening when Trump "cracked down on immigrants at the border" or whatever, and suddenly there's billions of dollars of crops rotting, because there's no cheap labor to exploit. I'll bet all the Trumpys did the right thing, and went and worked the fields to help, right? Right?
Load More Replies...I found that the nasty bigots who complain that immigrants are ruining the moral fibers of society are the very people who contribute absolutely nothing to improving said society.
Also picking and choosing who they call ‘immigrant’ depending on the country they’re from.
Or the British classic: people coming here are "immigrants" but when we move abroad we're "expats".
Load More Replies...If your country has a high rate of immigration you should be pleased. It means that your country has a good standard of living, tolerance, job opportunities and is generally a nice to place to live. Immigrants are only seeking the best life they can find for themselves and their families. If I was in their shoes, I would do exactly the same. Good luck to them. It's only through pure chance that we are born in a developed country. People need to remember that.
It is pure deflection. Governments blame immigrants rather than deal with the fact it is their own policies and ideologies that cause the problems. Everyone should have the same human rights, just because you were lucky enough to be born in a particular country or into wealth should not give you rights over those who were not.
You can see the history of American immigration via which nationalities were vilified and when. Always black people. Always Jews. Always non-English speakers. Always non-Protestants. Scandinavians assimilated over shorter time/fewer generations because they were white and Lutheran. Irish and Italians took longer because some were darker complected (Sicilians, and what was called "Black Irish" at the time) and Catholic, esp during JFK's presidency. Some groups who were considered nonwhite have shifted, and others have been moved (back) to nonwhiteness. There are similar things in the UK, but with very different patterns, since they didn't have as many immigrants coming in until the 50s-60s. Always pay attention to who your country tells you to hate and fear.
Load More Replies...How does one take someone's job? Like, i know employers choose the candidate they want to hire but do people seriously think a random person can just come up to you and "take" your job, the one you've probably signed contract for (or whatever it's called) Besides just because you interview for the same position doesn't mean you like own it... (Can't people today sry)
Working immigrants pay taxes and contribute to the economy. It's not their problem that you aren't flexible enough to take jobs they are willing to perform. Your ancestors did the same.
Feminist. Have never met one who did anything remotely annoying. Yet the internet tells me they are everywhere pushing crazy things. I keep seeing them compared to Nazis, incels and other extremists groups. The only examples I ever see are strawman Twitter posts or hypotheticals.
Like in everything there are a few crazy ones out there, and like in everything the f*****g dumbest ones are also the loudest, personaly i'm all in favor of iqual rights for both genders.
Equal rights for all is feminism. End of story. All the pushback is from men who don't want to give up their privilege (equality for all also means everyone is responsible and accountable for their own actions), or women who have been gaslit into thinking they don't deserve equal treatment.
Load More Replies...Much like CRT, gender theory, atheism, abortion, and transitioning queer kids, the people against feminism have zero clue what it is, what it does, or how it works. If you think feminism means "teaching that women are better than men!" nope, not at all. You've been lied to. And no, "humanism" is not better, nor the same thing. The point of feminism is to name the thing that has been vilified, and it's all things perceived as feminine/for women. So that includes a man crying or a man being raped, and being shamed for it. Feminism helps everyone.
My coworker is like that. He told me “this girl I know is a feminist, but the bad kind, the kind that thinks she should get everything handed to her and she’s better than everyone.” I was like “….that’s not what feminism is.” He kept trying to argue with me “no feminism teaches that women are better than men, that’s what my mom told me, she’s a feminist etc.” I was like, “no, that’s not feminism. That’s not what feminism means.” He still doesn’t get it, I got too frustrated to keep going. It hurts my heart to think that some mean really believe that’s what feminism is - that belief is just going to keep holding everyone back :(
Load More Replies...I'm a feminist, but yet I never get accused of any of this, because I'm a man. I suspect it has less to do with those people wanting gender equality, and more to do with misogyny.
Wow is this ever refreshing to read from a man. Thank you, I suspect you’re correct!
Load More Replies...There are feminists and there are misandrists who get lumped in with feminists. They aren't the same.
Show me a misandrist? They are a tiny, tiny, tiny minority
Load More Replies...If you think women should be paid equal money for equal money for equal work and have equal access to opportunities and services, then you are a feminist. Before you say, "Yeah, but..." - that's the definition! You are a feminist :)
I used to do this exercise in the classroom, early 2000s. Two or three questions, and pretty soon the biggest blowhard guy in class would admit to kinda maybe being a little feminist. Couldn't do that today, I'd have at least three Andrew Tate fans advocating for legalized sex slavery or something.
Load More Replies...Depends son how agressive they are: if its just political or stereotypes pressure, i actually agree with many topics... but i hate when they try to "bully" because i am white straight male, i mean - did i *personally* did something to you? They really just hurt their image and image of what "equality" means... and worse are lies that i am *sure* they are not true. Feminazis are basically same as male opressors, just without a d**k but with period (they too, are bound by stereotypes).
In Mike's opinion, probably the best example of a celebrity who fell from grace but was later vindicated is Robert Downey Jr.
"He had crashed and burned, and his career hit rock bottom," the entertainment expert said. "Everyone thought it was completely over for him, but he completely turned his life around and reached extraordinary professional success, reaching the peaks of Hollywood stardom."
Couples not wanting to have children.
THIS! I'm used to having weird reactions (denial, rejection etc) when I said I don't want kids. I'm currently trying to get my tubes tied and I wasn't prepared for the hatred I'm getting from doctors. And sterilisation has been legal for 20 years in my country...
Keep fighting! One of my friends finally got a tubal at 36 last week. I tried for 20 years, to no avail. But now you can find accessible lists of doctors in every state who will perform sterilizations... even when we're under fifty and our magical, nonexistent, ephemeral second husbands MIGHT want a baby someday.
Load More Replies...This is a pretty nice way to weed out the weirdos in your life though. Announce you don't want to have kids and see who try to shove their lifestyle down your throat!
That’s a good angle! True, the people who see my childfree life as a direct attack on their life are not ones I want to talk to.
Load More Replies...The people that shouldn't procreate are though. How do the two dumbest ppl u ever met end up together with like 5 kids. That's what I hate.
i will be 75 next week and i got sterilized when i was 31....the 1st dr i saw called me selfish for not wanting kids...????? and suggested therapy! fock that! the 2nd dr. determined i was sane and knew my own mind...done deal....never regretted my choice, again...my choice, no one elses!
People need to mind their own business and stop being so judgemental. If you don't want kids don't have kids. Period. end of sentence.
Not only do I not want to breed, I would happily prevent others from doing so.
We can't even discuss it without all of the parents brigading us with "Well, I had kids, and it's the greatest thing-" and "That's fine, but being a MOM is the-" and "You're so selfish!" and "Stop judging parents!" No, we are not "judging" you or "putting you down" because we didn't make the same choices you did. The second we try to say "Yeah, here's why we decided not to have kids, and here's how we're navigating the social pressure," a bunch of slavering parents have to rush in and... apply that same social pressure. LET US HAVE CHILDFREE SPACE. You do not have to preach the joys of parenting in our childfree spaces.
You don't have to be a couple to not want kids. I love being Childfree.
“Boomers.” The stereotype that they’re all doing well and are entitled snots is so untrue. The stereotype exists because privileged snots make the most noise. Plenty are on fixed incomes barely able to feed themselves. Watch Nomadland.
That's the case with all demographics though. The dumb, loudmouth ones freak out so much that they drown out the voices of the perfectly reasonable folks.
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Load More Replies...My parents are boomers, and I can assure you - they did not purposely set out to destroy future generations and the earth itself. They struggled.
Thank you. I'm a boomer, and have tried my whole life to leave this place a better world for you kids, and your (future?) kids, and kids' kids. I just keep my mouth shut now when people start trashing boomers, because when i try to bring up that I didn't ruin the world, that I am for saving this or that for future generations (my degree was Env. Sci!) I just get sworn at. So. Thank you for understanding.
Load More Replies...The best music came from the boomer generation. My parents are in that generation as well and they are amazingly kind people who struggled and worked very hard to build a decent life. Not an extravagant life but a lovely one. I'm so grateful for everything they accomplished.
Last time I met with my family, my boomer relatives were all super nice and interested in hearing about what I was up to, whilst my millennial cousins all ignored me.
Heck, at least the Boomers are recognised. I’m Gen X. Not an ‘elder millenial’. Born in 1980, didn’t get internet until I was 29, don’t own a home, Gen X. I guess when your entire identity is misanthropy, you just sit back and watch the Generation Wars with a bag of crisps.
Hey, fellow X (1973). I'm pretty cool with being left out of this whole generation war. I'll only drop my popcorn the day they decide to fight the real enemy, which is social class, not generation.
Load More Replies...There are always things to explore in any group dynamic, be it a culture, race, or generation. You'd think we'd figure out by now that such things don't mean that everyone in a group fits those general stereotypes, FFS. And Gen Z and Boomers have more in common than they'd like to believe.
Lot of older folks in this country (i am in) are kind, but there are alwys those grumps who need to yell in void because they dont get enough soocial interaction or attention. But person is a person, never thought i would "hate" them as a group.
Just say “generational comparisons”. Sure these terms have existed for a long time but no one gave a s**t until about ten years ago when the media used the comparisons of each to fill up papers, magazines and clickbait online.
Android phones. Does Apple pay y'all to be this annoying?
I use both iPhone (work) and Huawei (personal), and I honestly think the experience with android phone is far superior to the iPhone
I've used both - far prefer Android. Don't like the company ethics or attitude of Apple either - making things deliberately non-compatible and as for the cost of the licensing if you want to work on software with them!! OUCH! My brother worked for one of the UK's largest technology companies and worked closely with Apple on projects and hates them. Refuses to ever do it again.
Load More Replies...I seriously don't understand this. I love my iPhone and it works wonderfully for me, but I don't out people down for using Android. Why would I care? Use what works best for you. I have one iPhone and two androids on my phone plan now, why do people care about this?
My experience has always been the opposite. Android users only speak up about it when iPhone users start to gloat. Frankly I don't care which anyone uses, but i do hate apple as a company. Imo android is superior solely for the fact they don't force a new charger on you every year
My experience has been whenever someone brings up apple and android I just walk away.
Load More Replies...Apple fans are annoying worldwide. I have a few Apple products and enjoy them, but good grief, a lot of the Apple fanbase is awful.
Same could be said for the android fanbase. I see so much apple bashing for no good reason online. Even when it isn’t even always part of the issue. Once saw a video about a phone in which they were showcasing mostly the battery and camera of the phone. And people just had to drag apple through the mud in the comments even though it wasn’t an iphone.
Load More Replies...I have an Android and the wife has an iPhone, and the only difference as far as I can tell is that I get superior battery life.
If you want to go beyond "normal user things" you'll have the advantage too. Apple does not like people messing with their OS but you can break your system as much as you want on your andriod.
Load More Replies...iPhoneys: I'm a creative individual and will only use apple products like every single other person in this Starbucks.
Sounds like you've got some prejudice there yourself. - Android user here
Load More Replies...Anyone with an ounce of tech experience knows Android is the far superior choice. Gotta hand it to Steve Jobs though. He knew how to market a sh*tty product.
Oh, it’s definitely fun to grumble about something or other, and spend a good minute fuming about the state of the world and that darn [insert least favorite public figure and/or celebrity]. Most of us enjoy letting off a bit of steam and complaining about this and that. It’s the national pastime in many a country.
However, holding on to all of that hate, constantly living with so much anger, is really an awful way to treat your body and mind. Not to mention that you might make your friends and loved ones reconsider spending time in your company if all you do is moan about everything. There’s a golden balance to be found between being a serial Hater-of-all-Things and someone who’s so happy-go-lucky that they close their eyes to legitimate flaws in people, trends, and things.
cosplay. it’s just makeup? and acting? literally everyone does it on halloween but once you put a name to it it’s “weird”? fr it’s just an art form sure some people can be cringey but the actual art itself isn’t
Furries are the same thing, but folks love to pick on them. I always say "it's just like cosplay - for FUN". (Obligatory not a furry, but tested the waters when I was young & am an artist, so I know quite a few).
I think furries are a very different thing than cosplay. I'm one of the least prudish and/or shy people you'll ever meet when it comes to sex. I have no issues talking about it. I think whatever kink you have is fine with very few exceptions. That being said, I think there are absolutely some things that shouldn't necessarily be *public* unless it's a place that welcomes that. I was in a Target the other day and saw a girl with a tail butt plug in and she had cut a hole in her pants so the tail could hang. I mean...that doesn't belong in public. My kinks don't either. Cosplay is generally putting on a persona and and outfit based on a fandom and isn't generally sexual. Furries are often sexually overt and they aren't always related to a fandom at all. They're often just dressed up as random animals or objects that have nothing to do with a book, comic, movie, etc. I enjoy a little Alpha/Omega fanfic now and again but I don't think I should be humping someone in the middle of wal-mart.
Load More Replies...Cosplay is awesome! I’m always mind blown when I see the effort cosplayers go to in order to recreate a character and costume.
If I'd had the money and talent, and if it had existed back then, I'd've lived in cosplay from the time I was a little kid. It's just so cool!
Load More Replies...Here is what I don't get about this....someone can wear their favorite player's jersey, a team hat, jacket, etc. and that is fine. Another person wears an Ironman suit (that they probably put several dollar and many more hours into) to a convention and we are not supposed to be OK with it? Why can't we just let people enjoy the things they like?
I could not agree more. I'm always blow away from the amount of craftsmanship that go into so many of the cosplays-- some are truly on par with the wok of professional costumers and make-up artists. I enjoy playing sports, but I also love geek culture. People love different things and have different interests and I wish some people could respect that.
Load More Replies...I don't understand the hate either. So you want to dress like a fox? Perfectly fine by me. If you want me to dress like a fox, now we are going to have a problem, but let people do what they want.
I've never been to a cosplay exhibition. But once I was at a restaurant very near one and most of the participants were coming in to eat something fully dressed up. It was a bit magical. Loved it and regretted I had no opportunity to take some pics.
This is actually one of my favorite parts of Anime Conventions! Going to the Jack in the Box nearby and seeing everyone hang out ;)
Load More Replies...So I have to ask. What is with people using question marks where they don't belong? Do you all just like ending your sentences with an upward inflection?
Cosplay is fantastic. It brings joy and makes people happy. I love seeing people dressed up as their favorite characters.
Guys liking “feminine” things. I grew up in Vietnam and lived there until the age of 15. I’m a guy who played dolls and house with my elder sister (who is 6 years my senior) when I was 5-6 and subsequently received so much flak and jeering from fellow elementary classmates (both boys & girls) as well as homeroom teachers after I accidentally blurted out about my “abnormal” playing activities to the world (or my small world).
Luckily, my parents just let me be.
My dad later told me to not reveal my interests to anyone whom I do not know well out of concern that I might be bullied. He personally bought me a Sailor Moon action figure.
Why are girls "allowed" to play with "boys" toys but boys can't play with girls' toys?
The majority of progress on the equality front has been based on the idea that equality can be achieved by removing the barriers that women face and allowing them to do all the things men can do. This is based on the olden-day assumption that women are lesser than men. However, due to the segregation of some things to women *only*, this sort of progress inevitably leaves gaps behind as the focus is on *adding things onto women's rights such that they are not missing anything* rather than *establishing equality between the two groups*. Furthermore, the idea of women being lesser still lingers, both in an ideological sense and as a function of sexism, and thus allowing boys to play with girl's toys could be seen as allowing them to "step down", which, of course, we cannot have /s. Of course, some of us haven't even gotten as far as this explanation assumes...
Load More Replies...The reverse as well also sucks. I was told I couldn't have a My Pet Monster growing up - "you don't want one of those" (ummmm yes I did, they were awesome) and "that's a boy toy". Ughhh. Let people like what they like.
I’m trans and I feel so I touch with my gender and I’ve realized it’s ok if I want to wear makeup. Men can do that. After everything I’ve been through and am still going through I’m not gonna not wear makeup because steryotypes. Break the freaking concept of gender.
You'll find all sorts of products and tutorials, now, too. When Gen X was growing up and discovering 70s/80s androgyny and/or drag, you had to make or repurpose everything, and sneak around, or only do it at clubs. Now, anyone can just walk into a giant shop full of makeup and find two dozen products, and just go out during the day with purple liner or polish or blue lipstick if you want, because makeup is fun. GO HAVE FUN! You can explore so many facets of gender and identity this way!
Load More Replies...My son wanted a Baby Alive and an Easy Bake Oven when he was little...I got him them for Christmas. He played with the doll a few times and then lost interest, the oven was more popular but.. he wanted them and I had no problem with it. This was 30 years ago. Hes happily married now... he and his wife have 2 beautiful kids and hes a great father to them, changing diapers as he learned from his Baby Alive and he is the cook in the house 😁
I used to play with Hot Wheels and Matchbox tiny cars and had Barbies as well... happy childhood memories!
Same here! I also loved playing with my Ghost Busters action figures along with my Barbies and stuffed animals.
Load More Replies...This is so sad that his father said that. I feel for him. I know how it was. Adult did tell me to stop being femenin and play wrestling with the other guys so would I stop getting bullied. Jikes, how hurtfull can someone be!
I feel you. I've loved automechanics and welding since I was a girl, but I've learned to not share that info with any man who isn't already a solid friend. For decades and right up to really recent events, men at parts or auto shops have deliberately sabotaged my orders, repairs, or refunds, if I slip and show that I know what I'm talking about.
Owning a plushie as a an adult. Maybe not as hated for women, but for guys it's so toxic. My penguin plush is the key pillar of my emotional support, and that s**t is scarce enough as it is.
My brother had a teddy bear named Ga as a young boy. After he was in high school, Mom donated a bunch of our toys to the church nursery. I did nursery duty about once a month. One morning my brother came in to get me, and saw Ga. Ga came back home with us. When he moved out, my brother took Ga with him. When he died, Ga went into the coffin.
Go to Ikea. Get a Blahaj. Go to Costco. Get Squishmallows. Mental health +1000
31 hairy dude here. Can vouch for squishmallows
Load More Replies...My Marvin the Martian plushie has been staring at me from the dresser for years now. (I'm 53.)
We have a sloth plushie in my office. I offer semi jokingly his services as emotional support sloth, but people do seem to benefit
I will never get rid of my Koala, thats with me since over 30 years... and my SO still has his plushie lion...
You just have a huggsie (Friends- yes, I'm clearly aging myself) , everyone should have one!
Duckams once caused the housekeeping department of the Marriott in Boston to come to a complete standstill because he was accidentally taken with our sheets. It took a few hours, and 7-year-old me was an emotional wreck, but they found him, and he came back nice and fluffy and clean. You better believe he still lives on my bed.
Professor Suzanne Degges-White, from Northern Illinois University, recently explained to Bored Panda why we’re drawn more to the negative than the positive in the news. The licensed counselor also shared exactly how too much anger can harm us in a very real way.
“Constant anger can lead to metabolic diseases, cardiovascular problems, and digestive issues. For some people, health concerns are the reason that they may learn to let go of anger,” the professor warned.
“While being angry can lead to social change and begin to topple barriers and other aspects of injustice, we also know that anger isn't going to be the best choice to build alliances or convince others of the need for change. Finding common ground is essential in making true, collaborative change. This requires us to let go of anger, whether that is finding a way to sublimate it or overcome it, or just put it aside for the time being,” she said.
Actors because of the characters they played. I read that the woman who played Brian Cranston's wife on Breaking Bad still gets hate mail.
George R.R. Martin congratulated Jack Gleeson: Joffrey Baratheon for his performance
Yea, and he retired from acting after that part because of the hate he was getting.
Load More Replies...For my fellow Gen X-ers, Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie, named her autobiography "Tales of a Prairie B***h," and has been doing stand up routines for decades about how she's been called a b***h every day of her life since she was, like, 8. She parlayed that into some of the first gay rights activism in Hollywood, and has done incredible work helping abused kids in the Hollywood system.
What?! How did I not know this?? I'll check into this, thanks.
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Load More Replies...I still feel horrible for Kelly Marie Tran who played the part of Rose Tico in the Star Wars prequels. The hate mail and comments that poor woman would get were beyond disgusting and some were even threatening. Some Star Wars “fans” truly terrify me.
Same. Her character was awesome, and the SW movies were going to be so much more, if Carrie hadn't died. Leia would have been Rose's mentor (and you can see a few hints of it in the third). See also: John Boyega, who was supposed to play Finn as bisexual and would have been Force sensitive (again, hints of it are in the edited final movies), but because fans couldn't handle nonwhite people, the powers that be cut all of the good stuff to appease the incels. Someday, when the stars align, we'll have a table read of the dream script we COULD have had, with Leia as the SW universe's matriarch, a StormPilot love match, and Finn and Rose becoming Jedi.
Load More Replies...Margaret Hamilton was subtly yet relentlessly shunned and abused on the set of "The Wizard of Oz," yet arguably gives the best performance in the film.
As far as I'm concerned, if you hate a character because of their character and not for something like the writing being terrible, then the actor did a great job.
The guy who played Jar Jar Binks nearly ended himself over all the hate he got.
Star Wars has one of the most toxic fandoms I've ever seen and I am saying this as a fan.
Load More Replies...Imelda Staunton as Umbridge. Thing is, Imelda Staunton is a lovely woman, and it just goes to show how well someone can act in order to make people hate them so much even outside of the role... not to mention 15+ years later! (iirc, OoTP and the first appearance of Staunton as Umbridge was all the way back in 2007! I feel ancient!)
She was jaw-droppingly good as Mama Rose in Gypsy, too.
Load More Replies...The actors who played Joffrey and Draco Malfoy can attest to this. They did their jobs a little too well, unfortunately for them.
Tom Felton and Emma Watson were great friends on set. She adores him and he's a really good guy.
Load More Replies...Just watched the show. I don't get why everyone hates her. She was a bit of a coward for not turning her husband in but was otherwise one of the more sane characters. Walter on the other hand was unbearable to follow towards the end.
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Poor people
some idiots think people choose to be poor...."give $100 to a rich he invest. give 100 to a poor he spend..." or " its about prioritizion. spend 2-3 hours a day to learn new skills instead of sleeping"...
And this is why 'trickle down economics' is a fallacy - there's nothing to trickle down. The $100 spent by a poor person helps the economy.
Load More Replies...Because someone think that being poor is choice. Like, who would choose to be poor?
The narrative needs to change. Roughly half of all homeless in the U.S. have full time jobs. That is the real tragedy. We keep hearing "nobody wants to work anymore." That's not true. Nobody wants to work and STILL not be able to support themselves. If you're going to have a full time job and still not be able to afford housing and food, then why bother working?
My dad legit yells at them to get a job. Literally no respect for these poor people.😢
Like if that is their fault! Nearly no one wants to be poor and if someone voluntarily wants that, they are not those begging homeless. Many homeless people have disabilities, often undiagnosed (and not only in USA). And even without disabilities or other problems, many people just have unlucky life which is not their fault. No one who is suffering of that chosen that!
Depends, i dont like clingy and/or annoying beggars... but i met very few people who "hated" "less fortunate" people. I meet more people online (from my country) that are boasting with their fortune, while ridiculing others for not having such. I *do* "hate" those.
I think it has something to do with the people begging and the news shows that have caught several fraudulent people begging who didn't really need it and that has cast suspicion on a lot of the others... it's not fair but it does plant doubt in your mind.
Guy Fieri
Dude has donated millions to charity and done phenomenal things for the world but because he has spiked blond hair and is a meme people hate on him
Pretty sure most hate him because of these He has a really obnoxious "roadie for Smashmouth" personal style He is homophobic to the point that he once refused to do an episode because he (wrongly) assumed that the two men who owned the restaurant were gay. He loudly berated a producer for not warning him. He notoriously harasses female employees, and has the sense of humor of a 12 year old. Apparently he constantly makes the "that's what she said" type of joke. He owns a loudly terrible restaurant in Times Square "You know, it's true: Jews are cheap." - Guy Fieri Just recently he pushed his screaming, crying male hairdresser out of a moving vehicle in what honestly looked like a violent lovers' spat Upvote 50 Downvote
I mean he has said some pretty controversial and down tight hateful things about gays and Jews, or so I read online
Sour grapes from a dude that used to work with him. His sister is gay and he has officiated a mass gay wedding with his friend and chef Art Smith.
Load More Replies...He's supposed to be not that nice of a person so if that is someones reasoning then, yea
I am completely neutral about Guy Fieri. Aside from his hair and that he is a chef, I know nothing about him and I'd like to keep it that way.
As for why we enjoy hearing negative things more than wholesome stories, well, we’re hardwired that way.
“When it comes to hearing information about the darker aspects of humanity, our brains experience greater stimulation when we hear stories of depravity than of kindness. It also has a ‘feel-good aspect’ for some folks as it normalizes and minimizes their own dark aspects or negative traits,” the professor explained to Bored Panda.
“Whether it's greed, anger, promiscuity, and so on, when we hear just how bad someone else has been, it can make us feel better about our own tendencies towards the dark side traits. It also lets us imagine vicariously what it would be like to be ‘that bad. It's kind of like watching all the true crime shows—we enjoy being scared, we enjoy seeing into the minds of people doing things we never would, and it's exciting and novel to see just how far people can go in terms of their dark sides.”
Gingers. South Park made my life a living hell in high school.
I don't get this at all. I find ginger hair extremely attractive and wish I had the coloring also.
Come to Scotland and see if you survive making fun of gingers…
And the whole point of the South Park episode was that all prejudice is f*****g stupid. But of course, just like Colbert or "America, F**k Yeah!" or assorted Onion headlines, the people who need to get the joke never, ever get the joke.
I have had complete strangers tell me I don't have a soul (usually joking but not always), tell me I must be very angry (usually not joking), and because neither of my parents are ginger, I have been asked my whole life If the milkman was ginger. When I was about ten I had a adult stranger ask if he could rub my head for luck.
Not a redhead, just extremely curly. What makes people think they are entitled to touch our hair just because it's different? Drives me mad!
Load More Replies...I got bullied for being ginger in school, and yet like, a decade on, those same bitches that bullied me are paying a fuckton of money to try and be ginger. It never looks the same as natural though lol
My brother has red hair, too. Everybody in family is either blonde or ginger, with blue eyes.
Load More Replies...Ok ik someone with ginger hair who hates it BUT IT LOOKS GOOD ON HER but she doesn't seem to get it =(
I personally really think gingers are the most beautiful people in the world. Merida from the movie Brave is a ginger, and I think she's awesome!
Trans folk
Y'all act like I wanted to be born this way or something lol. Live a day in our shoes and you'll become a statistic in a coffin like you want us to be. Difference is we're stronger than you.
It's just as cruel, stupid and hurtful as suggesting that people "choose" to be anxious or depressed, really. I'm sorry you have to put up with that BS. :(
Load More Replies...transphobes are just way too obsessed with other people's genitalia, it is quite ridiculous
i once went into the womens' room (I'm AFAB) and someone stopped me and asked me to prove that I'm a "real woman". I waved my hand in front of their face "YEAH I'M REAL"
Load More Replies...I've been arguing with TERFS all f*****g week. They're so scared a trans-woman is going to assault them because "oh but they were a man they're a man waaaaahh" erm no. They're a woman, and statistic shows that trans and NB people are actually up to 8x MORE likely to be assaulted than non-trans people.
Oh they’re so tiresome. Society and human rights will keep moving forward no matter what your irrational fears may be - find a way to get over it and keep it between yourself and your therapist in the meantime. God.
Load More Replies...My racist, homophobic, cousin-f*****g uncle insisted that trans people aren't legitimate because "You don't see me insisting I'm a woman, do you?" he spat, like it was ridiculous. "But what if everyone around you was?" I tried pointing out. "What if you knew and felt like a man, but everyone around you kept calling you a woman and treating you like a woman, and it never felt like who you were?" Yeah, he still didn't get it, but I tried. The point is, just because YOU don't feel something doesn't mean someone else doesn't. Of course, he's the same hypocrite who insists teh gayz are ruining the sanctity of marriage, but him and his cousin being in a sexual relationship is "no one else's business!" because they were soulmates or something.
I'm sorry, he's f*****g his cousin?? That's messed up
Load More Replies...Now this is something i don't get ( the hate ) who the f**k cares if a " man " identifies as a woman or vice versa, let people be for f**k sake, there is not One MAN on earth that would behave like a woman day in and day out just to perv on cis women on a bathroom.
The folks who get their knickers in a wad over pronouns and scream that there are only two genders ("It'S bAsIc BiOlOgY!"), but divide men into Alpha/Beta/Sigma/Omega males, are hilarious.
This hate for Trans, Gay, lesbian or any other type is really starting to p**s me off. How does their thing effect your life? It doesn't, so sit your a*s down and shut your fu cking mouth.
Imagine how much better this world would be if Conservative Christians learned to mind their own f*****g business?
Load More Replies...As mom of a trans kid, I try hard to keep the hate away from her ( she's also on the autism spectrum) and protect her, but I know I can't forever. But also, I'm here for any and every trans youth/adult and LGBTQ+ I come in contact with, especially if family has let them down.
The fact that so many religious people preach love and acceptance and yet turn around and show nothing but hate and intolerance for LGBTQ+ people is the pinnacle of hypocrisy.
I think a big part of it is a hatred of women, actually. Because to many men, being a woman is the worst thing you can be. It's why they hate effeminate gay men. It's why they call people p*ssies when they are referring to something they consider weak. So they don't understand a choice by someone to identify as that. They don't understand trans people in general and don't make an effort to, so they just assume they're a gay man in a dress. There's disproportionately more violence done to trans women (men who transition to women) than vice versa although there are issues for trans men, too. And when you tie religion into that it creates a safety blanket to give people an excuse to behave the way they do toward people who are just trying to live their lives.
Well said Kate, but I take issue with you laying it squarely on men. I'm sure you could name quite a few bigoted women with little to no effort. Calling religion a "safety blanket" for this garbage is putting it very well!
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Furries
But have you ever run into one on the street? Unless a furry has directly impacted your life negatively in some way then I don't understand spending time talking poorly about them. It's a you problem.
Load More Replies...You clearly have never stayed at a hotel during a Furries convention. Carpets can be cleaned, and linens can be changed, but mental scars remain...forever.
Keep in mind that fursuits are just one version of furries. Most furries I know don't even do suits because frankly they're expensive as hell, reaching as high as $3,000 on average. Some do just a head piece, tail, and paws/feet. Most furries just do ears and a tail.
I live in the American south where the average temperature this summer has been 90+F and the humidity some months average above 90%. Seeing people walking around in full body, fake fur costumes makes me want to pass out from heat exhaustion.
I live in SoCal. XD Even my "partial" suits (just wearing a head, paws, tail) is hot af. The two headpieces I own have fans installed in the "muzzle" in order to blow air on my face XD
Load More Replies...If there are having fun and not hurting anyone leave them alone. Sheesh
As long as they are not harming anyone else, I really don't see why people would 'hate' them? Let them be, if being furries make them happy, who are we to judge?
Yes! This one makes me so mad! Furries are some of the nicest people I've ever met ^w^
If people take the time to learn about furries they would discover that 99.5% of them are the most accepting, generous, innovative people around. Furry conventions raise thousands of dollars for charity. They accept everyone including those who don't fit it with "normal" society. Being in a fursona can give a person courage that they can't find being a regular person. A shy person may not be as shy in a fur suit and people who have stage fright as themselves have the courage to perform as their fursona. Furries create amazing art. The drawings range from cute pencil sketches to elaborate metalwork to magnificent fur suits. Yes, there is some "adult art", but if that is not your thing, you don't have to look at it. Furry conventions are very good about keeping under 21 out of any "adult content". Fur suits can cost hundreds of dollars to create. Some more embellished fur suits incorporate lights, sound, and animatronics to
I think its because people confuse the sex fetish ones with the G rated ones who like to dress up
Pumpkin spice lattes. It’s a fun fall drink and if it makes people happy, that’s awesome! Mocking people for liking a certain beverage is just weird and mean for no reason. And drinking black coffee does not make you hardcore.
My problem is that the pumpkin spice aroma (smell) can be everywhere and it makes my eyes water and is nauseating. The absolute worst "public stink" for me is the strong cinnamon found on all the pinecones and brooms at the entry to craft stores - these physically give me a headache and makes me sick.
:( i will do what i can to help you. i will wear deodorant so you can enjoy fall too
Load More Replies...No, it’s not the pumpkin, it’s the spice mix Americans use in their pumpkin pie (which is a dessert there). So cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. What the rest of us would call a gingerbread flavour, I guess.
Load More Replies...It's not the latte people hate. It's companies/businesses putting pumpkin spice flavor into EVERYTHING!!! Like pumpkin spiced potato chips!! JUST STOP IT!!!
Let's just hope they stay away from whiskey and steak 😄
Load More Replies...Your FACE is blashphemy! (Jk-but you're the kind of person this post is dunking on. It's OK not to like things, just don't hate others for liking them! If it's not hurting anyone, it's OK.)
Load More Replies...The problem is that PSL is marketed as a coffee. It isn't. It's a dessert. If I talk about liking coffee, I talk about an Espresso; short, concentrated and black as my soul. It's the pure essence of coffee. And drinking black coffee does not make us hardcore, it makes us simply superior! At least I'm telling this myself lol.
People hate a COFFEE TASTE now? Wow. They’ve got some damned surplus of time on their hands, that’s for sure.
We're not mocking you for liking it, and we certainly aren't mocking the product itself. It's the weird cultiness of it, and (brace for it) the section of the pumpkin spice Venn circle that overlaps with the Kevin & Karen circle.
Prebuilt gaming PCs.
I’ll pay a few hundred extra bucks to not have to deal with the hassle of finding all the parts I need, waiting for them all to arrive, assembling them, having something not work, troubleshooting for six hours to figure out what’s not working, returning that part and waiting for the replacement, assembling with that part, realizing another part wasn’t working right, then…
I don't get it either, these days it's generally cheaper to get a prebuilt with the same parts already in it then it is to get the parts separately. (take graphics cards for example, those are pricey as f**k!)
Yep. I used to build my own systems years ago because I saved a lot of money sourcing parts on my own and there were fewer businesses doing pre-built gaming systems. Now, there really isn't any advantage. If it's something you enjoy, do it. There are plenty of things I'd rather spend my free time on.
Load More Replies...Like the refugees who got temp housing in a hotel that had a furry convention? The kids of the refugee family actually managed to talk to them because no furry looks like the enemy or someone who'll shoot you.
There is very little "hate" towards those, many ridicule them, but most people are just lazy enough to buy a console: its basically the same, but with sprinkles on it. Pre-build PCs are mostly ridiculed because of their inner components - there is *always* something weak if not a trash... and player gonna feel it sooner or later, which actually hurts image of PC "gaming" as such PC needs "replace" with same integrity as console, but more expensive. Yet, there are *much* more people with "prebuild" PC and consoles than people with "builded" ones.
My dad assembled a computer after he was trying to fix our old one and it caught on fire… long story, but we had an extra monitor so he ordered one and made the other one and yeah it was a hassle. It took months longer than the prebuilt one. But he showed us some stuff so it was interesting.
Yes! People always guilt trip me because I dont want to build my own.
If only there were any good prebuilts to choose from. They regularly mismatch parts, don't enable features, scam you into forced warranty costs, install inadequate cooling, etc. Tech YouTubers have been trying to find decent prebuilts for a long time without much success
I just bought my first one. My whole family tried to talk me into building my own. I can break crayons by taking them out of the box. I just can't trust myself to build something I know nothing about. Plus why spend all that time to build something I will just have to take to someone else to get it to work.
I used to make all my PCs myself, then I got actual disposable income - I would 100% rather have a person/company put one together for me, far less troubleshooting and compatibility errors.
Basically anything teenage girls are into at the time. It's just misogyny, y'all.
The music they like, think Beiber, One Direction etc - Movies and Books - think, Twilight - If a teenage girl likes 'male dominated' interests - sport, gaming, anime, coding - she's a 'pick me' and doing it for the male attention - if she likes being fem (makeup, fashion, etc) she's vacuous...and on it goes. You'll be hard pressed finding something that's 'acceptable' for a teen girl to be into.j
Load More Replies...Just remember that The Beatles were disparaged for years because their fanbase was teen girls. Then all these blowhard guys are "Actually, they're great musicians-" because surely the girls didn't care about the MUSIC, just the cute boys. We needed MEN to 'splain that the music part was good, too. Insert copious eye-rolling, because girls understand good music, FFS.
I don't think this is people being misogynistic, I think it's just grown adults not liking the same things as young women. I mean, I am not into most things Teenage Boys are into, either, its actually pretty normal to have different interests when you age >>
Agreed. And if teenage girls are into something that these guys like too, they must be "fake fan".
“Just because I did exactly the same thing only with different specifics at your age, doesn’t mean it’s not absolutely UNACCEPTABLE now!” … Say what? We’ve all been like that - you just forgot. Chill out, buy them the accessories that are life or death important at the moment and try to keep in mind that nobody remains a teenager forever but everybody was one. Come on. Did you prefer wine tasting, blue cheese and goddamned Stravinsky when you were fifteen? I didn’t think so.
Mostly disgust, its like looking at stereotype for this month: they massively like the same thing, for a short period of time. And dont get me started with Narcissism... *thats* what most people hate.
I have 2 daughters, and it drives me insane. My youngest knows this and exacerbates it. In the end though it makes her happy so I go along with it
maybe we don’t i just think that my sister should be able to wear nike or crop tops without being called basic and literally bullied if she wears anything else omg
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Emos and goths
Ah, yes, another way to minimise teens and teen girls' feelings. Then again, us Gen X-ers think we perfected emo and goth anyway, so hit us up if you want to know how to light your 99c black Maybelline eyeliner so it melts and smudges just right.
Yep. Gen-Xer, can confirm. Had my own interesting phase with The Cure and The Smiths, and a good friend who taught me the eyeliner trick. 😂
Load More Replies...I’ve been called emo because of my hair. My hair is blonde and I don’t have anything to suggest im emo because I’m not emo. Its just fun to pick on the disabled kid. Honestly I don’t mind it’s kind of funny
Load More Replies...Went through a goth phase in high school in a small town a got told a lot that I'm a Satanist. Not a Satanist, but people would even complain to my mom about it. She just let me be. Grateful for that when most of my friends parents got to know me they realized how wrong they were, and a few of them even asked me to call them mom or became my personal friends. Don't judge!!
Also people fail to understand the different "sub-genres" of goth, so they'll hate on specific ones.
ehh its just music/make up/hair styles/clothing/culture ... rock, hip hop all have their own themes
I was a heavy metal, hair metal goth. Still think Metallica, Manowar and Paradise lost slap. Also a fan of David Bowie, Queen, Muse, Billie Holiday, Luis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and so so many others. Find your style and find your music and don't be afraid to try things out
New Music.
A ton (not all) people think their generation's music was better than whatever is current.
It is hard to accept that your teenage music sucked to the generation before. It is a cycle and the wheels keep on turning.
I think the problem is; new music hasn't been sorted through yet, because, well, it's new. So, yeah, sure, there's lots of bad stuff. But there's also tons of good stuff too. The stuff that's older, the junk doesn't tend to get played anymore. So, it's usually all the best stuff of that decade. I think there's also a nostalgia factor as well.
Exactly. We had plenty of terrible s**t in our day, too, it just didn't survive.
Load More Replies...Yeah, I never understood this. I like all types of music, new and old.
I don't enjoy listening to my teen music anymore (Smiths, Cure, Depeche Mode). But man, I can spend an entire day relaxing to Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong now. Whatever music you like that brings you happiness is awesome music. Your tastes will probably change over time because you will too.
My opinion: there are, to any given time, a few really good songs and a lot of c**p. With the time we'll remember the good ones and forget the shitty ones. So we subjectively remember the great old goodies and compare it with the entirety of the current music
It goes both ways. My 18 year old likes the music we listen to (a lot of 80s stuff along with current music) but her school friends always "hated" anything that was older than last year because it was old. I've never understood only liking music when it's on trend (mind you, my parents refused to allow anything other than pre-19thC classical to be played in the house when I was growing up so any form of pop music was foreign to me for a long time).
Most of us click with music we get into in our teens. That means that no matter what we think of it, teens today are forming their identities, tastes, and even ambitions around the music they're hearing now, just like we did. And that is awesome and beautiful. There is always amazing music to discover, and each generation reflects the pop culture of the time in unique ways. Celebrate it.
This is another one that is far too generalized. The music industry has completely changed over the last few decades and become increasingly over saturated. For example! 60,000 songs are added to Spotify, daily!! Millions of songs are released each year - this was not the case even 30 years ago.
I’m seeing a revival of interest in music from the 60s through the 80s especially. I’m 30 something and I say give me that music any day as well as music from before World War II!
Hell, I have a great stash of music from before WWI! Hearing how one thing led to the next is fascinating.
Load More Replies...I'm 57 and I keep finding new music to listen to. Admittedly, it's generally not what's popular, but there is fantastic music out there. Check out the YouTube channel "Epidemic Indie."
You’d probably love Max Richter and Ludovico Einaudi, then!
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Gen Z. Yeah, they do some cringy sh*t, but I have peers in their 30’s and 40’s who also do some cringy s**t.
Pretty much every generation did some cringy shít in their adolescent years. It's a rite of passage.
Yes. I was fortunate that my cringey adolescent years aren't memorialized on social media.
Load More Replies...Just try to find a teen in any time period who doesn't/didn't do cringy s**t.
not sure, those tiktok challenges like Tide pod or knock out or milk crate are just so dumb/stupid/dangerous
Swallowing live goldfish was a thing. Licking the backs of toads was a thing. Wearing your hair in front of (only) one eye was a thing. Why, 100 years ago, teenaged girls started showing their ankles in public! My thing was dying my hair purple.
Load More Replies...Gen X'er here. I cannot say a goddamn thing about millennials or Zoomers, because I remember how we dressed in high school. Acid wash jeans and Aqua Net Super Hold. Yup. I totally withhold judgment.
Yeah… We have to keep quiet until the day we die. That’s just how it is.
Load More Replies..."Gen-Z" is such a stupid meme name of modern youth... "Millenials", "boomers" - whats next, gen-Omikron"? :D And most of young generation is pretty normal, i dont see from where this one is comming.
You can't label a whole generation as one thing, they're all full of individuals.
Chris Pratt. I'll never understand why Twitter progressives hate him so much. "He's part of a homophobic church" they say. But you know who else is? AOC and Joe Biden. "He didn't endorse Biden so he must be a Trump supporter." I can't understand how anyone could possibly think this makes sense when he literally donated money to Obama in 2012.
I don't get the whole "if you're not with us you're against us" sh!t. There's a middle ground, you know.
Because people are comfortable with dichotomous thinking - it's both lazy and easy
Load More Replies...They took a bunch of unverified info and assumptions and ran with it. That's the Twitter mob in a nutshell.
He got rid of his elderly family cat because he didn’t want to deal with caring for an elderly cat anymore while starting a family. On Twitter nonetheless. That’s about all it takes for me. Life long commitment, people. Don’t see how what AOC and Biden are doing exonerate Chris Pratt, if other accusations happen to be true. The cat thing just ended it for me. And his comments to upset fans were terrible too. He didn’t deserve death threats, but no redemption here. He just comes off as an a** too. 🤷♀️
Good points. Sounding like an a$$ and doing some sh!tty things doesn't deserve death threats. I've been thinking of rehoming some of my cats, it is a lot to keep up with and they get ignored a lot these days. But the thought of posting in one of the local animal care groups makes me physically ill, just because of how the members act. I'd love for them to have a better life but how people act prevent me from finding them one
Load More Replies...Me too. I'm part of a church widely viewed as homophobic too! But I don't consider myself to be, as I'm very much queer! Just because you have beliefs in a church doesn't mean you necessarily agree with every little statement.
Load More Replies...He got hate for posting tweet about his kid , and not mention his older kid. It's ridiculous.
The one I saw about that was the post announcing his daughter's birth. She was born healthy and he was grateful. His son has some issues from his birth and people took it as a snub to his son. Wtf?! Who isn't grateful that their child is born healthy, regardless of the status of your other kids?!
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The word moist
Put the moist curd into the crevice of the giblets. Watch out for the phlegm ointment, it can fester.
Load More Replies...I never understood the hatred for "moist". I went most of my life with it just being another word, and then one day, all of a sudden everyone on the internet was telling each other to hate it. I'm convinced most people would never have even thought of it if it hadn't become a meme. Brownies are moist. Cake is moist. Grass after rain is moist. Why hate "moist" but not "damp" or "wet"? Like, picture a moldy shower. That's not moist, that's damp. Sorry, I don't get it.
It's not necessarily the meaning of the word but also something associated with the sound when you speak it, for some reason, I guess. Different people have different words that make them cringe for no apparent reason. I have several.
Load More Replies...I know this probably dates me but I grew up with Duncan Hines cake mixes being advertised as making MOIST cakes.
Load More Replies...This one is really dumb. It's a word your the one that associates it with something sexual. I associate it with cake.
My brain read that and I involuntarily squirmed a bit. Personally I put the word “panties” in the same category (I’m Australian and it’s a commonly used word here).
I have never known anyone else who hates the word panties! I HATE IT SO MUCH!
Load More Replies...I think this one is more a meme than anything. The only people who seem to 'care' about it only do so to garner attention.
Ed Sheeran
what's wrong with him? Poor guy has become a meme just because he's a redhead and the song Shape of You
I'm sure when he feels sad from all the hate comments, he just takes a dive at his pool full of coins, scrooge mcduck style
its not a liquid its a great many objects that form a hard floor like surface
Load More Replies...People don't like him?! I adore him. His music is amazing and his talent, even more so. He's just a good dude.
Old baby boomer here. My introduction to Ed was via the film "Yesterday." He was sweet and humble. I enjoyed the songs. People who don't enjoy his music shouldn't listen to it. Why must people express so much hate for someone?
Load More Replies...I haven't seen hate for him either, just a general sense of confusion. Like how did an averagely attractive guy with an averagely good singing voice become so incredibly popular so quickly? He's a great songwriter of course, but most songwriters don't achieve that level of fame.
The thing is... his music isn't, like, HORRIBLE (except Shape of You, that one is awful). Some of his songs are even kinda enjoyable. I think the hate for him doesn't stem from how bad his music is, but from how disproportionate is the quality of his music and the hype around it.
No. Just no. It really isn't. I'd go so far as to say it's objectively bad.
Load More Replies...It's not for his being ginger or for a certain song, it's because all we heard in the UK Pop charts for months was half the songs from that one album. The irony being that the people who put him in the charts for loving those songs slowly started to hate him as it was all they heard every time the radio was put on. I love his songs it didn't bother me 😁
Sweatpants.
Does the world hate it now? I'm so behind on all of the hating I'm supposed to do, man
I know! I haven’t even gotten started hating Gen Z, and now I find out I’m supposed to hate millennials too. I’m never going to catch up.
Load More Replies...Well, they are a step up from pyjama pants when you are doing the shopping on work from home days
I hate the pajamas. I sound like an old coot, but please. Make just a little effort.
Load More Replies...Patton Oswalt did such a great bit in one of his stand-up albums about sweatpants. The album was "Finest Hour" and it was right about the time his daughter was a toddler. It was brilliant.
comic sans
I think for this one it's more like a 'don't use it in a professional setting if you want to be taken seriously'. This ranges from inter-office memos to billboards.
The irony is that I know dozens of people who do use it in a professional setting - and they're all authors. For some reason, using comic sans as your font, rather than the default Times New Roman, has some kind of effect on your brain that makes you more productive when writing creatively. I've tried it, and it really does work!
Load More Replies...I once got a rejection letter in comic sans. That was the worst insult ever.
I was once called a Muslim witch. That was the most confusing insult ever.
Load More Replies...I love comic sans. I always use it. Comic sans and comfortaa.
Comic sans has really bad readability. And readability is what we use fonts for. So it's a bad font. Here's a nice article going deeper into why designers hate Comic sans: https://designforhackers.com/blog/comic-sans-hate/
I've seen some studies where it and other san serif fonts are better for people with reading disabilities like dyslexia. I still hate it.
Load More Replies...Me! I hate it! I prefer serifs anyway, but Comic Sans got overused for everything to the point where I feel like it's mocking me whenever it pops up in professional settings. I can smell its malevolence.
Load More Replies...Someone told me recently that comic sans improves reading ability and comprehension in some people with mental issues (a number of which I have), according to the British Dyslexia Association. Definitely something to keep in mind when ragging on it (which I've stopped doing).
Toyota Prius. It's just a car.
I got called ‘another lying lib’ at the gas station as I put $30 of gas in my car to while he put $150 in his tiny manhood compensator truck … Do they not see the irony ..?? I gave up long ago …
Um...lying about what, exactly? People are f*****g idiots.
Load More Replies...At issue it the fact that *early* adopters were often just virtue signalling, just like born-agains, newly hatches vegans, tree-huggers etc. The Prius is actually a damn-good transportation unit with excellent economy, longevity, and reliability. Taxi-fleet favourites for this reason. This thumbs-up comes from a car nut who has owned big-block Dodge chargers and Chev suburbans, and other gas-guzzlers.
Here in Los Angeles, the early adopters could be insufferable. The Prius itself has proven a robust transportation appliance.
Load More Replies...I've ridden in one. Quieter interior than anything else I've ever been in.
But it's a ghastly interior. The gear leaver looks like a toy and the digital dash is horrendous. It's as bad as a new Defender.
Load More Replies...I drive a 14-year-old Prius mostly because it's dirt cheap to own and drive. It's long since paid for, insurance on it is low, and it gets great gas mileage. Dudes spending $150 filling up their giant, lifted penis extension can call me whatever they want and I'll just laugh.
Ok, I used to hate Toyota Priuses. Well, not actually the car, but the Prius drivers. When they first came out, it seemed like only the worst drivers bought them. Every time you'd come across a Prius, it's owner was doing something incredibly stupid. Nowadays though, the Prius has become much more popular and there seems to be a more diverse group of drivers owning them. So I don't notice the bad driving behavior from their drivers as much and generally don't hate them anymore.
anime dubs
Personally, I despise anime dubs because they sound almost emotionless compared to the Japanese version. That being said, I don't go out of my way to hate on dub watchers. Just let people enjoy what they like
The voices sound like they all are dubbed by the same person! Don't care for anime, but go ahead. Live and let live.
Load More Replies...For me it's what i see first and how close they match the original. Some i down right hate, some are good enough to watch when i wanna be lazy and some i cant tell a difference between the 2. Trigun is a perfect example of that last one. My fiance is slowly getting into anime so dubs are easier for him to follow along so that's what we watch. He knows on some things i really hate the dubs but if i can get him to watch more with me it's a small price to pay
It depends on which on you hear first. Watching it with other voicing can sound weird afterwards. The only one that doesn't sound weird to me in either Japanese or English is Fullmetal Alchemist but I might be biased cause I love that. Also, sometimes they add English outtakes to the set and add it to scenes which makes some great laughs.
I don't like watching things with dubbing in general because I feel weird when the voice isn't coordinated with lip movement. That's why when I don't understand the language, I prefer to watch with subtitles, if possible. However, I don't hate dubs - many people either aren't able to read subtitles so fast or have problems with wocusing on the movie and subs at the same time. So they shouldn't enjoy the anime/movie because many people don't like dubs? It doesn't make sense.
Dubs have gotten better, but it is still common for the voices used for adult women to sound like adolescents and for those used for younger women (much less high-schoolers or children) to be higher-pitched.
Also (not restricted to anime) when you understand the spoken language (in part or in whole), the dubbed version can be radically different from what you understand. Particularly blunt or colloquial speech. For example in Food Wars, Ikumi Mito's nickname is dubbed "Meat-Meat" instead of Miku (or Meat) and Megumi Tadokoro and her entire hometown is dubbed with a Deep Southern dialect.
Load More Replies...I personally dislike them because the dubs' sound and the facial expressions don't have the same passion. Monotone English "I hate you." But the character's head is practically exploding.
Ah bless, I would love you to say that about Hayao Miyazaki’s work which has won countless awards. I find it odd that you despise all anime and manga as it has had such a profound influence on popular media worldwide. So what would you consider intelligent media? -signed, a former translator and localizer and current sociolinguist
Load More Replies...If someone is not hurting themselves or anyone else. Let them be who they are, let them do the stuff they want to do. If someone else is doing something doesn't mean you have to. So let people listen to boybands, eat cilantro and wear fur suits, it is a harmless thing that makes them happy.
It does strike me odd that all of humanity has silently agreed to hate specific people
Well in the case of Jabba the Putz, it's well-deserved.
Load More Replies...I'm a boomer, gays weren't on the scene when I was growing up, so I did have to adjust some ideas. But it wasn't that difficult. I'm straight, but why should I care if someone isn't? People should focus on the important issues threatening civilization, like right wing terrorists or wearing black socks with sandals.
There are always things to question, but you can do so without insulting people. We need to interrogate the abuse depicted as romantic in Twilight and its inspo spin-offs, like Fifty Shades and After and 365 whatevers. But that can be done easily without putting down an entire reading demographic or gender.
Every week, there's group B who are so irritated with what group A does that they have to post it on the internet. Do they really think group A is gonna suddenly stop doing those things just because they complain? It all makes me wonder what kind of desperately judgy lives they live --- just for a moment.
I think it's a cycle. First, it's popular. Then a few people get tired of seeing it everywhere and make a few funny comments or whatever. Then a lot of people start agreeing. Lastly, people are like wait, it's not so bad. I'm not sure if most of these are really "hated" except by the most extreme.
If someone is not hurting themselves or anyone else. Let them be who they are, let them do the stuff they want to do. If someone else is doing something doesn't mean you have to. So let people listen to boybands, eat cilantro and wear fur suits, it is a harmless thing that makes them happy.
It does strike me odd that all of humanity has silently agreed to hate specific people
Well in the case of Jabba the Putz, it's well-deserved.
Load More Replies...I'm a boomer, gays weren't on the scene when I was growing up, so I did have to adjust some ideas. But it wasn't that difficult. I'm straight, but why should I care if someone isn't? People should focus on the important issues threatening civilization, like right wing terrorists or wearing black socks with sandals.
There are always things to question, but you can do so without insulting people. We need to interrogate the abuse depicted as romantic in Twilight and its inspo spin-offs, like Fifty Shades and After and 365 whatevers. But that can be done easily without putting down an entire reading demographic or gender.
Every week, there's group B who are so irritated with what group A does that they have to post it on the internet. Do they really think group A is gonna suddenly stop doing those things just because they complain? It all makes me wonder what kind of desperately judgy lives they live --- just for a moment.
I think it's a cycle. First, it's popular. Then a few people get tired of seeing it everywhere and make a few funny comments or whatever. Then a lot of people start agreeing. Lastly, people are like wait, it's not so bad. I'm not sure if most of these are really "hated" except by the most extreme.
