General Unpopular Opinions

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

I think Karren Travis is a good writer when she's not bashing Catherine Halsey/The Jedi.

I agree. Her description of the Mandalorian society was actually quite well thought out and interesting. It's just that she has a very clear view of right (her writing) and wrong (everyone else's). It's kind of annoying how many people thought that the story of "Gears of War 3" was going to be crap (saying something compared to the first two games) because she was the new writer.

Just...keep her away from war units. She doesn't understand them. Seriously, 1.3 million inhabited planets=3 million war units produced? Do the math! It's not that hard!

Of course, that wouldn't be too bad if she didn't call people who disagreed with her numbers "Talifans". Which, well, I am a Tali fan, but I don't think that's what she meant.

 

[Something Amyss]

I'm Fond of autocracy .

People are assholes , all of em .

No one is a special snowflake .

War and conflict is necessary for humanities advancement.

Wow that is rather grim when I wrote it down .

Hi, Fond!

...Which of these opinions is unpopular?

 

[Relish in Chaos]

I liked Rocky V, Spider-Man 3, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the first Fantastic Four film.

I didn?t like Scarface and found it to be boring tosh which didn?t really have anything to say about anything. As in, it just felt pretty lifeless.

I?ve recently finished reading Frank Miller?s The Dark Knight Returns and, while it wasn't bad per se and had its good moments (my favourite parts were Carrie Kelley and *SPOILERS* the Joker committing suicide to frame Batman for murder), I found the narrative to be too text-heavy and structurally untidy. The climax was just...strange as well.

I eat chips more as a filler rather than something to actually enjoy. I don?t think they taste that great.

I dislike pretty much all the shooters that I?ve played.

Everyone?s, at least in part, negatively discriminative, subconsciously or not.

The only real ?moral code? that I stick to is a tit-for-tat mentality. Basically, if it can be 100% proved that you murdered someone in cold blood, then you should be murdered yourself. If you rape someone, then you should be raped yourself. Of course, this only works in principle, probably not in the reality.

I hate African-American culture in general.

I think we should stop giving aid to Third World countries and just let them die.

I?ve previously mentioned in another thread that I believe having children, in and of itself, is inherently selfish.

Picasso sucks balls.

I only find Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj attractive 50% of the time I see them. I don?t know how unpopular this is, since most people I talk to think they're either drop-dead gorgeous or incredibly fake.

I don?t like Iron Man and think he?s a boring superhero.

Paedophilia?s not bad (unless we want to prosecute people for "thought crimes"), but child molestation is. There?s a distinction between the two that the media fail to make.

Marriage doesn?t belong in the modern age, so the pissing match over gay marriage legalization is all for nothing.

 

[OldNewNewOld]

Men spent the better part of human existence making life horrible for women, and they have every right to tell us about it.

What your parents/nation/gender/race did in the past should have nothing to do with you if you don't want it to, and anyone who tries to make it a part of you should have a body part of their choice removed.

Aren't those two statements kinda contradicting each other?

Just because men in the past did shit should have nothing to do with me and I don't care, nor do I want to listen to it.

 

[Serge A. Storms]

The person that thinks the inherent correctness of their position necessitates insulting and/or condescending to other people in the conversation to make a point are usually the dumbest people in the conversation regardless of their position or even whether or not they're right.

Zach Snyder is awful.

Most people that have an issue with "drugs" in general, encapsulating all substances that alter how human beings think and act, could stand to step outside the box before judging those that do the same.

Quentin Tarantino's biggest flaw is his nostalgia, which has made him a popular target of derision for essentially doing what most of the rest of Hollywood is doing, only much better and more openly than most of the hacks making action movies these days. If he's not redefining the American movie like many thought he would after Pulp Fiction, he's at least doing better than all the directors that either make laughably self-serious action movies about robots beating the shit out of each other or attempting to make powerfully self-aware films for their own sake.

Tree of Life was fantastic even if it was all over the place and let the last 45 minutes go bonkers.

The Boondock Saints was one of the most intensely terrible movies ever made.

It's fine to know what your favorite genres are but it's obnoxious to say that you hate a genre based on extremely limited experience. I've heard people say they don't like rap because they heard one song on the radio and said that's not for them, and that's about like saying there's nothing to metal because new Metallica sucks.

Things aren't going so hot in America right now because both parties figured out that people are going to keep voting on social issues and uselessly outmoded concepts of the economy no matter what they say or do, so both parties campaign as if the opposite party is going to destroy every freedom you have and turn the economy into Socialism/The Gilded Age, and then when they're in office they do everything they promised to their constituents and throw their voters a bone when it's necessary. The internet should be mitigating that, but it's making it worse because most people go to the news sights they agree with instead of trying to find new perspective.

4chan sucks because the board is painful to the eyes and the first day you get there, chances are nothing going on is good enough to keep you there.

A message board with no moderation can be as good as one with a ton, but it's better to have strong moderation with loose rules only regulating personal attacks and harsh penalties in all cases than it is to have a board that claims to have limited moderation but whose mods play favorites.

 

[Skrag The Summoner]

Miniatures produced by Games Workshop aren't as overpriced as people think they are (not to say that they aren't overpriced, but given the various costs the company endures they aren't completely unreasonable).

Id just like to ask where you are located? I live in australia and a comparison between the US and Uk prices the australian standard has analmost 80% larger price (and i doubt shipping would cause that much of a hassle)

 

[BOOM headshot65]

You do know that sex is kinda fun yeah? How is it shallow to want to do it with someone you care about?

*flameshield: ON!*

Because sex is over-rated, isnt nessesary, and shouldnt be in the relationship. If you cant love someone for thier personality, then you shouldnt be in a relationship with them. None of this "friends with benefits" bullshit. Sex ONLY!!!!! belongs in marriage, and I personally take it further to "only for having children" [footnote]disclaimer: While I would like for society to only have sex in marriage, how much you have and for what reasons once married is entirely up to you, and I will give no damns. Carry on.[/footnote] By having sex in a relationship, you are just saying that spending time with them and thier personality isnt good enough. Find a girl/guy that you actually WANT to be with without being in bed. Find things you are both interested in, for instance me and my girlfriend both like videogames and the military. Que "Borderlands" gaming time and acting out scenes from our favorite war movies (and still laughing 1 year later over sharing our first kiss while watching "The Lost Battalion" O_O).

Also, your "sex is fun" comment. I wouldnt know. I am still a virgin. She is still a virgin. We shall remain virgin until married, which is about 4 years now barring an act of God. However, we are both Asexual, and the only reason we will have sex is to have children. Case closed.

 

[The Unworthy Gentleman]

9)I dont care if you are athiest, just dont bash us who believe in God for believing, because you are doing LITERALLY the same thing that you complain about hard-core thiest doing.

No I'm not. What I complain about is that people still believe in deities. The philosophical and philanthropic sides of religion I can deal with, they're just opinions really, but the belief in a deity is a load of shit. I encourage discussion (read: arguments) about it because the usual response is "you can't prove God doesn't exist" and the ensuing argument discussion makes me laugh.

10)NO SEX UNTIL MARRIAGE!!!!!! And if you are in a relationship with someone, sex should not even BE on the list of reason why you are dating them, and if it is, you sir/ma'am are incredibly shallow.

Nothing wrong with being shallow. Contrary to popular belief and diction, shallow and deep aren't two polar opposites. I like to think I'm a pretty deep person, though not by today's YOLO standards, but I'd sooner talk to the attractive girl than the one I have more in common with. Beauty may only be skin deep but after that it's just a mess of organs and muscle tissue.

OT: Communism and socialism are the best ways for humanity to progress. Regardless of what BOOM headshit65's teacher said about capitalism being disliked until you're successful socialism attends to the needs of those who can't yet provide for themselves. I will happily pay higher taxes for welfare policies even if 99% of them are leeches and 1% of them is genuine. I'll not go into communism now though, it's a whole mess of discussion.

They also can and do work, no matter how much bad spin they get.

 

[Skrag The Summoner]

OT: Communism and socialism are the best ways for humanity to progress. Regardless of what BOOM headshit65's teacher said about capitalism being disliked until you're successful socialism attends to the needs of those who can't yet provide for themselves. I will happily pay higher taxes for welfare policies even if 99% of them are leeches and 1% of them is genuine. I'll not go into communism now though, it's a whole mess of discussion.

They also can and do work, no matter how much bad spin they get.

Id just like to pull you up there for one moment and say that the idea of communism is great and it would be a wonderful governing system but human nature is to be the head of the pack, that is why most "communisms" develop into dictatorships or tyrannies.

Not trying to start an argument just dropping a common knowledge bomb.

 

[Gavmando]

Voting for the Liberal party will only bring us pain.

I'm sorry, I can't hear you over Clinton's massive surplus.

OT: I think minecraft is one of the worst games ever designed.

Wrong country mate.

European, where the left is basically communism I take it?

Australia. Where the leader of the Liberal party got kicked out of parliment yesterday for abusing the prime minister. He was doing it so that the microphones couldnt pick it up. He then had a whinge because he got caught. He's a snake and a bully. Yet he'll probably end up running our country because people are beleaving his scare tactics.

 

[CaptainKarma]

OT: Communism and socialism are the best ways for humanity to progress. Regardless of what BOOM headshit65's teacher said about capitalism being disliked until you're successful socialism attends to the needs of those who can't yet provide for themselves. I will happily pay higher taxes for welfare policies even if 99% of them are leeches and 1% of them is genuine. I'll not go into communism now though, it's a whole mess of discussion.

They also can and do work, no matter how much bad spin they get.

Id just like to pull you up there for one moment and say that the idea of communism is great and it would be a wonderful governing system but human nature is to be the head of the pack, that is why most "communisms" develop into dictatorships or tyrannies.

Not trying to start an argument just dropping a common knowledge bomb.

It's not a knowledge bomb, its a trite dismissal of the problems with communism used to silence any rational discourse on it.

 

[Skrag The Summoner]

It's not a knowledge bomb, its a trite dismissal of the problems with communism used to silence any rational discourse on it.

bah its close enough for me.

 

[Tycon]

- The term stupid is over used way to much. Especially when used to other people the view something differently than a person. With very rare exceptions no one is stupid and everyone's opinion matters as much as mine and anyone else's, intellect can't be judged by such matters.

- Intelligence is a very valuable trait, but is highly over praised as people are different in many ways and forms. It should be praised as such but is not the end all standard for the elite of society

- Forums shouldn't be censored, censorship is a private decision for a family to do by themselves, excluding the ideas and images of some because you view them as less than your own isn't right.

- No one should be put to death for their crimes, no one is truly good or truly evil, we are all a mixed bag, people are products of their environment, nurturing and biologically tuned to somethings, no one is unforgivable

- The prison system should be used to rehabilitate criminals and not seen as punishment. I think Henry Pym (Ant Man) had the right idea, even the worst offenders are worth trying to rehabilitate. No one has to right to call even prisoners scum, they are homo-sapiens like you and I, in different conditions or alternate parallel realities, you may have done the same as them.

- Racism is a biased opinion from ones own personal views, its something built into some and developed in others because events in their life. Its something we should aknowledge but it should be rewarded or shunned, its just something that exists.

- Hitler grossly demonized, yes he committed bad crimes but he was a human like you and I, he was just a man driven by hatred and power.

- Additionally, Pedophilia is demonized as well, as said before molestation is a serious offence, but the physical desire and pleasure obtained through the condition is a fetish or affliction at worst. Just like being a homosexual, its something your born or lopped to be you can't control who you are. it should just be accepted. Rape isn't acceptable though.

- Complaining on forums and the large amount of trolling is necessary as a freedom of speach and information, to vent frustration in a world we can't always express our true opinions without being anonymous and to be a balance opposite for the calm, collected and well thought posts. Both are valuable to a large community.

-Don't hate women, its a waste of time. They are pretty much equals to us in every way except for anatomy, this goes vise versa with women hating men

- No one should control what you think or feel unless you ask or trust their advise.

- Treat everyone else with respect, even if they don't deserve it, you'd wish every one treated you the same, no matter how good or evil they are in your eyes.

-Perfection doesn't exist

-Video game wise, Diablo 3 was a good game but released in its beta form that you paid for full price, not a bad game (a good game actually) just disappointing and underwhelming.
-The legend of Zelda series is great, but over rated, skyward sword is not a 9.5 and ocarina isn't a 10, 9's to 8.5s each.
-Hexen 64 wasn't bad, just mediocre, probably the better of multiplier co-op games.
-The legend of Dragoon (PSX) was better than final fantasy 7, FF7 wasn't but, it was great, just to me personally not as good.
-Dota and league of legends are not better or worse than one another, its like comparing golden eye or halo to COD. It's apples and oranges, same genre of game (Action rts / moba) but very different mechanics and engines.
- Half life 2 was good, not genre defining
- Bioshock was not 10 worthy again IGN, it was a 9
-The game over thinker makes great points regardless of his bias's, i disagree with him regularly but he defends his points quite well usually, however i must agree i highly dislike his story plots, they are skip-able however so I don't mind if he likes to add them in his videos.

Pardon my typos please, I'm sure there are some there, I highly appreciate all your opinions and commend you for sharing you ideas, even things that are embarrassing or would be attacked by others. thank you for the thread OP

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Studying English or literature above the level of basic comprehension is a waste of time, if a book is such a great, a student doesn't need to be told what to take out of it and therefore teaching it is pointless.

Eh? I think you just mean English Literature. English Language is an entirely different (and actually useful) kettle of fish.

 

[Raioken18]

I like newer Anime, I think some of it is vastly superior to older titles.

I dislike Neo Genesis Evangelion and Elfen Lied and view them as some of the worst anime I have ever seen.

I like playing WoW, and am still proud to say so even if I'm not all that excited about pandas.

I like playing Minecraft and view it as one of the most overlooked games of all time.

I like Dark Souls and still play it on occasion.

I disliked Diablo 3 and SWTOR and view them as some of my worst recent purchases.

I like space combat and mmo games like Eve Online and X3 Terran Conflict.

I like fish but not crustaceans

I love asparagus, broccoli and spinach

I thing Jenna Haze is attractive, I'd take her out on a proper date.

 

[Bradfucius]

-I think opinions should be backed up by facts or reasoning and not just flatly stated to seem edgy

-Bacon and Half-Life 2 are terrible

 

[ultrachicken]

Wow, there are a surprising number of people taking this opportunity to voice racist/sexist/otherwise bigoted views. Also a lot of anti-bacon sentiment.

My unpopular opinion is that Half-Life isn't a good game.

 

[CaptainKarma]

Wow, there are a surprising number of people taking this opportunity to voice racist/sexist/otherwise bigoted views. Also a lot of anti-bacon sentiment.

My unpopular opinion is that Half-Life isn't a good game.

Can you elaborate? Half-Life is kinda a big deal, its effect on the genre is pretty much objective. Yeah, its aged a bit, but for its time it was fantastic

 

[Sanshou]

-I like dubstep, alot.
-The Escapist forum is a mixture of good people who have valid opinions they wish to raise and discuss in a mature and adult manner, and people who are internet-obsessed, self-obsessed, petty and whiny epitomising some of the things wrong with society.
-The one child policy is a good idea.