There are some people who try to prove a point or proclaim their values but do not see the irony of not following the words they speak. Hypocrisy, in a lot of cases, is lost on the hypocrite themselves.
It's funny to see, and also a little disappointing. When they try to have that hypocrisy pointed out to them, they don't receive it very well either.
Redditor ChadbourneShamille8 wanted to know what were the best (or worst?) examples of hypocrisy Redditors had ever seen.
Redditor ChadbourneShamille8 asked:
"What is an instance of hypocrisy you witnessed?"
Try not to facepalm these examples.
Reddit irony.
"Getting kicked off a subreddit for typing the word Cxnt, only to be called a C*nt by the moderator."
- Are-Sole
"Rules for thee but not for me."
"Anyone banned from r/unpopularopinion can give you dozens of examples."
"You mean that sub where people post extremely mainstream opinions pretending they're unpopular?"
"'I'm not racist but I just stated my racist opinion.'"
"'Your post was removed because: Not an unpopular opinion. Meanwhile, enjoy the half dozen posts about Ellen and Billie Eilish posted within the last five minutes.'"
"To quote a tagline I've seen on reddit 'Anything before the 'but' is bullsh*t.'"
"9 times out of 10 that's true. The other time it's not still implies that what comes after the "but" is more important than what comes before it."
"Whether the 'after-the-but' actually is more important that what's before it can be a different story. Similarly, whether the 'before-the-but' actually is irrelevant and/or false."
"The previous 'paragraph' still doesn't change the fact that my first two 'paragraphs' are very very likely true."
- filrabat
Zero tolerance policies.
"My favorite example is zero tolerance in schools."
"It applies stringently to students, and not at all to faculty."
"Why do zero tolerance polices never seem to apply to bullies? I got pushed, hit and relentlessly mocked. Second I told them to f*ck off next thing the school wants to talk with my parents about what a danger I am. Thankfully, despite all the other issues with my mom, she at least would ask the principal why they were all concerned now when they were so dismissive after the last several incidents she brought up where I did nothing but take it."
- ansteve1
"Ugh. My youngest was being bullied in JK. We escalated to a meeting with the principal."
"'Don't you have a zero tolerance policy on violence?'"
"'We certainly do!'"
"'Well, your inaction that has brought us to this point sure seems like tolerance to me…'"
"Zero tolerance policies are for zero-thinking people. They are never a good idea and nearly always fail spectacularly."
The "holy rollers."
"There is a chapter of 'holy rollers,' Christian bikers at the end of my street. Across from their clubhouse is a convenience store that I go to daily. A homeless woman named Betty comes to this store in the afternoon to get out of the sun and hopefully get a few handouts. Typically, if Betty is there when I show up I'll grab her a big bottle of cold water and a few snacks."
"One day I stopped by the store to grab a coffee before work. Betty was there and was asking three of the holy rollers if they could spare some change or possibly a cigarette from one of the bikers. They started teasing her about her clothes and told her to get off her butt and get a job and walked across the street to their clubhouse. As usual I went in, got her a triangle sandwich and cold water and gave her a couple of my smokes."
"Pretty hypocritical of those that supposedly follow the word of Jesus to turn their back on a sister in need. I'm not religious and I do a better job of helping the less fortunate than many religious people do."
"I don't know if it's real or not, but I remember hearing this story about how this priest disguised himself as a homeless beggar to see how his local congregation would act to those in need."
"Apparently, he found that a lot of members would mistreat him pretty badly not knowing it was their priest."
"Bumper stickers on my fridge because I don't want my car vandalized by the 'turn the other cheekers' who are filled with love."
"'I love Jesus its his followers that I have a problem with.'"
'"The only problem with Baptists is they don't hold them under long enough.'"
Other's personal experiences is not welcome here.
"Saw this small argument between two people that happened some years ago online in a comment section. The topic was 'Is Christianity slavery?'"
"One of them argued that it was and brought up their own personal experience as one of the reasons for it. Saying that they were forced to go to church and that you have to have blind faith to follow the religion."
"In response, the other person, who argued that Christianity wasn't slavery, brought their experience. Saying that they had found more freedom in themselves by following the religion and that faith is not blind belief, but rather an act of volition which would generally be based on evidence."
"In response to that, the one arguing that Christianity was slavery said something along the lines of, 'You bringing in your personal experience doesn't make your argument valid.'"
"When I read that I just facepalmed."
"I guess in this case, it sounds more like 'having parents is slavery' rather than 'religion is slavery.'"
"This happens a lot in the religion mega thread on the unpopular opinion subreddit."
"It happens a lot elsewhere too."
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Welfare.
"My dad once told me that he's glad my sister gets welfare, but he doesn't think anyone else should."
"It would be exactly the same for free Medicare, free education, an abortion, etc. etc...."
Family values.
"Not really a single instance, but a guy I've known for a long time is very vocal about 'family values,' 'the sanctity of marriage,' and complains about people having multiple children by various 'baby mamma's.'"
"He's on his third marriage. He's fathered six children... two with each of his three wives, has two step-kids, and his latest wife is just about the same age as his oldest daughter."
"He's all but disowned her, her brother, and his oldest step-son. But he's all about 'family values.'"
- gogojack
Premarital sex.
"My mother saying premarital sex is sin and I'm going to Hell whilst having 5 'bastard' children and then her saying her and her baby daddy were married in the eyes of the lord, even though one of those kids isn't even his."
- ally2771
"My mother telling me premarital sex is bad, meanwhile my brother was born 6mo after the wedding and weighed almost 4kg."
"Mind you she did end up married to my dad, so I guess she was trying to warn me not to make the same mistakes?"
Hypocrisy in the workplace.
"Practically every day at the last company I worked for... I could write a list 100 pages long about all of the unethical crap I witnessed. Here are a few memorable ones:"
- "The same manager who was booking himself vacations and 1st class flights using the company credit card once threw a fit at me because I tried to expense 3 dozen donuts that I bought for a 6-hr training class I was administering for my entire team. My expense report was denied and the costs were deducted from my next paycheck."
- "My team/department and I were forced to work 60+hr weeks for weeks and months on end (some of us were working 80-100+hrs/wk). Any time I would have to go over to the other branch, only one person would actually show up on time, most would waddle in around 9am, leave for lunch at noon, come back at 1:30pm and leave for the day. I brought this up to management and was told 'mind your own f*cking business.' Worth noting, that branch was 'friends' with management."
- "One employee was allowed to sleep at his desk for 2 years. When I say sleep, I mean he would show up at 8:30, sleep until almost noon, take a long lunch, sleep until 3 and then leave for the day. Another employee was overworked, fell asleep once and was fired on the spot."
- "Come bonus time, the general manager re-dispersed bonus funds so their friends would get 2-3x what the rest of us got."
"Managers who play favorites in that manner ought to be thrown out and denied unemployment."
COVID.
"Job requires work from home for 16 months due to COVID. Job determines COVID rates aren't so bad anymore in July and requires everyone return to office. Remote work is no longer allowed AT ALL in future (despite being allowed on occasion before COVID)."
"Then Delta starts to ramp up and everyone must still come to office, but not allowed to hold/attend meetings in person and mask must be work in office. So a whole office full of people on Zoom calls in masks. Until..."
"Everyone gets sent home again for Delta but MUST report to work at least once a week. Safety first!!! But only 80% of the time."
- w33dcup
"Relative won't get a COVID shot, because of fears that persist about what's in the shot, but has extensively traveled through SE Asia doing shrooms, heroin, cocaine and pharmaceuticals and will take any drug offered to her."
"Afraid of COVID shot but spiked her skin with an unknown needle in Thailand. Oki doki."
- PGMBAA
"I'm in an area that has had its first COVID case in July 2021."
"In 2020, it was all strict, masks everywhere, disinfections, no parties, restaurants closed, etc."
"Now, a giant party every other weekend."
"When mommy won't let me cross the road if I don't hold her hand, but she never holds grandma's hand when she crosses the road."
"This is kind of a wholesome one. I love it."
Too much screen time.
"My parents when I was a kid/teen: Don't be in front of your computer so much. That much screen time can't be good for you!"
"My parents: Sits in front of the TV all day every day while playing candy crush on their individual iPads."
With the brightness and volume level set to max lol."
"But it's okay, they've got that tiny lamp on in the corner as their only other source of light after the sun goes down."
"My dad telling me that video games would poison my mind, and then proceeding to binge-watch the news for hours at a time."
"Even as a kid, I knew it didn't add up."
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For many childhood memories are overrun by living nightmares.
Yes, children are resilient, but that doesn't mean that the things we see as babes don't follow us forever.
The horrors of the world are no stranger to the young.
Redditor -2sweetcaramel- wanted to see who was willing to share about the worst things we've seen as kids, so they asked:
"What’s the creepiest thing you saw as a kid?"
Serious Danger
"Me and my best friend would explore the drainage tunnels under the Vegas area where we grew up. These were miles long and it was always really cool down there so it was a good way to escape the heat of our scorching hot summers. We went into this one that goes under the Fiesta casino and found a camp with a bunch of homeless people."
"Mind you we are like 11 years old lol. And we just kept going like it was nothing. It wasn’t scary then but when I look back at it we could have been in some serious danger. Our parents had no idea we did this or where we were and we had no cellphones. We could have been kidnapped and never have been found."
oofboof2020
Waiting for Food
"I was at a portillos once when I was 12 and I was waiting with my little brother at a booth while my parents got our food. This guy was standing with his tray kind of watching me then after a couple of minutes he started to walk over really fast not breaking eye contact with me."
"He was 2 feet from the table and my dad came out of nowhere and scared the s**t out of him. He looked so surprised and just said he wanted to see if I’d get scared or not. He left his tray full of food near the door and left. My folks reported him but we never went to that location again since we found a better one closer to home."
nowhereboy1964
Captain Hobo to the Rescue
"When I was a pretty young teen, my friends and I were horsing around in San Francisco and started hanging out to smoke with some homeless guys. Another homeless dude came up and began aggressively trying to shake us down for anything (money, smokes, a ride, drugs- all of it) and wouldn’t take no for an answer."
"We got in over our heads and could tell this guy was now riling the other 2 guys up and they were acting like they wanted to jump us. Some grandfather-looking old homeless man appeared out of nowhere and yelled at us to get the f**k out of here- nice kids like us don’t belong down here at this hour!!"
"Captain Hobo saved our lives that night. My parents sincerely thought we were at a mall all day lol."
FartAttack911
Survival
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"I was 7 and survived the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Witnessed the wave rise way above the already massive palm trees (approx. 40ft?) and my family and I watched/heard the wave crash into the ground from a rooftop."
faithfulpoo
These Tsunami stories are just tragic.
On the Sand
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"We were a group of kids who went to swim in a local lake. And there was a dead body on the beach with their hands raised and their legs bent unnaturally that local police just took out of the same lake. I've never put my foot in these waters again."
oyloff
Be Clever
"I was walking to school and I was about 5 or 6 years old and some guy pulled up beside me in his car and asked if I would get in. He also offered me sweets to do so. I said no. The creepy bit was when he calmly said ‘clever boy’ to me, then drove off. I’ve never even told my parents or anyone else about this as it would most likely freak them out."
OstneyPiz
Bad Jokes
"Dad's side of the family pranked me by burying a fake body on our back property and had me dig it up to find valuables. Was only allowed to use a lantern for light. They stuffed old clothes with chicken bones. Sheetrock mud where the head was... Random fake jewelry as the treasures... I was like maybe 10 or 11.. I remember digging up the boot first and started gagging because it became real at that point."
Alegan239
YOU
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"Woke up to find my little brother staring at me in the dark, asking, Are you really you?"
PrettyLola2004
Siblings can really be a bunch of creepers.
No one should talk to others in the dark though.
Not all pet owners have the same relationship with their pets.
While anyone who decides to become a pet owner, or pet parent as some say, love their pets equally, some never ever let them leave their side.
Taking their pet with them to work, running errands, even on vacations.
Many pet parents even allow their pets to share their bed with them when going to sleep.
For others though, this is where a line is finally drawn.
Redditor Piggythelavasurfer was curious to hear whether pet owners allowed their pets to share their bed with them, as well as the reasons why they do/don't, leading them to ask:
"Do you let your pet sleep in your bed? Why/why not?"
The Tiny Issue Of Water...
"Absolutely not."
"I have fish."- Senior-Meal3649
Everyone Gets Lonely Eventually...
"I adopted an eleven year old cat the day before Halloween."
"She has mostly lived in my closet since I got her, and she hasn’t been too interested in coming out."
"Last night, she came out of my closet and jumped up on my bed, and crawled under my covers and curled up by my feet to sleep."
"I was so happy!"- YellowBeastJeep
The Comforting Reminder That You're Not Alone...
"I recently lost my Greyhound but I used to let him sleep on my bed with me."
"The company was nice and he was no trouble to have on my bed."- HoodedMenace3
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What Do You Mean Allow?
"I have no choice."
"She is a cat, cats do whatever they want."- Small_cat1412
"He lets me sleep in my bed."- Poorly-Drawn-Beagle
Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
"I carry my old boy upstairs to bed every night."- worst_in_show
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Who Needs An Alarm Clock?
"I let my two cats sleep with me."
"They're so full of love and just want cuddles all the time."
"And so do I."
"We've all developed a lil routine."
"Get to bed, oldest sleeps on my feet to keep them warm, youngest lies in my arm while I lie on my side (she the little spoon), then when I snooze my alarm for work in the morning the youngest paws at my face and meeps loudly to wake me up."- GhostofaFlea_
Whose Bed Is It Anyway?
"Yes."
"They're also kind enough to let me squeeze into whatever space they've left for me."
"Although I do get a few dirty looks off them."- Therealkaylor
"I found this tiny kitten screaming her head off under a car."
"Would not come out."
"Got some food and some water in dishes."
"I stood by the tire so she couldn't see my feet."
"She got curious about the food and water and started gobbling it down."
"I thought she would bolt when I squatted down."
"She was too busy eating."
"I grabbed her by the nape of the neck and all four legs went straight out and she tried to scratch me to death."
"I got her in the door and tossed her toward the couch."
"She ricocheted off the couch as if she was a ping pong off a table and I lost sight of her."
"I put out food and water and a sandbox and did not see that kitten for three days."
"On the third day, I came home and she was on my bed pillow."
"I thought she would bolt when I came near, but she didn't."
"I wanted to sleep so I tried to scoot her little butt off my pillow."
"She would not go."
"I put my head down to sleep and that is the way it was from then on."
"She ran the roost."- Logical_Cherry_7588
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Sleeping Is A Prerequisite...
"No, he's a cat and he cannot keep still during the night."
"He walks across the headboard, opens the closet doors, jumps into the windows and rustles the blinds, etc."
"If he would sleep he could stay, but alas, he's a ramblin' man."- Spong_Durnflungle
Saying No Just Isn't An Option...
"'Let'."
"Lol."
"It's a cat's world and I'm happy to be on her good side."- milaren
Felines Only!
"The cat does, the dog doesn't and the horse certainly does not either."- Xcrowzz
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Is That My Hair On That Pillow?
"My dog is perfect."
"She comes up, cuddles til we start to fall asleep, then gets down to sleep on her bed so she doesn't get too hot."
"Jumps back up in the early morning for wake up cuddles."
"The hair everywhere is the only downside but she is so cozy, what can you do."- HoodieWinchester
It is easy to understand how some people are able to fall asleep more easily knowing their friend and protector is there, in bed, with them.
Though we can't blame others who don't want to run the risk of being scratched or bitten in the middle of the night either...