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Have you seen Midnight in Paris? The movie is not about the city per se, rather it's about our fascination with it. Woody Allen asks us why the dream of Paris seems more powerful than walking on its streets.

However, it's not just historical European landmarks that infatuate our minds. That cause us to look at the world through an unrealistic lens. No, no, there are many more culprits — we're too easily swayed.

Last week, Redditor u/Buttercuppy44 asked other users, "What's something we need to stop normalizing?" And it turned out to be a discussion we really needed. People straight away came through with plenty of specific and accurate examples.

#1

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's religion.

No, I don't have to respect your belief that women are inferior or that LGTBQ+ people shouldn't have rights because your religion tells you to believe that. It's a bad point of view.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This should be higher up in the list AND it can be extended to every belief in general about 'we' are better then 'them' because of religion/ money/ education/ the place where you live/ the colour of your socks/ etc.etc.

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    #2

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Canceling people for things they did 10+ years ago. If someone has shown growth in that time then let them grow.

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    Otter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Huzzah, huzzah! The only thing more ridiculous than cancelling someone for a trivial offense committed years ago, is someone digging through ten years of someone else's social media in search of something to use against them.

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    #3

    Kids beauty pageants.

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    Otter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not widely considered normal. Considered creepy, disturbing, and exploitative among sane people.

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    #4

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Coming to work sick. People tend to get praised for that, but they are in fact just endangering others to get sick as well — and in the end, it costs the company more than if they would've just stayed home.

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    #5

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Being rude to retail and food workers. We work hard all day, deal with some of the worst customers bar none, and really don't get paid enough to support families but we do it anyway. For way less than it's worth

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    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Ads on stuff you've paid for.

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    #7

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Filters that change the shape of your face to fit a beauty standard. Kids are growing up with an even more distorted view of what they should look like than previous generations

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    #8

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Taking pictures of strangers without their knowledge and posting it on the internet. It is toxic as hell and it wasn't that long ago it was seen as creepy.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It should be illegal. The last thing I want is for someone to take a photo of me and end up becoming a meme or something.

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    #9

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop That anything is possible if you try hard enough. Don't get me wrong, a lot is possible, but not everything. There are factors beyond ourselves that determine our success. The best we can do is to give our best, and be happy that we've done so.

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    TheBlackPanda (JustABlackBear)
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hardwork doesn't always lead to success. A lot of people that became successful through "hard work" don't usually include one thing in their success stories: the role of luck. Some of them were lucky to be born in the right place, to the right people, at the right time, happened to go to the right school, happened to make the right friends, etc. For every success story, there are thousands and millions that did the same amount of hardwork and got nowhere. The difference is, those hardworking but unsuccessful people were simply unlucky. No one knows a sure formula for success in life. It's easy to think you do when you've made it.

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    #10

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop People being bastards on the internet, because of anonymity.

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    #11

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using religion as a weapon.

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    Kesam
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To me it's more using religion as an excuse (to discriminate, to question science, to explain away EVERYTHING...)

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    #12

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The greed of the top 1% that fuels the pollution and decay of our planet.

    Looking at you Jeff, Bill, and Mark

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    NsG
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm going to get downvotes here, but you need to swap out Bill for Richard. Yes, Mr Gates has done some deplorable things while gaining his millions. But he has done philanthropic things that the others haven't even considered. Demonstrably tried to improve things for the rest of humanity. The others? No bathroom breaks and trains that barely run at all never mind on time. Oh, and I'm damn sure it wasn't his age that stopped him taking part in the Prick Space Race, so that's a point in his favour too. Dislike or full on loathe him all you want, but he is no longer in the same league of greed and evil as the others. (Mr Zuckerberg is in a league of his own, although he does look like he wants to be Bezos when he grows up, so...)

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    #13

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The idea that being an as*hole is a sign of intelligence. Jerks are rarely intelligent. Sheldon Cooper, Rick Sanchez, Hannibal Lecter, and Dr. House do not exist.

    In my experience, being rude and condescending turns out to be a sign of stupidity, not intelligence.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sheldon was actually very true to life for a lot of smart autistic people..but he would be what we would be without adapting skills. And most of us have adapted to our environment.. But he feels rather authentic. He isn't rude or condescending - he just doesn't understand most humans. That's why he follows the rules.. hot beverages for upset humans etc.

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    #14

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Throwing cigarette butts on the floor.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Throwing cirarette butts WHILE protesting for for climate-change.

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    #15

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having an opinion on everything.

    It’s okay to look at something on the internet and think to yourself “I don’t have to care about this.”

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    #16

    Kids doing animal abuse. Stop it with, "they are just kids they don't know any better"

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    Luka Verheijen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it's too extreme, it's often a sign of a sadistic personality, so more reason to work on that early

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    #17

    The idea that a woman can slap a man if she's angry at him, but a man should never hit a woman regardless of the circumstances.

    The former is assault - hitting people who aren't already involved in a physical altercation is never OK, regardless of the circumstances. The latter ties into that; if you are being attacked, the level of force you use in defence should be dependent on the danger you are in, which has almost nothing to do with the sex of your attacker.

    Both of these rely on the tired and sexist trope that women are meek little does who have not the physical strength nor moral turpitude to commit violence against the big, strong, tough men. They normalize assault and abuse and accordingly belong in the dustbin of history.

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    Luka Verheijen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally someone who adresses this! This double standard bothers me fir a long time. Also, some women who try to be "feminists" still keep this in check. If you want equal rights for men and women, that includes the downsides too

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    #18

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bullying. It's absurd how society will frame it as a "stage of your life" rather than supporting individuals more so they know how to deal with it. Especially academically, still overlooked majorly.

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    Kira Okah
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And massively overlooked or flat out ignored on social media. Ad in the workforce. It not just something kids do on the playground.

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    #19

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Alcoholic moms. No, you don’t NEED to bring wine to your daughters soccer game. It’s not quirky. It’s awful. Wine mom stuff on social media only strengthens it and makes it more popular.

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    Grumble O'Pug
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instamom is the stuff if nightmares. Like the recent one where she jams on the brakes to teach her kid to buckle up. Full blown narcissism in action

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    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using mental illness as an excuse. I suffer from several, and it's very hard on me.. But, i get professional help and deal with it head on. Reading constant posts everyday about people having this disorder and that disorder and that's why it's ok to act a certain way is demotivating. Awareness is important, but dozens of posts everyday about having borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder and why it's acceptable for you to be an a-hole is not awareness... If you suffer from these so badly, please get help

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    #21

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Married couples disliking one another. Normalizing abusive and toxic elements in marriage is lame, bro.

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    Burs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the jokes about men being “chained” when they decide to marry. Then don’t f*****g marry. If I was the girlfriend In would be furious

    Ellie Rosser
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and the need for a stag night to "celebrate my last night of freedom". You are supposed to WANT to be with your spouse, not feel like you are missing out on all the 'better' options in life.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to run a bar and the number of guys who would come in, sit down and start moaning about 'the mrs' was unbelievable. If she annoys you, tell her, not me. Work on your relationship instead of whinging about it down at the pub.

    Monday
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Realistically whining about it at the pub was probably all they needed. Sometimes there is no deep underlying issue and people just want to vent.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you hating the wife WTF are you married ? i sure as hell wont be if that ever happens , be the best thing for both of us . who WANTS to live with someone they HATE ? beggers belief

    Johnnie Bravo
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For alot of men, the love of their kids and the fear of losing them to the courts is greater than the dislike of a slobby bitchy wife.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah it's sad that this has been normalised. Marriage is a good thing when you marry someone that's compatible with you

    Debbie
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First, toxics elements is not good, and continuously complaining isn't either. But sometimes joking about it, and sometimes expressing dislike, shows that marriage isn't the pink cloud people believe it to be. It's really not. You don't have to pretend everything is fine and it's all butterflies and pink clouds. You should be able to express your thoughts about marriage. Sometimes it shows devotion. Is one comment someone makes to another one exemplary of the entire relationship?

    Mark Johansen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes. To be serious here: No one is perfect. It's inevitable that two people in a marriage will sometimes annoy each other. Sometimes the right solution is to sit down with your spouse and talk about it. Sometimes a good solution is whining to a friend and getting it out of your system. Sometimes a good solution is accepting it and joking about it.

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    Hans
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that whole notion of marriage jokes where the wife typically is a control freak and the husband just a big boy...if you find these stereotypes fitting, chances are that they are somewhat reflected in your attitude. Scary!

    Max
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a gay person who is going to be married next year, I find these kinds of comments to be particularly offensive, especially when they turn up in the wedding proceedings. (I've noticed they turn up in m/f wedding stuff more often.) Like, I remember growing up and being told that gay marriage was cheapening the value of marriage or something, and like... at least I'm enthusiastic about it, not pretending I'm being dragged before the officant in chains!

    BoredHuman
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never understood this. Men AND women seem to constantly complain and put down their spouses. And when a couple is respectful of each other and has a healthy relationship people roll their eyes at them and say it is pathetic or unbelievable. Why even get married ?

    Wise beauty the panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do comedians joke about this stuff so much?! If it isn’t working, get a freaking divorce.

    Leigh C.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And wives treating their husbands like they're morons who are only good for fixing a leak and going to work, but only after being reminded a dozen times. And husbands only doing nice things for their wives thinking they are then owed sex later as a reward.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahh yes, the argument for the sanctity of marriage falls down right here regardless of religion..

    Hollysmom
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One of the things I dislike most in "sitcoms". Saying "I love you" and then saying "you're stupid, etc..." and acting hateful and/or childish in a relationship for "laughs". I don't find it funny at all. It's disrespectful

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a question long time partners,is it normal to bicker with your loved one every single day?

    SumoNinja
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At the same time, ebbs and flows in relationships are normal over the long term. As long as it doesn't become harmful, you can expect to have the intensity of your feelings for the other person fluxuate. If you quite a marriage just because "the romance isn't what it was" you won't stay married long.

    Helderder
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. It's ups and downs. Sometimes just swallow your words, having your own life next to your relation helps too at difficult times. Also people change and grow over the years. I've started to set more clear boundaries. Before I just did everything at the house, next to my fulltime job, study, sports and social life. That gave some friction XD

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hyuck, hyuck, hyuck, that funny 'ol Shotgun Wedding too. Love to see pics of Dad standing next to the bride with a rifle. Hyuck, hyuck.

    Riley Quinn
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Financial straits is a big reason many couples remain in toxic marriages. When you're just getting by, you can't afford two mortgages/rents, so marriage continues on its ugly path.

    Jane W.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you don't want a lifelong connection to another person, don't marry them. Marriage is a big deal.

    JJM
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have neighbours like that who vow to stay together. I have never seen such an unhappy family in my life. Feel sorry for the kids, they're taught to think it's normal.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before I ever went out with my husband, I overheard a conversation where several of his male friends were bitching about their wives and being married. I heard my hubby say “I wish I WAS married”. Realized there was good potential there. 34 years later I realize I wasn’t wrong.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, to me if you ever swear at your spouse, you've reached a point of no return.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion again getting in everyone's face about what is right and wrong.

    Mark Johansen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So on the one hand we have the all-knowing, all-powerful creator of the universe. On the other hand we have some guy on the Internet. Which should I listen to?

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand if there is abuse and toxicity, then the divorce is in order. That being said, i must say that people are getting married way too fast and when they are married some people wont talk about things and let things escalate, marriage is a two way street, you need to make it work and if you are not sure, don't get married.

    Natalia A
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jokes about wanting to kill your partner p*ss me off. And it's usually women making them, the double standard is unbelievable.

    jonathan bobathan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    unless if it's because they fought over a petty thing and get over it the next day

    Loty
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is neither here nor there. If people don't like each other but stay married then being divorced is somehow worse for them. Sweeping generalizations are always garbage.

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    #22

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Working while on vacation. You go on vacation to relax and enjoy yourself, not to try to fill out spreadsheets and deal with work stuff in your hotel room.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing this is more a US issue from what I have read, most of us just don't work when on leave.

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    #23

    Using the phrase "it's my right" as a get out of jail free card to engage in whatever reckless behaviour that takes your fancy.

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    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The entire "game" involved in modern dating or even most social interactions. The playing hard to get, the "arriving fashionably late" like people can we please keep it simple?

    Ya go on laugh at me.

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been married for just over a decade and would be absolutely terrified of being back in the dating game. I wouldn't know where to start.

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    #25

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthy weight. I’m not talking about being fit and thin and making people feel bad about their bodies. Im not talking about having a few extra pounds and making people feel bad for that. I have a few extra pounds, I’m not super fit, but I’m relatively healthy. Everyone’s body is different. Healthy means a lot of different things.

    I’m talking about normalizing morbidly obese people as beautiful and something to be celebrated. It’s dangerous especially if children see them as someone to look up to. Then they’ll think it’s ok for your body to carry around so much weight that your heart and lungs are working overtime to keep you alive. It will lead to devastating later years in life as you age and your body slows down. You’ll be at risk for cardiovascular issues, you’ll probably die before your time, and the last few years of your life will be bed ridden while you waste away.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I agree that there is such a thing as unhealthy weight, you still won't see me attacking the "body positivity movement". Because for people to change for the better, the first step has to be letting go of the self-hatred and shame that plagues the seriously overweight and drives them into a self-destructive spiral of self-harming and self-comforting behavior. If the body positivity movement helps anyone let go of the guilt and self-hatred that's poisoned their lives then more good than harm has been done, and it's not like body negativity ever did anyone any good. You can't shame people into being thinner or healthier, that's not how humans work.

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    having unsocial and aggressive dogs, and not leashing or otherwise controlling them

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    #27

    Degrees for office jobs that take almost no time to learn and usually have nothing to do with the degree anyways . So many people out there who can’t afford college but, are just as capable as anyone else.

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    J. F.
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ridiculous demands from the same companies that cry over the lack of qualified employees

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    #28

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Diamond and gemstones as gifts. They're shiny rocks with artificially inflated value. They're only expensive because people are willing to pay so much for them. If everyone stopped buying them, the price would fall faster than the Hindenburg. Or faster than the employment rate this year.

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    #29

    Cheating. Sooo many "love stories" on netflix, or just any sort of romance movie released these days have cheating involved in them so much. It's always branded as this romantic thing to do. Oooo like at this dark and brooding handsome guy with no personality. Time to f him and forget about my 2 year relationship, or some s*** like that. It's not romantic, it's just wrong, and it should not be normalised.

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    Luka Verheijen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's all a little more complicated, some people seem to think cheating is about as bad as it can get. But that being said, romance movies are actually the most messed up when you think about it

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    #30

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthily obese pets. You took a warrior and domesticated it! They aren't happy if they're fat! They just eat on instinct! Stop inadvertently hurting the beings that love us unconditionally!

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    #31

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bragging about getting less than 6 hours of sleep.

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    #32

    The grind. Not taking vacation. Working on vacation. Working through your lunch break. Working early and late all the time. Answering emails after hours.

    We are completely dispensable to the companies we work for. Don’t lose your life grinding for a company who only thinks of you as a number.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work at a university, and vacations are sacrosanct here. We have an unwritten rule that you never call someone who is on vacation, no matter how dire the need may be.

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    #33

    Over-consumption. This goes out to social media influencers who flaunt their hauls and influence people to buy things that they don't need. It will just add on to the landfills. Please, no one's benefitting from hoarding.

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    Trixypix
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's too much credit for the influencers. Overconsumption entails much more than that. Sadly enough.

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    #34

    Hatred of someone who lives differently than they do.

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    J. F.
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as it doesn't hurt anybody else it's none of my business

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    #35

    Toxic positivity. There’s a huge difference between being optimistic and having raised colored glasses on. We’re all people, and we all experience negative and positive emotions. The only way you can properly get over your emotions is by allowing yourself to feel them. Glossing over your emotions with an aura of “Everything’s fine” isn’t going to solve anything, and it’s just gonna make you feel bad.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a supervisor who was a true believer in toxic positivity. Her attitude was "If we all believe in this stupid idea, it WILL work!", when the sensibly positive attitude is to say "We CAN come up with a solution that will work!".

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    #36

    Failures in political leadership. I feel more and more we are becoming less critical of failed character in our leaders.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We criticise. It's just water off a duck's back. Its not criticism that's lacking, it's accountability and consequence.

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    #37

    Student loans.

    Education is getting more expensive by the day and the added burden on a student in paying back a student loan helps nobody.

    Furthermore people encourage student loans as though the students are obligated to take them if they pursue higher studies. Pure nonsense.

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    #38

    Hating police. I've worked places that police don't go. You all don't know how good you have it.

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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't hate police in general, but I've had my arm and nearly my skull broken during the 2001 Genoa protests (unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters) and I was in the Diaz school raid (but luckily wasn't hurt as I was hiding in a closet). Sooo... there's good apples and bad apples... but the bad apples do a lot of damage as they are put in a position of power.

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    #39

    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Students overwhelmed by homework when it isn’t necessary. I’m excluding situations like when the workloads from classes are reasonable and happen to pile on one day or students who aren’t organized, etc. This whole thing is a grey area, but sleep, burnout, mental health exists.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A little coordination between teachers could solve this problem. I can remember the times where we had to do an assignment for English and an hour later our French teacher came up with a similar time consuming assignment. When we explained that that meant we had to choose which one we could do, he postponed the assignment for 2 weeks. But other teachers just said "Deal with it." It's education, teacher, we're not operating a multibillion dollar business with deadlines and targets here.

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    People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Not caring about education. So many people obviously didn't pay attention in elementary school and don't care about it.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Over here, the government doesn't see education as a "top priority" while I think it's one of THE most important things

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    #41

    How alcohol is so casual in today's world.

    Lots of people misuse alcohol and don't even know it. Anytime you're seriously getting inebriated, you're hurting your body so much.

    I see way too many people coming into the liquor store I work at and buying WAAAY too much. And that's normal.

    Kids should be raised on the realities of alcohol consumption.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alcohol is literally poison to your body, but it’s a social norm and has the added benefit of reducing stress and inhibitions. It’s use and abuse is not going away anytime soon

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    #42

    I think people, specifically parents, should stop normalizing that it's a given that their child will grow up to have a family. Instead, parents should emphasize that it's difficult to find the right partner, and that it's possible that it might not even happen at all, and that it would be okay as well.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s not about not finding the right partner. It’s about accepting that people can be happy in a committed relation, single, open relation, with or without children, sharing or not the house…

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    #43

    Obsessing over celebrities/people you do not know irl. So basically stan culture. People will say they 'stan' someone as a point of pride. If it's gotten to that stage then you really really need to take a step back. No hate to those who keep it amongst themselves but yeah not healthy at all imo

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not getting useful Google results. Can someone explain 'stan' please?

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    #44

    The American dream, that your politicians give a damn about you and that there’s any hope for this planet, there’s not, we are just free falling before we hit the pavement right now.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In general the idea that politicians in any country give a damn about us. We Europeans often sin of thinking that we have it much better just because other countries are worse, but it doesn’t mean that our governments care at all.

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    #45

    Overworking yourself.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In some countries it's a choice that people make. In other countries it's a necessity to keep a roof above your head and feed your family.

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    #46

    Throwing tantrums in public. Time to openly admit that the person flipping out is usually in the wrong.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not so. Some people have a hard time dealing with emotions, it’s too easy to sit back and judge. Each fight is different and sometimes the loudest most animated person is the one being victimized the most and they have just reached a breaking point. You never know until the people fighting are split up and interviewed

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