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People Are Sharing Things That Shouldn’t Be Socially Acceptable In 2022, And Some Are Controversial
We all live in a world governed by rules, common sense and socially acceptable norms. The latter ones refer to things that are generally viewed by the members of our society as being appropriate to engage in.
Although societal norms often vary from culture to culture, that doesn’t mean some of the generally accepted things are not to be questioned. With times changing, some of them feel outdated or raise more questions than they have answers.
This illuminating thread asked people to weigh in and list the things that are “socially acceptable but you can’t help but think ‘why?’” Below are some of the most illuminating responses, so scroll down!
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#1
Beauty pageants for children.
Karl Baxter 3 years ago
I doubt that anyone outside of the US thinks this is anything but creepy
“Being within a community, we are relatively conformist,” Dr Audrey Tang, a chartered psychologist and author of multiple books, including "Be A Great Manager Now," "The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness," and "The Leader's Guide to Resilience” told Bored Panda in an interview.
According to Dr Tang, this is nothing new and much of this collective approach can be traced back to the dawn of civilization. She calls it “a hangover from our past as a collective.” Dr Tang explained: “It was safer for the community to sleep at the same time because it meant that no one was sneaking into your cave to steal your stuff.”
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#2
Rich megachurch pastors.
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:19-21
#3
Abuse towards men, it’s still laughed at when a man says it happened to him.
#4
Texting while driving doesn’t get enough hate.
Antz Online 3 years ago
they can't walk and text without tripping or hitting a pole, yet think they can drive and text
Moreover, we have a fundamental drive to be part of a group. “We have always been safer together, and inclusion – even if you are near the bottom of the pack – still means you are part of something bigger.”
Dr Tang argues that "social norms" are the cultures, behaviors and expectations which make up society. “They can differ from community to community, but in many ways, adherence allows us to know where we fit within our group.”
She continued: “When we live in a society with others (and this is evident in the animal kingdom), we tend to understand our ‘place’ in the pack through acknowledging ourselves in comparison to others – with the goal being access to resources. In humans, we are fighting less over a perceived scarcity of food and water, but (especially in the social media world) a need for acknowledgment and validation.”
#5
Pockets in female clothing… I am a male. My daughters cannot understand why there is fake pockets in all womenswear.
Na Schi 3 years ago (edited)
THIS! This everytime annoyes the fûck out of me! This can literally ruin any shopping experience. So thank god for internet shopping and filter functions. I completely stopped to buy brands/designs that doesn't allow women to have pockets or only provide pixie-pockets that are smaller than the one in a toddler's sweat pants.
jade s 3 years ago
I will now and forever know of them as pixie-pockets. This is brilliant.
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Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
It's simple marketing. All we'd have to do to see change is boycott anything with small pockets for a season. Bam, no more tiny pockets. Who's with me?
Tracy Wallick 3 years ago
Whoever invented fake pockets needs to be tried for crimes against humanity.
Ella Carzana 3 years ago
Some of them are actual pockets just sewn shut until they're purchased it's to make them look better on hangers. But we women definitely need more and bigger pockets!!
Na Schi 3 years ago
@Ella C.: I agree with you, sometimes they are sewn shut - but this can easily be figured out. Because usually those are not completely sewn, so that you can poke a finger inside to know. (Or checking simply the inside of the clothing). I'm not complaining about those, actually I don't mind to "tear"(?) them open. The audacity to add fake pockets or itsy bitsy tiny ones is what gets my blood boiling. So yeah, we need pockets and of the bigger/better kind.
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Nothing_To_See_Here_Folks 3 years ago (edited)
One time i got an old jeans that used to be my brother's, ny phone fitted completely in the pocket and i was shocked
Owen Jarvis 3 years ago
I think everyone should be allowed pockets. Like... I have loads, why can't women? I'd be lost without mine. Although you can always buy men's cargo pants/work pants. But it's not the same.
Squirrelly Panda 3 years ago
Definitely not the same. My waist is far smaller than my hips, so men's pants that make it over my hips have waistband that are 2 to 3 inches bigger than my waist and prone to falling.
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Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
The only women's garments that have large pockets are blouses, which often have pockets placed directly over the bosoms. Do designers really think we're going to put something in those pockets?
Mario Strada 3 years ago
OK, I have been reading about this for ages now. How is it possible that garment manufacturers haven't got the hint yet? I know little about the business, but if I did, I'd open the "Real pocket Jeans store" on Amazon and probably make a killing.
Na Schi 3 years ago
@ Mario S.: I'm sure you would! And don't forget the skirts/dress section too. I'm not sure why pockets can't be included in a swinging dress line. Only exception would be pencil skirts/thight fitting dresses - but then the women consciously choose to get into this.
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Ugh, this. I'm so happy more places are putting pockets in women's clothing...especially skirts and dresses. One of my favorite things about Torrid here in the states is a lot of their clothes have real pockets and it's glorious. Now just got to get the rest of the industry onboard.
David Brown 3 years ago
I absolutely agree. But I'mma dude and unknowingly bought a pair of shorts that had 4 regular looking pockets but only 2 of them are real. I don't understand going through the trouble to make it look like there's a pocket instead of just leaving it blank.
Heather Batey 3 years ago
Yes! I've literally gotten pants with a pocket that was sewn shut. Why make a pocket and then not give me access to it.
ohjojo (you/your's) 3 years ago
Real pockets on the chest of female t-shirts. Who is keeping stuff in there?
Roxas 3 years ago
My aunt told me most female clothes don't have pockets because then females wont find the need to buy purses and she also said some purses are made with cheap fabric so females have to buy another purse every year or month she also said the higher the price on the purse is to make females believe that it's a really strong purse when it's actually not so she told me just to buy a backpack I mean you can fit more in a backpack but most of the time backpacks aren't that great to bring to fancy places.
Ruth Hempsey 3 years ago
My revenge. I pass my heavy purse to my husband every time I need hands to check stuff out while shopping. 58 years and he still doesn't mind. Just as well since everything we BOTH need is inside the damn purse.
Squirrelly Panda 3 years ago
Black scrubs pants for lightweight casual wear. Gigantic pockets, decent fit for most sizes, inexpensive, surprisingly tough for such lightweight material. I'm tempted to wear scrub tops regularly outside of work too, more pockets and comfortable.
Kaitlyn Najvar 3 years ago
So I found out they actually do this because they want to have a more fitted style and not have a bulky pocket in the way. I mean honestly, I would want function more than style lol.
Birma Gustafsson 3 years ago
It's amazing to think that in victorian times womens pockets were in in all clothes and they were bigger than the men's! Skirts had pockets so big and deep you could carry a book in it! Cycling "secret" pants - looking like skirts but was really pants - also had deep, voluminous pockets! MORE POCKETS, DEEP ENOUGH FOR CARRYING BOOKS!!!
Dean Turner 3 years ago
Sometimes the pockets aren't actually fake, you just need to cut out the thread that keeps it shut for shipping and display. They do it to men's jackets, too.
Billie Jo Stokes 3 years ago
Fake pockets are the WORST. Why go to the trouble of stitching a pocket detail without providing an actual pocket?
Brian Droste 3 years ago
Maybe why woman's clothing have small pockets is that it makes women's clothing looks aesticslly pleasing.
Micah Chips 🇺🇦 3 years ago
the pants I'm wearing right now are from the men's section and I swear I could fit the entire contents of Mary Poppins's bag in here, it's awesome
Ange Marsden 3 years ago
I live in blazers because they're the only item of women's clothing with a big enough pocket for a phone. ONE item of clothing...
Liam Lowenthal 3 years ago
I was told it's a fashion thing, in order to save materials. I don't get it, just put pockets on the damn things. People act like women don't carry things outside of purses. That's stupid.
Nathan Wolfe 3 years ago
Its Big Purse paying women's clothes manufactures to not use pockets so more purses are sold. Be like my wife: buy men's jeans and hem them for a semi-custom fit.
Pg130 3 years ago
Often, at least in men's clothing, there is a stitch or two that needs to be cut or broken in order for the pockets to open; especially the lower ones on the jacket ( the outer pockets ). Maybe it is the same with women's clothing? Not sure though.
Littlebunnyfufu 3 years ago
Only sometimes, more than not with women's clothing the pockets are decorative rather than functional.
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iseefractals 3 years ago
I agree this is dumb, but it's more due to the style of clothing. If you're buying a pair of skin tight pants, realistically there isn't really that much room for pockets to hold much of anything, from the design/fashion perspective, including pockets that can hold much of anything are going to ruin the look of the design, as well as nullify the whole reason one would want to wear skin tight pants in the first place, presumably to show off the curves of ones body. Of course this could also be due to the rise of "fast fashion" and it's just a cost cutting thing so they can keep churning out $5 piece of c**p that look a certain way. Baggy pants don't seem to have this issue as much, nor do higher quality/costlier articles of clothing. It's dumb, but it's going to continue as long as everyone keeps buying them.
Przemo 3 years ago
Most of the time these “fake pockets” are in fact very real. They’re just sewn up to retain shape longer. If we are talking about formal attire, they shouldn’t be used anyway. But if you need them, just cut the thread inside with a knife, it’s easy.
Littlebunnyfufu 3 years ago
As if we haven't thought of this. Honestly, the number of times it's mentioned is insulting. I check every time and imagine my disappointment every time it's decorative rather than sewn up. More than not, they're decorative or so small as to be rendered useless.
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Sarah Moeding 3 years ago
To be clear here, though, this particular photo isn't necessarily one of those items of clothing. The pocket is sewn lightly shut in garments like this to ensure not getting mussed in shipment and for a polished look on the hanger in store. Just use seam ripper, and boom pockets!
Ruth Hempsey 3 years ago
I long-ago learnt that my husband's clothes are more comfy and convenient than things I have to buy for myself. I wear his old shirts for gardening, and men's sweatshirts are way better quality and size than women's wear ones. Unfortunately pants aren't exchangable. I have long legs and a short torso and he's the opposite, or I'd wear man pants too. Can you believe robes often don't have a pocket for even a tissue? Manufacturers should get smart. I don't buy inconvenient clothing any more. Helps that I'm an old woman though. 😊
Metalhead Turtle 🇺🇦 3 years ago
For those looking for a dress* with pockets: look into what's called a swim dress. It's essentially a cover-up and there are varieties that have pockets! * This comment doesn't apply to wedding dresses.
Kelly Taylor 3 years ago
It's the men in the fashion industry reminding women that they're not important enough to carry stuff in their pockets and that they should let their man carry it
TheNumberVII 3 years ago
Agree. Disclaimer: I have 0 understanding of women's fashion, which I know has a rich history for everything. With that said, pockets, were not always a thing. Historically, I would say it is a fairly recent addition. While new manufacturing techniques makes the following reasoning less valid, it does speak to current fashion industry. Traditionally adding pockets was an extra "complication," which required more work and therefore made the clothing more expensive to produce and communicated a certain wealth status. A good example of this is a ticket pocket on a suit jacket (that little pocket on a men's suit above larger pocket) or real buttons on the cuffs of the said jacket. Having fake anything, communicates that you know better but you cannot afford better, at least it should. When industry leading brands start taking it up, at the time when manufacturing is less complicated just shows disconnect and lack of understanding, and knowledge by designers.
Susan Reid Smith 3 years ago
Pockets were a thing until the Regency Era when dresses became long and narrow. Before then, they were a separate accessory that was tied on under the skirt and accessed through a slit in the side of the skirt.
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Kymber-Leigh Means 3 years ago
In women's jackets, they are most not fake. They are stitched closed but you can use a seam ripper and open them up. Its the ones on the back of jeans that are annoying. Those are fake.
Shannon Epps 3 years ago
I hate it so much I completely change the way I dress and almost exclusively where a man's pants
DrGirlfriend 3 years ago
I have a thing I found out that men sizes fit me as my hips are high and ribs low making my mid small, long legs. Pants are long in crotch or short in legs POCKETS DONT EXIST. My son's are about my wieght so I put their pants on and for me better. I'm a size 4/6 about 125-135 pounds. I can wear a 28x30 perfectly in men's and the waist is good length is perfect cheaper than women's for better and ..... POCKETS.!!!!! I added my size just in case anyone with similar issues wants to try it.
Toni Horn 3 years ago
I'm built that way but taller, with a 34 inch inseam. I began buying men's Levi's back in the 80's because ALL the women's jeans were high waisted, which went to my ribs. And none of them were long enough. My sister was wearing Gloria Vanderbilt's and I was wearing 501's
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Just this morning I put my phone down on the altar at church before a funeral and forgot it was there. I was able to retrieve it before the funeral started, but it never would have happened if my dress had had pockets!!
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Just bragging that I found jeans that have normal pockets that are deep and fit my phone with ease. I ordered like 6 pairs from Amazon; the denim is stretchy, good quality and they're bell bottoms 😊
Kady LaHaie 3 years ago
All women's clothes and colors suck. Buy from the dudes section like me.
Daycare Attendant Sun 3 years ago
They expect you to buy a purse/handbag/clutch and a matching wallet.
Bobby 3 years ago
This picture isn't the best example. Even with men's suits the pockets are typically sewn shut until you pull that stitch out. The worse I've seen though is on some brands of jeans they obviously use the same pre-made pockets on both, but stitch the pocket halfway up on women's
cadena kuhn 3 years ago
Fun tip all womens clothes from hot topic have pockets. Even the evening gowns
CP 3 years ago
Are they fake? Many "fake" pockets become real pockets when you cut the stitches closing it.
Poly Amorous 3 years ago
Why would they close it in the first place? And why are they so small nonetheless?
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BBsparkster614 3 years ago
Purse consonant: “women need purses because their pockets are so short” leg wear company: women don’t need pockets because purses exists”
girlsrock4ever 3 years ago
Pockets are SOOO convenient... you can carry around stuff in there AND your hands. Why would you deprive females of such a great invention. (Not sarcasm, btw)
Rodrick Heffley 3 years ago
Oml I was having a conversation about this the other day ‐ my male friend thinks it's funny and told me to buy male pants
Deiya Doyle-Mujakperuo 3 years ago
Use your brain. We buy them bECAUSE WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE.
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Gender reveals.
Red rockin lobster 3 years ago
Man, this is annoying. It's interesting only for you and eventually the grandparents but the joy would be the same also by telling them over the phone, over dinner etc. Seriously, nobody cares.
Dr Tang also claims that building self-esteem has focused on appreciating the self but often in comparison to others “(e.g. I didn’t win… but at least I didn’t come last).” She added that “While in many ways this was more important historically where there was more of a 'fight' for resources, the 'competition' has now moved to social media and 'likes' - and as such this may now also play a huge part in what is acceptable.”
#8
Working while sick.
This expectation needs to stop. Being expected to work while sick doesn't make a good employee, it makes a bad employer. That's saying nothing of how this expectation leads to the rest of the employees getting sick too. There was a reason everyone at my previous job called the place the petri dish, if one person got sick literally everyone else would too because you either worked or went to the unemployment line.
#9
People asking couples when are they going to make baby.
Destiney Haddox 3 years ago
I embarrass them by saying something like "oh so you are thinking of us having sex, hu? You weirdo!" Freaks them out enough to stop talking about it. Then if they get persistent I say I hate kids, even though I really don't.
#10
People listening to loud music on their phone in public transports without headphone.
Dr Tang argues that we often feel fear of judgment because of a tendency to live our life according to a series of ‘shoulds.’Although if you ask anyone, they are likely not to be able to tell you where their rules came from.
“For example, who said that ‘women should be caring and nurturing?’; who said that ‘men shouldn’t cry?’ Who said that we should/shouldn’t be a certain weight/size/shape, etc.” Dr Tang added: “and more importantly, is anyone still saying it?!”
#12
Assuming a childfree woman in the family will babysit your kid whenever you want to go out.
#13
Unpaid internship for students.
A poor student can't afford the costs that go along with the internship.
Destiney Haddox 3 years ago
Unpaid internships are meant to teach the student but many companies take advantage and make them do work for free. It's actually illegal to have your intern do any work that contributes to the income or business services, that's why they get coffee in many movies and pop culture. People need to know their rights as an intern and report companies that take advantage and have their intern making the company money.
Nonetheless, it is often easier to simply conform. “And there results an unconscious lesson – shout long enough and loud enough and people may go along with you to shut you up.”Moreover, a lot of our beliefs are imposed unconsciously through the stories we watch in the media, in our culture, in our families and in our overall experience, Dr Tang argues.
#14
Those baby/children’s clothes with sayings like “future heartbreaker” or “does this shirt make me look fat?” Why?
Biliegh Berrie 3 years ago
I never allowed my kids to dress beyond their years or my daughter in inappropriate clothing. I never understood parents who put their 5 year old daughters in daisy dukes and half shirts. Or any kind of clothing like it.
#16
Asking a women when she is going to marry and why doesn't she have a boyfriend. Asking a couple when they are going to have kids. There are a lot of couples that can't get pregnant and asking that is like rubbing the wound with salt
Mama Panda 3 years ago
When I was single and was asked why I didn't have a boyfriend I told them I had a shower head I didn't need one
“Sometimes, especially when we have so much going on, we don’t have time to stop and think – we don’t always appreciate that some of our beliefs about what we ‘should/shouldn’t’ do are not necessarily healthy.” One thing we can do is ask ourselves, Dr Tang suggests, “How would I feel if I didn’t have that thought (i.e. about the other person judging me)?” and then behave accordingly.
#17
Using speakerphone in public places.
Or having loud (should be private) conversations in public like everyone wants to hear.
I was just waiting at the social security office and EVERYONE in there overheard this woman helping this man, I’m assuming her man?, fill out his paperwork. She was shouting questions like “do you have any mental disabilities?” “Do you take medication?” Lady, no one thinks that’s cool.
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Don't assume people are just rude. If I get a call, I have to put it on speaker because I am hard of hearing.
#18
Driving after drinking at all. You are operating a 2-ton murder mobile. Please give the road your full attention.
#19
How we have become so okay with so much consumption just for the sake of it.
Black Friday deals, "sales", new phone upgrades every year. It's all so weird.
Also working for 80000hrs of our lives is pretty weird too.
Sinkvenice 3 years ago
In 2008, there was an enormous queue of people outside a branch of Walmart for Black Friday. When the security guard unlocked the door to let everyone in, they barged through the doors and he died due to the stampede. People were literally running and stomping on his dead body. That's utter insanity. Such an extreme and scary case of "pack" behaviour.
When we are at odds with others, it is common to feel guilt. “Related to this is our self-esteem – which (unlike self compassion) is developed in comparison to others – if we see we are doing better, we feel better about ourselves.”
Dr Tang explained that “when we hear differing opinions, yes, the opinion itself may make us angry, but it causes us to question our own foundations, and unconsciously, our position in our own world… if someone else is different… could they end up being more 'powerful' (or at least get more access to the resources I want)?”
#20
Saying that your child is going to break so many hearts when they are older or saying to the mother to "save him for me" as a joke.
Just sexualising children in anyway especially when they are far too young to understand and begin to learn that its ok to grab a womans tits because when you did it your parents laughed and encouraged you when you were younger.
Its gross.
Daniel Yamada 3 years ago
Also, a woman can do this and get away with it. If a man does it, he could end up in the back seat of a police car or get beat up by whoever happens to hear him.
#21
Off leash badly trained dogs in public parks where others are trying to enjoy a picnic.
#22
Honking your horn while in traffic. What do you want me to do, drive through the cars blocking the road? These people are morons.
troufaki13 3 years ago
Maybe they think they have a magic horn that when you honk it, it will make the obstacle ahead disappear!
What’s unfortunate, according to Dr Tang, is the common behavior, rather than to show acceptance of difference, to try to negate that of the other. “It is the act of ‘normative idealization’ – what I do is normal, what you do is odd (it makes our own ego feel better); or we might alternatively just be picking on others to avoid thinking about our own problems – and something which makes them 'different' is an easy target.”
Sometimes it means by bringing someone down (rather than working to raise ourselves up), we feel better about ourselves, Dr Tang explained, and don’t need to admit we need to do something about our own insecurities.
#23
Telling a young person that they’ll change their mind eventually when they say they have no interest in ever getting married. Also telling someone they’ll want kids eventually even if they’re adamant about never having kids. Case in point, I would very much prefer to have two cats that I can love and pamper and cuddle with than a husband or wife. I refuse to give birth, I refuse to be pregnant, if it ever happens, I am getting an abortion. If I ever have kids, it’ll be through foster or adoption and it’ll only happen if I become moderately wealthy and can give those kids a good life, if not? My cats will be close enough to kids anyway.
#24
Full grown adults dating barely "legal" teens.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
Eh.... It depends on the situation... 48 year old person who has been "waiting" for the teen's 18th birthday, starts RIGHT in on them on that day - because hey, now it's legal! ... still gives me pause. 23 year old dating a 19 year old? Meh. Normal.
#25
Kids having social media accounts
Greg Williams 3 years ago
Depends on the social media, are you letting them watch some fun YouTube videos, talk to their friends on discord, or is it Snapchat and Instagram. Not all are blanketly bad, bur most of the image sharing ones are
#26
People smashing other people's face into cake when it's their birthday, or when newly weds are sharing a cake and they smear the cake onto their SO's face in the ceremony. Just, why? Not everyone thinks it's a fun, quirky thing to do, it ruins whatever makeup they're using, and most of the time I see it, the people with cake on their face gets pretty mad over it, and I think they're justified
#27
Untrained 'emotional support' animals. I’m all for service animals, but some people abuse the concept and just make sh*t up.
#28
Touching pregnant people's stomachs.
If I ever become pregnant and some rando decides that they can just start rubbing my stomach without asking then you bet I'm gonna be rubbing their stomach back
Judit Turi 3 years ago
Aaaand also... nobody dare to rub your SO's crotch, like "Good job,mate !"
#29
Being on your phone when having a conversation.
#30
Working 40+ hours a week for someone else for most of your adult life only to maybe get 10 years to enjoy life when you may be too old to enjoy it anymore
phil blanque 3 years ago
Whatever "dream" job we might imagine, it will never be wonderful all of the time. Clearly there are many people in the world without the means or options to choose their work, but there are many who can choose. By making the best choice and making the best of that choice, it is then a matter of attitude and perspective to enjoy the best parts and make it through the worst.
#31
Not wearing a seatbelt. BACKSEAT TOO.
Let me tell you a story.
We had a girl in our house, basically a medical foster placement. Your typical 4-5 yo before her ‘incident’.
Her family was going somewhere together, mom and grandma (I think) and they strapped her into the kid seat. But didn’t strap the kid seat into the seat of the car. Head on collision, and this little girl (+kid seat)is sent *through* the dash board. Can’t walk, talk, feed herself, be a 5 yo. Had a chunk of her skull smashed to bits, repaired, removed again because of an infection, and a plate added.
Ffs people. Wear your damn seatbelts. You become a potential projectile for the other people in the car too. No one is safe.
#32
Going to get crucified for this but getting drunk. I don't have a problem with drinking alcohol but the way people talk about how drunk they got with immense pride always baffled me. Also the fact that it's completely legal along with cigarettes when other things aren't is moronic.
Peej Maybe 3 years ago
This is a culture where I live. If you don't go out every weekend and get drunk, you're seen as socially inept by your colleagues. Personally I'd rather spend a whole bunch of money on something that gives me pleasure and is tangible, rather than something I'm going to pee out or throw up copiously while feeling like death warmed up
#33
Customer entitlement in retail. Returns culture. Posting bad reviews before trying to understand what actually went wrong when it comes to meeting their expectations.
Rachel w 3 years ago
This is mostly, and sadly, an American thing. It's because, for some dumb reason we have encouraged the phrase"the customer is always right". Which has led to entitled a*s customers who can never, ever, be wrong no matter how horrible or wrong they are. It's honestly our own fault.
#34
Being viewed as a failure if you don’t enter into a relationship, get married and/or have kids.
Ducki 3 years ago
I feel this. Every year of my life, I got straight A's and A+'s with almost no fail, am working on computer programming, never got glued to devices, won a lot of school awards...yet my parents still sorta hate me and threaten to disown me cause I'm NB and never want kids. Did I do that for nothing bruh 😭
#35
Giving up so much private data to companies without the option not to.
Elliot Fowler 3 years ago
I understand how shitty that is but it really is the main reason most of the internet is free. Imagine if you had to pay for every website you visit
#36
Oversharing everything and everywhere your kids or babies are. Like putting full names, tagging their school/frequented play areas, interests, etc. Friends and family ain’t the only people looking at this stuff.
Mama Panda 3 years ago
The good way for predators and pedophiles to find out more about your children and possibly abduct them.
#37
Taking pictures of strangers without permission when the context isn’t justified, especially covertly (bonus points if the person does it for the purposes of sharing/posting it). Am I the only one that thinks it is weird and creepy?
Beeps 3 years ago (edited)
It’s even worse when people mention that this is a problem and others then start justifying it. I’ve seen so many comments where people start preaching about “if you’re in a public space you’ll have to accept blah, blah, blah, if you don’t like it stay at home, blah, blah…” Why on earth would you defend something like this?
#38
grabbing people’s wheelchairs and pushing them without being asked or asking consent. pushing people around is rude as f**k and bullying behaviour, but if someone is on wheels suddenly it’s fine? no. don’t touch the chair
#39
Strangers touching all over babies. Pinching cheeks, picking them up and kissing them. I’ve had people come up to me at a store and open up her car seat cover to see her. And I’ve had people that know my mom (strangers to me) come up and kiss her and pinch her cheeks and pass her around when she was just a little infant. None of them cleaning their hands either. I enjoy seeing people that I know holding and loving on my child but at least ask especially if you are a stranger.
Beeps 3 years ago (edited)
Plus the constant need to overstimulate them. Had this at work, colleague brings in her new baby who is lying in its pram, totally calm and just peacefully looking around, enjoying being chill, when another colleague comes along and has to start tickling and groping the baby, making loads of silly noises and daft exaggerated faces. Why??? The poor mite was just totally happy and chill and now they’re all wound up and have been needlessly disturbed from their rest.
#40
Family YouTube channels, honestly they start really sweet and all but it progressively gets worse when money gets involved.
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
You can make them do pretty much what you want if you post enough comments!
#41
People casually talking negatively about an unattractive/ugly person in their vicinity and the people they are with never call them out on it and will go along with them. As an ugly woman this constantly happens to me.
Brooklynn Jackson 3 years ago
You may consider yourself ugly, but to some, you are pretty af. Besides, do looks really matter ? I know it is cliché but it is the truth! If people can't see that, they're hopeless. Love you!
#43
Companies calling your phone without your consent. We're just lucky thet there isn't a market big enough that you'd have to check who's calling every 5 minutes.
#44
Going "above and beyond" with no return in terms of work ethic.
#46
Needing to be in contact 24/7 in order to show interest in someone you’re dating
#47
Not knowing how to cook, prepare or pack food for yourself.
Na Schi 3 years ago (edited)
Have the feeling that this gets a little bit better, especially regarding the male part of society. I remember that my father never evolved further than making sandwiches, scrambled eggs or spaghetti (with ketchup), like a lot of my friends fathers. (Okay putting meat on a grill/bbq is a different topic). However my male friends almost all c**k with passion.
#48
Lawns. They're unnatural, useless and need too much water.
Psycho Cat 3 years ago
Unnatural? I don't get this one. I have a lawn in front of my house, with some flowers and small trees, never water it.
What do you think ?
Carol Emory 3 years ago
This is for Americans...having to drain your bank account to pay for medications so you can stay alive. Insulin costing $600 a month...Chemo treatments that can have you owing half a million or more before you're done. All because pharma companies know people are willing to pay anything to stay alive. It's wrong and immoral.
Laura 3 years ago
YESS! I'm only 18 and take several medications, all of which adds up to BIG- and SUPPOSEDLY i have the BEST insurance in America!! 😭
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SewingStaffy 3 years ago
I don't think the question was fully understood by many of the responders. More than half of these are not socially accepted. Bored Panda is getting quite boring
Seedy Vine 3 years ago
I've got one: Street preachers who holler through bullhorns at the general public about how they're going to Hell while ignoring the needy all around them. Judge not lest ye be judged.
gie 3 years ago
Shaming parents and guardians, especially moms, telling strangers, "No, don't touch my child", or, "Get away from us." I know society is getting better, but stop judging, looking down, or commenting how a parent is over reacting over nothing. It's not nothing, it's called a boundary.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
"Socially acceptable" varies widely within a single culture, let alone across them, so let's just stop with the idea that there's any One Right Way beyond "do unto others as you'd be done unto".
tuzdayschild 3 years ago (edited)
Believing your opinion is worth so much more than someone else's. P.S. Not knowing the difference between opinion and fact.
Monday 3 years ago
Absolutely! If you like the look of fur then go for synthetic!
Load More Replies... Rob Eman 3 years ago
Car alarms should not be legal. They are nuisance and don't deter as intended. Not to mention provably bad for everyone's mental health.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Everyone's so used to them crying wolf every time the wind blows the wrong way that we don't react to them at all, except maybe by rolling our eyes.
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Dustin West 3 years ago
Also how come no mention of: Letting your child decide their gender when they aren't even old enough to know what it really means. If your child hasn't hit puberty then don't let them decide what gender they are.
Dustin West 3 years ago
How did "wearing your pants so low that we can see your underwear" not make the cut? Is it because it would be viewed as stereotyping?
Melammu Tumultus 3 years ago
Politicians being corrupt without repercussions, excessive taxation, super-rich getting outrageous tax breaks and misuse of tax money
Dustin West 3 years ago
Lots of these are just things people do or say for conversation. Like the "when are you going to have a baby" or "when are you guys going to get married" this is all just conversation starters. I don't see anything wrong with either of those questions. If you don't want kids or don't plan on getting married then that's how you answer those questions. Why not just post on here: And can we please stop talking to each other, just because we know each other and are friends/family doesn't make it ok to talk to me.
Carol Emory 3 years ago
This is for Americans...having to drain your bank account to pay for medications so you can stay alive. Insulin costing $600 a month...Chemo treatments that can have you owing half a million or more before you're done. All because pharma companies know people are willing to pay anything to stay alive. It's wrong and immoral.
Laura 3 years ago
YESS! I'm only 18 and take several medications, all of which adds up to BIG- and SUPPOSEDLY i have the BEST insurance in America!! 😭
Load More Replies... SewingStaffy 3 years ago
I don't think the question was fully understood by many of the responders. More than half of these are not socially accepted. Bored Panda is getting quite boring
Seedy Vine 3 years ago
I've got one: Street preachers who holler through bullhorns at the general public about how they're going to Hell while ignoring the needy all around them. Judge not lest ye be judged.
gie 3 years ago
Shaming parents and guardians, especially moms, telling strangers, "No, don't touch my child", or, "Get away from us." I know society is getting better, but stop judging, looking down, or commenting how a parent is over reacting over nothing. It's not nothing, it's called a boundary.
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
"Socially acceptable" varies widely within a single culture, let alone across them, so let's just stop with the idea that there's any One Right Way beyond "do unto others as you'd be done unto".
tuzdayschild 3 years ago (edited)
Believing your opinion is worth so much more than someone else's. P.S. Not knowing the difference between opinion and fact.
Monday 3 years ago
Absolutely! If you like the look of fur then go for synthetic!
Load More Replies... Rob Eman 3 years ago
Car alarms should not be legal. They are nuisance and don't deter as intended. Not to mention provably bad for everyone's mental health.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Everyone's so used to them crying wolf every time the wind blows the wrong way that we don't react to them at all, except maybe by rolling our eyes.
Load More Replies... Dustin West 3 years ago
Also how come no mention of: Letting your child decide their gender when they aren't even old enough to know what it really means. If your child hasn't hit puberty then don't let them decide what gender they are.
Dustin West 3 years ago
How did "wearing your pants so low that we can see your underwear" not make the cut? Is it because it would be viewed as stereotyping?
Melammu Tumultus 3 years ago
Politicians being corrupt without repercussions, excessive taxation, super-rich getting outrageous tax breaks and misuse of tax money
Dustin West 3 years ago
Lots of these are just things people do or say for conversation. Like the "when are you going to have a baby" or "when are you guys going to get married" this is all just conversation starters. I don't see anything wrong with either of those questions. If you don't want kids or don't plan on getting married then that's how you answer those questions. Why not just post on here: And can we please stop talking to each other, just because we know each other and are friends/family doesn't make it ok to talk to me.
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