Unpopular opinions you hold

[Kingswood]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I support the [car parking spaces] for expectant mothers, we have them on our local Army post. The problem remains that if you are 8 weeks prego you can probably still make it to the door without any problems. But when you are 8 or 9 months things are more difficult.

I agree. I think they are a good idea for expectant mothers in the last trimester of pregnancy. That's when pregnancy is a real disability. Earlier than that and it's more difficult to justify. If the pregnancy doesn't show, one doesn't need special treatment unless there are other medical grounds.

And another unpopular opinion: expectant mothers in the last trimester of preganacy should be required to wear sensible shoes by law. High heels and the ninth month of pregnancy do not go well together.

[Aliantha]

I don't believe pregnant mothers need special parking spaces. If it's that hard for them to do the shopping maybe they should find alternative means of getting it done. What I mean is, if they can't walk 100 metres from the car park, they probably shouldn't be going shopping anyway.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I don't believe pregnant mothers need special parking spaces. If it's that hard for them to do the shopping maybe they should find alternative means of getting it done. What I mean is, if they can't walk 100 metres from the car park, they probably shouldn't be going shopping anyway.

What are they doing trying to give birth if they can't walk 100 meters? If pregnancy has disabled someone they can get a regular hang tag. Pregnancy in and of itself is not a disability.

[LabRat]

My unpopular opinion:

The human body is not something to be ashamed of.

If you take care of yours you shouldn't feel guilty about sharing it with other adults who appreciate a little nakedness with their morning coffee.

It's just a human body for Christsakes.

Exactly, similar to my earlier statement that if one equates nudity with sex automatically one is a deviant and should get help.

[cowhead]

nudity is just fine.. as long as one keeps in mind the aesthetic of the human body..

Everyone has their own... I don't like skinny.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by cowhead

nudity is just fine.. as long as one keeps in mind the aesthetic of the human body..

Fuck that. I'm gonna point and drool and grunt and steam will come out of my ears. But hey, that's just me.

[mitheral]

Organized sports in high schools are a huge waste of educational resources better spent teaching students history and logic (or practically anything else).

Politicians should be paid the same as the median government employee, and should have the same pension too.

American style football is stupid and baseball is boring.

The amount of movie sexuality and movie violence allowed by an R rating should be swapped.

Heath care funding should be the exclusive domain of governments.

Copyright should revert to it's original term of 14 years.

Child pornography created without the involvement of any actual children (CGI, Painting, Text, Actors pretending to be younger etc.) is icky and squicky but it shouldn't be illegal.

All possible steps should be taken to eliminate rape in prisons.

University instructors should be expected to fail a certain percentage of the class.

University/college continuing education classes should be funded by the government at the rate of 60 hours per year.

Birth control should be mandatory, you should need to see a doctor before you can get it reversed.

Total compensation for the highest paid employee of a company shouldn't exceed 20 times that of the lowest paid employee. (IE: if your janitor is making $9100 a year working 7 hours a day at $5 an hour with no benefits the highest paid employee/consultant/director/CEO shouldn't be clearing more than $182K).

Inheritance taxes are good.

If both parties in a rape were intoxicated either both should be charged with rape or neither should be charged.

Public transportation should be free but require an ID so abusive riders could be banned.

Home Owner Associations should be banned.

Soccer and cricket are equally as inane.

Companies should pay their people whatever they like over min. wage. What is the problem with CEOs making large salaries? It is up to the shareholders and board. If their decisions make everyone more money they deserve it.

Flat tax, just on sales of goods.

I don't want the government in my health care, they screw everything up. I like to be able to choose my Drs.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by mitheral

Organized sports in high schools are a huge waste of educational resources better spent teaching students history and logic (or practically anything else).

Politicians should be paid the same as the median government employee, and should have the same pension too.

American style football is stupid and baseball is boring.

The amount of movie sexuality and movie violence allowed by an R rating should be swapped.

Heath care funding should be the exclusive domain of governments.

Copyright should revert to it's original term of 14 years.

Child pornography created without the involvement of any actual children (CGI, Painting, Text, Actors pretending to be younger etc.) is icky and squicky but it shouldn't be illegal.

All possible steps should be taken to eliminate rape in prisons.

University instructors should be expected to fail a certain percentage of the class.

University/college continuing education classes should be funded by the government at the rate of 60 hours per year.

Birth control should be mandatory, you should need to see a doctor before you can get it reversed.

Total compensation for the highest paid employee of a company shouldn't exceed 20 times that of the lowest paid employee. (IE: if your janitor is making $9100 a year working 7 hours a day at $5 an hour with no benefits the highest paid employee/consultant/director/CEO shouldn't be clearing more than $182K).

Inheritance taxes are good.

If both parties in a rape were intoxicated either both should be charged with rape or neither should be charged.

Public transportation should be free but require an ID so abusive riders could be banned.

Home Owner Associations should be banned.

my, those ARE unpopular opinions.

[TheMercenary]

I Am Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD American. (embellished)

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some middle level governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies or illegal aliens who circumvented the law to take advantage of our generosity.

I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but I do believe that rap glorifies the thug life and encourages black men to fail.

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer. It is what you decide to do with it that makes you a killer. Leave the rest of us law abiding gun owning citizens alone.

I believe it's called the Boy Scouts for a reason. Girls have girl scouts, if you are a boy and want to act like a girl go to the other group.

I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized, I think you are an idiot.

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you'd better do it in
English.

I don't use the excuse "...it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions.

I think fireworks should be legal on the 4th of July.

I think that being a teenager and college student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster or McDonald’s. In fact, if your parents are footing the bill to put your pussy ass through 4-7 years of college, you haven't begun to be enlightened.

I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God or gods, just leave the rest of us out of it. This also applies to sexuality, what goes on in the bedroom between consenting adults is not the business of government or the church.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor. I make good money and feel there is no reason to give it to anyone outside of my family unless I want to do so. A flat tax across the board is the only fair tax, no one should be exempt. The Fair Tax proposal should be considered.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time arguing about it. Dog fighting should be illegal unless you live in another country where it is the norm. If you want to wear fur you should be able to defend that right and shoot people who try to deface your $5000 mink coat.

I think global warming is a big deal when my air con is not working. And where are all those experts now, when I am freezing my ass through a long winter? I support living off the grid and if more people did it the power companies would have to listen to us more often.

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you, so shut-the-fuck- up already.

I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Rev Al Sharpton preaches. And where does he get his money. And why is he always part of the problem and not the solution. Why is important that they make money off of the oppression of blacks?

I think the cops have every right to shoot or beat your sorry ass if you're running from them after you commit a crime. I also think they have the right to pull your ass over if you are breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation the world for the next four years. If can't figure it out, don't vote, leave it to those of us who think we know better.

I hate those bastards standing in the intersections trying to sell me crap or calling me on the phone from the police association trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause. These people should be targets at the local range.

I think if you are in the passing lane, and not passing, your license should be revoked, and you should be forced to ride the bus until you promise to never delay the rest of us again. The acceleration lane of the highway on ramp is just that, speed the hell up already, merge or pull over on the side of the road and throw your keys in the bushes.

I think beef jerky could quite possibly be the perfect food only to be out done by some other exotic animals that are available to killed for food.

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two
parents. One can do it but not as well as two dedicated parents who love each other.

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement, enjoy them because you want them. Tats on the face, neck, hands and arms will prevent you from being hired. If you don't have them you will never understand.

I think Dr. Seuss was a genius.

I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise. The press is generally liberal and anti-government, accept it.

I believe if she has her lips on your willie, it is sex, and it is sex for
both of you. This even applies when you are President of the United States.

If that makes me a BAD American, then yes, I'm a BAD American.

[mitheral]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Soccer and cricket are equally as inane.

Companies should pay their people whatever they like over min. wage. What is the problem with CEOs making large salaries? It is up to the shareholders and board. If their decisions make everyone more money they deserve it.

Flat tax, just on sales of goods.

I don't want the government in my health care, they screw everything up. I like to be able to choose my Drs.

Note I said the government should fund it, not that they should control who you see.

[limey]

1 The media circus surrounding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann is revolting.
2 Her parents are culpable in whatever has happened to her because they left her alone in a flat every night while they went out dining with a group of friends.
Her parents disgust me.

[Sundae]

That is unpopular at the moment limey, but I'm more or less with you.

Her parents don't disgust me - they made a poor judgement that they are paying for in full. No different than the parent who thinks they can get away with a short trip holding a child on their lap in a friend's car because they can't be bothered to transfer the carseat - they don't deserve their child to go through the windscreen when the car is rear-ended, but are fully responsible when they do.

What distresses me is the time and money and coverage being spent on one missing child of educated middle class parents. The child is missing due to their poor judgement. I'd rather see the same spent on the innocent victims of abuse, or raising the profile of those who suffer in care and getting children into secure, loving adoptive homes. Children who were born into families that never had a chance and never will have a chance unless they are "rescued".