Blessed Image
Added by Sophie • Updated about 2 hours ago by Rose Abrams
![Blessed Image](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/030/150/blessed1.png)
Type: Image Macro,
Tags: wholesome, cursed, cute, animals, sweet, positive,
Additional References: Google Images, Reddit, Twitter, Urban Dictionary,
![Blessed Image](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/030/150/blessed1.png)
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • |
About
Blessed Images are images that are captioned with the phrase "Blessed Image." They are generally pictures that are seen as positive or opposite than Cursed Images to the viewer. The picture's contents are typically cute or wholesome. They have inspired several popular social media accounts devoted to posting various Blessed Images.
Origin
On Novermber 21st, 2016, Twitter account @blessediimages[4] posted their photo of a baby goat with the caption "blessed image 1" (shown below). The tweet has accumulated over 406 likes and 250 retweets in three years. The idea of the Blessed Image came in reaction to the spread of Cursed Images.
![goat blessed images @blessediimages blessed image 1 2:29 PM - 21 Nov 2016](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/489/6c2.png)
Spread
The @blessediimages Twitter account gained over 8,400 followers in three years. Blessed Images spread outside of Twitter to the subreddit r/blessedimage[2] which has acquired over 329,000 members in three years. The success of the initial Twitter account was reported on by The Daily Dot[1] in 2016 and on August 22nd, 2018, Urban Dictionary[3] user AntisocialWeeb defined blessed image as "The exact opposite of a cursed image, meaning an image of adorable or pure nature."
Various Examples
![Toast](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/490/725.jpg)
![Pup](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/492/08c.jpg)
![Mac and Cheese CHEES BANOUET Macaroni & Cheese 180 i MASHABLE 2 MIN READ Costco is now selling a 27-pound bucket of macaroni and cheese](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/493/ed0.jpg)
![Snuggle Cat blessed images @blessediimages blessed image 118 8:54 PM - 7 Nov 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/496/00d.png)
![Snuggle Puppies blessed images @blessedimages blessed image 106 6:05 AM 7 Apr 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/497/0aa.png)
![Smol Frog blessed images @blessedimages blessed image 105 8:22 AM 6 Apr 2017](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/505/498/50b.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] The Daily Dot – Twitter Blessed Images
[2] Reddt -r/blessedimages
[3] Urban Dictionary – Blessed Image
[4] Twitter – Blessed Image
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Tags: wholesome, cursed, cute, animals, sweet, positive,
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