Things You Wish People Would Stop Hating On

The Doctor:

Psychologists/Psychiatrists/Counsellors.

Seriously.

I just...get ticked off by people who have these weird impressions of them.

Either people say "they don't know what they're talking about" or "they're horrible people".

It hurts.

This.

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Americans.
No, not all of us are shallow and ignorant.

Icamane-CutFootloose:

This is more of my school, but...

Soccer
and people with emotional problems.

Just because someone has emotional problems does not mean they're "emo."
And soccer/REALfootball is a pretty damn awesome sport, thanks

Agreed heartily on both accounts, but especially the soccer(football!) one. First of all, I hate having to call it soccer just so people know what I'm talking about. I absolutely loathe American Football. Whenever the World Cup was going on for soccer everyone was all, "who cares about it?" where I live, and all I could think was "this is practially the only sport I actually do care about!" [/rant]

Genres of music. You can't describe a genre by one song, or ten songs, or twenty. I mean, you can dislike it, but you don't need to voice your opinion like you know everything.

This applies to the university programme I'm going for - the rock part. There's a jazz part and a rock part, and everyone seems to think that the people applying for rock are just people who can't play their instruments as well as the jazz musicians. Okay, I can play the piano better than half the people in the jazz department, fuck right off, thank you. I just don't need jazz. I don't listen to it that much, and I don't want to make a career out of it.

England's Dreaming:

Islam

I mean.....Really?

And the middle east.

wrc:

Ohh, ans suicide.

That's something I don't understand. People got angry at me for talking about how awful suicide is, but... isn't it? It's one of the worst things you can do to yourself and the people around you. Why should I stop hating on it? I don't think I can ever find myself thinking "Suicide is pretty cool. More people should do it."

Billie Joe Armstrong's voice.
Seriously...
if you base your entire opinion of his vocal range on a few listens of American Idiot then you really need to listen to him again.
The man's voice is powerful and has such a rich range. These musical clips have taught me that there's places his voice can go that we still haven't even seen in studio albums.

George W. Bush

Okay, so he wasn't the greatest thing ever. But he truly was not as bad as all these ridiculously rude people make him out to be.
His presidency did not ruin your life.
Get over it.

Dancing Dead.:

Hating on the kids who barely graduate/don't make graduation with their class. Some of those kids have legitimate issues as to why it's hard for them, and chances are if they know that their chances of graduating are threatened, theyare working as hard as they can to get there. Sometimes their best isn't what the teachers want, so sometimes it isn't the kids' faults. Stop hating on them.

THISSSSSS

I dropped out of high school when i was seventeen. It's not because I got pregnant. It's not because I'm on drugs. It's not because I got arrested. It's not because I'm stupid. It's not because I just got lazy and decided, "fuck school." It's not because of any of that. You have no fucking idea how much I regret dropping out. If I could, I'd take a time machine back to 9th grade and start all over again. I wanted to graduate, more than anything, but shit happens. Not every person who drops out or fails to finish high school does it because they're "stupid" or "irresponsible" or what have you.

The same goes for snooty people who hate on others for getting their GED. You know what? Fuck you. That GED is going to get me into community college. In two years, that community college is going to get me into a university. I'm going to be working my ass off just as much as the valedictorian who graduated with honors.

Even somebody who didn't graduate because of drugs or pregnancy or whatever, there's no reason to hate on them or look down on them. That does not make them more or less intelligent as you, especially if they're working hard to make up for that and further their education. There are tons of people who graduate high school and then end up sitting on their asses and doing nothing for the rest of their lives. Those people are irresponsible and stupid, not the one's who didn't get all A's in every subject.

Bells.:

That's something I don't understand. People got angry at me for talking about how awful suicide is, but... isn't it? It's one of the worst things you can do to yourself and the people around you. Why should I stop hating on it? I don't think I can ever find myself thinking "Suicide is pretty cool. More people should do it."

I don't think anyone was going "HEY HEY KILLING YOURSELF IS AWESOME MORE PEOPLE SHOULD TRY IT! IT'S DEFINITELY GOT NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AT ALL :D". Anyone who's previously attempted it obviously know now how destructive they were being - it's not like the horror of suicide is some big secret - and all they want is sensitivity concerning the topic. Maybe even a little empathy. What a long shot, right?

The Way:

I don't think anyone was going "HEY HEY KILLING YOURSELF IS AWESOME MORE PEOPLE SHOULD TRY IT! IT'S DEFINITELY GOT NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AT ALL :D". Anyone who's previously attempted it obviously know now how destructive they were being - it's not like the horror of suicide is some big secret - and all they want is sensitivity concerning the topic. Maybe even a little empathy. What a long shot, right?

This.

I'm going to say people need to stop hating on suicide.

Because suicide is not the issue. I think people shouldn't focus on the suicide so much as the person. At the end of the day, there's not much I can physically do to make a person stop committing suicide. Yeah I can tie them up and tell them they can't kill themselves because they're idiots and it's obviously so easy to just, you know, keep living their extremely painful and seemingly worthless existence, but am I really helping them in the long run? I'm not saving their life, I'm just stopping them from killing themselves. I've dealt with periods of intense depression in my life, with almost constant thoughts of suicide and it wasn't easy to keep living like that, with seemingly no hope for my future. It was extremely difficult, in fact. And there's nothing that says I won't be at that place in the future because honestly? I will be. I know I will. I might not even be able to help it.

I would never, ever, ever tell someone who is suicidal or has been suicidal that suicide is fucking stupid and that they should get over it. I would ask them if they wanted to talk about it, I would listen to them, I would be supportive. We shouldn't focus so much on the actual preventing of suicide; instead we should be trying to help people actually live.

Because in the end, that's a world of difference.

galaxies.:

This.

I'm going to say people need to stop hating on suicide.

Because suicide is not the issue. I think people shouldn't focus on the suicide so much as the person. At the end of the day, there's not much I can physically do to make a person stop committing suicide. Yeah I can tie them up and tell them they can't kill themselves because they're idiots and it's obviously so easy to just, you know, keep living their extremely painful and seemingly worthless existence, but am I really helping them in the long run? I'm not saving their life, I'm just stopping them from killing themselves. I've dealt with periods of intense depression in my life, with almost constant thoughts of suicide and it wasn't easy to keep living like that, with seemingly no hope for my future. It was extremely difficult, in fact. And there's nothing that says I won't be at that place in the future because honestly? I will be. I know I will. I might not even be able to help it.

I would never, ever, ever tell someone who is suicidal or has been suicidal that suicide is fucking stupid and that they should get over it. I would ask them if they wanted to talk about it, I would listen to them, I would be supportive. We shouldn't focus so much on the actual preventing of suicide; instead we should be trying to help people actually live.

Because in the end, that's a world of difference.

oh my goodness, this.

I would never ever tell somebody suicide is good. But saying people who do it are bad is just... sickening really. It's a touchy subject with me (as most people have noticed ), which I've had many debates about.

And whilst we're on the subject:

People need to stop hating on cutters

Yes, there is the emo stereotype, but oh my goodness if I hear one more person say "omg it's so stupid get over yourself and put down the knife" I will kill somebody. No joke.

My own mother said self-harm is pathetic It's rather upsetting that people are still close-minded.

The Way:

I don't think anyone was going "HEY HEY KILLING YOURSELF IS AWESOME MORE PEOPLE SHOULD TRY IT! IT'S DEFINITELY GOT NO HARMFUL EFFECTS AT ALL :D". Anyone who's previously attempted it obviously know now how destructive they were being - it's not like the horror of suicide is some big secret - and all they want is sensitivity concerning the topic. Maybe even a little empathy. What a long shot, right?

I still don't see why I should stop hating on suicide, rather than suicidal people. The act of suicide is obviously awful. I'm not saying that the people who have tried it don't deserve sensitivity or empathy, I'm just saying that people should definitely not stop hating on suicide itself. Rather than committing suicide, they should find ways of getting through it.

And yes, I have been suicidal before. Depression runs in my family, and I have been through a lot of traumatic things in my life. It's not like I'm saying this with absolutely no reason. I have considered it and I have managed to get through. I'm saying other people should find ways to do it too, because suicide is definitely not the answer.

If people in general don't like the same bands.

I don't sit there all day trashing it, I just don't find myself enjoying it. Your ranting isn't going to magically change that.
No seriously, this may come off as a surprise, BUT I'M NOT KIDDING.
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Bells.:

I still don't see why I should stop hating on suicide, rather than suicidal people. The act of suicide is obviously awful. I'm not saying that the people who have tried it don't deserve sensitivity or empathy, I'm just saying that people should definitely not stop hating on suicide itself. Rather than committing suicide, they should find ways of getting through it.

And yes, I have been suicidal before. Depression runs in my family, and I have been through a lot of traumatic things in my life. It's not like I'm saying this with absolutely no reason. I have considered it and I have managed to get through. I'm saying other people should find ways to do it too, because suicide is definitely not the answer.

Bells.:

Okay, suicide is so fucking stupid. It's not that difficult to not kill yourself. Grow a pair and build a bridge ffs.

I would add something here, but I don't think there's anything I could say that could make those two statements sound more contradictory.

Referring to my post, suicide is not the issue. People should not be hating on anything to do with depression or suicide. Is that honestly going to help anyone? No. I feel it's almost like AIDS. Suicide doesn't kill people; the depression, the feelings of worthlessness, the lack of desire to live...That's what kills a person. Suicide is merely the method.

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I don't get why some people hate on Starbucks. Yes they're evil and they're corporate but.....they have those delicious caramel apple spice things. And the lemon pound cake. Oh god, that's amazing.

galaxies.:

I don't get why some people hate on Starbucks. Yes they're evil and they're corporate but.....they have those delicious caramel apple spice things. And the lemon pound cake. Oh god, that's amazing.

oh god yes (I know... I agree with you over everything. it's not being creepy you're just as awesome as me )

Plus their hot chocolate, honestly it's orgasmic

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Screamo music.

It makes me happy. Don't say "it's just noise and it sucks".

I liek mai noise

galaxies.:

Okay, right. Seeing as this is turning into a personal attack by pointing out things that have no relevance to your argument and are simply there to supposedly make me look bad, I wasn't saying that to the suicidal people. I was saying my thoughts. No suicidal person had to read that, even if it wasn't hidden. I didn't thrust it into anyone's face and go "Read this! And take it personally!" And what I was saying, in a rather rough manner I do admit, is that people should find ways to remain alive, by finding courage (growing a pair) and getting through it (building a bridge).

Which is basically the same as what you're saying - a way to help them live. Only some people can help themselves, while others need to reach out for help, which is all part of developing courage and getting through.

Bells.:

Okay, right. Seeing as this is turning into a personal attack, I wasn't saying that to the suicidal people. I was saying my thoughts. No suicidal person had to read that, even if it wasn't hidden. I didn't thrust it into anyone's face and go "Read this! And take it personally!" And what I was saying, in a rather rough manner I do admit, is that people should find ways to remain alive, by finding courage (growing a pair) and getting through it (building a bridge).

Which is basically the same as what you're saying - a way to help them live. Only some people can help themselves, while others need to reach out for help, which is all part of developing courage and getting through.

This is actually more unrelated to hating on suicide, I suppose, since I've already made it clear that you will never achieve anything by telling someone to grow some balls and build a bridge (to, presumably, get over it). Hating suicide will never change that it happens. Sometimes, when dealing with depression, courage isn't always the way one gets through it either. Sometimes it's love, and sometimes it's pills. And yes, sometimes it is sheer force of will.

There is a right and a wrong way to state your ideas on Mibba, and yes, even on Confessions. Phrasing something in a rough manner is not the correct way to state an opinion, by any means.

1. Word Choice: The way you choose to phrase your thoughts is almost always the most important factor when deciding if you’re bashing. Are you being condescending (ie words like “dear” or sweetheart)? Are you cussing or using belittling words (ie idiot, moron, stupid, etc.)? Using belittling words directed at ideas, not just people, is also considered bashing.

- Taken from an article written by an admin in the latest issue of Mibba Magazine concerning freedom of speech.

Suicide qualifies as an idea, I believe. I could also link you to various other sources taken from posts from admins on the subject. Now, as this no longer relates to actual suicide nor the topic of the thread, let's drop it.

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petite chaton;:

oh god yes (I know... I agree with you over everything. it's not being creepy you're just as awesome as me )

Plus their hot chocolate, honestly it's orgasmic

Definitely.

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Adam Lambert. He's a cool guy, and I think his voice is pretty good. I'm not one to judge, of course. His fashion sense is awesome, too.

Plus, his sexuality has nothing to do with it. I don't know why people feel the need to bring it up so often.

Cabbage and brocolli and veg in general.

It's tasty. And good for you.



Just eat it, quit whining. Be grateful you can eat.

galaxies.:

I wasn't telling anyone to grow some balls and get over it. I wasn't even addressing anyone. It was everyone else who decided to take it personally.

How is suicide an idea? It is an action. I really don't think they meant suicide when they were talking about ideas.

And fine, dropping it. But I still think that suicide should be hated. I never said anything about the people who attempt it.

Although I do disagree with things you say, such as "I've already made it clear that you won't achieve anything by telling someone etc. etc." What makes you such an expert on the subject? Not everyone is the same. Why do you think you have the right to state it like that?

The Doctor:

Cabbage and brocolli and veg in general.

It's tasty. And good for you.



Just eat it, quit whining. Be grateful you can eat.

YES
VEGETABLES ARE SO NICE

Except cabbage though, cazuse its too bland

But the rest are good. Everytime I make brocollies the people in my flat look like they're about to cry