What’s your most controversial opinion? **Read OP** **Mod Note in Post #3372**

Men are in my opinion more compassionate, better friends and are more loyal than women.

My music opinion is that the three best songs of all-time are 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing', 'Man I Feel Like a Woman' and 'Don't Stop Me Now'. Why?

Because their intros are so good your either going to turn up the radio or sing your heart out. I defy anyone not to.

I'd pretty much agree on this, I would put the note on it that genuinely anti semitic material is being shared as well by bad actors. But most of what is labeled as anti semitic is literally criticism of Israel's policy.

The point is the two songs I mentioned are their signature songs. Many would fail to name others.

That was just a phase.

Abern and his proxy Cowan should be jailed and flogged without trial

im talking in general.

Yeah, because it's entirely valid to generalise about half the human population based upon whether they have a fanny or not. 🙄

It was my first Star Wars movies and I think it's great.

Some of the set-pieces are the best in all the the Star Wars movies.

I watched it again recently and it is ageing well. It really has the vibe of the original three films. Another bit of controversy: I like JarJar Binks he is great comic relief.

Quite a few of them have obvious suspects who were close to the victims.

The supposed serial killer may only have been responsible for one, possibly two.

My most controversial opinion is ….

The ladies should should have kept the skorts.

Just realised the major unpopular opinion I have which does not get discussed in the media at all these days. As it did in the 70’s.

Women and employment.

The cultural acceptance has gone from one extreme the civil service marriage ban. To the other extreme, acceptance even encouragement for mothers to find employment. Needing to have their child or children raised by strangers. And pay for the privilege!

It has also become common for many professional working mothers (who can afford it) to have paid housekeepers.

Would such work driven women be better off making the sacrifice of not having children?

Working mothers try to do all things - work, while part time mothering in early childhood. It is simply NOT the same as a man working and missing childhood milestones etc.

Because the truth is the mother in employment yearns for those moments missed. The mother in full time employment pines for those moments with their child. Missing events because of work commitments etc. I would argue that they are defacto “part time mothers” a phrase never used for obvious reasons.

Yet the phrase “full time working mother” or “stay at home mother” are used instead

The cultural acceptance/encouragement of the full time working mother has also had other consequences, such as driving rising house prices. It has become a necessity for both of a couple to work as that is what others do. Then it creates a vicious circle.

These days a mother who “stays at home” is almost frowned upon. The government fall over themselves to get mothers into employment. Childcare schemes and so on. Because they want to drive an economy. But what are the societal costs of that ? The ones that can’t be measured.

Of course there is the option of part time work. But that creates another issue. Women stuck in low paid work and the pattern that creates. Is it the best or worst of both worlds?

I think if women accepted that they cannot do everything, while trying to live up the professional working mother ideal.
Then the “stay at home mother” would become a more accepted choice again.

And we would see a return of the intangible benefits from that return. Putting less pressure on mothers to work. For the “stay at home mother” all childhood milestones, are cherished and experienced. Not heard second hand from the childcare provider.
it would also leave more employment opportunities for males as a result.