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23 People Who Should Learn To Stay Silent Instead Of Saying Dumb And Out Of Touch Things
Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas
Most of us like to think we’re on the same page as other folks, that, by and large, we tend to have a similar perception of reality. However, every once in a while, one has a conversation that is so bizarrely tone-deaf or just unrealistic that it makes one pause and consider.
We’ve gathered some of the worst and most unhinged examples of people being deeply out of touch, as shared by netizens. So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to roll your eyes, upvote the most egregious ones and be sure to share your thoughts and personal experiences in the comments down below.
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#1
"If it’s a legitimate r**e, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” - former US Representative Todd Akin.
Anon:
This guy is terrible. He is wrong. He is also quoting a very common belief that has been in medical science for thousands of years because ARISTOTLE claimed this. And because Aristotle made this claim, innumerable women from ancient times, medieval times, and on through all of history and well into the modern era have paid massive prices, including being put to death for infidelity.
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#2
"Unions have never done anything for this country" during a federally mandated 3 day weekend that we were all using to go on vacation.
#3
A more lighthearted one than most of these comments, but a male friend in high school joined in a conversation after our female friend said she was planning to lie about being on her period to get out of swimming in PE.
He responded: Well that won’t work, she’s a female teacher so she’ll know you’re lying because she doesn’t have hers!
Turns out he thought all women everywhere get their period at the exact same time every month… we’re all synced up.
His face when we explained… 😂.
#4
I JUST got told by some woman that Māori don't know what oppression is, which was pretty hilarious.
unoriginal-gangsta:
Probably the same people saying “stop saying Aotearoa - we live in New Zealand” and farmers with their “stop shoving Te Rayo down our throats” well buddy first of all, whose land are you farming on. 🤔
#5
"Money is a social construct, like why do we even need it anyway?"
Spoken like a true trust fund kid who has never been on the breadline...
#6
My mom told me when I was first job hunting to put on my resume that I was interested in pursuing higher education, because it shows ambition. I actually wasn't, and that is one of the worst things you can put on a resume if you're actually looking for full time work.
Nobody wants to hire someone who is going to leave or be unavailable.
#7
"Women as hot as me don't watch 'Lord of the Rings.'".
Anon:
Too many big words in the subtitles?
#8
My previous employers told me they didn't want me to just survive, but thrive. They also thought minimum wage was sufficient to be able to do that.
#9
"I don't believe in interracial marriage... If it ain't white it ain't right."
I've never heard anyone else say anything that was even close to that bad.
theycallmecliff:
How old was this person, 90? Not that that makes it okay, of course.
OP:
No, I expect she was in her late 30s. That's one reason I was so surprised. But she was also quite poor and I would be surprised if she was a high school graduate.
#11
I had a disagreement with someone online that it was Sunday for me (Australia) and an American girl being her Saturday. I asked her if she knew about different time zones and she told me she knew about them but still disagreed it was my sunday.
#12
Almost anything to do with history.
I once saw a teen Redditor tell an Asian person that rice was "pretty new" to the American diet, and that "40 years ago" (so, the 1970s) "most Americans would have heard of rice, but very few would have it in their pantrys [sic] and most had not tried it".
Rice. The kid thought *rice* was a "new, exotic food" in the US... in the 1970s.
#13
"You wouldn't have been laid off if you were good at your job. Layoffs don't affect the ones who are good at their work."
Pipe down, Ashleigh, you just focus on showing up on time before throwing those stones.
f_ed:
Actually that is so false.
They lay off those who make the most money and those who they could replace for less money.
OP:
Oh believe me, I know. She found out the hard way when her entire department was laid off recently in a corporate restructuring. I made it a point to reach out and offer suggestions to simply "be better at the next job to avoid this happening again."
yearofthesponge:
The youth who still believes in just deserts still live in a fairy tale.
#14
“At what altitude do deer become elk?”.
AlphaFoxasour:
Someone asked our forestry and firefighting teacher this. I was told he just walked away from the person asking.
kcareee:
WHAT? Is this a thing?
#15
The 27-year-old parent of a 13-year-old student told me that she was the only one allowed to tell her child what to do and if her daughter didnt want to do her math homework, then I was not to "punish her with bad grades.".
7237R601:
I had to have a disruptive student (4th grade - 10 or 11) removed from my music class 7 times during the 10 week grading period. His grade was obviously a 30% F. Mom (mid-late 20's) brought in a parent advocate too. Principal changed his grade to a 90% and then brought me in to talk about it. I packed my stuff and didn't finish the day. Never taught again.
X_stellar_Merc:
Dear lord, and my spouse wants to teach K-12. Not for all the money in the world…I’m sticking to adults. This is a straight up horror story.
MountainCheesesteak:
Tbf, in both of those stories, the problem was the parent, not the child.
#17
"Girls don't actually really like video games, they just pretend to for attention"
Just a few months ago, I literally ditched the guy I was dating in order to sit in a dark room, alone, and play Baldur's Gate for 8 hours straight.
Educational_Clue935:
If he's the one who said that to you, he deserved to be ditched.
helen790:
Literally this! When I start a new RPG I basically fall off the face of the Earth.
#18
Currently searching for property in London. My mum goes “don’t worry a doer upper will come along really cheap and you can buy that”... “really cheap” is 500k 🤷♂️.
ImRedditorRick:
The wife and i are basically waiting for another housing crisis so we can afford a small house that would be considered "starter" homes. We're not going have children so the small, reasonable smaller starter home would be great. But anything that doesn't need a ton of work is at least $375k. I could have sworn these types of house were around $225k a few years ago.
#19
My mom said "no one can really afford their first house, you just have to go for it anyway".
mightandmagic88:
I've heard the same thing about having kids.
#20
I had multiple professors think that everyone in my major was gonna come out of college making ~180k a year. Mechanical engineering is good to me, but uhhhh not that good.
#21
Women have it so easy because if they have financial trouble they can just start an OnlyFans account.
#22
A 45 year old friend said he wouldn't take the covid vaccine because it might make him sterile.
#23
I was told as an intern that I needed to rethink if I really wanted a career because nobody liked me. Anyways 2 years later I’m working at my dream job and she got fired at hers lol.
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