Upsetting Trends That Bother You

[go-10]

the whole fact that I can't say "MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS"
now I have to say happy holidays 'cause if not some none christian will get offended? Well great logic, I say; I get offended when you say happy holidays because to me its more than a holiday!

another one that really gets to me is people who define your popularity/sociability based on how many facebook friends you have. Really that's what we've come to, I'm glad I don't have a FB it gets more conversation going than the people that do

 

[Smagmuck_]

One trend I find quite disturbing is the growing right-wing mindset I'm seeing on The Escapist... especially in the younger posters.

*Spittake* WHAT!? Right-wingers!? Here!? On the Escapist!? Where!?

Right here. >.>
*Shows that he's going to be a registered Republican soon*
<.<
*Prepares for Flames*

 

[buhee]

IM not saying religious people are being discriminated against, just its tiring to see the constant fighting and demonizing of religion as more and more young people say they're atheist without really grasping the concept of what it truly means.

...Atheist means you don't believe in a god. Thats it. Why would you think people who say they are atheist don't really understand that?


OT: Social trends that bug me:
The view that Atheism is a religion. Its not. There does not need to be atheist organisations, atheist movements, atheists anythings. If you don't believe in something, fine. Don't believe in it. If you do believe in something, you go ahead and believe in it.
Religious debates. If you wants to believe x y z, then you may do so, but why why WHY must you insist upon shoving it down everyone elses throats as well.
Political correctness. Aka People being offended on behalf of a group of other people that a statement relates to (brainstorming = offensive to epiletics how???)
Racism/Patriotism confusion. I am not being racist by waving my national flag. I am being patriotic. I am not being racist by speaking the native language of my country. Just shut up already.

 

[Lev The Red]

this huge, almost overnight explosion of dubstep.
i get that people like different kinds of music, and i can deal with that, but i just really dont understand dubstep in general. to me it sounds like various random sounds, small music bits, and electronic loops broken up, slowed down, or interrupted by acoustic warbling. i get why it might be nice for certain specific situations like in clubs or in movie/game trailers, but why do people listen to this stuff like they would anything else?
i'm not gonna go as far to say it isn't music, but i will say that it's BAD music. all of it.

 

[Something Amyss]

the whole fact that I can't say "MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS"
now I have to say happy holidays 'cause if not some none christian will get offended? Well great logic, I say; I get offended when you say happy holidays because to me its more than a holiday!

I have never, ever, EVER had this problem.

*Spittake* WHAT!? Right-wingers!? Here!? On the Escapist!? Where!?

Not hard to find right-wing beliefs, even if you don't explicitly see right-wingers.

 

[Kriptonite]

He had some good songs and some really good songs and I think the title "king of pop" is well deserved. Thing is, he wasn't making any more good songs when he died so I don't think it's a terrible loss.

...That sounds mean. What I mean is it's bad that he died but I think all of his musical greatness has been tapped out or something so it's weird that people acted like he was still in his prime when he died a couple years ago.

I completely understand! I just never understood why people forget about 'all the bad stuff' when people die. It actually makes less sense because it seems like people are more likely to speak ill of someone when they believe it will not make it back to said person.