17 Things That May Seem Wholesome But Are Actually Toxic

You see a lot of wholesome content out there these days. Heck, we’ve covered everything from wholesome memes to just random acts of kindness here on this site. But while most so-called “wholesome” stuff might be made of sugar, spice, and everything nice, there’s got to be some well-meaning “wholesome” content that is, itself, actually toxic.

Reddit user u/Uttervik recently asked people to share examples of this very thing.

Here are some responses that might be eye-opening for you..

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2. By all means, let’s encourage the teachers to pay for their students, not the parents.

3. You know you can actually, like, not post anything on Instagram?

4. Chonky cats sound cute, but is it worth slowly killing the animal?

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7. Cringe. Not everything has to be sexualized or romanticized.

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16. It’s not cute, it’s a failure of society.

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