There are many things I like about blogging, including making new buddies. I also deeply appreciate that my buddies write great posts that I can steal. Borrow. I meant borrow. Mostly. 😀 In fairness, my blog might be an abyss of nothingness if it weren’t for the creativity of my buddies and their coolness in not creating a fuss when I steal/borrow their posts.
So if you’ve been picking up what I’m putting down, this idea is not original. My buddy, Audrey, shared her unpopular opinions, which got me thinking about what opinions of mine are unpopular. Now I’ve shared this before but I have deeply-seated people-pleasing tendencies so I had to dig a bit deeper than I liked to find some.
I am unsure if this bad or good.
#NotAshamed to Have Unpopular Opinions
In no particular order, here are a few unpopular thoughts rolling around my crazy brain.
Cats Rule. Dogs Drool.
This is not necessarily an unpopular opinion because there are plenty of cat lovers who don’t like dogs and vice versa. I actually like dogs quite a bit, but I LOVE cats in a way that would embarrass most self-proclaimed crazy cat ladies. However, where my unpopular opinion comes in is that I love cats for the reason most people dislike them: they are aloof. While I believe cats can be deeply affectionate and loyal pets, I do agree that you have to earn that affection and loyalty. And that’s why I think they rule and dogs drool!
P.S. Max actually does drool. It’s adorable. I don’t find dog drool cute.
Friends and Seinfeld Are Overrated.
I started with a fairly mild unpopular opinion but now I’m pulling out the big guns. Friends and Seinfeld are iconic TV shows but …. not my jam. I never quite understood the hype and couldn’t relate to them at all, especially Friends. They annoyed me, if we’re being honest. At the time they were on TV, I dreamed of either living in LA or NY. And the NYC, they lived in didn’t appeal to me because New York, in particular, represented diversity. Weirdly, I wasn’t bothered by the lack of diversity (which was definitely widespread) on other network shows, but it super bothered me on those two shows. I still cringe and groan every time I come across either on syndication.
The Force is No Longer with Star Wars. Also Ewoks Rule.
New Hope, Empire Strikes and Return of the Jedi feel like an integral part of my childhood. And yes, I loved the Ewoks because they were living teddy bears, so of course 10-year-old me adored them. The prequels were godawful. Force Awakens and Rogue One were good but seriously … enough. Solo. Nope. The Last Jedi. Whatever. The gazillion additional characters and movies they want to spin-off. Barf.
Also, I overall feel this way about superheroes, on the big and small screen, but Audrey mentioned it on her post and that feels like too much thieving on my part. Black Panther remains the exception (and not just because he’s a cat) and I will throw down with anyone who comes at with me Black Panther hate.
Not Feeling All the Jo and Chip Gaines Love.
So before you grab your pitchfork and come at me, hear me out. I don’t dislike them. They seem like good people and I wish nothing but continued success to them. But everyone seems to love them more than sliced bread. But people — ain’t nothing better than sliced bread. I’m also not wild about her designs, too country for me. Plus their saccharine is sky-high and too much sweet makes my belly hurt.
Tennis Shoes Are Not That Comfortable
Everyone always says they can’t wait to put on their tennis shoes or sneakers or Nikes and be comfortable. Not me. My toes demand freedom and I don’t find tennis shoes to be more comfortable than most work/dress/casual/workout shoes. At all. I mean over five-inch heels, sure. But flip-flops are the most comfortable shoe, EVER.
One Unpopular Opinion That Changed Recently
Hey, I’m woman enough to admit when I’m wrong. And I was wrong.
Who Cares about Some Royals Getting Married?
Prince Harry is my favorite royal and I love Meghan Markle so I was certainly happy for them and thrilled that America now has a real princess (duchess, whatever) and a biracial one too. But I wasn’t into all the hype around the wedding. Sure, I planned to see what her dress looked like and such but it was kind of a non-event to me. So imagine my surprise when I spent hours looking at pictures and reading about their wedding and re-watching highlights. Yup, totally got sucked in and maybe I needed to believe in fairytales again and let my cold, dead heart start beating again.
Or I was just plain and big ‘ol grump before. Both work.
So what are some of your unpopular opinions?
Tanya
People do tend to have a favorite TV show, dont they – I thought The Office would be thrown in there.
I was totally loved all things Royal wedding.
I dont get the crazy with the Gaines myself. I like them – think they’re incredible people, but I have one cousin who literally has EVERYTHING in her home decorated like or by the Magnolia Collection. CHILL MAN – CHILL!!!!
I wasn’t a diehard Office fan but I didn’t mind the show and occasionally watched it. I still don’t feel like I was like all things Royal but I was more into it than I thought I would be! LOL! Oh man! I’m not really into their style so no Magnolia stuff for me!
Yup, definitely some unpopular opinions there! 🙂 I love Friends but I never got into Seinfeld, although I get why people would. And I love Chip and Jo. For some reason watching their show brings me a lot of comfort, although it makes me want to buy a house like crazy!
They seem like a genuinely sweet couple but everyone seems to LOVE them! I actually prefer Seinfeld over Friends, although I don’t like either.
It’s no shock to anyone that I looove dogs. But I don’t have any issues with cats 🙂 My cat/my family cat still lives with my parents and I love to her pieces.
K loves watching Friends, but I don’t care about it at all. I’ll watch if he has it on, but I never turn it on and I don’t really know their stories. I hate Seinfeld. It’s annoying and it reminds me of my ex (because he loved it).
Chip and Joanna are another of K’s favorites. If he has it on, I’ll watch it, but I never just sit in front of it.
I love the royals and their weddings 🙂
I actually don’t mind Fixer Upper but I’ve only seen a few episodes. It’s not a regular show for me and I don’t go gaga over their stuff – books, furniture, etc. I like Seinfeld slightly more than friends because sometimes their snark makes me laugh but it also borders annoying so easily.
I’ve never watched Seinfeld. Don’t care about Star Wars or the Gaines people.
I disagree with you re: dogs and cats but that’s okay.
My most unpopular opinion is that I don’t like Harry Potter. Well, not so much don’t like. Don’t care.
I’m bummed when people don’t like Harry Potter, but everybody likes different things. The one thing that does irritate me though is when people don’t like Harry Potter because they think it’s satantic because he’s a wizard. Lame.
LOL i don’t find dog drool cute either. you know how i feel about cats, i agree with you – i love that they love me but also can live without me. maybe one day we will get a dog but it will be so dependent on me and love me no matter what and that’s kind of exhausting. lol.
i like Friends, but despise Seinfeld.
I agree about Star Wars. some things should be left well enough alone.
i agree about joanna gaines. i don’t like her style – if she did my house i’d be like, erm… can you do something different than the same thing you do all the time? i don’t hate their show when i watch HGTV (can’t stand flip or flop, hate those people) but i am not obsessed with everything they do like it seems other people are.
if i am walking around a city like when travelling, i want to wear tennis shoes. if i am running out to the store, i’m going to be wearing flip flops. i would live in flip flops if i could, but any time i have to walk more than 10 minutes, my feet cry for support lol
Yes! Dogs are cute but they are needy and I don’t do needy. I need to be the needy one in the relationship! 😀 So not into the Magnolia look at all. Not my jam but I don’t hate their show either, I just would never have them decorate my home (not that they would want to anyway!). Everyone says that about their arches and flip flops but it’s not a problem for me. I went all day at Disneyland in flip flops with no pain!
Seinfeld was okay, but I looooved Friends! Still will occasionally watch a rerun or two here or there.
Um yes, cats are better than dogs!!! 🙂
I just finished watching The Force Awakens right now as we speak, with my daughter, and I was not impressed. I love the Star Wars movies from when we were kids, but that’s where it ends. The ones that came out back when I was in college, bothered me so much because Hayden Christiansen played Anniken Skywalker like a spoiled brat and I kept thinking, there is no way Padme would fall for someone like him! Also, Jar Jar Binks was hella annoying. And yes, EWOKS!!! So stinkin’ cute!! 🙂
Cats rule! Forever! I didn’t mind Force Awakens because it felt a lot better than the prequels, which were just terrible. I mean one of the greatest cinematic villains was a basically a spoiled brat who need a timeout and someone to take a light saber for a week, ya know? Ewoks! I love them. Don’t care that so many don’t like them because they are freaking adorable!
soooooo…..i didn’t enjoy black panther…as in i couldn’t finish the movie 🙁
my unpopular opinion: i didn’t care about the royal wedding and all the coverage bored me to tears
WHAT! You didn’t like Black Panther??? Deep breaths, Tanya. Deep breaths. Okay, that’s fine. I can’t yell at you because A) Everyone is entitled to their opinion. B) You know muy thai and can kick my ass. 😀
I didn’t care about the royal wedding until the day of and got sucked into reading all the articles and looking at the pictures. I think I needed to see something where people were actually happy versus feeling like it’s the end of the world.
Girl, I was in the same boat about the royal wedding. Just not something I got all hyped about (but no judgement for those who did). So imagine my surprise when I woke up and just happened to check the coverage (like you, I wanted to see what her dress looked like) JUST as she was pulling up to the church. And then I sat there like a goon smiling at the computer for the whole service.