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Guilt-tripping children about masturbation and stuff should be considered abuse. (I mean specifically using guilt, e.g. explaining that other people don't do that in public and might react inadequately would be 100% not abuse).
Anything that happens between any number of people, provided they have informed consent, must not be persecuted. That includes doing any drugs (you're only harming yourself, if you're isolated from non-users), any kind of fetishes, fight club style beatings, assisted suicide, whatever.
About half views expressed here aren't unpopular, but stupid (stupidity is very popular, and is on the rise!). I'll let you decide which of mine are, but beware of the liar's paradox.
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I didn't post this to troll up a fight. This seriously bothers me. And this thread gave me a space to say so without causing derailings or direct casualties to those with presumably good intentions.
It's fine, what's said in this thread stays in this thread. And for what it's worth, I think people above should slow down with attacks on other opinions voiced here.
Show respect for other members. We will not tolerate disrespect.
Harass, bully, or insult other members.
Harassment or bullying does nothing to help those that are already hurting, and it will probably make it worse. If someone says something that you disagree with; there's no need to insult or harass them for it.
Troll or proselytize.
Don't try to impose your views on other members or post threads that are inflammatory to get people riled up.
It's fine, what's said in this thread stays in this thread. And for what it's worth, I think people above should slow down with attacks on other opinions voiced here.
Show respect for other members. We will not tolerate disrespect.
Harass, bully, or insult other members.
Harassment or bullying does nothing to help those that are already hurting, and it will probably make it worse. If someone says something that you disagree with; there's no need to insult or harass them for it.
Troll or proselytize.
Don't try to impose your views on other members or post threads that are inflammatory to get people riled up.
I have considered what you said. Thank you for quoting forum rules. I am deleting the post because the rules ring true enough that deleting is the wisest and most respectful choice.
I have considered what you said. Thank you for quoting forum rules. I am deleting the post because the rules ring true enough that deleting is the wisest and most respectful choice.
Well, you quoted me, and upon reflection the first part of that post could have caused hurt feelings. If I felt right about my action, I wouldn't have tried to preemptively defend it. It's like saying, "I'm not a racist, but..."
I think this thread may actually encourage passive-aggressive venting of forum-based grievances, and lead to a need for moderator vigilance. I certainly took encouragement, and I needed the reminder of the rules.
Posting our unpopular opinions may give us a chance to get things off our chests, but may require too much of others who read to not argue against the opinions. I think this thread, started with humor, is likely a tinder box.
Well, you quoted me, and upon reflection the first part of that post could have caused hurt feelings. If I felt right about my action, I wouldn't have tried to preemptively defend it. It's like saying, "I'm not a racist, but..."
I think this thread may actually encourage passive-aggressive venting of forum-based grievances, and lead to a need for moderator vigilance. I certainly took encouragement, and I needed the reminder of the rules.
Posting our unpopular opinions may give us a chance to get things off our chests, but may require too much of others who read to not argue against the opinions. I think this thread, started with humor, is likely a tinder box.
Yes, I quoted you because I wanted to reassure you that it wasn't offensive and I doubt anyone else saw it that way. Then I referred to the others above to stay calm because they were fighting. Posts which have now been deleted. Guess you missed that. What a mess, I should've just shut up.
I agree, it could encourage that, but I feel as long as we avoid getting personal it can work, and it did so this past week. Thus, I really wasn't referring to your post, because I didn't feel you were doing so. What you call a preemptive defence to me is a polite way of saying that you didn't want to offend someone like Jean perhaps?
As for restraining oneself, it's not a problem to me. The thread's premise is clear and I don't see the point in attacking each other's opinions. This is a friendly community, and yet I could have gotten in one or two arguments over the past month. But I let it slide, because I'm just here to relate, not to proselytise.
As for what you wrote, it doesn't bother me, but considering it does you and some others it was a legitimate point to make.
Why was my post deleted? I had an unpopular opinion and said it. It's not my fault some people can't handle it and get triggered.
Here it is again:
There are two genders: male and female. I think the whole gender thing is absolutely dumb and makes no sense. If you are a male then you are a male, if you are a female then you are a female. This demiboy, agender stuff, etc. is just some roleplay for people who don't have better things to do in their lives. We have women who like to dress as men (tomboys) and that's completely fine but that person is still a she. Calling someone them or they is ridiculous. I'm not a right-winger nor do I deny anyone's existence which is what some people like to twist this into. These people have every human right to do what they want but I should not be forced to support their fantasies. It's about truth, like when a schizophrenic person says there is an elephant on the doorway but there is nothing there. I am not going to lie to that person, I am going to tell him that there is nothing there.
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There was a fight that got deleted? Oh man, I'm always late, just love to rubberneck.
Anticipating more fights breaking out due to the provocative nature of the thread topic. I'm gonna post this meme here.
Here's my unpopular opinions:
* Only my consciousness truly exists (solipsism), everybody else might just be characters in a virtual reality simulation I'm trapped in.
* Times is an illusion.
* Aliens and demons are real.
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When I'm in a bar, it's a very unpopular opinion of mine that women should be treated like their bodies are their own and that their boundaries should be respected.
I don't hate "Breeders" and I think that people trying to stop people from suicide genuinely have a good heart. Also think most therapists do actually give a shit about their patients, and hearing a patient of theirs would drive them into constantly overthinking what they could've done and possibly even blaming them self.
These aren't unpopular to the general public, but I think they are to people on this site.
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America never had a single 'culture'. It was and always will be made up of a bunch of shit borrowed from other cultures and mashed together. The idea of saving or losing American culture is laughable to me.
The population shrinking the way experts believe it will isn't a problem imo.
The average person doesn't actually understand their rights
No one should be worshipping the 1%. They don't care about the working class and you aren't going to become them. Working your way up from nothing is a fallacy.
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America never had a single 'culture'. It was and always will be made up of a bunch of shit borrowed from other cultures and mashed together. The idea of saving or losing American culture is laughable to me.
The population shrinking the way experts believe it will isn't a problem imo.
The average person doesn't actually understand their rights
No one should be worshipping the 1%. They don't care about the working class and you aren't going to become them. Working your way up from nothing is a fallacy.
Everyone should be required to use some form of birth control while fertile, both men and women. Have as much sex as you want but you can't reproduce unless you are approved to be competent and financially secure enough to raise a kid. Nothing breaks my heart more than unwanted/neglected/abused children or pets.
I know this would lead to corruption and eugenics so it would not work irl unfortunately.
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Christianisation of Europe was the worst thing to ever happen to the "western world"
Africa and the middle east would be much better off if they remained European colonies
Millionaire/Billionaires deserve all their wealth even if it was inherited from their parents
Out of all the LGBT movement, only homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality are valid, every other "sexuality" is either made up or its just people who are in denial about their true sexuality
transgenderism is based on a mental disorder (body integrity disorder) and should be treated as one
Australians and Scots have the best accents out of all the English-speaking world
I also wanted to include that the USA gained too much from 9/11 for it not to be a planned event, but it doesn't seem like an unpopular opinion anymore
- sex is dirty and disgusting;
- this planet is too small for eight billion people, at least half would be exterminated to allow this world to breathe better;
- I hate the rich: the people who own too much are the main cause of poverty in the world, there is a strong disparity in the distribution of wealth, there are those who have everything and those who have nothing;
- most of the subjects taught in schools are useless and studying them is a waste of time;
- love doesn't exist. there is only sexual attraction and economic interest;
- every single citizen should have the right to request euthanasia without giving explanations to anyone, life is mine and I do what I want;
- cars suck and driving sucks even more, technological and scientific progress should have eliminated all these cars which are very dangerous and only serve to pollute and cause accidents, instead cars only increase, becoming heavier and more dangerous, as well as more ugly.
have you ever seen thousands of cars in a large parking lot? they look like garbage.
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The sheeple in my city who are dutifully wearing their masks and snitching on each other are driving me crazy! First of all, I have PTSD and a mask isn't going over my face without a scene. And I'm glad for the medical exemption because, secondly, we're way past the point of logically trying to prevent illness. The numbers are too small for this; at this point it's nothing more than the manifestation of a pre-planned social experiment, testing how far we'll follow ridiculous rules.
Is my bus here yet!?
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Suicide is not that bad/not that big of a deal, since we all are gonna die anyway. What makes it tragic is that we don't talk about it openly, in fear that doing so would imply encouraging it. I wish every country had assisted suicide clinics and that they didn't require such extensive documentation and justification in order to get green light.
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I want to drift into the lucid dream, endlessly...
I give humanity less than 50 years before we completely kill everything, including ourselves off, and make this planet nothing more than a uninhabitable barren wasteland. Whatever comes after generation z is probably going to be the last. I'll just call it generation Omega.
Some people truly can't be saved from suffering in life (either physically or mentally) and doing ctb.
Loving life isn't the only right mental attitude way and not what everybody must do.
Extreme metal generes can express way more emotions than pop/rap music.
Being yourself is way more important than being polite and trying to make everybody like/respect you.
Loneliness is better than having lots of fake friends or random people around you.
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