Listverse Controversial Lists

Tue

October 26, 2010

People & Politics

10 Ridiculous Cases of Political Correctness
668 Comments
None of us expect a life where we will never be offended or sheltered from conflict or hurt feelings. However, many self-appointed saviors are trying to make this a reality, through aggressive speech codes, legal... Read more
— by Jay Karlson

Recent comment by defeatsocialism

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS = INVERTED MC CARTHYISM....IDIOT. ....next....

Wed

August 18, 2010

Leisure & Travel

Top 10 Soccer Club Rivalries of all Time
470 Comments
Football (or soccer to many), the beautiful game, can become a matter of life & death for some clubs & its supporters. Cultural as well as regional differences contribute to the fierceness of these clashes &... Read more
— by 7raul7

Recent comment by dejan

what about fk partizan and red star?those teams nearly kill themselves

Sun

July 4, 2010

History

Top 10 Traitors in US History
573 Comments
Black's Law Dictionary defines "treason" as” attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which one owes allegiance, either by making war against the state or by materially supporting its enemies." Submitted... Read more
— by Xilebat

Recent comment by peter8172

Murder, Rape, Child Molestation, Armed Robbery, Serial killers, Mass Murderers. Kidnapping, Holding innocent people as hostages all are heinous crimes...

Tue

June 29, 2010

Entertainment

Top 10 Biggest Travesties of the Oscars
430 Comments
Every year the oscars come and go. Almost every year there is at least one or two controversial picks. This list looks at ten of the worst travesties relating to the Academy Awards. Undoubtedly some will disagree... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by Bobbylite

O'Toole is not from the UK, he grew up there.

Sat

June 5, 2010

Religion

10 People Who Give Atheism a Bad Name
558 Comments
Atheism has been around for thousands of years, and responsible for many philosophical and scientific developments. Like any movement, it has had its fair share of evil characters. As atheism has no moral precepts... Read more
— by SallyH

Recent comment by athiest

http://listverse.com/2010/02/23/10-people-who-give-christianity-a-bad-name/

Wed

May 12, 2010

Movies

Top 10 Worst Best Picture Winners
544 Comments
Let’s face it, the Oscar for “Best Picture” rarely goes to the actual best picture of any given year. Since the inception of the Academy Awards in 1928, there have been a number of doozies that walked away with... Read more
— by Peter Eramo, Jr.

Recent comment by Benson

Fuck you, you worthless piece of shit. Chicago sucks donkey anus. And most of the movies you listed are extraordinary....

Tue

April 27, 2010

Entertainment

Top 10 Comedy Teams of All Time
307 Comments
Comedy seems to work best when done in groups. This is not just true of older comedy routines - most modern television comedy hits are such due to the supporting actors. For example, Will and Grace would never have... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by peter8172

Here is some Lemmon and Matthau trivia for you (but you probably know the answer). The Great Movie "The Odd...

Sat

April 24, 2010

Art & Literature

10 Notoriously Controversial Books
321 Comments
We have written two lists in the past which deal with this same subject so there is a little overlap, but this list is a more general one so it makes sense. This is a list of books (fiction and non-fiction) that have... Read more
— by FlameHorse

Recent comment by clickerss

I'm a mormon and it was a pleasant relief to see that most of the comments regarding my religion denounced...

Tue

April 20, 2010

History

Top 10 Greatest Historical Warriors
362 Comments
In this list we see a combination of two of my favorite things - ancient (well mostly) history and warriors. While most of these warrior groups come from ancient history - one or two come close to modern history. They... Read more
— by tstrubi

Recent comment by Grayson Pulis

Actually the main reason Caledonia was not annexed by Rome was terrain. The Romans had a very difficult time conquering...

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By George Khouri

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