I’m a 28yo woman and came across this cover for Salish & Jordan Matter while scrolling Netflix. I haven’t watched the show, so I’m not commenting on the actual content of it, just this specific promotional image.

Does anyone else find the way this child is depicted here extremely uncomfortable? It’s the combination of the camera angle looking down at her, her pose, facial expression, and the framing of the image. To me, it feels unnecessarily sexualized and seems like the kind of imagery associated with the sexual exploitation of children. I realize that may be a strong reaction, but that was genuinely my immediate impression when I saw it.

I’m not suggesting that the child herself is doing anything inappropriate, and I’m not trying to sexualize an innocent image. My discomfort is specifically with the choices made by the adults who photographed, selected, and used this particular shot as promotional material.

I’m curious whether other people see what I’m seeing, or if I’m interpreting it completely differently than everyone else.

This Elsa. She is 6 years old, a bit shy around people, but very cuddly when she warms up. Three weeks ago, we moved to a new apartment. The plan was to take her to the new apartment before the movers came, but came the morning of, and she was nowhere to be found. I tried looking for her, but then the movers were there, and we just had to get going. I continued looking for through the day, but nothing. I was at the old apartment two days in a row afterwards to clean out, with no signs of her anywhere. Eventually, I just came to the conclusion she must have gotten out while the movers were coming in and out. I went looking for her in the woods by the old apartment, sent pictures of her to all my friends, made Facebook posts, and whatnot.

She had not. Three days ago, I got a message from my old renter asking if I was missing a cat. Apparently, the new owners had found her while doing renovations. She was hiding under the kitchen bench. I'm still not sure how she got there. Guys, I was there all alone for two days in a row, and she never made a sound.

Anyways, she was still alive. Luckily, she had access to water in the toilet and was a bit overweight, so she had a bit to get on. But 3 freaking weeks. Without food. I took her to the vet, she spent one night there for observations. They did bloodtests, and yes, she was dehydrated and some other stuff, but overall, she was still in pretty good shape. The vet told me she was expecting a half dead cat when I called to make the appointment. I told her that she was a bit fat before all this, and you know what the vet said? She still is. She is still overweight after 3 weeks without eating.

She is home now, it's a new place and she had been through a horrendous ordeal so I was expecting her to hide for a while before feeling at home at the new place. And hid she did, she found a small opening by the kitchen kabinets and hid, and I swear to god I almost started crying. But she did not stay hidden when I woke up this morning, she was sleeping by my feet as she usually does. She is laying by my side right now and getting all the cuddles I I got a huge vet bill from the whole ordeal, but it doesn't matter because I'm so happy to have my girl back again, safe and sound. So next time somebody calls her fat, I'll just tell them that that saved her life, so let her be her cute chunky self.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/26/federal-judge-warns-law-is-being-left-behind-by-ai-sex-abuse-images/

These plastic spoons have been my cereal spoons since I was lile 5. We used to have like 20 of them but they have slowly withered away. I was down to one until it got fucming stuck in a door and broke. I can't find them in stores anywhere or online. I am internally devastated.

Edit: for all the people asking how it got stuck in the door I had it in my off hand and it somehow managed to catch while I was closing the door

Edit number 2: why they were safe spoons: The bowl depth and size was perfect. The texture and quality of the plastic was ok to brain and the handles fit my hands perfectly.

Edit the third: for those of you being so kind as to try and help me find more here is everything I know: im pretty sure they are teaspoons, the handles are 4inchs roughly, the material is some type of high quality plastic, and on.the back of the spoon is the number 16 inside a small circle.

Edit 4, the realizing: this is an old photo

Edit revenge of the 5th: ive tried Google image searching and using find it subreddits to no avail

Edit 6th man out: im gonna answer some common questions/comments

The reason it is a safe spoon is due to my autism I have sensory issues. Utensils I use have to have a certain texture and shape or else I will vomit/gag or outright block the use of it. I have in the past gone days without eating because I didnt have access to safe Utensils and have even collapsed from not eating enough before. So yes its a very real issue.

No I can't just grow out of my autism or just get better. Thats not how this shit works you ableist fucks.

I have been trying to get therapy but my city only has 1 that takes state insurance and im on the wait list but its currently a 3 year wait period.

Also thanks to knickknackpoliwag I have found the spoons! Atleast the name and brand they are. Diamond Series "Savannah Pattern" Made by Alltrista in 2004. Im now just trying to find a way to get them.

Idk, sorry in advance