Arguably the rhetorical device of our era is the insult. Even people at the top realize its power. Take Donald Trump for example. He understood that insults make news, and rode to the presidency on a stream of "losers", "elites" and "nasty" women.
The entire Internet is full of insults too. And while it's up for debate when (if ever) belittling someone is a morally right way of interacting with them, one can't help but appreciate the poetry that goes into a brilliant diss. And there is no place where good insults are valued more than the subreddit Rare Insults. With over 1.6 million members, this online community is on a mission to spice up their vocabulary, collecting the most savage insults they can find. Below is the stuff they have found lately, and you can access their older posts in an earlier Bored Panda article here.
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The Guy Is Right, It's Tragic
The first thing you see when you open up r/RareInsults is its cover image—the king of hurting people's feelings, chef Gordon Ramsay, and his quote: "You guys cook like old people f**k." One of the subreddit's moderators, Tycoinator, told Bored Panda that it was their CSS mod who chose to put up those words because "it's pretty f**kin funny." Can't argue with that.
"Gordon Ramsey is an exemplary example of someone who is known for their unique and rare insults," Tycoinator said. "Also, he's really handsome and we all wanted to see his face whenever we opened up the subreddit."
As ruthless as some of these insults are, the subreddit does have its limits. "Any racist and really hateful insults will be removed," the moderator said. "Commonly posted insults and non-rare insults are also a big no-no."
Rare Insults
Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., ABPP, a Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, thinks the first step after you're insulted is deciding on the nature of the insult and whether it is poking into a fundamental aspect of your identity. "Making fun of your shirt or hat is entirely different than having an insult directed at your body, your sexual history, or sexual orientation," she wrote. "The insulter may not intend to be mean, but by tapping into your deepest layer of identity, it's going to strike a nerve. Such direct aims at your personhood constitute harassment and may call for you to take action to call out the perpetrator especially if this is occurring in the workplace."
"Opening the channels of communication instead of retreating into insecurity and anxiety about a possible insult will allow you to gain the data that will allow you to proceed accordingly. It would be nice if we lived in a world without either obvious or subtle insults, but since we don't, you can at least gain insight into the feelings these provoke within you. Fulfillment may not always be within the realm of possibility in your relationships, but by handling these unpleasantries, you can improve your chances of achieving it."
You Know He’s Right
On A Facebook Post About Lil Pump And Eminem
Nature Documentarys Are Awesome
This is an insult from someone who has had enough of their colleagues
This Gem
Mrs. Two Red Chevrons
Now That's Dedication
Human Race In Shambles
Rare Insults
Rare Insults
Dude Looks Bigger Than The Other Pic
That‘S Gotta Hurt
A Considerable Overlap
Sorry bears, if you don't stop being clever, we may have to reduce your brain cells.
I'd Go To That Rehab
I'm Never Wearing This Again
I’m Not Sure If This An Insult Or Just An Extremely Accurate Description Of Adam Driver
You Anti-Vaxx Ankle
Kinda Reminds Me Of The Time In Gym.
Hahaha so true. My old P.E teacher/art teacher looked like Ellen DeGeneres and her name was also Ellen. I am not shitting you either.
Initial Rare Insult With The Meta Follow Up
The Best One From This Thread
This Is The Guy Who Beat Pac-Man
King Bezos The Burned
The Ring Gauntlet
Celebrities fall in & out of relationships every other week. Who cares? It's ridiculous what we as a species deem important.
Scary Movie 2
That Face Of Regret
They Do Look Alike To Be Fair
Are you sure? 'Cause the one at the back is definitely Groucho Marx.
Redder Than A Tomato.
Yee Haw Fellers, We Only Gots Ourselves One Bar
Very Wise Words
They Do Have A Sort Of “Witchy” Look To Them.
Don't Know If It's A Rare Insult Or Compliment
F For Our Fallen Comrade
On Adam Levine's Tattoos
Absolutely Ruined By His Own Kid
Twins! Or Is It Triplets?
And Are The Same People Who Think That Iran Is In The USA
Imagine Being Intellectual On Reddit
On Today’s Episode Of The Ellen Show
Had to actually call out out on a rotary phone a couple years ago. OMG! It took forever to dial! I grew up with these
She Didn’t Say Nothin... She Just Had That Look
Neighbor lost her key and asked me to help her break in. Said plainly: of all of the people here you look like the one who knows how to do this.
Singularity Lesson For Thottery
Also A Pretty Good Sitcom Idea
The Ratio On This Tweet Is Good, But The Replies Hidden By The Op Were Even Better
Oh please, Jenna Marbles (the woman in the pictures) literally did a music video on having 3 looks. She stepped away from YT and social media though, but her stuff is great. I hope she´s doing well.
You Get What You Deserve
Never Saw This One Coming
Those Parents Who Rehomed Their Autistic 4 Year Old
Okay I am not going to judge this couple. As a parent of kids with disabilities it is extremely hard. There are many days where I am struggling to cope and have thought about walking away but I can’t bring myself to go through with it. Not everyone can cope with the cards they have been dealt and maybe it was better off for the child to go to a home where he is wanted and his new parents are able to cope with his challenges. These parents didn’t know how significant the boys disability was until he started getting older and the challenges started getting bigger. I don’t care if I get hate for this. I also don’t know the entire situation of these people. But from what I do know, I will not judge them on. Parenting is hard enough as it is without having the challenges that comes with many disabilities.
They adopted him from. China, knowing he had a disability, paraded him on their YouTube channel to make money, and then changed their mind and claimed to have "rehomed" him.
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My opinion is torn between "you broke your promise to care for this child" and "thank God you realized you weren't fit to be his parents"
For those unfamiliar: Both these ...people...have youtube channels. The lady's channel is/was a family channel where she posts daily life stuff with her kids and stuff. They adopted a little boy from China, knowing that he had some brain damage and would face significant developmental delays, paraded him around on the channel for a couple of years (and used him in sponsored ads), then had a new baby and gave the little boy to another family cause they "couldn't deal with him anymore".
He is being treated like an unwanted dog. Parenting can be difficult for everyone. I have a feeling that they liked the heroic image portrayed by adopting a disabled baby..then reality came calling.
I'd love to upvote this but I'm like 85% sure you used a slur. I can't tell for sure because BoredPanda censored it but if you did please don't do that
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We use "rehoming" for people now? I don't even like when people use that stupid euphemism for pets.
These people should be charged with cruelty & neglect including for the treatment of their biological child! How is it they are not in prison!!??!!
I really hoped this was nonsense. Turns out some vapid troll youtuber bought a child from china, discovered what autism was, and found it not worth the likes she was earning.
As an adopted former foster child, this is far more common than most know, and only the incidents from these types of people ever see the light of day. I have special needs, but was not 're-homed' and strong parenting can make all the difference in the world. -Rev Dr M, retired professor/politician, and infrequent author
the father’s eyebrows are losing hair too, he doesn’t deserve eyebrows either. And why does the mom look like a beginner substitute teacher that just dealt with 25 red dye induced 7 year olds on a “vacation day”
I have to be misunderstanding this... what -- precisely -- does "rehomed" mean in this context?! Did they have the child spayed/neutered and chipped as well?
“Rehomed”? Terrible choice of word. Sounds like they gave away their dog.
No they announced that they're worthless pieces of s**t and should be put in jail.
Terrible human beings....and don't tell me they don't RELISH the attention 🙄
They look so sorry for themselves, especially the one who can vaguely be referred to as "the mother".
Did these people think they were adopting a cat or a dog? It is very hard to have an autistic child, they knew this before adopting the poor little one. Why in the hell did they go through the adoption process? These children are very sensitive, any brutal changes in theirs lives does great damage on the long term. How can one unadopte a child and were? This is just atrocious.
Not Really An Insult But Unique
The way the white inside of his hoodie lines up with the leaves on his shirt makes it look like there are little arms reaching around his neck.
Its The Only Cure
Bald Since Birth
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there is an entire subreddit called r/rareinsults where you can find a bunch of these
Erm yes. Where literally most of these were ripped off from... The link under the photos!
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What is considered savage these days is sad. What the hell happened to us?
there is an entire subreddit called r/rareinsults where you can find a bunch of these
Erm yes. Where literally most of these were ripped off from... The link under the photos!
Load More Replies... What is considered savage these days is sad. What the hell happened to us?
