What phrases or topics immediately shut down your interest in a conversation?

[Subscriptism]

My Little Pony...OH SHI-

 

[el_kabong]

Atheism.

For a bunch of people who claim not to believe in religion, they sure can be preachy.

 

[MammothBlade]

I remembered a new one: People complaining about the weather in England. I switch off and stop caring the moment they do this. Especially as all weather types are apparently worth complaining about by pretty much everybody.

So true, and when I go "but I like the rain" they stop complaining ^^

 

[ShockValue]

When someone says "Handegg" it's like yeah don't even start.

 

[FriedRicer]

When people argue with logical fallacies and expect me to not only ignore it,but act like everything is okay and I must argue with what they have said(and argue from that point).Because if I point out your circular reasoning/appeal of majority and explain why we can't use them (and ask for another reason)I'm a dick. Why should I even consider continuing a conversation with what amounts tononsense(especially when it would be at my disadvantage)?What am I to work with?

 

[Qmonster]

If someone reveals homophobia or a love of Ayn Rand.

 

[370999]

I remembered a new one: People complaining about the weather in England. I switch off and stop caring the moment they do this. Especially as all weather types are apparently worth complaining about by pretty much everybody.

In fairness, talking about the weather is often just a social bonding exercise. It's completely apolitical, if you are in a bad mood you can vent, and two people can have a decent social interraction without sharing any common interests.

 

[Daeggreth]

SNIP

In my opinion...some of the time that's valid.
On the topic of appropriate/preferable methods of child birth or abortion - unless you're a woman, your opinion doesn't really mean shit... Because you're not a woman who has to actually do something with that kid.
On the topic of war, ethics of combat, methodology, so on so forth, unless you're a soldier who's had to fight in a war ground - or have had extensive experience first hand with violence, your opinion means fuck all.

Even when people say "look, unless you have a little bit of faith, you're never going to understand", that has merit.
The world should not be looked at objectively all the time; I don't believe you should have a 'science first' filter over every opinion you hold.
So if someone says "look I believe in the world being completely balanced or equalled out because of 'x'" or "I believe in the existence of a god, just out of faith. I believe it exists", you throwing a fit because you lack a particular experience or trait is unjustified.

Ah. I think you may have misunderstood where I was coming from with that. It's not when someone is trying to explain their position on something that I take issue with the phrase. It is when I am trying to understand someone's opinion and they say that rather than trying to explain, either because they are too lazy to defend it or they truly believe I am unable to understand. I can empathize with not having the energy to get into a debate, to a certain extent, but the latter reason ticks me the fuck off.

When someone says "Handegg" it's like yeah don't even start.

You have something against Swiss villages??

 

[Atmos Duality]

"My Little Pony"
Not a Brony. I don't judge, but I just do not understand this phenomena.

Any topic attempting to arbitrarily redefine "Art".
Doubly so for those who INSIST that that particular definition is "How it has always been".

Oh, and all things "Politics and Religion".
I find politics to be the most destructive force created by mankind, and Religion the most inherently unstable topic in the history of topics on the internet. I've found more topics on rape remain civil longer than an average topic on religion, no exaggeration, and that's just sad.

 

[GeneralFungi]

Lastly... 'Agree to disagree'. No. Fuck off. Stick your dick in an ant-hill and set the whole thing ablaze. This does not show that you have matched you're opponent in wits the entire argument, incapable of proving that yours or theirs is the superior form of thinking - it just shows you didn't give enough of a shit about what you were arguing about to change your mind or accept that you were wrong. While this is common in internet arguments, aka 'Circular Fallacies', anyone actually saying 'We'll just agree to disagree' in a real-life argument is often laughed out of the building or punched in the face.

So essentially what you are saying is that if anyone who disagrees with you either has to completely convince or be convinced in order to settle their differences? I mean, if someone really cannot back-up their points and essentially loses the debate and uses it as a free ticket out I understand. But sometimes two people can present their reasoning to each other and each have very convincing arguments but simply cannot come to a conclusion on who is 'correct'. I'm under the opinion that to 'Agree to Disagree' is just something people say when they realize that their ideals are in completely different places and that further arguing won't cause them to change their minds and may just lead to frustration. There isn't a 'correct' viewpoint, so arguments don't always lead to a victor.

Agree to disagree? Kidding, kidding...

OT: I think one of the topics I really shut down on is sports teams and other similar talk. I don't find broadcasted sports very interesting to talk about. People will often try to convince me why their favorite hockey star is the best, but I don't care about sports at all past the rules of the game. I have an interest in sports, just not from the perspective of people who watch sports on TV and may have never played the game in their life.

 

[StylinBones]

Politics. The worst. Everyone has their own opinion. You can't change everyone's mind. Not everyone wants to hear about it.

One-uppers piss me off, too.

Religion babble is just hilarious. It's fascinating to me what some people will believe.

 

[William Ossiss]

"No offense, but *insert offensive sentence here*"

Seriously, it annoys me to no end!

I also agree on the whole "As a *insert profession here*" Thing...

It's just your opinion, no need to state such a thing.

Wait , added your profession SHOULD make their opinion more valid , assuming that the topic is somethinf related to said profession . I mean i rather have medical advice from a doctor than a carpenter ....

OT: Someone once told me : " If you want to stay friends with someone , avoid talking about religion and politics" . So i avoid those topics alltogether . Also , "i'm not racist but..." makes me lose all interest in the person. Periode . I have 0 tolerence for racism of any kind .

Dude..."I'm not racist, but" HAS legitimate applications.
I'm not racist, for instance, but sometimes you just have to comment on stuff like black people and their mysterious love of fried chicken.

I had a roommate named Denzel for a couple years. Most stereotypical black guy you can possible imagine, with the exception of his odd flamboyant personality. I KID YOU NOT, he kept our fridge stocked with orange soda, "purple drink" (which I did not know was a thing until then), and watermelon.... and the kitchen counter almost ALWAYS had an empty KFC bucket sitting on it. Dude woke up in the morning blaring gospel music, listened to rap during the day, and switched to R&B at night.
Some days I wonder if Denzel was just messing with us (his 2 white and 1 middle-eastern roommates), but there's no way someone would keep that up for 2 years, right?

In my Game Design class we were talking about having a party the last week of school. The professor was all "we could get some pizza!" the class-clown dude was like "HELL YEA, and we'll get some hookers and blow and PAAAAARTAY!"(completely joking, obviously), and then a black dude in the back of the class goes "Oh shit, man! Can we get some fried chicken up in here too?!"(he was dead serious) The whole class just missed a beat and then burst out laughing. Poor dude look confused for a minute til he realized what he'd said.

How do you explain that?

So, "I'm not racist, but dude...black people seem to love them some fried chicken."

Sometimes it's a legit phrase.

Dude... I love me some fried chicken, too, and I'm literally paler than a vampire.

 

[waj9876]

Politics, sports, how us bronies are all horse-fucking, mentally ill embodiments of all that is wrong with the world...

You can tell what kind of person I've been arguing with today...

 

[clayschuldt]

"As a tax payer..."

usually ends bad.

 

[Reincarnatedwolfgod]

any mention of religion or atheism. i accept people will believe what they believe and there is not much i can do to change that even if i wanted too.
any mention of feminism or sexism because that just never ends wells.
game being art because the debates goes no where and is a complete waste of time.
mass effect 3 ending. especially during the times when the forum was dominated with these threads
anti guns/pro guns threads because i give zero fucks about the topic
Politics in general.
generalizations. like all _____ do/are _____. because those threads are stupid and op of that kind of thread is ignorant
any thread along the lines of i don't like game X. congratulations you have an option like everyone else.
Abortion. it is always a shit storm.

 

[Strazdas]

Another one:

"Piracy is theft!"

Because I can pretty much tune out as I know right away the person has fuck all idea of what they are talking about.

i can totaly second that.

 

[Instant K4rma]

I have friends that really enjoy anime, and whenever they start talking about it, I completely check out. Haven't watched a minute of anime in my life.

And they talk about anime. A lot.

 

[Pandabearparade]

Any mention of logical fallacies.

How about coming up with a real point, eh guys? ;p

If people are constantly pointing out that your logic is fallacious and citing the specific fallacies you're employing they -are- making real points. Maybe you should pay attention.

 

[tellytoy]

Lastly... 'Agree to disagree'. No. Fuck off. Stick your dick in an ant-hill and set the whole thing ablaze. This does not show that you have matched you're opponent in wits the entire argument, incapable of proving that yours or theirs is the superior form of thinking - it just shows you didn't give enough of a shit about what you were arguing about to change your mind or accept that you were wrong. While this is common in internet arguments, aka 'Circular Fallacies', anyone actually saying 'We'll just agree to disagree' in a real-life argument is often laughed out of the building or punched in the face.

Seriously, easiest way to sabotage your argument is to add 'Agree to Disagree' to the end - even if you were winning, you'll suddenly lose after those words come out your mouth. Debates and arguments can be pretty intense, so saying something that's the equivalent of 'LoL, Don't care enough to change' is insanely frustrating and annoying. Doing the first two (I'm not an X, but X opinion/Your argument is made of Fallacy) will earn you an ignore, doing the last one will earn you a dick-punch.

I'll pull the "Agree to Disagree" card if an argument is getting too heated and isn't worth fighting over. If neither side is making any progress in the argument all that's going to happen is that you get pissed at each other. Not worth it over an insignificant argument.