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A hill you are prepared to die on

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xxxx01 · 13/10/2026 14:13

What is your hill you are prepared to die on.

Mine is the moon landing was fake.
Botox makes you look older.
Sex is overrated.
Some art work is not art its crap.

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Mcdhotchoc · 13/10/2026 15:27

Feelings are not facts

DearlyDiego · 13/10/2026 15:27

helpfulperson · 13/10/2026 14:26

Those who think sex is underated aren't doing it with the right person.

Do you mean overrated?

No33 · 13/10/2026 15:28

That threads like these are just a way for people to be nasty.

PyongyangKipperbang · 13/10/2026 15:28

Pineapple does not belong on pizza

Spamatemyraisens · 13/10/2026 15:29

WhoGives2Fucks · 13/10/2026 15:23

Oh is that right? Don’t give me the BS they chose that life how ignorant. They should be getting helped accross the board not IIts a roof.

What about families who are stuck in bedsits as they’re on waiting lists? They may have shelter but it’s not a home I include this in my category

It's nothing to do with "choosing" that life. Don't make assumptions.

What do you propose?

Jacopo · 13/10/2026 15:29

Transwomen are men.
All dogs are smelly.
Tattoos look horrible.

dizzydizzydizzy · 13/10/2026 15:29

Notgrowing · 13/10/2026 14:36

SEN not all of you have it, its not an excuse so you can be a dick.

An example of the hill I am prepared to die on. The press - especially the Daily Mail and The Telegraph are spinning a load of highly misleading info on this.

The main thrust of the recent gov report by Prof Peter Fonagy was that the mental distress of young people is genuine and they are getting no support until they get a diagnosis, which is a problem because the wait times for diagnosis are endless. He also said that due to the immense pressure in the system, there is a risk that some private providers will start misdiagnosing people….. and do what did the press lead on?…. Overdiagnosis of course!

ilovepixie · 13/10/2026 15:29

ExtraHotDoubleShot · 13/10/2026 14:52

Yes who the fuck gives a 6/7 year old chinese takeaway or fizzy drinks? It’s mental.

You see them on social media, there’s one from Liverpool gives her child what he wants to eat because he has special needs! He’s massive and only about 6! When people call her out she says I’m not going to deny him food and he eats what he wants!

DeftGoldHedgehog · 13/10/2026 15:31

People who "tell it like it is" are invariably rude and ignorant.

straighttalker99 · 13/10/2026 15:31

Benefits for British workers only.

OsfameronTanamoril · 13/10/2026 15:31

No33 · 13/10/2026 15:28

That threads like these are just a way for people to be nasty.

The ' moon landing never happened' is now the most benign opinion on the thread!

Anyway here's a benign one: Thai food is the best cuisine on the planet.

FullOfLemons · 13/10/2026 15:32

xxxx01 · 13/10/2026 15:19

The titanic i still think rose would have died first as she was in the water the most.

Depends on individual really

E.g. I think Winslet would last a lot longer in cold water than DiCaprio

PyongyangKipperbang · 13/10/2026 15:33

Latenightreader · 13/10/2026 15:16

Revenge of the Sith completely ruined the most poignant scene in Return of the Jedi and I am still not ok about it (nor have I rewatched).

thinking thinking....nope you've lost me!! Explain please!

Ljcrow · 13/10/2026 15:33

Pip needs scrapping.
No-one can change sex.
Children shouldn't be on social media.

Puddlewoman · 13/10/2026 15:33

Marlowe was Shakespears ghost writer after faking his own death due to a homosexual cover up involving walsingham

Notgrowing · 13/10/2026 15:33

Your partner husband or wife is not your personal bank.
Also not your bodyguard.

VickyEadie · 13/10/2026 15:34

The number of people thinking the moon landings were faked really does explain why it's so easy to persuade people to believe a wide range of other shit.

OsfameronTanamoril · 13/10/2026 15:35

straighttalker99 · 13/10/2026 15:31

Benefits for British workers only.

As far as I know, this is already the case? Except for refugees and ILR holders.

BellesAndGraces · 13/10/2026 15:35

TeeBee · 13/10/2026 15:13

We could be friends 😂

We can sit on our hills with our shotguns at the ready 😂

tartyflette · 13/10/2026 15:36

A woman is an adult human female. No other definition allowed.

Puddlewoman · 13/10/2026 15:36

Also Richard III had nothing to gain from killing the prices in the tower. Are you telling me that Henry would have come over to kill Richard just to give the crown back to Eddy VI

PyongyangKipperbang · 13/10/2026 15:36

The whole "the moon landing was fake" thing......I never give it much thought, always just assumed that it was real. But thinking about the political scene at the time, the US was desperate to beat the USSR in the space race, how bent their government was in places, how important it was from a morale pov for the US population and how it placed the US in the world hierarchy, lets just say I wouldnt be massively surprised if it ever came out that it was faked.

shhblackbag · 13/10/2026 15:37

Many people would be much happier - especially children - without social media. It shouldn't have been invented.

Ljcrow · 13/10/2026 15:37

Elmo230885 · 13/10/2026 15:11

Dogs shouldn't be allowed in places that serve food or drinks
Tablets and phones aren't a replacement for parenting
'Gentle parenting', not saying no to children or putting in boundaries has lead to a generation of unadjusted adults with unrealistic expectations of the world
Boundaries are a good thing
You can't change your sex
After school/weekend activities & clubs every (or almost every) day is too much for children
Children should be allowed to be bored
There should be different diagnosis (or term) for individuals with Autism diagnosed later in life (and have 'managed', however that looks) to those that have significant and profound symptoms that have affected every aspect of their life
If someone gets a cockerel in a residential area it should be removed and rehomed to a suitable farm (away from me... several counties away from me)

Agree with all of these!

PearPeer · 13/10/2026 15:37

ExtraHotDoubleShot · 13/10/2026 14:42

Ok, you asked.

  1. There are more and more people with non verbal autism every year and I think eventually they’ll find the environmental cause
  2. Allowing your child to become overweight is neglect
  3. There are far too many people in the UK, we are one of the most nature depleted countries in the world and anyone who thinks we can ‘cram more people in’ while pretending they care about the environment is actually insane

And a slightly less controversial one: those big Stanley cup things are gross and I hate seeing peoples (usually fillered) lips slurping away on them.

I'm with you on this.
For point one, my money is on pesticides. We've absolutely no idea what their effect on humans is long-term.

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