Just curious mainly about any ‘Accepted wisdoms’ or Generalisations that annoy you. Sure, many are played up for humorous value, but still bother me a little.
Personal example which I just saw again, and prompted the post, is that apparently every husband/boyfriend finds it awkward purchasing ‘feminine hygiene’ products? Maybe I’m the odd one out, but I would have no idea the number of times I would have bought tampons for my wife, if I happen to be the one going to the shops.
Commercial for cleaning products that feature bratty children making a big mess. Mom chuckles at their antics then sets to work cleaning the floor/toilet/counter/etc the little ratasses violated with markers/flour/poop/etc.
I saw this Tide commercial a few days ago and I found it quite refreshing to see a commercial that has a dad performing a household chore without him being a bumbler or the idea that it’s somehow unusual or novel that he’s doing it.
The Baby Boomers once popularized “don’t trust anybody over 30”. So it drives me nuts when those Baby Boomer retirees complain about the “youth”. (In truth, it would drive me nuts regardless of who said it; the whole idea that the younger generation is too degenerate/lazy/coddled tracks back for generations).
The generalization that homeschoolers are socially inept, cloistered, etc. when in fact in many regards a lot of homeschooled students interact with a broader range of age and international backgrounds than others.
Also, not sure this is really a generalization, but the “Just ignore the bully” methodology that every bully is 1) a bullying victim himself or 2) only out for attention and if you leave him alone he’ll leave you alone. It’s a lazy attempt to dismiss the problem. Also, if a bully is physically violent, how do you “ignore” that?
The generalization / belief that meteorologists have no clue what the weather is going to do, and that their forecasts aren’t any better than random guesses.
The reality is that our meteorological models are pretty damned good today, and weather forecasts (at least in the 2-3 day range) are pretty accurate, the vast majority of the time.
But, it’s human nature to only notice / remember those times when the forecast was wrong. In addition, most meteorologists will err on the side of caution: they’d rather be incorrect in predicting a major weather event that proves to not occur (or not be as severe as predicted), than to incorrectly predict that the weather won’t be threatening, when it turns out to be so.
I despise crying kids in public places…really just babies , I guess, People do you not know when it’s time for Baby to to eat or nap. Really? Don’t decide to do your weekly shopping at __that__time!!
I was actually going to start a thread about the endless follow your dreams, Carpe Diem, You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, memes that seem to be posted on Facebook by some of the least successful people career wise that I know. I much prefer a very well thought out career path and I understand that in my industry and particularly at my firm that nothing happens quickly and careful career planning is far more important that dreams or positive thinking,
I hate “It is easier to seek forgiveness than to ask for permission”. It’s a cute way of saying,“I really don’t give a shit about your permission-if you don’t like what I did that’s all on you”.
One I haven’t heard in a long time, thankfully is" that violence doesn’t solve anything." I used to hear that from people who fought in WWII. Another one was that “it takes two to have a fight”. Bullshit.
The term “hot-air balloon” used to denote any and all balloons capable of carrying human passengers, as if gas balloons had never existed. Even the New Yorker has fallen into this careless error.
THIS! It drives me insane. Same with TV sitcoms, making men out to be impulsive idiots who NEVER think about their actions. In practice, from what i’ve seen, its the exact opposite. Men are calculated and like things done to specification and the right way. :mad: