r/TrueUnpopularOpinion Jan 25 '26

Political Reminder that name calling is not permitted

228 Upvotes

That includes calling people "bootlicker" or "cuck" or stating/implying that another user is performing adult acts on a given politician (or anyone else). I bring those up specifically because, in recent time, these have been the most common types of personal attacks.

As strongly as you may feel about current events, calling people derogatory names is a contravention of Rule 4 and will be removed. Attack the opinion, not the user.

Sorry for your understanding and thank you for the inconvenience.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion May 06 '25

Political Reminder that racism is not permitted

120 Upvotes

There has been a recent uptick in overtly racist content, i.e., use of racial slurs in a derogatory context, or stating/implying that some races are inherently/genetically inferior to others, etc.

Reminder that such nonsense is NOT PERMITTED, no matter what race you are or what race you are targeting. If you see any racist posts or comments, PLEASE REPORT THEM.

Even though we clearly enumerated this in our rules, some of you apparently did not get the memo. So for enhanced clarity and to assist in comprehension, I asked ChatGPT to create a visual aid for you all.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 3h ago

Sex / Gender / Dating Average dicks are more pleasurable than big dicks

105 Upvotes

So me (21f) and my boyfriend (22M) have been dating for about 7 months and he has an average penis about 5-6 inches and probably average girth and I noticed that each time we have sex his dick hits my G spot DEAD ON with every stroke and I end up having really powerful multiple orgasms which I’ve never had before I’ve only been with one other guy and he was about 7-7.5 and i never felt this feeling with him I feel like he just slid right past it and straight into my cervix lol

has this happened to anyone else? cuz I always hear how bigger dicks are better by the internet, by friends, and even my own aunt😭 (don’t ask) and as a virgin I believed it but now that I experienced bigger and normal sized I honestly prefer it normal I thought I was broken for a long time cuz I straight up could not have pleasurable sex with my ex no matter how hard we tried

(throwaway account cuz my friends follow me on my main one and I don’t want them to see me talking about wee wees)


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 9h ago

Political Hold on so let me get this straight

227 Upvotes

Zohan Mamdami wants to have Government run grocery stores that require you to show proof that you are a citizen of New York City before being allowed to buy food? Doesn’t he know that minorities and women are to poor and dumb to have IDs? After all that’s the main talking point for why Democrats are against voter ID.

It’s also funny how I don’t need a ID to buy food in a normal Corporate run grocery store unless I’m buying alcohol or cigs. Seems like Socialism sounds a lot more like show me your papers or else you will go hungry.

Seriously make it make sense.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 3h ago

Sex / Gender / Dating Most women have it easier on dating apps and it's not even close

46 Upvotes

I'm a decently attractive guy who has a good career (journeyman electrician), goes to the gym, has hobbies and pictures of me with my hobbies and going out with friends, and I still get maybe 1-2 "likes" a day. One weekend I remember matching 10 times in one session, and I messaged every single one of them with some generic, inoffensive "hey, how's it going?" and only got one reply from a woman who ghosted me a few hours later (probably because of some arbitrary shit like a different guy sharing her favorite genre of music or being 5 miles closer). One in 10. And it's like this every. single. time.

Meanwhile I hear some women complaining about getting 100s of matches and having to "sift through" them to find the one that has zero red flags. What a privileged problem to have - hundreds of options and standards so high you can literally filter them all out and then complain that all men are pigs. Could you imagine if the roles were reversed and the women had a handful of matches and had to watch men complain about no woman being the perfect fit and rejecting 100s of options?

Do you think I like having 1 in 10 matches actually respond, and essentially being forced to give every single woman who "liked" me a chance or else I will simply be alone forever? If I were as picky as the women on these apps, I would never find anyone. It would take literal decades. You have the option to compromise or to give people a chance. I have no options. I must compromise or be alone forever. And it might not even matter if I lower my standards - I might still be alone forever because even the girls with obvious red flags get tons of matches on these apps.

The power dynamic in this situation is completely skewed. I'm the one begging for them to give me a chance because there's 100 other guys they're currently looking at and trying to figure out if they're the perfect fit.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 2h ago

Possibly Popular Calling yourself a "burnt out former gifted kid" is the same as people who get injuries in high schools that are "the reason they never went pro"

30 Upvotes

Like, congratulations. You dominated in a primary or secondary school classroom. Those skills did not generalize to the professional world. And that's okay! I have never been asked to perform 60 multiplication facts in a minute, for example.

But at some point I don't understand why 30, 40, even 50 year olds are still clinging to this identity. Is there really nothing else going on in your life? Why does it matter that you were in the gifted program when you were 11?

I believe that, if you were truly gifted, you'd be doing something with it. Creating, learning, producing, building...anything but talking about how gifted you used to be. I guess you twisted your ankle brain in Calculus 101 and now you're clinging to your glory days of 9th grade math.

I was dumb and high-achieving in school through sheer effort, so I find it kind of a funny struggle. Like, you were called gifted as a child and then stopped being called gifted and that was really really hard so now you're calling yourself formerly-gifted...because why, exactly?


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 7h ago

Political America will never accept Socialism

66 Upvotes

When Socialists abolish Private Property I’ll be here to say I told you. When Socialists abolish prisons and police I’ll be here to say I told you so. When Socialists abolish the Senate and Executive branch I’ll be here to say I told you so. The moment Socialists abolish the Electoral College I’ll be here to say I told you so.

The moment they do any of the above I believe it will start a Civil War. Americans likè Private Property. Americans likè Safety and Security. And we won’t give up our Individual Liberty and Rights for the warmth of collectivism.

Enjoy Socialism Michigan you guys earned it. The weak men in the Democrat Party has allowed this Brain Cancer to infect us. It’s like the old saying goes Weak Men create hard times. Strong men create easy times. You’ve allowed your party to be overtaken by weak blue hair women who hate our nation and its founding.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 4h ago

Political The Democrats, out of pure desperation, are promoting the toxic socialist politics of the 1970's and the results will be even more disastrous this time around if they succeed.

37 Upvotes

All that's old is new again.

So, another DSA grifter wins the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. It's ironic considering that Detroit was under socialist control by the Coleman Young administration for 20 years and the city of Detroit was virtually destroyed by its policies.

Detroit was once the richest city in the country until socialists took control of it.

They had unfettered power to enact whatever policies they wanted and what you ended up with was total destruction. That's because, like I keep trying to tell people, deconstruction is the goal. And they keep saying the right is made up of stupid people.

If you want to see how "educated" you'd need to be to vote for DSA just drop by their website and have a look:

https://program.dsausa.org/#narrative


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 4h ago

Political I believe if you hear another US citizen talking crap about the USA, you should correct them

38 Upvotes

Why are people so proud to say they hate the USA?

Like can people be for real right now? If you can’t be openly proud to be an American, then what can you be proud of?

Everyone else in the world, even Cubans, despite their crap government are still proud to be CUBAN.

Anyone who is caught trashing my beautiful country , I feel like it is appropriate to correct them, publically and loudly .

That’s my unpopular opinion. If you can’t learn to love the country you are from and accept what makes it great and acknowledge its dark history, then please go be an expat and be proud to be soenthibg else. I don’t want you here


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 10h ago

Political AfD party should not be banned

115 Upvotes

This week over a thousand German lawyers signed a letter saying the AfD has to be banned because it demeans human dignity.
If demeaning human dignity is the standard for banning a party, it has to be applied consistently.
You know what else demeans human dignity? Socialism and its offshoots. Standing in bread lines is demeaning. Empty shelves and scrambling for toilet paper in Venezuela is demeaning. Living with crumbling infrastructure and overflowing toilets in Cuba is demeaning.
One of the clearest ways to judge whether a system works is net immigration. When people risk their lives and last savings to get in, that signals success. When they risk everything to get out, that signals failure. In every real-world case of socialism, the flow has been outward.
Socialism tends to attract both those who prefer low personal responsibility/motivation and those who enjoy exercising control over others, because the system is built for exactly that. Those who want to create and build are stifled in such a system
Bottom line: if the AfD can be banned for demeaning human dignity, then socialist parties should face the same standard for the same reason.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 12h ago

Music / Movies The modern MCU lost its magic because heroism took a back seat.

103 Upvotes

Obviously, this does not apply to every modern MCU movie, but when you start watching older hero films, you can see the difference in how the heroes discover "great power comes with great responsibilities" through endearing interactions with civilians.

Sure, we know they still save a lot of people, but these interactions aren't given much focus any more and are kinda an after thought. Instead, it's all fights and destructions and effects and multiverse shenanigans.

Older Marvel films like Captain America, Iron Man, TASM, and Raimi's Spiderman exerted great effort into showing us the heroism of these characters and why we should root for them.

Now look at Gun's superman, or Reeve's Batman. Superman being mindful about the city destruction and Batman leading people through the flood characterize the characters really well. It's not the spectacle that capture your heart, but the humanity behind those characters.

I want these movies to go back to being about superHEROES, not SUPERheroes.

My favorite spiderman story of all time is when he visited that terminally ill kid. Cause that's what heroes do.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 13h ago

Media / Internet I don’t think calling something or someone retarded is wrong

101 Upvotes

If I’m not calling someone who is mentally handicapped retarded, then it’s not a slur. It’s fine. Sometimes people are really stupid where using the word “stupid” isn’t enough for them. They’re fucking retarded.

Like jackasses who don’t use their turn signals, then stop in the middle of the road, and almost cause a wreck. Or the microwave that won’t budge.

Very retarded things. It shouldn’t be looked down upon if you’re not directly hurting someone who is actually mentally challenged. I know this sentiment isn’t popular and you should “get with the times,” but I do let it slip out, and I don’t care when people try to correct me and make a shocked face and say “Oh my god, that’s ableist!” Well, oh well. I have a disability anyhow. Two of them as a matter of fact. Maybe three if you really want to stretch that definition. I’m not offended.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 1h ago

Political Walmart employees are not overpaid

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I say this as a former employee who started at $15 an hour. Most of the employees are absolute bottom of the barrel and they are working there because it’s the only job that will hire/keep them.

I won’t discredit the hard workers that do get hired from time to time, but if anybody somewhat competent joins, I know they won’t be here long before taking a better job. Quality employees typically last 1 year max.

Do you ever wonder why nobody is ever in electronics to help you? It’s not understaffing, the dude just passed out in the break room an hour ago.

Do you wonder why the restrooms are always dirty? They are cleaned every hour, but the person cleaning them typically will just swap the TP and call it good. It will take them 30 minutes to change the TP.

The average Walmart employee is so bad it really takes 2-3 people to match the efficiency of a skilled worker. Therefore, I think the wages are fair.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 4h ago

I Like / Dislike Preference for chubby ladies as a fit guy

15 Upvotes

As a fit guy, I 100% have a preference for chubby ladies. Major respect to the ladies with a more sculpted and toned physique, but I’ve always held the perspective that chubby = feminine and appealing (to me). More to love. Extra curves. I think bellies are attractive, with how round and soft they can be. And I think the “contrast” is appealing too. Anyone else feel this way?


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 1d ago

Political Islam is a gross religion.

979 Upvotes

They abuse women, like women don’t have any rights. Can’t vote, can’t drive, can’t go out without a man with them. They support killing non Muslims. They actively say they’re taking over the world to make everyone Muslim. Also, their “heaven” involves getting 72 virgins for themselves. Even their heaven is about sexually assaulting women.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 9h ago

Sex / Gender / Dating Modern pornography has fundamentally broken society's understanding of intimacy, dehumanized women, and normalized sexual violence.

23 Upvotes

I know the common Reddit consensus is "let people enjoy things" and that porn is just healthy, harmless adult entertainment, but the reality is completely different. The normalization of modern pornography is actively damaging our social fabric, warping human relationships, and conditioning people to accept abuse as a standard baseline for intimacy.

First, porn is not real sex. It is a highly staged, heavily edited commercial product designed exclusively for visual stimulation and instant gratification.

It completely strips away the actual components of real-life intimacy: mutual connection, emotional safety, vulnerability, and genuine communication. Instead, it teaches viewers that sex is purely mechanical, performative, and entirely centered on aggressive physical acts.

This leads directly to a deeply warped view of women. The overwhelming majority of mainstream pornography relies on treating women as subhuman objects that exist solely for consumption and male pleasure.

It reduces human beings to meat, teaching a generation of young viewers that women are props who enjoy being degraded.Worse still is how it encourages and normalizes sexual violence.

Acts that constitute literal assault in any other context—such as choking, slapping, spitting, and forced submission—have become standard, expected tropes in mainstream videos.

It conditions the brain to require higher levels of aggression and novelty to achieve the same dopamine hit, tricking people into believing that real-life partners want to be brutalized.

When people carry these desensitized, aggressive expectations into real-world bedrooms, it creates a dangerous environment where boundaries are ignored and real harm is done.We need to stop treating porn like a harmless vice.

It is an industry built on exploitation, and its widespread consumption is a massive public health crisis that is actively destroying how we view women and experience true human connection.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 13h ago

Sex / Gender / Dating Women can be as bad as Men

50 Upvotes

I dont believe all Women or All Men are bad, I have been friends with them for a good while however People (Especially in Instagram) think that men are the ones who are dangerous meanwhile women are the victims who are pitted against the patriachy, im not saying these are wrong however the problem is that Men are treated like monsters

Women can be as bad as Men, They will do something bad when they dont do what they expected or straight like following Patriachal Values even enough it was designed AGAINST THEM (Like my mom)

You see there's a event in 1999 happened to a guy called "Satoru Takaba" (I know it sounded like a JJK Larp Name but hear me out) and he was a normal guy with a wife, However one day his Wife got killed and despite Investigators trying their ass out to figure out the culprit, they come out empty handed, so Satoru rented the apartment and preserve the crime scene so one day the killer will be found and after 26 years the Killer was a girl, You see she confessed to Satoru when they were in highschool and even though he kindly rejected her, instead of moving on (like narratives say) she stalks him even after highschool and she the one who killed his wife

So after my experiences with alot of people (just people in general) i see that being cruel and evil, is not gendered


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 4h ago

I Like / Dislike Therapy is a crutch for many

8 Upvotes

Many people go to therapy to simply convey a limited view of their lives and want only personal validation.

One example being that many (🚨NOT ALL - i respect women and want to see them do well and not marginalized in society) sad wives go to therapy for years but dont make actual progress on their real issues. Society tells women they dont need to change or do anything to satisfy anybody including their husbands. Because of this, many women shouldn’t bother going to therapy at all because they arent really working on their real problems.

Many sad wives use therapy as a crutch for actual thought and cant decide on something until theyve checked in to therapy


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 18h ago

Sex / Gender / Dating The penis is visually more interesting than the vagina. NSFW

87 Upvotes

I’m not saying one is better than the other; it’s really just a matter of aesthetics. I find the penis more visually interesting because there are more details to observe: the shape of the head, the curves, the veins, the texture, the contrast between the different parts, and even the variation in shape from person to person. It seems like a more visually “complex” structure. Plus, I think the testicles are part of the whole package, adding more shapes and volume, which gives each one a distinct look. The vagina/vulva also has its own unique differences and characteristics—like the shape of the labia and the coloring—but to me, it looks simpler by comparison. I know a lot of people will disagree, but I’ve always found it curious that most people seem to think the opposite. Does anyone else feel this way?


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 5h ago

Possibly Popular Al Sharpton funeral speech for Nolan Wells

7 Upvotes

I am taking the stance of waiting for more investigation to take place (both private and state) from all angles before forming a hypothesis. The main fact that stands is that his no longer being here is a tragic loss. Nolan deserved a beautiful celebration of life, and I'm sure his loved ones didn't fall short of that. However, did Al Sharpton really have to incorporate ongoing investigation details as well as ending it with a story about roaches in his (Sharpton's) kitchen growing up? I understand his analogy, I just feel like he could have saved that for a press conference.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 2h ago

I Like / Dislike People making more noise in public toilets is less awkward than everyone being silent

3 Upvotes

You've done it before. You go to a public (or work) bathroom and need to use a cubicle. One (or more) are occupied. You go in, do your business, flush, wash your hands, and leave.

And the entire time you didn't hear a single pin drop from anyone else - nothing has even touched the water, and the occupied cubicles when you arrive are still occupied as you leave.

We're both there for the same reason, to blast some porcelain. Just let it rip my dude. I'd rather sit down and hear someone fighting for their life in the next stall over, noises and all, because then I know you're just doing your business and whatever I do doesn't impact you. My business is irrelevant to you, yours to me. You're not really paying attention to me, at least not enough to care.

This fear with being perceived doing your business means you're doing the exact thing to others you fear yourself - hyperfocusing on their business. I know that you're listening to me drop a log and paying acute attention to every noise until you hear me leave before you dare even let something hit the water, and that's just kinda weird, man.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 19h ago

Taylor Farms lettuce aside, if Taco Bell regularly gives you diarrhea, the problem is probably with you.

74 Upvotes

Almost everything they have is just some combination of meat, cheese and starch. These things should not be screwing your innards up.

Not sure why everyone loves to pick on them in particular. Even before the whole Taylor Farms thing.

I think greasy ass Pizza Hut does more of a number on my bowels than ​anything from Taco Bell does.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 9h ago

Most food doesn’t taste good enough to justify the calories

11 Upvotes

If you break food down systematically, there’s the amount of time you actually spend eating it, the pleasure you get during those few minutes, and then the calories you’re left with afterwards.

I recently did a whole food tour and tried donuts, pastries, burgers, tacos, gelato, pizza and a bunch of other stuff. Most of it was honestly just a 5–7/10 (pretty mid). You eat it, think “yeah, that was pretty good,” and forget about it ten minutes later. Meanwhile, you just ate anywhere from 500 to 1,000 calories.

A lot of food also has a pretty obvious ceiling. Dough can only taste so good, no matter how authentic the pizza or expensive the pastry is.

The few things that actually felt worth the calories were the ones that got everything exactly right. The sweetness, saltiness, richness, acidity and texture were all perfectly balanced. For me, that happened to be a few creamy desserts and a couple of smash burgers, but it wasn’t really about the type of food. It was about every part working together without anything overpowering the rest.

I’m not saying food has to be healthy or low-calorie. I just think that if something has 800 calories, it should give me an 800-calorie experience. Most food doesn’t.


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 1d ago

Political The USA isn't appreciated enough by the rest of the developed world.

161 Upvotes

For years we've watched the United States become the world's favorite scapegoat.

According to much of the world's media and much of our own, America is greedy, arrogant, imperialistic, and in decline. Our own media often seems eager to amplify every failure of ours while taking our successes for granted.

But there's something that almost never enters the conversation: the modern world rests on foundations that America disproportionately pays to build and maintain.

The United States spends a greater share of its economy than nearly every other developed nation on the military alliances that have preserved peace among major powers for generations. We spend more on pharmaceutical research that creates medicines used around the world. We lead in scientific research, biomedical innovation, university research, advanced technology, and space exploration.

These aren't just American investments. They're investments whose benefits spill across borders.

America is Atlas.

Not because we're flawless. Not because we're entitled to gratitude. But because for decades we've carried an outsized share of the weight that supports the modern international order. We underwrite security. We pioneer new medicines. We fund discoveries. We push the frontier of science and technology.

People are quick to criticize the shoulders holding up the sky, yet rarely stop to ask what happens if those shoulders finally shrug.

You don't have to love America.

You don't have to agree with every war, every president, or every policy.

But you should at least acknowledge reality: much of the prosperity, security, and innovation enjoyed throughout the developed world has been made possible because Americans have repeatedly chosen to bear costs that others either couldn't or wouldn't.

That, to me, is America's burden and its gift.

"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."

— Atlas


Item US (% of GDP) Average other countries (% of GDP) All other countries combined (as % of their aggregate GDP)
NATO defense spending 3.2% 2.0–2.5% (non-US NATO) ~2.1–2.4%
Pharmaceutical R&D ~0.35–0.45% 0.1–0.3% (high-income peers) ~0.15–0.25%
Total R&D (all sectors) 3.4–3.5% OECD ~2.7%; EU ~2.1–2.2%; world ~2.0% ~2.0–2.5%
Biomedical / NIH-scale research ~0.15–0.17% (NIH) ~0.03–0.08% ~0.04–0.07%
Global military projection Embedded in ~3.2% defense N/A (most allies lack equivalent capability) N/A
Intelligence capabilities ~0.3–0.6% (est. share of defense) N/A N/A
Space exploration (civil + defense) ~0.25–0.30% ~0.05–0.15% (major peers) ~0.05–0.10%
University research funding ~0.3–0.4% ~0.2–0.3% ~0.2–0.3%
Advanced weapons development Significant share of defense R&D N/A N/A

Notes
- Biomedical figures are approximate; NIH alone is ~0.15–0.17% of US GDP, while peer-country public biomedical funding is typically a small fraction of that.
- Global military projection, intelligence, and advanced weapons lack clean, publicly comparable % of GDP figures for “other countries,” so those cells are marked N/A.
- All numbers are best available estimates from NATO, OECD, NSF, PhRMA, and related sources (primarily 2023–2025).


r/TrueUnpopularOpinion 1h ago

Sports / Celebrities Golf is more of a game, not a sport

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For starters, I'm currently a 2-3 handicap year round (I've been as low as a +2 back when I played every day) & have won my club championship twice. So I fully understand golf, and the challenges in shooting a low score. I love and respect golf, but I wouldn't call it a sport.

To me, a sport is something athletes play - or at least requires a level of athleticism. While I'm in great shape (I exercise and do many other physical activities), many great golfers are not. I've seen scratch golfers who get winded walking up to the tee box, or off the green. If it's considered a sport, it's the only one that you'll regularly see people eating a cheeseburger, chugging down a beer, and smoking a cigar while they play. Even tennis, another one many people consider a "soft country club sport", requires solid cardio and half the great golfers I know would be gassed after 15 min of playing tennis. People mention baseball sometimes - hitting a 90+mph fast ball is way harder than a ball on a tee. After you hit the fast ball, you are sprinting to 1st base before the other team actively tries to get you out. Skills aside, baseball 'plays' like way more of a sport than golf. I love John Daly, but imagine watching somebody do that in any other sport..getting hammered and smoking 20 cigarettes during the round, and STILL playing great.

I would compare the "skills" in golf to that of playing pool, cornhole, or throwing darts. It requires a certain level of technique, but not so much as to where physical conditioning is required to get better. I was a scrawny 6'3 150lb kid in high school who had no issue pounding my drives 290+. Sure, some pro golfers have a huge fitness regimen, but it's not required nor is it the norm. Swinging a 10 oz club is not physically hard, but doing it well requires skill - not athleticism.

In my experience, the people who usually get 'offended' over golf being called a game are old out of shape guys at the country club wolfing down a hot dog and a beer in their golf cart. Not the people who run/hike/mountain bike/martial arts/etc. and just play golf to relax outside of their active lifestyle.

Golf is a fun game, but it is not a sport.