What is something that is popular but is something that you detest

[19ptrialprice]

What is something that is popular but is also something that you detest. It can be anything.

Picky bits - can’t fucking stand that phrase
Blake Lively - no, do not and have never got the hype. Rich nepo baby D list actress.
Love Island - trash
Dog/cats being pushed around in prams- if it has working legs, it can walk
Protein products - UPF advertised to the masses as “health” food to make a huge profit. Just eat whole foods that are high in protein.

You?

I never get the whole thing about language. Languages change and evolve over time, conventions grow and fade.

Someone writing 100 years ago would be appalled by you using “dumbing down” as a verb, which is a 20th century phrase. The snapshot of history and locality where you learned grammar conventions is not inherently better than the snapshot of history where other people did.

I'm not annoyed by tattoos I just think they are almost all quite bad drawings. I wouldn't put that on my wall so I can't see why I'd ink it into my body.

People love them so much and show them to you - what can you say? This tasteless doodle is depressing and shite? No. I just nod and smile and change the subject.

...But it's not WRONG to have them! (I hasten to add having seen the weirdness upthread. I just think they are ugly, not immoral.)

The word "almost" doing some heavy lifting there!

Coffee
Tattoos
Dogs
Alcohol

The thread isn't about what's right or wrong it's about what you detest and if that's what a poster detests why shouldn't they say so?

Jazz
Goat's cheese
Crop tops

Massive festivals

Cosmetic surgery. It never looks as good as the people who get it think it does, it's frankly an eyesore.

Dogs being absolutely everywhere. Fine to be in some places (mostly outdoors!) but non service dogs should NOT be in restaurants or even indoors in pubs, especially not if food is being served.

Agree with OP about Blake Lively. She and her husband are a pair of utter grifters who set out to destroy someone who dared to challenge their sense of self importance, and I hope that we will see far less of them going forward.

People preaching about climate change. Either it's going to happen whatever we do, or it's vastly overstated-I often think the latter, to be honest.

The 'free Palestine' movement. People who have no bloody clue about the history of the region waving flags and shouting, often some pretty hateful stuff. The fact that they started these marches before the bodies of those slaughtered on October 7th were even cold makes me think it isn't about care for Palestinians at all, it us dar darker.

Blaspheming - I hate that people think it's fine. I find it very offensive

Stanley cups

Cruise ships

people on Facebook sites who can't spell or type properly
Aperol - just tastes like irn bru to me

Sabrina carpenter

Tennis - especially Wimbledon

buses

yappy dogs

personalised number plates

prawns

Oh God, yes! This will be on my list forever more. Don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. I hate them.

That timeless dialectic.

Engels knew a thing or two about the dangers of potato wedge ownership.

OMG this. She's dire and I can't stand her stupid, tarty little outfits. Just bleugh.

Dogs ( and dog friendly accommodation unless it’s a guide dogs I want a room without a dog ever being in it thanks )
Cats
Tattoos, never seen a nice one

Yes: parties, weddings, graduations, passing out parades, prize givings, ceremonies in general, speeches.

Popular and mostly awful.

Also "wait list" being used in the UK instead of WAITING list.

😂
I'll raise you Paddy "not funny in the slightest" Mcguinness

The word super. Everything is super cool, super tasty, super well, super excited these days.

Cookbook used to be cookery book, but we've got used to that one now.

Whatsapp groups
New balance trainers mostly the big chunky ones

We definitely wouldn't get on!

Hahaha! I learned that word from mumsnet and then used it on mumsnet. Felt so proud using my new word!