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Trust me, cringe is addictive. Once you cringe over [insert a wish-wash subject of debate] or the anti-vaxxers and get that sweet aftertaste from the sheer absurdity, you want a second hit. ‘Cause cringe is real and everyone loves it, from me, you, to 1.2 million members of the “Cringetopia” subreddit.

And there’s an infinite source of things to recoil from in laughter and embarrassment because the world, like the people in it, and like the subreddit itself, is colorful. As the community’s description says: “In this moment, I am euphoric. Not because of any phony god's blessing. But because I am enlightened by my intelligence.” You may even get a philosophical drift on your way to the cringe journey.

So get ready to swim in the ocean of biased opinions, naive beliefs, less than logical statements, and anything in between. Be sure to upvote the cringiest posts down below and check out part 1 of this post.

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Dude Probably Begins Posts With "Females Of Reddit..."

Dude Probably Begins Posts With "Females Of Reddit..."

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Gatekeeping... A Language?

Gatekeeping... A Language?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's Thursday and I thought I would go a whole week without seeing a post about a dumb American

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To find out more about this insanely popular community, Bored Panda reached out to the “Cringetopia” subreddit's moderator Fjallmadur, who was happy to share some insights.

“We started this subreddit to break away from the politics and hate that CringeAnarchy was becoming saturated with. /u/IAmMrPositive founded this subreddit and brought along me and a few other CringeAnarchy moderators who were tired of the mess that place had become,” the moderator recalled.

Fjallmadur added: “He basically made it a full-time job promoting this place in relevant subreddits and building this community from the ground up while telling people that this subreddit was going to be a place for everyone to come together, put politics aside, and just cringe at the people doing really weird and awkward stuff that they post online.” Today, it has turned into the one of the most regularly active subreddits on the entire site.

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W H I T E P E O P L E A M I R I G H T!!!

W H I T E P E O P L E A M I R I G H T!!!

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Laura Dawson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do people not realise that “skin” is literally the wrapping paper of your body. It’s nothing more than that. The pigmentation was decided by evolution as it it light or dark depending on what side of the world your ancestors lived given hotter countries have people with darker skin so the sun can’t burn them. Likewise colder countries people have lighter skin as the sun isn’t there often

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When asked what the term “Cringetopia” refers to, the moderator explained that it’s exactly what it looks like, “an amalgamation of the words 'cringe' and 'utopia.'” Moreover, “It's a place where any cringe that doesn't break our relatively lax community rules or Reddit sitewide rules is allowed.”

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The moderator of the community sees cringe as inherently subjective. “What makes one person cringe, another person may think is entirely normal,” he said and continued that “My take on it is that we've all done stupid stuff that we look back on and cringe about, and looking at these people is a good way to relive that feeling, even if it's not the exact situation that we've been in ourselves.”

#5

The Youth Baseball Team Had To Put These Signs Up Because Of The Amount Of Karens Acting Like Karens

The Youth Baseball Team Had To Put These Signs Up Because Of The Amount Of Karens Acting Like Karens

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Shakuhachi Master Piled On By Sjws For Being White

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News Channel Body Shaming, She Doesn't Even Look Bad

News Channel Body Shaming, She Doesn't Even Look Bad

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Notice her skin color difference? There is a huge skin lightening industry in India that equates being darker with ugly

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Kathryn Baylis
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But she wasn’t even ugly back then. She was a good looking young girl, especially since she looks about 12 - 14 years old in that picture, an age at which most people were gangly, pimply, and awkward. Maybe the staff of News24 should publish pictures of themselves at that same age for comparison. Now, THAT would be interesting.

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Al Jones
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Calling someone - anyone - ugly is extraordinarily cruel. It's magnitudes worse if it's a child and saying she looks beautiful later doesn't make it one bit better. This would absolutely terrible for for an individual to post but the fact a news outlet posted it is truly awful.

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Truth Monster
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So. This is problematic. Calling the picture where she has a more natural and darker skin tone "ugly".

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Max
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Well, either the lighting or the photoshop job on the second one isn't exactly flattering.

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Erin E
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What?!?!? Why did they feel this was even close to ok??

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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a horrible thing to out on the news. Obviously there are no decent people left that work at that news station.

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Dest
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's pretty tho in both photos. Not having makeup and hairstyle on daily basis is no reason to call someone ugly

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TERYSSA FOWLER
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

she's prettier, in my opinion, in the 7th-grade picture more than the other, because makeup and your outfits don't decide if you are pretty or not, you do, and she definitely has natural beauty, and in my opinion, so is everybody else.

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Mewton’s Third Paw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The fact that she looks EXCEPTIONALLY beautiful in her 7th grade pic. I would have killed to look so put together.

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Narwhal Blast
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They could've said that she didn't know how to pose at that age, which might not even be true, considering the fact she seems to be somehow moving in that photo... I have only one question: how do these people live with themselves?

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the main complaint is "pre-pubescent girl lacks curves, unacceptable!" which is... despicable? deranged? diseased? Not sure what's the term.

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Yort
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks great on that one picture as a 13 year old, dafuq.

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Lena Hill
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She didn’t even look bad, she looks really good in both pics

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Bayla
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who the hell starts a headline with “can you believe how ugly ____ looked”

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Kram Dragvelk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is gorgeous in both photos. Actually a little prettier in the first one.

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Pumpkin Spice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Disha Patani is prettier in the first pic, she looks honest and real, whereas in the second she looks like any other pretty celeb.

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Wim Cossement
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too bad she's whitewahsing herself, like so many others... While white people go to solariums to get a tan.

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Ralph Burton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woww, not ugly at all, wish there were girls that pretty when I went to school.

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Iva Kazalova
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is absolutely vile and whoever wrote this is probably a fat old jealous female troll!

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Lynn Morello
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not the young lady who is Ugly, It is the commenter who is ugly.

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Steve in Denver
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not really "body shaming," that is OFFENSIVE SEXISM. What males have they made similar comments about?

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Linda Robinett
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have no idea what a 7th std class is but she looks like a school girl and in my school she definitely would have been considered pretty.

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Gunjan jindal
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

7th grade classroom in school... Std stands for standards which means grade

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pusheen buttercup
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's just mean and negatively affects the self image of children everywhere. Don't any of them have children, and if so, are they thinking of them?

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Valley Girl
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing like insulting children. I'd like some paparazzi to follow every employee of this station and find the most embarrassing pic of them as possible, past or present. Better yet, let's post pic of their kids. That was so lame!

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tw 72
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First of all, she is beautiful in both pictures. Secondly, @news24tvchannel needs to stop acting at spoiled 12-yr-old girl.

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Autumn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually think she's prettier in the first picture. I'll admit the dress isn't great but otherwise she looks nice in both.

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Paul Davis
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoever the reporter was, is one of those people who are astonished when the already obviously gorgeous girl takes off her glasses and lets down her hair and is suddenly "hot". And also doesn't realize that Clark Kent is Superman.

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Aria Singh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disha Patani is one of my favorite bollywood actresses. Tbh she looks so pretty in the before pic.

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Roxy Eastland
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What?? Any news channel that calls anyone 'ugly' should be deplatformed immediately.

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rabbitsrabbit
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a raw unedited candid photo, she looks really really good?

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Fjallmadur also added that “we laugh at those folks, feel second-hand embarrassment over what we see, and share it with others, but I think that it's ultimately a way for us to empathize with the people who are being featured on this subreddit.”

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And although there are “some bad apples in the bunch,” according to the moderator, “we're not about bullying or spreading hate at all; it's all just for entertainment and understanding other people at the end of the day.”

Turns out, the subreddit has a bit of a bad rep from other communities because “they feel like we're bullying people,” but Fjallmadur stressed the fact that their community is exactly the opposite. “Our community is all-inclusive, as you can see from our wonderful mod team, and I feel like we do a pretty good job as a whole to enjoy the light-hearted picking while avoiding actually hurting anyone,” they concluded.

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A Divorcing Couple Dividing Up Their Beanie Baby Collection In Court, 1999

A Divorcing Couple Dividing Up Their Beanie Baby Collection In Court, 1999

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This Is A Classic "Ooof" Moment

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Using someone's picture without approval is level 1. Tagging them wrong is level 2. Tagging them grossly inappropriate to get own likes is the final level.

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Stole This From A Discord Server I’m In. Other Kin On Tumblr

Stole This From A Discord Server I’m In. Other Kin On Tumblr

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Notice At An Anime Convention

Notice At An Anime Convention

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The Meme Itself Isn't Cringe. I Mean The Article Part

The Meme Itself Isn't Cringe. I Mean The Article Part

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hahahahaha... it's like this story when they banned some dude from speaking his own language because a word sounded like n****r. (and yes, I'm black from africa and have zero whiteness in me, I can say n****r)

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Lisa Still Hasn't Enightened Them

Lisa Still Hasn't Enightened Them

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Paul Davis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's a secret plot to get people to accept trans fats in their cookies

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A [friggin] Child

A [friggin] Child

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Lauren Caswell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How. Omg i hate people so much sometimes, its so hard to be tolerant when people are so harmful

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Airsoft

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Vanta Black
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I fought for this country. And by that I mean I yell at minorites when I go to Walmart. Look at this smoke canister! It's Trump colour! 'Murica!"

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Alternative Medicine At It's Best

Alternative Medicine At It's Best

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Sum Guy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn't urine something the body gets rid off because it is toxic to the body

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Female Dating Strategy Man... They're Calling This Fragile Masculinity, Not Knowing That He Was Knowingly Doing That To Make Fun Of His Own Height

Female Dating Strategy Man... They're Calling This Fragile Masculinity, Not Knowing That He Was Knowingly Doing That To Make Fun Of His Own Height

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or, just like tall guy reporters and even women have to spread their legs to be around the same height as someone they are interviewing. It just looks better on Tv and doesn't distract from anything if the frame is centered

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Gen Z Army For Ever

Gen Z Army For Ever

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they need the doctor's appointment after picking up that tear gas canister?

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The Virus Only Affects Women, Obviously

The Virus Only Affects Women, Obviously

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Religion is a problem most of the time... believing in something is nice, but more often than not, people have different theories for everything

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What Legs???

What Legs???

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I Mean, I Understand Being Protective Of Your Daughter To A Point, But Come On...

I Mean, I Understand Being Protective Of Your Daughter To A Point, But Come On...

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Lauren Caswell
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is f****d up id just not date that girl if shes ok with that kind of extreme. I guess maybe im weird about guns coz they are uncommon as here, not even police carry them unless special circumstances, but i dont think one pointing at someone is funny it seems so unsafe. Not to mention the dude is clearly uncomfortable/not ok with it

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Boomers, Am I Right?

Boomers, Am I Right?

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If I Had To See This, So Do You

If I Had To See This, So Do You

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More Of A Sad One

More Of A Sad One

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Why… Just Why...

Why… Just Why...

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Lena Hill
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HOW DO HUMANS HAVE THIS LITTLE COMPASSION, I CANT WITH SOME PEOPLE

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Losing Weight Is Fatphobic

Losing Weight Is Fatphobic

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LC Greenwood
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh I didn't realize that! So taking care of myself has to do with you how?

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I Wonder If This Has Ever Worked

I Wonder If This Has Ever Worked

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He Looks So Depressed

He Looks So Depressed

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is this world coming toooo?! Why did I scroll down this far?!?! Ahhh!!!

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How Dumb Do You Have To Be?

How Dumb Do You Have To Be?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're dumb enough to put a phone in a microwave while it's on, you deserve to have your phone broken.

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#46

This Feels Really Smug

This Feels Really Smug

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Lauren Caswell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chiropractor needs to just put a mask on the tables face hole, but still beside the point I just can't understand why people think it's not real or that masks are bad

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The Baby Would Rather Be Deaf

The Baby Would Rather Be Deaf

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Annie Niemands
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I take issue with the idea of a baby's consent here. All decisions for a baby is against their knowledge and consent. No one consents to being born. That's not problematic, that's literally how babies work. If a toddler says they don't want to change diapers ever again, letting them decide that would be abuse. Just take care of babies and don't scar them and they'll be fine. Consent is a super important topic but it really means something else when it comes to babies.

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Restore A Saved Game To Restore The Weave Of Fate, Or Persist In The Doomed World You Have Created

Restore A Saved Game To Restore The Weave Of Fate, Or Persist In The Doomed World You Have Created

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nikocado Avocado still has time to turn back. He's going to a dangerous place in the future.

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