Unpopular Opinions.

Chimpokomon wrote: »

Aborting a child just because you find out it isn't perfect, and trying again for a 'do-over' is abhorrent. IMO, IMO :rolleyes:

I'd be inclined to think it's sensible to be honest. A lot of people can't afford a kid with downs or they might not have the time to care for a baby with special needs. People would abort a baby with downs for the same reason why people wouldn't adopt a baby with downs.
It wouldn't be the option I'd take but it is for some people.

pragmatic1 wrote: »

British and Irish stand ups aren't a patch on US stand ups.

Historically, yes, the US has had way better comedians. Currently, I think Britain and Ireland has the edge. To be honest, I struggle to think of any current American stand-up that I really like, while there's a few from Britain and Ireland that I think are great.

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Louis Ck, Bill Burr, Jim Norton, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock

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> Any UK or Irish stand up.

Not a fan of Chris Rock at all. Some of his material is pretty good, but his delivery really puts me off. Not a big fan of the shouty, preacher-like style. I could never sit through a full show of that.

For some reason, Bill Burr doesn't really do anything for me. I've laughed a few times, but I would never pay to see him.

Louis CK and Dave Chappelle, I like some of their stuff. They're definitely two of the better ones. Chappelle's skit about celebrities from his For What It's Worth show is great.

Jim Norton's stand-up isn't great, in my opinion. He seems to do better on Opie and Anthony's show when he's just kicking back, having a bit of banter. His rehearsed material is not great, I don't think.

I would still prefer Dylan Moran to any of the above.

Humour is a pretty subjective thing, I guess.

starviewadams wrote: »

Doug Stanhope is my favourite comedian of all time,with Stewart Lee a distant second.

Stewart Lee is so great, and his material gets plagiarised quite a bit too. People would just never know because he hasn't made it nearly as big as the people who rip him off.

Stanhope has some good stuff, for sure.

Video games are becoming more and more boring the last few years. Most are the just the same generic shooter over and over.

NegativeCreep wrote: »

And they're sooo complicated now! Tried to play CoD the other day (first time ever) and I hadn't a clue what I was at! What happened to 2D platform games like Mario and sonic?

Surprised you couldn't pick it up after 5 minutes, had you stuck at it. All it is is kids and cheaters that play it. You're better off without

I don't hate Justin Bieber or One Direction, I hate the screaming teenage girls that like them

Boards.ie is under moderated.

Those ice cold pints are terrible, bud and heino. They're so cold that there's no taste off them, and after a while your hand gets sore holding the freezing pint.
Get rid of this fad please. I like to be able to taste my beer.

I liked the old internet dial-up noise

oldscoil wrote: »

They have supported him, and even that bunch of demented cretansOdd Future, supported him as an individual,but their attitudes to homosexuality is pretty clear.

http://globalgrind.com/music/hip-hops-history-homophobia-list-videos

Despite being supportive of the gay community, Kanye West dropped a few bars that could be considered homophobic on Jay-Z's 2009 "Run This Town."
Kanye spit:

"It's crazy how you can go from being Joe Blow
To everybody on your dick, no homo"

That's an interesting article and I'm aware of that rap/hip-hop still is largely homophobic but there seems to be some progress being made to address it. It might be slow, but it's at least going in the right direction in comparison to how homophobic it used to be in the past.

Fact of the matter is, being gay is not always easy, but being black and gay is much harder because of the stereotypical pressures "to be a man" in the black community.

I knew about that part in Run This Town, and it doesn't offend me. You can't exactly throw down on Kanye for his remarks in 2009 when he made his support of Ocean public in 2012, because attitudes can change. Obviously I'm not saying his past actions are admirable either.
If someone of a high profile in the music industry comes out and it changes how people view homosexuality as a whole, and tackles the stigma, then I don't think what they said in the past isn't as important because what matters is how they view it now. To change a negative mind set is always a pretty strong thing to do.

I think for the most part, the rap/hip-hop industry is largely homophobic, I'll agree, but if there's a change happening and things are improving then I think that should be acknowledged and praised.

You made the point that they support him alone, but Jay Z has spoken about this topic in general about the fact that by sharing his "secret", Ocean made a positive contribution to humanity.

After Ocean came out, rapper Jay-Z wrote a moving essay to the young singer thanking him for coming out. He praised Ocean for sharing “one of the most intimate things that ever happened to you – falling in love with someone who wasn’t brave enough to love you back.” The rapper said that by sharing his “secret,” Ocean made a positive contribution to humanity. But the rapper didn’t stop there. He also acknowledged how Ocean’s racial and regional background made his decision to come out all the more special in comparison to the coming out of a public figure such as CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who announced that he was gay came out just before Ocean made his disclosure. Jay-Z wrote: “You are a young Black man from New Orleans who fled your still struggling city. You didn’t arrive in Los Angeles with generational wealth and privilege, only the beautiful lyrics and melodies that danced through you and your dream of making it in a music industry whose sand castles were crumbling.”

So I think credit should be given where it's due when efforts to abolish homophobia are being made, and people are becoming aware of the issue first hand, and are changing their negative attitudes towards it.
It might not be quick progress, but it's progress nonetheless.