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39 Thanksgiving Table Topics To Avoid Unless You WANT To Argue With Your Family
All together now: "... OK, boomer."
19 November 2019
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Ah, Thanksgiving. A classic family structure: idyllic, loving, and - who am I kidding? It's election season! Thanksgiving is a time for eating turkey, watching football, expressing gratitude, and trying to ignore racist comments from your grandfather!
While many people choose to steer clear of controversial subjects in family dinner discussions, others use this time to have a (hopefully) respectful dialogue about relevant current events. The following topics are polarizing issues over which everybody has an opinion!
1. "Fake News"
Giphy2. Cultural appropriation
Giphy3. The differing accounts of what the first Thanksgiving was actually like
Giphy4. Brexit
Giphy5. The ending of 'Game of Thrones'
Giphy6. 2003 Invasion of Iraq
Giphy7. The current impeachment of President Trump
Giphy8. Crunchy vs. creamy peanut butter
Giphy9. If we approve of the newest Bachelor or... like, is he too boring?
Giphy10. Black Lives Matter
Giphy11. Feminism
Giphy12. The ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Giphy13. Sexual orientation
Giphy14. The "Flat Earth Society"
Giphy15. The Kardashian-Jenner family
Giphy16. Vegetarianism/veganism
Giphy17. Healthcare
Giphy18. Whether Queen or The Beatles had a greater cultural impact
Giphy19. #MeToo or #TimesUp
Giphy20. Vaccines
Giphy21. The existence of aliens
Giphy22. Marriage, or, for that matter, divorce
Giphy23. The Big Bang Theory (the sitcom TV show or the scientific concept, honestly)
Giphy24. The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Giphy25. Marijuana
Giphy26. That one viral photo of Ellen Degeneres hanging out with President George W. Bush at a football game
27. Guns
Giphy28. The Catholic Church
Giphy29. Genetic engineering
Giphy30. Breitbart
Giphy31. Environmental actions
Giphy32. Evangelism
Giphy33. Handling of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
Giphy34. If TikTok is the new Vine
Giphy35. Sigmund Freud
Giphy36. ADHD in children
Giphy37. Immigration
Giphy39. SeaWorld
GiphyHappy holidays!
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