UO Thursday

TheJerilu

What unpopular opinions do you want to get off your chest today?

(Non-pregnancy/baby opinions welcome)

KirstinH88

NBR: I can't stand Katy Perry. I used to really like her in the beginning, but lately, her songs are all the same. "You're amazing, you're wonderful, you're a firework." And whatever her newest song is. I'm over all this empowerment. Hahaha!!

Stephout

I was never going to vote for Donald Trump. That part probably isn't an unspoken opinion to many. But then he talked about making all childcare costs deductible and I thought, is he really THAT bad?

Because why not start a political debate on a Thursday morning 

housewifehobbyist

@KirstinH88 one of my exes dated Katy Perry before me so I irrationally hate her, and always will.  It doesn't help that I'm a big Taylor Swift fan, which I guess is my unpopular opinion.  I think she's been a genius about marketing herself and maintaining her image since she was 14, and also is very sweet and generous with her fans, charitable with her money, and writes some good bops.

JaneArson

@Stephout  Hillary wants women to have 12 weeks paid maternity leave  oh, and she doesn't think women are pieces of sh*t, so there's that

ETA: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/paid-leave/

TheJerilu

JaneArson said:

@Stephout  Hillary wants women to have 12 weeks paid maternity leave  oh, and she doesn't think women are pieces of sh*t, so there's that

ETA: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/paid-leave/

Women and other minorities, get it right!

I have way too many friends that would be affected by the social climate created by a Trump presidency to even entertain the thought of his policies.

leslieknope

I hate the olympics. I think they do more harm than good. I don't hate on people who like the olympics, though. I get it, I really do. It's fun to watch the showmanship and the athleticism. But I count down until they're over every two years.

bwo

Does Trump even know what his policy ideas are?

clickclackmoo

leslieknope said:

I hate the olympics. I think they do more harm than good. I don't hate on people who like the olympics, though. I get it, I really do. It's fun to watch the showmanship and the athleticism. But I count down until they're over every two years.

I love the Olympics, but I agree that they can be really harmful for the communities. The NY times did a recent article on Brazil that made me feel ALL the liberal guilt: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/sports/olympics/rio-favelas-brazil-poor-price-too-high.html

clickclackmoo

My UO is that I don't love Hillary. But I sure as shit am voting for her and have no patience for people voting third party in this election.

JaneArson

I hate spongebob squarepants

JaneArson

@thejerilu I stuck to women there just because that was the focus of the post.  If I typed out all the types of people Trump has sh*t on, I'd be typing for days.

TheJerilu

@JaneArson Bahaha this would be necessary:

ladameperdue

Thank you for posting this - I am off sick today and completely forgot. 

ladameperdue

My UO... I've never understood the appeal of Disney World and some people's life long obsession with it. Willing to be convinced otherwise!

KirstinH88

@housewifehobbyist I also love Taylor Swift!

Blueberry85

clickclackmoo said:

My UO is that I don't love Hillary. But I sure as shit am voting for her and have no patience for people voting third party in this election.

Seriously. You only have to look to Maine to see what happens when a third party candidate runs and splits the vote. You get stuck with an asshat like Paul LePage for governor, winning with only 38% of the vote.

ladameperdue

clickclackmoo said:

My UO is that I don't love Hillary. But I sure as shit am voting for her and have no patience for people voting third party in this election.

Hoping this is a popular opinion.

pammasu0909

My UO is people voting for Hillary because they don't want to vote for Trump.  There's another option.  #FeelTheJohnson

lovelongdog06

My UO for today is that I hate that schools don't allow homemade food to be shared anymore. This shouldn't affect me because my kid isnt even 2, but I was really looking forward to baking for birthdays. Also, my husband's district decided to crack down this year so all the ideas I had for the band banquet at the end of the year are now trashed. I made awesome decorated cupcakes last year. I know allergies and obesity and blah blah blah....but I'm so bummed. I was looking forward to this because I have to miss the band trip for being hugely pregnant.

JaneArson

pammasu0909 said:

My UO is people voting for Hillary because they don't want to vote for Trump.  There's another option.  #FeelTheJohnson

That's a great option if you're priviliged enough for it not to matter if Trump is elected.

MrsBakes

My UO is what is considered healthy and what is offered in schools. Sorry but skim milk and canned fruit is not healthy for kids. Or anyone for that matter.

pammasu0909

@JaneArson I get what you're saying, but I'd rather vote for someone that stands for my beliefs than vote for someone I don't agree with for the sake of saying I didn't vote for Trump.

leslieknope

@pammasu0909

  

It has nothing to do with the sake of saying you didn't vote for Trump...

If you enjoy the level of privilege that allows you to roll the dice and possibly end up with a xenophobic, homophobic, islamophobic, misogynistic racist as your president, well then good for you. 

But if you or anyone you love fits into one of those marginalized buckets, I would caution you to be very careful. I won't go so far as to say that you would be throwing your vote away because it is your right to do with your vote what you will, but Trump makes everyone who works on his campaign sign a gag order, he shuts out members of the press who dare to question him, and he seems to be wholly unconcerned with reality. There is no winning if he is elected to the presidency.

SOAPBOX: 

The time to decide you want to elect a 3rd party candidate as POTUS is not 14 months before the election or when you decide you don't like either of the two major party candidates. It is two years before the election, when 3rd party candidates start getting involved at the local level. And even then, it will take a constitutional convention to change the laws regarding the electoral college that would allow for a 3rd party candidate to become elected. The biggest impact a 3rd party candidate could have on this year's election would be to block both parties from garnering the electoral votes required to win, in which case the decision goes to the (republican controlled) House of Representatives. And when the republican-controlled House of Representatives gets to make the call, guess who gets elected by default, NOT by the will of the people.

Let me put it another way. Say at the end of election day, HRC ends up with 267 electoral votes. Johnson exceeds every expectation (reasonable or otherwise) and pulls out 267, and Donald Trump gets 3. That still leaves the door open for him to become the president. 

End rant. Sorry about that.

clickclackmoo

@leslieknope, where's the applause emoji?

TheJerilu

@leslieknope

JaneArson

@leslieknope
Thanks for taking the time to type that all out.  I really appreciate it.  Much more useful than my snide remark!! 

gardenmama17

@leslieknope that was seriously educational.

mamabear2015

@leslieknope People who understand their electoral system make me sooooo oooo happy   

Breesy14

My UO is that I dislike cutsie announcements for things like pregnancy, marriage, babies, engagement, etc.  I don't hate on others who do it, but it is not for me.  When people ask how I will tell people, I say that I will tell them, "I'm pregnant."  Simple words are awesome.  Creativity is fun in other aspects of my life.  I feel this is akin to the Disney World haters.  I like Disney World, but I get that it's overdone.  This is how I feel about cutsie life announcements.  I don't judge those who are all about that sort of thing.  I just don't feel genuine doing it.

Also, I will laugh when all you Disney haters have children who dream of going and you take them.  Because kids make you set aside your opinions like that!  You'll probably frame the pics of you and Mickey.  You might even wear the mouse ears!  See you there!

Rileypie

@leslieknope there are no words to express my love for your response. Totally creepy Internet crush going on here.   

leslieknope

And here I thought my Olympic opinion would be the most discussed thing I posted today.  

catem07

Have I said this before? I think gender reveal parties are silly. 

schef070911

@Breesy14 I was one of the Disney World haters and I stand by that, but I'm sure I'll end up going and doing everything you said. DH loves Disney too much for us not to!  Guess I'll have to swallow my pride

leslieknope

I am not a Disney diehard, but when I was about 12 we went on a Disney cruise and I am waiting on pins and needles until my kids are old enough to appreciate it (about a decade away, given this one in my belly). It was maybe the best vacation I've ever taken. 

M&Max

My UO - I keep rolling my eyes everytime I read posts about people getting all butthurt when others have made comments about not posting certain types of posts.  I know everyone hashed this out earlier this week but it's just going to drive me nuts if I keep hearing my old BMB used to be [fill in the blank...].  Mine did too - but things changed, now it's different, can't we just move on?

Other UO - I can't stand people who just sniffle instead of going and blowing their nose.  The girl that sits just outside my office is sniffling easily every 2 secs - like just go blow your nose!!

Pregnancy has made me too ragey I think - haha. 

nwshay

@m&max that absolutely drives me insane!  I just stare at DH until he goes to blow good nose. My boss is awful too! It's so gross!

ladameperdue

@Breesy14 I bet we'll end up going one day too, as we have a lot of family in Florida. My memory of it as a kid was that the only good thing was ebcot (spelling?) center. Not sure if it still exists, but it was supposed to be this tiny recreation of all the countries in the world, majorly stereotyped, of course. As a 7yo who had never been taken anywhere other than to visit family, but who believed in magic and dreamed of travel, this. was. amazing. I really thought they were little portals to the rest of the world. I remember going up to one of the girls working in the shop attached to "China" and asking, "Please, tell me about China. What it is like there? How do you get back at night?" She was like, "um. I'm from Orlando."
Dreams crushed. 

Dannylion24

@leslieknope so the Disney cruises are all they are cracked up to be? We did a carnival cruise w my older two and my husband and kids ended up in the south beach ER w noravirus, then when I was pregnant w #4 we went to Disneyworld and there were ridiculous, crazy thunderstorms and we left after one day. Wondering if we'd have better luck with a Disney cruise! 

leslieknope

The Disney cruise was aahhhmazing. Pure magic. I've done a princess cruise too and it was nice, but Disney is 100%. @Dannylion24

belocin

@leslieknope you explained it better than any textbook I've read! Thank you!

@Dannylion24 As someone who has sailed Disney 9x, I may be biased but it's worth every penny! Cruises overall are my favorite vacation because everything is paid for upfront and you don't have to stress about budget while enjoying your trip and Disney takes it to a whole different level. We are hoping to take DD on one in the next few months for our first (and only!) vacation as a family of three!