Unless you are a committed contrarian, most of us prefer to generally agree with the majority opinion. After all, it's not really worth waging war over a commonly held belief, particularly if that debate is happening online. But sometimes folks do need to vent a little.
This online group is dedicated to sharing opinions that generally go against the grain and we have gathered some of the best posts. From disagreements on simple food items to entire societal movements, people drop their hottest takes. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote the posts you agree with, and share your own thoughts in the comments section.
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Outside of this list, you have most likely encountered the idea of a “hot take.” This is simply an opinion, view, or idea (the “take”) that is quite controversial (the “hot” part.) What you might not have known is that this term comes from sports radio, of all places. Originally, the idea was to promote some listener engagement through good, old-fashioned rage baiting,
The strategy would be for the radio hosts to choose "a topic from the sports zeitgeist, often one that has no business being discussed because the answer is unknowable" and then make"loud, fact-free declarations," so fans, who might not have the best self-control, would call in and do their best to “correct” them.
The person is not wrong - studies have shown that bathing/showering too often actually just moves the bacteria on your skin around.
Now this term has easily extended to the social media age, although the strategy is quite similar. People will be incorrect or inflammatory on purpose, relying on others quickly jumping into the comments section to “correct” them or share the post to mock it. Unfortunately, in the social media age, most attention is good attention, as the algorithm just sees clicks, comments, and reposts, not the negativity.
Anger & hate gets more clicks and the social media referrer algorithms are focused on raising ad revenue. Governments needs to take control of the referrer algorithms. Or ban advertising, which would be my preference.
I’m mostly having a problem with the adults having their children try to get the ball.
Where does this person live? Here in Mzansi (South Africa) it's sunny 95% of the time. I get depressed when it's winter and too dark. We need the sun for our mental health.
Also... kids get sick. So do adults. How are adults in a corporate culture going to stand up for their rights and take time off when sick (sorry, idk if getting PAID sick days is a usual thing in the US, but you should still not have to work when you're spreading lurgy) if you don't learn to do it as a kid?
Met my wife at work 12 years ago. It happens to millions of people, it's just the way it goes. They'll do what they can to prevent it, but as long as work is integrated between the sexes it will surely happen forever and that's just fine with me.
I have a good friend who's been participating in kickboxing since he was like 13 and hits the gym on a regular basis. Most buff guy I know, but still far away from Arnold Schwarzenegger or anyone like that. Peak physical condition doesn't look the way the movies make it seem.
I feel the same about the “Alabama is where everybody f***s their sisters hurr hurr hurrrrrrr” joke. Its not funny nor is it anywhere near true.
If you *can't* pronounce a name correctly, that is an understandable and forgivable situation. However, if you *can't be bothered*, the person has every right to be annoyed.
I used to tell my students on the first day of class "If I mispronounce your name, correct me. If I continue to mispronounce it, don't say to yourself 'I'm no one and nothing to him." Say to yourself "He's old and stupid.' and keep correcting me."
Depends on attitude and circumstance. I live 10,000km from where I was born, and in a different hemisphere. The locals can't pronounce my name "right" no matter what they do. I find it endearing how people say my name with their accent, feels like they borrowed my name for a minute, customized it with their culture and gifted it back to me.
Same here. My name has a phoneme that doesn't exist in some languages, so when I work with native speakers of those languages, they often have a hard time saying it and that's completely fair. But when someone absolutely can (and has) say my name right but just can't be bothered, that's disrespectful.
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I am a college teacher. Three years ago I had a new student with a foreign name that I wasn’t quite sure of how to pronounce, so I asked him. He got annoyed and didn’t want to say. So I decided to go for what I figured it was. He was stuck with that for the entire 3-year course. At graduation I heard his mother say his name, and it wasn’t even hard. Little sucker could have had everyone say it right all along, but he just refused. Truth be told, that was only a minor issue we had with him …
Sometimes, sadly, people are very self-conscious of their names if they sound different. I grew up as an only kid with a "foreign-sounding" last name in my town. I remember when I changed schools and teacher introduced me to the class and asked for my name, I only gave my first name and refused to say my last name out-loud. I thought that kids would start bullying me, because they all had "normal" names. I was like 10 then, but I can see some older kids, especially with more pronounced psychological problems, doing the same.
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I had a patient get mad at me because I pronounced his name (Jesus) the American way, with a "J" sound, instead of the "H" sound. Guy had his wife call and yell at my manager. Bro, I grew up in the middle of nowhere and had just moved to a city that had a bunch of Mexicans, I had never even heard of someone having the name Jesus, give me a break.
Or people with names that use the Roman alphabet but the letters stand for different sounds. How is someone supposed to know that? Telling them they're a racist or bigot for not knowing is just rude and horrible.
After 50 years of travelling and working/living in various European countries AND a family in Down Under, I don't trust any letter of the alphabet any more, and no standard combinations anyway. Every language comes with individual pronounciation.
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Nah. Worst offenders are people with a normal-sounding name that's spelled in a completely counterintuitive way.
I don't get mad t people when they mispronounce my name- surname included! However I do get pissed when I politely correct the pronunciation and they say they DONT BELIEVE ME and then continue to mispronounce. Yes, this actually happens s lot!
Nah, it's show of respect. Don't get me wrong, if you've never heard it and get it wrong, that should be no big deal. But if you deal with them often and out no effort in learning it, you're the AH as you've clearly put no effort into showing them respect. And the name being foreign doesn't absolve you of anything. People from other countries learn all kinds of names that are foreign to them. Personally, I gave up on caring about people getting my name right. And for those of you also who have too, there's nothing wrong with that. But it really doesn't take much to learn a name phonetically.
My ancestors came to the US from Germany about 150 years ago. We've all kept the original spelling, but after all this time I can't even pronounce it correctly. It would be pretty hypocritical of me to get upset if other people can't.
Your name is pronounced the way you pronounce it, even if someone else whose name is the same collection of letters, even in that person is your ancestor, would pronounce it in a different way.
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Most people use a variation of my name rather than the actual, like J, or Jrod. I don't like it but it doesn't bother me enough to warrant any reaction. And if someone acknowledges me or tries to get my attention with a name or a moniker I don't like I will just straight up not acknowledge that that person even f*****g exists until they fix it.
In south africa, where I'm from, you can more or less tell whether a white person has racist tendencies, by whether they bother to check on how to pronounce something, or whether they just plough on ahead with english. The most notorious example is the name Tshepo. It is pronounced Tsair-paw, if you write it in english pronunciation. But white folks insist on saying chair-paw. They think the SH means sh as in "ship", but in the Sotho group languages, the H is just an H, so "Sotho" is pronounced "soot-hoo", not "so-though". Wait till you hear someone try the name "Nhlakanipho". It's not un-shluck-a-nee-fo. It's N'HL-uck-a-nee-paw. Where HL is a fricative L. (Position your tongue for L, but breathe over it).Anyway. Point is, people who get offended by these mispronunciations are offended because the other person basically doesn not consider you important enough to learn how to pronounce your name. Lucky most of us have "slave names" that white people can pronounce. I know a guy who is nice about this. He always asks "what is your REAL name" and when you tell him your clan he also knows the secret clan name. Impressed with him.
People like you have watered down the meaning of “arrogant” so much that it no longer bothers me to be called that. If minorities getting pissed about people’s apathy toward them is arrogant, then I applaud their glorious arrogance.
I disagree with this completely. My name is Seán. The amount of times people have pronounced it “Seen”, I’ve lost count. It is annoying.
My first and last name people get wrong. They spell my last name wrong all the time
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My last name is always mispronounced and that's ok, it's German. Not everyone gets it and I don't expect them to. But someone who gets mad when their name is spelled Kimmy or Kimmie but pronounces it "KimA" should be slapped. Sorry, not sorry.
The only time I got mildly aggravated that people used the English Version of my name was when I was in hospital with blood poisoning. The reason? There was a patient in the room next door to me with the English Version of my name that had a completely different illness and medical chart. Mispronouncing or confusing our names could have had some dire consequences if I didn't point out their mistake.
a minor mispronouncing is fine. Calling me a totally different name because you can't read is not.
My son, with a fairly common name, has a name that I intentionally spelled differently than normal. From day 1 I’ve had to correct how his name is pronounced. Honestly, it quickly became a family joke that we taught him to just roll with the punches on and actually laugh it off. He’s an adult with a fantastic sense of humor now. And he doesn’t get upset when his name is mispronounced.
As someone in a similar situation as your son, I guarantee that he wishes you had spelled it normally. He wouldn't ever tell you that, and he wouldn't change it, because that's who he is now, but he'll tell anyone who asks not to give their child a yooneek name.
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My problem is when people don't make an effort or just call me Greg. What really annoys me is people who know better but still mispronounce my name for a cheap laugh or to get a reaction from me.
My surname gets mispronounced so often that I only get offended if someone from my state mispronounces it. From other people it’s kind of funny, I mostly just note all the mispronunciations so that I can laugh at them
The ones (or their parent, if it's a child) that get maddest seem to be the ones whose names don't follow any known phonics rules. Like the third-grader named Beyoncé who joined children's choir one spring. We teachers pronounced the name on the enrollment card the way we were used to hearing it, as we welcomed the girl. Mama glared at all of us. "It's BIANCA." The poor girl just looked confused, like she couldn't figure out why no one ever says her name right.
Depends. If it is difficult or you had creative parent then it is your lot in life to be mispronounced. If the spelling of your name is clear and simple then you have every right to be annoyed when people can't be bothered to adhere to common rules of pronounciation.
The name "Andrea" can be pronounced a variety of ways, and Andrea's get annoyed if the emphasis isn't on and "An", "Aun," or "drea", etc. That can be annoying to the pronouncer.
Truth. I knew an aun-DRAY-uh, and an ANN-Dree-uh.
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Sure, if it is the first time. If it is the 10th time and you are still getting it wrong? You aren't even trying and they have a right to be annoyed.
99 out of 100 say my first name wrong (in the US). I'm always getting a good giggle out of it and end up referring to my initials. :)
I think this is a bit context specific. There are at least three common pronunciations of my name, so I don't sweat it too much if somebody gets it wrong when they first see it written, and I make allowances for regional accents. I definitely think people get a bit precious about others not being able to perfectly imitate how a name from another region or culture would be pronounced by a lot of call. But if I've known you for years and see you frequently and you still can't get it at least close, I'm probably going to take it personally.
I dislike having my given name mispronounced, so I adopted a nickname... Sorted.
I'm in my 40's, and I could count on one hand the number of people who have correctly pronounced my last name without me telling them. Conversely, I would need a computer to count the number of times people have spelled my first name differently than the way I spell it (Zac/Zach/Zack), even when it's right there in my email address/signature/etc. It's no big deal, but I do silently judge the people who consistently spell my first name wrong when they can clearly see how I spell it.
Have fun with your name! Julius is an uncommon name where I live, so I am Batman when I order at the fast food place. Cuts down on misspellings and mispronunciations, and everyone gets a smile out of an old codger claiming to be a superhero. Bonus: everyone knows me now.
My name is from a different place then where I grew up so lots of people had trouble saying my name witch I was ok with the first couple times but I had teachers who I had for years tell me I don't know how to pronounce my name. Same with neighbors and friends parents. No matter how many times I told them.
I don't feel like this is very common. I can't think of a single time anyone has expressed anger for my mispronunciation of a name.
You're probably being decent and not continuously mispronouncing names that have been demonstrated to you.
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I mean the posters name IS Yellowabcd aka Yellow Ab-Sih-Dee. (we all know THAT stupid name lol) - totally joking btw. I saw the name and couldn't resist! 😂
Especially if you have a name that is foreign to the place you are in. Generally speaking, people don't intentionally try to mispronounce others names. It just happens
If people constantly mispronounce your name, maybe the people you should be mad at are your parents.
I tend to get my impressions on numerous observations. How do they treat animals, retail workers, restaurant servers, do they gossip etc. Not their clothing or wealth.
Sellers really don't have a choice. It's virtually impossible to sell your house on your own unless you're a house flipper who has their own license.
If you are afraid of nudity, just avoid the locker room, throw on a jacket and sweatpants and shower and change elsewhere
Everyone could benefit from therapy is different from everyone needs therapy. It's like a personal trainer in a gym - everyone would benefit, some need it more than others.
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My unpopular opinion: All religious institutions in the US should be enforced to pay taxes.
This will probably earn me a lot of hate, but here goes: I find it ludicrous that British period dramas now have to be so historically incorrect. For example Father Brown set in 1953 in the Cotswolds. The idea that a catholic priest at that time was exceedingly tolerant towards other faiths, gays, single mothers, abortions etc. is just toecurlingly weird. Nor were there any peole of colour in rural England at the time.
They're prioritising being *politically* correct - the nadir was doing Anne Boleyn as a person of colour. Utterly ludicrous.
Load More Replies... My unpopular opinion: I don't care for sport. I know people love it. In my country people are absolutely mad for it. I think only USA and UK are more mad for it. Like it's an obsession. What bothers me about it is that (a) it seems boring to me... like, you are chasing a ball... then you get it... then you place it or kick it to that side of the field or throw it at that guy's set of sticks in the ground, etc... ok. I get it. (b) Identifying as a whatever-supporter and then getting angry/excited about that team while watching them and yelling at the TV set? I mean, they can't hear you so you aren't supporting them, you are scaring your cat. That's all. (c) Selling and buying players?!? I mean, if your team is mostly from Africa then it is an african team, not a french team. I don't care if they have french passports; you stole them via colonialism. Same goes for a british guy sold to a spanish team or vice versa (d). You support a UK team but live in Africa?!? Er... traitor?
I'm disappointed my posts didn't get more likes on this page. That's my unpopular opinion as well.
Nothing like moaning a guy is ripped when there's literally female nudity and stupid airbrushed standards all over the tv WAY more than men.
nah gender appearance idealisation pressure exists for men as well... I think it's ok to draw attention to the problem.
Load More Replies... My unpopular opinion: lip filler almost always looks good, the ones who look bad are the only ones you realize are filler. Everyone else is flying under the radar.
I think we should stop saying someone is pregnant with someone else’s baby, unless the pregnant person is a surrogate (especially if the egg donor is someone else!). For example, I was reading something the other day about when Britney Spears was pregnant with Justin Timberlake’s baby. Well the baby has both their DNA and I think we need to recognize this language comes from a time when men had (most to all) legal control over their offspring and that the father’s lineage was more important socially and legally. I think we just need to update how we talk about it - I definitely don’t think *most* people see the father as most important anymore. It work work to say “person A was pregnant with person B”.
What? Some people like to share/know who the father is. Not everything is sexism.
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mine: cat(dog) mom or dad. WTH? Animals have their biological parents. I do love animals and sure they're part of the family and that the animal-human bond is very special, but quoting someone as cat mom or dad is just strange to me.
My unpopular opinion: I totally have to get in on this thread... a reddit'ing I go?
My unpopular opinion: I don't see anything wrong with Elon Musk. Why all the hate.
My unpopular opinion: All religious institutions in the US should be enforced to pay taxes.
This will probably earn me a lot of hate, but here goes: I find it ludicrous that British period dramas now have to be so historically incorrect. For example Father Brown set in 1953 in the Cotswolds. The idea that a catholic priest at that time was exceedingly tolerant towards other faiths, gays, single mothers, abortions etc. is just toecurlingly weird. Nor were there any peole of colour in rural England at the time.
They're prioritising being *politically* correct - the nadir was doing Anne Boleyn as a person of colour. Utterly ludicrous.
Load More Replies... My unpopular opinion: I don't care for sport. I know people love it. In my country people are absolutely mad for it. I think only USA and UK are more mad for it. Like it's an obsession. What bothers me about it is that (a) it seems boring to me... like, you are chasing a ball... then you get it... then you place it or kick it to that side of the field or throw it at that guy's set of sticks in the ground, etc... ok. I get it. (b) Identifying as a whatever-supporter and then getting angry/excited about that team while watching them and yelling at the TV set? I mean, they can't hear you so you aren't supporting them, you are scaring your cat. That's all. (c) Selling and buying players?!? I mean, if your team is mostly from Africa then it is an african team, not a french team. I don't care if they have french passports; you stole them via colonialism. Same goes for a british guy sold to a spanish team or vice versa (d). You support a UK team but live in Africa?!? Er... traitor?
I'm disappointed my posts didn't get more likes on this page. That's my unpopular opinion as well.
Nothing like moaning a guy is ripped when there's literally female nudity and stupid airbrushed standards all over the tv WAY more than men.
nah gender appearance idealisation pressure exists for men as well... I think it's ok to draw attention to the problem.
Load More Replies... My unpopular opinion: lip filler almost always looks good, the ones who look bad are the only ones you realize are filler. Everyone else is flying under the radar.
I think we should stop saying someone is pregnant with someone else’s baby, unless the pregnant person is a surrogate (especially if the egg donor is someone else!). For example, I was reading something the other day about when Britney Spears was pregnant with Justin Timberlake’s baby. Well the baby has both their DNA and I think we need to recognize this language comes from a time when men had (most to all) legal control over their offspring and that the father’s lineage was more important socially and legally. I think we just need to update how we talk about it - I definitely don’t think *most* people see the father as most important anymore. It work work to say “person A was pregnant with person B”.
What? Some people like to share/know who the father is. Not everything is sexism.
Load More Replies... mine: cat(dog) mom or dad. WTH? Animals have their biological parents. I do love animals and sure they're part of the family and that the animal-human bond is very special, but quoting someone as cat mom or dad is just strange to me.
My unpopular opinion: I totally have to get in on this thread... a reddit'ing I go?
My unpopular opinion: I don't see anything wrong with Elon Musk. Why all the hate.
