My Unpopular Opinions... Yours?

[Corrie]

Just to weigh in on the smoking debate. I actually think that all smoking should be banned. It is a historically social norm but now we know the dangers of it. It will never happen because of the income it provides to the governments. But the thing people don't think about are the expenses of smoking reducing the life span of an individual and also here in the UK where we have free health care the money that is spent on caring for these individuals. I also feel the same way about alcohol. It's not that I despise the addicts but I just don't agree with the sale of what is essentially toxic to the human body.

I agree. There is nothing good about smoking and I am glad they have banned it in most public places. No one wants to smell it.

 

[Akira-chan]

I kinda agree with the stance on the porn industry. I feel like its ruining more lives than needed and i really hope it dies but with how things are goin rn


yikes™

 

[Alienfish]

I kinda agree with the stance on the porn industry. I feel like its ruining more lives than needed and i really hope it dies but with how things are goin rn


yikes™

Yeah on the other hand.. I agree it's a dumb industry if you either gets forced/abused into it or don't have a choice to control how you end up there or over your time spent there. But as long as people having their needs it's not really gonna end even if one could wish they could, idek go watch animated/fictional porn or just read random trashy novels. But on the other hand those people who watch it or actors sit and do drugs on filming locations needs help too.

 

[lostineverfreeforest]

I kinda agree with the stance on the porn industry. I feel like its ruining more lives than needed and i really hope it dies but with how things are goin rn


yikes™

I'm heading into the mountains for a night so I'll be out of this rant conversion anyway. Tumblr's leaking yet again.

Regarding smoking; it costs tons in preventable diseases. Huge burden on health care. Whether the tax outweighs the expense or people's lives is a different story. On the flip side I don't feel like the government should ban these things, just make people aware of the dangers and regulate it. Let adults make their own choices in life. Yes, that includes whether they want to consume porn or work in the industry.

I'm out.

 

[Jeremy]

Hi all. We had to delete a few posts in this thread that were either rude, inappropriate, or fell below our post quality standards. Please remember to keep all discussions in here respectful or the thread will have to be closed. Thank you.

 

[radical6]

WHY DID YOU DELETE MY POST WHEN I WAS USING GOOD LANGUAGE

 

[littletwinclouds]

Regarding smoking; it costs tons in preventable diseases. Huge burden on health care. Whether the tax outweighs the expense or people's lives is a different story. On the flip side I don't feel like the government should ban these things, just make people aware of the dangers and regulate it. Let adults make their own choices in life. Yes, that includes whether they want to consume porn or work in the industry.

i absolutely agree that smoking is a huge burden on health care, but a lot of people with mental illness smoke because nicotine has antidepressant effects and it's sure cheaper than therapy / other meds (when i was in the psych ward like 70% of people smoked)
i think if governments are serious about preventing smoking / drug / alcohol abuse (which is unlikely considering the amount of revenue they make on alcohol and cigarettes via tax) they need to look at what drives people to use them in the first place rather than simply banning / taxing

re: your point on porn

Spoiler: spoiler bc adult content and personal stuff

as someone who has had personal experience with the porn/sex industry, trust me, even people who think that they are doing it by choice and know what they're getting themselves into are being manipulated and exploited. it's physically and psychologically damaging. it's easy to say "regulate it", but until you've actually experienced it from the inside it's hard to understand just how impossible that is in practice.
and if you're going to argue that people's health should come before revenue in the case of smoking, then i think it's more than fair to argue that the physical and emotional wellbeing of workers in the industry should come before people's need to jerk off. use your imagination or read some hentai. people's lives are being irreversibly ruined so you can watch some porn.
(this isn't directed at you specifically, just people in general who argue in favour of porn)

 

[Alienfish]

WHY DID YOU DELETE MY POST WHEN I WAS USING GOOD LANGUAGE

He deleted literally all the posts except one-two about it so you're not alone.

Anyways, I don't get why people like Quentin Tarantino. All he does is pseudo-remakes of all old 60s-70s films and try market them towards an US audience and "update" them to the current era. I mean yeah he might use some good music but tbh I never even know he used eg. The 5.6.7.8's' music until I read it long afterwards. Also using random mainstream actors more recently doesn't really do it either.

And this is coming from someone who have several years of film studies behind me and a huge interest in movies in general, so fite me if you want.

 

[lostineverfreeforest]

And I'm back. It's been lovely.

WHY DID YOU DELETE MY POST WHEN I WAS USING GOOD LANGUAGE

Personal attacks aren't allowed on TBT. Try having a calm discussion and I'll be more inclined to listen to and consider your argument instead of posting image macros.

i absolutely agree that smoking is a huge burden on health care, but a lot of people with mental illness smoke because nicotine has antidepressant effects and it's sure cheaper than therapy / other meds (when i was in the psych ward like 70% of people smoked)
i think if governments are serious about preventing smoking / drug / alcohol abuse (which is unlikely considering the amount of revenue they make on alcohol and cigarettes via tax) they need to look at what drives people to use them in the first place rather than simply banning / taxing

Agreed. I don't smoke myself but drink for recreation and can easily abuse it as a coping mechanism. IMO treatment would be a far more effective solution than an outright ban. It's been tried in the United States and didn't go over well.

re: your point on porn

Spoiler: spoiler bc adult content and personal stuff

as someone who has had personal experience with the porn/sex industry, trust me, even people who think that they are doing it by choice and know what they're getting themselves into are being manipulated and exploited. it's physically and psychologically damaging. it's easy to say "regulate it", but until you've actually experienced it from the inside it's hard to understand just how impossible that is in practice.
and if you're going to argue that people's health should come before revenue in the case of smoking, then i think it's more than fair to argue that the physical and emotional wellbeing of workers in the industry should come before people's need to jerk off. use your imagination or read some hentai. people's lives are being irreversibly ruined so you can watch some porn.
(this isn't directed at you specifically, just people in general who argue in favour of porn)

I don't have any experience in the industry myself so no anecdotal evidence to add there. I don't agree your own experience is necessarily the same as everyone's, but I believe regulation is important so what you described doesn't happen. Even if something is difficult I don't feel it's any less important to try to implement. The industry isn't going anywhere, the focus should be on fixing it rather than trying to get rid of it.

Never mentioned my own sexual/porn preferences, just adding my two cents. No offense taken.

 

[radical6]

And I'm back. It's been lovely.



Personal attacks aren't allowed on TBT. Try having a calm discussion and I'll be more inclined to listen to and consider your argument instead of posting image macros.

I MADE ANOTHER POST WHERE I WAS CALM AND USED STUDIES BUT I SAID PORNHUB AND XHAMSTER SO THEY DELETED IT
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ok anyway, porn isnt regulated. thats the point. how do you know homemade porn isnt actually someone abusing their wife and forcing them to do it? hell how do you know if theyre not a sex slave being forced to film? its not regulated at all. they target poor 18 yr olds out of high school for a reason - they don't know any better and are desperate for money

 

[Alienfish]

I MADE ANOTHER POST WHERE I WAS CALM AND USED STUDIES BUT I SAID PORNHUB AND XHAMSTER SO THEY DELETED IT
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ok anyway, porn isnt regulated. thats the point. how do you know homemade porn isnt actually someone abusing their wife and forcing them to do it? hell how do you know if theyre not a sex slave being forced to film? its not regulated at all. they target poor 18 yr olds out of high school for a reason - they don't know any better and are desperate for money

Aight calm down or they are probably gonna delete even more. Also we never said that those cases aren't existing, because yeah a lot of home people might or might not be abusive and put up online still. You shouldn't accuse everyone of being bad human beings because they need a little fap.

I mean it's with most stuff; you should try and look up what you actually watch but if people want to watch something that is legal for their please.. let them. And I agree stronger actions should be taken against sex/porn abusers but tbh if someone buy a professional dvd for their fap needs because they are alone and stuff, just let them have that. It's like taking away your manga and anime likewise because yeah they get bad paid for their actual work etc.

 

[LinkToTheWorld]

Just to weigh in on the smoking debate. I actually think that all smoking should be banned. It is a historically social norm but now we know the dangers of it. It will never happen because of the income it provides to the governments. But the thing people don't think about are the expenses of smoking reducing the life span of an individual and also here in the UK where we have free health care the money that is spent on caring for these individuals. I also feel the same way about alcohol. It's not that I despise the addicts but I just don't agree with the sale of what is essentially toxic to the human body.

If the NHS ever decided to take such outrageous action as to refuse to treat those who have smoking related health issues, I would also expect them to refund all the money that the smokers (and those who buy alcohol) have paid into the NHS.
Grown adults should be able to make their own minds up about what they do with their health, as as I say, they are paying for it themselves.
On the subject of alcohol, the vast majority of the population enjoy having a drink, that isn't an addiction. Most adults know their limits. Those who do suffer from an addiction should and rightly do, receive the necessary help. There are many reasons people fall into addiction, that's another discussion altogether though
Unless we go all out and ban cars, which are far more toxic, then there really is no need to ostracise smokers to such an extent.

 

[Samansu]

Leggings are not pants.

Uggs are horrible.

Summer is the worst season.

^-^

 

[Alienfish]

Leggings are not pants.

Uggs are horrible.

Summer is the worst season.

^-^

this and i don't get why people have leggings under dresses.. like ffs use petticoats or some stockings to cover up if you don't want people to see your panties aaah

 

[sylviabee]

Demi Lovato is hella annoying and overly sensitive and makes herself look so dumb

 

[Samansu]

this and i don't get why people have leggings under dresses.. like ffs use petticoats or some stockings to cover up if you don't want people to see your panties aaah

I know! I mean I wear thicker/opaque stockings and tights in Fall and Winter, but they are still stockings/tights and not leggings... Crazy people. It's that season again and we are starting to get a lot of college girls coming into my branch (I work at a bank) wearing tights as pants and Uggs... :sigh: :C

 

[Alienfish]

I know! I mean I wear thicker/opaque stockings and tights in Fall and Winter, but they are still stockings/tights and not leggings... Crazy people. It's that season again and we are starting to get a lot of college girls coming into my branch (I work at a bank) wearing tights as pants and Uggs... :sigh: :C

yeah uggs look ugly af too. and yeah you could wish they would dress up more proper. and yeah sure i wear long johns and stockings during the cold seasons now but i wouldn't never get actual leggings for it ugh. also those jeans leggings look ugly af.

 

[Corrie]

I thought Uggs died a few years ago. People still wear those ugly things?

Also, we need to specify what a pair of tights are, a pair of leggings are or nylons are. As far as I knew, leggings and tights are the same thing but nylons are different and are really thin. Tights/leggings are thicker so I classify them as bottoms that you can wear alone. I'm confused now lmao

 

[Alienfish]

I thought Uggs died a few years ago. People still wear those ugly things?

Also, we need to specify what a pair of tights are, a pair of leggings are or nylons are. As far as I knew, leggings and tights are the same thing but nylons are different and are really thin. Tights/leggings are thicker so I classify them as bottoms that you can wear alone. I'm confused now lmao

i thought leggings were like.. shorter and only down to your ankle or something.. idk both are ugly anyways.

also i certainly don't get this revival of 90s fashion.. like why whould you wear those plastic net-choker things and your top over a white t-shirt??

 

[Corrie]

I don't like how people are all like "ugh, that is sooo out of style" like who cares, it'll be "in" again in five years so wear what you want. Jeez.