Thank you for sharing the original. I was clearly mistaken.
Seeing the image uncropped and in full resolution makes a big difference.
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I’m not sure what the “it” is supposed to be, and I don’t understand how this has anything to do with Alan Watts, but this image has so many oddities that I think this entire post might be AI generated.
Top to bottom:
- White oval with two black inner ovals. Different colors from the surroundings.
- Odd creasing and curvature of what appears to be the rear of a vehicle.
- Head position relative to the rest of the body makes no sense. The neck is conveniently hidden by the hair to try to hide this oddity.
- Some sort of rat tail or spiral on the (stage) left shoulder and below.
- A cat that appears to be under the skirt (presumably intended to be a reference to AFAB genetalia).
- Overall odd proportions, apparently different sized thighs and legs.
I know this obviously wasn’t your intention, but you managed to encapsulate the attitude of my ex and her family to the letter.
I grew up with food insecurity and poverty, she came from wealth. My family was always open and honest about our thoughts and feelings, her family had strict expectations and roles.
Both her and her mom would constantly engineer situations where I would be forced to prove my masculinity, regardless of how uncomfortable, scared, tired, or belittled I felt. This included things like going out to dinner during a snow storm, moving us from one apartment to another on my own, trying to convince me to physically assault someone else to “defend” her, and purchasing heavy items online that she couldn’t lift and while I was injured.
In hindsight I can see and understand how toxic that relationship was, but at the time I was excited to be receiving any positive attention from someone I was attracted to (whenever I was able to fit their mold), and didn’t know any better.
Apologies for the long rant, your comment hit the nail on the head and also apparently triggered those memories for me.
I was serious, but I was clearly mistaken. I still don’t understand the connection to Alan Watts, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the connection is obvious and over my head.