Have You Ever Had An Interest That You Were (Internally) Forced To Like/get Into?

[MM305]

An interest (music, movies, TV, toys, Youtube videos, etc) that you have no idea why you felt interested in? but couldn't dislike it? Maybe something you felt uneasy/negative about at first, but then ended up liking because you couldn't dislike it despite having those uneasy/negative feelings.

Whether those uneasy feelings came from feeling embarrased/scared to like it because it'll lead to verbal assault, or because you knew it'll lead to physical assault, or knew that this interest was wrong/sexist/racist/etc. but still like it for some reason, or simply just hated it at first, but couldn't resis carrying on that hate because you were starting to feel more comfortable with it.

Kind've like a guilty pleasure!

[Mamyalynne]

No I haven't, what's needed is self confidence and stop worrying what others may think of you.

As long as it's legal and you aren't frightening the neighbourhood - carry on.

[Baldric]

No.

[MM305]

Mamayalynne, I'm also talking about their OWN thoughts, not others.

For example: When they see and admit that an artist/band/song/Movie/Show is flawed or has unfortunate qualities that would usually make them dislike it, they end up actually liking it despite all those faults. Because they liked/felt interested with something that they (themselves) hated or know that it's a bad/flawed product, they were internally forced to like it!

That's why I said it is kind of like a guilty pleasure!

[RobNorth]

There's a word for it - masochism!!

[MM305]

RobNorth, What do you mean by that?

[Mamyalynne]

I think 'they' are being over analytical - they should simply enjoy the pleasures in their lives and ignore any perceived stereotypes they may have formed or heard of.

[RobNorth]

MM305 - OED definition of Masochism...

re example sentences Synonyms
1.1 (in general use) the enjoyment of an activity that appears to be painful or tedious.
‘there's plenty to do when the weather turns moorland walks into exercises in masochism’

[MM305]

Mamyalynne, where's the stereotype in feeling disdain/hate for an interest at first, onlt to end up liking it overtime?

[MM305]

CORRECTION

Mamyalynne, where's the stereotype in feeling disdain/hate for an interest at first, only to end up liking it overtime?

[MM305]

Murdo, What do you mean by that?

[Mamyalynne]

I'm going to be totally honest and then leave you to it MM305 - I haven't a clue what you are talking about but you are over thinking everything.

Trust me life is too short to do that, good night.

[MM305]

Mamyalynne, what do you mean you don't get? 've explained it here and the example I gave to you!

It's about asking if someone ever liked something because their feelings.interest in that something forced them to feel that way?

It's not the person choose the interest, but that the interest chose them even though that person didn't like it.

[Arksided]

Nope, I've always let it be known of my convictions agreed or otherwise in person, even when I change ones mind... I don't however post in news, about Bolotics and religion on purpose even though I'm tempted to.

[MM305]

"Mamayalynne - ignore any perceived stereotypes they may have formed or heard of."

WHAT DOES STEREOTYPES HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?! Someone feeling uneasy/negative about an interest is NOT ALWAYS based on outside forces, but from their OWN source (meaning how THEY feel, not others).

If someone felt uneasy/negative about an interest at first but couldn't get themselves to dislike it, which results to them liking/getting into the interest now, how does "stereotyples" play a role if the persom themself went through that switch themselves?

[Tilly2]

I used to hate it when Mr T played Pink Floyd recordings at home. I used to leave the room saying, 'I don't want to listen to that psychedelic rubbish, I hate it.'

Then I went, kicking and screaming, to a Pink Floyd gig at Earls Court and I have loved them every since.

Previously, I just wouldn't give myself the opportunity to listen and see how their music had developed over time.

[fiction-factory]

I would just chill out, MM305. If you like something, enjoy it; if you don't , then move on or wait a while and see if you change your mind; if you change your mind about something just go with it and don't worry about why you've changed your mind. What it does show is that first impressions can be wrong.

[naomi24]

When you say ‘internally’, do you mean keeping your new-found interest secret?

[MM305]

naomi24, No. Im talking about someone who can't control how they feel about an interest inside their heart/body/sexual desire/etc. Here are a couple examples of this:

1) A male who just listened to a boy band and really wants to dislike/hate it because - a) the genre for their music differed to what they always listen to, or b) Is aware of the physical assault he will get for being a fan of such a thing. But despite his desire to hate/avoid such a thing, he ACTUALLY feels interested inside himself, and couldn't fight off that interested feeling to a point where has no choice but to keep listening to that boy band because he couldn't escaped/eliminate how he really felt about it.

2) A male watching a very sexual music video (Nicki Minaj - Anaconda) and really hates how the song samples a classic, seems very objectifying to women, and hates how such a thing is very popular in the mainstream music world. But yet, he internally feels so sexually attracted to the ladies in the video, he f
ended up repeatedly watching despite knowing the obvious flaws of this video.

[MM305]

Meaning, the person didn't chose the interest, the interest chose them (even though the person didn't want to choose or hated it at first).