To stat a new “Unpopular Opinions” thread?

[StabbyCat]

Inspired by a clip I just saw on Instagram.

Deep breath.

Here goes.

Robin Williams wasn’t particularly funny.

ETA “Start” obviously.

All alcohol tastes of rot

In the OED it is both.

Public transport should be free and funded through in increase in council tax

Doesn’t mean you should also say something horrible. Jeez.

You weren't allowed to be a scientist or professor unless you wore glasses.

Actually they will. Average salary is nowhere near the cut off of £80k as in individual. A couple, both earning £70k is still entitled to child benefit.

The poster who said it in the first place didn’t wish anything on anyone. They stated a thought.

Hard to explain if you haven't experienced it yourself (?), but:

(1) it dissolves the illusion of separateness, making you acutely aware of the interconnectedness of everything around you, so you grasp (among other things) the impact of your actions on others

(2) it confronts you with your inner landscape (in a way that can greatly assist with resolving fear, grief, and childhood patterns of relating) and highlights your latent strengths, as well as "weaknesses"

(3) in tribal cultures that embrace this rite of passage, adulthood isn't something you declare - it's something an elder recognises in you. Having their guidance for the ceremony would help you interpret what arises, rather than get lost in it, and interpret the insights

(4) a clearly defined threshold, marked by such a ceremony, would underline the serious responsibility that comes with adulthood (moving from "I am the centre" to "I am part of a larger web") and reinforce values to live by

(5) it would address the existential anxiety and spiritual emptiness that are at the root of so many problems in our society

Not sure if I've explained it well, but all that sort of thing!!! 😜

I completely agree but it doesn’t give someone the license to wish bad upon them.

It really is. Couldn’t understand why she wasn’t proclaimed the genius. Nearly had a breakdown trying to finish Bleak House and agree about the George Elliot misery fest.

Epstein nuance and perspective😂😂😂😂

I don't care. For some reason that I cannot explain, I think he's pretty hot 🫢

Yes

I agree, but the not-yet-so-mainstream social media/ Internet propagandists are even worse.

Cool, but I don’t think it should be.

I remember a lot of kids bumping into lampposts when i was a child

Yes, but I think the reasons behind it are different. Men (especially young men) can get into drunken fights or clashes over drugs. Women can simply be hunted down for sport.

Screens, probably. Before they walk or talk.

That's a generalisation. Relatives know their kin better than medics. If you get a ' oh they are a bit past it with too much wrong' then you are on a slippery slope. Would you say the same about all vulnerable groups ? It's dangerous.

That Diana, Princess of Wales who was a good looking woman who scrubbed up very nicely in her expensive clothes and makeup, wasn't the great beauty we are expected to pretend she was.

That tattoos never flatter anyone and always look cheap and grubby.

That trans people ever "pass" with more than the smallest amount of scrutiny.

Ok why is wishing somebody would be in the position to experience what they are suggesting bad?

Ive never understood it . It sounds exclusionary and competitive within the community itself..Maybe i dont understand but does it mean some trans people tell other trans people that they dont ' pass' ???

The only way people who pass do so is by extensive surgery. And that is no gotcha.

Erm NHS pink and blue plastic ones?!

Early Queen (faerie queens etc) much better than later Queen (we are the champions, fat bottomed girls etc)
Taylor Swift is over rated- especially with Shake it Off 😳
Claudia Winkleman needs a fringe-trim

I'm fine with legal immigration
Salad cream is awful
Ditto sweetcorn
One cannot change sex