I know a lot of people who expend a lot of emotional energy over driving. Sure, feel free to be irritated about those who don't use turn signals and those who don't move over from the fast lane, but man - the tantrums and fits I've seen people throw over totally non-threatening scenarios is immense. Sure, if every other car moved out of your way, you might get to your destination two minutes faster, but is it really worth getting SO angry over?
My way of dealing with my own irritation is giving other drivers the benefit of the doubt (whilst keeping myself safe of course) - if they're driving a bit like an idiot, I just assume they're about to shit their pants. It helps me empathize more.
the problem usually arises at house parties with a female host, we leave out a basket of tampons or whatever because it's embarrassing to have an unexpected period or unexpectedly heavy flow and be unprepared (or just run out of sanitary products) and then the whole embarrassment of having to seek out the host and ask if she's got anything or (usually) just raiding the bathroom for something or (worst case) wadding up toilet tissues and attempting to escape before anyone notices.
for some reason though some men will go into a bathroom with a basket of tampons out and them spend the rest of the night in creeped out outraged disgust
HOW DARE WE PUT DISGUSTING BODY THINGS ON DISPLAY!!
a basket of condoms elicits excitement and high fives though. shrug (though yes I've heard some women bitch about those too)
It's easy folks! If you don't need it then don't fucking use it. the host/ess is just being practical and considerate ffs.
You might not think this is a minor thing, but I would say Professional Sports.
The amount of passion and rage that is generated by players running around, throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball is mind-boggling. The shear amount of money that is spent is staggering. People take it waaaay too seriously.
Funny, I was just reading up on this yesterday, being surprised by my emotional reaction to the coach of the New York Giants (the NFL team I've followed all my life) stepping down after 12 years. I found this article about the various psychological factors in play particularly interesting, though it often describes a more extreme kind of fandom than I identify with. I also remembered and found an old NPR piece from a few years ago that speaks more to the way I "do" being a Giants (and Mets) fan, especially the parts about living vicariously and seeing patterns.
The takeaway, for those who don't want to read the articles, is that we're all kind of wired to take sports pretty seriously as fans, but cultural and individual factors contribute a lot to whether or not we choose to be sports fans in the first place.
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I know a lot of people who expend a lot of emotional energy over driving. Sure, feel free to be irritated about those who don't use turn signals and those who don't move over from the fast lane, but man - the tantrums and fits I've seen people throw over totally non-threatening scenarios is immense. Sure, if every other car moved out of your way, you might get to your destination two minutes faster, but is it really worth getting SO angry over?
My way of dealing with my own irritation is giving other drivers the benefit of the doubt (whilst keeping myself safe of course) - if they're driving a bit like an idiot, I just assume they're about to shit their pants. It helps me empathize more.
As someone who, at least once in his life, drove like an ass because I was about to pee in my pants, thank you! ;-)
Women's Sanitary products being left on display in a bathroom
I don't see too much of that in the men's room, so I'm not a credible judge!
the problem usually arises at house parties with a female host, we leave out a basket of tampons or whatever because it's embarrassing to have an unexpected period or unexpectedly heavy flow and be unprepared (or just run out of sanitary products) and then the whole embarrassment of having to seek out the host and ask if she's got anything or (usually) just raiding the bathroom for something or (worst case) wadding up toilet tissues and attempting to escape before anyone notices.
for some reason though some men will go into a bathroom with a basket of tampons out and them spend the rest of the night in creeped out outraged disgust
HOW DARE WE PUT DISGUSTING BODY THINGS ON DISPLAY!!
a basket of condoms elicits excitement and high fives though. shrug (though yes I've heard some women bitch about those too)
It's easy folks! If you don't need it then don't fucking use it. the host/ess is just being practical and considerate ffs.
Someone liking a game that they don't
I think you can extend that to any piece of art, whether it be movie, book, painting, music, whatever.
You might not think this is a minor thing, but I would say Professional Sports.
The amount of passion and rage that is generated by players running around, throwing, kicking, or hitting a ball is mind-boggling. The shear amount of money that is spent is staggering. People take it waaaay too seriously.
Funny, I was just reading up on this yesterday, being surprised by my emotional reaction to the coach of the New York Giants (the NFL team I've followed all my life) stepping down after 12 years. I found this article about the various psychological factors in play particularly interesting, though it often describes a more extreme kind of fandom than I identify with. I also remembered and found an old NPR piece from a few years ago that speaks more to the way I "do" being a Giants (and Mets) fan, especially the parts about living vicariously and seeing patterns.
The takeaway, for those who don't want to read the articles, is that we're all kind of wired to take sports pretty seriously as fans, but cultural and individual factors contribute a lot to whether or not we choose to be sports fans in the first place.
female breasts being displayed publicly shouldn't be an issue at all.