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Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them

271 replies

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 11:54

Hi my partner knows I absolutely love cats especially black cats and he bought me these two canvases however I don’t think these cats look very
friendly!

I mean they are lovely pictures but I find them Very creepy
He has put them on the wall next to our bed
l I’m thinking of asking him to donate them somewhere but am I being unreasonable

do they look creepy to you ?

Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them
Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them
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BowiesJumper · 19/10/2022 14:20

Haha!! They’re awful. Just take them down, maybe he won’t notice 😂

Bpdqueen · 19/10/2022 14:23

Omg bless him for trying but absolutely not, you need to get rid. Sell them, burn them, get a priest in. What ever it takes get them out your home

VinylCafe · 19/10/2022 14:23

RequiemForAcat · 19/10/2022 12:34

Send them to me if you don’t want them, I love them 😂

I love them too. I'll take them if you don't like them.

IrisVersicolor · 19/10/2022 14:26

It’s not Satanic it’s Wiccan, Satanic pentagrams are the other way up.

MrsTumblebee · 19/10/2022 14:26

I like the one with the cat looking out of the window.

The cat in the other one looks a bit strange but it’s not creepy.

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:27

lol @ the comments x I go to church and am a Christian , thanks for confirming these are witchy he is insisting they’re not
I do love this sort of stuff but the cats look a bit unfriendly
( I’m obsessed with cats )

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SometimesNine · 19/10/2022 14:28

They are not creepy, just tasteless.

Grumpusaurus · 19/10/2022 14:30

Not my taste at all. Bit tacky.

MissBattleaxe · 19/10/2022 14:31

These are deeply menacing and sinister. The cats will clearly watch you as you sleep and that witch in the mirror is up to no good as well. Get them exorcised and tell the boyfriend they are too Halloweeny.

I say this as a fan and owner of black cats.

Favouritefruits · 19/10/2022 14:31

😂 I think these canvases meet the criteria for worst gift ever, I think this even beats my husbands Christmas gift to me last year which was a bottle of imperial lather 75% extra free hand wash!

SmileyClare · 19/10/2022 14:32

How did this situation unfold?

Did you open the present and pretend you loved them then went along with him nailing them to your wall? Smiling kindly while he hammered away?

Did you get home from work and he proudly unveiled the surprise on your bedroom wall he’d prepared earlier?

how did they get there? 😂

mam0918 · 19/10/2022 14:32

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:27

lol @ the comments x I go to church and am a Christian , thanks for confirming these are witchy he is insisting they’re not
I do love this sort of stuff but the cats look a bit unfriendly
( I’m obsessed with cats )

Im christian and go to church and have a makeup bag with the cat and the moon on... the two things have NOTHING in common.

Wicca/Pagan is actually interesting (as is all theology in general), do you act 'creeped' out by every religeon other than your own?

I mean if the cat was next to a menorah would you be 'creeped out'?

Mojo777 · 19/10/2022 14:32

MissBattleaxe · 19/10/2022 14:31

These are deeply menacing and sinister. The cats will clearly watch you as you sleep and that witch in the mirror is up to no good as well. Get them exorcised and tell the boyfriend they are too Halloweeny.

I say this as a fan and owner of black cats.

Roflmao!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:36

@Bubblesandsqueak1 did an image search n it’s amazon

thanks for ur replies peeps
i do like them but not sure want to sleep next to them and I don’t think my 7 yo likes them much although she loves cats. Xx I’ll put them in a drawer somewhere and gift them to someone who likes this sort of thing
he can’t return. Them as he took off the cellophane

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WiddlinDiddlin · 19/10/2022 14:38

custardbear · 19/10/2022 12:30

I love cats but yea a bit weird those ones!
I love this one ...

oOOOH... I love this, where from?

OP - they're not to your taste but clearly popular with other people. Just tell him they're not your thing and show him examples of stuff that is.

I don't think they're creepy, they certainly aren't satanic, and some folk are getting a bit unnecessary over them... but they'd not be my sort of thing either.

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:38

@Mojo777 i don’t know wat a menorah is
and no I’m not creeped out by paganism at all
as I clearly demonstrated earlier had no idea these were Wicca or pagan just assumed them to be satanic because of the symbol but kind posters on here have educated me that the symbol is not at all satanic so I feel better keeping them just not on my wall x

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MrsMoastyToasty · 19/10/2022 14:39

The one on the left is awful. The proportions of the cat look wrong. It's as if the artist is not got to grips with depth . The head is massive and the legs look wrong.

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:40

SmileyClare · 19/10/2022 14:32

How did this situation unfold?

Did you open the present and pretend you loved them then went along with him nailing them to your wall? Smiling kindly while he hammered away?

Did you get home from work and he proudly unveiled the surprise on your bedroom wall he’d prepared earlier?

how did they get there? 😂

@SmileyClare he put them up whilst was at work with those sticky canvas hangers

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miceonabranch · 19/10/2022 14:43

They're awful and have no artistic merit whatsoever.

Art for the hard of thinking. Chuck 'em in a skip.

MightyOaks · 19/10/2022 14:44

Awwww! I love them 😻 But if you don't like them, ask him to keep them in his 'Man cave' if he has one or get rid

MightyOaks · 19/10/2022 14:46

Demonic Tiddles and the egg timer of doom either

🤣 I think you mean hourglass ⏳ but still funny!

peachgreen · 19/10/2022 14:46

miceonabranch · 19/10/2022 14:43

They're awful and have no artistic merit whatsoever.

Art for the hard of thinking. Chuck 'em in a skip.

Ooh, @miceonabranch, that was very "MN viper" (but also entirely accurate tbh).

IrisVersicolor · 19/10/2022 14:47

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 14:38

@Mojo777 i don’t know wat a menorah is
and no I’m not creeped out by paganism at all
as I clearly demonstrated earlier had no idea these were Wicca or pagan just assumed them to be satanic because of the symbol but kind posters on here have educated me that the symbol is not at all satanic so I feel better keeping them just not on my wall x

Oh I think you should get rid of them - but because they’re kitsch not because they’re evil.

Just tell your bf a friend of yours fell in love with them and begged you to give them to her, then send them to one of the posters on the thread.

SmileyClare · 19/10/2022 14:54

He put them up while I was at work

Hmm I’m sure he meant well but you need to be honest here. Otherwise god knows what you’ll come home to next!

A stuffed cat mounted in a plinth in the hallway? A cat mosiac glued to the bathroom floor? Or one of those hideous fleeces you get in garden centres with cats on the back for Christmas.

FeelTheRush · 19/10/2022 15:19

miceonabranch · 19/10/2022 14:43

They're awful and have no artistic merit whatsoever.

Art for the hard of thinking. Chuck 'em in a skip.

Agree

Cringing at all the 'I'm a bit woo, me' posts