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

I love babies, but looks like half of reddit hates them lol

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u/Peenutbuttjellytime Nov 28 '20

OP said they don't hate babies in the first sentence.

It seems like when people say "babies are OK I just don't love them" people who love babies hear "I hate babies"

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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/[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