'The amount of scorn or shaming for either refusing or doing it safely was mind-blowing.'
"I Will Never Understand Why It’s Such A Big Deal": People Are Revealing The Super Harmless Things That Get People So, So, So AngryWhile it's totally normal to get angry every now and then, sometimes there are innocent things that make people turn red in the face for no apparent reason.
So when I saw Reddit user:"What’s something harmless that gets people weirdly angry?" I thought I would share some of their responses to get your thoughts in the comments below. "Being chronically ill or disabled and not looking 'sick' enough. Also, not listening to their advice to try some new 'treatment' that is snake oil, like you and your medical team don't know what's out there, and haven't been trying to help." I have a back condition, which I have had since birth. I've always been a physically fit guy, because that's something recommended to support your spine and cause fewer flare-ups and lifelong damage being done by a freak incident. Particularly when I was in my late teens and twenties, people were so incredibly expectant that I would do physical labour for them; it was wild. The amount of scorn or shaming for either refusing or doing it safely was mind-blowing. I didn't outwardly appear to have an issue, so clearly there couldn't have been one even after I explained there was. Weirdly, the most supportive strangers about it were older people. They could usually recognize my attempts to hide my discomfort and would approach to ask if my back was okay.""My teenage daughter has blue hair. Some of the looks she gets when we’re out in public are of pure disgust. Like she’s dangerous or damaged or something. I feel like saying, 'Go ahead and judge my sweet honors student, you miserable bastard.'" "When you mind your business and don’t participate in gossip, especially at work. If you keep to yourself and are quiet, people get really pissed off for whatever reason. I think it’s more of an older generation thing from what I’ve experienced, though.""I think it's something like 'holding up the mirror' to people. They don't like that you don't participate in their gossip and think that you think that you're morally better than them. Showing them that they are doing something bad or something like that."I'm autistic. Struggled with eye contact my whole life. I look you in the eyes, or listen to what you're saying, but not both. But if you don't look them in the eyes when they're talking to you, lots of times they get all up in arms about it. So I have taught myself how to 'strategically' make eye contact...enough to pass as paying attention, but not so much that I can't focus. The amount of mental energy required for every conversation is so draining. The worst thing is that people just... don't get it. It puts you in a lose-lose situation: be yourself and get socially punished. Mask as 'normal,' and completely drain your energy. On top of that, because I got so good at masking , I passed enough as 'normal' to not get diagnosed until my early 30s. I spent my entire life thinking I was a failure, being socially ostracized, and constantly exhausted/overwhelmed, without understanding why. "People get really mad when they say vague shit, and then you ask them what they mean. I am referring to asking in a normal way. Literally along the lines of 'What do you mean by ?' Or phrasings with similar meanings.""I was at a housewarming party, and the host’s mother was trying to offer me a drink. The only non-alcoholic drink was lemonade. When I asked for that instead of the beer, wine, or canned cocktails she was offering, she said, 'No, that’s for the pregnant ladies' . I finally had to be like, 'I don’t drink,' and she recoiled in shock and went, 'Oh…' with this up-and-down look like I personally offended her? Rude and bizarre." "I am a Black man. A large and noticeable one. We exist. No, not a 'light up the room' Ron Funches type, or an imposing figure like Myles Garret, just a kinda quiet, 'minds his own business' one. Ok, now that I got that out of the way... while it doesn't happen as much as it used to in the '80s and '90s , the once in a blue moon random racist white redneck guy who as soon as they see you, their facial expression changes, and they just glare at you from the second you walk in to whatever building you're in until you leave because of a feature to your skin that you had no control over is interesting, to say the least." "When I was a kid, I used to make myself feel better by making up silly scenarios that I misunderstood, like, 'What if they got stung by a bee in the back of the neck where I can't see and immediately started having an allergic reaction and were paralyzed so they couldn't move their face or neck?' Or 'Shit man, what if they have a brain parasite that must be making its way from the brain down into their chest, and that's why that massive vein sticking out of their neck is getting bigger and bigger. I think my imagination needed some work, haha." I was in a hospital once, overhearing an older woman yell at a younger girl about how much of a waste of flesh she was for not having kids. Might've been her mother, but holy hell is this sentiment all too common within women." "I’ve had people become weirdly angry that I’m a poor single mom. Poor as in, very low income, not poor as in pitiful. It’s like they’re offended that I dare have a child alone. I didn’t ask to be a single parent or work three jobs just to barely make ends meet. No, I’m not 'leeching off the government,' but I am poor AF." "Wearing a mask. I will never understand why it’s such a big deal to some people that someone else wants to wear one.""I work in the Deep South as a nurse in the ER. I’ve had patients refuse my care because I refused to take down my mask to show them I wasn’t scared of them. I’m not afraid of you; I just don’t want to get sick from you. If I get sick, I get my kids and my wife sick. Then my kids can’t go to daycare, and my wife probably has to use PTO. If I get sick, I can infect my other patients. If I get sick, I might have to miss a shift, which means my coworkers will have to work with inadequate help to take care of you and your family members. It’s not about you. It’s about me and my selfish desire to remain healthy and maintain a consistent paycheck." "Not joining in public prayers . There is sometimes overt hostility, but I'm an atheist, and think it's rude to try to force non-believers to participate in these things .""My middle school social studies teacher literally yelled at me to stand up during the Pledge of Allegiance. Like, why though? If you’re concerned about me or just curious, then talk to me after class. It was so weird and humiliating, especially as a 12-year-old who was figuring out my beliefs. I shouldn’t have to pledge allegiance if I don’t want to. History says so!!""My therapist told me he was dropping me because I divulged that I love pineapple on pizza. He was joking, but I think only barely…"Do you believe there's something harmless that people get incredibly angry over? Tell us what it is and why, either in the comments or in the anonymous form below:
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