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Have you seen Midnight in Paris? The movie is not about the city per se, rather it's about our fascination with it. Woody Allen asks us why the dream of Paris seems more powerful than walking on its streets.

However, it's not just historical European landmarks that infatuate our minds. That cause us to look at the world through an unrealistic lens. No, no, there are many more culprits — we're too easily swayed.

Last week, Redditor u/Buttercuppy44 asked other users, "What's something we need to stop normalizing?" And it turned out to be a discussion we really needed. People straight away came through with plenty of specific and accurate examples.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having to respect a damaging point of view because it's part of someone's religion.

No, I don't have to respect your belief that women are inferior or that LGTBQ+ people shouldn't have rights because your religion tells you to believe that. It's a bad point of view.

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

This should be higher up in the list AND it can be extended to every belief in general about 'we' are better then 'them' because of religion/ money/ education/ the place where you live/ the colour of your socks/ etc.etc.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Canceling people for things they did 10+ years ago. If someone has shown growth in that time then let them grow.

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

Huzzah, huzzah! The only thing more ridiculous than cancelling someone for a trivial offense committed years ago, is someone digging through ten years of someone else's social media in search of something to use against them.

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Kids beauty pageants.

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

Not widely considered normal. Considered creepy, disturbing, and exploitative among sane people.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Coming to work sick. People tend to get praised for that, but they are in fact just endangering others to get sick as well — and in the end, it costs the company more than if they would've just stayed home.

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#5

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Being rude to retail and food workers. We work hard all day, deal with some of the worst customers bar none, and really don't get paid enough to support families but we do it anyway. For way less than it's worth

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Ads on stuff you've paid for.

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#7

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Filters that change the shape of your face to fit a beauty standard. Kids are growing up with an even more distorted view of what they should look like than previous generations

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Taking pictures of strangers without their knowledge and posting it on the internet. It is toxic as hell and it wasn't that long ago it was seen as creepy.

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

It should be illegal. The last thing I want is for someone to take a photo of me and end up becoming a meme or something.

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#9

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop That anything is possible if you try hard enough. Don't get me wrong, a lot is possible, but not everything. There are factors beyond ourselves that determine our success. The best we can do is to give our best, and be happy that we've done so.

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

Hardwork doesn't always lead to success. A lot of people that became successful through "hard work" don't usually include one thing in their success stories: the role of luck. Some of them were lucky to be born in the right place, to the right people, at the right time, happened to go to the right school, happened to make the right friends, etc. For every success story, there are thousands and millions that did the same amount of hardwork and got nowhere. The difference is, those hardworking but unsuccessful people were simply unlucky. No one knows a sure formula for success in life. It's easy to think you do when you've made it.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop People being bastards on the internet, because of anonymity.

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#11

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using religion as a weapon.

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

To me it's more using religion as an excuse (to discriminate, to question science, to explain away EVERYTHING...)

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

Many stricter religions are like "Be good to others... Unless he has the wrong faith, then he goes to hell".

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

I'm not even a religious person and I understand where you're going with this.

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

I'm very disappointed with the high-profile hypocrisy of many self-proclaimed religious people. Racism, hate, intolerance, selfishness, hubris. That's not what religion is supposed to be about. Nor is it about personal gain... *I'm looking at YOU Joel Osteen*

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

And that creepy lizard looking televangelist that has private planes and tried to blow away covid with his breath.

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

I have a coworker who does this....smh and sadly he gets away with it

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

You haven't specified the behaviour, but it could very well be harassment. Document it (dates, times, the behaviour, how you handled it, etc.) and ask other to do the same and you may have grounds for a complaint. Start by telling your co-worker that their behaviour is bothering you. Document if that doesn't work - a woman in Canada lost a case because she didn't tell her co-worker their behaviour bothered her. Next step would be to talk to the boss - complaints from several people would help. Do not harass them back! Atheists who make fun of others' religion can get into trouble - that is harassment, too.

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

Using a person's religion against them is just your new religion.

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

Repeat after me: Christianity. Is. A. Cult. (and one that smashes on other cults)

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

Why is it a cult? Also I would agree with Kimberly. If you are going to call Christianity a cult, you should say it about all religion. Why would other religions like Islam and Hinduism not be cults? I get a lot of Christian members don’t make good choices, but that doesn’t make Christianity a cult.

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

There are an unfortunate amount of toxic/possibly fake Christians out there. It’s sad

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

Religion isn't used as the weapon. Religion is used to justify the weapon.

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

A person once asked me why so many people dislike organized religion. She is a very strong rather right leaning Christian. I told her it was because people are tired of some Christians using the cross as a club and the Bible as a paddle.

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

Being a part of any "group" that tells you what to eat, drink, wear and who you should hate, ect is a cult. Christianity is targeted because it probably has the largest number of people. Let's not forget the crusades...thousands maybe even millions (most of the Pagans) died because they refused to "convert" to Christianity..

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

Millions of Christians died at the hands of pagans prior to the crusades. Sawed in half. Women r*ped. Males emasculated. Because they wouldn't deny Christ. When you look at religious history be sure and look at all sides. If it is wrong for Christians to do that then it was wrong for pagans, Atheist, Muslims and the rest to do that to Christians prior to the crusades. But no one seems to condem them.

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

Seems like ignorance as a weapon. I don’t know anybody using religion as a weapon unless you just a heathen or satanic in your feelings, which is very likely in a world created and managed by FM

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

You must not have paid attention in history class, so I will give you a newer name: Westboro Baptist Church. Do better.

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

Kicking your kids out because they stop believing in your religion should be a part of this. I've known too many kids who've been kicked out for being LGBTQIA, or they just decided they didn't like the religion they were brought up in. (no I'm not talking about Amish, and their rites of adulthood) These kids get lost in the system, end up homeless, and or if they are lucky, find other people to take them, and help them find their way. Parents should be thrown in jail for kicking their minor children out!

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

not religious never will be for this and a few other reasons , hypocrisy been the biggest one

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

Using religion for anything. Period. Still following the "laws" set down by ignorant people who didn't have a clue about their environment. Hey, you want to remain in this uneducated time, go for it. But you have to leave all your tech toys behind because that's science. And religion and science don't mix no matter how hard you try.

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

Or as us better educated people think about this stuff - fiction, with a bit of witchcraft but mostly badly educated, ill informed and violent (mostly) men, inflicting their corrupt views on people less able to fight back or understand the gibberish that these idiots spout.

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

One's religion should be kept to oneself, I'm not interested in purchasing it.

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

Using religion at all. We should try focusing on the Spirit instead. It's simple. Good vs bad.

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

religion in general is an hella old concept and was just created to explain the things they couldn't explain 500 years ago. Now we can explain way more due to progress in science. We now know that a disease is spread by bacteria and not created by a gig white men in the sky to punish humantity

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

"i'm allowed to be homophobic, antivax, and racist because i'm (insert religion here) and you cant do anything about it" sounds a lot like a stubborn toddler who doesn't want to share their toy.

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

It's not religion that is a weapon. It's the word of God, sharper than a double blade knife, that convicts your heart. Then you learn the love of Jesus, because your heart has been softened to receive. Anyone can receive salvation from God. You only have to want to.

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

without working at it I can name 3 religions that honor a "supreme being" and I believe most all honor said being by a different name....so why should I hate and fight them because their being has a different name? (BEFORE YOU BUST MY CHOPS ...think about it for a minute or 2)

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

That's really all that religion is. Just a way to scare it's believers and an excuse to persecute everyone else for not conforming.

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

I honestly don't think this will ever stop. It allows people to justify hate and violence

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

Kesam summed it up perfectly. This is why I think a lot of people use religion these days. Using religion as a way to hate someone else is just ridiculous.

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

Stop picking on religion .. using anyrhing as a weapon is crappy it doesn’t have to be religion

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

Oh give me a break. I suppose you’re referring to Christians since we are the target of most religious bashing. Honestly, if all people embraced a relationship with Christ, it would be a beautiful world.

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

Going to war over religion is like arguing over who has the better imaginary friend

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

If it’s dividing people and inciting aggression, it’s not god’s will.

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

Religion is made for being used as weapon to control masses. So maybe just "religion" was enough said.

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

This has been going on ever since religion was invented. Everything from manipulation in personal relationships to holy wars and genocide.

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

you mean as an excuse for everything for people who crave power?

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

If a christian is carrying a gun or advocating for military force, they are not a christian, they just like to say that they are.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The greed of the top 1% that fuels the pollution and decay of our planet.

Looking at you Jeff, Bill, and Mark

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

I'm going to get downvotes here, but you need to swap out Bill for Richard. Yes, Mr Gates has done some deplorable things while gaining his millions. But he has done philanthropic things that the others haven't even considered. Demonstrably tried to improve things for the rest of humanity. The others? No bathroom breaks and trains that barely run at all never mind on time. Oh, and I'm damn sure it wasn't his age that stopped him taking part in the Prick Space Race, so that's a point in his favour too. Dislike or full on loathe him all you want, but he is no longer in the same league of greed and evil as the others. (Mr Zuckerberg is in a league of his own, although he does look like he wants to be Bezos when he grows up, so...)

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The idea that being an as*hole is a sign of intelligence. Jerks are rarely intelligent. Sheldon Cooper, Rick Sanchez, Hannibal Lecter, and Dr. House do not exist.

In my experience, being rude and condescending turns out to be a sign of stupidity, not intelligence.

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

Sheldon was actually very true to life for a lot of smart autistic people..but he would be what we would be without adapting skills. And most of us have adapted to our environment.. But he feels rather authentic. He isn't rude or condescending - he just doesn't understand most humans. That's why he follows the rules.. hot beverages for upset humans etc.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Throwing cigarette butts on the floor.

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

Throwing cirarette butts WHILE protesting for for climate-change.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Having an opinion on everything.

It’s okay to look at something on the internet and think to yourself “I don’t have to care about this.”

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

Best time saver, ever... (Oh, why do I put a comment here? I should not care) /s

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Kids doing animal abuse. Stop it with, "they are just kids they don't know any better"

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

If it's too extreme, it's often a sign of a sadistic personality, so more reason to work on that early

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The idea that a woman can slap a man if she's angry at him, but a man should never hit a woman regardless of the circumstances.

The former is assault - hitting people who aren't already involved in a physical altercation is never OK, regardless of the circumstances. The latter ties into that; if you are being attacked, the level of force you use in defence should be dependent on the danger you are in, which has almost nothing to do with the sex of your attacker.

Both of these rely on the tired and sexist trope that women are meek little does who have not the physical strength nor moral turpitude to commit violence against the big, strong, tough men. They normalize assault and abuse and accordingly belong in the dustbin of history.

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

Finally someone who adresses this! This double standard bothers me fir a long time. Also, some women who try to be "feminists" still keep this in check. If you want equal rights for men and women, that includes the downsides too

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bullying. It's absurd how society will frame it as a "stage of your life" rather than supporting individuals more so they know how to deal with it. Especially academically, still overlooked majorly.

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

And massively overlooked or flat out ignored on social media. Ad in the workforce. It not just something kids do on the playground.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Alcoholic moms. No, you don’t NEED to bring wine to your daughters soccer game. It’s not quirky. It’s awful. Wine mom stuff on social media only strengthens it and makes it more popular.

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

Instamom is the stuff if nightmares. Like the recent one where she jams on the brakes to teach her kid to buckle up. Full blown narcissism in action

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Using mental illness as an excuse. I suffer from several, and it's very hard on me.. But, i get professional help and deal with it head on. Reading constant posts everyday about people having this disorder and that disorder and that's why it's ok to act a certain way is demotivating. Awareness is important, but dozens of posts everyday about having borderline personality disorder or bipolar disorder and why it's acceptable for you to be an a-hole is not awareness... If you suffer from these so badly, please get help

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Married couples disliking one another. Normalizing abusive and toxic elements in marriage is lame, bro.

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

Like the jokes about men being “chained” when they decide to marry. Then don’t f*****g marry. If I was the girlfriend In would be furious

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Working while on vacation. You go on vacation to relax and enjoy yourself, not to try to fill out spreadsheets and deal with work stuff in your hotel room.

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

I'm guessing this is more a US issue from what I have read, most of us just don't work when on leave.

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Using the phrase "it's my right" as a get out of jail free card to engage in whatever reckless behaviour that takes your fancy.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop The entire "game" involved in modern dating or even most social interactions. The playing hard to get, the "arriving fashionably late" like people can we please keep it simple?

Ya go on laugh at me.

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

I've been married for just over a decade and would be absolutely terrified of being back in the dating game. I wouldn't know where to start.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthy weight. I’m not talking about being fit and thin and making people feel bad about their bodies. Im not talking about having a few extra pounds and making people feel bad for that. I have a few extra pounds, I’m not super fit, but I’m relatively healthy. Everyone’s body is different. Healthy means a lot of different things.

I’m talking about normalizing morbidly obese people as beautiful and something to be celebrated. It’s dangerous especially if children see them as someone to look up to. Then they’ll think it’s ok for your body to carry around so much weight that your heart and lungs are working overtime to keep you alive. It will lead to devastating later years in life as you age and your body slows down. You’ll be at risk for cardiovascular issues, you’ll probably die before your time, and the last few years of your life will be bed ridden while you waste away.

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

While I agree that there is such a thing as unhealthy weight, you still won't see me attacking the "body positivity movement". Because for people to change for the better, the first step has to be letting go of the self-hatred and shame that plagues the seriously overweight and drives them into a self-destructive spiral of self-harming and self-comforting behavior. If the body positivity movement helps anyone let go of the guilt and self-hatred that's poisoned their lives then more good than harm has been done, and it's not like body negativity ever did anyone any good. You can't shame people into being thinner or healthier, that's not how humans work.

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having unsocial and aggressive dogs, and not leashing or otherwise controlling them

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#27

Degrees for office jobs that take almost no time to learn and usually have nothing to do with the degree anyways . So many people out there who can’t afford college but, are just as capable as anyone else.

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

Ridiculous demands from the same companies that cry over the lack of qualified employees

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Diamond and gemstones as gifts. They're shiny rocks with artificially inflated value. They're only expensive because people are willing to pay so much for them. If everyone stopped buying them, the price would fall faster than the Hindenburg. Or faster than the employment rate this year.

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Cheating. Sooo many "love stories" on netflix, or just any sort of romance movie released these days have cheating involved in them so much. It's always branded as this romantic thing to do. Oooo like at this dark and brooding handsome guy with no personality. Time to f him and forget about my 2 year relationship, or some s*** like that. It's not romantic, it's just wrong, and it should not be normalised.

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

It's all a little more complicated, some people seem to think cheating is about as bad as it can get. But that being said, romance movies are actually the most messed up when you think about it

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Unhealthily obese pets. You took a warrior and domesticated it! They aren't happy if they're fat! They just eat on instinct! Stop inadvertently hurting the beings that love us unconditionally!

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#31

People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Bragging about getting less than 6 hours of sleep.

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#32

The grind. Not taking vacation. Working on vacation. Working through your lunch break. Working early and late all the time. Answering emails after hours.

We are completely dispensable to the companies we work for. Don’t lose your life grinding for a company who only thinks of you as a number.

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

I work at a university, and vacations are sacrosanct here. We have an unwritten rule that you never call someone who is on vacation, no matter how dire the need may be.

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Over-consumption. This goes out to social media influencers who flaunt their hauls and influence people to buy things that they don't need. It will just add on to the landfills. Please, no one's benefitting from hoarding.

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

That's too much credit for the influencers. Overconsumption entails much more than that. Sadly enough.

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#34

Hatred of someone who lives differently than they do.

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

As long as it doesn't hurt anybody else it's none of my business

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#35

Toxic positivity. There’s a huge difference between being optimistic and having raised colored glasses on. We’re all people, and we all experience negative and positive emotions. The only way you can properly get over your emotions is by allowing yourself to feel them. Glossing over your emotions with an aura of “Everything’s fine” isn’t going to solve anything, and it’s just gonna make you feel bad.

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

I had a supervisor who was a true believer in toxic positivity. Her attitude was "If we all believe in this stupid idea, it WILL work!", when the sensibly positive attitude is to say "We CAN come up with a solution that will work!".

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#36

Failures in political leadership. I feel more and more we are becoming less critical of failed character in our leaders.

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

We criticise. It's just water off a duck's back. Its not criticism that's lacking, it's accountability and consequence.

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#37

Student loans.

Education is getting more expensive by the day and the added burden on a student in paying back a student loan helps nobody.

Furthermore people encourage student loans as though the students are obligated to take them if they pursue higher studies. Pure nonsense.

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#38

Hating police. I've worked places that police don't go. You all don't know how good you have it.

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

I don't hate police in general, but I've had my arm and nearly my skull broken during the 2001 Genoa protests (unprovoked attack on peaceful protesters) and I was in the Diaz school raid (but luckily wasn't hurt as I was hiding in a closet). Sooo... there's good apples and bad apples... but the bad apples do a lot of damage as they are put in a position of power.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Students overwhelmed by homework when it isn’t necessary. I’m excluding situations like when the workloads from classes are reasonable and happen to pile on one day or students who aren’t organized, etc. This whole thing is a grey area, but sleep, burnout, mental health exists.

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

A little coordination between teachers could solve this problem. I can remember the times where we had to do an assignment for English and an hour later our French teacher came up with a similar time consuming assignment. When we explained that that meant we had to choose which one we could do, he postponed the assignment for 2 weeks. But other teachers just said "Deal with it." It's education, teacher, we're not operating a multibillion dollar business with deadlines and targets here.

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People Are Sharing 40 Things We Are Still Normalizing But Need To Stop Not caring about education. So many people obviously didn't pay attention in elementary school and don't care about it.

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

Over here, the government doesn't see education as a "top priority" while I think it's one of THE most important things

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