It's weird because I understand what he meant, but everyone else seems to be having a problem with it.
Cooper was asking the dad what he thinks about people saying his son did all that bad stuff. So the dad answers with an example that's supposed to show that just because people say something that doesn't make it true.
It's not a very good example because hating Brussels sprouts isn't exactly universal, and the dad tries to clarify by saying that he hates Brussels sprouts because he wanted to say that he personally doesn't agree with the those statements.
It's a stupid way of answering, but I bet the dad uses that phrase often in his life, so it's his go-to retort when he's confronted with assertions he doesn't agree with.
It's weird because I understand what he meant, but everyone else seems to be having a problem with it.
Cooper was asking the dad what he thinks about people saying his son did all that bad stuff. So the dad answers with an example that's supposed to show that just because people say something that doesn't make it true.
It's not a very good example because hating Brussels sprouts isn't exactly universal, and the dad tries to clarify by saying that he hates Brussels sprouts because he wanted to say that he personally doesn't agree with the those statements.
It's a stupid way of answering, but I bet the dad uses that phrase often in his life, so it's his go-to retort when he's confronted with assertions he doesn't agree with.