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Everyone is entitled to having their own beliefs. Some people keep them to themselves. Some like to blare them out every chance they get. And others have views so unconventional, they completely go against the status quo.

When not every opinion is greeted with open arms, we’re lucky to have the internet where we can spark a discussion with complete strangers. There’s an Instagram account dedicated to sharing some of the best posts from the popular subreddit called Unpopular opinion. From electric vehicles to stuffed animals, members of this community have something to say about virtually any aspect of life.

So get ready to dive into some of the best posts this account had to offer. Upvote the ones you agree with, and, if you want to stir some emotions, share your own disputable views in the comments below. Psst! After you’re done, be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree, too many times people feel entitled due to their age. You don't owe anyone anything. Congrats on the souvenir and the story you will be able to tell your friends and family.

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Sometimes, we're discouraged from expressing our unpopular opinions because of the adverse reactions we might get from the people around us. Whether we’re talking about politics, religion, or popular culture, sharing our deepest beliefs can make someone feel pretty irritated. 

However, while some end up scratching their heads from confusion, others see a like-minded person and gladly show their support in heated discussions. After all, a controversial point of view does not instantly mean that it’s uncommon. When you push your fears of being the odd one to the side, it’s much likely you'll encounter others sharing the same thoughts as you. 

Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence company, was on a mission to investigate the most popular unpopular opinions on social media. They looked at consumers’ mentions from January 1 to June 30, 2020, excluding news, retweets, and shares. Results showed that 1.6M people shared their controversial beliefs in this period. Also, there were 34% more mentions during the lockdown compared to the four months prior. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Greed and narcissism... it's sad, but it's human nature. The majority of the people out there are fake as heck, and will do things like posting videos of themselves crying on the internet as PR moves, to help promote and enhance their brands, to help them gain those clicks, likes, follows, and subscribes. Even more sad is that there ARE the odd few out there who honestly have no one and no where else to turn to, and are using the internet to reach out. But those odd genuine few are usually buried and overshadowed by all the loud popular influencers out there, with their TikToks and viral videos and their memes.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Harassment is the right word. What happened to Diana and other famous people with the paparazzi actually haunting them, spying and giving no Fu*ks. But here's a thought: Who the hell buys those rag mag's is an accomplice bc if they stop buying that filth then the paparazzi will (nearly) go away or at least be way less.

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Do Your Parents Use This Argument ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speaking as someone who was out on their ass at 18... basic parenting, including food, clothing, and sleeping indoors.... isn't nothing. Not when you consider what it's like to do without any of those.

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When it comes to the topics people touch on, the top ones were about characters in pop culture, TV shows, dislike of fandoms, and books. People shared their complaints about some of the bestsellers of the century and aired their grievances about how some shows have become outdated. For example, 34K mentions called out Friends "for being hugely popular, despite some aspects not being acceptable today." 

The researchers also looked into Reddit, where 958K users shared their gripes. "It seems like lockdown got to Reddit users, too. Posts to r/UnpopularOpinions increased 105%." They found that many of these mentions touched on things that happened on the platform itself. Most of them were focused on sports players, subreddits, and seeing change as not being good. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why censor the word murder, not like we all can't figure out what it says, strange BP.

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What Are Your Thoughts On Male Birth Control ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read a quote before, wouldn't it be safer to fire blanks at someone than fire bullets at someone with a bullet proof vest

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So while it can be fun to share your controversial views online, they also let others say opposing views, have heated discussions, and see things from different perspectives. Anna Akbari, P.hD., is a sociologist, writer, and speaker who shared her thoughts on why unpopularity isn’t necessarily a bad thing in a piece on The Psychology Today

She explained that if we want to be happy, successful, and feel of service, we don’t actually need to appeal to the masses. "See, we’re complicated beings, each with our own unique experiences, full of biases and contradictions and, hopefully, a point of view," she wrote. "Having a point of view is a good thing, even when that view isn’t universally embraced."

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Has Someone Ever Pushed Your Face Into A Birthday Cake ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've discovered this trend on the Internet and honestly, I absolutely do not understand it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You ruined it with "sure they're cute" because that's the whole point, they're NOT cute, people have just been trained into thinking they are. People need to realise that inbred dogs with serious health problems are the exact opposite of cute.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

100% - the cheater is the one at fault - unless the people they cheated with is also someone who you have a relationship with then it's equal blame as they both owe you loyalty. I've never understood the blame being passed to the person they cheat with, and it's usually women who blame the other woman when their guy cheats - I sure there's a patriarchal link to all that that could be deciphered but seriously, they're just a shitty person if they knew he was involved with someone - if they didn't then they're just as much a victim in it all. This idea that men can't help themselves if offered sex has to stop - you don't accidentally have sex - yeah, you may regret it after but you totally know what you're doing while you're doing it.

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While we can wholeheartedly stand by one issue, we can also not see eye to eye on another. "Agreeing to disagree on most things in life is fine—assuming it doesn’t restrict the liberty or human rights of others. It’s when we start to think that we need to agree on everything all the time to merely function together that we get into trouble," Akbari mentioned. 

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Needless to say, popularity isn’t essentially bad. Lots of things that are commonly and generally accepted by our society are considered as "safe". Akbari explained that we don’t have to immediately or categorically reject the popular stuff but rather "selectively embrace it, or at least occasionally challenge it."

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Do You Think Free Therapy Is A Good Idea ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, it really should be free. I have been in therapy on and off for years and it has been free (/paid by taxes). It's due to mental health issues so free healthcare = free mental healthcare. I learned a lot and cope much better. I wish it was available to all who needs it. To hear that people live with anxiety, ptsd, depression etc and can't afford therapy to learn how to cope better is really, REALLY sad.

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That Annoys Me Too!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't use those sites anymore. If you want me to subscribe, or permit adverts in my ad blocker, or click a cookie thing every time, I just bounce. Enjoy your bouncerate and zero ad revenue. ALSO. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD stop with the f*****g animated adverts. They drive my poor ADHD ass crazy. I can't stand it.

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However, if your views are not clinging to the mainstream popular or if they tend to stir some unexpected or even rude reactions, "don't despair. You don’t need to bend toward conformity, and you may even be able to cash in—financially and socially—on stepping outside the conventional bounds."

She mentioned two rules that people who tend to lean into unpopularity should remember. The first one is that you should actually believe what you’re saying or doing. "Disagreeing for the sport of it is annoying and, rightfully, no one likes or respects you if you do that. So stop it," the sociologist advised. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In many cases I would agree but in many I would not. For example If an employee of mine turned out to be a KKK member, or they were videoed ridiculing a disabled person I would fire them without hesitation.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who breaks up spaghetti before boiling them - I agree. Now give me those judgemental looks :P

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Are Your Going To College ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree completely. The world will always need woodworkers, metal workers, plumbers, electricians etc, not young people with huge financial debt and very little practical skills.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Retired teacher here, so let me weigh in on the realities. For elementary school kids, I'd overwhelmingly vote yes. Younger kids want to please the teacher; they want to be around the teacher, around other kids, in class. HOWEVER, as someone who taught middle and high school for 26 years, this does not work at all. By that time, there are a lot of kids who are looking for any way to leave the classroom. Yes, there are times they need to use the bathroom, but quite often they also want to socialize. There have been groups in certain years (not all by any means) that texted and met up in bathrooms and fought, too. It helps if a teacher has a sign in/out pass, or gives a certain number of tickets per month. Other children who don't have to use the bathroom COULD give a classmate a ticket if they felt generous.

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"The second rule is to embrace your unpopular opinions with the knowledge and grace that not everyone shares your point of view," she continued. This rule can be quite tough since we humans have a general tendency to want others to agree with us. After all, it makes us feel heard and valued. 

However, following this guideline "starts with a promise to both give up convincing other people to buy into your less popular opinions and to stop shaming them for their own thoughts and actions." 

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Is There A Labour Shortage Where You Live ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My previous boss (who was an absolute jerk!) used to say "there's a line of people waiting to take your place, if you quit." I did quite eventually. Seven years later and... my place is still unoccupied. And not just mine - two other people also quit from that office, and replacements could never be found. Or someone would start and then quit a month later due to the conditions. I guess the line of people for my spot turned out to be a bit too short ;)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, stop suing everyone for making mistakes. Yes there are serious negligence cases, but they're a lot less common than the cases where "negligence" is claimed, but it's just an honest mistake. Americans really need to stop that s**t.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have to get rid of the phrase "unskilled labour". A janitor needs practical skills far above average (at least a good one does), and the working conditions of courier drivers or fastfood workers require a great deal of stamina and resilience. In any job you can go from beginner to master, working your job better or faster. Even more important, the economy absolutely depends on the jobs we tend to call "unskilled". Usually, in any company, if a middle manager is absent for some days, work continues more or less as usual. If the cleaning lady is absent, you notice the problems after a day or two the latest.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love my cats and would do anything for them, but they ARE little assholes.

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After that, it’s all about trusting yourself. If you believe that some things are just not right, don’t be shy and share your views with others because, chances are, there are people out there just like you. According to Akbari, there is value in dissent. "There’s often truth at the fringes and insight in unpopular perspectives. Greatness comes neither from blindly following nor from knee-jerk rejecting."

"Many of our greatest historical figures held really, really unpopular opinions. They did stuff that made people cringe or even retaliate against them. Going against the grain takes guts. And that courage is admirable, even if we disagree with what they’re saying or doing—but only when executed with integrity from a place of personal honesty," she wrote.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we also retire the phrases "She looks good for her age" or "aging well". People get older, women included, and unless we want to buy into the ludicrous, egocentric and expensive cosmetic surgery industry, we are stuck with what biology gives us. What's wrong with looking my age?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get the whole younger woman thing. My wife and I are aging together and it's beautiful. One day we'll both be wrinkly and cantankerous and we'll still be after each other.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think most men think this way which makes me very happy. It's internet weirdos Hollywood and the media that doesn't respect women at all.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It reminds me of the show "You". Female character (it's implied that she's around 25-30) has an affair with a 19 year old. It grosses everyone out when it comes to light. I checked out the age gap between the actors. He's 2 years older.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Vision/Scarlett Witch age gap has always stuck out like a sore thumb. Your life and choices are yours, but any Hollywood age gap where one could be the parent of the other is just wrong, and it's why Sean Connery stopped being Bond... although that was because he could have been their grandfather, not just their father.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disagree. Those are by design. Wanda was supposed to be very young in Age of Ultron while Vision was nothing more than a template for a dependable man. Knowing Tony, it probably was a white male of similar age to him.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never really thought about this before, but you’re 100% right.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved that the show never have I ever cast real teens. Then I found out the main love interest is in his 30s. He is constantly making out with this little 17 yr old. It's the equivalent ho my husband making out with my daughter. I am beyond disturbed

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Charade: Cary Grant was 59, Audrey Hepburn was 34. Apparently Cary Grant felt very uncomfortable with the age difference.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But in the old days this was pretty common. Old men and unusually young women, girls. Even if the age gap in real life isn't that big, it's implied. Back in the 50s-60s this was the scheme. The woman is quite a schoolgirl but her love interest is a grown man, successfull and around 45+.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

20 years age separation is not uncommon, and 30 years age separation also happens in film. "We gotta have pretty actresses to attract the lads!" *smh*

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aaaaand there is casting teenage girls as adult women and love interests to adult men, which is a new fcked up level.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Watch some movies with Audrey Hepburn. Most of her movie partners was played by actors much older than her, biggest age gap was 30 years. I think only exceptions were Anthony Perkins and Peter O'Toole, both were slightly younger than her.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think it's hysterical the way Hollywood constantly preaches against sexism, but is the most sexist place in America. To get a job as an actress you have to be among the most beautiful women in the country. But ugly men can easily become actors. TV shows and movies regularly portray people making sexual remarks to each other at work. But in real life, these sort of remarks would quickly get you hauled before HR and in danger of losing your job. Etc.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always noticed this on tv, and how different it is from reality. I look quite young for my age, folk are always a bit surprised when they're told my age and have a daughter who's almost 18, they think I must've had her when I was super young, like early teens, but nope. I even got asked for ID the other week for a bloody lottery ticket. But I am starting to notice signs of ageing on myself - i'm slightly worried it'll all catch up,with me overnight, but honestly I'm not sure I care. It's exhausting trying to fit peoples expectations- I used to always wear make-up, dress up etc - now I'm bare faced in a hoody and I'm perfectly comfortable with myself.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The bias I find more curious is that apparently a woman has to be younger partner in a relationship - unless it's some cougar drivel or comedy. Imagine a 40ish wife with a 20something husband in a show where that difference WOULDN'T be the major plot point

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women, inject poison ( botox) into your skin so you look younger!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about the slug of a husband with the hot, gorgeous wife, a la Married with Children? The slovenly, un-handsome, poorly-spoken, husband with the hot wife? ‘Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street….’

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That too was be design. Supposedly was was a american football quarterback (whatever that is) in highschool and the wife - a dummy high school hottie. The show is a mockery of what happens to the high idols as they suck at life. While those who were nerds in school, are financially successful and immeasurably happier,- Marcy I do, however, agree that even this show played to the old man-young female nonsense. Ed O'Neil is 8 years older than Katey Sagal while on the show they were supposed to be same age.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When Hugh Grant played Emma Thompsons love interest, focus groups and execs said she was too old for him. She's a year older than him. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is 59 and his love interests are usually early 30's. It's pretty gross.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here I assumed it was because men don't look like adults until older. As in we've been brainwashed into believing men without at least a hint of grey are still frat boys.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Age differences between the actors in movies has always disgusted me. I'd love to see a movie with a ten plus age difference between the woman and the man, with him being younger. Women also "age out" of being stars as soon as they reach some arbitrary age or show one grey hair. Don't forget about the entire beauty/plastic surgery industry geared to tell women that they must look like their younger selves. Imagine how many industries would take an enormous hit, if not go out of business if women woke up one day and decided that they were perfectly happy with their natural beauty, without makeup or surgery.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do older women that are with younger men get labeled as "cougars" and get looked down upon? Why is this not socially accepted like older men/younger women? Where is the label for that? It's bull$hit.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tbf, Eugene and Catherine have a history that goes back to the mid 70's. They've known each other a very, very long time.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That may be justified in the case of the witch where ale sorceressess overwent some magical procedure to always look 20 or so

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've noticed this especially in commercials, the ones for skin care mostly. It's like women are expected to look no more than half their actual age. Some women (like me) are lucky enough to have the genetics to pull this off without make up and such but for all the rest of them it's always being pushed on them to look younger than they are. What the hell is wrong with having a few grey hairs or wrinkles for God's sake??

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WandaVision is an unfair example. They are that way by design. Wanda was supposed to be very young in Age of Ultron and Vision - just a template for a dependable man Tony has imagined (i presume same age as him or older)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's really interesting - I've never seen it that way. I do look yonger (female, 42 yrs, usually people estimate my age around 32/34) and I've been shocked more than once to learn that an actress who looked a LOT older than me was actually younger. Could indeed be this kind of bias. What comes to mind is the series "the servant", the main actress is 43 but I always put her around 50

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It also normalizes relationships with those age differences, allowing older men to go after younger women and be applauded for it, rather than arrested.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one that bothers me, is a character played by an actor/actress who is *clearly* too young to have accomplished what the character has done.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like British tv. They have average normal looking people. Not the plastic tight faced pin thin people who make up American tv family's and hospital staff etc.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except that isn't the reason. Women do the choosing for mating in the human species. Women tend to date up in the socio-economic ladder. That includes older men. That is the natural pairing in humans and so that is why you see it so often. Hollywood didn't create that, that is just the way things are. When they are different Hollywood points it out.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

actually human beings just find women at peak attractiveness at 20 and men at peak attractiveness at 30-35 It's not 'beauty standards' it's evolution.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Witcher is a man and his teen ward, a girl he’s tasked to help not a sexual relationship.

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Kevin Hickey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Braveheart: nine year old William Wallace goes away for ten years, comes back as a forty year old man.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't affect everyone. I was with a woman (18 years older than me) for 22 years before she cheated on me and left me. Now I am happily with a woman that is 12 years older than me. Their appeal to me had nothing to do with their age, and everything to do with their maturity and personality.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just look at them as people. I got no real celebrity crush cos all the guys look like Ken dolls or like hairy, musclemen on sappy romance novel covers. Puke.

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Felicia Dale
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I noticed a version of this when I saw a photo of myself and three girlfriends back when myself and one girl were freshmen and the other two were seniors. My friend and I looked like ten year olds. I figured out that this response of mine was due to so many actors playing teenagers are actually in their twenties. Really messes up my brain.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People aways think I'm like 57 or 60 I have a burn scare on my neck an I am only 27 an lots of people have said I don't look that old but why would someone actually think I'm that old? Like it pretty hurtful .

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While it sucks, there are bio-econo-sociological reasons for this. Our current civilisation is a thin veneer over tens of thousands of year of small hunter-gatherer tribes.

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MagNat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're talking not about people's individual choices here, but glamourising this in film industry. Not to mention, in real life in "western" societies there's most statistically just a couple years apart between partners.

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Jarrod Nichols
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very true. We also need to start the message that men have value beyond their ability to provide. I got one, prefer my wife to be my age even a little older so we go through all the stages of life together. So we can share everything.

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Grumble O'Pug
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No one says you have to be brainwashed or even watch this stuff. Read a book. Use your actual imagination. A few posts up this guy whined about woman using a flavor in her water. Someone call a therapist

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Bob Stuart
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has everything to do with the ages at which women can best bear children, and men can best support them.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meanwhile half the movies I watch its some one like 5-20 years older then the female leads char is written with the part. WTF is this talking about? I seen movies with women who had menpause already staring in movies where they are playing a 28 year old who got knocked up lol. Like last time I saw an actress and went "wow she looks like she is 15, imdb 23 wtf?" Oh she use to work for disney I sway they stunt growth on purpose...

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Dough Puddle
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Older men can also hide their wrinkles behind facial hair whereas women cannot.

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Jo Wren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look at Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in Mother.

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Albino
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's the other way round for me. I always find "could be his daughter" love interest ridiculous, despite in real life preferring older men.

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Mikey Kliss
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then you get Parks and Rec and realize that Christie Brinkley is older then Jim O'Heir and be completely shocked

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men always has to have younger women as women their own age are too smart for them....and they know it.

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Fact of nature, men are drawn to younger women. But to be honest there are many elegant older women. Fact of nature women rather see Duane Johnson coming to save the day, than Woodey Allen or Joe Pesce

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Teresa Horton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting counterpoint you have. First you low-key justify pedophilia, then fetishize older women, and finally lament Woody Allen as a rejected hero to women! I think we all understand the nature of your "facts."

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LOL this has nothing to do with media. its a story as old as time, men provide resources, experince and security and women provide a strong, beautiful and fertile body

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If you don't trust your partner, then you don't trust your own choice of partner.

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We switched my kid to a Montessori school because they got to 6th grade and there was no AP option so they were just sitting there bored. It costs a good bit, but I have no reason to think public schools will be better for my kid than they were for me.

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Some establishments also bombarding one with promotional messages after using their service once...like damn, now you giving me a reason not to use your product again...

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I'll probably be downvoted, but this also applies to the African American label. Your distant ancestors were from Africa,you were born in the US therefore you are American. You don't hear people of Asian or African ancestrysaying they are Chinese English or Ghanian Scottish,they are English or Scottish or just plain British.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well this is obvious, it also applies to many of the "50 years of driving and no accidents" type people... Yes Mrs Miggins, but only because everyone has done such a good job of avoiding your ass

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Currently laid on my bed, contorting myself around 3 dogs and wouldn't have it any other way.

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I swear a lot, but it's very very rarely AT someone. I'm not doing it to offend people, it just comes out :P

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Jeans and hoodies get washed maybe once a month (or three) unless something has got on them. You don't need to smell like washing powder, and constantly washing everything is bad for you, your clothes, your bank account, and the planet. End of discussion, downvote me all you like I think you know by now I don't give a s**t.

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My husband and I have slept in separate rooms for over 10 years (due to his loud snoring keeping me awake). We are very happy together and have no real problems in our relationship - we just both like a decent night sleep. People assume that we aren’t intimate and/or that our whole relationship is falling apart, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is probably the reason why Adblockers are a necessity nowadays

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And accessable. Don't forget, these tech companies are potentially alienating swathes of their target market who are missing limbs, have neurological issues that preclude motion detection, etc.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup. I've been a passenger while the driver just drove around and around waiting for one of the "good" spots to become available. Finally I said, "If we had just parked in one of the far spots right away, we would have been inside the store by now."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Urgh. My ex-husband used to say that all the time especially during arguments. "No one cares" or "no one feel that way". Well, I do. You can't decide on what to care about or feel based on your feelings and use that as the only truth. Blah.

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They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I think this is it...this is the happiness money can buy.

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I feel like the human approach to "what to do with the waste/recycling of electric vehicles" will (and probably is) treated similar to the problem of what to do with nuclear waste, and unfortunately, our approach seems to be to sweep it under the rug and let future generations figure it out.

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