r/HonestHotTakes

There’s no reason for a baby to be in a bar or fancy restaurant. If your baby can’t go two feet outside of your home without bawling its eyes out then it should not be in public. Additionally, I really wish people were more open to parent only spaces. It’d be safer for the children and more convenient for childless individuals.

*Edit* I’m no longer engaging with this post but you guys have fun! Also remember this is a hot takes subreddit so you do not have to agree.

Moana 2 made sense and had the perfect gap between it and Moana. But now they’ve released Moana Live Action and there’s a Moana 3 in the works 2 years after Moana 2s release, I’m afraid Disney is going to over kill it.

As a Polynesian, the representation in Moana has been very important especially with showing our culture to countries that don’t recognise our ethnicity in censuses. But if it’s the same thing over and over again it gets tiring. Disney has a history of over killing franchises, and I don’t want that for my people.

The amount of kids, young kids like 7-11 I have seen obsessed with shows such as Hazbin hotel and Helluva boss is crazy. Hazbin is a 16+ show with some episodes being 18+, and Helluva is just 18+. No child should be watching that. And I have heard the argument of "well what if the kid is mature" I do not think they should be watching stuff like that.

In both those shows they cover topics that are gory, heavy, and just inappropriate. Also most of these children are obsessed with Angel Dust, which is very very problematic. He has an adult job, that no child should be watching. One memory I have is when I was at one of my jobs, where I do work with younger kids (like 3rd grade and 4th grade age) and a kid asked one of my colleagues to play "poison" from hazbin, my colleague did not know what the show was and played it. Mind you this kid was in 3rd grade. Which in America that is 8-9 years old. With other kids that age around.

Parents really should be watching and monitoring what their kids, they don't have to watch shows with them, just a quick google search tells you what age range a show it meant for.

I am not required to interact with people I don't like in real life. My social circle is mine to choose. By limiting the number of people I can block, Reddit is forcing me to interact with people who may be hostile toward me and my ideas. Reddit might even force a user to withstand abuse. If the point is to create a welcoming space where people can have positive interactions then forcing these kinds of interactions is contrary to the goal. Moreover, it is generally because I am sick of interacting with hostile people that I stop using Reddit (generally for long periods of time). Reddit should lift the limit.

Maybe this isn't a hot take but I hate how it's become so normal for someone to be doing something idiotic or annoying in public, and everyone's upset but they all just stare instead of doing something.

Shoot, most people don't even speak up when something happens to just them. I'm sick of seeing those videos of people complaining about crazy stuff that happened to them. They're so upset but in the moment they just sat there and let it happen. And only when it happens again and again and again do they finally build up the courage to actually complain.

Whenever I'm hesistant to confront someone I just tell myself this. If they aren't scared to disrespect you why are you scared to disrespect them?

Many studies have pointed to that men gain more from being in a relationship than women do, meaning that single women are happier by themselves than single men. You see it in media too, the depiction of a single woman is often one that has the traits of independence and as someone who doesn’t take shit from anyone. Meanwhile, the single man is often portrayed as a loser, the virgin, the guy nobody wants.

I believe that the difference in happiness between single men and women comes mostly from one thing, choice. The single woman is choosing to be single, but she could load up a dating app and at least have sex, if not more, at the flick of her wrist. The man on the other hand, in this day and age, has very little leverage if he is not a top percentage guy. He is not choosing singleness, he is stuck in it from scarcity and lack of options. Of course the gender that has a choice in the matter is going to be happier than the one that doesn’t.

Now, some will argue the other difference between the genders is that women often keep a broader network of friends and family, and are able to meet their emotional needs that way, while men often have a very small network of people to depend on for emotional needs, and it often fall completely on their partner. Now, while I do believe that is a part of the issue, I think it’s a smaller part than the lack of choice. I also believe that if every man magically had that network of deep friends, but still had the scarcity and was forcibly kept out of romantic relationships and sex, he would still feel worse, which shows the the lack of choice is a bigger part of it that the lack of the emotional network.

Anyway, that’s just my two cents, I’d love to hear what you people out there think.

Not much to say here, better chicken quality in the compact packaging of a nugget adjacent shape. Nuggets are easier to be disappointed by.

You can use scissors or an exacto knife and it sucks getting anything out. If you’ve ever sliced a finger on this crap trying to dig something out thumbs up. 👍

My dream is to be a Veterinary assistant so let's use that as and example. Two or more Vet assistants at the same practice should be paid the same amount no matter their experience or seniority.

And because I don't think there should be pay gaps if someone wants or needs a pay raise it should only be based on their personal circumstances like if they have a baby on the way or they have an apartment or house to pay for. If someone does think they should get paid more for the job responsibilities then all other employees in that same position should get the raise too since they should have the same responsibilities.

(I guess that there are times where one person could have more responsibilities than the other(s) so maybe they would be entitled to a raise without the others getting one too)

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In the years ahead, lasting marriages may become harder to build—not because of one platform or one gender, but because trust, commitment, and shared values are becoming harder to find. The rise of platforms like OnlyFans has sparked debates about privacy, intimacy, and long-term compatibility. While many people consume this content, some may be reluctant to choose a partner whose public online presence doesn't align with their own values. For couples who hope to raise children together, these differences can become an important consideration. Strong marriages are built on mutual respect, honesty, and shared expectations about the future.

Everyone is unique and everyone has their own struggles. We’ve discussed neurodiversity at length and some good has come out of it. It’s now time to move on.

Edit: wow, I’ve done a 180.

People like to point to Final Fantasy 13 as the beginning of the end for good Final Fantasy games with moving away from expansive worlds into a hallway sim with more and more complex battles systems but the reality is that X did it first and arguably just as bad. The first 4/5 of the story you're met with almost zero exploration as you traverse a glorified hallway with the seeming saving grace that you can sometimes go backwards in this hallway until you hit one specific area where the game... Kind of opens up? Before thrusting you back into more hallways until the end.

FFX is widely acclaimed but it's 100% the reason FF games went the way they did. Thank fuck for XII giving one last good entry though.

Every Fourth of July people set off fireworks late into the night. It’s bad for the environment, a risk to neighboring properties, AND it means lots of folks are having PTSD flashbacks or dealing with pets that are panicking.

Instead of being considerate of those around them by not setting off fireworks, limiting it to certain hours, stopping when people want to go bed, etc. everyone else just has to accept that the firework shooting neighbors good time is more important than 1. Veterans 2. Refugees 3. Sleeping babies and their sleep deprived parents. 4. Panicking pets 5. People who have pets that are cleaning up vomit or pee or have their pet die after they flee from the noise. The people who don’t like the fireworks are seen as killjoys rather than people being really negatively impacted by the actions of others that aren’t necessary!

Go see the fireworks that your town sets off, and leave your neighbors out of your drunken shenanigans with pyrotechnics.

I’m going to only talk about women since that’s what I encounter.

The amount of times I see pregnant women on dating apps with a bio like “Pregnant btw”. 🫪🫪🫪🫪 Uh what!? Like why are you a dating app if you’re pregnant? I always assume they’re the kind of people that are always in a relationship. Scared to be single or something.

And while I’m sure it’s been done, I can’t think of too many men who want to date a women who is currently pregnant, just not with their child.

Like, imagine you see a kid waiting in line at an ice cream truck but they don't have any money, so you decide to give them $5. Then, after they buy the ice cream, you say to them, "I'm gonna need you to pay me back the $5 I gave you."

And I'm only speaking from experience, because when I was twelve my aunt took me and my cousins to the mall and she gave me $20 to spend it on something. And I did. But then when I got home she says to me, "you need to repay me the $20 because I let you borrow it." Like???

I feel like with teenagers it's a bit different since most of them start to have jobs and such, but still. If you're giving a child money and they aren't old enough to have a job yet, don't expect them to repay you! Or better yet, don't give them money at all at that point.

I immediately have much less empathy for DV victims when I see they are standing by their abusive co-parent

I’m a woman, and there’s something incredibly upsetting and irritating about seeing mothers and fathers of children who allow their spouse to beat the shit out of their kids, then defend them.

Once you decide to have children, it’s no longer just about YOU and what YOU want, or what YOU can “handle”. You have humans who are relying on you to survive. YOU are responsible for your kids and their safety.

So I’m sorry that I will not continuously infantilize DV mothers/fathers who refuse to do better for their children. If you want to stay with an abusive partner that badly, send your children somewhere safe, or don’t have them at all!

Maybe I’m biased, because I watched my mother do the same with my brothers, but I believe this very deeply.

One thing I will gently add, there’s a difference of parents documenting and planning to leave ASAP, and consistently minimizing and excusing behavior.

That’s more what my post is about

Be honest, we have seen it all when it comes to religion, so why is it still called a hot take if there are so many opinions about it?

Their most famous excuse is, “but it’s different when I do it.” No, it’s not.

If you feel a way when your husband does it to where you get mad and insecure, you think it makes him feel good when you do it?

It’s probably because my life motto has always been “if I don’t like when it’s done to me, I don’t do it to others.” I wish everyone had that motto, the world would probably be a bette place.