John Kowalski
Banned
It takes a keen mind to truly see Keion for what it really is.
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Are your personal tastes misunderstood or frowned upon?
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It takes a keen mind to truly see Keion for what it really is.
Mr. Wedgewood
Member
I still rollerblade.
Captain Zyrain
Member
I occasionally still like ketchup with my steak.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
I made some Pineapple Pizza for the first time a few days ago, because I was curious and that shit was... delicious. I'm joining the darkside.
This. I don't have any proof but I'm convinced some of my friends have stopped talking to me because I have a furry avatar on Discord and Steam, despite the fact that they are super into anime and shouldn't throw stones. God knows how they'll react when they find out I'm trans.
I only recently had to tell my mother that I'd be going to a furry convention at the end of the month and my family members give me shit for it. My twin sister doesn't like the dog being near me. I think that says everything, tbh.
Also, depending on the person viewing me, being 'too left-wing'. I can't talk politics around my IRL friends and my internet friends call me their 'social justice friend'. I get bothered by 'triggered' jokes etc and even my super pro-LGBT+ mixed race sisters call me out on it.
I also hate a lot of modern pop music and people look down on me for that. But I also get teased for being super into Junior Senior. I can't win.
I don't get people getting upset at you for not liking comedies, unless you're totally condescending about it, but your opinion on Star Wars is clearly wrong.
Lol yeah I'm bummed that anime still gets a bad rap sometimes
Like, watch Jojo or Steins;Gate and tell me it's not a storytelling medium worth looking into
Also most any good anime annihilates stuff like Walking Dead or the other long-form shows that drag on and on and oooooon
Mah tastes are objectively better than yer bad tastes, Rawr~
Furry- Obvious
3D Sonic- Obvious
The idea that the critical consensus for film does have value- I feel like people who go "I don't listen to critics because I make up my OWN opinions" are A.) Lying on that last part, as no one makes opinions in a vacuum, and B.) Tend to like a lot of middle-of-the-road if not shit films and are compensating too hard for it. Not to say I don't diverge from critics myself (Y'all are lying about Blade Runner) or that I don't enjoy a good braindead blockbuster- emphasis on good- but at the same time, I'm more likely to take stock in someone's film opinions if they don't stan for the Transformers franchise (sorry duckroll).
Anime- Obvious, although in my personal case, I myself avoid most of it anyway because I either can't stand the fan service, or just that annoying-ass, light novel, big-eyed I'm so kawaii uguu desu ne!! "I'm a cute dancing idol!" bullshit that's popular now. I trend towards generic old-school Toonami staples sans Tenchi Muyo, action and sports shows like OPM or Hajime no Ippo, or in general anime that was made in the 80s-early 2000s when humans looked more like humans.
3D Sonic- Obvious
The idea that the critical consensus for film does have value- I feel like people who go "I don't listen to critics because I make up my OWN opinions" are A.) Lying on that last part, as no one makes opinions in a vacuum, and B.) Tend to like a lot of middle-of-the-road if not shit films and are compensating too hard for it. Not to say I don't diverge from critics myself (Y'all are lying about Blade Runner) or that I don't enjoy a good braindead blockbuster- emphasis on good- but at the same time, I'm more likely to take stock in someone's film opinions if they don't stan for the Transformers franchise (sorry duckroll).
Anime- Obvious, although in my personal case, I myself avoid most of it anyway because I either can't stand the fan service, or just that annoying-ass, light novel, big-eyed I'm so kawaii uguu desu ne!! "I'm a cute dancing idol!" bullshit that's popular now. I trend towards generic old-school Toonami staples sans Tenchi Muyo, action and sports shows like OPM or Hajime no Ippo, or in general anime that was made in the 80s-early 2000s when humans looked more like humans.
It's totally understandable why anime gets a bad rap.
That said, I'm super careful about who I tell I like anime.
Frankenstrat
Member
I enjoy watching disgusting Youtube videos. Feels like my girlfriend and I against the world. Also, if I ever mentioned YTP's like in my avatar people would probably look at me weird.
THIS! Pretty much every Marvel and DC movie released are just over-manufactured pieces of corporate culture.
They are pretty damn entertaining though.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I love watching cringe youtube videos way more than my friends. I die of laughter and cringing at shit like the guy going to order fast food with the shadow the hedgehog doll. How much of a man child can you be.
That shit is my life force.
That shit is my life force.
Sonic Adventure 2 is still the 2nd-best game ever made in my eyes, so yeah.
Edit: the problem with superhero movies is that so many of them are stuck on being origin stories, and i feel like that comes from a need to establish verisimilitude by starting with a non-super world and making it comic book world. This comes, in my mind, from a deep-seated shame at the source material.
This is actually something i feel like the DC movies are doing right: they're not afraid to just throw bits and pieces of lore around willy-nilly, while in Marvel everything must be introduced and expounded upon procedurally, so the latter Marvel movies work because you have already established a meaty world, but the early solo movies all feel like painful retreads of each other.
Edit: the problem with superhero movies is that so many of them are stuck on being origin stories, and i feel like that comes from a need to establish verisimilitude by starting with a non-super world and making it comic book world. This comes, in my mind, from a deep-seated shame at the source material.
This is actually something i feel like the DC movies are doing right: they're not afraid to just throw bits and pieces of lore around willy-nilly, while in Marvel everything must be introduced and expounded upon procedurally, so the latter Marvel movies work because you have already established a meaty world, but the early solo movies all feel like painful retreads of each other.
Yeah, same here.
There's also my love for anime and now i have a fascination with kpop and hip hop choreographies that most of my friends don't seem to understand. It kinda sucks since I really want to talk about it but I can't.
Idk. People are into different things and I try not to make people feel like shit about their opinions on entertainment.
How About No
Member
i await the day Bible Black is required watching for college film courses
any day now
Herbspiceguy
Member
I give oil massages = creepy pervert
I own horses = weird
I watch Twitch streams every day = y u watch videogames played by kids who don't have a 'real' job instead of playing them yourself?!
I own horses = weird
I watch Twitch streams every day = y u watch videogames played by kids who don't have a 'real' job instead of playing them yourself?!
U2 is my favourite band and i like country music, you tell me.
But i have such a varied taste in music so i like everything in between melodic death metal to house music while also pop music.
I think Joshua Tree is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. There I said it.
Glass Shark
Banned
When it comes to GAF? Sure. I would consider myself to be an outlier on a lot of stuff here. But in terms of normal average American society, I'm typical as shit.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
So I like hamsters I don't see why I need to be put on a watch list.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
Achtung Baby is better.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
People always make complicated nerd/geek assumptions about you when they find out you have more than 2 game consoles in the house. They're always wrong. I fuck on the reg and I'm cooler than your mom.
crowphoenix
Banned
I dislike the act of watching TV and movies. I enjoy seeing good acting. I enjoy knowing what happened. I enjoy the memory of tv and movies. And yet, I just do not enjoy watching TV or movies; I'd much rather play a game or read a book.
It really bothers my wife at times because she has a real passion for quirky TV shows and wants me to take part in it.
It really bothers my wife at times because she has a real passion for quirky TV shows and wants me to take part in it.
That sounds really tough.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah. I've come to realise I have pretty terrible taste in stuff, especially music. When I tell people I can't stand Queen, they give me a look.
Zeuanimals
Member
I guess I'm the same as you. I haven't really enjoyed a comedic movie in years. A bit here or there will make me laugh but as a whole, I just get bored. The writing in most comedic movies is just too lazy compared to a lot of TV shows.
And I can't watch most anime. Melodrama just kills my interest immediately and there's often so much exposition into every action and every emotion. They can't just leave something a little vague or subtle and they can't just let something happen. It has to be explained and it has to be emphasized.
It's weird because when we see western films or shows with the same level of over-acting, we say it's corny, but people dismiss it with anime. I don't know if it's because of the change in medium that makes people stop caring but it bothers me all the same.
And I can't watch most anime. Melodrama just kills my interest immediately and there's often so much exposition into every action and every emotion. They can't just leave something a little vague or subtle and they can't just let something happen. It has to be explained and it has to be emphasized.
It's weird because when we see western films or shows with the same level of over-acting, we say it's corny, but people dismiss it with anime. I don't know if it's because of the change in medium that makes people stop caring but it bothers me all the same.
I'd probably own a horse if I wasn't so horribly allergic to them.
Not weird
Costa Kid
Member
I had the same problem. I hate movies like deadpool. I don't hate all comedies but I certainly hate a lot of them. I'm not a dry person, I laugh at a lot of things but the comedy in some movies, I feel, is just trash. Some people think it's weird and others think you're trying to be pretentious in some way. That's what happens when you deviate from the norm.
Horses are noble animals, i fear them a bit because i keep thinking about what happened to Christopher Reeves, but they are free and beautiful.
Icyflamez96
Member
Music
TWD is shit, CoD Zomvie Mode has little to do with Zombie genre and I'm not even gonna comment on PvZ as an example of "you tried". Maybe you should just try an actual good piece a chance.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
I mean yeah, most comedies are garbage. Most of anything produced in any medium is garbage.
Not enjoying comedy at all is what I find strange here.
Sometimes I get judged for liking videogames.
Hopefully no one finds out my porn preferences.
DeviantArt hasn't helped y'all's public perception either.
Hopefully no one finds out my porn preferences.
DeviantArt hasn't helped y'all's public perception either.
Barrage
Member
Ive never been able to tell any woman ive been with how much I dislike dogs/cats/ pets in general. Its seen as a dealbreaker, especially early on.
My taste in music is also admittedly trash. I love Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach unironically.
I have the best of Hoobastank and Puddle Of Mudd on my phone and listen to them often.
My taste in music is also admittedly trash. I love Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold and Papa Roach unironically.
I have the best of Hoobastank and Puddle Of Mudd on my phone and listen to them often.
Strangelove77
Member
I like wrestling and some anime. Not much really.
Jesus Christ. You are quite the package.
lol I was absolutely expecting an anime thread when I saw the title. Or someone who is into those weird anime figurines with the giant boobs.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
I'm more shocked that Hoobastank and Puddle Of Mudd have "Best-Of" albums than anything else in this post.
I like wrestling and some anime. Not much really.
That image is too true. I don't even watch creepy shit like bakemonogatari. I just watch the popular stuff.
Good lord.
crowphoenix
Banned
I have not thought about Puddle of Mudd in probably more than a decade. Are they still around?
What? How can anyone think liking Disney movies is weird? Everyone I know loves Disney movies.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
When people bring up being into video games I play dumb until I determine just how nerdy they are. I feel I'm in way too deep even for the majority of gamers.
While nothing will cure bad taste, just tell people you're deathly allergic to animal hair. Start coughing uncontrollably and gasping as soon as you get near an animal and people will shut up about it.