What’s your most controversial opinion?

[ydahecnot]

Women don’t appreciate a man who is a “great” pussy eater !

And the winner of non-sequitur of the day goes to…

 

[ydahecnot]

Bringing the current controversy and music criticism together:

The Butthole Surfers are so overrated. No one should be forced or badgered into listening to them

 

[Misshotndeep]

Men should be the ones taking birth control. Let’s be honest our society has made it pretty clear mean can fuck a whole collage campus and get a gold star. Women have to be chase and have no more than 2 lovers their whole lives or be called a slut. Nip the birth control issue in the bud.

 

[Sundayschild]

Who spent the day at Stonehenge?

Not me. Although I live quite close, I haven't been in years.

 

[Moochienanu]

I got the child my mother wished upon me!
Questioned everything! Asked questions like "Why's the sky blue, the grass green, why's hamburger better with cheese and bacon?"

Yesterday, my kid out of nowhere while we were out hiking in the woods asked me what black holes are made of and whether someone ceases to exist if they’re only on the event horizon and didn’t go toward the center.

My kid is 7. I’m fucked.

 

[KatieDoes]

Women don’t appreciate a man who is a “great” pussy eater !

Most men that claim to be ‘great‘ pussy eaters, aren’t,

 

[KatieDoes]

Men should be the ones taking birth control. Let’s be honest our society has made it pretty clear mean can fuck a whole collage campus and get a gold star. Women have to be chase and have no more than 2 lovers their whole lives or be called a slut. Nip the birth control issue in the bud.

Attempts have been made, but drug trials ended when the men involved dropped out because the side effects (acne, weight gain, mood swings) were too much.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...-killed-after-men-complain-about-side-effects

 

[ToPleaseHim]

Attempts have been made, but drug trials ended when the men involved dropped out because the side effects (acne, weight gain, mood swings) were too much.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...-killed-after-men-complain-about-side-effects

Eye. Roll.

 

[KatieDoes]

Eye. Roll.

But…..but…..but…. ACNE!? Weight gain!? MOOD SWINGS?!?

How could they be expected to continue? How could anyone push through the sort of awful side effects that are basically like, well….. any random tuesday for a woman

 

[Mattentive]

Maybe they were too grouchy, fat and spotty to need it any more.

 

[KatieDoes]

Maybe they were too grouchy, fat and spotty to need it any more.

Being rendered unfuckable is the most effective birth control

 

[Trekka]

That my husband should let my touch his butthole. I’d stop asking if he’d just let me touch it.

I just want him to say yes. I probably wouldn’t even touch it lol. I let him touch mine. It’s only fair.

^alright, who wants to inspect the above statements for humor and tone?

What do we think?
Were these humorous comments?
Or were they pro-rape?

It’s such a grey area sometimes.

 

[KatieDoes]

^alright, who wants to inspect the above statements for humor and tone?

What do we think?
Were these humorous comments?
Or were they pro-rape?

It’s such a grey area sometimes.

My initial reaction to it was that she was joking and it was something they talked about playfully.

Then I realized that if a man had said that about his wife, I wouldn’t have extended him the same benefit of the doubt. So I had to check myself and consider my implicit and explicit biases.

I‘m still not certain of the intent, but I believe that people who champion consent shouldn‘t be dismissed as buzzkills and told that they just need to get a better sense of humor.

 

[Mattentive]

Being rendered unfuckable is the most effective birth control

These nerdy, sexless researchers know what they're doing.

 

[Trekka]

My initial reaction to it was that she was joking and it was something they talked about playfully.

Then I realized that if a man had said that about his wife, I wouldn’t have extended him the same benefit of the doubt. So I had to check myself and consider my implicit and explicit biases.

I‘m still not certain of the intent, but I believe that people who champion consent shouldn‘t be dismissed as buzzkills and told that they just need to get a better sense of humor.

Why not?

 

[KatieDoes]

Why not?

It wasn’t a conscious decision, and it took me a bit of time to realize that I’d even done it. So I suppose that makes it an implicit bias, rather than an explicit one?

I didn‘t say that my reaction was correct. I was just being honest about it.

 

[Trekka]

It wasn’t a conscious decision, and it took me a bit of time to realize that I’d even done it. So I suppose that makes it an implicit bias, rather than an explicit one?

I didn‘t say that my reaction was correct. I was just being honest about it.

I appreciate the thoughtful and honest response.

Why are you concerned about whether your reaction was “correct?”

It implies that opinions are either right or wrong - they’re neither. Yours included.

 

[KatieDoes]

I appreciate the thoughtful and honest response.

Why are you concerned about whether your reaction was “correct?”

It implies that opinions are either right or wrong - they’re neither. Yours included.

No, I just wanted to be clear that I wasn’t defending it or making excuses for it.

 

[Mo_Bandy]

 

[Trekka]

No, I just wanted to be clear that I wasn’t defending it or making excuses for it.

But you can defend your own opinion.
That’s the whole point. It’s OK to stand by your own opinion.

An opinion need not be “right” or “wrong,” with or without bias, palatable to the masses, or widely held popular. It’s all yours.

I see so many sides to an issue. It’s a blessing and a curse. So I can read back and see how some flippant comments, some sassy retorts, some poop jokes, and some honest shares a la @Mr_bogey and @ToPleaseHim (it takes courage to share, and do what you’ve both done, so thank you both) cascaded into a discussion about consent.

Which is both kinda cool, and kinda ridiculous at the same time. Right?

My personal opinion? Shout out to all those who hold space, here, especially, for the ridiculous!!

 

[KatieDoes]

But you can defend your own opinion.
That’s the whole point. It’s OK to stand by your own opinion.

An opinion need not be “right” or “wrong,” with or without bias, palatable to the masses, or widely held popular. It’s all yours.

I see so many sides to an issue. It’s a blessing and a curse. So I can read back and see how some flippant comments, some sassy retorts, some poop jokes, and some honest shares a la @Mr_bogey and @ToPleaseHim (it takes courage to share, and do what you’ve both done, so thank you both) cascaded into a discussion about consent.

Which is both kinda cool, and kinda ridiculous at the same time. Right?

My personal opinion? Shout out to all those who hold space, here, especially, for the ridiculous!!

My opinion is unsettled, conflicted, and evolving. My tendency is to overthink things to death before I know for sure where I come down on it. I’m a lot of fun

 

[tnman03]

But you can defend your own opinion.
That’s the whole point. It’s OK to stand by your own opinion.

An opinion need not be “right” or “wrong,” with or without bias, palatable to the masses, or widely held popular. It’s all yours.

I see so many sides to an issue. It’s a blessing and a curse. So I can read back and see how some flippant comments, some sassy retorts, some poop jokes, and some honest shares a la @Mr_bogey and @ToPleaseHim (it takes courage to share, and do what you’ve both done, so thank you both) cascaded into a discussion about consent.

Which is both kinda cool, and kinda ridiculous at the same time. Right?

My personal opinion? Shout out to all those who hold space, here, especially, for the ridiculous!!

It's all complicated too much of the time in an online forum populated with people from so many walks of life.

 

[jaF0]

Wednesdays suck.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

Wednesdays suck.

So do vacuum cleaners (of you need a pick me up)

 

[Dribble]

Too many people trying to read the directions...only problem is they can't read. Maybe someone should make a picture book?