Unpopular Opinions - OP Updated with Threadban List 4/5/21

mrslancaster

cnocbui wrote: »

I think she didn't know, and that she basically walked into a door. The US is very insular and I doubt she had been exposed to even a tiny fraction of the royal family coverage that current and former British colonies get.

Supposedly, when her friend/acquaintance suggested setting her up with a date with Harry, she asked: "Is he nice". :rolleyes:

Didn't she live in Canada a British commonwealth for 8 years when she was working in that tv series? Surely there must have been some media reports about the uk royal family during that time. There's always some news report about royal tours, weddings, babies etc. Hard to be unaware of them. :rolleyes:

ohnonotgmail

mrslancaster wrote: »

Didn't she live in Canada a British commonwealth for 8 years when she was working in that tv series? Surely there must have been some media reports about the uk royal family during that time. There's always some news report about royal tours, weddings, babies etc. Hard to be unaware of them. :rolleyes:

Unless you have been regularly exposed to the british tablods it is hard to comprehend how nasty and vindictive something like the Daily Mail can be.

joseywhales

I have never understood the tabloid issue, surely pretending someone doesn't exist Is a skill we all learn in childhood to deal with bullying. Can we not do it on a larger scale as an adult? The problem of course is if you have kids, they would not have developed the "don't give them any oxygen", playbook yet.

stefanovich

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Unless you have been regularly exposed to the british tablods it is hard to comprehend how nasty and vindictive something like the Daily Mail can be.

At least they don't employ supporters of terrorism like the guardian.

partyguinness

Well, I am far more "woke" now about meat and eating less of it especially red. In fact I dont cook or eat red meat at all. Buying far more vegan/plant based products now every weekend

But it struck me on Saturday. The supermarket I go for my weekly family shop now has a dedicated plant based section...even own brand plant based foods.

Then I just looked again....every single item is wrapped in plastic.

So tell me how in God's name that is ehlpting the world? Those plant based sausages are packed in plastic that will take decades to biodegrade which really fcuking depreses me. So maybe plant based is not so clever after all?

Never mind that plastic is made from fossil fuels.

partyguinness

stefanovich wrote: »

At least they don't employ supporters of terrorism like the guardian.

State sponsored terrorism is ok though..;)

cnocbui

Latest research is that vegans and vegetarians end up with weak bones. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/22/health/vegan-diet-bone-fracture-risk-wellness/index.html

With any luck, natural selection will sort things out.

stefanovich

partyguinness wrote: »

State sponsored terrorism is ok though..;)

Did I say that? A guardian journalist admitted to writing for An Phoblacht under a pseudonym whilst at the time denying he supported the IRA.

Whatever your take on the UK/IRA situation it does make him a liar and a traitor.

partyguinness

stefanovich wrote: »

Did I say that? A guardian journalist admitted to writing for An Phoblacht under a pseudonym whilst at the time denying he supported the IRA.

Whatever your take on the UK/IRA situation it does make him a liar and a traitor.

I find it bizaare that he has admitted it. Maybe his conscience was at him...

partyguinness

partyguinness wrote: »

Well, I am far more "woke" now about meat and eating less of it especially red. In fact I dont cook or eat red meat at all. Buying far more vegan/plant based products now every weekend

But it struck me on Saturday. The supermarket I go for my weekly family shop now has a dedicated plant based section...even own brand plant based foods.

Then I just looked again....every single item is wrapped in plastic.

So tell me how in God's name that is ehlpting the world? Those plant based sausages are packed in plastic that will take decades to biodegrade which really fcuking depreses me. So maybe plant based is not so clever after all?

Never mind that plastic is made from fossil fuels.

The amount of resources put into getting meat onto a shelf is massively higher than anything plant-based. A few grams of plastic isn't going to outweigh that. I say this as a meat-eater with no intention of eating meat imitations, I'd rather a vegetable soup or a chickpea curry than some quorn type stuff.

partyguinness

Deleted User wrote: »

The amount of resources put into getting meat onto a shelf is massively higher than anything plant-based. A few grams of plastic isn't going to outweigh that. I say this as a meat-eater with no intention of eating meat imitations, I'd rather a vegetable soup or a chickpea curry than some quorn type stuff.

I get that and it is not a meat v non-meat thing but it's just bizaare.

I don't think the amount of people that will shift to non-meat will make much of a difference but yet here we are just adding more plastic to the mix-not it not just a few grams or even the weight of it that matter but that fact that will take years to biodegarde.

While I am it EVERYTHING is wrapped in plastic. Jesus Christ you will have 4 slices of beef or ham wrapped in plastic trays...I want to cry.

McGinniesta

vriesmays wrote: »

Donating to cancer research is a waste of money because no-one in Ireland will discover a cure.

The cure doesn't have to happen in Ireland. Surely the idea of effective research is to increase our knowledge as to how the disease works thereby increasing our chances of defeating the illness in question.

Whether the cure is found in Ireland or not is utterly irrelevant.

What would concern me more is if the research itself has been ineffective or poorly channelled. To me that would represent a greater waste of effort and money.

McGinniesta

I remain utterly neutral as to the British Royals as individuals.

However, royalty, as a concept, has no place in modern society due to it being wholly outdated.

partyguinness

McGinniesta wrote: »

I remain utterly neutral as to the British Royals as individuals.

However, royalty, as a concept, has no place in modern society due to it being wholly outdated.

The same. A bit like religion, the more you think about it the more ridiculous it gets.

StevenToast

McGinniesta wrote: »

I remain utterly neutral as to the British Royals as individuals.

However, royalty, as a concept, has no place in modern society due to it being wholly outdated.

Not an unpopular opinion....

McGinniesta

StevenToast wrote: »

Not an unpopular opinion....

Some people support Royalty.

The fact that Royalty still exists is a testament to this fact.

partyguinness

partyguinness wrote: »

I get that and it is not a meat v non-meat thing but it's just bizaare.

I don't think the amount of people that will shift to non-meat will make much of a difference but yet here we are just adding more plastic to the mix-not it not just a few grams or even the weight of it that matter but that fact that will take years to biodegarde.

While I am it EVERYTHING is wrapped in plastic. Jesus Christ you will have 4 slices of beef or ham wrapped in plastic trays...I want to cry.

But if everything is wrapped in plastic then why not go for the thing that's still 90% better for the environment. Honestly the all-or-nothing logic people have with this stuff baffles me sometimes.

Polar101

McGinniesta wrote: »

I remain utterly neutral as to the British Royals as individuals.

However, royalty, as a concept, has no place in modern society due to it being wholly outdated.

I think the same, but not sure if it's an unpopular opinion - outside countries that have monarchies. I just think leaders should be elected, not decided by their birth.

But most of my friends who are from countries that still have monarchies, they seem to be quite supportive of their royal families, because they are institutions.

guitarzero

The Irish are a very self-infatuated ppl about being Irish to point of cringe. Worse, we really lay it on heavy when we're abroad like a bunch of giddy teens on a school trip. We get it, you like to have a laugh and a drink.

EmmetSpiceland

Teofimo98 wrote: »

Semen retention is great for mental health in my opinion. I'm purposefully avoiding sex and masturbation, haven't ejaculated in 29 days. I've never felt better, anxiety is gone, mind is sharp, just generally much happier and motivated.

That is some trek. Do you find yourself getting, constantly, “distracted”? Dull pains in your ball sac? Foamy píss?

I couldn’t go more than 3-5 days. Usually slip it to my partner every second day, at least. Shark week is when I’d have to take matters “into my own hands”.

Always good for the mental health to only use imagination for at least one of those “sessions”. Too many young men are rotting their brains watching ultra-graphic, hardcore, gonzo pornographers. Strangling their little “members” of all sensation. Seems to give rise to high anger levels and, extreme, “issues” with women.

Glad it’s working out for you, though. Don’t think I could make it.

Gruffalux

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Usually slip it to my partner every second day, at least. Shark week is when I’d have to take matters “into my own hands”.
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What a "charmer". Hopefully she is at least awake while you are "slipping" it to her. I say "she" and "perhaps" I should not because we all "know" men "bleed" too.

EmmetSpiceland

Gruffalux wrote: »

What a "charmer". Hopefully she is at least awake while you are "slipping" it to her. I say "she" and "perhaps" I should not because we all "know" men "bleed" too.

Now, now, what you’re “implying” there is rape. We enjoy a vigorous, and healthy, sex life. Both very much awake and both active participants. A nasty implication.

Gruffalux

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Now, now, what you’re “implying” there is rape. We enjoy a vigorous, and healthy, sex life. Both very much awake and both active participants. A nasty implication.

I did not mean that. Just thought the phrase was odd.

EmmetSpiceland

Gruffalux wrote: »

I did not mean that. Just thought the phrase was odd.

It may well be “course” language but consent is never in doubt. We’ll leave it there so.

Gruffalux

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

It may well be “course” language but consent is never in doubt. We’ll leave it there so.

What came to mind was the phrase slip a mickey finn, which made me think the implication was cruder than it was. I have since googled slip her one and I see it has a more common mundane interpretation.

Mules

I kind of like the royals because I like watching the big weddings and that sort of stuff.

Also the Meghan and Harry gossip is fun.

astrofool

partyguinness wrote: »

Well, I am far more "woke" now about meat and eating less of it especially red. In fact I dont cook or eat red meat at all. Buying far more vegan/plant based products now every weekend

But it struck me on Saturday. The supermarket I go for my weekly family shop now has a dedicated plant based section...even own brand plant based foods.

Then I just looked again....every single item is wrapped in plastic.

So tell me how in God's name that is ehlpting the world? Those plant based sausages are packed in plastic that will take decades to biodegrade which really fcuking depreses me. So maybe plant based is not so clever after all?

Never mind that plastic is made from fossil fuels.

A lot of that is cellophane, which is not plastic, and is made from wood (it still has an impact, but not as severe as plastic).

There is also other non-plastic based alternates, so do email the producers and ask them to switch, the cost difference is usually small enough that companies will make the switch to espouse their green credentials.

vriesmays

Ireland is the only country in Western Europe who hasn't invented its own style of electronic dance music.

L1011

vriesmays wrote: »

Ireland is the only country in Western Europe who hasn't invented its own style of electronic dance music.

You've not heard Mickey Modelle's album of loyalist marching songs performed using hard house synth patches then, I see. Lucky you.

partyguinness

Teofimo98 wrote: »

The first two weeks were difficult, It's much easier now. It's only after the first few 2 weeks you realise that masturbating to porn is an addiction. Most people won't admit it. But ask them to stop for a month and they can't do it. They're addicted to the high.

Look man, I see through this charade. You are not getting any. No shame in that- we all go though dry patches. To rationalise this you have embarked on an apparent a quest of enlightenment. Sure...;)

Not sure why you are equating masturbating with porn- did you feel you were **** to too much porn and had to take a break?