Entry tags:

imagelicious, perceptual

Have I got a TREAT for YOU!
Ha-HA!

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Ha ha ha ha haaaa! That's crazy stuff, right? That's funny! That's weird!



There's just one little thing you should know...

THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

Yes, YOU.

I'm serious. I'm so serious, you have no idea. I don't know who the artist is, I don't know what they intended to capture. But what they DID capture is YOU.

(Well, okay, you don't look exactly like this. You're more ape-like than canine, and some of you have less with the nipples and more with the facial hair, but close enough...)

Think about this the next time you look in a mirror. Think about this the next time you look at another person. Think about this the next time you look at a fashion magazine. Think about this the next time you see a celebrity strutting around. Think about this the next time you're so fixated on some tiny detail of your appearance -- your hips, your gut, your chest, your eyes, the angle that the hair on your head has been cut.

Think about this the next time you get that really sweet pair of sunglasses. Think about this the next time you put on that slick suit. Think about this the next time you put on that crazy costume. Think about this the next time you put on some lipstick.

Got a moment? Look at the paw on that creature, and then look at your hand. Tell me what's different.

THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE. I AM NOT SCREWING WITH YOU. YOU ARE A BALD ANIMAL. YOU LOOK LIKE A BALD ANIMAL.

It's easy to forget. It's easy not to notice it. Most of the time I don't notice it. But it's true. We get so used to counting our freckles, so hung up on what we're told are our flaws, so habituated to scanning faces for patterns to indicate identity or emotional state, that we can't even see what we actually look like. Hell, we're even hardwired not to notice it. But that doesn't change the facts.

And now, a review.

What you don't look like:



What you do look like:





What you don't look like:



What you do look like:





What you don't look like:



What you do look like:





What you don't look like:



What you do look like:





What you don't look like:



What you do look like:



See? It's simple. Just look at what you actually look like instead of what you've been told you look like. I find it's most apparent after I've been meditating, but that's not really necessary. Oh, and here's a handy tip: your face isn't even symmetrical.

Keep looking, and sooner or later you'll see it. And in case you were wondering, yes, it kind of puts sex in a different perspective.

Don't like it? Don't worry. Nobody's going to notice.




You can thank wellsheeyit for throwing this picture my way.