This Instagram Page Is Sharing Cursed Images And Here Are 50 Of The Best Of The Worst Ones
The internet is notorious for providing shelter for all kinds of content. That means that even the most miscellaneous things find a place here.
Cursed images are one such internet phenomenon that, if you’ve ever spent more time here, you must know pretty well. The term refers to images that are somewhat unsettling because there is something not quite right about them. However, what makes them even more interesting is that we often cannot pinpoint exactly why they are disturbing.
This Instagram page “Cursed.image5” is dedicated to sharing exactly that – bizarre, yet totally captivating visuals from different contexts. The result is an entertaining gallery right below that you can enjoy with caution! Psst! More cursed images can be found in our previous features here and here.
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If you’ve ever been on the internet, you have most probably encountered a “cursed image.” The term refers to pictures that are seen as uncomfortable to look at or even disturbing for the viewer. This can happen for various reasons, from poor quality to the content, which appears to be lacking common sense or is totally abnormal.
According to Know Your Meme, “Images of this or similar nature are sometimes seen as the visual equivalent to CreepyPasta. They have inspired several popular social media accounts devoted to posting various cursed images. The opposite of cursed images are referred to as 'blessed,' while images that are both cursed and blessed are referred to as 'blursed,'” the website explains.
The question remains what makes a cursed image “cursed.” Is it in the nature of an image, or rather is it due to a viewer’s interpretation that can create scenarios and meanings which were not initially present in the same image? It’s true that our imagination tends to deceive us, but the internet is just as notorious in blurring boundaries between real and fiction.
Lina Survila, a connoisseur of internet culture and the creator of metaverse news newsletter The Wearables Daily, argues that cursed images have become a certain alternative for memes.
“Now, it's used to visually show how absurd the situation can be. Something unpleasant to watch can be anything from a baby without a hat in cold winter to just a moment of bizarre surroundings,” she told Bored Panda in an interview. She added that “in real life, it looked and felt just so normal.”
Moreover, Survila argues that cursed images are an interesting phenomenon because they illustrate that sometimes when you're looking from a different perspective, the whole thing can look like a different story.
Having said that, “cursed images can also be damaging if used in not the right context. It could help to illustrate a false story or even propaganda,” Survila explained. “Without any explanation, images can circulate on the internet, hyping people with very wrong intentions.”
“My advice would be, don't always assume that everything you see is true. I guess this is why those images are so popular after all - because, in the right context, they can do a good job at misleading people,” she concluded.
" Not to be that guy, but... technically it's not drunk driving without a car, officers"
"I mean he could literally name his son Rick and call him pickle rick, he doesn't have to ruin his life in the process"
Yeah I want three scoops of void, because it's black,like my soul......with sprinkles
Who doesn't? Especially when one buys a scissor or knife who is packed like this!
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Once, on a fishing trip, I realized I didn't take my knife so I went to the nearest Walmart to buy one. Guess what? I needed a knife to open the new knife package.
Don't blame the packaging for the idiocy of the people who cut it open
Takes a special kind of stupidity to actually cut it open like that. Don't blame packaging for people's lack of judgement.
There's a very obvious "cut here" line with arrows on either side, it's about 1.5 inches above where they cut. Their fault for being dumb.
Some of them have a panel on the back that is perforated, and you just have to press it in to be able to open the package.
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The most annoying/hilarious thing is that scissors also often comes in packaging that needs scissoring...
My sister done this the other day i gave her the one i bought for myself because mine keeps freezing on me, so i will be getting another one next week when i get paid.
There is a special place in he11 for whomever invented blister packs!!!
When my grandkids were little, at Christmas it took a whole toolbox to get their toys out of the packaging. I wonder if it's changed any.
Seriously, what makes someone attack a package like this? Cut up one side and around, it opens nice and neat.
Okay, how many of us (me) have cut ourselves on a plastic clamshell when trying to get your goody out of it?
I don’t know if this is true, but a former coworker, who I generally think of as learned and knowledgeable, said that this sort of packaging helps with customs inspections. That if your mouse came in a simple, cheap and recyclable box, then it would be easier to smuggle things in it. All that aside, cut around around the edge of the package!
If you consciously set out to declare war against homo sapiens, you'd be hard pressed to find a more insidious weapon of mass destruction than plastic packaging.
"Number one lawyer!"
Killing three birds with one stone . . . Jeep's washed, clothes clean, bath taken.
Insert the spider man meme. (I don't know how to post pictures in the comments)
11 out of 10 incels recommend you use this at every gamer convention
Note: this post originally had 89 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
ahh i love these! this kind of content is always my favorite post, never fails to make me laugh :D
ahh i love these! this kind of content is always my favorite post, never fails to make me laugh :D
