Unpopular Opinions...The One Where You Get To Judge Me Edition

I love seeing people's unpopular opinions whether they be on YouTube or on Instagram (since these are my only two interfaces, this is where the list stops). I am always interested to see where people lie on issues that most people side wholeheartedly on and more often then not it is pop culture related. Unpopular opinions for me are a nice break from anything that is going on in the news which can send me down a rabbit hole of people's comments where all that ends up happening is my anxiety going into overdrive and I am fighting the urge to respond to said people (thusly making me annoyed for the rest of the night). I hate this because one, it ruins my evening, and two it ruins my evening with my kids and the hubs which after a long day working I look forward to every. single. day.

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For those that do not know, unpopular opinions go against the mainstream so for example: Celine Dion is overrated. I wholeheartedly do not believe this, do not come for me, but it is something where a majority of people who even though may not be fond of the type of music she sings, a great deal of people would be in agreement that she is incredibly talented, so therefore, this opinion would go against the status quo. I never thought of doing this myself until recently when the Hubs and I were talking at the end of the day and I was prefacing the conversation with "I wish I liked it, but I just can't get into it...." and then he proceeded to give me one of his infamous eyebrow raises and said I was nuts. This made me think of all the things that although I wish I could get onboard with, I just can't and I know other people, not just my husband (or at least when it isn't during a pandemic and seeing people is a thing again) would look at me like I have lost my mind.

Without further adieu...let the judging commence...

• I do not like ramen....cue everyone's audible gasps...::phew:: I said it...it is out there. I love the stuff that comes in the bright packages where you can buy 45 for $1 and was what we lived on in College, I love Pho and other noodles soups, but I cannot get on the I love for ramen, I need a t-shirt for it train. There is something between the broth, the protein soaking in liquid, and the really soft chewy radish that I would have loved otherwise that turns me off every time. I have tried it multiple times and literally order it every time we are at a restaurant because I am convinced that here is something wrong with me and that one of these days that one ramen will be THE ramen and you know what, it never is and I absolutely abhorre when I eat it and end up eating Chik-Fila on the way home (an eatery who my husband lovingly refers to as hate chicken)

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I will begrudgingly admit that there was one restaurant in NYC in Manhattan that basically has six tables and is below the ground (you will legit walk past the entrance no less than six times, it is a 100% worth it) that had a ramen which will probably end up being the only ramen I would EVER eat again...which also probably means it is officially the last ramen I will enjoy. You may have noticed that I did not mention the name, well....that is because I do not remember it, but if you are in Manhattan and you are looking up sushi restaurants it will be the only one where every single reviewer states that you will walk past it a bunch of times, but do not give up it is worth the "where the heck is this" moment and the sushi and everything else on the menu is equally amazeballs.

• I can quote Gilmore Girls all day long and rewatch seasons to my hearts content, but I have a really rough time with The Office and Friends. I enjoy them, but the way people are diehard fans, I cannot get on board with. They are shows I would never think to buy the boxed sets of or sit down and bingewatch or even if I see that they are available on a multitude of our streaming services, I am never tempted to turn it on and just zone out. This is one of those things I wished I loved more since I see EVERYONE is super invested, right down to their "ironic" or "inside joke" t-shirts and coffee mugs that I see plastered all over Instagram, but I just can't do it. Strangely, I follow Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey on Instagram though and I just love them, but the show....not so much...cue pitchforks...I know I know trust me, I wish I felt differently too.

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• Any type of Ben Stiller type comedy (this includes but it is not limited too; Will Ferrell, lets just lump in everything Judd Apatow, Seth Rogan, etc.). I absolutely love them as individuals and watching them do stand-up or be on talk shows or even side projects, but when it comes to any type of movie like this, I just can't do it. Talk about situations that make me uncomfortable. If I had a choice of this or the paint drying channel, I would take the paint drying channel every day of the week. As much as I love and adore Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig, I even have a rough go of some of their movies as well, but I tend to do much better (Ghostbusters with an all girl cast...yes please...but Kate McKinney...all. damn. day.). My husband lovingly refers to my distaste for uncomfortable situations in movies as cringe comedy. But honestly, I hate watching people in embarrassing situations and I cannot stand anything that involves mean girls, it seems unnecessary for a few seconds of uneasy laughter. Anyone else feel overly anxious when they are watching these films? Just me?! Alright, lets move along shall we.

• Which brings too....I hate Mean Girls...that is all...there is nothing more to say as I think the above carries the weight of all the explanations and there is no need to beat a dead horse. Carry on with all your quotations and memes that I will never understand.

The next one I will say seems to be a more split down the middle for some...either you love it or you hate it, honestly I am completely indifferent altogether. Although you wouldn't think so with my long montage about it.

• I do not get The Bachelor at all, nor do I get the women/men on it. Date a bunch of men get engaged to one after how many dates after having to decide between two. I mean...what is with these shenanigans?! This is not real life...like ever....what is happening and how does this make sense to anyone?! How does this even make sense to those involved? How do you go back to your day to day after this or is that the point? I would legit not trust my Pediatrician or my own general Physician if I saw their face plastered on this show. Now for those that have met "their person" (Here is looking at you Trisha Sutter and Sean Lowe), all the hats off because "wow" you all are something special, but seriously side-eyeing everyone else. Also their deplorable lack of representation is a whole other rant. However, with that being said and me getting off my pedestal for a smidge I will say I am kind of saddened not to love it more because some individuals Bachelor's watch parties are epic and you know mama loves a good theme and mama lowkey loves them and wants to be invited even just to pretend I am invested. Although I would literally be the girl that was in the kitchen munching on the cheese charcuterie not chugging Rose' because #gross (dry red's only please and thank you) just to blackout what was happening on the tv...if that sounds like a good time, please proceed to invite me and I will meet you in the kitchen.

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• This brings to me to reality television in general. I can't do it...it literally makes me want to curl in a ball with my hands over my ears (another full on Ben Stiller situation here folks) and I find myself making more snacks in the kitchen then necessary just to walk away during the "uncomfortable" "dramatic" parts. It is only with my Mother-In-Law (MIL) that I watch Below Deck. Anyone else fascinated that you can watch one episode and 100% grasp the idea of what is going on, who the people are and do not even need to watch another episode to preface what is happening?! I literally can miss episodes and seasons and watch just one episode with my MIL and do not even have to ask any background information at all...it boggles my mind every time! BravoTV is totally lost on me. Again, I love being a voyeur with other people that I follow and see how invested they are and read their recaps (I follow shaeffertoldme and her Bachelor recaps are epic), but to watch any of these shows with any time that I have to myself is just a hard pass.

• I love Hawaiian Pizza. Sweet and savory should always be a thing and you cannot convince me otherwise. My husband hates it with a capital "H".

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• I was prepared to write another one, but I am legit terrified of Beyonce's Beehive/Beyhive. Are they even still a thing?! No matter...still not saying it.

• People that eat meat anything, but medium-rare should be set off onto a flaming boat Viking style...you all are weird and have no idea how meat should actually taste...plain and simple...let the Vikings have you I say.

• KPOP fans are the best fans and are seriously going to be taking over a country soon without anyone ever knowing what happened...and I do not even listen to KPOP, but stan (does that make me sound cool and is stan even a thing) their fans. NO ONE'S fans compare to theirs.

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• Spray makeup primer is overrated and is seriously fragranced water in a really well developed spray bottle where it makes people believe in its placebo affect of keeping makeup on "all day". Does this keep me from not having my own bottle of Urban Decay's All-Nighter spray? Nope, but I have also seen a difference between using it and not using it? Also, nope.

• Hostels are for young adult or single people looking to backpack through Europe on a dime and should only be used for these types of individuals. You know what I hate equally to hostel'ing? Camping! Much like The Office, I want to like these things and be the type of whimsical/artsy person that does, but I am not...like not at all. I am always jealous to hear about the amazing adventures that my friends go on doing these sorts of things, but at the end of the day, I have no interest in doing them myself. Camping is like a roofless hostel without a tacky painting on the wall. I love being outdoors and hiking, but again, at the end of the day, my happy butt better be in a hotel with running water and the ability to apply a face mask and veg in front of the tv with all my modern luxuries that have nothing to do with dirt and pine trees. There is absolutely no reason in the day and age of the Air BNB and reasonably priced hotels that a person my age should be in a hostel.

• I feel Toy Story is one of the most overrated of the Pixar movies. Do. Not. Come. For. Me. (cue shocked faces below at my revelation) My best friends partner asks me almost every conversation if I have watched Toy Story 4 yet and being the Disney Fanatic that I am, I am always embarrassed to say no, but I just do not have any interest in them. Strangely, I love the merch and Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios and will choose these things over watching the actual film every time. Is that weird?!

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• Who is DaftPunk and why is everyone crazed over them breaking up?! My husband literally had shocked eyes and I was trying to mimic is equally aghast expression, which failed miserably resulting in me asking who they were as he walked away from me to undoubtedly text his group chat the tragedy that was completely lost on me. I am not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but I felt like sharing anyway.

Have you thought about your unpopular opinions? Do you even consider them unpopular if you live them day to day? Did I even do this right or is this more rant-y then popular-y?