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Unpopular Opinion Meme
13 years ago
This has been doing the rounds on my friends list and seemed fun. :D I'm not sure how unpopular most of these opinions are, but whatever.
1. A selection of television programs you do not care for.
Most TV, but My Little Pony: FiM, Glee, shit like Jersey Shore, Jerry Springer, Dr Phil and all of their ilk, Dexter (because what I did see was horribly awful compared to the books), pretty much all US sitcoms...ugh I could go on and on.
2. A selection of musical artists you do not care for.
I'll go for unpopular opinions here rather than "Justin Beiber lols" because seriously, who above the age of 14 DOES like that shit? So: pretty much all rap artists, Nickleback, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Maroon 5, Coldplay, Taylor Swift. Most screamy-howly-vomit-vocals metal. A BUNCH of classic rock, e.g. Iron Maiden and their modern day pretenders. Owl City especially that fucking GOOD TIME song.
3. A selection of celebrities you couldn't care less about.
Pretty much all of them. There are celebrities I kinda like but I have no interest in what they're doing. They're just people.
4. A hobby you “don’t get”.
Hunting. I think you need to be a pretty shitty person (this is me being VERY polite about it) to gain enjoyment from killing and hurting other living things. I know it's ohsonormal in the US and stuff, but thankfully in the UK it's very much NOT.
5. A habit you find disgusting.
Smoking.
6. Something in school you really liked doing that everyone else bitched over.
French class and history class at high school. Pretty much everyone hated the teachers for those two but I got along really well with them.
7. Your favorite household chore.
Piling stuff into the dishwasher. It's tetris for grown ups. Also cleaning the bath/sink because dirty bathrooms are the pits.
8. Popular video games that make you go “meh”.
FPSs of various types, CoD etc. Grand Theft Auto type games.
9. PC or MAC?
PC, Macs are hilariously overpriced. Or are we talking MAC makeup, in which case YES (their lipsticks are the fucking best).
10. A sport you don’t like, for whatever reason.
All of them, really. I was never good at them, and they're dull to watch.
11. A sport you really like, for whatever reason.
See above.
12. Television programs you love but have gotten shit for liking.
South Park, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares (and other Ramsay shows), Project Runway
13. Musical artists you love but have gotten shit for liking.
My favourite band, the Manic Street Preachers. Also Panic! At The Disco, Mindless Self Indulgence, Blur, Hole, L7 and My Chemical Romance.
14. A hobby you have/find interesting that other people bother you over/make fun of.
Makeup, people immediately scoff that it's shallow and a waste of money and etc etc. Also collecting nail polish. YOU HAVE HOW MANY?! HOW DO YOU WEAR THEM ALL?!
15. A habit you have that other people bug you over.
Dodging/hiding cameras, extreme difficulty making eye contact.
16. Something in school you hating doing and it felt like everyone else loved.
Gym. At least I now understand that a lot of my issues with being shit at running and having difficulties with certain activities were due to my Hypermobility Syndrome. I was always a good swimmer though. :P
17. The household chore that makes you want to shoot your own face off.
Vacuuming or cleaning floors. It absolutely KILLS my back and is really really hard for me.
18. A selection of video games that you enjoy that perhaps you really shouldn't.
World of Warcraft. I've been playing for 7 years. Shouldn't it have gotten old by this point? >_>
19. A celebrity crush that maybe even you don’t understand.
I don't know if I really have any these days.
20. Free rant on whatever grinds your gears at the moment.
I suffer from migraines, as most people who know me well will be all too well aware of. Migraines are a particular type of headache with their own symptoms and difficulties - for example nausea and vomiting, severe light sensitivity - and they can be pretty debilitating or require special consideration. If you didn't know this, it's probably because of what pisses me off - people who call any nasty headache a migraine. No, the severity or nastiness of a headache is NOT what makes it a migraine. There is no shame in having a really bad tension headache. But claiming migraine makes it harder for people to understand the real migraine condition. So if you're one of the people who is prone to colloquially refer to their bad headaches as migraines, STOPIT. :|
1. A selection of television programs you do not care for.
Most TV, but My Little Pony: FiM, Glee, shit like Jersey Shore, Jerry Springer, Dr Phil and all of their ilk, Dexter (because what I did see was horribly awful compared to the books), pretty much all US sitcoms...ugh I could go on and on.
2. A selection of musical artists you do not care for.
I'll go for unpopular opinions here rather than "Justin Beiber lols" because seriously, who above the age of 14 DOES like that shit? So: pretty much all rap artists, Nickleback, Foo Fighters, Daft Punk, Maroon 5, Coldplay, Taylor Swift. Most screamy-howly-vomit-vocals metal. A BUNCH of classic rock, e.g. Iron Maiden and their modern day pretenders. Owl City especially that fucking GOOD TIME song.
3. A selection of celebrities you couldn't care less about.
Pretty much all of them. There are celebrities I kinda like but I have no interest in what they're doing. They're just people.
4. A hobby you “don’t get”.
Hunting. I think you need to be a pretty shitty person (this is me being VERY polite about it) to gain enjoyment from killing and hurting other living things. I know it's ohsonormal in the US and stuff, but thankfully in the UK it's very much NOT.
5. A habit you find disgusting.
Smoking.
6. Something in school you really liked doing that everyone else bitched over.
French class and history class at high school. Pretty much everyone hated the teachers for those two but I got along really well with them.
7. Your favorite household chore.
Piling stuff into the dishwasher. It's tetris for grown ups. Also cleaning the bath/sink because dirty bathrooms are the pits.
8. Popular video games that make you go “meh”.
FPSs of various types, CoD etc. Grand Theft Auto type games.
9. PC or MAC?
PC, Macs are hilariously overpriced. Or are we talking MAC makeup, in which case YES (their lipsticks are the fucking best).
10. A sport you don’t like, for whatever reason.
All of them, really. I was never good at them, and they're dull to watch.
11. A sport you really like, for whatever reason.
See above.
12. Television programs you love but have gotten shit for liking.
South Park, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares (and other Ramsay shows), Project Runway
13. Musical artists you love but have gotten shit for liking.
My favourite band, the Manic Street Preachers. Also Panic! At The Disco, Mindless Self Indulgence, Blur, Hole, L7 and My Chemical Romance.
14. A hobby you have/find interesting that other people bother you over/make fun of.
Makeup, people immediately scoff that it's shallow and a waste of money and etc etc. Also collecting nail polish. YOU HAVE HOW MANY?! HOW DO YOU WEAR THEM ALL?!
15. A habit you have that other people bug you over.
Dodging/hiding cameras, extreme difficulty making eye contact.
16. Something in school you hating doing and it felt like everyone else loved.
Gym. At least I now understand that a lot of my issues with being shit at running and having difficulties with certain activities were due to my Hypermobility Syndrome. I was always a good swimmer though. :P
17. The household chore that makes you want to shoot your own face off.
Vacuuming or cleaning floors. It absolutely KILLS my back and is really really hard for me.
18. A selection of video games that you enjoy that perhaps you really shouldn't.
World of Warcraft. I've been playing for 7 years. Shouldn't it have gotten old by this point? >_>
19. A celebrity crush that maybe even you don’t understand.
I don't know if I really have any these days.
20. Free rant on whatever grinds your gears at the moment.
I suffer from migraines, as most people who know me well will be all too well aware of. Migraines are a particular type of headache with their own symptoms and difficulties - for example nausea and vomiting, severe light sensitivity - and they can be pretty debilitating or require special consideration. If you didn't know this, it's probably because of what pisses me off - people who call any nasty headache a migraine. No, the severity or nastiness of a headache is NOT what makes it a migraine. There is no shame in having a really bad tension headache. But claiming migraine makes it harder for people to understand the real migraine condition. So if you're one of the people who is prone to colloquially refer to their bad headaches as migraines, STOPIT. :|
Whenever I get a migraine, my mind goes "durrr" and I can't say anything worth a damn. The first time I got one I was in school, and when I tried to tel the sub I needed to go to the nurses' office I couldn't for the life of me say "headache". And I couldn't remember the name of the girl that had been sitting in front of me all year... Second time I got one, I tried to use a computer and my fingers kept hitting all the wrong buttons even though I thought I was hitting all the right ones... It's seriously the least fun thing I have ever experienced...
The thing that usually annoys me the most with people is they'll say, "oh man, my migraine is so bad! I can barely stand it!" but of course all they really have is a bad or severe headache. Nobody understands our pain, I guess :p