What's your controversial opinion?

[CaptVickHartnell]

I think that the concept of 'human' rights should be extended to a select few other species, such as the other apes and cetaceans. I don't think we should be allowed to keep them locked up in cages, or destroy their habitats.

I agree. We need to get over this anthropocentric idea that we are in some way 'special'. Yes there are many things that make humanity great, but these are not entirely unique to us as a species.

My controversial opinion (and I really wish it wasn't controversial, but in many circles these days it, unfortunately is) is that humans are ultimately good beings. Morality has nothing to do with religion, it is an inherently human trait, and sociopaths and psychopaths aside, we all have the in-built capacity for empathy and morality.
Misanthropy seems to be rife in the current zeitgeist, especially among the sort of people one finds on the escapist (just look at Yahtzee and MovieBob -as much as I love them), but this needs to change. Humans are actually capable of being pretty awesome and caring and good. We do NOT deserve to be wiped off this planet, that's my controversial opinion.

 

[CaptVickHartnell]

Osama Bin Laden should have been taken alive and put on trial. But straight killing him America has dragged itself down to al Qaeda's level

Abso-fucking-lutely! I was genuinely sickened to see all those people celebrating at Ground Zero.

 

[Nudu]

Abortion. I'm a socialist atheist, and I'm against abortion. I just don't think there's a good enough definition of life to determinte whether a fetus is a living being or just dead tissue, and I think the burden of proof should go to preserving life.

 

[Kolby Jack]

Female comedians aren't funny, and women's basketball is really, really boring.

Hear me out now. The reason I don't like female comedians is because in my experience, 90% of pretty much all of their routines are about sex, which for me sex as a topic isn't really funny at all. And the reason women's basketball is boring is because the only reason basketball is interesting is because of the fancy showboating, which the women tend not to do. I don't even watch male basketball, but if given the choice I'd watch the NBA over the WNBA every time. I also find misogynistic humor really funny if done right (Daniel Tosh is quite the master at it).

BUT I AM NOT A MISOGYNIST. It's pretty much just those 3 things.

 

[ShankHA32]

I think that gay people use their "minority power" a little too much. Case in point: a drunk gay guy kept fondling my girlfriend's breasts and said it was cool since he was gay. I proceeded to break his nose and was scoffed upon for hitting a gay man. Automatic hate crime. I think gay people whine too much and almost always overstep their boundaries, and it annoys the fuck out of me. I cannot take gay culture seriously if you are obnoxious as all fuck. Granted, I have also met gay people who are actually just normal people, but they seem few and far between. I'm not saying ALL gay people, just most of the ones I have met or seen.

I would just like to agree with you profusely on the first point you make there, gays overuse that "minority power" bullshit way too often. A gay guy I know insists on spending the night at a female's house every chance he gets, and now that all the girl's ostracize him, he insists that they "hate him cause he's different".

As for my own controversial opinion, I believe that religion, at least on a very personal level, can be situational in its impact. Allow me to explain. If you're gay and you can't gain the benefits of marriage (governmental checks, respect in society, etc. etc.) because of a religious institution, OF COURSE religion matters to you.

However, in other situations religion doesn't have to matter in the slightest. I'm "religiously curious" (i.e. a bum, in the religious sense) and my girlfriend is Mormon. Sure, her parents occasionally try to convert me, but I don't let it bother me because it's what religion promotes, a spreading of itself.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, religion doesn't ALWAYS have to matter 100% of the time. Meaning, if someone tries to convert you, you don't need the urge to punch them in the face. If you want to be friends with someone, don't let religion get in the way. Sometimes people tend to blur the line between their conceptual beliefs, and the beliefs that should be applicable to their everyday lives.

Considering I'm posting this on the 20-something-ish page, I doubt anyone's going to read this Wall 'O Text, but thats my two cents.

 

[UFOROMANTIC]

I would willingly consume human flesh it was served to me in a way that was palatable.

 

[Kolby Jack]

I would willingly consume human flesh it was served to me in a way that was palatable.

Don't eat the brain. That's how cows get mad cow disease. You'd get mad man disease!

 

[UFOROMANTIC]

Female comedians aren't funny, and women's basketball is really, really boring.

Hear me out now. The reason I don't like female comedians is because in my experience, 90% of pretty much all of their routines are about sex, which for me sex as a topic isn't really funny at all. And the reason women's basketball is boring is because the only reason basketball is interesting is because of the fancy showboating, which the women tend not to do. I don't even watch male basketball, but if given the choice I'd watch the NBA over the WNBA every time. I also find misogynistic humor really funny if done right (Daniel Tosh is quite the master at it).

BUT I AM NOT A MISOGYNIST. It's pretty much just those 3 things.

Only thing I find offensive here is that someone thinks Tosh is funny.

 

[Saviordd1]

I think furrys need serious help, im 100% serious. (And dont ban me or suspend me, its a topic addition)

 

[Samurai Goomba]

I can't say it here because I would get moderated. Which is kinda silly. Welp, maybe I can phrase it in a way that won't offend.

Spoiler

From a purely subjective perspective, compared to places I have been and my history surfing the Internet, The Escapist does not have very much quality content (I am ambivalent to or cannot stand most of the videos produced, and suspect many of the news articles are either flamebaiting or were not properly researched, Fox News articles being at the head of that list) and its forum is not as intelligent as they may believe themselves to be (that is, things here seem largely the same as everywhere, except folks have bigger egos about their own brain power.)

 

[MorteSphere]

I hate retarded people.

 

[Araksardet]

I suppose I've got a couple.

First, there are no objective values or true interpretations (but there is objective REALITY - Derrida can go blow a camel). We make it all as we go along - and damn it, that's a good thing, far as I'm concerned. I'd rather not live in a metaphysical dictatorship. That in mind, I am of course aware that everything that follows is basically just my opinion.

Death is the archenemy of the human race. I think it would be good to stop aging. Overpopulation? Stop having kids, colonize the stars, meddle with nature to make more abundant food crops. Also, nothing inherently wrong with genetic modification of organisms, or even synthesis of totally new organisms, so long as nobody gets sick or hurt.

Patriotism and nationalism are the scourges of the political sphere (alongside religion, obviously). Also, all countries should have one chamber of legislature that is elected only by people who regularly pass an exam in history, political science, psychology, media literacy, statistics and introductory sciences (not necessarily at university). Our televised debates should be immediately and harshly dissected by trained experts in rhetoric, philosophy, and political science on every major news channel, by law. Elitists are sometimes right, anti-intellectuals never are.

Polyamory is a valid lifestyle.

Rapists, including asshat fratboys who screw drunk college girls, should get 20 to life (if the rapists weren't significantly drunk or otherwise drugged at the time), but the presumption of innocence MUST be held to. Anyone who says a woman had it coming should get slapped, and the government should give big tax credits on martial arts training for young women. Prostitution should be legalized and regulated.

There is nothing wrong with imposing our culture and way of life on people in other parts of the world, especially if they kill or mutilate or rape one another all the time.

Religion can be a force for good, it just needs to be reformed - by which I mean we need to get rid of every religion that's more than 100 years old (except maybe the Baha'i, they're all right compared to the rest), and start from scratch, this time trying not to make ridiculous scientific claims or exclude people.

 

[legion431]

I just plain out hate religion, all of them. I can see how religions were created just so someone could get what they wanted and got people to do as they were told. I hate the harm it brings and I just want all religions to fuck off. They have no place in a modern society.

EDIT I also think marriage is a false institution.

 

[RanD00M]

I think that all people that are either physically or mentally unable to ever work a day in their lives should just be gotten rid of. They do nothing to condone to society and just leech tax money.

 

[RanD00M]

I would willingly consume human flesh it was served to me in a way that was palatable.

Don't eat the brain. That's how cows get mad cow disease. You'd get mad man disease!

He become a hot shot advertising agent with a hot wife? Count me in!

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Female comedians aren't funny, and women's basketball is really, really boring.

Sir, this is a thread about opinions. Not facts.

My controversial opinion is that hitting a woman should be just as socially acceptable as hitting a man. Then again, that may not be controversial. I dunno.

 

[MikailCaboose]

I believe that every single thing in this world should be free (food, clothes, cars, medical care, houses, etc...), we should do away with money, and have all people on the planet work for no pay (well, all the free stuff would kind of be pay).

As a child I always thought that this solution would solve all issues human beings could ever face.

...Like the Federation in Star Trek?

The Federation wasn't quite like that I think. From what I understand, not everything was free. Instead, you earned certain things from the merits of your abilities and what you do, thus keeping a sense of motivation.

Plus, the Federation included the Ferengis, and they had their own monetary system that was universally used as well.

 

[MikailCaboose]

Mine: More guns make everybody safer. Study after study after study has found higher gun owning areas have lower crime rates since criminals are more scared of the common person rather then the cops that on average take 30 minutes to respond to a call.

I also like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

I agree with your basic idea, but I think the Second Amendment is grossly over-hyped. For example, did you hear about the recent law that Florida passed, stating that it's a violation of a person's Second Amendment rights if a doctor asks them if there is a gun in their house?

Leaving aside the mind-melting question of "How, exactly, is a doctor asking you if you own a gun violating your right that says the government can't stop you from owning a musket?"...Does anyone else see the major issue? The next time a patient shows up in the ER with a gunshot wound, the doctor won't be able to ask how he got the injury for fear of hearing "I accidentally shot myself" or some variant, and then he'll have violated the law. And I'm betting dollars to donuts that law won't protect any doctor being sued for malpractice after having messed up due to not being able to get accurate information.

Sorry, I ranted.

Uhm, how does knowing if a gun is present in the house have any bearing on the doctor's ability to treat the wound? If I'm correct, it's not the doctor's job to find out just how something like that occurred, as whether or not you shot yourself or a random person on the street shot you, does not change the fact that you now have a bleeding hole in the arm. Nor does it change how the doctor would go about treating it.

 

[Shio]

They do nothing to condone to society and just leech tax money.

Firstly, that makes no sense; it reads as "they do nothing to accept or approve to society and just leech tax money."

Secondly, I think you mean to say "they do nothing for me." I'm certain the handicap have friends and loved ones who cherish their very existence, and what is life if not the pursuit of happiness? I'm willing to bet also that the handicap can bring more good to the world and those in it, than can people filled with hate and eugenical ideals, bred from some misguided sense of superiority that exists perhaps as a defense from inward looking and upsetting realizations of actual inferiority. I'd be hard pressed to find an individual who would rather spend time with the latter.