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synobal

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What is the most common misconceptions that drive you crazy? Mine has to be the 'humans only use 10% of their brain.' It drives me crazy when I see it in TV shows, Movies, Books or Video Games to justify anything. That sort of laziness in writing just isn't acceptable for me, as a writer or story teller. I mean what's the point of coming up with something awesome for the 'plot' and then use something to lazy to justify it.


So what misconceptions drive you to insane frenzies of rage?
 

the spud

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Here is one my favorites from my very misinformed U.S. history teacher.

Thomas Edison was the greatest inventor ever and he invented the lightbulb.

No, he just stole all his ideas from tesla and hardly invented anything. He was generally an asshole.
 

Phlakes

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THAT "DEFINITELY" IS SPELLED "DEFIANTLY". Does that look like it's pronounced "deh-fi-nit-lee"? No, it definitely doesn't.

...Anyway... No, I don't have anything better.

I remember this from one of my favorite sites, and it in no way reflects my own views, but it's quite helpful-

If you put an "a" in "definitely", you're definitely an asshole.

EDIT: ...Last word ninjad?
 

OrenjiJusu

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The misconception that all americans have less IQ than a used yoghurt and that all british people are incredibly upper class and only drink tea and eat scones.
 

Haagrum

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That a given religious text is, literally and word-for-word, the precise and exact will of God, and is not susceptible to misinterpretation.

There's not many people who believe that, but the ones that do exist make it awfully hard for everyone else.
 

Pargencia

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"So, where do you live, Pargencia?"
"I live in NY."
"Oh, what's it like there? Have you been to the Statue of Liberty? Is everyone in the Big Apple as mean as they say? What's the craziest thing you've seen on the busy streets? Do you walk to work, since it must be hell to drive in the streets? Is the rent REALLY too damn high, or is Jimmy McMillon just a crazy looking black Colonel Sanders talking out of his ass?"

...

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"You do know there is an entire STATE above that godforsaken city with the same name, right?"
 

Miles000

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That Australians ride kangaroos...

No joke. There are people that actually believe that...

We really ride emus XD
 

Insanity_Zero

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That being a writer basically means you sit at your computer and write down 'what's interesting' and that you can just plop down a best-seller without even trying. I have literally had this conversation with someone and when he tried to tell me that 'writers are just hacks who can't get through life without a really simple job', I had one of those Scrub fantasy moments where I smacked him in the head with my Uncut version of 'The Stand 'by Stephen King.
 

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that feminism is about female dominance, not gender equality

that a man who transitions to a womin, isnt a real womin (i use this as an example but obviously this goes for a womin who transitions into a man, as well)
 

Sean565

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the one where people think the caduceus is the medical symbol. The real medical symbol is the rod of Asclepius.
 

Navvan

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So so many to choose from. I'm going to list the two major categories for now to make this easier on myself.

The one I loathe the most by far is when people think pseudo-science is science or supported by the science. Whether it be obviously ridiculous things like Uncle Bob's Snake Oil; to the more subtle healing energy; to things widely thought to be correct like graphology.

Misconceptions about actual science and the methods and technology uncovered through it. Take the time to learn about it before saying "I agree/disagree with it" because so many people don't always understand what some theories are actually about.
 

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Miles000 said:
That Australians ride kangaroos...

No joke. There are people that actually believe that...

We really ride emus XD
wait, they dont?! well fuck it then, im cancelling my trip
 

Tanakh

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Miles000 said:
That Australians ride kangaroos...
That's preposterous, every decent fan of The Simpsons know you can't, the only things you need to watch out in Australia are Hitler and the giant boot.
 

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Miles000 said:
That Australians ride kangaroos...

No joke. There are people that actually believe that...

We really ride emus XD
How dear you ride Emos, don't they have enough problems with life pretending they have a hard life. God it's people like you who make me wanna blo...ooohhhhh Emu not Emo...sorry sounds the same to me.
 

The Virgo

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That lumberjacks wear women's clothes. Many of my best friends are lumberjacks and only a few of them are transvestites.

... I'm sorry, there was no way I was going to pass up the Monty Python joke. XD
 

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The Virgo said:
That lumberjacks wear women's clothes. Many of my best friends are lumberjacks and only a few of them are transvestites.

... I'm sorry, there was no way I was going to pass up the Monty Python joke. XD
I'm really glad you explained that it was a Monty Python joke. I was thoroughly confused for a second
 

Lord Merik

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The whole Christians are stupid, ignorant, and hate filled morons. We are not. Christians are a divers and large group. We are not all one thing.
 

Smurf McSmurfington

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That Einstein was rubbish at maths. He wasn't. In fact he excelled at maths, along with other subjects.
That creationism is a viable alternative to evolution (in the US anyway, and even though I don't live there, that amount of stupidity just makes me sad).
That good and evil are real, and not something we've made up, that they're inherently there, whether we are or not. They're both meaningless terms and their definitions vary from person to person, from generation to generation and from culture to culture. NOTHING is inherently good and NOTHING is inherently bad.
That YOUR KID is the most speshul kid in the world, the smartest, coolest, most unique, et cetera. He or she IS NOT, it's just yet another stupid little kid, nothing more, nothing less, the only thing to differentiate it from others of it's kind is it's genetic relation to you which makes you THINK he or she is totally awesome, et cetera. So shut up about your kid already, he or she is nothing special.
Which brings me to this one - the misconception that humans AREN'T idiotic in general. That everyone is somehow unique. Noones truly unique(save for DNA, obviously), not you, not me, not anyone. Every thought you've ever had, someone has had before you. Every. Single. One.

There are more obviously, but since it's 6:47 am and I just got through watching a film called Braindead(which is absolutely AWESOME, and completely INSANE), I can't think of anything else at this precise moment.