Things I Wish You Would Stop Pinning

These days, it doesn’t take long for me to get weary of social media.

And right now, Pinterest is on my last nerve. Again.

I’ve talked before about how Pinterest and Gwyneth Paltrow both make me feel like an ass sometimes.

I’ve tried to make peace with Pinterest. I enjoy it for what it is – eye candy. {I rarely actually do anything with what I pin} But annoyances remain.

I’ve been slowly compiling a list of the Things I Wish You Would Stop Pinning:

Celebrity Photos

Explain to me why people pin photos of celebs.

I don’t get it. People started pinning photos of Anderson Cooper the minute he outed himself. Others post photos of Tim McGraw or Demi Lovato or Oprah Winfrey.

Why? So…you like a particular celebrity. Great. It’s not like you’re going to FORGET you like Nicole Kidman’s hair. You can easily Google Lebron James if you want to see a photo of him.

Help me understand this phenomenon.

I mean, I GET pinning pictures of Ryan Reynolds or Bradley Cooper. But that’s it.

The Chick On A Diet Wearing Black Skimpy Underwear

Not sure if this has appeared in your Pinterest feed, but there’s this chick. She’s on some diet. She took before and after photos of her bottom half, wearing only black lacy underwear. Then apparently she pinned it, and “apologized” for the skimpy underwear. It’s been pinned like 4,782 times and that’s in my feed alone.

I go to search for technology pins and I get Chick On A Diet.

I really don’t think she’s sorry for the lacy underwear.

Dogs

I am a dog person. But I don’t think I’ve ever pinned a photo of a dog. I don’t foresee ever thinking,

“Gee, I am really Jonesing for pictures of cute dogs right now. Let me go to my Cute Doggy Pinterest Board!”

Shirtless men

Let it be known that I support men who are hot.

But it seems to me that Pinterest is a sneaky way of kinda getting your porn on without really getting your porn on. Or having it show up in your internet browsing history. No husband is going to see Pinterest in your bookmarks and think you’re drooling over pictures of hot guys with a glass of wine at your desk while you listen to the audio CD version of 50 Shades of Grey. But that’s probably what you’re doing if you’re pinning pictures of hot guys. Because why else would you pin pictures of hot guys?

Except if it’s Bradley Cooper or Ryan Reynolds. They are perfectly acceptable.

Some Ecards

I’ve about had it with Some eCards. It’s kind of like this year’s version of Farmville Facebook status updates. Enough already. I’m good with a funny Some eCard, but I don’t need to see it in perpetuity.

Healthy Recipes that Aren’t Healthy

A good chunk of my work day is spent reading healthy recipes. And there are some AWESOME healthy living bloggers who create amazing, delicious recipes using uber-healthy ingredients.

But there are a lot of pinners who are clearly struggling with the concept of healthy food, and posting recipes described as “healthy” that, while probably delicious, are not so good for you. For the record, the following ingredients are not going to be considered healthy by anyone except maybe Paula Deen:

Cool Whip
Fruit Loops
Heavy Cream
Bacon Grease
Skittles
Marshmallow Fluff

There’s nothing wrong with eating this stuff. Just don’t call it healthy!

Crap in a Jar

I’m over crap in a jar. Love letters in a jar! Summer fun in a jar! Homemade facial scrub in a jar! Smores in a jar! Put it in a jar and people pin that shizz. I’m just waiting to see How To Break Up Your Marriage In A Jar, Things To Do With Your Body Hair In A Jar, Spam Entrees in A Jar and I Just Stuffed My Kid In A Jar and I’m Okay With It.

Coffee

People who post quotes on coffee all day long? Annoy me. Clearly, they’ve had so much caffeine that they completely lose sight of the fact that they’re annoying everybody on Pinterest with pictures and quotes of coffee. There are no recipes, mind you. That would actually be useful. Nope. Just photos and quotes of coffee.

We’d be appalled if cokeheads starting pinning pictures of the lines they do. Just sayin’. Let’s not be proud of our sick addictions, whatever they may be.

Unless they involve Bradley Cooper or Ryan Reynolds.

What type of pins really annoy you?

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