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

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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
OP posts:
theemmadilemma · 19/10/2022 15:37

They look haunted. 😂

Reminds (slightly) of a china cat I was gifted by DH's Nan. I dutifully said nothing and put it out on display. Three years when we were moving I asked him if we could maybe not have it out in the new house. Turns out he hated the fucking thing as well, just thought I liked it. 😆

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 19/10/2022 15:50

There isnt a cats chance in hell i would have them in my home they are awful 😂

followacrowforacrust · 19/10/2022 15:51

Love them!

SmileyClare · 19/10/2022 15:57

It’s a bit of a can of worms to make it known you LOVE black cats and are obsessed with them.

My step mum was known to love pigs and everyone started buying her pig related gifts. It all got a bit much and one day I noticed all the pig pictures, ornaments, fridge magnets, doorstops, tea towels weren’t in her house any more. She rarely tells people she likes pigs these days 😂

Spaceprincess · 19/10/2022 16:14

I'd tell him they are not your thing, or next it will be a wolf fleece for Xmas.....

JOFFCV · 19/10/2022 16:18

FeelTheRush · 19/10/2022 15:19

Agree

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

Bless you. Why are you cringing?

I like Halloween as a bit of fun.

TiredManDad · 19/10/2022 17:01

Came here for scandal...

Was not expecting cats...

Have literally cried at some comments 😂😂😂

OP you've made my day. If you don't have the heart to tell him (you should tell him though) then please post what he gets you for Christmas 😂😂😂

Deguster · 19/10/2022 17:15

@MightyOaks it’s definitely an egg-timer.<gavel>

Unless the cat is the size of a fridge freezer.

mam0918 · 19/10/2022 17:25

FeelTheRush · 19/10/2022 15:19

Agree

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

You dont have to 'cringe' at the fact other people like diffrent things to you, try having a modicum of tolerance for variety in your personality.

While im not goth and wouldnt buy these myself (although as previously mentioned have been gifted one before) I almost garantee Im unlikely to like your home decor either but Im smart enough not to realise liking different things in no way correlates to brain power or thinking abilities.

Suzi888 · 19/10/2022 17:27

Discovereads · 19/10/2022 12:00

As they were gifts from him to you, I think you need to be honest that you don’t like the pictures but in a way that is considerate and polite. Have you shown him the sort of cat pictures you do like? I’d do that. And say while you are chuffed at how thoughtful he was, the pictures he got aren’t really to your taste for daily putting up. Then suggest a solution…as in selling them on to buy pictures you do like.

^ This
He’s done his best, oh dear 😂

Elphame · 19/10/2022 18:04

pinkyredrose · 19/10/2022 12:35

It's a pentagram, it's not satanic unless it's inversed, much like an inverted cross.

A reversed pentagram is not satanic. Did you miss the picture of the Amiens cathedral window posted above?

pinkyredrose · 19/10/2022 18:07

Elphame · 19/10/2022 18:04

A reversed pentagram is not satanic. Did you miss the picture of the Amiens cathedral window posted above?

No I didn't, I commented on it.

IrisVersicolor · 19/10/2022 18:09

Elphame · 19/10/2022 18:04

A reversed pentagram is not satanic. Did you miss the picture of the Amiens cathedral window posted above?

That’s Masonic. It’s not always Satanic, but Satanists use it.

Smilelesstalkmore · 19/10/2022 18:10

I'm another who was definitely not expecting cats in the OP!

blueFox · 19/10/2022 18:13

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 11:57

No He doesn’t live with me but I don’t want them anywhere else in the flat
I’ll probably just ask him to return them but I wasn’t sure if I was being a bit unreasonable As they were a gift
In one of the canvases there seems to be some sort of witch in the mirror And I’m sure that symbol in the other one is some sort of Satanic thing

Oh my, I just noticed the mirror reflection- definitely spooky!😲
I would donate them.

Stars71 · 19/10/2022 18:15

Some of the over reaction on here is ridiculous.

Elphame · 19/10/2022 18:21

IrisVersicolor · 19/10/2022 18:09

That’s Masonic. It’s not always Satanic, but Satanists use it.

And in modern paganism it is a symbol designating a second degree initiate in Wicca.

The pentagram is used by many religions (including Christianity, there's a non conformist chapel locally that has a pentagram window).

Satanists tend to use other symbology than a simple inverted pentagram.

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 19/10/2022 19:19

FeelTheRush · 19/10/2022 15:19

Agree

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

I am cringing at how rude and narrow-minded you are @FeelTheRush

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 19/10/2022 19:20

@miceonabranch

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

I am also cringing at how rude YOU are too.

Somanysocks · 19/10/2022 19:40

Can you pretend you've had a break in. (And if you're Christian, your boyfriend won't be needing to go in your bedroom to see they've gone now will he Op, tut tut)😆

miceonabranch · 19/10/2022 22:33

WhileMyGuitarGentlyWeeps · 19/10/2022 19:20

@miceonabranch

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

I am also cringing at how rude YOU are too.

Gosh, how shocking, someone was rude about some mediocre pictures 😱😄

I used to work in a fine art auctioneers so I've seen better, trust me. I've seen better in IKEA tbh 🤭

JOFFCV · 19/10/2022 22:51

Stars71 · 19/10/2022 18:15

Some of the over reaction on here is ridiculous.

You do realise people are having a laugh?

mogsrus · 19/10/2022 23:03

Love the one with the candle. I don’t find them creepy I just adore cats

SmileyClare · 19/10/2022 23:10

I can see why people find them creepy. Op’s daughter hates them and I must admit I’d be spooked if I was 7 and these appeared in my mums bedroom!

ChocFrog · 19/10/2022 23:30

There’s pagan/wiccan symbols in both of them, pentagram, ram’s horned head etc, depends how you feel about all that.

I had that kinda stuff on my wall when I was 17 but I grew out of it a long time ago 🤣

They are creepy yes, and very tacky too. The whole world of cat art and this is what he comes up with? I adore cats. I do not adore the association of cats with ‘witchcraft’ this is about him think witchy stuff is sexy it has nothing to do with actual cats.

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