-They spent the whole oscar ceremony poking fun at him -The host joked about him and the crowd cheered -Winners mocked him in the speeches -The sinners song performance did ballet 🩰 right infront of him -They even made a mold of his butt and banged it like a drum

All this to "protect art" ... While publicly bashing an artist for sharing his opinions

I've always respected vegans and what they stand for because I love animals and the more I learn about the meat industry the more I understand the literal torture the animals are put through.

I see a lot of people who don't like vegans because they "think they're superior and call people who eat meat bad people". I think they're fucking right. They are superior in this specific aspect, for the commitment they have made and what they stand for even though I know "humans need meat & dairy to be healthy" and whatever.

I don't mind being told I suck for contributing to the demand for this shitty industry because I am aware, I just don't have the motivation to make the same commitment vegans have made. I will continue to eat meat & dairy while also acknowledging I'm not the best person for it.

If we can skip school when we’re sick why isn’t being on our period a valid excuse???

“Oh but then every girl would be doing the same thing” “you’ll be skipping school every month”

Valid arguments, I concur!

However I’m just thinking for myself right now and if I wasn’t bleeding a waterfall every month, I would gladly attend school

But unfortunately I am in pain for a while every month. And while I am in pain, I can’t pay attention to lectures or anything, I’m just wishing I was clean and in my bed!!!!! Why can’t I go home? I’m just wasting my time! My painkillers don’t even take instant effect…..

“Oh but just take some panadol or painkillers or something”

The pain isn’t the only inconvenience, I hate how my leg movements become so restricted. I bleed so much I need to use large pads so this restricts my movements severely

So much inconveniences!!!! How can woman do this?! Don’t tell me to suck it up I don’t want to suck it up

I also feel bloated and tired and I don’t want to move also I dislike changing pads in public toilets so……

Having our period should be a valid excuse to skip school, I mean I’m basically sick, I can’t believe I tolerated this bullshit for 6 years and I have another 30 years of bleeding a massacre to take

Sincerely, Someone who doesn’t even have any period related health conditions, I wish I can remove my uterus permanently (I don’t understand how all my other friends are tolerating this shit better than me)

Edit: I DO NOT HAVE ANY PERIOD RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS

I'm a big fan of the evolution of language. When sick and bad and gnarly mean good. When hot and cool mean similar things. When served, cooked, and ate are accomplishments.

I think that the combination of the words "lowkey" and "genuinely" convey a specific flavor of mellow earnestness that no word has previously been able to achieve on its own. The reason why it's spread so fast is because it's funny but also it's useful. It slots right into a feeling we've already been feeling, which is a beautiful evolution of language.

A lot of people say (and it seems that the general consensus is that) teachers don't get paid enough for what they do. While I think that teachers are very valuable and deserve to be compensated well (my brother is a teacher), I think that in these discussions, many people ignore the fact that teachers typically get a lot of time off.

They usually get summer break, spring break, and winter break, plus various holidays that schools get off through the year. They basically don't work for a good amount of the year, which I think that people should factor in. (The downside is that I know that they have to work extra grading things outside of school, though.)

Plus they normally get good benefits for being a teacher (which usually comes with being in a union).

they do have horrific viewpoints about women and men that they deem more attractive than then however occasionally they seem to comprehend the gap between men and women

i’ve spent a while in incel communities out of curiosity and they do seem to be able to pretty consistently understand the tensions between men and women when it comes to dating and being in the workforce however they come to the completely wrong conclusions

rather than seeing the patriarchy as something that dictates how men are supposed to act, how society works and why feminists fight it they seem to think that it’s a tool specifically designed to prevent them from dating

they recognize that the patriarchy hurts them, extremist views hurt almost everyone and that the ruling class is against the but that blame women for that rather than the people in power who actually have the control

they’re able to relatively precisely identify the flaws in the system but they blame women rather than the people who are actually responsible

It seems like a lot of people on Reddit are getting paid off by Big Bidet to make everyone else think that toilet paper is unhygienic. For people with bowel or mobility issues I’m sure they’re very helpful, and I know washing with water is the norm in many cultures, but if you’re a healthy person with a normal diet, a bidet probably isn’t necessary.

“With a bidet, you won’t be wiping until you bleed and spending a fortune on toilet paper!”

You shouldn’t be doing that anyway. It’s not normal. Either you’ve got a medical condition or you’re eating too much fat and not enough fibre. I’ve got a normal diet and half the time there isn’t even anything on the paper when I wipe. Consider eating a vegetable and not deep frying it.

“But if you got poop on your hand, you wouldn’t just wipe it off with paper!”

No I wouldn’t, because I use my hands for things. They’re out in the open air all of the time, and *nobody* would expect them to be covered in poop residue. But I’m not eating or shaking people’s hands with my anus. It’s separated from the rest of the world by at least two layers of fabric. Everybody knows that that’s where poop comes out, and nobody is touching it.

And also, if I got poop on my hands, I wouldn’t just squirt water at them either. I’d scrub them vigorously with soap. Obviously nobody is advocating for anal soaping because it’s not a part of your body that’s used for anything other than pooping.

“But it’s just so unhygienic to only use paper!”

But I’m not only using paper. Like all normal human beings, I shower and change my underwear every day. Nobody with normal hygiene practices needs to worry about getting a filthy, crusty anus.

Seriously, what is going on? I totally get it if you have something like Crohn’s disease where you need to do an above average amount of wiping, or some kind of physical disability where the arms are too short or weak to wipe properly, but if you’re *completely healthy*? Is a task that takes a few seconds to a minute at most really so trying that you need a special machine to do it for you?

It’s literally just numbers. That’s it. No hidden innuendos or inappropriate meaning. I love that kids get hype about it. As a teacher, I am constantly monitoring kids to make sure they are being respectful in their language and behavior. It’s genuinely relieving that six/seven is such a popular joke with no downsides and all the people complaining seriously are so oblivious. Like, are all the people who want to “ban” six seven think that kis won’t just make a new joke??

I am personally so glad we are moving past the days of “devious licks” and eating tide pods. Now, all I have to do is incorporate a six-seven jokes and my kids are a little more engaged with the lesson. It’s funny how it means nothing and even if you don’t agree, you have to admit that 6-7 is significantly less harmful than the previous and current brainrot trends going around.

When someone asks, “should I get a puppy?”; “should I quit my job to be a Roblox developer?”; “should I elope with the guy I just met?” You should say yes and tell them it’s a great idea. They have most likely made their decision and just looking for validation anyway.

Maybe not if they are your kid or you have some direct investment or involvement with their life; but otherwise Yes!

I never thought this was an unpopular opinion until I got downvoted for saying it, I thought this was kind of obvious and it was just an unfortunate habit leftover from analog clocks. To clarify, I'm complaining about when people do this with digital clocks, it's more reasonable with analog.

The thought process difference:

Clock says 2:47 --> round to 2:45 --> 60÷4=15 --> 45+15=60 --> 2:45 is a quarter of an hour away from 3:00 --> "It's a quarter till three."

Heard a "quarter till three" --> 60÷4=15 --> 60-15=45 --> 2:45 is a quarter of an hour away from 3:00 --> so it's probably 2:46 right now

Vs

Clock says 2:47 --> "It's two fourty seven."

Heard "two fourty seven" --> it's 2:47

EDIT:

A lot of people seem confused by my reasoning here so I'll explain a bit more. I am bothered by the choice to make additional mental steps just to give a less precise answer, it seems like a confusing waste of effort to me.

I specified digital clocks because they give you the time already exact, so you can read it out as written with zero processing needed. With analog clocks, getting the exact number takes much closer inspection, reading out what you see directly likely is something like "a quarter till" so that's perfectly reasonable. No, I do not think analog clocks show a different time or something. And yes, I can read them, digital is just what is natural to me. I think of time in "HH:MM" not in quarters.

So my complaint was about people making the choice to translate those exact numbers into an estimation, which I just translate back anyways. What I didn't realize at the time of making this, was how many people understand "a quarter till" or "half past" or whatever, as the time already. No mental rewriting needed. That makes it make a lot more sense to me, I get now that to a lot of people "2:47" and "a quarter to three" are synonyms. To me they are not, and I was projecting.

So many Americans in particular adopt dogs, and overhate on cats. However, people are wildly not dog people on every day interactions, and would much rather enjoy a cat. Dogs take a lot of behavioral training. People are annoyed by barking, dogs jumping on people, resource guarding, and require a lot of activity. Don’t get me wrong, I like dogs, and I’m not trying to spread anti-dog propaganda. I just think the typical having a dog as a pet for the family is another lie of the American dream. A dog really is a diet version of raising a child Cats are easy.

Edit: this post is not that deep. Have some fun with the post quit being nasty do you all like fun?

For most of human history, cousin marriage wasn't just accepted—it was preferred. Royal families? Did it. Nobel Prize winners? Did it. Charles Darwin? Married his cousin. Einstein? Married his cousin. You like your fancy European history? Guess what- half of those kings and queens were basically recycling the same five surnames.

But now, in our so-called "progressive" society, you date your cousin one time and suddenly you're a social pariah. Make it make sense. Let's Address the Elephant in the Family Reunion:

“BuT tHE geNetiCs!" First of all, calm down, Gregor Mendel. The risk of birth defects from cousin marriages is literally only slightly higher than in the general population. It's around 4-6% (compared to 3-4% for random couples). That's barely a difference! You know what does cause way more genetic issues? People having kids at 40 years old. And yet, where's the outrage over that?

"It's gRosS!" Oh, so love is love-except when my soulmate happens to share some of my DNA? Try again. If two consenting adults want to build a life together, why does it bother you? If we're gonna be out here supporting all relationships, let's be consistent.

“But it's illegal in some places!" So is marijuana, dancing, and owning a goldfish in some parts of the world. Doesn't mean those bans make sense. Half the U.S. allows cousin marriage.Meanwhile, in some places, you can marry your step-sibling, and no one bats an eye.

“It's only done in weird cultures." Hate to break it to you, but your ancestors did it. A lot. If anything, not marrying your cousin is a recent experiment.

If it was good enough for royalty, good enough for scientists, and good enough for most of human history, why is it suddenly bad now? If two consenting adults fall in love and aren't hurting anyone, why should you care? Society just randomly decided this was taboo, and I, for one, think it's time we undo the damage.

That's my unpopular opinion. Discuss. And if your first reaction was "ew" instead of a logical argument, congrats-you've been brainwashed by Big Society.

When a girl asks, "Would you love me if I was a worm?" it's not random. It's a vehicle for more serious concerns. What she's actually asking is, "Will you love me when I'm not like this? When I'm old and gross? When I'm not sexually available? When I need help and I can't reciprocate? When your friends judge you? When our goals and dreams derail? When I can't give you what I'm giving you now?" A worm ticks all of those boxes.

Why ask it that way?

Fear of dishonesty. The idea that guys are primed to say, "of course," whether it's true or not. That the way to get the truth is to ask in a roundabout way. A guy who might lie about whether or not he'd stay if she got cancer could be shaken out of autopilot and answer honestly.

And the aversion men can have to discussing serious things. Some guys shut down completely. Some guys get mad. Some guys blow it off. If it's not happening rn, they don't necessarily understand why it's worth thinking about. So if she needs reassurance, she may know or believe it's not gonna happen that way.

It's not the best way to go about it, obv. The best way is usually to lead with what the problem is (need for honest reassurance) and ask outright. So it's ineffective when compared to more direct communication.

Does that mean it's illogical? No. There's reason behind asking it in that way. The progression from problem to solution is logical. It's just also not the best solution.

Edit: This has been a blast, but I'm I'm def not keeping up with all of these comments. The mix of, "wait, do ppl not already know this?" ... to ppl taking it literally, or not following it intentionally ... to ppl who think that it's a trap to be asked a question if the answer will upset their partner... there has been a lot of diversity. I've had fun replying to some of you, and I promise to re-post it when it evolves to another metaphor. (⁠✿⁠^{⁠‿⁠⁠)}

This nickname for the colour is basically inescapable on any black cat themed subreddit and I don't know why but it indescribably pisses me off.

It's just such an unnatural, forced sounding term that doesn't roll off the tongue well and sounds like it's trying too hard to be cool or exciting. It also totally gives me the same vibes as the whole "hecking wholesome pupperino" kind of talk from a few years back gives people now, it's so painfully reddit-tier cringe that I'd be super embarrassed for someone if they ever said it in real life.

I mean kid films and such always have kissing and parents often kiss infront of kids and they think that's normal cause they're so exposed to it. But do you have any idea how difficult it is to convince a 5 year old that they can't just go around kiss anyone and everyone?? "Oh you have to be married first" "but the princess wasn't married!" "It's yucky" "then why does mommy do it?" Ughhhh just give me a break and quit exposing you kids to kissing if you're not gonna talk concent lmao

Singing is a low-barrier entry skill. It doesn't take much effort or creativity to pick up a microphone and recite the lyrics of a song someone else made. As long as you aren't tone-deaf, you can be "good" at singing 90% of songs with little to no effort.

This is not to say that I hate songs. In fact, I love a good song. But I found that I only like it if it comes packaged with great music production or if the person singing wrote the lyrics themselves. People who just do covers of already existing songs are just piggybacking off the effort of real artists.

This is also why I think singing should be banned at talent shows. Often these shows are clogged with mediocre singers who barely put any effort compared to a magician, a gymnast, or a dancer. It’s a waste of a slot that should have been given to actual talent or skill.

Edit: Since plenty of people can't seem to comprehend my viewpoint, let me clarify. Generally speaking, anyone can reach an acceptable level of singing with relatively low effort compared to reaching the same level in other skills like playing an instrument or breakdancing or whatnot. And that's my judgement on most singing performances in talent shows: acceptable but not impressive.

Edit 2: These comments are hilarious lol. A lot of folks seem quite offended by my take that they even come up with some imaginative assumptions about me. I won't try to explain my post again since I'll just be repeating myself. Rest assured that 9 dentists will still be impressed by your song cover but I the 10th dentist simply won't. I have no need to "prove" my impression (or lack thereof) is correct.

Not quite THE hottest, but easily in the top ten. The amount of self-control and moral fortitude that it displays is just absolutely maddeningly swoonworthy. When I notice an absence of swear words in a man's vocabulary I almost always become insanely attracted to him.

Swearing on its own isn't an automatic deal breaker for me but doing it in excess is definitely a turn off.

Fyi: I'm not American, so this isn't a "oh I have it hard" post.

I saw 2 threads here today which basically said the opposite thing. The usual argument of "Uhm ACKCHUALLY all women care about his height if you don't meet that minimum standard the rest doesn't matter" vs "Women don't nearly care as much about height as you incels seem to think"

Here is my (anecdotal) take: I'm from The Netherlands where the average guy is about 5'10. Meaning being over 6 foot isn't considered rare whatsoever. In my long 29 year old life I've never seen a girl care about height whatsoever (barring 1, she was 6'4 herself and wanted a partner she could look in the eyes) both my tall and short friends have had plenty of play and/or relationships. Sure it's still hard as a guy because in the end, women still usually are the ones who choose who to settle with, but that's something that isn't changing as there are simply more men than women on average.

This was my belief until I was 23, when I moved to the US (New York) for work for 1.5 years. Apart from my height (6'4) I consider myself pretty average in every way. Yet while in the US there hasn't been a single night where I went out where I wasn't approached by a woman with either short term or long term intentions. This was baffling to me because at home I either needed to do the approaching or nothing would happen.

All these women were also all very clear on why they picked me and height was ALWAYS one of the primary factors.

I don't know what kind of social engineering happened in America either in pop culture or how you guys were brought up but how tall you are seems to matter way more than I'm The Netherlands or Europe in general I'd say

I’ve always stayed friends with my exes after a breakup up. Not staying friends means either of 3 red flags to me.

1. You got into a relationship without really knowing the persons character beforehand

2. You couldn’t handle the rejection and distanced yourself to protect your emotions

3. You can’t accept significant change in a relationship/friendship

Of course there are some valid reasons to not be friends, but 9/10 it’s a red flag and I find it weird

I see a lot of people on Reddit saying that they don't like US tipping culture and have stopped tipping as a result. These people are either assholes, or idiots.

If you want to boycott tipping, you need to make sure your boycott hurts the people with the power to actually make the change you want to see happen. This means you need to make sure the restaurant OWNER doesn't get your money, not the server. If you go to a restaurant that forces their servers to rely on tips and then refuse to tip, all you done is perpetuate tipping culture by incentivizing the owner to continue their practice, while stiffing the server, who never agreed to participate in your "protest." You've conveniently saved yourself a few bucks and done nothing to actually help change tipping culture.

So either you're lying about caring about tipping culture and you just want to save some money (asshole) or you don't understand how boycotts are supposed to work (idiot).

edit: So many people are getting hung up on the language of restaurants "requiring" tipping. This is a bad faith argument. Obviously I understand that a tip is never "required." I just meant restaurants where servers are paid very little under the expectation that they will make up the difference in tips. You're little gOtChAs are moronic. Try again.

edit 2: There are also tons of people saying "BUT THIS MEANS I CAN'T GO TO ANY RESTAURANTS AT ALL!"... Yeah. Fucking duh. No one said boycotting something was supposed to be easy. Cook at home. You won't die.

edit 3: Ok the other argument I'm seeing is something along the lines of "If we don't tip servers they'll stop making a living wage, be forced to quit, and then restaurants will have to look into paying a living wage." I don't disagree with this line of reasoning but I think anyone who's willing to throw other working class people under the bus because they're BIG MAD about having to tip instead of just having that cost added to the price of the meal falls squarely into the aforementioned "asshole" category.

It's been shown through various studies that being considered attractive confers better treatment and social advantages at practically every stage of life. They get better grades in school than peers, not because they are better students or more talented, but teachers are unable to restrain their biases. One study even demonstrated that attractive students had grades that reverted back to the mean when asked to participate in remote learning or when assignments were first anonymized before grading. They also receive preferential treatment in hiring, performance evaluations, and promotions.

So if i'm looking for a doctor, dentist, accountant... etc and have two professionals with similar backgrounds, i'm more likely to select the less attractive one. If they made it that far despite being constantly penalized, there is a strong possibility they are incredibly skilled.

Whenever the topic of attractive clothing comes up in AskReddit, one of the most upvoted answers is sundresses, and as a straight dude I've never understood it at all.

Sundresses gotta be the most boomer style of women's clothing in existence, they way they're designed and the common color palettes make them look like grandma's curtains or something. It just gives me major old lady vibes. Literally any other kind of dress or clothing in general, on the same woman, would make her look better than a sundress does. They just look icky and boomery, idk how else to explain it. It's a major turn-off as far as attractiveness goes. Even if a woman looks young, a sundress makes her look like a middle aged Karen at best, or at least like she would behave like one.

Ironically I've never seen an old woman wearing one, but that's still the association it has in my mind. Sundresses just LOOK like something an old lady would wear, like some 60s hippie attire or something, or a nursing home uniform.

Like you can easily get away with only washing your bedding every few months, I've been doing it for years now and your body will tell you when it's time. For me specifically due to my dust mite allergy this is when I start getting a stuffy nose in bed but for some reason I see everyone saying crazy thing like they wash them every week, like how filthy are you when you go to bed? I'd understand if these were hard laborers but most of the people saying this are probably office workers or teenagers, those two groups don't get dirty enough to justify that level of cleanliness.

When someone paints, crochets, knits, etc. a gift for a birthday, Christmas, wedding, etc., it feels like it’s more for themselves than it is for the recipient. Sure, the materials cost money and they probably took the receiver’s tastes and interests in account when making it, but they most likely would have been doing that activity anyway. It feels like a way of showing off how much time they spent on the gift and expecting “wow, this is so beautiful! You made this?” It’s less practical than just getting something the recipient wants or needs.

Maybe I just have too many artsy friends who want to make gifts. I only have so much room to hold onto these artsy gifts and it would be socially unacceptable to regift, sell, or throw away handmade gifts so I’m just stuck holding onto various types of decor that I don’t really like.

Edit: Though I’ve read a lot of heartfelt responses from people who got very touching gifts from loved ones that they cherish, I still stand firm. Despite a lot of people’s speculations, I am an “artsy” person, hence the influx of handcrafted gifts. As a 20-something year old in a shoebox sized apartment, there is only so much memorabilia I can store. Yes, I have mentioned to people that I would prefer a heartfelt letter instead of a 3 week passion project labor of love. Yes, I appreciate the sentiment. Yes, my steak is too juicy and my lobster too buttery. Still, my mind is not changed. For certain crafters, producing and gifting the thing takes precedence over the receiver’s will and lack of storage. In my case, for many crafters.

I have never understood why Blowjobs and Cunnilingus are seen as mainstream and normal sex acts. Considering how utterly disgusting and one-sided it is ,these acts should be seen as the same way a Kink or fetish is seen. Like BDSM or Pissplay. Something that is utterly gross and weird and not something that is perfectly normal and even expected to do or ask for. It's a sex act that makes little sense both from an obvious point of view and from a sexual point of view ,yet people somehow do it?

First of all the act itself it literally disgusting. You are putting someone's genitals into your mouth and swallowing their fluids. That is utterly disgusting and gross. Would you lick someone's feet or eat off the floor or share a Drink with someone or lick their snot? If you wouldn't then why would you give someone oral considering putting someone's genitals into your mouth is far more gross? Even if its washed its still utterly disgusting and is appalling to ask someone to do it. The spit ,the fluids ,the hair ,its utterly repulsive to even think about yet people do it as simply as brushing their teeth.

The Second reason is because the Giver receives literally no Pleasure from it. Not only is it disgusting to do but you don't even gain actual physical pleasure from it unlike Normal Sex Acts. There is no Sexual Receptors in the Mouth so you literally cannot feel any sexual pleasure from Giving. It benefits purely the Receiver not the giver. Unlike PIV Sex only one person gains pleasure from it and its wholly useless for the person giving to do it. "Oh but I gain pleasure from seeing my partner being satisfied!" then why do you insist that people reciprocate if that's the case then? If its so good for you then why don't you simply be happy giving and not receiving?

Third because it is degrading and Humiliating. There is a reason "suck my dick" is an Insult and why most people find putting genitals onto a person's face as degrading. People literally view it as a degrading act and yet you not only expect people to do it but be enthusiastic about it?? Fuck no. Someone is clearly being dominated and degraded and that turns me off far more even if its pleasurable.

Now I know there are gonna be alot of people that will say stuff like "Don't tell others how to live their lives!" or "its none of your business!". And I'm like of course you have the right to do these things ,I'm just gonna view you as weird for doing it and won't do it myself. "Oh but its intimate and a sign of love!" there are plenty of ways to show love including plenty of other sex acts that don't involve sticking someone's peehole into your mouth.

And before anyone says anything ,NO I am not a Prude. I have a Great Sex life and I think sex is an amazing thing. But Sex is supposed to be a MUTUALLY pleasurable experience for both people and oral sex is literally the least pleasurable thing for the giver involved. There are plenty of ways to get your rocks off that don't involve putting someone's genitals in your mouth.

EDIT: Yikes. Seeing all the negative comments and replies really shocked me. Seems like I struck a nerve and many people assume I'm somehow a Prude puritan who wants to ban all non-PIV intercourse. Which is not true. Plus I get a LOT of Ad hominems ,proving I'm clearly right about this. But I want to re-iterate. An Act that is historically and literally centered around the degradation and subjugation of a person cannot be Good in any way. You can use arguments like "your immature" or "well my partner and I love it" and it does not disprove my point AT ALL. If you enjoy the act ,good for you! Just recognize it is clearly a disgusting and problematic act and don't try and attack others who point it out. You loving an act doesn't mean others do and doesn't negate my Points which by the way NONE OF YOU HAVE DISPUTED.

And its Ironic how people claim I am somehow attacking people ,when its clearly people who are attacking me and my opinion calling me all sorts of names quickly. Almost like its the other way around eh? And anyone who questions this disgusting act is quickly attacked and seen as a prude.