The Unpopular Opinions Thread.

[Vilageidiotx]

The Dallas shootings were very predictable and we are going to learn exactly the wrong lessons from it. Hold on friends, we gonna have ourselves a police state.

and also yeh, anime still sucks

[mdk]

The Dallas shootings were very predictable and we are going to learn exactly the wrong lessons from it. Hold on friends, we gonna have ourselves a police state.

and also yeh, anime still sucks

@Vilageidiotx

Within two minutes of turning on CNN, I was watching a fear-mongering gun control lecture. So I switched to Fox, and they were running a fear-mongering Obama/terrorism lecture.

Gosh, I wonder if maybe we're so divided because everyone keeps trying to rile us up against each other?

[Vilageidiotx]

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Within two minutes of turning on CNN, I was watching a fear-mongering gun control lecture. So I switched to Fox, and they were running a fear-mongering Obama/terrorism lecture.

Gosh, I wonder if maybe we're so divided because everyone keeps trying to rile us up against each other?

@mdk

The media politicization doesn't help, I agree. I don't know if it is avoidable though, short of everyone growing wise to it. And that all the news stations were playing footage of that man that was gunned down in his own car... yeh, that certainly played a part. This is how this situation played out for me actually. First short break at work I walk out and see in the main hall, where they have CNN and Fox playing on every other screen, that both stations are showing the raw footage of the man that was gunned down in his car. I go back to work. A little while later I go out and see the protests are going in Dallas. I go back to work. At lunch, I go out and the news is about the sniper shootings. So yeh, I'm sure the showing of such graphic and emotional footage as a man dying while a cop holds him at gunpoint... that certainly stirred the pot.

But at the same time that incident did happen, it isn't a media invention, like staged on the moon or something. And it is hard to avoid hearing of cop shootings every week anymore. People have been calling for police reform, and though body cams have come into fashion because of it, these things keep happening. I have been saying for a while that this shit was going to come to a head and some guy was going to think "Oh shit, society won't reign in these cops, either I kill them or they kill me." And here it is.

I don't want to see violence here, not against dudes in their cars and not against cops monitoring protests. But this shit will only escalate if we take the "Cops need to come down harder" route rather than the "Oh shit maybe we need reform" route. And I have no doubt the former is the one that will win out, to the detriment of everybody involved, since all militarizing the police will do is cause more deaths, and then more violent reprisals.

For the record though, I agree the fact this shit always becomes a second amendment issue or terrorism issue is BS. It seems it always goes that way because that is all the media knows how to talk about, and we end up avoiding any deeper issues because of it.

[Jotunn Draugr]

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soooooooooooooooo you are a virgin?

Get it? Like he was asking what 'fuck' actually was? Like he didn't know? So that would make him a virgin? Even though, like.... do you get it? Do you get the joke about being a virgin?

@mdk

That's the kind of bad joke only a VIRGIN would make!

[Vilageidiotx]

who the fuck we kidding? this is the internet, nobody gettin' laid up on here. even the women on here haven't seen a vaginer

[Dolerman]

Red Pill time.

girlsaskguys.com/sexual-behavior/a2297..

[ClocktowerEchos]

Brexit is a terrific example of what blind nationalism and groupthink can do as well as highlighting the inherent failures of democracy.

[cpldingo]

I may end up proving DHS right.

[ScreenAcne]

I like the rains and storms more than I like summer.

*Prepares to be physically destroyed via pure negative energy via cyberspace*

[ClocktowerEchos]

I like the rains and storms more than I like summer.

*Prepares to be physically destroyed via pure negative energy via cyberspace*

@ScreenAcne

Don't worry, you aren't nearly alone on this as you think. Summer is hot and rain sounds relaxing when your inside ^^

[Fabricant451]

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I mean go ahead, suggest an anime and I'll make an attempt at watching it, but I think I could count on one hand the number of animes that I enjoy.

@Primal Conundrum

Well what kind of genres do you like? Personally I go in for the josei style of show. Josei is aimed at women but it's really just a way of saying 'this kind of show has actual characters talking about feelings and shit rather than boring punching and nakama bullshit'. Something like Chihayafuru is a good drama as well as being a good series about a game many probably haven't heard of outside of Japan. Nana is about two girls that become room mates and spend a lot of time dealing with young adult problems of love and stuff and it's really good but remains forever unfinished because the author got seriously ill.

Paradise Kiss is also one I suggest. It's probably the most out and out 'aimed at girls' but don't let that stop you. It's about a high school girl who is bored of her high school life and gets swept up with a group of college fashion designers as their new model as she discovers her own identity and such. Kimi ni Todoke is a charming little series about a girl that looks like the girl from The Ring and her quest to make friends with people that hate her and to find love in the process. It's sweet and nice and just adorable.

The Tatami Galaxy is like anime subbing's end boss because of how whip fast the dialog and pacing of the show is. The Tatami Galaxy is pretty much the anime for people that are like "anime is all the same shit". It's a show about life and how choices affect it which sounds lame or whatever but it's actually really well done and unlike most anime out there in terms of presentation and animation. The difference in animation also extends to:

Aku no Hana Aku no Hana is a strange anime that uses the rotoscoping technique and got a lot of ire for it. I thought it added to the vibe of the show, which is rather unsettling. It's a psychological thriller that is, oddly, darkly romantic. It's about a literature loving student who gets blackmailed by a strange, lonely girl into doing bad things. Seriously, it's real good

Sakamichi no Apollon/Kids on the Slope is a great series about how jazz music brings people together. Set in the 1960s Japan, two people with wildly different personalities come together to play jazz and experience romance (not with each other though it's very bromantic anyway). Great music, solid animation (from the guy what directed Cowboy Bebop) and just a real genuine show with nice characters.

Your Lie in April is really, really, really great. It's about a former music prodigy who, because of reasons, can no longer hear the piano and sees the world in a very bleak manner. Enter the free spirited violinist and watch as love happens.

Cross Game is a time investment but what a great time investment it is. It's about a guy named Kou Kitamura who loves two things: baseball and his neighbor Wakaba Tsukishima. Kou and his family are close with the Tsukishima family and their four daughters. The show revolves around baseball but also at the relationship and character growth of its three leads. Baseball is the backdrop. Come for the baseball. Stay for the relationships. Mitsuru Adachi loves his baseball romance.

Major is one of the few sports anime I really enjoy. It might be because I really like baseball but still. Major is the story of Goro Honda, the son of a professional baseball player. It is six seasons long with each one detailing a different period in Goro's life. From his childhood little league days, his middle school and high school days, to his quest to become a major league player (hence the title) it's ultimately a show about how one guy's love for baseball influences and changes the people around him. It's pretty shounen-esque but there's definitely more attention to the supporting cast and Goro actually learns shit instead of just getting dumb power up pitches.

Gakkou Gurashi!/School Live is a cute and adorable show about girls having adventures in their high school and I highly suggest it.

Space Brothers is about two brothers who, as children, made a promise. "I'll go to the moon!" says younger brother; "I'll go to MARS!" says older brother, since he has to be ahead of his younger brother like any good older brother should. Years later, older brother is working as an engineer while younger brother has become an astronaut. Living a dead-end life after losing his job and failing his promise, Space Brothers is about one man's journey to space. It's character driven light sci-fi with more realistic space jargon than normal science fiction.

Shokugeki no Soma is far and away the most blantant 'this is shounen trash' series I am suggesting. But I don't care because I fuckin' dig it. Instead of ninjas or robots or monkeys with blonde hair, this is a series where the fights are done in the kitchen. Soma attends a really, really prestigious culinary academy while his dad goes away to do cool dad things. This academy is kind of corrupt and there are ten elite chefs that Soma wants to take down because he's a shounen hero. But after catching the anger of the tsundere, he's constantly fighting to stay enrolled as failure means expulsion and expulsion from this school means you'll never cook anywhere decent again. It's like if Iron Chef was serious and anime. At some point during the writing process the author decided to be a bit more realistic and the cooking starts using actual techniques and styles. Once you get past the 'this food is so good it gives people orgasms' of the early episodes it's fairly enjoyable throughout. Second season hype as fuck.

Infinite Ryvius is...kind of rough. The animation doesn't look good even by 1999 standards and it takes its sweet time getting to its own point, but sticking with it past the first four or so episodes gives you a series that is a psychological sci fi drama that's actually social commentary. It's been dumbed down as "Lord of the Flies in space" but that's not giving it full credit. Sure, there are certainly elements of that but it's a bunch of teenagers trying to have their own ideas for a perfect society come to fruition. As the show goes on it does a great job exploring the mental state of these characters as they deal with their harrowing situation. It's real good, but also kinda ruff.

Okay that's some stuff I'd do more but then I might as well just make a thread instead of shitting up this one like I do.

I feel like every anime that isn't shonen is trash

@POOHEAD189

I'm sorry you feel that way, fam.

[Primal Conundrum]

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Well what kind of genres do you like? Personally I go in for the josei style of show. Josei is aimed at women but it's really just a way of saying 'this kind of show has actual characters talking about feelings and shit rather than boring punching and nakama bullshit'. Something like Chihayafuru is a good drama as well as being a good series about a game many probably haven't heard of outside of Japan. Nana is about two girls that become room mates and spend a lot of time dealing with young adult problems of love and stuff and it's really good but remains forever unfinished because the author got seriously ill.

Paradise Kiss is also one I suggest. It's probably the most out and out 'aimed at girls' but don't let that stop you. It's about a high school girl who is bored of her high school life and gets swept up with a group of college fashion designers as their new model as she discovers her own identity and such. Kimi ni Todoke is a charming little series about a girl that looks like the girl from The Ring and her quest to make friends with people that hate her and to find love in the process. It's sweet and nice and just adorable.

The Tatami Galaxy is like anime subbing's end boss because of how whip fast the dialog and pacing of the show is. The Tatami Galaxy is pretty much the anime for people that are like "anime is all the same shit". It's a show about life and how choices affect it which sounds lame or whatever but it's actually really well done and unlike most anime out there in terms of presentation and animation. The difference in animation also extends to:

Aku no Hana Aku no Hana is a strange anime that uses the rotoscoping technique and got a lot of ire for it. I thought it added to the vibe of the show, which is rather unsettling. It's a psychological thriller that is, oddly, darkly romantic. It's about a literature loving student who gets blackmailed by a strange, lonely girl into doing bad things. Seriously, it's real good

Sakamichi no Apollon/Kids on the Slope is a great series about how jazz music brings people together. Set in the 1960s Japan, two people with wildly different personalities come together to play jazz and experience romance (not with each other though it's very bromantic anyway). Great music, solid animation (from the guy what directed Cowboy Bebop) and just a real genuine show with nice characters.

Your Lie in April is really, really, really great. It's about a former music prodigy who, because of reasons, can no longer hear the piano and sees the world in a very bleak manner. Enter the free spirited violinist and watch as love happens.

Cross Game is a time investment but what a great time investment it is. It's about a guy named Kou Kitamura who loves two things: baseball and his neighbor Wakaba Tsukishima. Kou and his family are close with the Tsukishima family and their four daughters. The show revolves around baseball but also at the relationship and character growth of its three leads. Baseball is the backdrop. Come for the baseball. Stay for the relationships. Mitsuru Adachi loves his baseball romance.

Major is one of the few sports anime I really enjoy. It might be because I really like baseball but still. Major is the story of Goro Honda, the son of a professional baseball player. It is six seasons long with each one detailing a different period in Goro's life. From his childhood little league days, his middle school and high school days, to his quest to become a major league player (hence the title) it's ultimately a show about how one guy's love for baseball influences and changes the people around him. It's pretty shounen-esque but there's definitely more attention to the supporting cast and Goro actually learns shit instead of just getting dumb power up pitches.

Gakkou Gurashi!/School Live is a cute and adorable show about girls having adventures in their high school and I highly suggest it.

Space Brothers is about two brothers who, as children, made a promise. "I'll go to the moon!" says younger brother; "I'll go to MARS!" says older brother, since he has to be ahead of his younger brother like any good older brother should. Years later, older brother is working as an engineer while younger brother has become an astronaut. Living a dead-end life after losing his job and failing his promise, Space Brothers is about one man's journey to space. It's character driven light sci-fi with more realistic space jargon than normal science fiction.

Shokugeki no Soma is far and away the most blantant 'this is shounen trash' series I am suggesting. But I don't care because I fuckin' dig it. Instead of ninjas or robots or monkeys with blonde hair, this is a series where the fights are done in the kitchen. Soma attends a really, really prestigious culinary academy while his dad goes away to do cool dad things. This academy is kind of corrupt and there are ten elite chefs that Soma wants to take down because he's a shounen hero. But after catching the anger of the tsundere, he's constantly fighting to stay enrolled as failure means expulsion and expulsion from this school means you'll never cook anywhere decent again. It's like if Iron Chef was serious and anime. At some point during the writing process the author decided to be a bit more realistic and the cooking starts using actual techniques and styles. Once you get past the 'this food is so good it gives people orgasms' of the early episodes it's fairly enjoyable throughout. Second season hype as fuck.

Infinite Ryvius is...kind of rough. The animation doesn't look good even by 1999 standards and it takes its sweet time getting to its own point, but sticking with it past the first four or so episodes gives you a series that is a psychological sci fi drama that's actually social commentary. It's been dumbed down as "Lord of the Flies in space" but that's not giving it full credit. Sure, there are certainly elements of that but it's a bunch of teenagers trying to have their own ideas for a perfect society come to fruition. As the show goes on it does a great job exploring the mental state of these characters as they deal with their harrowing situation. It's real good, but also kinda ruff.

Okay that's some stuff I'd do more but then I might as well just make a thread instead of shitting up this one like I do.

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I'm sorry you feel that way, fam.

@Fabricant451

I don't know the terms for what I watch, but I don't think it would be defined as josei—I typically don't enjoy romance (sub)plots, and I'm not much of a fan of slice of life or highschool stuff. For reference, if I were to try to name my top 3 animes, it would be One Punch Man, Ranma 1/2, and Space Dandy. Of those, One Punch Man is probably the only one that I can actively say I like. I'll give a crack at some of those, but I'm pretty sure you and I have quite different tastes in shows. From the descriptions you've given, I'm going to be honest, I don't think one of those actually sounds appealing to me.

Also thank you for reminding me of why I hate anime intros.

[Fabricant451]

Well then I cannot help you because I do not like One Punch Man, but also One Punch Man is like a giant shounen mockery anyway so there it is.

But there's lots of different anime out there so really I just want people to not think that the popular actiony stuff is representative of the whole. There's plenty'a anime that's legit well done from a writing perspective that just gets buried in the harems and actiony stuff because that's what sells the most shit in Japan

[Dion]

OPM is actively going out of it's way to make fun of shonen, while being one itself.

Also it's just really funny. Can't wait for that season 2.

This whole debate sounds a lot like stop liking what I don't like!!!!!!!

[Darcs]

Pretty Little Liars is a good show and I think the writers are very purposefully trying to make it into a diet version of Twin Peaks.

Azealia Banks is a talented musician and usually right when she says some ignant sounding shit online.

Tyler the Creator is a talented musician and does a really good job with The Internet, I'm more looking forward to a Tyler/Rocky album than a Kdot/Jcole album.

Lana Del Rey is a brilliant artist and if you don't like her you, then probably don't like reading to far into anything, that's okay.

"Kanye West is a bad artist" is a meme, he's got a lot of shit going on, but he's artistically one of the best voices hip hop and electronic music has had in this generation, he's capable of bringing a lot of obscure sounds to the mainstream lens, and he fucking helped end the bling era.

I hope Brexit marks the beginning of the end of civilized Western society, I just want to be alive to see the end tbh.

I don't really like that it seemed like the Muslim community's prime drive after the Pulse shooting was to make sure everyone knew that this guy wasn't a representative of all Muslims. Like, guys, we know, now's not the time holy fuck.

Ana Lily Amirpour is my director-waifu

This isn't an unpopular opinion, but why weren't there more tributes to Elie Wiesel's passing?

[kapuchu]

Eragon was an entertaining movie

Vanilla World of Warcraft was buggy and bad

@Darcs is a weirdo :p

[Fabricant451]

This whole debate sounds a lot like stop liking what I don't like!!!!!!!

@Buddha

There's a debate? Where is it I need to shitpost.

[Dolerman]

So relevant right now.

[Fabricant451]

[mdk]

Is the best rap song ever written, and it's from anime. So. Y'all can go screw yourselves.