/r/likeus is a Subreddit for posting pictures and videos of animals behaving in human ways. As you can imagine, this can often lead to a level of anthropomorphizing. Occasionally people will disagree on whether a post truly belongs in the sub. Take this post, where a cat is given a kitten after losing hers, and seemingly begins to cry.

Objections raised largely centered around the scientific consensus that cats can't "cry" as an emotional response, and the cat in the video likely just has an eye infection or dry eyes from anesthetic. However, OP (a mod of the sub) is ready to argue with everyone who disagrees. It's unclear how many of the removed responses are from OP removing them.

"My goal is to make these rare and controversial cases of animals crying emotional tears better known."

An argument over the meaning of physical responses in animals

For added drama, it turns out that OP's post history is filled with videos of animals crying, and arguments for why it's real.

https://old.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1dgkovr/op_in_rlikeus_in_tears_over_whether_animals_can/

I saw a study that claimed almost 55% of Australians dislike the us and only 15% support them. I was wondering if this was true and if so is there any particular reason why?

Asking redditors how they feel about the US?

I'm not mad at the US, I'm just disappointed

You sound like one of the reasons we don't really like the USA. Don't take this the wrong way, it's not like we really care, but you sound like an idiot to anyone in a first world country.

The entire globe thinks the U.S. is a joke. Because it is. I live in Colorado at the moment and laugh my butt off at the stupidity of this country every day

Guns. And the total chaos that is Trump. We can't seem to understand how millions can believe the crap that he says and not see what a terrible,lying, hypocrite he is. It is like the world is watching on in disbelief at a country that was once so respected, and then to allow one clown to ruin hundreds of years of an envied global reputation.

Trump is absolutely new to American politics. Off the top of my head, he's the first criminal president. He absolutely doesn't represent conservative politics as they were understood even 20 years ago. What are you on about? You don't even understand your own country.

America has NEVER had a populist president before

Comment chains are good and you should go and read some

post-stream podcast : had a good stream 7:59

description: i feel like king of the world. one day i'll have phil's wife on her knees whilst phil pleads with her not to commit infidelity. we have mindbending s*x. phil's crying about it. she calls me daddy in front of him & he licks my semen off her wedding ring. i take over his life. he signs his apartment over to me.

• we're fanging and banging tonight. Today was a momentous occasion because there was a chatter in the Twitch stream. It was a sexual stream

• He had to restart his EU IV game as Aztec

• He's becoming more Phil-like (the boss man)

• Back in the 90s he would have said he liked Elden RIng, but now he doesn't. His fee to pay Elden Ring is now 1000 USD/GBP/Euro 1:40

• We do a song to celebrate (Zella Day- Hypnotic) 3:00

• Starts rambling about streaming more 5:20

• He asked the jinxsisters if they had a twitch account but neither responded 6:20

• Breaks into song again while ranting about Elden Ring then talks about a Butterfly

!jinxthinkers would you make DSP cry by skinwalking him and stealing his life?

!football

Jimmy Carter no longer awake every day, grandson says https://t.co/Q5ttxTuf3U pic.twitter.com/ywGe0mxCUN

— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) June 11, 2024

God I wish that were me

it's complicated

Choice quotes-

>infrastructure doesn't mean development

(typos edited out)

!antibharatiya don't you hate when curries pretend to speak English then slip into Hindustani for no good reason

Intra-brown infighting

[–]SpursBanana_trumpet 52 points 1 day ago

>The vitriol some of you have for the women's game is unreal. It's not just indifference or even a dislike of the game compared to NBA ball, it's actual hatred. Some of the comments are just crazy when the only crime the wnba has committed is existing.

[–]SpursSpicyTigerPrawn 9 points 1 day ago

>I tried to watch the WNBA a couple times but I did not find it interesting so I stopped. Same with dozens of other sports I tried and moved on when I lost interest. That worked fine until several players went on a media blitz that tried to shame people into consuming a product that did not interest them. That was a clumsy move that probably turned a lot of neutral people against the WNBA. Shame is only a motivator if you know and respect the people who are trying to shame you. Since few people cared about the WNBA to begin with it did not have the desired affect.

[–]MentallyIllBlueHair -14 points 1 day ago

>Bro just admit you hate women.

[–]BubbaTee 2 points 20 hours ago

>I mean, the quality of play is pretty low. I imagine most 8th grade travelling AAU teams could compete respectably in the WNBA. 8th grade Seventh Woods would dominate the WNBA, let alone 8th grade Lebron.

>It's an inferior product. That's not mean-spirited, it just is. HS baseball is inferior to MLB. That doesn't mean everyone hates high schoolers.

>What do you want people to say? Pretend that Griner would school Jokic?

>But it's ridiculous to say these women have no skills.

>Every dude who makes All-City in HS basketball has some skills too, it doesn't mean people wanna watch them, or that they should get paid "equal money for equal work" compared to Luka.

[–]Grizzliesdeltalitprof 1 point 15 hours ago

>I think comparing the quality of WNBA games to those of junior high school males is a huge exaggeration and an insult to what these women can do. Maybe the most talented eighth grader in the nation could do a lot in the WNBA, but that's not what a lot of these comments are saying.

>Comparing the level of WNBA gameplay to that of the average eighth-grade male AAU team. That's just flat chauvinism and ignorance. I'll gladly take all your downvotes to call that shit

much more self righteous scolding in the comments. Including the familiar repeated argument that Amazon lost money in their first ten years, so why can't the WNBA lose money for 20?

[–]MavericksPointBlankCoffee 4 points 1 day ago

>Yes please talk to me about how all these tech companies are massively profitable- IE uber, food delivery apps, amazon for a decade+ etc. Plenty of examples of nonprofitable businesses.

>The NBA clearly sees value in the WNBA, to grow the sport, get women involved, support non-NBA programs, and so they subsidize them. Same reason title IX exists. In another realm, it's the same reason the government supports many social programs, libraries, fire departments. None of those things make money, they are there to benefit people, to grow their fields.

>Regardless, it's not my or your money so why does it make you so mad that it's going to growing women's sports?

God and I thought the post-miscarriage eating-raspberries-from-her-vagina-with-a-finger-up-her-butt scene in {Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas} was shocking. Godspeed everybody.

Women aren't okey

I read The Skeleton King like this 😧🫢😰 and I have a HIGH Tolerance for batshit. I've been reading fanfiction for over 25 years. It's a Nightmare Before Christmas retelling that starts with grave robbing and necrophilia (by Jack) and Sally's face gets cut open for more room to give head repeatedly. My flabbers were gasted.

They need ye

That boy IS right

Today I saw very fat pretty young woman, morbidly obese. It was at the grocery store. And her bag was full of healthy stuff, like vegetables, fruits, dark bread, zero coke, only thing I could stick to was processed sausages. And I wonder why people make those pathetic New Year's resolutions.. It never works... Better follow your intuition.

Did she tell you she's buying healthy stuff because of a ""New Year""-thing?

Or did you just asume that cause she's fat.

the second one

Seriously not cool.

Mind your own business.

She's trying to better herself.

Your judgement shows what kind of person you are.

I always go with “You never know what someones going through.” And mind my own business.

But you do you I guess, just maybe keep some thoughts to yourself next time. Or think before you hit the post button.

Media lurks for life kids, just remember. And anyone from anywhere can access that.

maybe I will got arrested though this discusion 🥟

Oh get over yourself. You don't know anything about a literal stranger who's buying produce at a grocery store. Don't you know what they say about assuming? Except in this case the only person you're making an butt out of is yourself. Remember that there are heavier people on EDS too. This is meant to be a supportive community. We're not skinnygossip or lolcows

Is it maybe a jealous or scared kind of thing, Lena?

I saw your other thread about feeling better than other people, when you're buying healthier food than they are at the grocery store.

I think Lena got arrested.

just a psa that health exists at every size; the size of one's body is not an accurate indication of their health !!

I feel bad for OP because it's clear they have a lot of judgement built up inside of them, whether it be from the stress of an ed or the standards they force upon themselves. I mean there's a possibility that this is just their personality but I feel like the ed is really getting to them...

Poor OP! I know it was a mean thought, but we all have those. I'd never say anything mean to someone for being fat, but God knows I think things I'd be embarrassed for them to hear.

If we didn't think fat was a bad thing, we wouldn't mind being fat ourselves. It's very internalized. Again, normal thoughts for people struggling with these disorders.

i starved my way out of obesity, 100 lbs down. there were points in my journey where i was starving but was still obese. i could have easily been that girl at the store that ur judging.

i have thoughts like this too. it's hard to control, i get it. but just keep in mind u really don't know anyone's circumstances. empathy is so important ♥

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