Opinion

[PlayboyMegan]

What's the last thing you changed your opinion about?

 

[LaceyRoyce]

What's the last thing you changed your opinion about?

Big things?
Plastic surgery...

 

[PlayboyMegan]

What's the last thing you changed your opinion about?

Big things?
Plastic surgery...

do elaborate.

 

[MadisonGraceLloyd]

My big things are abortion & plastic surgery. Little thing was whether to eat another piece of pie or not!!

 

[PlayboyMegan]

Y'all got me all curious now!!!! :lol:

 

[Rose]

Big things, circumcision (now that we know we're having a boy.)

Little things, what colors/clothes are appropriate for infants/small children to wear (a little boy can wear pink and zebra stripes if he wants to.)

 

[PlayboyMegan]

My political party.

 

[LadyLuna]

big thing: circumcision (used to not have an opinion, now I know I don't want my son circumcised if I ever have one, and kinda want it to go away)

small thing: when it would be best to get to work tonight

 

[Keithy]

Little things, what colors/clothes are appropriate for infants/small children to wear (a little boy can wear pink and zebra stripes if he wants to.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink#In_gender

Minds will be blown.

 

[LadyLuna]

Little things, what colors/clothes are appropriate for infants/small children to wear (a little boy can wear pink and zebra stripes if he wants to.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink#In_gender

Minds will be blown.

hmm... *reads*

One study by two neuroscientists in Current Biology examined color preferences across cultures and found significant differences between male and female responses. Both groups favored blues over other hues, but women had more favorable responses to the reddish-purple range of the spectrum and men had more favorable responses to the greenish-yellow end of the spectrum. Despite the fact that the study used adults, and both groups preferred blues, and responses to the color pink were never even tested, the popular press represented the research as an indication of an innate preference by girls for pink. The misreading has been often repeated in market research, reinforcing American culture's association of pink with girls on the basis of imagined innate characteristics

Fucking hate how they do that... a perfectly good study is mis-represented by the media for marketing purposes.

 

[Rose]

Little things, what colors/clothes are appropriate for infants/small children to wear (a little boy can wear pink and zebra stripes if he wants to.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink#In_gender

Minds will be blown.

In art back in the Renaissance, pink was THE color for men, masculinity and men of a certain rank. It was considered a masculine color because of it's relation to red (a dominant color) and white (a color that's hard to maintain).

Men were also the predominant wearers of high heeled shoes because it made them taller, thus appearing more dominant and in control. :twocents-02cents:

My original opinion was that my son would never wear any gender specific colors because I wanted him exposed to all colors equally so he didn't get swayed before he was old enough to make his own decision. Now, my opinion is more lax and that if he ends up wearing more blue then it won't kill him because I'm still going to teach him what I know about colors and their history and will provide him access to all the colors so he can learn to chose on his own.

 

[southsamurai]

hmmm my opinions change slightly every time i use them really. if i find my viewpoint challenged at all i look at it to make sure it still holds water. but BIG changes are rare for me since i prefer to not form opinions until i have a decent data set to work from. the last two significant ones were about religious people and abortion.

i am still pro choice, but for different reasons than i was before. originally i thought it to be a women's issue that men should keep their nose out of unless they were the sperm donor in the specific case ( dont get me started on father's rights) after a long discussion with a pro-lifer who wasnt just parroting a viewpoint from someone else i found myself thinking about the definition of life, and what that means to the unborn. i looked into the science behind gestation, the prevailing abortion laws and found that i could not object to them on a science standpoint. morally im a bit of an asshole anyway. theres too many people in the world as it is, so now i look at abortion as voluntary population control. i would certainly prefer that adoption be used more in place of it, but i still feel that the ultimate choice lies with the parents, with weight being given to the mother's choice.


since i tend to be wordy ill do a separate post for the other big change

 

[southsamurai]

continuing:

years and years ago (more than a decade at least) i had a major dislike for people of the christian persuasion. because of history n general and my personal experience up until my mid twenties i found that if someone called themselves christian i could slot them into the useless category and walk away feeling superior and smug in comparison. my most hated types were evangelical and fundamentalist christians ( with whom i still have serious disagreements with)

then i started work for a fundamentalist, evangelical gospel singing preacher. he had terminal cancer and other health problems. he still held many of the views that i disagree with (anti-gay marriage, etc...) but the way he dealt with those views was so unique and so true to the heart of christian values as i understand them that i had to take a big step back and think. when he met or interacted with gay people he was friendly and welcoming, both as a preacher, and in his home. his answer when i asked how he melded his behavior with the public veiws of the churches in the world he said " mike, god does not make mistakes. i dont care if they choose to be gay, or if they are born that way. god made it so. he told me to love everyone and forgive them." that was his stand on just about everything when it came to other people. it didnt matter if he saw something as a sin or not. he once said that if he ever met a satanist he would just give them a hug and pray for them later.

sure, here in the south even there has to be one good man in the morass of all the hate filled and angry christians, but not so. it was more than him. his wife was the same way. her favorite employee at her hair salon was gay ( yay stereotypes?) and he often was invited for dinner. all but one of his kids behaved in a similar manner ( and im pretty sure he was in the closet) heck even his sister was as loving and open a person as you could ever hope to meet. i went to his church during the "homecoming" they held since it would be the last time he would be able to preach ever most likely, and he needed help getting to the podium. i hadnt been inside a church voluntarily in around 8 years before that, so nasty had my last experience been. the guy in the 15 minutes he was able to speak managed to encourage his southern, dumb and backwards congregation to not only love and support each other, but to reach a welcoming hand out to the local muslim community ( this wasnt long after 9/11) not once did he speak of condemning anyone for anything, nor did the preacher who was leading the church in his place ( who was a looot longer winded).

would i go back? nah, not for me. did it make me look at the hatred and arrogance i had in myself? damn skippy it did. strange how life goes huh?

 

[lordmagellan]

continuing:

years and years ago (more than a decade at least) i had a major dislike for people of the christian persuasion. because of history n general and my personal experience up until my mid twenties i found that if someone called themselves christian i could slot them into the useless category and walk away feeling superior and smug in comparison. my most hated types were evangelical and fundamentalist christians ( with whom i still have serious disagreements with)

then i started work for a fundamentalist, evangelical gospel singing preacher. he had terminal cancer and other health problems. he still held many of the views that i disagree with (anti-gay marriage, etc...) but the way he dealt with those views was so unique and so true to the heart of christian values as i understand them that i had to take a big step back and think. when he met or interacted with gay people he was friendly and welcoming, both as a preacher, and in his home. his answer when i asked how he melded his behavior with the public veiws of the churches in the world he said " mike, god does not make mistakes. i dont care if they choose to be gay, or if they are born that way. god made it so. he told me to love everyone and forgive them." that was his stand on just about everything when it came to other people. it didnt matter if he saw something as a sin or not. he once said that if he ever met a satanist he would just give them a hug and pray for them later.

sure, here in the south even there has to be one good man in the morass of all the hate filled and angry christians, but not so. it was more than him. his wife was the same way. her favorite employee at her hair salon was gay ( yay stereotypes?) and he often was invited for dinner. all but one of his kids behaved in a similar manner ( and im pretty sure he was in the closet) heck even his sister was as loving and open a person as you could ever hope to meet. i went to his church during the "homecoming" they held since it would be the last time he would be able to preach ever most likely, and he needed help getting to the podium. i hadnt been inside a church voluntarily in around 8 years before that, so nasty had my last experience been. the guy in the 15 minutes he was able to speak managed to encourage his southern, dumb and backwards congregation to not only love and support each other, but to reach a welcoming hand out to the local muslim community ( this wasnt long after 9/11) not once did he speak of condemning anyone for anything, nor did the preacher who was leading the church in his place ( who was a looot longer winded).

would i go back? nah, not for me. did it make me look at the hatred and arrogance i had in myself? damn skippy it did. strange how life goes huh?

Is it weird that I pictured this as a cartoon done by The Oatmeal? Maybe it's because I was eating oatmeal....

Opinions...opinions..
Like assholes they are.

I have one big one that changes daily, sometimes hourly, depending on mood. It's about humanity as a whole. Are we really good for anything? Or are we a parasite on this planet? Should we be allowed continued existence? Or have we run our course? Are we building towards a better tomorrow? Or are we dooming the next batch? Will we survive ourselves? And do we deserve to?

Another is a debate between quality of life versus death. (Yes my mind is rather morbid.) Is it better to live at all cost? This goes in hand with abortion, but I stretch it to other things: paralysis, burn victimization, surviving any form of attack that leaves disfigurement. I wonder about the psychological damage inflicted and whether life is really worth fighting for after such events.

 

[mynameisbob84]

Whether or not it's worth selling panties at $15 a pop

 

[Just_mark__]

Courgette (zuchini for you across the pond).
for 33 years I thought I didn't like it. Then I made this:

The salad at the back was grated courgette and chilli with a lemon juice dressing. Was so nice.

 

[Neudiin]

The last major opinion change I had was about how we live with big homes full of lots of crap. We = American's, cause I am one and most of the rest of the world either gets it or can't have the size homes we have. My opinion before this change was MORE MORE BIGGER BIGGER = better. But that started to changed when I read about the 100 day 100 mile challenge this Canadian couple did. For 100 days they couldn't buy food that wasn't produced within 100 miles. Was very interesting. Now its a show I believe. But this started me down the road of thinking about how we live. Then I discovered this movement that has been there for a long time but recently gained the notice of news organizations about tiny houses. These are homes under 300 sq feet. And I have been a fan of living smaller, getting rid of crap, not being so wrapped up in consumerism, being more self reliant and growing your own food for a few years now.

 

[JickyJuly]

Epidurals.
Strutted (waddle strutted) into the hospital for induction planning to have zero drugs involved in the birth of my baby. 36 hours later, I was screaming for one. They made me wait a few hours. Pretty sure they hooked an oxygen mask to my face just to muffle my yelling at any nurse who came in to come back with drugs.

 

[curvyredhead]

Great thread Megan---really made me think!

The southern part of this country (USA)

I grew up with some pretty preconceived notions about hillbillies and hicks and being uneducated and uncultured.

 

[Zoomer]

Little things, what colors/clothes are appropriate for infants/small children to wear (a little boy can wear pink and zebra stripes if he wants to.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink#In_gender

Minds will be blown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f7urmRaRxY

Only have to watch from 2 mins onwards for as long as you like (UK Quiz-esque show, called QI - Quite Interesting).
"Preferred colour to dress young boys is pink".

 

[Shaun__]

I have been researching for several days and I am thinking RLPND surgery may be a better choice than chemo. This opinion is still subject to change, but I always heard women like scars.

 

[DudeExtreme]

What kind of iPhone to buy.

 

[Just Me]

I have been researching for several days and I am thinking RLPND surgery may be a better choice than chemo. This opinion is still subject to change, but I always heard women like scars.

Sorry to hear you have testicular cancer. I assume that is what you are cryptically saying here. Wish you the best, regardless of which treatment route you choose.

 

[mynameisbob84]

I have been researching for several days and I am thinking RLPND surgery may be a better choice than chemo. This opinion is still subject to change, but I always heard women like scars.

Sorry to hear you have testicular cancer. I assume that is what you are cryptically saying here. Wish you the best, regardless of which treatment route you choose.

Likewise (assuming this the case). Hope everything works out for you, sir.

 

[SweepTheLeg]

Biggest thing I have changed my opinion about happened last May. For the longest time if I ever met a girl or was friends with a girl whom I would have been interested in and found out she was involved with a guy I would immediately back off and stay in the friendzone. Going after a girl who is in a relationship I was always against...UNTIL. A girl I have known for years that I always thought was all kinds of kick ass but I remained at arms length with her being in a relationship especially when she appeared so happy. Then she told me the truth of what her relationship has been like and a switch flipped and I immediately decided that she deserves to be the happiest girl in the world and I was going to be the one to make that happen. Villain or Hero, I don't know which I am but I am comfortable with both roles.

 

[SadieSixx]

I third (fourth?) the circumcision thing. Id never been with a guy that had his foreskin until recently, and though I was never against it, now I'm all about it. Its so unnatural NOT to have it.

Also, Kindle. I didnt see a point, considering I have a kindle app on my phone. Now that Ive started reading alot, and my phone only gets so dim, I totally get it now. Must. buy. Kindle.

 

[Rose]

I third (fourth?) the circumcision thing. Id never been with a guy that had his foreskin until recently, and though I was never against it, now I'm all about it. Its so unnatural NOT to have it.

Seeing your post made me realize I didn't state my opinion on it. Before I was for it depending on your circumstances and now I'm decidedly neutral.

As for preferring one or the other in bed, I have only one preference and that's clean and no cooties. I've been with both cut and uncut men and it really didn't make a difference to me (well, neither of the uncut guys liked to bathe... :? But that didn't effect the shape, just the smell and sped up my decision to end those relationships.)

That said, BJ is a Jew and while he isn't orthodox and doesn't practice all his beliefs, he feels very strongly about circumcision so I'm letting him take the lead as to whether or not Spawn gets snipped. I don't have a penis so I don't feel I should get the make the judgment call there as I won't be the one living with the genitals. BJ knows, snipped or not, that it's thoroughly on him to take the lead on dangly bit cleaning during infancy and toddler stages and he knows he's expected to maintain, and properly teach, my standards of hygiene for our son until he's old enough to do it himself; at that point it will become my job again to remind kiddo to keep up those standards until he's old enough to move out.

 

[Jobs4Adults.com]

I changed my opinions about some persons...

 

[DudeExtreme]

The biggest issue I've changed my mind about is the concept of gratitude when it comes to the Law of Attraction. I've always been taught that being thankful wasn't easy to do. Now I'm finding myself being grateful for the smallest of things, like the color of a napkin or the woodwork of a door, etc to the biggest of things, people in my life, my job, the webcam ladies, etc.

 

[Evvie]

I have recently changed my opinions on:

♥ People who take drugs/alcohol to put themselves in a better mood (bad to neutral)
♥ Rap music (disliked to like)
♥ Various opinions on camland (art to science)
♥ Elective plastic surgery (negative/dangerous to positive)
♥ Inbreeding in animals (negative to positive)
♥ Stripping and prostitution (something I would enjoy doing to something I would probably not enjoy doing)