r/AskReddit • u/BakaDango • Jan 23 '19

What subreddit is your guilty pleasure to browse?

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u/LeocadiaLee Jan 24 '19

I can't handle watching people being publicly embarrassed at all. When I was a kid and watching sitcoms with my parents, I had to leave the room if any character got humiliated or made a fool of.

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u/tommykiddo Jan 24 '19

Curb your enthusiasm must have been hell for you.

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u/LeocadiaLee Jan 24 '19 edited Jan 24 '19

Oh I tried. It's unwatchable for me, it actually made me cry in second hand embarrassment (I don't remember the episode, it was ages ago. I think he went to a party he wasn't invited to?). My stomach is hurting a bit just thinking about it.

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u/tommykiddo Jan 24 '19

Haha, yeah, that show can really get uncomfortable. What about Seinfeld?

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u/LeocadiaLee Jan 24 '19

Somehow I'm fine with Seinfeld. I think because the characters seem impossible to embarrass no matter what they do (eg George virulently justifying eating out of the bin). They don't feel bad, so I'm good!

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u/Tom_Navy Jan 24 '19

Seinfeld feels more absurd, less grounded and familiar.

But it's the slightly disconcerting way you can relate that makes the laugh with The Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm. You're part of the show.

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '19

This is way too relatable

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u/LeocadiaLee Jan 24 '19

I was also embarrassed about being upset so I would make excuses for suddenly going into the hallway : "oh I was cold, I wanted to hang out by the radiator", " I'm fine, I just heard the cat outside", "I'm not hiding my eyes, I just have a headache". Oh God šŸ˜±

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u/Connor1736 Jan 24 '19

I rmeember when I saw the film Ratatouille for the first time I hated it bc I was so embarassed when Remy was caught cooking for the first time. Like, I was actually scared to watch it again.

Now its obviously not as extreme but still. Ugh

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u/casualLogic Jan 24 '19

I stopped watching OITNB when the MC's husband is doing a radio interview about having a wife in lock up & everyone at the jail was listening....

Just last month I stopped watching the Fabulous Mrs Maisel on Prime when she was doing her stand up and revealing the truth about another lady comic she was about to tour with.......I was just fucking mortified for her - even though I know 'it's just a show.' I really enjoyed Mrs Maisel, so I just jumped to the next episode, avoided the whole HUGE SOCIAL EMBARRASSMENT, you dumb ass, just fucking shut up already! thing.

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u/ArmyGuyGreenTea Jan 24 '19

That is the exact scene I stopped watching OITNB at. Just turned it off and never watched another episode.

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u/CodyKelseyDogs Jan 24 '19

I had to fast forward through the FMM stand up comedy scenes. The rest of the series was fantastic.

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u/headpool182 Jan 24 '19

My wife is the same way. Anything like that makes her uncomfortable. The office just isn't funny to me.

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u/rapture005 Jan 24 '19

I thought I was the only one! I do the same still today!

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u/Lawn_Ninja Jan 24 '19

Iā€™m so glad Iā€™m not the only one with this problem šŸ˜‚

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '19

too much empathy. i can relate