Unpopular opinions

[redchild]

No, the germ family and I are quite good friends really!! I do have to say though, redchild, that I will never again be able to cook red meat without thinking of you and, living on a cattle station, that means I'll most likely think of you, oh, six days out of every seven!

Oh, another food related thing I don't like is fat-phobia. That pat of butter in the frying pan isn't going to kill you-- the stressing out that there is butter in the pan is going to kill you!

I agree with this as well as Nuytsia's dislike of low fat products, and will add sugar-free to the list. I am sure most people would be mortified at the levels of rubbish that I ingest...if it doesn't have sugar, full cream milk , salt or butter in/on it, it's not worth intaking (though not always all four at the same time!). I can't imagine going through life without those little extras...[/quote]

Ugh, sugar free sweeteners taste so bad. Also their safety is dubious and is still under debate.

I've had Blue Agave syrup recommended to use as sweetener as it's lower on the glycemic index than sugar or honey, so there would be a smaller spike in blood sugar levels.

One thing that seems to be sweeping our nation that I absolutely detest at the moment is the testing of our students. While testing has been around forever, and serves a purpose at times, it has reached ridiculous heights within the last couple of years. Forget the testing, do the TEACHING, and the test results will then take care of themselves!!! I am weary of children being taught a skill just for the purpose of passing a test rather than to gain full mastery over the concept, and a letter or number defining a person while all other skills and contributions are swept aside makes me crazy. Yes, it's great to be provided with a snap-shot or overview but does a test result, like an award have to define a person?? (I love this little rant guy...and can only pop him in if I have a rant! )

Don't get me started on education

I don't know how it is in Australia but the US education system is already swamped in this sort of ridiculous mindset. The system only cares about pumping out higher test scores by lowering the standards by which students are being tested at. Rote memorization and studying only that which is listed in the standards is churning out legions of zombies with test-taking skills. What kind of job requires "test-taking" as a vital skill? The bias in the material *required* by the state for students to "master" only serves to train citizens to accept what they are given and not to question them (otherwise you lose a point!)

George Carlin puts it better than I can:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGL8FEMc378

He uses some strong language, so NSFW!