Folks online are dying over these photos 13-year-old Gillian Breanna from Mobile, Alabama, shared of her cat Buddy on Monday. "My cat is so ugly," Gillian captioned the tweet.
my cat is so ugly
People agreed — nervously. The photos of Buddy were met with a lot of "...oh" reactions.
not to be mean but i never wanna see this again https://t.co/90bmScjQ14
Oh non :( https://t.co/mRN1itffZf
And pretty blatant "no thank yous."
@Deschamps_Adele @somenuggets what the fuck is that
Wow you are not lying that just might be the ugliest mf cat I have ever seen https://t.co/MtnYXm7qmF
@watrprks @videonery u sure thats even a cat lmao
And many, many comments about who and what Buddy looks like. "Squidward's house," for example.
This cat looks like squidwards house https://t.co/GrQYxo1lum
"Ross Geller."
why does this cat look like ross geller https://t.co/WHQ0HiK4oI
"A white man named Steve."
why your cat look like a white man named steve https://t.co/L9Y23RVrPK
"Kylo Ren from Star Wars."
This cat looks like fucking Kylo Ren from Star Wars https://t.co/f40hjQogvi
"Left Brain from Odd Future."
DAWG THIS CAT LOOK LIKE LEFT BRAIN FROM OF LMFAOOOO https://t.co/6HmyLx5mN4
Left Brain got tagged and compared to Buddy so much by his friends, he even tweeted about it.
people sayin i look like this cat on the web right now, lol the world crazy https://t.co/PCELLhBxuL
Someone actually printed the photo of Buddy out and taped it to their wall.
@watrprks I love waking up to this every morning
And the photos were being used as DIY Snapchat filters.
@fattietyler
And banners.
@watrprks
Gillian's tweet even had other cat owners hilariously and sadly relating to it, calling out their cats.
@watrprks same
@watrprks mine is too
And other, smugger owners proudly claiming they "can't relate."
@watrprks can't relate
.@watrprks can't relate
But unfortunately — or fortunately, for you Buddy! — Gillian told BuzzFeed News she actually used a photo-warping filter when she took the photos. "I thought it would be funny," she explained, and then shared a photo of what Buddy looks like normally.
While Gillian is "shocked" by how viral her tweet became, she does want to make it clear that she wasn't trying to be mean about Buddy — "I love her very much," she said.
Please don't be mean to ur cat https://t.co/4y2p8tf3cR
The warped photos of Buddy drew a lot of love and support from people too — many of whom still thought she was "beautiful."
@tonymartin82211 @DanBevz i do 😘
@watrprks ur cat is cute dont call it ugly
He's great and I love him https://t.co/W3cP9VGhrb
Because, c'mon, we can all relate to Buddy's misfortune with that one truly unflattering photo everyone has had taken.
"Snapchat vs. Instagram"
"When you open your phone to the front-facing camera"
"Me when I wake up vs. one hour in the bathroom"