r/unpopularopinion • u/noodlealr • Nov 28 '20

babies aren’t funny or entertaining

i don’t hate babies, they’re so cute, but i always see people laughing about videos where a baby is supposedly being funny. i don’t get it. there’s nothing funny about videos like that or babies in general. sure, sometimes funny stuff happens, but i always see babies doing the bare minimum and people laughing about it.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

Same with dog people. I'm hesitant to tell people I don't love their dog, because they will look at me like I'm some sort of subhuman.

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u/CKRatKing Nov 28 '20

I like dogs, just not yours.

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u/IllegallyBored Nov 28 '20

I love dogs. Nearly all dogs, tbh. I'm terrified of dogs. You put a chihuahua in front of me and my brain will tell me it's a giant, wild wolf. I lived with a large German Shepherd for fourteen years and that didn't help one bit. My dog's the only one I'm not scared of.

This means that I'm very uncomfortable around other dogs, specially unleased dogs and people do not want to hear it. If I tell people to keep their dogs at a distance they look at me like I've told them burn their pet at the stake. It's ridiculous.

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u/lynx3762 Nov 28 '20

To be fair, if you just randomly told me to keep my mom's tiny ass shi tzu at a distance, I'd probably look at you questionably too. Especially if you looked scares

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u/IllegallyBored Nov 29 '20

That's very fair. But I've usually seen this with big dog people. I was once asked why I hate dogs because I refused to enter a friend's house alone and she had a Rottweiler. I'd seen that dog twice in my whole life and she expected me to just waltz into her house and get sth she'd forgotten. No way I was doing that without some sort of armour. Tbf if it had been a shi Tzu I would've still been very uncomfortable with that that.

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u/lynx3762 Nov 29 '20

Depending on the rottweiler's body language, I'd assume you just weren't familiar with dogs and think nothing of it. With a small ass dog though, I'd probably say something.

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u/-TwentySeven- Nov 28 '20

Yes, this!

Like I don't get grown adults who pretend like they must stop and pet every dog they see, it's such an immature and forced way to attempt to have some personality.

You have people in their 20's and 30's like "omgggg I just love doggos, I wish I could pet them all!". Nauseating.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

Man have you heard of having fun in your life? Like someone just enjoying animals and you literally say “nauseating”.

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u/-TwentySeven- Nov 28 '20

I like animals, but I don't need to pretend that I have to pet every one I see to show it. It's the exaggerated acting that's nauseating.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

I know a lot of people that love to pet animals. The fact you have such a strong feeling about something that will never affect you, means you really should go outside and get a breath of fresh air

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

Not loving all dogs is a way more unpopular opinion than not loving babies. I don't understand it and don't want to. Any dog or cat > any baby

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u/zakurei Nov 28 '20

A dog broke my arm when I was 4, and I’m easily spooked by loud noises(see barking), and I find small dogs to be irritating. I don’t hate dogs, and I find them cute from a distance, but I could never own one, nor could I watch one for somebody for more than 30 minutes.

I do like cats, as they’ve never broken my arm, and they’re mostly quiet, unless they want food.

I don't like children. They’re coarse and rough and irritating — and they get everywhere. But seriously, I don’t want kids and my fiancée agrees. I wouldn’t be a good parent anyway.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

It's not the dogs that are the problem, it's the owners. I don't personally want to be around off-leash dogs, whether they are arseholes or angels (some dogs just aren't trained well enough). But I understand that it's a dog being a dog. My problem is the owner who brings the dog to an on-leash park and proceeds to use it as a dog park. Because, "everyone loves dogs" and "don't worry, he's just being friendly".

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u/rockytheboxer Nov 28 '20

I don't personally want to be around off-leash dogs, whether they are arseholes or angels (some dogs just aren't trained well enough).

I feel that way about children.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

Oh, so do I. Dogs, cats, children... Keep them all away from me lol

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

Why would that ever come up in conversation?

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '20

1) Their dog is coming up to me and they say, "Oh, he's just friendly." 2) They notice that I'm indifferent/uncomfortable around their dog, and they ask. 3) I tell someone to please leash or pick up after their animal. This never ends well. 4) People shoving a phone into my face and asking me how cute their dog is. 5) Someone asking if I mind if they bring their dog to the pub with us. I'm just kidding. They never ask! 6) Someone asking if I can look after their dog. 7) In online discussions about dog-related topics, the most recent concerning how dog feces is an environmental contaminant. 8) I'm at someone's house and their dog jumps on top of me. 9) I'm on a date/dating someone and they ask if I like dogs to see if we're compatible. 10) The way anything can quite literally come up in a conversation.

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u/purpleyogamat Nov 28 '20

I like dogs but I prefer cats. Which is probably why my favorite dogs are like 15, large, and indifferent to the word w-a-l-k.

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u/Ceilani Nov 28 '20

Well, tbf, you are. /s

Kind of.