“Girls Just Pretend To Like It”: 40 People Reveal What Unpopular Opinions They Have About Our Society
Unpopular opinions—chances are, we all have them. Whether we voice them or not is up to us entirely, but of course, some people cannot resist a chance to share their thoughts in some online threads, especially if you can hide behind an avatar and a username that probably isn’t going to expose your real identity to anyone (unless you don’t care, that is).
A popular Twitter user by the name of @jzux aka ‘trash jones’ asked her followers to share their most benign unpopular opinions. As expected, the thread was too hard to resist for a lot of the bird app users as the tweet went viral, receiving over 21.4K quote tweets as well as a lot of entertaining replies under the original post itself.
With that being said, if you’d like to see what is this all about, then think no further and scroll down below to see if you agree or disagree with some of the statements these people shared online.
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Interestingly enough, the Georgia Institute of Technology has actually done studies in regard to unpopular opinions people have. Using the data found (that was based on a popular subreddit called R/unpopularopinion), Dasom Eom, Linh Hoang, and Gerry Oei came to some rather interesting conclusions based on their study.
Their research heavily links to a social phenomenon called the spiral of silence. To understand this better, first, you have to know what the theory of the spiral of silence entails. German political scientist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann developed the spiral of silence theory, which combines political science and mass communication. It claims that a person's desire to express their own beliefs is influenced by how they perceive the distribution of the general public's opinions.
Currently anyone can print off a slip saying their dog is a therapy dog. I think there needs to be actual training and a test the dogs have to pass in order to be allowed inside. That way we don't have badly trained dogs in spaces that are supposed to be safe, especially for people who are terrified of dogs.
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And it makes people with REAL service animals not believed and have a bad reputation.
I have an uncle who has registered his two Shih Tzus as emotional support animals to his son (who admits he doesn't need them) just so they can fly on an airplane with the people for free. This uncle is also so rich that he is able to rent an entire mansion for a week when he visits my family.
This should be banned from being able to do so without providing paperwork from a accredited school.
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This! My SO has a certified buddydog for his PTSD, and that's a long education before they are put to work. They are well trained and stabile dogs. Those with their pretend service animals really ruin it for those with certified service animals, because they give the branch a bad name due to lack of proper education and socialization. Also, people that pretend to deliver service animals without the proper creditation are the worse, they cover people animals that are usually not well trained, they only wants the money they can make with it and then blame the new owner of things go wrong. I can write a book about this, but I won't because it's too stressful for me.
I agree! I travel quite often with a rottweiler and a great dane. Both have been obedience trained by myself (I showed obedience years ago). My dogs are well mannered in any public situation. Then some selfish stupid idiot has a yapping, lunging dog with an extendable leash trying to attack my dogs. Makes me so damn mad!!
My dad has an assistant dog and the dog has been attacked by very many tiny dogs in his life and hates other dogs now. He doesn’t get along well with others. And when little dogs attack my dad’s dog, my dad started carrying around a leash that he could slip onto the other dogs head and keep them away from his dog. But he stopped doing that and now stands into between the dog attacking his dog and his dog and has gotten bitten several times and had to go the hospital to clean a bite. And it doesn’t help we have someone living across the street who has FOUR dogs and she’s actually only aloud TWO bc of rules in my town and she doesn’t keep them in a leash and lets them run around the whole street. And we had someone from the council or whatever come to ask all the people on our street if it’s alright if she has those extra dogs and if someone said no, she couldn’t have them. We said no. She still has them. Makes us so mad
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When confronted (USA) they scream HIPPA. Sweetie, that thing on a leash isn't a service animal, you are just a lousy pet owner dragging it everywhere you go.
But also, I don't mind dogs pretty much anywhere as long as they and their owners are well behaved
Except that there are places I don't really want to see a dog. They shouldn't be in restaurants, grocery stores, etc. unless they are really service animals. And therein lies the problem. Too many people lose their minds and go ga-ga over dogs in places they really shouldn't be. And too often those dogs that aren't trained will act poorly (barking, straining to see other people, etc.). Just leave your pets at home.
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They are entitled schmucks who makes things harder for those who literally require service animals to navigate public spaces.
Bad people? Well, someone just shot a baby downtown, but that lady with her dog at the supermarket is a bad person? You must like very few people.
like the emotional support peacock lady at the airport! Google that sh*t if you don't know.
Also, places like restaurants, bars etc. should be animal-free, except of service animals. Some people are afraid of animals, especially when it comes to dogs, and shouldn't be forced to bear with them literally everywhere, especially if they went out to relax and socialise.
Relating to people who need to take emotional support animals everywhere they go someone once said to me "if someone needs emotional support just to go and buy a tin of beans they don't need a animal, they need a good therapist"
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I really don't get why it's considered a problem to give real, trained service animals a tag or a badge to wear that distinguishes them from fakers and sh*tty people. I always her people claim that's discriminating, but I fail to see how so. You need a badge to be allowed to use disability parking, you need a badge to get disability discounts, you need a doctor's attest to be eligible for disability accomodation at work and all of that is ok because we accept that there's a public interest to gatekeep access to all those things for those who really need them. Why not just give service dogs a certified dog tag to wear after they finished their education? Or any other certified service animal. Doing so would quickly shut the abusers down when they can't get one.
The person who freaked out at me because my dog wasn't a service dog at LOWES! Yeah...
I never got my dog's therapy pet paperwork because a friend renting out houses explained that accommodation dogs were a good way to get your application "misplaced"
Yes, they love their pets so much, they can't do much without being together. What ought we do with these pet scoundrels?
I don't fake a service animal because I don't actually care enough about the rest of you for your concerns to matter to me
Official service animals aren't on a standard leash, don't harass people, don't bark nonstop, nor do they generally come in chihuahua size. I will die on this hill. My niece is blind and people claiming to have service animals (when they don't) have caused so much grief for her.
Yes they make it harder for rral service animals because they give businesses incorrect impressions on what service animals are really like
OMG - I so agree. and emotional support animals are NOT service animals and not protected.
Most of them won't feel bad about it. Some people really are that emotionally unstable without being diagnosed by a a professional. When you see someone emptying trash from their car & they have to walk 20 feet, taking their dog with them, now that is truly pathetic. They need professional help to wean them off of their living pacifier.
Unpopular, and untrue for service animals.
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Making your whole identity about your mental illness is weird too. I understand that being deep down in the hole that is clinical depression makes it hard to see anything beyond that, but you get perfectly functioning humans build a whole new personality and lifestyle around a diagnosis.
The development of internet technology and online communication has recently prompted people to speak out and share their opinions in public online, shattering the barrier of the spiral of silence. Users can openly post and discuss socially undesirable opinions on the subreddit r/unpopularopinion. In this exact study, the forum was studied using the results from participant interviews and community observation. Then they also presented a descriptive analysis to demonstrate how the online space aids its users in overcoming the spiral of silence.
In conclusion, one of the issues with online spaces (especially Reddit) identified in the study is the recurrent re-uploading of similar viewpoints on the same subject. After a while, users may believe the viewpoint is common and widespread after repeatedly hearing similar unpopular thoughts, thus it becomes the popular idea in the end.
Agreed as someone who is planning to be child-free. BUT its also equally annoying when people make kids their whole personality and blame those who don't want them.
I agree, pineapple belongs on pizza as much as all other ingredients such as pepperoni. Let people eat what they want to eat.
YES! It's one of the best flavours along side mint chocolate chip and lemon sorbet
No, some people actually have problems eating certain kinds of food. It might be the texture that will make them gag or throw up. It might give them indigestion.
On one hand, I kinda get this, but on the other hand, a really awesome concert generates an incredible atmosphere that's all but impossible to not get swept up in. Also, it's a way of supporting your favorite artists :)
The idea is that you know a person so well, that there is little risk of buying the terrible gift. I you do not know that person that well, you should be allowed to bring a totaly generic gift. like a bottle of wine or the latest John Grisham.
Uhm ... that sounds like "I don't want it" to me. If I have burgers at noon I will not eat burgers at night.
I think everybody feels that way, and most people thinks oh god no, I can't sing, when they are forced to celebrate a birthday this way, and even the birthday boy/girl will be embarished when everybody's eyes is turned on them. So why we do it is still a conundrum for me.
I find it vice versa. Soft covers won't stay open, you have to break their spines or hold the pages down with a ruler, or use both hands. Hardcover you can leave open on your desk without using hands.
i actually love good wine. everyone has different tastes. people can believe what they want.
They play like the adults around them - my older daughter copies my wife and me, and we look after a baby so she wants to look after a baby too. I don't know how different it would be if we had a boy, or we didn't have a second child. Our older daughter also likes playing with cars and diggers, FWIW
Avocados are healthy and contain good ingredients. They taste good with pasta.
I used to think so too. Then I learned that instead of infusing it with boiling water (100°C/212° F), I should use slightly cooler water (70°C/158°F), also the leaves shouldn't be in cup for too long. The difference is big. I'm not saying that he HAS to like green tea but for many people it's a matter of drinking badly prepared one.
Never tried it because I don't like how it looks. So maybe I will die without knowing how it tastes - and I'm fine with that.
I wish your lives get better, American folks! Love from Scandinavia!
Just don't take the snow away from us living in the Scandinavian countries. We love snow!
Uhm, no, it's not. Oil. Add. truffle bits. Wait till oil smells like truffles. Truffle oil.
I don't like Eagles fans typically. They are obnoxious and will literally punch you in the face over a game.
Thanks alot. I have never once even thought about this and now will be counting stairs.
you need to actually try an actual pumpkin. Here in Africa we roast them with a range of spices like oven potato style. Or you can mash them and deep fry the mashed globs (about fist-sized) as a savory snack similar to a donut. Pumpkins are not only (a) for flavoring starbucks and (b) for halloween.
Thats what we ate thousands and thousands of years ago. Humans actually ate veggies more than meat.
Not entierly true. Getting excided about squirrels or motorcycles is just dangerous. Also these specific triggers will probably trigger the predatory chain which means that your dog will loose all control and it wil feel primal and strong. Meaning that it's super reinforcing... and it might become a habit to seek those triggers. And that's dangerous for general dogs health! So it's fine as long as it's not a common and reocurring thing.
Peanut butter is one of my favorite foods. I'm hypoglycemic so it's a good recovery food for me.
I agree but with humans. We're the most violent creature to ever exist.
No. Coffee is fine. A Venti Frappu Caramel Whateverchino with 2 liters of cream is disgusting.
Why? There is no reason to hate mushrooms. Without them you wouldn't be alive!
I disagree... they have skin in the game if they care about younger loved ones or are in the know about the political climate. Just because someone grew up one way doesn't mean they don't have an understanding after living so long to give input. This is just narrow minded thinking. If I let my 21 yo vote on all topics the place would turn to s**t. Come on people. Everyone has a voice. Would hate to see how this person feels when they get old and feeble and they make It that long not to have a voice when their mind is still working.
Coming from a country the "Bread Culture" of which has been recognized by UNESCO as cultural world heritage, I feel personally offended by this. "Wrong shape for the toaster" should never be a point on which to judge bread. Somehow the only bread Americans seem to deem acceptable is toast so sweet it would be considered cake elsewhere...
Humans used to eat beans ALOT until the meat processing industry. Beans are easy to grow and they're healthier than meat.
Misogynistic comment! Some guys also pretend to like champagne. As for me, I don't have to pretend.
Because its cheap and nutritious. You get more food from soup than the plain ingredients
I assume it's because they are overwhelmingly sad or happy and if you're uncomfortable then you should control that emotion as it's probably easier than what they are going through.
Half of these are just food preferences....when did "I like this thing" or "I don't like this thing" become a controversial opinion? I came here looking for viewpoints like "Marriage should be abolished" or "Organ donation after death should be mandatory" not "I think coffee tastes bad".
Ugh, thank you! This entire thread reads like a bunch of teenagers whining about how mainstream bad, edgy good.
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...people who comment "...oh you obviously never had REAL whatsoever..." under each post when someone don't like something.
I was going to say exactly this. It's supremely arrogant to assume their version of whatever the item in question is is the legitimate version. I once commented that I wasn't a big fan of pizza and then had someone say "well, you've obviously never had real NY pizza". Um, yes I have, several times. Still didn't change my personal stance toward pizza in general
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Anyone who makes one aspect of their lives/personality in your face are annoying. I get it man, you like weed, are gay, from the USA etc. Woo. Let's talk about how awesome animals are instead
I thought these were supposed to be unpopular opinions. Why do I agree with almost all of them?
I can't stand the trend of inserting the word "like" 3 x in one bloody sentence.
Is it still 'a trend' though? I remember people doing that since I was a child, and I'm now middle aged.
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I think it's horrifying that true crime stories are entertainment. These are real people with real families who have to keep living their lives while thousands of people pick apart the most awful events they've dealt with. Even if some of the family members are guilty, there are others who still have to see all the headlines and deal with people whispering behind their backs or asking them questions.
Forgetting someone's name that you just met or recently met is a HUGE insult and a massive social Faux Pas!!! I'm sorry, I'm simply TERRIBLE with remembering names (but I never forget a face). I'm never personal offended when someone forgets my name. I'm Josh, not a very hard name to forget, but it does happy. I simply and politely remind them. Why is that such a big deal???
Well, let's see how well THIS goes. I'm a 50yr old guy, single and no kids. When I was 7 I saw "STAR WARS" when it first came out and it was BEYOND AMAZING!! I love collecting a lot of the toys and memorabilia to put up on display. I even still have some of the toys from back in the day and I TRULY treasure them, it makes me happy. I don't sit around and play with them. Just having them brings back such fond memories of my childhood. How lucky I was to live in an age when kids used your imagination to play, which I feel is a thing of the past, everything's video games (and that's fine, I'm not judging). I built STAR WARS LEGO'S from time to time, though not often. It's just a silly little hobby I enjoy. But there seems to be SOOO many people who judge people like myself, that it's juvenile, that it's time to "grow up." I just don't see the harm in it??
Nothing wrong with that!! I'm 41 gal married , and I love SpongeBob,I have no kids ! Lol
Load More Replies... My opion thats probably not popular is its none of my business if you have an opinion different from mine. I'm not always right either.
Other than morons committing any kind of crime--ANY KIND!---I plain and simply don't care what anyone else does. As long as it doesn't affect me or my church brethren, I just plain don't care. I help who I can, leave alone nearly everybody, and really prefer not to know who eats what because of why. People need to just shut up about their food preferences unless someone else asks them specifically....I have a huge load of allergies, so I always make my own food, and boy, do I get hassled at times! Just leave me alone, go eat your ham hocks and liver burgers, and we'll get along just fine.
I'm surprised I didn't see anyone say that they do not like b/w-films. Met so many ppl over the years claiming that b/w-films are bad or boring. They said this to me... a petson whose two fav films are Freaks and Nosferatu. Lol
I! LOVE!! "FREAKS!!!" I like "Nosferatu, but "FREAKS" is a misunderstood MASTERPIECE that's finally finding favor as a cult classic.
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People who put clothes/Halloween costumes/Christmas sweaters on their pets should be banned from owning a pet.
Being judgy over other people’s preferences is a pointless waste of time and should be kept to oneself
I am mildly amused the post the title refers to has dropped way below the 40 post cutoff. It was likely deliberate click-bait.
Half of these are just food preferences....when did "I like this thing" or "I don't like this thing" become a controversial opinion? I came here looking for viewpoints like "Marriage should be abolished" or "Organ donation after death should be mandatory" not "I think coffee tastes bad".
Ugh, thank you! This entire thread reads like a bunch of teenagers whining about how mainstream bad, edgy good.
Load More Replies... ...people who comment "...oh you obviously never had REAL whatsoever..." under each post when someone don't like something.
I was going to say exactly this. It's supremely arrogant to assume their version of whatever the item in question is is the legitimate version. I once commented that I wasn't a big fan of pizza and then had someone say "well, you've obviously never had real NY pizza". Um, yes I have, several times. Still didn't change my personal stance toward pizza in general
Load More Replies... Anyone who makes one aspect of their lives/personality in your face are annoying. I get it man, you like weed, are gay, from the USA etc. Woo. Let's talk about how awesome animals are instead
I thought these were supposed to be unpopular opinions. Why do I agree with almost all of them?
I can't stand the trend of inserting the word "like" 3 x in one bloody sentence.
Is it still 'a trend' though? I remember people doing that since I was a child, and I'm now middle aged.
Load More Replies... I think it's horrifying that true crime stories are entertainment. These are real people with real families who have to keep living their lives while thousands of people pick apart the most awful events they've dealt with. Even if some of the family members are guilty, there are others who still have to see all the headlines and deal with people whispering behind their backs or asking them questions.
Forgetting someone's name that you just met or recently met is a HUGE insult and a massive social Faux Pas!!! I'm sorry, I'm simply TERRIBLE with remembering names (but I never forget a face). I'm never personal offended when someone forgets my name. I'm Josh, not a very hard name to forget, but it does happy. I simply and politely remind them. Why is that such a big deal???
Well, let's see how well THIS goes. I'm a 50yr old guy, single and no kids. When I was 7 I saw "STAR WARS" when it first came out and it was BEYOND AMAZING!! I love collecting a lot of the toys and memorabilia to put up on display. I even still have some of the toys from back in the day and I TRULY treasure them, it makes me happy. I don't sit around and play with them. Just having them brings back such fond memories of my childhood. How lucky I was to live in an age when kids used your imagination to play, which I feel is a thing of the past, everything's video games (and that's fine, I'm not judging). I built STAR WARS LEGO'S from time to time, though not often. It's just a silly little hobby I enjoy. But there seems to be SOOO many people who judge people like myself, that it's juvenile, that it's time to "grow up." I just don't see the harm in it??
Nothing wrong with that!! I'm 41 gal married , and I love SpongeBob,I have no kids ! Lol
Load More Replies... My opion thats probably not popular is its none of my business if you have an opinion different from mine. I'm not always right either.
Other than morons committing any kind of crime--ANY KIND!---I plain and simply don't care what anyone else does. As long as it doesn't affect me or my church brethren, I just plain don't care. I help who I can, leave alone nearly everybody, and really prefer not to know who eats what because of why. People need to just shut up about their food preferences unless someone else asks them specifically....I have a huge load of allergies, so I always make my own food, and boy, do I get hassled at times! Just leave me alone, go eat your ham hocks and liver burgers, and we'll get along just fine.
I'm surprised I didn't see anyone say that they do not like b/w-films. Met so many ppl over the years claiming that b/w-films are bad or boring. They said this to me... a petson whose two fav films are Freaks and Nosferatu. Lol
I! LOVE!! "FREAKS!!!" I like "Nosferatu, but "FREAKS" is a misunderstood MASTERPIECE that's finally finding favor as a cult classic.
Load More Replies... People who put clothes/Halloween costumes/Christmas sweaters on their pets should be banned from owning a pet.
Being judgy over other people’s preferences is a pointless waste of time and should be kept to oneself
I am mildly amused the post the title refers to has dropped way below the 40 post cutoff. It was likely deliberate click-bait.
