Polyamory. I knew a lot of people didn't understand, but the visceral disgust at the idea that a lot of people have is surprising.
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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I just donβt get it. Having a relationship with one person is hard work (anyone that says otherwise is either very lucky or their partner is making all the effort). Why on earth would you want to make your life even more difficult?
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Is it really surprising? Monogamy has been essentially socially enforced for millenia at this point.
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I've been in poly relationships for years. They work really well for me and my significant others, but we are pretty discreet about it because folks tend to be huge assholes about it.
Generally, you don't see the poly relationships that work great; mostly, people see the type of scenario one of your other commenters described because the stable relationships are less visible.
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Tonic water
What really surprised me is learning how much people hate it when I drink tonic water. I'm not going to spit it directly in your mouth, friendo. I just want a drink of interesting water.
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Sunny weather. Living in Ireland, the sun is ALWAYS a welcome respite from the constant dull rainy shite.
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I was surprised to find out that Patchy the Pirate is pretty hated, which is what inspired this thread.
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Non white people,sadly.
In line with the inspiration for the question: Cars 2
I liked the first one and thought the second one was also lots of fun. I liked the visuals / in-universe elements, and thought it was decent for a kid's spy movie. It was one of my favourite family movies at the time.
Turns out almost everyone hates it?
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Gay/trans people
Surprised? You bern living in a cave?
There is a lot of hate, but I was also thinking of this. It does surprise me that the anti-lgbt movement has become so widespread. Like, what did they ever do to be hated that much? Loving the wrong person?
I mean it's fairly simple. Queer people are in defiance of patriarchal gender roles by merely existing, so we must be hated.
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The fries at In-N-Out Burger. I really like them. They actually taste like potatoes, which are delicious.
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This was 10+ years ago, but I was surprised by how many Brits hated Top Gear when to me and a lot of other non-Brits it was just the funny British banter car show with the three cartoon characters
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Soggy cereal. That's how I ate is as a kid and how my siblings did as well, mostly. No one ever said it was gross or the "wrong" way, until I got a bit older and found out that pretty much everyone hates it.
I can't stand dry cereal lol.
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Compassion and empathy for animals. Yeah, they say they like it if you don't have any follow-up questions, but things go downhill real fuckin' fast after that.
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