Do you have any unpopular opinions that you don't really like sharing?

I have a friend who thinks that a lot of things we consider “normal” in society are just different forms of prostitution, including some parts of the job I had at the time (which was NOT being a prostitute, duh!) I think we both wish he hadn’t shared that with me.

@La_chica_gomela

Is that person named “Holden Caulfield” or what?

I am pro-choice and against the death penalty. There are a lot people out there who get a hold of that information and go on a rant about what a double standard it is. Most of the time I keep that one to myself.

I actually liked Sarah Palin.

ssshhh

I’m all too willing to share my unpopular opinions. We all have opinions that are unpopular which is why sharing them and talking them through is so important, so may may understand each other better.

I think that there is such a thing as too much therapy. I think some people, not all, use it as a crutch. I know a few people that spend more time going to group therapies for different reasons, than actually living real life.

I’m not anti-psychologists or anti-psychiatrists, but geez, at some point, step out of the group therapies, and try to deal with life on your own. You can’t be protected from everything. It sucks, but that’s part of life.

@cak

I forgot that one. That’s another of mine. I’ll add it to the list. ;)

Religion… Don’t get me started.
And don’t you start either

I am pro-life and pro-capital punishment. I rarely bring it up, both for the issues themselves and because some believe I can’t be pro both.

@cak I agree with you 100%.

@Dansedescygnes I am with you on the aggressive tattoos and piercings. At least piercings can be removed but a person who looks like a tattoo artist’s sketchbook is very unappealing to me personally.

@Dansedescygnes and @jonsblond I’m actually relieved. I thought I might be the only one.

Some of my unpopular opinions:

- Pro Choice is better than Pro Life
– The JFK assassination was a conspiracy
– Smoking bans in bars and restaurants are a good thing
– Professional athletes salaries are ridiculously inflated
– Talking on cell phones while driving is inherently wrong on every count
– I believe in the death penalty (Capital Punishment)
– Foreign cars are made better than American cars
– George W. Bush was and still is a criminal
– Global Warming is highly questionable
– The world will not end on December 21st, 2012
– Both North Korea and Iran represent a potential nuclear threat to the U.S. and other countries

I’ve already gotten called out on fluther for my views regarding the government and the proper way to address the political issues. I also am against spanking children to make then behave, and that draws a lot of heat.

@Dansedescygnes Great question!

@YARNLADY

I am against spanking too. I think it is a cop out. I think parents can ALWAYS do better than that.

My (maybe) unpopular opinion: Most of the opinions mentioned so far are not all that unpopular.

@Bluefreedom – you had me until the end of the world thing…of course it’s going to end on December 21st, 2012…duh! :~P

@MacBean I’m guessing that my answer is the exception? :P

Most of my unpopular opinions stem from Christianity. I’m sure you know what they are (or maybe you don’t)
Other than that..I believe debates are useless and unnecessary. I believe 95% of people’s problems could have been avoided, and I have no pity for them (including myself). I believe nappy hair is beautiful and should be left nappy :) I believe your outward appearance is just as important as what’s “on the inside.”

@MacBean Maybe we have a difference of definition. What would you call it when you ask or answer a question and other users jump all over you because they disagree.

I just thought of another one! I hated the movies Titanic, Forrest Gump, American Beauty and Ghost. I am one of approximately ten people in this country who feel that way. I usually keep that under wraps!

@jonsblond—Yours was one of the exceptions, yes. XD I STILL LURVE YOU ANYWAY.

@YARNLADY—That’d be an unpopular opinion! I did say “most” of the opinions listed so far aren’t that unpopular. And since I was stating it as my opinion, they may be unpopular but just don’t seem like it to me. ...Have people on Fluther really jumped on you for being anti-spanking? Because I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the pro-spankers being jumped on when that topic come up around here.

@SuperMouse—I’m with you on Titanic and Forrest Gump. I’ve never even cared to see Ghost. And while I personally love American Beauty, I can totally see why some people wouldn’t, so I just kind of nod when people say they hate it and don’t try to convince them that it’s great.

I don’t believe in God, I am very Pro Choice and I believe that Gay Marriage should be legalized. I live in the Bible Belt, so these are all very unpopular opinions. Oh, I also hate NASCAR, fishing and Oprah, so I just try to keep my mouth shut a lot.

@MacBean It’s my political views that are so unpopular here, the anti-spanking stand in on another site.

I’m a grumpy, old fashioned thirty year old… many of my opinions are highly unpopular. Most of the unpopular ones come from Christianity as well. What is funny is how increasingly unpopular my opinions get despite the fact that there is such a large majority of Christians out there.. statistically…(insert opinion one: statistics are lame.. they often misrepresent facts.. especially when used to support an argument) .. oh but the list goes on and on.. xD

- Pro life is better than pro choice
– Smoking is retarded
– Repeat offender rapists should have their twig n berries removed
– Women in the military should be held to the exact same physical standards as men.
– I can’t listen to Elvis very long
– I’ve always thought that Michael Jackson was a weirdo and his music sub-par (though I still can’t deny that the moonwalk is cool)
– Porn is demeaning to both men and women and should be boycotted
– People begging for money should get those 3 quarters you were going to use for a coke anyway.. we should help our fellow man regardless of their reasons for needing help
– Homosexuality isn’t natural
– Political Correctness is lame

Holy cow.. I could go all day..

@knitfroggy I hate NASCAR and Oprah too, but fishing? wtf? ;)

@jonsblond Oops, wrong thread – you meant knitfroggy

Oops! My bad! :)

Here’s another one I thought of:

Woman-favoring chivalry is sexist, outdated, and I will never participate in it. Ever.

@hug_of_war I think it makes sense to be pro-both. I am as well.

@jonsblond I hate it because when I was a kid and my dad would take us fishing we couldn’t talk, had to be completely silent so that we wouldn’t scare the flippin’ fish. It was so boring and went on for too long. And I never caught a fish ever in my life.

-I dislike watching TV and movies.
-I think too many people are over-medicated for “psychological issues”, and end up damaging otherwise healthy minds to the point where they end up needing different medication for what the incorrect medication caused in the first place. I acknowledge that some people really DO need meds for imbalances, but not as many as we’re lead to believe.
-Weddings are fucking stupid.
-Too many women over the age of 40 don’t know how to apply makeup appropriately for their age, and just end up making themselves look older. Way too many.
-I hate how ignorant most people are about nutrition and exercise.

@Dansedescygnes You reminded me of my belief in chivalry. I also think it’s ok to have both specific and non-specific gender roles (if that’s the correct wording for it).

Oh, and I hate the beatles. I would never listen to them by choice.

Woman-favoring chivalry is sexist, outdated, and I will never participate in it. Ever.

Hear, hear! I open doors for dudes, too. XD

@knitfroggy I completely understand! You just reminded me of our family vacations. We spend a week “up north” every year and it get’s very boring for the kids when mom & dad spend so much time fishing.

My Unpopular Opinions, in no particular order…
– I want a National Tobacco Tax, and a high one
– We do not need gun control in America, we need much stricter jail sentences and less defendant’s rights
– I’m still surprised anyone thought Obama was quailified enough to even be on the ballot
– Abortion is murder and only acceptable if the mother’s life is in grave danger (self defense)
– I like it when the bull wins, either against the cowboy or matador, because both sports are cruel
– People who eat pork or beef are extremely selfish
– Being gay/lesbian should have absolutely no negative bearing on the couple’s ability to adopt a child… there are too many children that need loving homes
– Atheists are over-the-top arrogant
– I respect Sarah Palin as a person, but am glad she’s not making any decisions that affect my life
– Breeding your dog is so sickeningly selfish unless you are a true professional breeder
– Punish the dog (and in most cases the owner), not the breed
– Most parents with children that grow up to be dependant adults can blame themselves for enabling them all their lives

I could go on for much longer…. please don’t @BBSDTfamily me and ask about these, just start a new Question and we can discuss it there.

I thought the whole gay people adopting kids thing was resolved..that’s so sad :(

@Dansedescygnes I’ve been wondering how one could view pedophiles and child molesters differently, but perhaps I am just not familiar with the definitions. Care to shed light on it? This is the first time I’ve heard anyone make this claim and am interested.

Plenty of them, here are just a few.
I favor the death penalty (where death actually occurs) for convicted rapists, child molesters and serial murderers
I support the responsible ownership of firearms
I like the idea of vigilante squads for particular crimes
I like the idea of a 2 child per woman birth policy
I am pro abortion
I believe alcoholism is a mental disorder and addiction rather than a disease

@Facade Maybe it is resolved and I hope so, but I was just saying that it is an unpopular opinion of mine (at least here in Mississippi)

@hungryhungryhortence I don’t know about an exact number cap on child bearing, but the number should definitely be based on income

@BBSDTfamily

Simply put: All child molesters are pedophiles, but not all pedophiles are child molesters. A child molester is committing a crime. A pedophile is someone who is attracted to children. There are pedophiles out there who would never molest a child just like there are people out there turned on by rape who would never rape someone. “Punishing pedophiles” is punishing thoughts. Punishing child molesters is criminal justice. Not the same thing.

@Dansedescygnes I never thought about that, but I agree. I wonder why anyone would think differently. That’s like saying all strait men are rapists of women.

@Dansedescygnes That makes perfect sense and I don’t see why people laugh at you for this opinion… maybe because they don’t hear you out and assume they know what you’re trying to say.

@Facade @BBSDTfamily

Most people I find just don’t understand and are too hysterical about it to hear me out because of how touchy a subject it is. However, once they get it, they get it. But not everyone. I’ve actually been accused of being a pedophile for making this distinction. Even though I’m freakin’ 17 and I’ve been saying this for several years.

@Facade: I like the idea of a 2 child cap on each woman for birthing their own regardless of income because of human numbers on the planet more than the ability of the wealthy to provide for more kids. I figure if people can afford more than 2 with no govt. assistance then let them adopt the rest from those in need of homes and better care.

Hm, sounds like a good idea. also, how do you know my name lol

@hungryhungryhortence

My parents have 4 kids… :(

@Dansedescygnes and @hungryhungryhortence My parents have 4 kids too, and provided for them all very well.

Well, I can see the thing about the planet. You can’t just keep allowing that many kids if it’s going to cause the destruction of the planet. I mean, what’s the point of being allowed to live as you wish if you’re making it end sooner?

My child cap idea is not very popular and for the sharing, I’ve got 6 other siblings.

@hungryhungryhortence I feel ya… I definitely see how it would positively impact our planet, but I think in reality a straight child cap is a little overboard. Maybe something more like women who rely on government assistance are capped seems more fair.

Teenage pregnancy should be illegal.

@Dansedescygnes…out of curiosity, have you ever had a mental disorder?

Well, some of these have been mentioned already, but…

- Smoking where anyone else is involuntarily subjected to your smoke is wrong.

- Animals have rights, and these include the right not to be eaten.

- A primary reason that most Christians are so sensitive about their beliefs is that they cannot logically defend them and it’s easier to scream “Intolerance!” than try to be logical.

- Churches should not have tax-exempt status.

- People should have to have some basic level of competency to breed, or to own an animal.

- Having more than two children per family is wrong.

- Television is a waste of time.

@nocountry2 That is a funny thing to ask “out of curiosity”, lol, but I see where you are going here… sure mental disorders are sometimes used as an excuse, but there are many serious ones also that hinder people’s lives beyond their control.

@nocountry2

Not that I know of, no. I suppose I have OCD and hypochondria, but nothing severe or life-changing.

I’m just referring to people who maybe assign a mental disorder to a problem that maybe isn’t a mental disorder. People are always more willing to blame something outside or something uncontrollable for their actions or their problems. A lot of times, I think it is more controllable than they think.

My uncle has a serious mental disorder. Schizophrenia. He’s had it for a while. He’s in a mental institution even though he doesn’t think he should be there, but he should. He hears voices, he has never really had anything close to a “normal” life.

I guess I’m just a little skeptical with the fact that everyone’s bipolar and autistic these days. How come no one ever talked about it back in the ‘70s or something? Was it because it wasn’t diagnosed as much or were there truly less people with those disorders back then? If it’s the latter, I’m scared. I truly am. That’s what truly worries me. Why are more and more people mentally ill as the times go on?

Some of my unpopular thoughts…

… illegal drugs should be legalized, and users should get the everliving shit taxed out of it.
...most people could use a good, healthy dose of Shut the Fuck Up and Listen.
...strippers and sex workers get hated on too much. They’ve got bills to pay, too.
...working with the public has the potential to easily reinforce negative racial stereotypes.
...many fat people are fat because they don’t want to be healthier badly enough to change it. Big-boned, naturally large-sized, slow-metabolism…all those things are excuses to justify not doing X activity enough to reach goal Y.
...we’ve all gotten so used to lousy, shitty, horrible politicians and presidents that when someone comes along that doesn’t suck, we get all ga-ga over how awesome they are for meeting and exceeding our low expectations and minimum standards.
...more women than men seem like they need to realize that there isn’t a deeper meaning to everything.

That a lot of liberals are “liberal” for fear they will be called close minded rather than being true to positions they actually have thought through and believe in.
and that at times, the “open minded” people are the worst at being open minded when it comes to discussions.
People give much more weight to race and sex and economic status way more then they admit.
People who are too hung up on PC are overtly sensitive for a reason.
I don’t understand how Obama became our president.
Democracy doesn’t work everywhere.

Religion having a political agenda.

Also, I think prostitution should be legalized. I think that would stop young girls from being sold by pimps or as sex slaves. If there was a place for it to happen legally that could be regulated why would anyone even want to go into shadey massage parlors or the like.

I like sharing mine. I guess that is pretty unpopular.

OOOOOooo I just wanna argue with so many of you. xD

I agree with some, and some of the ones posted are very much distubing to me.

Here’s mine:

Smoking bans in bars and restaurants are a good thing copied this one

Too much emphasize on medication and not enough on therapy.

Very pro-death penalty

Partially pro-choice. I believe it shouldn’t be done past the first trimester unless for a medical reason regarding the mother or fetus.

I think people who think their should be caps on how many children others can have, should be sterilized.

I 100% agree with “abusing the system” when it comes to government assistance. Lying about income does not bother me in the least. I know far too many people who would have children without insurance, because they make 1 dollar more than 185% below poverty levels. It’s so sad that people have to lie, but it’s the reality. The poverty limits need to change.

I don’t understand parents who do not do what is the safest for their children. Following a natural lifestyle is not difficult. Extended rear facing is not impossible, and should be done until the child is 2 years old.

Parents who willingly put their children in daycare, not for work reasons, really bother me. I understand needing a break, and if we could afford it, my son would be in daycare once a week. But not 5 days a week.

I believe in helping fellow man when they’re down. I believe conservatives are the exact opposite.

I think conservatives have a true mental illness.

I think some people, the extremist when it comes to religion, also have a mental illness. This applies to Christians who hate gays, or call it unnatural. I believe those sorts of people are morally wrong and will be the ones burning in hell if there is one.

Some of my unpopular opinions are:

Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs in God, a higher power, mother earth, whatever. The attacks on others only makes your “beliefs” questionable. Your beliefs are no more right or important than mine.

I believe in an eye for an eye. If you intentionally kill someone, you die. If you starve a child to death, you starve slowly and painfully. If you rape adults or children, you get the same treatment, daily.

The entire nation’s responsible adults should be able to carry firearms. It would take a complete idiot to rob a convenience store or bank with an unknown number of armed people in there.

I did not support Obama. But as an American, I support whoever wins the Presidential election.

I think President should be the highest paid job in the U.S. The President has the most responsibility of anyone, and no CEO or athlete should earn more money. Especially athletes… grown men making millions playing a game.

People who avidly follow the trials and tribulations of Hollywood stars have a screw loose.

The government needs to butt out of micromanaging our lives. Seatbelt laws, helmet laws, etc are not necessary. Common sense dwindles when it’s never used.

The ACLU has gone completely overboard. We bend over backwards to accommodate everyone with political correctness. But, we are discouraged from saying Merry Christmas. And where is the list of historically white colleges? Be fair to everyone, or just leave everyone the heck alone.

If you come to live in the U.S., learn the language. If I wanted to live in another country, I would learn the native tongue.

- The vast majority of movies, music, poetry, and visual art are of very poor quality.
– Marriage is an archaic institution which should not be a staple in society and most certainly should not be incorporated into the law.

@Amoebic

Dammit girl why is you getting married errch!

i don’t believe in amnesty for illegal immigrants. We should not reward people who came here illegally.

i think there’s nothing wrong with the term “illegal immigrant.” If the person is here illegally, the term is correct. When the laws change, then the term can change.

I don’t like that signs and public literature, owner’s manuals, store directories, etc. are in Spanish as well as English.

I am pro choice and proud of it. I have a foreign car.

i don’t feel women who are on public assistance should be allowed to have as many children as they want, but it would be a hard thing to restrict legally and administratively, i think.

My unpopular beliefs-
Casual sex with random people is slutty, whether you’re a man or a woman.
Call me sexist, but I expect to be treated like a lady. A man will open the door for me, pump my gas, take out the garbage, mow the lawn, protect and provide. I will keep our home clean, he will have hot home cooked meals on the table, laundry done, and kids raised correctly. I’m not saying men can’t cook or women can’t cut the lawn, if that’s what they enjoy doing.
Too many parents let their kids run the show. They don’t want to impose rules or hand out punishments because they don’t want to damage their precious toddler. Give me a break.
People are so obsessed with having a career and children. If one parent would stay home raising their child, the other parent can be the bread winner. I understand the way things are now most couples need both people to work, but the world would be a better place if kids ranked higher than BMWs and vacation homes.
I’m tired of sending money to other countries. Our country needs our money. We have too many people without health insurance, nowhere to live, no jobs. Let them fix their own countries. Send illegal immigrants home. I’m not cold hearted, I do know they are mostly all good people who just need help, but we aren’t in a position to save them when we can’t even save ourselves.

While we’re on a roll, here are my other unpopular beliefs and values:
-I buy American as much as possible. If we don’t keep our neighbors employed, who will?
-I do not buy anything made in China and have not for more than 2 1/2 years. If we don’t stand up for our beliefs, who will? I gladly pay more for American made.
-I am proud to buy clothes at Goodwill. They employ people who can’t get a job elswhere. I use fewer natural resources by recycling, and I help other people empty their closets. If I end up wearing “Dead man’s clothes” – so be it. It just shows that Uncle Harry and I have the same taste in dress shirts.
-Women who follow the latest fashion trends can’t think for themselves and should be avoided.
-First Generation Alternative fuels are not productive. But they are the first step to Second generation fuels which are productive. Everybody wants grandchildren, but you must have children first.
-North Korea, China, Iran are not our friends and do not deserve our support.
-I don’t care if you take drugs, have wild unprotected sex, commit suicide, or ride without a helmet. Fell free, but don’t expect others to pay for your stupidity.
-If you can’t support a kid and can’t tell who the “baby daddy” is, you have no right to bring another child into the world. Madatory sterilization. That, I’ll pay for.

I’ll end this here before people start accusing me of turning into an old man. Oops! Too Late!!!

@Lupin I buy my clothes at Goodwill too. I also give all of our unwanted clothes to a local church.

@jonsblond Nice. Nothing wrong with that!
By the way, even at Goodwill I won’t buy made in China. Sometimes Goodwill is the only place to get the Made in America version of a product.

@jonsblond My mother loves shopping at thrift stores. I feel those things should be left for people who can’t afford other clothing.

@Facade I think they have plenty for everyone…I made a donation at the Goodwill once and saw in the backroom and they literally had a mountain of clothes probably 20 feet high.

@Facade I spoke with the Goodwill folks and asked that very question. The truth is they often have too may clothes and need the money. There are plenty for everyone. Don’t worry about it.

Facade: i would agree except that thrift stores get so much stuff that they have to move it out. they only have so much space.

They need customers as well as donations.

Yea, they do have mountains of shit piled up in the back (i was just there yesterday, adding to their work load)

@Facade That’s why I shop there. I can’t afford clothes for myself or my children anywhere else.

@Facade – Actually, in my area, they target all incomes. They point out the brand names to attract people and to draw teens in, as well.

There was a time when that was just about the only place we could shop. (my daughter and I) We still shop there, at times. We frequent thrift stores and try to shop at Goodwill, but they moved the store and I often forget about the new location.

Shhh . don’t tell anyone, but I’ve been known to give Cathy the cashier $20 extra to pay for the clothes that the nice woman with the 2 polite kids is buying. I like the way she speaks to her kids. She can use the money.

sometimes i buy clothes cheaper at the store, on sale or clearance, then prices at thrift shops. believe it or not…...

A certain large store chain that shall remain nameless, but uses a red dot in its advertising, donates unsold items to Goodwill in my area. If the item is on sale at said store and is still around after a certain period it goes to Goodwill. You can get great deals on new stuff. But if they’re from China, I leave them on the shelf.

Ummm…

1) American capitalism is unethical. It gives advantage to those that already have and does not help those that need the help. It also produces citizens to be purchasing machines. We’re not people, we’re consumers. It is (both directly and indirectly) to blame for both obesity and anorexia, along with many other psychological ailments.

2) My generation’s culture is shallow and vapid. It has no substance. It’s all posing and being fake. This makes me very sad.

3) An overly high tax on alcohol and tobacco is legislating morality.

@boots you say “legislating morality” like that’s a bad thing. Actually rather than “morality” I see it more as a way to help raise public funds to ease the burden on the taxpayers and medical providers when users of these substances need them, which they inevitably do.

@YARNLADY Legislating morality is usually a bad thing. At least in my opinion.

It’s an individual’s right to do as they wish. If a person that’s educated on the risks of smoking decides to smoke, that’s none of our business. Health care systems are in dire need of reformation, so that should take place before we over-tax someone to cover other’s expenses.

@YARNLADY Should we start heavily taxing twinkies and cheeseburgers? If we are going to go with the idea of taxing for future medical bills I do believe a “fat tax” is in order as obese people tend to have a whole host of medical problems

@Kelly27 Yes

Hey, We were just supposed to tell our unpopular beliefs. No criiticism allowed.

That said- I’d vote for a fat tax too. I don’t want my health insurance to be so high because someone’s ’ “Sugarbetes” is through the roof while they eat Twinkies.

@YARNLADY So you should push for that, but to tax one group of people above and beyond any other group is a little unfair

Another unpopular opinion that I have is that the government should encourage social change by clever use of taxes.

College is a ripoff.
Consumerism is pathetic.
Vegetarianism is fairly pointless as a moral stance.
No question has one right answer.

I hate Beyonce with a passion.

hehe, How I feel that the liberals want the government to take care of them completely instead of them taking care of the government. That they would prefer to live in an Orwellian world. Make me think of the book Brave New World.

@YARNLADY The clever use of taxes comment is my favorite thing you’ve ever said.

I think men are better at most things. Like driving and math. Don’t tell the feminists.

@Divalicious – I am not trying to argue, just curious, but who gets the lovely job of raping the rapists daily? New career option – Professional rapists? That would make for an interesting scenario during bring your dad to school day. Or should all the rapists just be forced to rape each other daily? Just trying to figure out how the system would work.

Personally, I think all rapists should just be shot.

@PnL: Yeah I was wondering that, too. Presuming rape is illegal, then the rapists who daily-rape the rapists are also breaking the law, so they will now have to be daily-raped, setting up a chain of daily-raping…

The problem with “an eye for an eye” is “two wrongs never make a right.”

My personal unpopular opinion: Through medical treatment, we as a species are living too long. Yes some healthy individuals will live to be 100, but (I believe) some of today’s medicine keeps very unhealthy people alive too long. Sick people are meant to die. You can fight that, but it’s not natural.

I was understanding (assuming, really) that to mean that they would be in prison for life?
or perhaps my view of prison and what happens there is too coloured by the shawshank redemption though. =/
(the daily raping of rapists I mean)

@breedmitch I sort of agree with you, but at the same time…when is it too much medical intervention? We have the means to help prolong the life of cancer patients, it doesn’t mean they’ll live extra long lives…so do you think we shouldn’t attempt to use medicine to save the ill?
And then you’d have to pick an age where you stop helping people, which wouldn’t be right.

@casheroo: Yeah, I get that. We can help people live longer, and that’s ethical but not always natural. The zebra with the bad leg becomes the tigers’ lunch. The rest of the herd doesn’t fight off the tigers.

I guess what I have a problem with is the notion that we’re all supposed to live to be 90. I’m not sure that’s true. I’m not sure our species is built to support that.

@breedmitch I’m a bit thankful for cancer treatments, or I’d be a goner! Considering I was pretty damn healthy…I’d be a bit pissed off to have to check out so early. I completely get what you are saying, though. I’m not arguing…just saying…” With that said, I do believe that some lives are prolonged, way too long. I’ve had family members, dying of dread diseases that really wanted to check-out; however, they didn’t have that option. (both family members I am thinking of, had ALS. Not something they were going to recover from.)

@cak: I’m thankful for your cancer treatments as well (and Gail’s and many others’). I guess the only logical next step in my unpopular opinion is to draw a Logan’s Run-esque line of death, and I do so at…...68. After that, tiger food. :)

@breedmitch – mega lurve (if I could give you more than one, I would!) for mentioning Logan’s Run! I swear, I really thought I was the only one that had ever hear of it! Truly, I wasn’t arguing with your opinion, I see times where you are absolutely correct. I’m just glad you didn’t draw that line at 38, I’d be outta here! ;~)

@breedmitch No fair, I want more than two more years. In fact, I fully expect to live to be 100. Most of my relatives for as far back as we have records lived well into their 80’s and 90’s. Check back when you are 60, then tell me you only get 8 more years.

@yamlady: You can have as many years as you like, but after 68 we will not be treating you for any lethal disease. Broken ankle? Sure. Cirrhosis? Not so much.
I did say it was unpopular. Now, where’d I put that Ayn Rand anthology…

For you, cak

@breedmitch I so lurve you, right now! Thanks! :)

@breedmitch OK, I’m going to do everything I can to avoid lethal diseases. I already had a bout with breast cancer,about 9 years ago and I don’t want that again. I am the root of a family tree that includes 2 now and 6 future taxpayers, so far, in two generations, and I will see a third generation before I give up the ghost.

@yamlady: Keep eating those yams. All that vitamin C and B6 is good for you. Not to mention Manganese and Potassium. ;)

@breedmitch I love yams, but surely you have noticed my name is Y A R N lady, not yam

Yes, well yarn has no nutritional value.
I’m just having fun with ya

@breedmitch I can’t let you get away with it, because I actually had andrew go in a change it to all caps, so people wouldn’t get it wrong

Yes, I know that, which makes it all the more fun. I give Astrochuck a hard time for how old he is…
Sorry for the threadjack.

@PnL & @breedmitch—Maybe professional rape would be added to the duties of people who administer lethal injections or flip the switch or whatever? After all, they get to kill people, which is usually illegal. Why not let them do other illegal stuff, too?

@PnL and @breedmitch Yes, I was thinking of a prison setting. Brain fart. I forget about real people ;-)
We house all the “short eyed” inmates together so such atrocities aren’t done to them. ~

I don’t usually have much of an issue giving my opinions and if there is something I don’t really like sharing… I probably wouldn’t put it here either.

Here we go:

- My generation sucks.
– People who have no discernible talent do not deserve to be celebrities
– People who post videos of themselves on youtube talking about everyday bullshit are attention whores, and it blows my mind that people actually watch this shit.
– Private businesses should have the right to allow or disallow smoking on their premise
– All drugs should be legal in personal amounts when used by adults in their right mind.
– I am pro choice, and support the death penalty in certain cases
– Fashion is the stupidest thing humans have ever invented. It’s controlled by rich gay people in L.A., New York, and London. Since I’m not a rich gay person from any of these cities, why should I care whats “in”.
– Elitists are even worse than racists (who I also despise)
– People on the far left are equally as close minded and dumb as people on the far right, just in a different way.
– Based on my personal experience and people I have talked to and known throughout my life, I would rank people from most likely to be racist to least likely to be racist as follows: Native American, Black, White, Arab, Latino, East Asian, South Asian.
– Some feminists who complain about negative portrayals of women in fiction just can’t stand to see a female character with a negative personality trait. This is because they have disgustingly huge egos and think that women are perfect.
– Canada does not get the recognition it deserves, from both its own citizens and the rest of the world.
– The reason why American fiction constantly portrays Canada as lame and uncool is because they are butthurt that we have a better country than they do.
– Americans don’t want Canada to have a distinct culture and national identity, because then when it becomes advantageous for them to take us over, we will be less likely to resist.
– California is the asshole of the world.
– Many leftist people, who claim to despise racism, are themselves racist towards white people,Jewish people, and Japanese people.
– Scientology is an evil cult