My initial thought is video games, everything has pros and cons, sure. However, it feels like anyone not into video games views them extrodinarly negatively. Any other hobbies parallel to that in your opinion?
Pretty much anything that’s considered “childish”. Apart from video games, Lego comes to mind.
Drawing fetishist NSFW art. A friend of mine was (and probably still is, I just haven’t had any contact with them for ages) pretty good at drawing. If you’re into hentai and/or furry stuff, there’s a non-zero chance you’ve seen his work. He also did some more “exotic” drawings on commission.
He (allegedly) wasn’t particularly into it himself, but he was good at it, he had a creative outlet, and it gave him a couple of extra bucks per month.
Apparently there are quite a few art majors who turn their “useless” art degree into a living by making hentai, especially furry stuff.
Probably one of the minor things I privately disdain as a norm on Lemmy and previously Reddit is folk who are deeply into erotic Anime/furry and similar fringe sexual interests.
Of course, sexuality for many is a rich smorgasbord, and I get how nobody wants to ‘kink-shame’, but that stuff… yeah, not my bag at all.
I remember video games having a helluva stigma when I was a kid in school. People mocked me for playing Pokemon. If you were to look at them now, they probably play it religiously.
That aside, I feel like tabletop miniatures get similar dislike. Some people are like “That’s cool” but the common layman just think it’s playing with expensive toys.
Not really looked down on, but every time I mention that I have an indoor greenhouse everyone assumes I’m growing pot.
Wargaming or anything that brings people to a hobby shop. Trains, RC vehicles, and kites are most acceptable and understandable to people on the outside but still looked down on.
The Satanic Panic never went away. I still deal with it on occasion.
Skateboarding
My first thought was gaming as well. The hobby isn’t problematic, but god damn are so many gamers themselves the problem.
Idk man, “gamers”?
Violent / aggressive / unkind people? Yea. If it happens for them to be gamers, that’s probably unrelated.
It’s not “gamers” the same way it’s not “black people”, the same way it’s not “women”, the same way it’s not… Idk, you get it…
Masturbating in private.
I know it isn’t what you meant, but my head keeps putting the emphasis on the “in private” part, like everyone is fine with it in public, but those weird-o’s doing it in private are disgusting.
weird-o’s
Why is there an hyphen here? o.O
I dunno, it seemed like the right place for it. Surely it isn’t just spelled ‘weirdo’, right?
I think Disney people are generally looked down upon. My wife knows a couple who are childfree doctors (so they are pretty well off), who spend thousands on trips to Disney World and Disney products.
I kid myself I’m a non-judgemental, live and let live type of guy, but I have to admit I have a few unkind thoughts about their obsession.
