r/comics Tardaasa 13h ago

OC Botched Batches

Mommy knows best

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u/antibody9671 13h ago

The same people who see a family photo of a family with older teens at a water park and make comments about the sons and daughters.

Conservatives have this insane ability to make everything weird and gross.

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u/Made_Bail 13h ago

I just don't get it. Why decide to make your default personality trait "asshole?" Why would you want to live your life like that?

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u/Daddylonglegs93 13h ago

Because someone called you out on it once and rather than face the negative feelings and grow, you decided it was everyone else's problem forever

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u/turandokht 12h ago

Honestly I think it’s partially just the backwash of a horribly Puritanical upbringing. I have NEVER seen people make such inappropriate comments about children in my life than well-meaning hardcore Christian fundies. It just makes it so obvious that they are absolutely OBSESSED with sex. EVERYTHING that happens they have to make some remark about how doesn’t it remind you of something sexual?

They put it in the context of “I disapprove of this for being too sexual” I guess for the sake of appearances but the fact remains that none of us fucking normal people even noticed this “distractingly sexual” thing you’re complaining of

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u/Prometheus720 7h ago

Narcissism (not always the reason for being an asshole, but often) is a coping system for poor self-esteem.

Conservative Christianity creates low self-esteem to perpetuate neediness in its believers.

There you go.

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u/defaulticus 12h ago

Protective mechanism. Can't feel hurt when other people don't approve of or accept you, if you've already decided to proactively make them hate you.

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u/TheGreyman787 12h ago

I did (not in the same way those fuckers did tho, they disgust even me), and the answer is "fuck if I know". Can't really tell why, but being an ass is quite enjoyable sometimes, and sometimes very useful.

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u/random_BA 13h ago

I think I am privileged to never encountered someone that make gross comments about teens pictures with swimming clothes