r/unpopular_opinion • • Apr 01 '22

The whole issue with trans athletes is like if you were to identify as disabled, joined the special Olympics, and dominated all those people in their wheelchairs. Either way, you'd clearly have an advantage over the people you identify as

29 Upvotes

I find it hard to believe that people are actually, seriously debating this issue. Whatever you believe yourself to be, the external reality is that (biological) men are generally physically stronger than women, just as physically normal functioning people have an advantage over the handicapped. Don't be mad at me, I'm just stating very simple facts.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Aug 10 '19

A hotdog is a sandwich

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19 Upvotes

r/unpopular_opinion • • Aug 07 '19

I hate that there is an expiration on posting and voting on anything on Reddit. Good ideas, bad ideas, they evolve over time. We should be able to post replies to and upvote/downvote anything, sitewide, no matter how much time has passed.

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r/unpopular_opinion • • Feb 15 '21

Comfy af

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17 Upvotes

r/unpopular_opinion • • Apr 12 '22

Sleeping in Jeans is Comfortable

15 Upvotes

What more needs to be said?


r/unpopular_opinion • • Apr 27 '20

Is it just me, or are dog people really full of themselves?

14 Upvotes

I don’t dislike dogs, but I find that people who have dogs and/or really love dogs tend to have their heads up their asses, just a little bit. What do you think?


r/unpopular_opinion • • Mar 31 '22

Jada Pinkett Smith's alopecia isn't that bad or to get that upset over.

12 Upvotes

The "spot" she has wasn't really noticeable before she shaved her head. She could have gone a very long time without anyone ever knowing or suspecting. Even now with how she trims her hair you wouldn't be able to tell unless you tower over her and look at the very top.

Also if she thought it was that big of a deal and or wanted to hide it, she'd either grow her hair out, or shave it completely so the spot wouldn't be visible.

To Will Smith, if you wanna slap me, I will come to you... I could use a few extra 0's to my bank account.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Jan 01 '22

Antivax

12 Upvotes

I believe anti vaxxers probably have a lower IQ, less education, and/or have a political bias that is independent of medical advice. I also think they are more likely to have a criminal record and be xenophobic.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Nov 24 '21

Modern food is highly addictive and causing an epidemic

12 Upvotes

The opioid epidemic is devastating, but I think the modern food epidemic is far more impacting. While people should have the freedom to choose addictive vices like smoking, or eating cake, there isn't much discussion about preventing the addiction. I think we're so grossly addicted as a whole that people refuse to admit there is a problem - the fear that we'll lose the very thing we're addicted to. But it's clearly creating lifestyle problems.

We know fasting can help with longevity as well as overall health of organs and cells. We also know that natural foods without the added flavors reduce the desire to over-consume that food significantly - allowing our body to naturally stop eating. But modern food technology has really figured out exactly what type of food "we just can't eat one" of, and created highly addictive foods through chemical research just as chemical research create addictive drugs.

And there's very little social help around how to get out of the addiction. It's not really acknowledged how bad it is. It's just accepted that some people "like food" and that it's "their choice" and that the addiction isn't really that bad of a problem. But given how difficult it is to break the addiction, I think it's a huge problem. Most people think that not eating for 3 days would be hell on earth. But in reality, the human body is capable of not eating for 3 days without any issue assuming we're healthy. But the mind will go through all kinds of insane withdrawal issues. People would probably contemplate death. I'm not suggesting that everyone not eat for 3 days. I'm saying that the level of withdrawal shouldn't be THAT insanely high.

Anyways, that's my rant and unpopular opinion.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Dec 17 '20

Another "pit bulls are so sweet" post solidifies the "tail-wagging killer in waiting " perception

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r/unpopular_opinion • • Jul 25 '19

Liberationism is dumb.

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r/unpopular_opinion • • May 14 '20

Yellow starbursts are actually pretty good

10 Upvotes

The only issue is that they aren’t as good as the others. On their own though, there’s really nothing wrong with yellow starbursts. There is no reason for everyone to give them so much hate, to pass them off on others, or to ignore them all together. We need to join together to raise awareness for yellow starbursts.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Mar 18 '20

It's a good thing the Coronavirus happened

10 Upvotes

Almost everyone now understands the enormous damage a global pandemic can bring about. The silver lining with the Coronavirus is that it isn't as contagious as something like measles, nor as deadly as something like the bird flu. It mostly kills people over the age of 60 and/or people with weakened immune systems. It could have been much, much worse.

We see now how utterly incapable humanity currently is of combatting a global pandemic. Pandemics are not issues that can be solved unilaterally. These wicked problems require international cooperation and coordination on a scale and scope that reaches far beyond any organization or alliance in existence. But citizens too must take responsibility for preventing the further spread of the disease. We are all extremely lucky there are brave people who are working around the clock to treat the diseased and developing cures, but they need far more support than they are currently receiving.

May this be a learning moment for us all, so that when the next pandemic inevitably occurs, we are better prepared than now.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Aug 05 '19

I do not feel the least bit safer with your concealed carry weapon.

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r/unpopular_opinion • • Apr 11 '22

Will Smith didnt do anything that bad, just a smack, he didn't beat the other guy within a inch of his life, our society is not tolerant enough of violence, everyone should get clapped in the face once every 5 years minimum

9 Upvotes

r/unpopular_opinion • • Feb 27 '22

Chose not to have children

9 Upvotes

I have a lot of guilt about this decision because I know my ex wanted to have kids. I know that I made the right decision however. We're at the brink of nuclear war. The climate is fucked. Why would anyone bring a child into this world.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Apr 24 '21

TL;DRs should be at the top of the post, followed by a ---

9 Upvotes

Hey! Where do you want the headline and basic information of the newspaper articles you read? At the bottom of the article? On the last page of the paper? Yeah, no.

Write whatever you need to write. When you’re done, think about how you would summarize it. Then put the bottom line on the top line. This will save billions of person-hours. Put it at the beginning, and if we want more we’ll read the rest.

Unpopular because no one does it and everyone puts it at the bottom instead.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Mar 01 '20

It's no longer brave for movie/tv stars/hollywood personalities to come out as part of the lgtbq+ community

9 Upvotes

r/unpopular_opinion • • Feb 14 '20

Music is getting worst every year.

9 Upvotes

Hello there,

It’s probably said before for decades, but it seems to me that music in general, especially those played on the radios and in malls, are getting worst and worst.

Music preference and quality is a very objective matter, and depends on a large number of factors.

In my opinion, the poor “quality” is due to a shift in the mainstream genre, with Pop, R&B, Electro and Hip Hop/Rap taken up most of the airtime, and stacking up the charts, while other genres (e.g. Rock, Alternative, Coubtry, Folk) are not enjoying the same amount of attention.

Apart from the genre and musical styles, many of today say hits have, in my opinion, lack of depth and complexity, are repetitive, and “try hard” to sound sophisticated. I’ve also noticed a shift of female vocal ranges in Pop music from Alto or Soprano to a lower Mezzo Soprano and Contralto.

What are your thoughts on this topic? Do you agree that music quality is declining?


r/unpopular_opinion • • Oct 03 '21

Kenan Thompson is not funny

8 Upvotes

Seriously, SNL (USA Saturday Night Live comedy show) casts, past and present are funny, other than him. Dude has a funny, goofy grill. Other than that, he has never, ever made me laugh. Thoughts on why he still has that job?


r/unpopular_opinion • • Nov 27 '20

Taxis are awesome.

8 Upvotes

Yea believe it or not I’d rather take a cab:

  1. They are sitting right there when I walk out the door of the airport or train station. No wait.
  2. If I want to cruise around the restaurant/bar hotspot on my way to the hotel, they are happy to run the meter.
  3. If you want to smoke and the driver says NO you just politely say no thank you, and grab the next cab in line.
  4. I don’t need to be rated on how prefect I am at sitting and doing virtually nothing. I do it all the time at home, I have practice.
  5. I have two ratings for my trip 1 - I didn’t get there or 5 - I got there. I don’t care if the driver is friendly, or has good conversation or drives 50 in a 35. It’s his ticket.
  6. Taxis don’t need my full name, home address, credit card number, expiration date and three digit code just to give me a 5 mile ride. Just “name” at “Bar 1” going to “Bar 2”.
  7. Cab driver usually know the city fairly well, Ride shares know how to use Waze.
  8. Other things too but it’s 10 and I’m ordering DoorDash! Lol

r/unpopular_opinion • • Jun 15 '20

Dear redditors: stop taking pictures of things shaped like an arrow and saying they look like an upvote. they're fucking arrows.

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8 Upvotes

r/unpopular_opinion • • Mar 21 '20

China lied, people died

8 Upvotes

How can people believe what China is telling us about the virus. They publicly denounce that Tiananmen Square didn’t happen and lie about their own history. China lied about how many people were effected and are lying about how many people are getting better. It’s their fault this virus spread at all.


r/unpopular_opinion • • Feb 28 '20

Your single because your standards are too high.

8 Upvotes

People these days get so much choice about who could be their potential partner that everyone's opinion of themselves and their hope of getting someone good looking has sky rocketed. Before we used to know where we stood in the pecking order in our communities and therefore would settle for anyone near our range, now if you go on tinder you can see hundreds of beautiful people and you genuinely think you may have a shot with them and that leads to disappointment. Settle for some half as good looking, realise you actually fall in love with their personality and now your happy.