There’s always something we don’t like. I can’t stand the taste of beetroots, while my best friend is basically allergic to licorice. Food is just one category where people often express their dislikes, but we see the same bursts of loathing anywhere from the animal kingdom to leisure activities. A relative of mine couldn’t stand stepping into a boat, or rather even the thought of it.
But when you stop and think about the things humans address their hate towards, you start wondering about the reasons why. Maybe we’re simply scared of the unknown (yes, tarantulas, we’re speaking of you!) or maybe it’s our past experiences that haunt us to this day.
In any case, today is the perfect time to step back and reflect on these things. Thanks to these two thought-provoking Reddit threads (here and here) where people listed all the things that don’t deserve the hate they get, we have a lot to uncover!
#1
Feminism. It doesn’t mean that women are better than men, it means women are *equal* to men. And because I believe everyone should be equal, I am proud to say I am a feminist
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#2
Black cats
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#3
Homeless people. It doesnt matter how they lost their home, it doesnt matter if they suffer from an addiction, it doesnt matter if they have a job or not. People have unspoken challenges that you dont know about, and they may have never happened to you, and its none of your damn business why theyre homeless. Housing should be considered a human right, and the fact this is still up for debate bothers me. I’ve seen how small bachelor pads can get, people really dont need much to survive.
Also, people act as if housing being a human right somehow infringes on their ability to buy property, when it doesnt. It just means those that are less fortunate literally just *CANT* be homeless and would be accommodated with the basics for human survival like running water, power, insolated walls and a bed. The fact that housing has been treated as profitable to exploit the lower class, is the reason we have homeless people. Not because of your pre-conceived idea of their life you know nothing about.
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#4
Everything teenage girls like. They get hate for liking girly stuff, they get hate for being ‘not like other girls’, they get hate for being ‘fake-geeks’, they get hate for liking edgy stuff.
Just let teenage girls like stuff.
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#5
People turning down alcohol
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#6
People don’t deserve hate they give themselves when they are not doing too good at the moment.
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#7
Actors who played characters that people didn’t like.
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#8
Masks. It’s for our own good
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#9
here’s a big two:
any animals that are seen as automatically evil or bad. some example would be wolves, black cats, sharks, snakes, etc. these same thoughts cause those animals and more to be harmed and hunted simply for the belief that they are bad/bring bad omen. it’s sad to see.
sleeping with stuffed animals. listen, i’m not scared to say that i happily cuddle to sleep with my stuffed bbs. they make me feel safe and secure, and that’s something i’ll probably never grow out of.
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#10
Fast food worker’s… they ain’t machines. They are just trying to get through the day like everyone else!. Keep it up y’all
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#11
Introverts in the workplace
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#12
Opossums. They’re neat little critters. They eat tons of ticks that carry Lyme disease, (mostly) don’t carry rabies because their body temp is too low, and they’re the only marsupial native to North America! They get a bad rap because their first defense is to hiss and bare teeth, but failing that, they just play dead.
If you don’t have the predisposition to hate them, you’ll find they’re pretty cute too.
E: this is about /opossums/, the north American species.
Kiwis, I feel for you, but this comment isn’t about your possums.
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#13
Fat. It’s sugar that’s what’s killing us.
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#14
Math.
It’s significant for human evolution and society as a whole.
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#15
Child cartoons. Some are actually really good, even as an adult.
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#16
Vanilla ice cream, it’s alright to like it!
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#17
Pineapple on pizza
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#18
Spiders. They’re one of the backbones of the earth’s ecosystem because they prey on so many pests, but people hate them because they’re creepy-looking and occasionally dangerous if provoked.
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#19
Religious people who are actually chill and not crazy.
#20
Veganism.
Seriously, it’s just people trying not to hurt animals.
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#21
Broccoli. On its own its not tasty…when I say that I mean it doesnt have much taste at all…yet people make it out to be devils food. But once you use it in a soup or spice it up with something on the side it tastes good.
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#22
Nickelback.
Sure, they aren’t the best band in history, but they don’t deserve the meme-like status they’ve received.
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#23
Am I allowed to say country music? Like I don’t even listen to it, but whenever someone says they like country music, someone else is gonna gag in their face. A lot of it is formulaic, but so is pop. And most hit songs of any genre. And there’s also decent country music. The root of modern pop is country rock. Music snobs need to take a seat on this one.
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#24
Karen as a name, not a personality.
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#25
Meteorologists. They try their best to predict the weather based on patterns, models, and data. They’re not perfect because predicting the weather is insanely difficult. When they get it wrong, I think we should go easy on them. It was probably an outlier result almost no one could have foreseen.
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#26
Customer service associates.
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#27
The Prius. Rock solid, reliable, cheap on gas, and, as of the 3rd gen, average performance. Lots of storage and utility. People love to hate it. People always want to be in front of it, even if they intend to go slower than it was. Everybody that has a coal tune on their truck has to take a shot at rolling on it, and the list goes on.
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#28
Can I say Coldplay?
I love them.
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