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Stormflier , Helena Lopes / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Hate is a powerful and complex feeling. Interestingly, there is no clear consensus among scholars about its exact nature. Some describe hate as an emotion, others see it as an attitude or sentiment, and still others regard it as a blend of anger, contempt, and disgust. While some researchers think hate is simply an extreme form of anger or dislike, many believe it to be a distinct and unique experience altogether.

But why do we experience it? To find out, Bored Panda reached out to Clara Pretus, a psychology professor and researcher in social neurosciences, and the director of the Social Brain Lab.

“We hate things that we perceive as posing an existential threat to us,” Pretus explains. “This could be a physical threat—something that puts our life at risk—or a symbolic threat, something that endangers our values and way of life.”

She goes on to say, “Our response to hate is to either avoid or eliminate the object of our hate because we don't believe it will ever stop being a threat. This is different from anger; when we’re angry at someone, we’re still giving them a second chance, believing they can change. With hate, the sense of danger is so strong that it activates our fight or flight response, preparing us to either attack or defend ourselves.”

#2

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate People who choose not to drink who aren't recovering alcoholics or pregnant.

People who do drink but have decided they don't feel like drinking that night. Their reasoning being they simply don't want to.

Final score:

140points

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Ellinor 1 month ago

There seems to be such a pressure from people for you to drink... I hate spending 10 minutes explaining that I don't drink because I just don't want to (which is a perfectly fine reason).

36points

mrpunukesh , Engin Akyurt / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#3

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Changing your mind. People act like it's a sign of weakness, but it actually shows growth. Admitting you're wrong or seeing things differently is how you evolve, not something to be ashamed of.

Final score:

128points

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Beak Hookage 1 month ago

Richard Dawkins told a story which really illustrates the value of this sort of thing. He had a professor who had a certain theory he absolutely loved and was always talking about. Then one day a visiting scientist gave a presentation which proved the theory to be completely wrong. Whereupon the professor went up to him, shook him by the hand and said "Thankyou so much - you've proven I was wrong all these years!"

6points

CosmoAlways , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

This defense mechanism is evident in the brain. A neuroimaging study by Professor Semir Zeki and John Romaya of the Wellcome Laboratory of Neurobiology at UCL showed that looking at the faces of people we hate activates areas of the premotor cortex, which prepares us for action. It also activates the insula, a brain region linked to internal bodily states, including disgust. “This area also activates in response to romantic love, which may explain why people say there’s a thin line between love and hate,” says Pretus.

Zeki adds, “The putamen, another brain area, could also be involved in preparing for aggressive acts, even in a romantic context, like when a rival poses a threat. Previous studies suggest the insula is engaged by distressing stimuli, and seeing both a loved and a hated face might trigger such a response.”

He further explains, “One marked difference between love and hate is that, while love deactivates large parts of the cerebral cortex associated with judgment and reasoning, hate only deactivates a small area in the frontal cortex. This might seem surprising since hate can also be an all-consuming passion, like love. But in romantic love, the lover is often less critical, while in hate, the hater may become more judgmental, calculating moves to harm or seek revenge.”

#4

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Sleeping in. People act like you're a useless member of society if you sleep past 10.

Final score:

122points

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Alexia 1 month ago

If I can't go to bed before 3 AM, and then I sleep in until 11, that's not a sign of "laziness". That's my chronotype.

49points

Ineedavacation1999 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#5

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Sitting idle. I hate it when it's labelled as "wasting time". You need some time for your brain to slow off and just exist. It's not a crime.

Final score:

113points

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Not-a-Clue (she/her) 1 month ago

I've learnt that ''to sit' and 'to rest' are both verbs, so I AM doing something when I choose these activities (particularly necessary for someone who has chronic fatigue, and particularly difficult for someone who was brought up by a mother who never stopped, and thought sitting except when at the dinner table was the height of laziness. These two facts may or not be related...)

18points

Hopeful-Passion-2221 , Magali Guimarães / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#6

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Spiders. They eat things you don't want in your house. Try and leave them alone.

Final score:

112points

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Alexia 1 month ago

I learned to tolerate spiders during lockdown. At some point I even named one of them, and used to greet it every morning :)))

32points

Titan_Tails , Ilyas Chabli / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Pretus’s work focuses on how political extremism impacts decision-making, particularly in polarized environments. She studies how extreme social identities and moral values influence political beliefs, the spread of misinformation, and the willingness to engage in political violence.

Another aspect of her research explores the rise of hate crimes. While we understand some factors behind these crimes, what people perceive and experience as “hate” at a psychological level is still a gray area.

In one of her studies, Pretus explored the role of morality in hate. Her team analyzed the language used on prominent hate websites and complaint forums, finding that hate sites contained more words related to morality, not just negativity, compared to the complaint forums.

“Morality guides our decisions and actions because it defines what we believe is right and wrong,” Pretus says. “Our moral values, like honesty, justice, and respecting traditions, are a big part of who we are. When someone acts in a way that threatens those values, it can spark hate because it feels like an existential threat to our identity. Hate then prepares us to either eliminate or escape from the source of that threat.”

It’s clear that hate is a deeply personal feeling, shaped by our experiences and values. But we couldn’t resist asking Pretus if there’s one thing people often hate that she thinks deserves more love.

“I would say Mondays,” she shares. “I’ve never hated Mondays, but maybe that’s because I really like my job.”

#7

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Fast food workers. Most of y'all have no idea how hard we actually work, or how horribly y'all treat us for no reason whatsoever.

Final score:

108points

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cerinamroth 1 month ago

I'm not one of y'all, or from a country where we say that. I would never dream of being rude to any service personnel. Or anyone who didn't treat me rudely first!

28points

Dream_Fairy04 , Augustinus Martinus Noppé / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#8

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Pineapple on pizza! It gets so much hate, but honestly, the sweet and salty combo is pretty solid. It’s not for everyone, but the amount of outrage it causes is way over the top for a simple pizza topping. Let people enjoy their food!

Final score:

102points

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Boo 1 month ago (edited)

When I make my own, I use smoked streaky bacon, onions, green peppers, green and black olives, mushrooms, pineapple, mozzarella and cheddar cheese. It's my comfort autumn food.

20points

Appropriate-Bad-9379 , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#9

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Pensioners. I’m fed up of defending myself on Reddit for the crime of being old. The venom thrown at pensioners is totally disgusting and would create a lifetime ban if it was directed at any other group/ colour/ religion.
Please stop generalising that all boomers are wealthy. Yeah, some are and I’m as jealous as the next person, with my pathetic pension. I’ve worked all my life, but did not have the means to have a huge pension pot. I did have a house, but was forced out by an abusive ex husband. I’m single but still have to pay full bills and the rent is almost half my income. This year, it’s eating or heating. I’m not moaning- just stating facts and I’m certainly not alone in this situation. It’s hard being poor, but even harder reading the hatred ….

Final score:

100points

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PSimms 1 month ago

BP and Reddit both love to hate on Boomers. It's terrible.

11points

Altoid_Addict , Rosemary Ketchum / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#10

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Transgender people. We're not corrupting children or anything, that's just the lie they're trying to use to turn us into the latest political football.

Final score:

87points

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robin aldrich 1 month ago

Absolutely... it's fear from misunderstanding and just because you don't understand something does it mean you should be afraid of it and turn your fear into rage against it...I never understood the Bible thumping.

6points

djb2589 , SHVETS production / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Being kind. Kind people should be looked up to as a good example, not looked down on as "weak".

Final score:

85points

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Spencer's slave no longer 1 month ago

Absolutely! Being kind costs nothing but it might just be someone's everything when kindness is shown to them.

23points

StayProsty , Ketut Subiyanto / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#12

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Long term trauma sufferers ("you should be over it by now", "suck it up" etc).

Final score:

85points

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Alexia 1 month ago

These people are so f*****g rude and entitled (and possibly narcissists themselves). Who are you to tell me how long or how much I should suffer? Have you been there when it happened? Have you endured the same? If not, don't miss the great opportunity to keep your mouth shut.

31points

Fine_Faithlessness67 , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Men who are in touch with their feelings and they express them. Men who are sensitive are constantly put down due to toxic masculinity. Both men and women s**t on guys who exteriorize their emotions uninhibitedly in a gentle kindhearted manner and deem them unmanly, describe them as too feminine, plus many other more grotesque words and phrases. And crying is viewed as a sign of weakness.

Women have emotions. Men do too. It’s indisputable that all humans have emotions. High emotional availability is something that should absolutely not be seen as exclusive to any specific gender, age or race. It’s a universal human condition. It’s nothing to be ashamed of and NO ONE should be belittled or bullied for having or displaying completely valid and sincere emotions nor for possessing the ability to communicate them.

Final score:

80points

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BROmanicus85 1 month ago (edited)

I am one of those men... Always have been! My solution to the way others perceive it?! Only surrounding myself with friends and family that accept it and see it as something normal! It does not change the world, but it changes MY world!

33points

PenVsPaper , Lina Kivaka / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#14

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Cats and specifically how they’re often considered to be less affectionate than dogs! My kitty is a total sweetheart and is way more personable and affectionate than my dog was (to be clear, he wasn’t mean or anything, he was mostly just concerned with finding his next meal).

Final score:

75points

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Manana Man 1 month ago

Just watched two hour-long Nova specials about dogs and cats. There's actually been a fair amount of research - various behavioral tests, MRI's etc. The result was clear. Dogs care more about people than cats do. Which is not to say that cats don't care, but they are actually more motivated by food. They are also closer to their wild ancestors than dogs are. And wild cats are all more or less solitary, while dogs' wolf ancestors are of course pack animals. The MRI's actually showed the approval and affection are more important to dogs than food is. It's not hard to believe these results if you think about the differences between dog and cat behavior.

14points

LadyKnightmare , Jack Bulmer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Skunks

They're actually pretty cute and fun to watch if you don't harass them.

Final score:

73points

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Spencer's slave no longer 1 month ago

Fart squirrels are awesome.

33points

Over_Ad_2079 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Gen Z. There's nothing wrong with them they're just being young and immature because they ARE young. They're not "doomed" again they're being young and participating in fads just like you did. The stuff you did when you were their age was just as dumb, just as cringeworthy and made the older generations "lose faith" in. Then what happened? You grew up and matured.

The stuff that's catered towards them isn't dumbed down or soulless or basic or mind numbing. It's just catered towards a young demographic, which you are not. You aren't the target audience, that's why you don't get it. You're not meant to as it's not for you.

Millennials got the same hate, as did Gen X and Boomers and so on. And they all grew up, eventually Gen Z will and then everyone will hate on Gen Alpha for [damaging] whatever industries and being entitled and not knowing what real work is and whatever buzzwords people always use to hate on the latest generation of youths.

Also while I'm at it, people "glued to their phones" there's this weird assumption that if I or any other person under 40 is on their phone they're just rotting their brain or d**king around or are on social media. First of all everyone looks at their phones not just Gen Z and Millennials. Second of all a phone these days is an everything in one device. It's a calender, it gives you the time, it gives you news, it allows you to send important emails, read books, look at timetables, write notes. Someone "glued to their phone" could be doing any of that kind of stuff.

If you didn't give people in the past s**t for constantly reading books, reading a newspaper, writing their schedule for the day. looking at their watch and so on, why are you giving people, particularly young people, s**t now for it? Because the platform they do that stuff has changed? Everyone still does that stuff. The only thing that's changed is the platform: It's all now on a phone. Think about that the next time you're on a bus or subway and see everyone "glued to their phones".

Final score:

69points

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Manana Man 1 month ago

I think that covers it!

22points

jazmine_likea_flower , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Honestly- overweight people. Not dating one is fine but the way people talk about us or treat is just mind blowing in the worst way. I’m a person with feelings not an ogre.

Final score:

67points

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notlikeyou1971 1 month ago

I am date one. His is due to medication. He is actually the sweetest, caring person you could be with. I call him a big cuddly teddy bear even. His weight has nothing to do with who he is.

17points

D3dshotCalamity , fauxels / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#18

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Other people's interests. People love to just ***HATE*** things like they're a movie hero with a vengeance. My boy, it literally doesn't affect you, f*****g chill.

Final score:

65points

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Ellinor 1 month ago

People making fun of you for being an adult and still love the things you did as a child : Barbie, my little pony, the Winx... Just because you grow up doesn't mean you have to give up on everything you loved for years.

31points

r0ckerdud3 , Lisa Fotios / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Androids. People with iphones think they have some diamond when most of the time they have a phone android has already had for years.

Final score:

65points

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BROmanicus85 1 month ago

Never had an Apple phone and I don't intend to! i don't need a phone that can mostly only get paid apps! I'm surprised Apple isn't charging a cost for the Calculator or alarm clock on those phones! Plus, their phones cost waaaay too much and don't offer anything more than an Android phone.

36points

stonedngettinboned , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#20

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Bees! we will die out within like 10-20 years without bees!!!

Final score:

57points

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LSD 1 month ago

We totally deserve to die out.

25points

doobeedoobee , Austin Guevara / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#21

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Late-diagnosed autistic women.

It’s become very chic to poop on “hOw tRenDy aUtisM Is lAteLy!!! Stupid TikTok making awkward a*****e women think they have something they don’t!”

But like… girls and women have had autism just as much as men and boys have… they’ve just been horrendously under-diagnosed for decades, meaning we haven’t had access to resources like appropriate forms of therapy, much needed school and work accommodations… many of us were incorrectly diagnosed with mood disorders, with treatments which DO NOT WORK for autistics and often cause harm…

So yeah, you tell ‘em - go berate these often traumatized and struggling women, who are finally getting access to the self-knowledge to better accommodate themselves!!! :(.

Final score:

55points

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Beak Hookage 1 month ago

Thanks to social conditioning we also tend to be better at masking.

29points

Hanondorf , Tara Winstead / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#22

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate ADHD and the d***s that treat it, they are unbelievably helpful for a mental illness that people dont rly appreciate for how bad it can be.

Final score:

53points

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Ace 1 month ago

It's also because so many people claim to have adhd who actually no not have it. As for the drügs, well yes they can be misused, and students trying to get hold of adderal because it helps them to study is something that actually happens.

8points

littletrashpanda77 , Ella Olsson Ella Olsson / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Vegan food. It doesn't taste as horrible as people make it out to be. And alot of "regular" food is vegan and people don't realize that.

Final score:

50points

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L.V 1 month ago

I think usually it's not the food, but some of the vegan people that are hated

50points

Chris 1 month ago

I agree. It is illogical to say you hate vegan food unless all you eat is meat (which I would hope no human does). And as for hating Vegans, I wouldn't say hate, but I think the dislike comes in when people believe that they are pushing their ideas on them (which may or may not be true). Like many things in life, people need to respect other people's choices and not try to push them on others, but the truth is that is what people on both sides try to do. That is the real problem.

8points

Pyla 1 month ago

I just chalk up to enthusiasm. I think it's funny, like jokes about veganism and crossfit, but it's just someone feeling good and then feel like they want to share. The antipathy, to the point where people put meat in vegan people's food is ridiculously out of control.

3points

Alexia 1 month ago

Yeah, the people. All the vegans I met aggressively insisted on blaming and guilt tripping me for eating "the poor innocent animals". On how "superior" they were as opposed to the rest of us. I used to respond "My food shits on your food" :)))

2points

Gizmo 1 month ago

So true. It's often that the people make this their whole identity. Sorta like those that do cross-fit.

0points

Alyce 1 month ago

They wouldn't get as much hate if they didn't announce being vegan and how it makes them better than you.

-1point

D. Pitbull 1 month ago

Like many things - it's not the food... it's the people.

4points

Kay 1 month ago

I think most hate is towards vegans themselves, but people have this idea of a vegan from 9gag. Msot of vegans are total sweethearts who just don't want to hear you rant about loving steak.

3points

Plant Wizard 1 month ago

People should eat what they want. Just dont: A. Force what you are eating onto others. B. Pick on others for their food choices.

3points

Dee Rutherford 1 month ago

I want that salad! Yum

3points

Lila Allen 1 month ago

Dude Oreos are vegan.

3points

Julie S 1 month ago

I don't have a problem with anyone being vegan just don't try pushing it on to me.

2points

Isabel Galvez 1 month ago

Even if you're not vegan you could benefit from some very tasty healthy options.

1point

Breadcrumb. 1 month ago

Vegetables are good for everyone!

1point

Linda Riebel 1 month ago

Yes, give it a try!

1point

Toothless Feline 1 month ago

I have nothing against vegan food. I have a problem with proselytizing vegans who treat meat-eaters as “evil” and “degenerate”. You eat what suits you, and I’ll eat what suits me, and we should just let that be that.

1point

Daniel Gómez 1 month ago

"It doesn't taste as horrible (...)" So, it does taste horrible. :P

1point

Gabrielle Oke 1 month ago

Most ‘normal food’ that’s vegan (fruit and veg etc.) is perfectly fine, but what I (and others I imagine) do not like is fake meat. A lot of that stuff tastes absolutely atrocious 🤮. Also, like many others have said, what a lot of us dislike is SOME vegans who behave awfully and try to force veganism upon others.

0points

DC 1 month ago

Oh fück it I'm sick of it. I'm sick of condescending meat eaters explaining to me to "live and let live". There is an ethical dimension to this. Animals suffer. They suffer due to being used as means of production. There is no right to cause, but ignore, suffering. How about growing up, for a change? I'm sick if the silly accusations of "preaching" after THEY start a debate by stating that, effectively, there is no ethical implications in the use of animals, and we should be grateful for all the vast tolerance we're given. Below admitting that how we treat animals - unless it's pets - isn't relevant at all, they're never satisfied. They, practically always, start the debate, lack valid points, resort to accusations and, as we're only 1 or 2 % of people in most places, always finds someone backing them. It's not just a dietary choice, it's a valid, reasonable ethical principle. Don't start a debate if you throw a tantrum when facts aren't in your favour. It's really that easy!

0points

Charley128 1 month ago

Not a big compliment saying it doesn't taste AS horrible as people think. So it tastes less horrible than people think? I prefer my food to not taste horrible at all. As a fact I generally like food that tastes, ah... well, good. Call me odd if you will.

0points

DC 1 month ago

Every delicious meal I had in the last 12 years was vegan. There's more delicious stuff totally free of any animals in the product or process than one human can eat in its life.

1point

Jill Jones 1 month ago

OREOS are vegan. Yummy!!!!

0points

Deb Dedon 1 month ago

About 1/3 of that plate in the illustration would confine me to the toilet for a day. Not everyone can eat a vegan diet - and enjoy it. No thanks!

0points

Anna Drever 1 month ago

Not going to insist you eat it but, as a vegan for which I know makes me automatically suss, your body adapts. I can eat all the fibre and it doesn’t leave me glued to the loo. Promise. 🙂

1point

Cpt. Christan "Panda Bombero" 1 month ago

Food is food. I prefer dairy butter on my vegetables. Others do not. To each their own. You eat what you like, I eat what I like.

0points

Robert Trebor 1 month ago

Too many people find what they think helps them, and then, instead of just informing others on appropriate occasions (Thanks for the dinner invite, FYI I don't like organ meats, e.g.), they get evangelistic and all "YOU NEED TO EAT (DO) THIS, TOO". Don't get in my face. I'm a grown-up. I'll decide for myself.

0points

Leslie Donsen 1 month ago

Try eating a plant based sausage patty. Vile.

0points

Nota Robot 1 month ago (edited)

Beyond Meat and Like Meat brands are both pretty good. I'm not a vegan. But the vegan cuisine has come a long way in the past 30 years. It's much more nowadays then just leaving out the Meat from your average potatoes, Meat 'n veg.

3points

Cyril Sneer 1 month ago

The only vegan food I have a problem with is the ultra processed cr*p that completely defeats the point of much of the vegan principles (including animal welfare in some cases)

0points

Dave In MD 1 month ago

I would posit that food is not vegan. Oxford dictionary defines Vegan as "a person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products." There are dishes that vegans eat but the dish itself is not a person therefore it is not, and can not be vegan. It is just a vegetable dish.

0points

CP 1 month ago

Food can definitely can be described as "vegan". You posted the definition of the noun and totally ignored the adjective.

7points

DC 1 month ago

"It's not the cotton-free clothing. It's those that oppose slavery and want to ruin it for everyone else, instead of minding their own business" - every single one of today's antivegans in the 1860's in the US.

-1point

René Sauer 1 month ago

Yeah, it´s the vegans who ruin the reputation of vegan food. If they weren´t so effing loud and stopped calling meat eaters murderers then maybe more people would try it.

-1point

Keith Lancaster 1 month ago

I have found after working for a company that had a veggie/vegan canteen that to be honest, most people don't notice if the food is vegan. I love Indian food and some of the best I have ever had has been vegan. I do however agree with L.V, that an awful lot of vegans bring trouble to themselves by being obsesive. I have tried to talk to some vegans about animal rights improvements but they simply don't want to know.

-1point

Tyranamar Seuss 1 month ago

I'd say,Indian food is the exception.

0points

PewterCityPain , JESHOOTS.com / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#24

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate I still don't really get why being considered woke is bad or why something being woke is bad. I don't really get how when a black person appears in a TV show, now it's considered "woke" but in the 2000s it wasn't? For example how is current day Power Rangers woke but Mighty Morphin Power Rangers not when it had the same kinda diverse cast? I genuinely just don't get it.

It's like those people on Youtube ranting about X-Men 97 "It's woke!!! ITS WOOOKKE!!" Yeah? And? It was still pretty good. Everyone I know who watched it liked it too. And on top of that what the f**k did you EXPECT from the X-Men? They did no different to any previous X-Men stuff regarding the mutant thing. Only cause now it's 2024 it's "woke"

In fact, I don't really know what "woke" even is I constantly get a different answer every time. Feels like it's such an overused buzzword now that's used as basically "I don't like it" I think I've seen everything get called woke at this point.

Seriously, you afraid you're gonna burst into flames if you watch something woke?

Final score:

50points

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James016 1 month ago

My favourite is the people complaining that Star Trek has gone woke.

38points

reedmama , Humphrey Muleba / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#25

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate People in their 20s who choose to have pets instead of kids.

Final score:

47points

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CK 1 month ago (edited)

This is not really a thing. There are people in their 20s who choose to have pets and to not have kids, but one is not a substitute for the other.

6points

Kubicek420 , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Brussels Sprouts
they can be quite delicious and nutritious.

Final score:

46points

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firecrackershrimp 1 month ago

Roast them in the oven with olive oil and seasonings

19points

theygotapepperbar , Elina Fairytale / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#27

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate It seems like when people imagine an adult who lives with their parents they just picture some unemployed unattractive balding fat guy who plays video games all day like what cartoons and sitcoms would have you believe. I've seen people literally raging in reddit posts about adult children who live at home with hundreds of people calling them "pieces of s**t" and "moochers" in the most casual way I've seen. Some of the adult children mentioned in the posts aren't even 20 yet and expected to already know how to do everything on their own. It's so weird to me that the first assumption people have is that they must be lazy and entitled or coddled, and not that they could be going through something mentally or need the right kind of guidance.

Final score:

46points

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BROmanicus85 1 month ago

Me, my brother and my father built our house for the last 20 years... When it finally got finished, it was only my parents living in that big a*s house by themselves! I'm 40 and moved in with them, living on an entire floor and I'm not a mooch, nor am I a fat balding guy! I did this to help them out financially and physically, as they're growing older and they also have a vegetable garden and some chickens! I pay almost all the bills, buy more than half of the groceries and do half of the cleaning and cooking! Now tell me how is that to blame?!

39points

rafters- , Polina Tankilevitch / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#28

30 Things That Aren’t Bad Or Wrong At All But Get So Much Hate Picky eaters.

People take it waaay the f**k too personally.

Final score:

45points

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quentariel 1 month ago

There are polite picky eaters and they don't bother me at all. But there's also picky eaters who just yell "ew" loudly at every sign of food they don't like, and that's just rude.

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