The Unpopular Opinions Thread

[Alexaclmn 97]

That's what I said

 

and bro I agree with everything you said except that sword art online is terrible, it just went downhill in part 2 imo

It's just wasn't my cup of tea, per say. I was having high expectations, which I think made it worse for me.

[Cucco 1,907]

It's just wasn't my cup of tea, per say. I was having high expectations, which I think made it worse for me.

Yeah it could've been better in some places, like the main character is completely unoriginal

[Alexaclmn 97]

Yeah it could've been better in some places, like the main character is completely unoriginal

Asuna definitely and krito, they made me cringe. Asuna the one who was greatly presented, turned into a cry baby and a tusdenre.  Krito wasn't anything new, he was just a walking corpse. But of course it's an opinion, I cant speak for everyone as much as I like to. 

[Think Pink 1,967]

I have no idea why my computer isn't letting me quote anyone, so I'll just put this out generally:

 

Nobody is denying that men have issues, even though women have significantly more. But let's break down why the men have these issues: okay, let's start with childcare/custody situations. The courts tend to favor women, and rarely give the child to a man. Assuming this isn't a newborn child who needs their mother to breastfeed, why on earth would the courts keep choosing women over men? Oh, yes, that's right, the patriarchy teaches that men are supposed to be tough and fearless and that caring for a child is beneath them and women's work. Growing up with these beliefs, I think why the court acts the way it does becomes pretty clear.

 

Next issue: prison time. The patriarchy teaches that women are moral gatekeepers (leftover from the Cult of Domesticity) and docile. So if a woman commits a violent crime, that seems out of character and surely she's made an innocent mistake? But a man commits the same crime: men are strong and dangerous and of course this is expected behavior.

 

Another issue: alimony. Why should a man have to pay his wife after they're divorced? According to the patriarchy, women are weak and submissive and should be housewives, and how dare you abandon someone so dependent?

 

Out of the few issues men actually have, what is causing all of them? What is the common theme? The patriarchy. The patriarchy is not only firetrucking over women, it's also causing issues for men. And what does feminism aim to do? Get rid of the patriarchy. Since the patriarchy is hurting women far more than it hurts men, yeah, it's gonna be called feminism. But feminists are also helping men. And I would also like to point out that, while the sexes shouldn't hate each other, look at the consequences: a women hates a man? His feelings get hurt. A man hates a woman? She gets beaten, murdered, or raped. There's a reason 1 in 4 women experience domestic violence and it's got a lot to do with male anger toward women. There are a lot more disgusting websites that claim men are superior and they want to see women knocked down another peg than there are websites saying the opposite. And that time a small boy got raped? Funny how it was men saying he should have enjoyed it and to man up, while the feminists were saying how badly they wanted justice for the little boy and to change the courts so that his rapist wouldn't be blown off just because she's female. I think it's actually funny how many men hate feminism, because they're saying they hate something that will make women equal and also help them. Feminism sure seems like a good idea now, does it not?

[Shana09 5,769]

While I don't agree that feminists are the solution to all gender related problems, I do agree with some of the things you said. I don't agree that women getting equal punishment and benefits in some situations will solve their sexism problems necessarily. There was a case where a man tried to rob from a womans convenience store, so she pretty much put him in her basement and raped him for several days. She has a bunch of fanclubs on facebook and she never got arrested. Police never take things like seriously and neither does the majority of the population.

 

Well technically it will solve most of it, but until a generation or 2 has passed thats when it will fully be implemented.

Its not like everyone and everything stopped being racist right after African Americans got their rights.

Yeah we are not on level of Africans back then, we do have wayyy more rights than they used to have, but it still takes time for there to be a 50/50 equality.

And for that girl who did that really should've went to jail, and it pretty much reinforces on gender roles where guys have to be super macho and girls have to be flowers and its sadly what some people think at first, and it really sucks. This isn't usually everyone, I think times are getting better since this new generation is a lot more tolerable and accepting. 

All we need to do is fix the common issues like payment and court stuff.

To be honest, I rarely ever see any sort of racism/sexism around where I live. The most I've seen is homophobia but thats really it, so thats why I don't get into the whole "don't treat women like this" argument because to be honest its not as big of a deal as the rest I've mentioned.

Edited March 20, 2014 by Shana09

[MyDixieRect 2,061]

It actually does matter what other people think. No matter how smart, talented, rich you are, there will come a time when someone will have the power to give or deny what you want, and they will remember all of the snarky remarks you made or the time you didn't say hi to them in the hall or banged 3 of their 4 sisters (not the goth one, eww) by pretending to be Eddie Murphy or whatever.

[Number XV 490]

Steam isn't that great.

There, I said it.

They're DRM in a more transparent way.

[Ghost 1,857]

People who mock others for their coping methods and motivations can be jerks.

 

For example, apparently some people say "Disney prevented me from committing suicide" which is awesome, but then you have some guys saying "LOL if Disney made you not kill yourself then you must be really pathetic" BZZZZZZT. WRONGO.

 

If someone doesn't kill themselves being prevented by anything...whether it's something like anime, the next season of Spongebob, a book series, their pet rat, or the peanut butter McFlurries from McDonald's...if it keeps someone from suicide, then it's good, alright?

 

You have no goddamn right to mock or judge them. You just don't understand what that person is feeling and, that's fine. We're human, we're all different. But just don't judge them for what motivates them to live, okay? I mean (for example) if Yugioh and cosplay makes me happy and Anime Boston is a way for me to say "damn, I really gotta make it to next year so I can go to that convention!" then that's GOOD. No matter how stupid or nonsensical it may be, if it keeps a person going then it is a positive outlet that should be seen as an aid.

 

Sure it's not ideal to rely on solely those things for happiness, but every little bit helps. Please, please, don't be an ass to someone who says "_____ made me not kill myself" because you really never, ever, know.

[Col.Random 3,683]

I find it irritating how some live action series and anime (I think that's what they're called) try way too hard to be all tragic and stuff. It's gotten to the point where, if I ever see a major character dying, I don't even feel sad or worried because I know they'll just be back next episode(in most cases at least).And the amount of times shit keeps happening to the characters makes you wonder if the world just hates them. In some live action series i often notice that every 2-3 episodes something stupidly tragic happens; someone gets hit by a bus, the house catches fire, someone gets a brain tumour, the main character gets a heart attack-but don't worry he'll survive somehow and after that he'll go through maybe another 4-5 near death experiences before he finally bangs that hot girl in his class.They try TOO hard to make everything tragic and now it just gets annoying.

[Ceriraye 485]

If anyone thinks rape jokes are funny they are a very disgusting and terrible person.

The same with those who make fun of people with a disability.

 

No one should feel bad about likening what they like or being who they are. Everyone should be able to be themselves without being judged as long as their not hurting anyone.

[Dave 5,715]

The Matrix is my least favorite movie of all time.

[Shulk 8,623]

I think that people who act obsessive over other people's relationships, or stick their noses into them are incredibly annoying. I mean, shipping fictional characters is okay (as long as you don't start arguments over it but that's another topic for another day), but when you start being really obnoxious to people who are in a real relationship, it just comes across as being really annoying. If, by some really low chance, I end up in a relationship, I wouldn't want people to go insanely obsessive over it or start shipping.

[Dracozombie 4,554]

... I...

 

... actually didn't like Earthbound.  There I said it.

 

Maybe I take its brand of humor for granted, maybe the battle system didn't do it for me, or maybe I just sucked at it.  The point is that I played it to completion to say I did, and since then I haven't had one inkling of going back to it.

[Col.Random 3,683]

A lot of video games are just too easy and that kills most of the fun

[Cucco 1,907]

If anyone thinks rape jokes are funny they are a very disgusting and terrible person.The same with those who make fun of people with a disability.No one should feel bad about likening what they like or being who they are. Everyone should be able to be themselves without being judged as long as their not hurting anyone.

You arre making me feel bad about liking some rape jokes. 

[Philip Ellwell 5,487]

I think this obsession over different sexuality's being " evil " or " wrong " is dumb as Hell: love is love, no matter what the gender of the two lovers is. A gay couple is just as much in love as a straight couple, so don't they deserve to be happy without ridicule? 

[Ceriraye 485]

You arre making me feel bad about liking some rape jokes.

Sorry for making you feel bad, but I honustly don't find them amusing at all.

[Jim 2,990]

Thor: The Dark World is disgustingly underrated. I love it more and more each time I see it, and it's probably made my extended list of favorite movies. I don't get why people didn't like it. 

 

I know I had said something similar about Lightning Returns, but now I understand the meh reviews for that game, now that I've had more time to think about it and let it sink in. This is different: I've seen this movie five times now since when it first came out, and I still love nearly everything about it. 

Edited April 21, 2014 by Jim

[Queen Tery 4,591]

Thor: The Dark World is disgustingly underrated. I love it more and more each time I see it, and it's probably made my extended list of favorite movies. I don't get why people didn't like it. 

 

I know I had said something similar about Lightning Returns, but now I understand the meh reviews for that game, now that I've had more time to think about it and let it sink in. This is different: I've seen this movie five times now since when it first came out, and I still love nearly everything about it. 

 

The only thing I didn't care for was the villain. I thought he was pretty pathetic and just a placeholder in order to continue Thor and Loki's story. Otherwise I thought the movie was great.

[HarLea Quinn 26,501]

Religious beliefs are very controversial and it's one of those subjects people will prolly never agree on bc people tend to feel very strongly about it. As long as we don't mock or belittle others beliefs/ or non-beliefs that are different than ours  this does not need to divide us. So I feel this applies :

 

[Robbie the Wise 5,050]

The Matrix is my least favorite movie of all time.

Definition of a shiny turd lol.

[Jim 2,990]

The only thing I didn't care for was the villain. I thought he was pretty pathetic and just a placeholder in order to continue Thor and Loki's story. Otherwise I thought the movie was great.

Yeah, I agree with what you said about Malakith. Except, I don't mind it because the story is about how they cope with a problem, instead of focusing on the problem itself. Which I understand why a lot of people see that as a flaw, but I don't mind it, because the story of how they cope with it is done so well in my opinion. 

[Paranoia 494]

Creating a thread for every month of an event is a little much. Being passionate about that thing or person is fine, but it bogs down a forum with useless information.

[Cucco 1,907]

happy earth day

[blackhammer 297]

this will make a great disney movie  http://www.imdb.com/list/ls058022631/?publish=save. http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/the-walt-disney-company-make-a-live-action-kim-possble-movie-in-summer-2015