At some point in the cleaning process, these fuzzy little guys go from cute to creepy.
It’s not unusual to have conflicted feelings about things. Take for example Chinese knockoff toys that are simultaneously genius and insane. Or KFC Hong Kong’s chicken flavored nail polish that is both amazing and disgusting all at once.
And now, we have another conflict: stuffed animals being washed and hung out to dry that are somehow both adorable and terrifying.
To see what we mean, take a look at some recent photos posted by Japanese people of washing their stuffed animals, and see which side of the creepy/cute spectrum you think they fall on:
▼ Police report: Rilakkuma was found drowned in his home bathtub.
Probable cause of death: he was just too lazy to lift his head out of the water.
▼ This poor Ted was found covered in a white substance.
Investigators have not yet confirmed if it’s drugs, bubbles, or fluff.
2016/05/06 Ted洗う
— 笠木沙弥香 (@sayacchan21) May 6, 2016
ぬいぐるみ洗うのって初めてかも〜♩
顔面を洗う時は心が痛む
溺死のような可哀相な現場やった😭
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ひなぴと身長一緒やったでこれから毎日一緒に寝かせて成長の様子を伺おうとゆう企みっ♥︎ pic.twitter.com/MgmvHgtMZN
▼ “I wanted to wash my plushie so I shoved it in the bathtub
and now it looks like a drowned body.”
▼ Sometimes the victims attempted to escape their torture devices…
巨大リラックマのぬいぐるみ洗濯機で洗おうと思ったけど……普通に入んなかった･･･ pic.twitter.com/h0WBstddx5
— 爛花 (@roserenka) December 12, 2015
▼ …knowing what horrors awaited them afterward.
https://twitter.com/arsdisney_love/status/723319524330622976▼ Some were hung upside down by their tails…
今週は非常に良い洗濯日和でしたね。ぬいぐるみも日干しするといいですよ。 pic.twitter.com/Ki6hBVd1JM
— UPRPRCのなちゅ( ˃̣̣̣̣̣̣ ω ˂̣̣̣̣̣̣ ) (@37sanathu) May 7, 2016
▼ Some were strung up like meat…
昨日とったぬいぐるみ、洗ったので干そう→洗濯ピンチのあとがつくのなんかやだな→じゃあ紐で吊るしてみよう→の結果がこれ。 pic.twitter.com/3R7uFgGKY3
— 雨音 (@a_a_911) May 7, 2016
▼ Others were laid out to dry like skinned hides…
https://twitter.com/ayanami1029/status/729154398014705664▼ And one unlucky fellow was made into an example
for the whole neighborhood to fear.
姉に頼まれて干してあるぬいぐるみを取りに行ったんだけれども、この干し方は… pic.twitter.com/R1jRgytQnn
— 白魚 (@shirauo146) April 10, 2016
Looking at the pictures, I know that the owners are just trying to clean their precious stuffed animals, but at the same time I just can’t help but see the creepy side. Those eyes… those cold, unblinking eyes!
If I had a plushie that was in desperate need of cleaning, I think I’d ship it off to the stuffed animal hospital instead. The professionals there are probably better at dealing with the soft, cuddly terror than I ever would be.
Source: Twitter h/t Naver Matome
Featured/top image: Twitter (1, 2) (Edited by RocketNews24)
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