65 Surprising Things That Get Way More Hate Than They Deserve
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It’s oddly satisfying to be a hater. Whether it’s pineapple on pizza, reality TV, or that one coworker who always talks over everyone—it just feels so good to vent about what bothers us.
But according to folks under this Reddit thread, some things get more flak than they deserve and could use a little more love. Scroll down to see what they had to say, upvote the ones you agree with, and let us know in the comments if there’s anything else you think deserves more appreciation!
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People who do drink but have decided they don't feel like drinking that night. Their reasoning being they simply don't want to.Stormflier , Helena Lopes / pexels (not the actual photo)
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The stuff that's catered towards them isn't dumbed down or soulless or basic or mind numbing. It's just catered towards a young demographic, which you are not. You aren't the target audience, that's why you don't get it. You're not meant to as it's not for you.
Millennials got the same hate, as did Gen X and Boomers and so on. And they all grew up, eventually Gen Z will and then everyone will hate on Gen Alpha for [damaging] whatever industries and being entitled and not knowing what real work is and whatever buzzwords people always use to hate on the latest generation of youths.
Also while I'm at it, people "glued to their phones" there's this weird assumption that if I or any other person under 40 is on their phone they're just rotting their brain or d**king around or are on social media. First of all everyone looks at their phones not just Gen Z and Millennials. Second of all a phone these days is an everything in one device. It's a calender, it gives you the time, it gives you news, it allows you to send important emails, read books, look at timetables, write notes. Someone "glued to their phone" could be doing any of that kind of stuff.
If you didn't give people in the past s**t for constantly reading books, reading a newspaper, writing their schedule for the day. looking at their watch and so on, why are you giving people, particularly young people, s**t now for it? Because the platform they do that stuff has changed? Everyone still does that stuff. The only thing that's changed is the platform: It's all now on a phone. Think about that the next time you're on a bus or subway and see everyone "glued to their phones".Over_Ad_2079 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo)
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Men who are in touch with their feelings and they express them. Men who are sensitive are constantly put down due to toxic masculinity. Both men and women s**t on guys who exteriorize their emotions uninhibitedly in a gentle kindhearted manner and deem them unmanly, describe them as too feminine, plus many other more grotesque words and phrases. And crying is viewed as a sign of weakness.
Women have emotions. Men do too. It’s indisputable that all humans have emotions. High emotional availability is something that should absolutely not be seen as exclusive to any specific gender, age or race. It’s a universal human condition. It’s nothing to be ashamed of and NO ONE should be belittled or bullied for having or displaying completely valid and sincere emotions nor for possessing the ability to communicate them.
Fine_Faithlessness67
Transgender people. We're not corrupting children or anything, that's just the lie they're trying to use to turn us into the latest political football.
Altoid_Addict
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They're actually pretty cute and fun to watch if you don't harass them.LadyKnightmare , Jack Bulmer / pexels (not the actual photo)
hangry_yomom: Seriously! I'm so sick of people asking me, "what do you do all day?" Or people expecting me to have unlimited free time. I am so busy helping little humans grow. Also, shout out to stay at home dads, they get so much judgment from society.AllPanicNoDisco24 , olia danilevich / pexels (not the actual photo)
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I still don't really get why being considered woke is bad or why something being woke is bad. I don't really get how when a black person appears in a TV show, now it's considered "woke" but in the 2000s it wasn't? For example how is current day Power Rangers woke but Mighty Morphin Power Rangers not when it had the same kinda diverse cast? I genuinely just don't get it.
It's like those people on Youtube ranting about X-Men 97 "It's woke!!! ITS WOOOKKE!!" Yeah? And? It was still pretty good. Everyone I know who watched it liked it too. And on top of that what the f**k did you EXPECT from the X-Men? They did no different to any previous X-Men stuff regarding the mutant thing. Only cause now it's 2024 it's "woke"
In fact, I don't really know what "woke" even is I constantly get a different answer every time. Feels like it's such an overused buzzword now that's used as basically "I don't like it" I think I've seen everything get called woke at this point.
Seriously, you afraid you're gonna burst into flames if you watch something woke?
PewterCityPain
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Pensioners. I’m fed up of defending myself on Reddit for the crime of being old. The venom thrown at pensioners is totally disgusting and would create a lifetime ban if it was directed at any other group/ colour/ religion.
Please stop generalising that all boomers are wealthy. Yeah, some are and I’m as jealous as the next person, with my pathetic pension. I’ve worked all my life, but did not have the means to have a huge pension pot. I did have a house, but was forced out by an abusive ex husband. I’m single but still have to pay full bills and the rent is almost half my income. This year, it’s eating or heating. I’m not moaning- just stating facts and I’m certainly not alone in this situation. It’s hard being poor, but even harder reading the hatred ….
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People in their 20s who choose to have pets instead of kids.
reedmama
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Long term trauma sufferers ("you should be over it by now", "suck it up" etc).
StayProsty
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Cats and specifically how they’re often considered to be less affectionate than dogs! My kitty is a total sweetheart and is way more personable and affectionate than my dog was (to be clear, he wasn’t mean or anything, he was mostly just concerned with finding his next meal).
PenVsPaper
Any hobby, movie or book series that is particularly popular amongst women and girls.
UnderstandingFun5200
Being kind. Kind people should be looked up to as a good example, not looked down on as "weak".
djb2589
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People who don't like pets. People who like non-mammal pets.
elderoriens
Furries. they’re just people who dress up, i don’t get why they recieve like death threats and stuff over some cat ears.
Ok_Substance5897
People take it waaay the f**k too personally.rafters- , Polina Tankilevitch / pexels (not the actual photo)
ADHD and the d***s that treat it, they are unbelievably helpful for a mental illness that people dont rly appreciate for how bad it can be.
Hanondorf
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It seems like when people imagine an adult who lives with their parents they just picture some unemployed unattractive balding fat guy who plays video games all day like what cartoons and sitcoms would have you believe. I've seen people literally raging in reddit posts about adult children who live at home with hundreds of people calling them "pieces of s**t" and "moochers" in the most casual way I've seen. Some of the adult children mentioned in the posts aren't even 20 yet and expected to already know how to do everything on their own. It's so weird to me that the first assumption people have is that they must be lazy and entitled or coddled, and not that they could be going through something mentally or need the right kind of guidance.
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Honestly- overweight people. Not dating one is fine but the way people talk about us or treat is just mind blowing in the worst way. I’m a person with feelings not an ogre.
jazmine_likea_flower
Late-diagnosed autistic women.
It’s become very chic to poop on “hOw tRenDy aUtisM Is lAteLy!!! Stupid TikTok making awkward a*****e women think they have something they don’t!”
But like… girls and women have had autism just as much as men and boys have… they’ve just been horrendously under-diagnosed for decades, meaning we haven’t had access to resources like appropriate forms of therapy, much needed school and work accommodations… many of us were incorrectly diagnosed with mood disorders, with treatments which DO NOT WORK for autistics and often cause harm…
So yeah, you tell ‘em - go berate these often traumatized and struggling women, who are finally getting access to the self-knowledge to better accommodate themselves!!! :(.
doobeedoobee
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Poor people. with us all you rich f***s would have to do everything yourself.
Ssea-Urchin
Bees! we will die out within like 10-20 years without bees!!!
stonedngettinboned
Liking popular things is hated on more than it should be. Enjoying mainstream trends doesn't make someone's tastes less valid, yet it’s often dismissed as being unoriginal.
leonixiee
they can be quite delicious and nutritious.Kubicek420 , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA / pexels (not the actual photo)
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Edit: I forgot soondubu jjigae is a top five soup for me.My-1st-porn-account , Polina Tankilevitch / pexels (not the actual photo)
Kinks. We all got them. Very few are honest with them.
Asharac
Playing video games.
You play video games for a couple hours? You're lazy.
You watch Netflix for a few hours? Normal and fine.
At least video games have the ability to engage your brain and hand-eye coordination.
NWbySW
Nickelback. No, they're not amazing, but neither are they the worst thing to happen to rock music. They put out a few bangers ("Photograph" not among them, though).
Fit_Network8384
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Customer service I believe working in customer service would make people more empathetic. It could solve a lot of problems.
Born-Building7631
Hot take: The Twilight Saga. I think it’s a fun book to read even if it’s not well written.
KatW1991
Politically incorrect jokes. The world needs to get a sense of humour and learn how to laugh at itself.
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Women wearing makeup. Not every woman looks like Alicia keys without makeup. And even she looks better with it than without it. As a man if it were socially acceptable for me to wear makeup to look better you better believe I would take full advantage of that. Makes no damn sense.
joelzwilliams
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Zipper merging
Ffs sake people use up the lanes and zipper merge. Trust the experts - it’s moves traffic faster. .
itsrainingagain
Comic sans. Yes it’s not the most pretty font of all time but. Its Really not That bad.
SaltyVinegar_
The word "moist." I think everyone hates it because the internet said to, ten years ago.
Edit: if you’re going to comment some variation of “I’ve hated the word for longer than ten years” or “only women hate that word bc women bad”, please spare us, it’s already been said dozens of times.
Dont_be_stinky
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Smash mouth. It’s not their fault the songs were super popular and over used in every movie.
joegetto
Tootsie Rolls my beloved...
BlUchIcK
Yellow starbursts. Best flavor hands down.
IORAsound
"Disney Adults" get so much hate and shame. I don't see the problem with an adult enjoying something, and it makes me sad seeing them get ripped to shreds over a harmless interest/passion. Adults enjoying a theme park, character, or esthetic isn't hurting anyone.
thereaperofmarz
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Law enforcement and military. It is sad that the media gets people hating police or security officers over the 1-2% instead of stressing how the over 97% are just out their truly trying to help. It is like if you have a bad teacher and hate them all or hate restaurant servers because one was rude or lazy, start hating all servers.
gramma66
People annoyed at climate/oil protestors when they’re trying to help us avoid climate disaster.
CompleteApartment839
A bit late to the party here but I find have encountered (to me) surprising amount of hatred with mathematics and statistics. I would think that subjects such as this would be very neutral as they are just tools like language or anything else, but I guess the very neutral and impersonal/cold hard facts nature of them can make people very hostile.
Kontaz
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Anchovies. Ever tried them with a block of sharp cheddar and crackers? Not bad at all.
DownShift6spd
The Big Bang Theory. Yeah, I agree it's gone on too long and not that good, but I think it's relatively inoffensive for the most part.
Key_Day_7932
Clowns, we've vilified them in popular culture and so many people have heebie-jeebies about them now because of the change in how they are perceived. Before it was the minority that were scared of clowns, now, it seems that any clown is fair game to be considered creepy. It saddens me and I wonder how much damage it has done to the reputation, careers and the future of clowns and clowning.
FrogMaid
Those little orange and white Halloween candies, they're absolutely delicious but everyone seems to dislike them lol
Give em over here! I'll eat em!
Sci-FiNerd101
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Carrot Top - Met him a few times. Was really a chill dude and in our brief conversations he was funny and smart.
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Driving a prius, there's about a million different hybrid cars on the road, but for some reason the prius still gets all the hate.
treynolds787
Marvel movies! The majority of them are really good contrary to what some critics say….
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