Better safe than sorry is a policy that many people tend to live by. And why not, it is human nature to avoid conflict of any kind. Even when it may involve something that concerns us. Times change so does the generations, but unfortunately, their basic mindset of individuals does not. What was considered controversial before is still considered controversial and will be considered so, even in the future unless there is a sudden global intervention that will change people’s thinking about these issues. And that does not seem very likely in the near future. But that shouldn’t keep us from knowing what these topics are and hoe they are affecting us and the people around us.

Controversial Issues

Here’s bound to come a time when the matter will simply explode in our face and bring about a huge disaster. In the same way, the more a controversial topic is spoken about and discussed with an open mind and thought process, the faster it will get recognized, accepted and removed from the list of controversial topics.See some of the most not spoken about topics that really need to be spoken about.

• Pros and Cons of Abortion
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• Animal Testing Pros and Cons
• Consequences of Teen Pregnancy
• Terrorism
• Religious Fanaticism
• Racism
• Psychological Effects of Child Abuse
• Domestic Abuse Signs Going Unnoticed
• Rape
• Capital Punishment
• Juvenile Law
• Effects of Drug Addiction
• Substance Abuse
• Misuse of Power by Government Officials
• Pros and Cons of Censorship on TV and Internet
• Piracy
• Teen Suicide
• Campaign Financing
• Steroids in Sports
• Women’s Rights
• Gay Rights
• Ethics in the field of medicine
• The Never Ending Euthanasia Debate
• Illegal Immigration Pros and Cons
• The rise of pornography
• Legalization of addictive drugs
• Global Warming
• Alcohol Abuse
• Environment: dangers and their prevention
• Disaster Management
• Corruption in Politics
• Media: their role, rights and responsibilities
• Depiction of violence through the audio visual media
• Violence in video games
• National Security Measures
• Nuclear Power Pros and Cons
• Poverty and Homelessness
• Pedophilia
• Rise of violence in city life
• Increasing academic pressure on children
• Overall health of the nation
• Date Rape
• Conviction of wrong persons
• Torture of prisoners
• Human rights violations
• The level of importance given to physical beauty
• Celebrity misdemeanors and crimes
• CCTVs:Invasion of privacy or necessity
• Security at public places: how efficient is it
• War Crimes
• Increasing number of child soldiers
• Distribution of wealth in the economy
• Processed foods: how safe are they?
• Population Explosion
• Fascism
• Oil Prices
• Gang wars and their effects
• Rising rate of divorce
• Addiction to prescribed medication
• Poaching and Hunting Pros and Cons
• Endangered Species
• Polygamy
• Oppression of women
• Pseudo Democracy
• Prayer and Religion
• Use of biological weapons against mobs
• Estranged family relationships
• Gambling
• Cross Cultural Adoption
• Violence in schools
• Rising level of smoking among children
• Sexual harassment: levels, types and consequences
• Increase in the number of people suffering from eating disorders

These topics have been controversial for quite some time now. But there are some of them that were brought to the limelight even at the beginning of the new year 2011.

For instance:

Well, most of the controversial topics in 2011 are the ones that have been controversial since ages and as you know a few of the topics have always been considered taboo. People are too busy being politically correct and diplomatic in dealing with these issues, that somewhere along the way, though they are extremely important issues, they have been sidelined under the pretext of avoiding controversy.