What’s the most controversial opinion you hold?

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Do you want to share any opinions you have that are (or may be) seen as controversial?

Mine are probably around the severity of criminal punishment the courts should be giving out for certain crimes and what kids should do in the event of physical violence from peers. Both subjects can be quite provoking for others.

What are yours?

Unfortunately for abused women leaving is a time that are at most risk of being killed

We all have the right to dress how we choose but
Man On The Train- that doesn't mean those stretchy cotton shorts that baggily held your cock'n;balls like a lazy hammock were suitable attire .

I defend your right to choose .
I defend my right not to have that in my field of vision, thanks .

That if your not disabled/mentally ill enough to have children or drive then your not disabled/mentally ill enough not to work. I get that some people develop conditions after having children. But if you have an existing condition that means you cant work how is it fair to bring a child into the world that may ultimately end up looking after you.

You mean a 100+ genders? I guess people will argue that sex and gender are different things. I personally don’t care how people identify and know what I believe, another’s persons view won’t change that. In terms of biological sex you are right. However you do have intersex which makes things more complicated.

yes 3 kids with 3 dads i would 100% judge

IVF unless you’re using you’re own gametes should be banned.

ditto surrogacy needing an outright ban too.

it’s all organ/tissue/child trafficking, it’s not altruistic because money changes hands in different ways and it’s far too open for exploitation and abuse often of vulnerable, desperate and/or poor women.

women ‘encouraged’ to give up some of their eggs for cheaper treatment.
abusive DRs using their own sperm.
women pushed to sign dehumanising contracts reducing them to incubators because they need the money.
babies being abandoned like what happened on Ukraine at the onset of war.
sisters, friends becoming surrogates or donors and it Tearing families/friendships apart.
etc etc.

yes I’ve had unexplained infertility, multiple miscarriages and didn’t get the family I wanted. I know the pain of it all. My healing shouldn’t (and didn’t!) come through the cost of using and discarding another woman’s body for my own needs.

Yes, we live in a democracy, which is why people are free to pass judgment on other people's voting choices.

Male chavs, underclass comes to my mind. But I would say it’s more based on the typical stereotypes of chavs.

Formula feeding, unless you're one of the tiny percentage of mothers who truly cannot produce milk, is selfish. It means you're putting yourself first right from the beginning of parenthood.

The weighing measuring and weighing in YR and Y6 isn't about individual children and improving their weight. It's a Public Health programme to track the weights of children nationally. They know the letters home don't make a difference, but that's not the point.

There's an awful lot of ageism on this thread; it seems to be acceptable to a worrying extent.

I think it's wishful and simplistic thinking that having female leaders we'd have no wars.

Most of people's worries about flying and driving and recycling and veganism is tokenism and way to little/late to make a difference; and it's just a way to make yourself feel superior.

Is that really so bad? I think it's okay for parents to be selfish (sometimes)

I have to disagree, at least for a lot of breeds. As we all surely know by now, many dogs have been domesticated over thousands of years, and the breeds that have most often tended to be well treated - Labrador, Golden Retrievers, Spaniels, etc would, I believe, be devastated if their humans were to suddenly disappear, and they were expected to fend for themselves. There is a reason why we try very hard to rehome any dogs if they can't stay with their initial family for ever, and we don't just throw them out onto the street.

So, are you of the mind @Almostwelsh to adopt dogs and then set them "free"? No true animal lover would do that!

Oh and autism and ADHD are actually very much still UNDER diagnosed

I’ve never seen it, but this makes me feel that I should. As an insufferable twat spotting device.

I don't agree generally with this, but a certain AH does that, and I can't stand her, but I do feel sorry for her children.

Ok so if ‘breastfeeding toddlers is weird at best’, and ‘if you eat an animal you should watch it be slaughtered as well’, what do you suppose the toddlers should drink other than breast milk? Cows milk? Should toddlers and their mothers be forced to watch farms of cows being milked?!

I think all paedos should be gassed. Actually most agree with me on that one 😂

Can you prove this pls? Because I certainly don’t and not just because the smilie at the end of your post makes you seem deranged.

Voting at 16 is ridiculous -they are children. Can’t smoke , drink , have a tattoo but yeah let’s give them an opinion on how the country is run ?

Putting yourself first isn't the crime you've been led to believe it is.

The benefits of breastfeeding have been overstated; you're championing a false standard.

I agree with all of this, other than the Temu / Shein statement. I think most people who shop from there shop for it for the price (and are often financially struggling) and don’t consider the ethical implications.

There are many benefit claimants who are just lazy buggers with no intention of ever getting a job with low aspirations happy to sponge off the state.
(I am also proud to live in a country who support those who genuinely cannot work and i don't begrudge them a single penny.)
I agree with pp saying paedos should be gassed.
I have no respect for certain religions who treat women like dogs.
Under 5's should not have pierced ears ,especially babies !
National trust properties seem to attract more performance type parents than other places.

Completely agree. I think the range of autism severity is so vast that the diagnosis isn’t really helpful anymore.
My daughter is autistic, needs virtually zero additional support and if you met her you’d just think she was quiet and shy.
The son of someone I know is autistic, he’s non verbal, almost an adult, is still in nappies and will never be able to live alone.
It doesn’t feel right that they have the same diagnosis without differentiation.

I certainly agree with @Weepixie

By the same token, why allow the future of the country to be shaped by a generation holding mostly outdated views and stereotypes?