The Resurrection of r/CursedImages - Tales From the Internet

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After the cursed images tumblr and the cursed images Twitter, r/cursedimages became reddit's top destination for all cursed images. But what is a cursed image? Confusion and debate over this topic, especially among newer users as the subreddit grew more popular, drove r/cursedimages into an existential crisis that affects many niche subreddits that get very large. Heavier moderation was needed to save the sub.
However, absentee moderators made it very difficult for users to pull the place back together despite the community's efforts. Would the community be able to get r/cursedimages back on track?
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@JustinWhangYt 5 жыл бұрын

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@TheCursedJudge 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the video!

@GreeneBeau 5 жыл бұрын

Why did you have to bring that disgusting jar into my mind again...thinking about that one makes me wanna vomit lmao

@kanoy7817 5 жыл бұрын

What happened to your eyes?

@thedrydown4329 5 жыл бұрын

New contact lenses?

@samhighvoltage 5 жыл бұрын

Hooked your vids man! Love em, keep it up! 👍

@RockySmithsen 5 жыл бұрын

But what’s wrong with a dude being proud of all the tomatoes he grew?

@j-hump7893 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr? I just saw a pic of farmer john down at the farmers market. Didn't even seem odd.

@kaitlyn8843 5 жыл бұрын

right? he's just doing his best

@sevatarlives185 5 жыл бұрын

The fertiliser he used was mute orphan twins fed live into a wood chipper.

@spartan3924 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like the tomatoes against the wall are floating, they are on top of mysterious barrels, in a small dark room on display like they are being sold there but the entire theme of the room and the other objects within it seem off, something doesn't add up and THAT is what makes it a cursed image

@r4ndom7000 5 жыл бұрын

to me he doesn't look proud, he looks like he's being held at gunpoint. that being said, i do support him regardless

@Lyndiloo 5 жыл бұрын

This camera angle makes you look very concerned about the viewer.

@carybeweary7209 5 жыл бұрын

It's like whang knew how miserable the last few days have been for me. Thanks whang!

@ivanyy 4 жыл бұрын

He's concerned about my whang

@lucasmccue8970 4 жыл бұрын

I wanted to like this comment buts it’s at 420 likes so just take my moral support instead

@themyofmy 4 жыл бұрын

@@lucasmccue8970 the seal has been broken, you can like now

@angelinebejaran2906 4 жыл бұрын

@@themyofmy HOW DARE TOU BREAK THE 420?!?!!?11???1?!!!

@Fermifire 4 жыл бұрын

A cursed image has to be authentic and not staged or photoshopped. Simple.

@rolfs2165 4 жыл бұрын

Also: only photographs, no drawings. (And no, you cannot circumvent that rule by taking a photograph of your drawing.)

@ScarletEdge 4 жыл бұрын

uncanny valley is a good point of reference too

@spectrfox7661 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I feel a lot of "cursed images" are not "cursed" because they seem too intentional, the cursed images that we definitely see as cursed images are ones that are from somewhere unknown, something undefined, somethinh in between what we know and what we don't know and not just some weird meme. As the other guy said, Uncanny Valley is the best example of this. But now the whole thing as other mass-exposure subreddits, has devolved into a new type of meme culture full of shit. I wonder whether or not this has a bearing in my impression of meme culture if there is a "meme culture".

@s2sHoXXs2 4 жыл бұрын

it also has to be obscure, almost as if it lives in its own relm, its own bubble. a good rule of thumb is how close does it look to being found footage that can probably never be found?

@dapperdanman8486 4 жыл бұрын

I half agree, I think some stagged and or Photoshops CAN be cursed under the right conditions

@sabbath2112 5 жыл бұрын

i thought a cursed image is an image that gives you an unsettled/uneasy feeling but it’s a real photo and not just a creepypasta.

@YourBeefFriend 4 жыл бұрын

Jamie Jared yup

@BvousBrainSystems 4 жыл бұрын

Same, I'm focused on that particular flavour of mild horror/creepy/paranormal aesthetic. My cursed images collection includes a lot of photoshops.

@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 4 жыл бұрын

Indeeda

@IcelandicIslander 4 жыл бұрын

That’s what it is, sir

@CatoMinemcrideisepic 4 жыл бұрын

nope thats r/hmmm

@shrimpbisque 5 жыл бұрын

To me, in order for an image to count as a "cursed image", it has to horrify or disturb, but in a subtle or vague way. If the image is unsettling and you can't quite put your finger on why, is unsettling or disturbing in an unconventional way, or is overall disturbing but composed of elements that wouldn't normally be disturbing by themselves, I'd say it counts as "cursed".

@jakebarnes7596 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I really needed a concrete definition of cursed images, and this is a great one.

@thelordpickles4907 5 жыл бұрын

Apyr

@BonnieBunny118 5 жыл бұрын

Shrimp Bisque NO IT HAS TO HE ODDLY HALRIOUS

@wisemankugelmemicus1701 5 жыл бұрын

Shrimp Bisque Like the guy above me said, yes they have to be kinda funny as well. But I’m gonna add to your original comment with,”unsettling and disturbing without being overtly horrifying”.

@pietandersen6120 5 жыл бұрын

Shrimp Bisque Id say theres kinda three main rules: 1: its a photo 2: You immediately question "Who, what, where, when, why?" but theres no clear answer 3: its unsettling, but only slightly

@blaster5800 5 жыл бұрын

Me, at every Whangs's video: "I'm not very interested in this thing" Also me, at the end of every video: "Ok, it was quite informative".

@VictoriaSobocki 5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@mackenziethebestbunny2776 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@robynn144 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ytcorporate9237 4 жыл бұрын

Correct

@vinceontheweb 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@Bilessati 5 жыл бұрын

Why is the image of the tomato farmer cursed? Who? A farmer. What? Displaying his harvest of tomatoes. Where? A small farm. When? After a harvest of tomatoes. Why? Proud of his harvest of tomatoes.

@hopalongcassidy4260 5 жыл бұрын

Right they still dont know what really make images "cursed"

@bardo1269 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah that one seems very un-cursed

@Docprepper 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍🏼

@Mr_Catastr0phe 5 жыл бұрын

I think what makes an image cursed is not only the content of the image, but the way it's shot as well. The lighting and framing in that farmer pic make the viewer feel uncomfortable, as a cursed image should. Cursed images have an energy to them that's really hard to describe, but should at the very least make its viewer uncomfortable as can be.

@Eighty8percent 4 жыл бұрын

A lot of what you described is speculative tho to be fair

@dansnell5774 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like part of what makes a cursed image is the lighting. There's rarely any shadows or highlights in a cursed image; the lighting is pretty much uniform for the entire picture.

@maggiee639 4 жыл бұрын

I think it might be more than that, if the lighting is off your subconscious mind probably notices it. 🤔

@nos4me 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the look an old digital camera gives when the flash is used in a dark indoor setting

@King-Hammurabi 3 жыл бұрын

Phone flashes always work

@Leatherargento Ай бұрын

Yes! That makes it liminal and literally timeless, because there are no shadows or anything to tell you what time it is, etc.

@SheetMusicBoss 5 жыл бұрын

I'm getting sucked into your eyeballs watching this Justin! They look like flowing jelly with this lighting setup. Unnerving, but somehow appropriate at the same time! Great vid!

@Jodus_MacGotuss 5 жыл бұрын

Take my body and make it yours, Andrew... or the other guy, I dunno.

@burp2019 5 жыл бұрын

literally the last person i thought i'd see here lol

@natemajor6560 5 жыл бұрын

this makes me want to tilt my head

@grande1590 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your tutorials, they help me so much

@imdone8243 5 жыл бұрын

You have an eye kink piano guy? Stick to humping piano keys with your fingers. Nice videos btw been watching for years.

@MrJakeKale 5 жыл бұрын

Drinking game: take a shot every time the word "cursed" is used. Cursed liver.

@h20wizard57 5 жыл бұрын

cursed_drinking

@BMoney8600 4 жыл бұрын

i'm a alien cursed alcohol poisoning

@carlrygwelski586 4 жыл бұрын

My liver is already cursed bro

@creative-name5279 4 жыл бұрын

Cursed_uterus.

@CaveyMoth 4 жыл бұрын

There's so much curse, I can't write in print anymore.

@noellesato311 4 жыл бұрын

A cursed image feels like the image has an innate “unnerving sense of something being out of place” and automatically invokes concerned thoughts/ideas on how/when/where/why that image was made. Plenty of genuine cursed images feel cursed, haunted by the individuals within the image, by those that made it, or by people or forces surrounding the origin of the contents of the photo. A good cursed image makes you feel like something is looking at you looking at the image. The definition of a cursed image is obtuse and vague, but the concept of fear is universal.

@krazybadger78 4 жыл бұрын

can we stick to talking about Rampart pls?

@reekeen8257 4 жыл бұрын

1066

@zebdawson3687 3 жыл бұрын

Always on DRM.

@MelonDoesStuff 3 жыл бұрын

NEDM

@avag1334 3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

@LukeWarm05 5 жыл бұрын

Any picture of Rich Evans is a BLESSING!

@steelytemplar 5 жыл бұрын

We should hold a Tums Festival to celebrate this occasion.

@onelividguardsman5681 5 жыл бұрын

I CLAPPED I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW HIM

@beanwaddlers1883 5 жыл бұрын

Dick the birthday boy is definitely cursed by pizza bear tho

@melsotelo8638 4 жыл бұрын

@@beanwaddlers1883 it cursed him with 'The Ellen Show' Fame.

@VhsVcr 4 жыл бұрын

The voice of an angel

@hambonesmithsonian8085 5 жыл бұрын

IMO, a cursed image is anything that just has something almost “off” about it. It evokes confusion, it’s foreboding

@gaveferia1421 5 жыл бұрын

That's more r/hmmm

@hambonesmithsonian8085 5 жыл бұрын

Gave Feria ehh I’d debate that

@gregisbased5205 5 жыл бұрын

A cursed image has to typically have an air of mystery about it, your first reaction should be to study it, looking for answers, but to ultimately come up with none. It should make you want to ask the person who took it for context. From here, there are many sub-classes of cursed images, but that's the general idea. Edit: oh, it was covered in the vid.

@Docprepper 5 жыл бұрын

Nah. That’s r/hmmm Bad opinion

@hambonesmithsonian8085 5 жыл бұрын

Docprepper I’m not too familiar with r/hmmmm, could I get some examples?

@caseyw.6550 4 жыл бұрын

How is an old man with tomatoes a cursed image? Where I live we call people like that farmers.

@simoncenteno2755 4 жыл бұрын

Hes got his hands in his pockets.

@flowflips3172 4 жыл бұрын

@@simoncenteno2755 oh shit man you into something

@motherofdogs7980 4 жыл бұрын

Vegans call them "abusers"

@BvousBrainSystems 4 жыл бұрын

I find it ironic that the original cursed image is not cursed at all.

@halakon666 4 жыл бұрын

That dude has tomatoes in crates that aren’t like any of the ones you see in stores. He is displaying his crops in a room that seems to belong in a trailer home, Not a farm or out door field we’re people could buy them. And the barrel underneath him seems really out of place. Could be pesticide or a body can be dissolving down there. Who knows.

@Hunter-os5yx 5 жыл бұрын

Cursed images are images that aren’t necessarily creepy or scary but are just unsettling for no real reason

@RickRaptor105 5 жыл бұрын

5:35 OH MY GOD IS THAT LEGENDARY CELEBRITY RICH EVANS AS FEATURED ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW?

@driptofen 5 жыл бұрын

RickRaptor105 don’t use the Lords name in vain

@beanwaddlers1883 5 жыл бұрын

I CLAPPED. I CLAPPED WHEN I SAW HIM.

@stoopiosproductions3130 4 жыл бұрын

Degenerate

@gunfiend5175 4 жыл бұрын

Watch your channel and like your content keep it up

@That_Ifrit_Guy 5 жыл бұрын

I could not stop watching the rings in your eyes. Also Hi Rich Evens

@Error0101 5 жыл бұрын

Shane Dawson has them too. They're so pretty ✨✨

@jasonbutler9363 5 жыл бұрын

I cane to the comments to see if any one was saying something about the rings and this was the third post... it's really creepy looking if you looking into his pupils while he talks.

@That_Ifrit_Guy 5 жыл бұрын

Jason Butler creepy and be pretty

@idontnotdothings2193 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is obvious info or not, but those rings are the reflection of a ring-light that's used behind the camera to enhance the video's production value.

@jasonbutler9363 5 жыл бұрын

@@idontnotdothings2193 I knew, it just looked creepy in this video

@RetroPlus 5 жыл бұрын

Cursed images are the kinda thing that aren't explained, but you know it when you see one.

@sheeperskipps 5 жыл бұрын

Great quote from the video.

@divinusvideo69 4 жыл бұрын

The absolute disappointment in Whangs voice when he reads the word "cursetitutional" 👌👌👌

@johnklugh4366 5 жыл бұрын

Your moustache looks like Angel wings. Also awesome video.

@ismelll3449 5 жыл бұрын

The dude is handsome. No homo.

@annawanna5995 5 жыл бұрын

@@ismelll3449 Tsmoedheh udoh oadio .eN sm n.

@emilyjewelle3301 5 жыл бұрын

@@annawanna5995 Yes, yes indeed.

@ChimpFromSpace 5 жыл бұрын

Very 17th century.

@claymerpepwheeler7940 5 жыл бұрын

Related to Steve Aoki

@RSK412 5 жыл бұрын

1. Inexplicable 2. Raises questions rather than answers. 3. %100 vague as possible without reason aka the uncanny valley.

@nickname8619 5 жыл бұрын

dude uncanny valley isnt being vague, it's what's between looking human and also not human. the middle ground between a real mouse and a mickey mouse

@samtinkle9076 5 жыл бұрын

Supposed to make you feel like you lost a part of your soul or something.

@flowflips3172 4 жыл бұрын

The uncanny valley is well explain and has a reason

@leerockatansky 5 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: The creepy Garfield drawing has its own subreddit with other creepy drawings called r/Imsorryjon

@needleinmaheye3002 4 жыл бұрын

We know you stupid piece of shit. You clearly don't use reddit because your not to link subreddits outside of reddit. You stupid piece of shit

@cosmicdoodles2992 4 жыл бұрын

@@needleinmaheye3002 YoOooOU StoOpId PEacE oF ShIIiIiilIt!!1!!1!1!!!1

@petir9453 4 жыл бұрын

@@needleinmaheye3002 please for the love od god shut the fuck up. im sure crippled wasnt the one that knocked over your mountain dew baja blast at taco bell you fat fuck

@King-Hammurabi 4 жыл бұрын

NEEDLEINMAH EYE the irony is that you act just like Reddit.

@ElysetheEevee 4 жыл бұрын

I would have to say that I always thought the “rules” of the cursed images subreddit were basically that the image shown had to make you question the context of how the image happened, why it happened, where it happened, what happened, and otherwise just have no explanation for any of that from the image alone. It can be made up of random components put together, it can be what most would consider a coherent image, but it just needs to have no clear-cut context for why the events in the image exist. These types of things can be funny, creepy, unsettling, repulsive, etc. Everyone had their own definition of what a “cursed image” may be, but I would say the above idea needs to be the basis of any Cursed Image.

@cerisejones8061 5 жыл бұрын

Everytime Rich Evans laughs, an angel gets it's wings... 🙏👼

@necronomitom 5 жыл бұрын

That explains Whang's stache

@fanboyyourguy 5 жыл бұрын

Actually,that "praying" emoji is actually high-fiving.

@cerisejones8061 5 жыл бұрын

@@fanboyyourguy according to heathens... lol

@slinoha 5 жыл бұрын

I saw him, and I clapped!!!!

@cerisejones8061 5 жыл бұрын

@@fanboyyourguy no its rich evans high fiving god himself...

@Zeropointill 5 жыл бұрын

That's the first time i've seen my like change the 1k marker. Just thought i'd share this useless information,

@grief6052 5 жыл бұрын

MrSnrub nice

@3coldcapricorn227 5 жыл бұрын

Keep it up, proud of you

@hermitcard4494 5 жыл бұрын

Totally useless. Have a happy useless day xD

@thatcokestuff 4 жыл бұрын

"I like the way Snrub thinks!"

@ElysetheEevee 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve yet to have this type of thing happen to me. :( I’m stingy with my likes though.

@toadofisiamos6380 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not chronically online enough to care about this kinda stuff as much as they do

@dumptruck3591 7 ай бұрын

My thought exactly. It's fun at an ironic standpoint but when people take it too seriously it ruins the fun of it

@cawsomeaolin 2 ай бұрын

eh you are allowed to care about something on the internet but i get where you’re coming from

@CynicSnacks 5 жыл бұрын

I truly believe these videos are really important, the history to all of these bizarre online phenomena neatly packaged up and delivered by a charming fellow. Love the channel my dude, keep up the great work.

@thick_ass_deer 5 жыл бұрын

Seeing Justin talking about pictures I make at 3 in the morning with my Polaroid to haunt my friends is amazing

@homegrowntwinkie 5 жыл бұрын

lolwat

@drewh1901 5 жыл бұрын

If you pose for an image it isn’t cursed

@JaBoreman 5 жыл бұрын

Charcoal Man nice bro a dude who says “ya boy” thinking he’s giving a shoutout to wavy with 355k subs. This try hard 🤦‍♂️

@finnerildil8563 5 жыл бұрын

Gay

@JiraiyaPlaysRetroGames 5 жыл бұрын

Do one about the disappearance of Miss Hannah Minx. There’s a lot of stuff that’s been said like someone from KZfaq killed her, or she got married or she just quit but no one truly knows.

@JessePesto 5 жыл бұрын

Plus boobs

@JohnDoe-xf8ew 5 жыл бұрын

I heard that she left because Onision was harassing her, but that could just be a rumor

@firemeetsice2516 4 жыл бұрын

Jiraiyafpv she actually has a new account called annah minx

@SuraimuWasTaken 4 жыл бұрын

@@firemeetsice2516 I just looked in to it and that's just a person who played a parody of her for an Onision video. Looks a lot like her but nah, isn't her.

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess 3 жыл бұрын

She married.

@alexanderduluoz 5 жыл бұрын

Why did you cut Rich Evans out of the thumb nail? 5:40 Rich Evans

@drizzyrauvryar6992 4 жыл бұрын

Oooooooooh mmmmmmyyyyyyy gggggooooooooooooooddddddd!!!!!!!!!

@apollyon7617 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine what a group of powerusers convening to discuss memes in a serious manner looks like?

@blackomet5049 Жыл бұрын

sad.

@hecaraq 5 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who thought r/cursed images was completely missing the point.

@themiller3940 5 жыл бұрын

The pickle me Elmo could be cursed. Personally

@leoloera971 4 жыл бұрын

Pickle me Elmo?

@petir9453 4 жыл бұрын

no, it cant

@bagelboop3517 4 жыл бұрын

Yea, but if it was staged (which I’m sure it was) then it can’t be cursed

@themiller3940 4 жыл бұрын

@@bagelboop3517 either way I somehow find it funny. Do you guys?

@petir9453 4 жыл бұрын

@@bagelboop3517 nah its just not cursed at all

@BFDudes 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the real cursed images was the friends we made along the way.

@adamwiggins9865 3 жыл бұрын

Man oh man that birthday picture of Rich Evans in the “Dick the birthday boy” T-Shirt as a kid is everywhere now

@cloud_monkey422 5 жыл бұрын

I’m so high that every time whang pops up in a different area of my screen, I feel like I’m playing whack a whang (mole)

@Fijiwara 3 жыл бұрын

Underratted

@cloud_monkey422 3 жыл бұрын

@@Fijiwara thank you

@1970DAH 5 жыл бұрын

5:34 Rich Evans' fame spreads to Whang!

@mantisqueen23 5 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel yesterday and I'm blown away by the quality and effort put into your videos! There's clearly a lot of research done and I can tell you're passionate. Keep killing it Whang!

@cobraman90 4 жыл бұрын

Dude, you have become one of my regular channels I watch, keep em coming bro. Crazy shit I missed out as a kid

@rogerjrusa 5 жыл бұрын

Can’t see how the man with the tomatoes would qualify. I’ve stared at it for a minute and ...what gives?

@treyforest2466 5 жыл бұрын

Early instalment weirdness. The idea of what a cursed image was hadn’t been nailed down so well when that picture was posted.

@outis439-A 5 жыл бұрын

*sees Roger G2 working at a tomato shop* AGHHHHHHHHH *runs away* *then trips*

@justinx590 5 жыл бұрын

I love the chrono trigger music the background (':

@carlrygwelski586 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most interesting channel i've ever seen about things I've never cared or know nothing about

@jakezepeda1267 5 жыл бұрын

Here's the real problem with cursedimages. They are subjective.

@ghirahimlefabuleux8984 5 жыл бұрын

Your pfp is one hell of a cursed drawing.

@thedude4672 3 жыл бұрын

True, but even more of a problem is someone being stupid and superstitious enough to call anything cursed. The very notion smacks of primitive ignorance.

@YahyaFalcon 3 жыл бұрын

@@thedude4672 what's even more of a problem is that there's people who think when something is called "cursed" the people labeling it as "cursed" actually think it's cursed and not just saying "cursed" as an alternative way of calling it unsettling or creepy; I mean, you could be one of those people or you could be actually referring to overly superstitious morons, I don't know! but I am willing to wager on the former possibility.

@tranidite 3 жыл бұрын

@@damiancampbell7534 Oh yeah like that fucking farmer pic was cursed. Totally universal cursedness with a regular ass farmer with his normal tomatoes. Admit it is and always will be subjective what cursed is, I really doubt anyone saw that first post as such. And r/cursedimages now and forever will never live up to the actual standards of being cursed because it's standards are still way too low.

@jimie6838 5 жыл бұрын

I personally like to enjoy my cursed images directly reposted to Facebook

@Laubauskas 4 жыл бұрын

At least Facebook isn't a lefty, soy-face making, man-child wasteland. Just look at the subreddit "/r/relationship-advice" and you will see what I mean.

@gamepocalypsegaming278 4 жыл бұрын

jacob laubauskas Shut up incel

@lartts7483 3 жыл бұрын

@@gamepocalypsegaming278 ???

@Sonic_the_hedgedog 2 жыл бұрын

@@Laubauskas Dude, Facebook has Karens and Flat Earth Society and The Supreme Leader Trump Cult... How come it is Left wing ?

@Anophis 5 жыл бұрын

The reflection on your eyes is hypnotic. I implore you to create a cult.

@thischannelisdecommissioned Жыл бұрын

Something about this subreddit's history, and how it relates to large subreddits as a whole reminds me a lot of the Patriot's speech in MGS2, about the downfall of society through aggregation and preservation of trite bullshit. I'm not smart enough to flesh that connection out, but that's the spark this video gave me.

@MARKNIGHTMAR3 2 жыл бұрын

I finally started watching your content yesterday and honestly it’s pretty great and I’ve really been enjoying it. Keep up the great work Justin

@stanleysmooth 5 жыл бұрын

a true cursed image is Whang's hat being 1 solid colour in the in the aeroplane vid

@almostalways 2 жыл бұрын

reddit be like: if you shower more than twice a month, get out

@jcee4648 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been subbed to your channel for a long time and I just wanna say I love your content! You the man!

@mitchellbond7682 2 жыл бұрын

god bless the troopers documenting niche internet events as they happen, you’re saving the future internet historians a lot of elbow grease

@JackEBoy-el4hs 5 жыл бұрын

7.3 k views in 30 minutes. Congrats Whang! you deserve all the success.

@lewkhaki6367 5 жыл бұрын

Exploring a weeks worth of r/cursedimages is a weekly fixture for me and a friend at college so glad it’s just the unsettling stuff

@rainbowthrustars 5 жыл бұрын

I can listen to you talk about stuff all day long. I have never used reddit once in my life yet I find this whole video highly fascinating! :)

@chase_h.01 5 жыл бұрын

My definition of a cursed image is an image of a surreal situation or object with unsettling undertones that would not be directly dangerous if encountered.

@txcforever 5 жыл бұрын

The fact that we treat this like it's a big deal is both amusing and sad at the same time.

@joshuariser8605 5 жыл бұрын

>Says “raises the question” instead of “begs the question” THANK YOU.

@ayzikdig1983 5 жыл бұрын

Which raise rhe question Why?

@dirkdiggler8093 4 жыл бұрын

Ayzik Dig Exactly.

@theprogrammer32 5 жыл бұрын

I left a like for you explaining the pitfalls of reddit mobile (not knowing which sub a post is from, not reading comments, etc) because i was gonna say it but it just shows how much effort AND thought you have put into random but VERY IMPORTANT things like this lol

@Gehrich_ Жыл бұрын

I've been jumping around Whang's vids for a day now, and I have to say that this setup gives me the most mixed feelings. Thanks to his style, the color composition of the background, and the oh so familiar ring of light in his eyes I can only see JAV Dracula staring straight at me. It's simultaneously artistic, badass, and deeply upsetting.

@rowboatmiami 5 жыл бұрын

r/polandball has a strict vetting policy on posting that keeps the quality of that subreddit's posts pretty high. Maybe a similar system could be implemented at r/cursedimages?

@AceBonanza 5 жыл бұрын

That lighting makes you into an inadvertently incredible Netflix Castlevania Dracula cosplayer

@basacis 4 жыл бұрын

Almost 16 minutes of well made video and I still have no idea what makes an image cursed or why people care.

@TetrisShark70 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@thomjonssonpersson5784 Жыл бұрын

I love your content, and I am seriously amazed at how you manage to deliver comedy in seriousness. You are an artist to say the least.

@nepadron 5 жыл бұрын

The bloodshot eyes, unnerving wide stare, and circline light reflection got me all kinds of creeped out. That being said, I like your content.

@rotisseriepossum 4 жыл бұрын

It’s like a real-life spongebob hyperdetailed zoom-in

@kapwns 4 жыл бұрын

6:50 according to these rules, the first /cursed post isnt cursed

@chickennuggets3186 4 жыл бұрын

I mean, it kinda isn't? it's just kinda weird

@rotisseriepossum 4 жыл бұрын

Tomato farmer walked so pickle me elmo could run

@tranidite 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly many weren't

@CitizenWea 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man, I see the photo of our lord and savior Rich Evans, I click.

@kathfincham7024 3 жыл бұрын

That animatronic in the thumbnail is part of my childhood; there is a Billy Bob's Wonderland still operating on hometown. So, yeah, while I was always uneasy there, "cursed" is subjective.

@creative-name5279 4 жыл бұрын

I like to think cursed images are a genre of modern art. They take things everyone is familiar with (like the simpsons) and twists them.

@jeorfryemuntgumry3565 3 жыл бұрын

Being able to actually remember something happen then see it on Whang's channel is a whole new thing for me. I get the euphoria now.

@Noperison 2 жыл бұрын

I Finally found that guy from that dream!

@reysins 4 жыл бұрын

I remember the site “shitbrix” (or however you spell it)is like one of the first cursed sites i’ve visited. Man, I would often feel weird looking at those pictures that are not entirely creepy at all, but the dirty quality with the bright flash of the camera would just give me that feeling, and now I’m glad the internet came up with “cursedimages” to describe it. Now I collect them to randomly shitpost on my friends’ groupchat without leaving a caption to it.

@jamie1602 3 жыл бұрын

"You'll shit bricks when you see it." I wasted so many hours on that website trying to find what would make me shit bricks. Some wholesome bricks were shat... and some terrifying bricks were shat. And then some bricks shat because cameras do have the shittiest lighting.

@fourkz 3 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think an image is cursed when your gut reaction to it is “Oh… oh no.” Not freaking out, not laughing, just resigned dread. This story also reminds me of r/animemes, but in reverse.

@sergiorubens8475 3 жыл бұрын

Can you go more in depth with the story of r/animemes?

@fourkz 3 жыл бұрын

@@sergiorubens8475 Basically the mods started treating the term “trap” as transphobic, when they had been cool with it for ages. It was a big mess with the members arguing it wasn’t fair and that they weren’t using it in a derogatory manner, while the mods fought back with shadowbans. The mods eventually stated that they went too far, but that they would not go back on any of the changes. Some members did some digging and found that the mods were bragging about doing it on r/traa, basically bragging about tearing apart their community. TL;DR: The mods were white-knighting a group that already had a bad opinion of the community by tearing the community apart.

@sergiorubens8475 3 жыл бұрын

@@fourkz wow

@byakuyatogami2905 2 жыл бұрын

@@fourkz oh my god I was there for that drama. Finally an internet drama event I can say I witnessed

@jrurbbehdidiwdnndjduw85eos73 2 жыл бұрын

@@fourkz just another reddit moment

@caspergauti4417 5 жыл бұрын

yeeeess perfect timing, just finished work :)

@valdisv4892 5 жыл бұрын

Quick, somebody take a screenshot of Whang's cursed eyes and post it to r/cursedimages

@DandelionYudeul 5 жыл бұрын

This is why the subreddit has fallen

@autosloth 5 жыл бұрын

the curse of the ring light

@homegrowntwinkie 5 жыл бұрын

More like r/BlursedImages (images that are simultaneously blessed and cursed)

@tranidite 3 жыл бұрын

@@DandelionYudeul it was dead from the start dude. People just hate to admit when a concept isn't good.

@azfk 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else think the specificity of what is and isn't a cursed image is left somewhat loose and enables gatekeeping?

@ledgaming6489 2 жыл бұрын

This is actually a really cool piece of internet and meme history. The community really tried to get that sub Reddit right.

@emilyjewelle3301 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao I love that majestic music playing when our cursed saga neared its cursed end as our cursed protagonist was finally rewarded with modship.

@haryx1964 Жыл бұрын

An old man standing around a bunch of organized tomatoes is a cursed image? God fucking help anyone who thinks this and goes to a farmer's market.

@silasbrookhaven8165 4 жыл бұрын

This DISTINCTLY reminds me of how r/ambien was a genuinely endearing little subreddit of people saying goofy things because of sleep meds but then tumblr discovered it and started making shitposts there. I think it's recovered from that Incident but it's still sad

@JoJo-ze3fx 5 жыл бұрын

The fact that it looks like you have two different styles on your mustache is the most cursed thing in this video

@potatoplayboy 5 жыл бұрын

This video was unexpectedly interesting

@Soul0890 4 жыл бұрын

I know this is ridiculous, but when that music at 13:26 kicked in, my heart broke a little lol. I know you use FF music in a lot of your videos but that really hit me. Reminded me of a simpler time...Love your videos Whang. Big fan

@brunobucciarati4652 4 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel today, and omg im so glad i did

@pyk_ 4 жыл бұрын

I keep getting distracted while staring at the ring light reflection in your eyes.

@Seantendo 5 жыл бұрын

"Cursed Images Set To Splatterhouse Music" seems to work just as well as Earthbound music.

@dirkdiggler8093 4 жыл бұрын

Whang I love your content man, regret that I hadn’t subbed before

@_JayRamsey_ 4 жыл бұрын

Such a good story. I wouldn't be surprised if your work is featured in future "History of the Internet" classes.

@goth-girl-urbex Жыл бұрын

Same thing is happening with cursed food pics and liminal spaces pics. I hate computer generated liminal spaces.

@soupy55 Жыл бұрын

Right? Defeats the entire concept

@Vexington 5 жыл бұрын

........weird that I come across this vid just as Cursed_Judge steps down. I guess it tells the story well enough. c:

@jeraimie 5 жыл бұрын

Really the most interesting news regarding obscure internet greatness.

@5disguised 3 жыл бұрын

Cursed images have to be rare and give a perfect feeling. The guy with the tomato’s is probably the best cursed image for that reason.

@KamilHenri 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like Whang! Himself has an effect on the resurrection of something in the interwebs

@GenericProtagonist7 Жыл бұрын

It's so funny because you know 95% of the people complaining about the semantics were the people posting "non-cursed" images. Holy fuck I hate r*ddit so fucking much.

@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047 5 жыл бұрын

The camera in this video looks like you're about to make a half-assed apology video.

@jonnypballin 4 жыл бұрын

I think if you can answer those questions and it makes it scarier than not having an answer makes it even more cursed

@sepnot 5 жыл бұрын

We need a reboot of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction with Whang! as the host if they can't get Jonathan Frakes back.

@shieldmaidenarreh4265 5 жыл бұрын

See, this is why im not worried about the post apocalyptic post war. Is because people like this will come together and create civilization again. These are the people who will start their very own diomand city.

@arthurwatches3501 4 жыл бұрын

shieldmaiden arreh *diamond