No matter how open-minded...

[Gloomsta]

people who are fine with listening to the radio or club music because it's easy to dance to or it's simple

I dont really wanto listen to radiohead at a party, i wanto have fun.

, people who don't go looking for music that inspires them or brings out all manner of emotion/feeling to the surface (be it joy, excitement, anger, passion etc).

Some people are not interested in music.

 

[SonicWaffle]

I mean, come on, at least do your Goddamn research before saying that there isn't a cattle moonbase.

I call bullshit. It's actually a donkey moonbase, and anyone who says otherwise is a heretic!

 

[Dabrainbox]

People who know the risks of smoking/drugs/excessive alcohol and do it anyway. I could understand if they weren't aware, but I don't get how they can do that to themselves.

Oh, and add self-harmers to that list.

 

[Jonluw]

A wise man once said: "A suicide isn't painless, if you leave everyone in pain."

NOFX, eh?

As an offshoot of suicide, I'll say that self-harming is definitely another thing that I cannot grasp. I genuinely find it hard to take pity on people who hurt themselves as a way of dealing with their problems. There's enough people trying to hurt us in this world without successfully doing it ourselves....

As someone who's... well, *tried* to harm himself, I could try to shed some light on it. I suspect the experience is highly subjective though.
Self harm isn't an attempt to deal with problems. At least in my case, it offered short-term relief. When you're in pain, your mind focuses only on that.
It's like entering a meditative state.
Before I cut, my mind was just buzzing with thousands of thoughts, all sad, depressing or painful. It's a very stressful situation to be in, and when so cut all those thoughts are blown away for a moment and in your mind there is only an acute awareness of the cut.
It brings calm, in a very weird, sort of disturbing way.
In a way, it just feels right when you do it.

Keep in mind that I'm not recommending self-harm. I'm just trying to explain the concept somewhat rationally.

 

[Filiecs]

People who generalize and believe their generalizations as fact. Whether they are stereotyping fandoms, religions, cultures, or races, I just don't understand how people can ignore an objective definition and hate on groups instead of individuals.

 

[mbug]

2 things....

1) some Japanese grammar... like... wtf >_<"" (if you are trying to learn the language, you understand what i mean)

2)how some people just cant understand or see a logical answer or situation. when in those situations talking to someone like that i just ragequit in the most polite way possible >_>

 

[Jonluw]

Yeah, I'm going to have to join the religion bandwagon.
Sorry if it offends any of the people who think one should be sensitive and let people believe what they want without being criticized, but the claims made in most religions are about as logical as cows living on the moon.

You know what? I does offend me. And no, I'm not going to let it go.

Just because you can't understand it doesn't mean you should find it ridiculous. Your whole exposure to it, I'm guessing, has been from 'hilarious' satirical sites like bloody Cracked. Just read the evidence, it's clear that He exists - who else could possibly have created the Earth and all the creatures on it? And don't even start with that whole evolution shtick, you know full well that it has more holes in than the Big Bang Theory. I mean, come on, at least do your Goddamn research before saying that there isn't a cattle moonbase.

[sub]Wrong image last time. Sorry.[/sub]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law]
Why won't the wikipedia link work? Urgh.

Just in case: Yeah, all my exposure to religion has been from satire.
Except for religious education in school. And the couple of times of year I'm in church. And the priest who's a very close friend of the family.

 

[Dystopia]

The thing that really gets me is how people can be cruel and deliberately harm or kill innocent animals. The recent news story about the woman who filmed herself feeding a kitten to a snake then posting it to youtube made me feel actually sick. Hearing that she'd made another video where she tied a kitten to a broom handle and held it underwater til it drowned made me question my faith in humanity.

 

[Unesh52]

Pretty much people who like fanarts of a fat (obese) or muscular version of frictional character (anime or cartoon).
Ok, if it's people who like photo of real life fat/ muscular person then that is not my place to judge but in this case, why did someone draw fanart or liked that anime/ cartoon character to be fatter or muscular at all?

Gonna go with: because those people who like it exist. Why do you make a distinction between real life photos and drawn images?

 

[Jedamethis]

...I cannot think how people can purposely hurt their fellow man and not feel bad about it.

im the opposite. i don't understand the concept of sympathy. i've never really felt much of anything for people except my sister and father. admittedly, i don't steal, murder, or rape, but that's more because of my desire to stay out of prison, not because i would feel bad about them. i choose not to do certain things because i know i would, pardon the childish expression, get in trouble. i also don't like blood or have any frequent violent urges.
i can't imagine having to live my life thinking "ok, how is this going to make me feel?" before i do anything.


i also don't understand dubstep and body piercings.

Hmmm. I can usually put myself in other people's shoes quite well, but I really can't comprehend this. Fascinating. Not that I'm saying you're a bad person or anything, of course.

I don't understand dubstep or piercings either. Dubstep is just weird noise and piercings are lumps of metal people decided to stick in them...

 

[Strekks]

An addition to the religious "cant-understand-its" I honestly understand but don't if that mkes sense. I am not religious myself, but people who believe is really intriguing. However, upon the simpler ideas of saving themselves from hell yada yada, I don't believe they are weak, nor are non believers strong. We have no idea what the truth is, and all the "evidence" people bang on about could be horseshit that tricks our senses because of some evil mastermind. Wacky, but my point is, our different beliefs are the most intriguing part of humanity. So calling someone stupid for believing in a religion, calling another a blasphemer for going with the big bang, we all are talking from the reality we created as humans. Philosophically; we know jackshit. So the passing of negative judgement upon what others follow or don't follow is useless. Just because you can't grasp it, doesn't make it wrong.

What I will say though, is that I cannot stand people who force there views onto others.
I also can't grasp the appeal of marmite. You marmite lovers have tongues with bawz.

 

[SonicWaffle]

And the priest who's a very close friend of the family.

I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...

Someone else has to be the dirty-minded bastard this time, I'm out!

 

[The Funslinger]

The Ponies.

You might want to expand on that so you don't get hit with a low content warning.

OT: For me, it's rap and hip hop. I can't get how people can honestly like that stuff.

I know that feel, bro. Rap is for people who can't sing, and lack the attention span to learn an instrument.

Personally? I can't understand people who cheat on their partners. It's the lowest, most pathetic and cowardly thing you can do in a relationship, for people who are too spineless to say they want out. And it always has far worse consequences. The only situation where I feel an affair would be justified is if to try to break it off with your partner would mean they could try to kill you; in which case, your next lay is pretty fucking low on your list of priorities.

A little conversation I had a while ago:

Girl 1 (to other person): Blah blah blah, so yeah, I did once cheat on my ex, blah blah blah.

Me (to girl 2): God, I can't stand people who cheat. They're just low, pathetic scum, adding needless drama because they're too doped up on overly dramatic sitcoms.

Girl 2: Ahem *points hastily at girl 1*

Me (biggest, most exaggerated grin): Yes, I know. I know she's just there. I know she can hear me. I know she cheated. But unlike some people, I'm not so spineless and pathetic that I would passive aggressively screw people over than voice my feelings!

And before anyone asks, she wasn't an ex of mine.

And the priest who's a very close friend of the family.

I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...
I'm not going to say it...

Someone else has to be the dirty-minded bastard this time, I'm out!

[insert generic child molester joke here]

 

[Skratt]

Open minded is only the willingness to listen. Once you have listened, feel free to say no thanks. Saying no thanks does not make you less open minded, only the act of refusing to listen does.

 

[Korak the Mad]

The Ponies.

You might want to expand on that so you don't get hit with a low content warning.

OT: For me, it's rap and hip hop. I can't get how people can honestly like that stuff.

Agreed about that.

I can not fathom how people like that stuff. I do not think it is music, it's just someone ranting in a style that may seem musical.

 

[Chevy235]

The confidently self-righteous...whether left or right, religious or athiest, or whatever. Haven't they ever been wrong, or do they just not understand the concept of being wrong when it occurs to them (because everyone, everywhere, has been wrong)?

Worse yet, the self-righteous who have no evidence at all to back them up...like people who insist Communism can work (hey, what's another 100 million dead people between friends, amirite?), or people who claim gay marriage will destroy the sanctity of traditional marriage (as if there was any in practice anyway).

 

[SonicWaffle]

We have no idea what the truth is, and all the "evidence" people bang on about could be horseshit that tricks our senses because of some evil mastermind.

Oh, Descartes, you and your hypothetical demon. Of course, the problem with that idea is that saying "We may never know!" and dropping the subject is pretty much impossible for our species. We're just so bloody curious.

I also can't grasp the appeal of marmite. You marmite lovers have tongues with bawz.

Fuck marmite. Seriously. Well, not seriously, don't actually fuck marmite, I bet cleaning yourself afterwards is bloody difficult. The stuff is like tar.

 

[Mischa87]

Transexuals.
I don't understand why it's a mental disorder to feel like your arm isn't part of you but to feel like your body is of the wrong gender is a-okay.

First off, it's transsexual, with two S's.

And are you implying that transsexuality is a mental disorder? It's actually a result of hormonally altered structures in the brain, it's actually more of a mutation than a mental condition.

If you actually want to learn more, feel free to PM me, I shall spare the other posters my rants.