Tastefully offensive—what a delightful oxymoron. Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed in an appropriate manner that shows good aesthetic judgment. Cheers to that! Oh, was it a bit confusing? Don’t worry, the following tweets and memes will embody the meaning.
Shared by the Social Media Page "Tastefully Offensive," these bits of human communication add some much-needed spice to our daily lives, especially when they reflect the more chaotic aspects of what it means to be a human in 2023. Or at least, what’s left of us…
Upvote your favorites, leave comments with your thoughts (and jokes, because we all need a laugh or two), and make sure to check out the previous article Bored Panda did on this page; it’ll have more funny bits, so you might want to clickity-clack on that hyperlink. Now let’s get into the madness!
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Life is a complex bucket full of unknowns. You put your hand into the murky water, continuously wondering what you’ll find. Some days it’s a few golden coins; other times it’s a slimy electric eel that’s not too happy to be disturbed. Thing is, you can’t avoid shoving your hand in it, elbow-deep, as it is part of the human experience.
Those said experiences can be very nicely summed up in 280 characters or less, as over 368 million monthly active users worldwide do so on a daily basis. Twitter is the place to be if you want to get immersed in chaos, but for those of us that can’t handle the extent of it, this social media page called “Tastefully Offensive” shares the most painfully relatable tweets out there.
The page’s slogan is “The True Memeing Of Life.” But what is it actually like to be a human? What is the purpose of it all? Is there a purpose at all to be sat in front of your glowy screen, using your hands to swipe across a bit of glass for hours on end, just to get a hit of happiness? Lots of questions, and I don’t know if we’ll find any answers, but let’s try!
The “human condition” can be defined as the features and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, morality, conflict, and death. Sometimes it is even referred to as the meaning of life, and, not surprisingly, this topic has intrigued and perplexed the minds of philosophers, religious figures, and scientists alike.
Buddhism teaches that existence is a perpetual cycle of suffering, death, and rebirth from which humans can be liberated via the Noble Eightfold Path. Meanwhile, many Christians believe that humans are born in a sinful condition and are doomed in the afterlife unless they receive salvation through Jesus Christ.
Philosophers have provided many perspectives on the meaning of life. Many know of René Descartes’ quote, “I think, therefore I am.” He believed the human mind, particularly its faculty of reason, to be the primary determiner of truth. One modern school, existentialism, attempts to resolve an individual’s sense of disorientation and confusion in a universe believed to be absurd.
Netflix movies need to make more sense while I’m scrolling on my phone and not actually paying attention
I swear those kind of people hover their hands over the horn the moment they stop at a red light. It’s the only explanation for how quick the blow it the moment the light goes green
Perhaps more fundamental concepts summarize the more universal aspects of the human condition: 1. An awareness of the inevitability of suffering and death, 2. An understanding of evil and sin, and 3. The recognition of an intelligent being who intervenes in human affairs.
The more we grow, the more of these we realize, as well as the absolute fact of how fragile life is. There is, inherent in the human condition, an uneasiness as we search for peace and calm. As William James says, “There is something wrong about us as we naturally stand.” Material possessions, no matter how plentiful, cannot make us happy, and thus, we search for more.
On the other side of the same coin, we have nihilism, a philosophy that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects of human existence, such as objective truth, knowledge, morality, values, or meaning. Essentially, life is meaningless, human values are baseless, and knowledge is impossible.
It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns existence. Among philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche is most often associated with nihilism. For Nietzsche, there is no objective order or structure in the world except what we give it.
A common thread in the literature of the existentialists is coping with the emotional anguish arising from our confrontation with nothingness, and they expended great energy responding to the question of whether surviving it was possible. Passionate commitment, be it to conquest, creation, or whatever, is itself meaningless. Welcome to nihilism.
Then forgetting that and putting it in the sink where it promptly gets something nasty on it
Omg me too! I’m always shocked and confused that it’s red. Maybe “vert verde” in other languages throws me off.
Same! I was adopted into a Mexican family and grew up hearing Spanish as often as I heard English. Knowing that "verde" means "green" DOES make me think "vermillion" should be a shade of green XD
Load More Replies...I'm proud to say that I have never had this problem, mainly because I had never heard of the colour vermillion before.
Oh my goodness, that reminds me, the only reason I know this word is that way back in 7th grade I wrote a creative writing piece for English class in which the gym teacher which we all hated was having a heart attack and "couldn't chase us past the vermillion lockers"... I just looked up a fancy word for red and that was what I found.
Load More Replies...Vermelho is the Portuguese word for Red, so i never thought the rest of the world would get this confusion...
And vert is green in French which is why I think of it. Agree with your agreement.
Load More Replies...So it doesn't mean green million? How many worms had to die?!!! (In French, "vert" with a silent "t" is green; "ver" is worm.)
Whenever I hear this work I picture the green dress Scarlett made from the curtains in Gone With the Wind
I always assume it’s yellow, like the kind of yellow old paper turns. Lol
Too funny! Vermillion WANTS to be green!!! Maybe it’s because verte is green and verMILLION just sounds like the beginning to a delicious hue to green….
Maybe it's because it's similar to vert which means green in French.
Verde is why. It catches me too, every time. Vermillion sounds like it has verde as a root, etymologically speaking.
I always feel like chartreuse is also the wrong color. It should be some shade of pink, or even a light blue, but definitely not a yellow-green.
Sounds like something a blonde would ask.. 'How much is 'vermillion'?--
A lot of words starting with ver have a meaning involving green, i.e. Verdant
It’s true about verde in Spanish but there’s also bermellón, which translates vermilion.
That’s why I love the word Verdant, and lush. When reading or hearing these words my mind instantly goes to a lush green garden and emerald grass, green trees and flowers and a soft, warm breeze!
I gave the same problem with chartreuse. Keep wanting to think it’s red
i have the same problem with puce. it's a shade of red. i think it should be a kind of beige.
I love that word and the color. I love that there is a river and a county in Indiana named Vermillion.
same...thats why i was confused why queen scarlets son was named after that-
Chartreuse is the one that throws me because I can't remember if it's a bright green or a bright pink.
I thought I was THE ONLY ONE who always saw green when I read vermillion. Thank you, a thousand times thank you.
You need to explain, cause this crafter, and fantasy fan says vermillion is so red. Fuchsia, however, should be yellow. Can't explain why too you, cause my brain can't explain it to me.
Honestly I never thought of it as green, probably because my grandmother is a hobby painter, so I used to read the color names on her oil paint tubes
In portuguese it makes sense, actually. Green is "Verde" but red is "vermelho"
What???? It’s not green? Damn! I need to cancel the car I ordered online! 😬
I only knew it as an exit on the Ohio turnpike. Hooray for new knowledge!
First thing I thought of was "Beetlejuice," the movie...I think he wants to spray paint a room Vermillion? Makes me think of the word "villian" too.
Probably cuz virmidian is a shade of green (I think if I’m remembering the name correctly)
Too near from "vermelho" (red) for me to think any other color than a shade of red.
I understand this, because to me, "chartreuse" sounds like a red/pink word.
YES! I think it's because green is vert in French and verde in Spanish and vermillion starts with VER.
For me, it's puce and/or cyan. I feel like they should be red, but I don't know why.
Where I come from there is a river called the vermillion and it's suddenly all making sense.
Wait, so you guys are telling me that vermillion is red, chartreuse is yellow-green and sapphire is blue? Nothing makes sense anymore... Did I wake up in a parallel universe? What is going on?! So weird...
Sounds like a type of dragon so yes green is most appropriate, guess it's a red dragon
Vermillion does sound like it should be red instead of green and chartreuse should be green instead of red
The question of our existence is complex and multifaceted, as one would expect such a question to be—wherever you look, there will be a theory as to what your life should aspire to be, or not be. So choose one and run with it. At the end of the day, we can live another day for some juicy Twitter content and good laughs with a cup of coffee.
As you continue scrolling through this list, make sure you upvote your favorites, leave some comments along the way, and make sure to have a day full of happiness! 'Til the next one!
Aaaaaaaand there’s the existential crisis I mentioned in a previous comment. So if you’ll excuse me
Fun Fact: In the UK, they used to be called Opal Fruits until they changed it to Starburst. And Snickers was Marathon. Anyone else remember that?
Guys. I think I found my lost brethren JORDAN COME BACK THE TROOPS NEED YOU
Yo guys, I found this cool glitch. I hope the Earth devs don't patch it soon
It tastes better straight out of the bucket. When it’s still hard. With a fork.
And don’t get me started on those moments when it’s just like: I’m very sore right now. Me: what, why? My body: 🤷
In the Savo region of Finland, this is called a kalakukko, which translates to fish-rooster. It's not really a pocket though, but a big loaf-sized rye bread filled with fish an pork.
The first aid officer at my last job was scared of blood, so I did all the blood stuff. Her answer to this question would have been a firm "maybe".
I love how his tied-back hair gets more and more discombobulated as the glasses builds go on XD
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first of all, the video doesn't show the solidarity among kids but the exact moment of window breaking. can you explain me, please, how video would show something which is not its content? also they wrote they would "reveal" it in the "perpetrator" wedding. you believe they want to underline solidarity instead of embarass the "perpetrator" in front of so many people?!
You know that scared of clowns thing? I crocheted two really cute clowns in cheery colours about 30 years ago and every grandchild and great grandchild refused to play with them. Teddies? Yay! Stuffed doggies? Gimme! Soft and cuddly cute clowns? Run! I'm going to donate them and I bet they end up in the bins. I think I'm posting in the wrong place but I can't be bothered to copy, delete and paste. Oops. 🖖
first of all, the video doesn't show the solidarity among kids but the exact moment of window breaking. can you explain me, please, how video would show something which is not its content? also they wrote they would "reveal" it in the "perpetrator" wedding. you believe they want to underline solidarity instead of embarass the "perpetrator" in front of so many people?!
You know that scared of clowns thing? I crocheted two really cute clowns in cheery colours about 30 years ago and every grandchild and great grandchild refused to play with them. Teddies? Yay! Stuffed doggies? Gimme! Soft and cuddly cute clowns? Run! I'm going to donate them and I bet they end up in the bins. I think I'm posting in the wrong place but I can't be bothered to copy, delete and paste. Oops. 🖖