Unpopular opinions in general:
1. Thriller is an overrated album and there are a number of better pop albums (i.e. Sign O' the Times, Ray of Light, etc.). The album is mainly notable for its killer singles, but you can get those in a greatest hits compilation. There's no cohesive vision/atmosphere to make the album more than a collection of decent to great pop songs.
2. Politicians aren't any worse than "regular people."
3. Quality rap has the best lyrics out of any type of music. I don't think any rock musicians can **** with Illmatic on a lyrical basis.
4. Freedom is not more important than safety; they are equally important.
5. I didn't think Jeremiah Wright saying "God damn America" was even remotely offensive. He lived through an era of rampant racism and I didn't. Who am I to tell him that he can't have that opinion? I mean, I don't agree with it, but I'm not going to sit there and be outraged about something I can't fully understand.
6. Political correctness is not a problem. The people who cry about it should focus on real issues. I also think that many of the people who complain about just want to say offensive things without suffering social consequences.
7. Even someone as ridiculous as Sarah Palin would be more acceptable as president than Ron Paul.
8. The idea that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should only feature rock acts is dumb and shortsighted.
9. Religious beliefs shouldn't be any more exempt from criticism than political beliefs. For instance, I think it's hypocritical for one to rail on liberalism but then get mad when someone rails on Christianity.
10. We need more laws, not less.
Unpopular opinions on GameSpot:
1. There is nothing wrong with feminism and Anita Sarkeesian actually made a number of good points. Gamers are just too defensive and anti-feminist to even begin to understand what argument she is making.
2. Gamersgate is an embarrassing movement that feeds into a lot of the negative stereotypes about gamers.
3. Pop music is a lot better than metal.
4. Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, and Chronicles of Narnia are all much better fantasy stories than Lord of the Rings. Rowling, Pullman, and Lewis all know how to tell a story better than Tolkien does.
5. There was nothing wrong with Tom McShea's reviews (or even Carolyn's for that matter). People just got butthurt about them because they can't stand the idea of someone giving a game a lower score than what they think it's entitled to.
6. The people whose response to people being offended is always "grow a thicker skin" are pretty immature and probably don't have any social skills.
7. Western game music is super bland.
8. There's nothing wrong with Sony and Microsoft charging for online play.
9. RayWilliamJohnson is actually pretty talented and deserves all the money he made.
10. If I was told that I have to hang out with a casual gamer or a hardcore gamer for a day, I'd choose the casual gamer every time.
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