14 Wholesome Messages That Turned Out Rather Cringeworthy

Wholesome memes, messages and images are usually meant to uplift anyone who views them, and yet, the following examples resulted in something a bit different. While their intent remains genuine, these photos and jokes collected from the subreddit /r/WholesomeCringe provide more comedy than anything else — no matter how hard they try to share some positivity and fun. We'd say we appreciate the effort, but … well, you'll see. But hey at least they tried to be genuinely inspiring and wholesome, right? It's the thought that counts, sort of.

Although the effect was the opposite of what the creator probably wanted, these pictures are still worth a look, even if it's just to make fun of them for how truly uncomfortable they are to look at. Yeah, they'rereally that bad. With that being said, we still would like to consider these 15 embarrassing images wholesome, in that they have made us feel better by getting us to laugh unexpectedly. I guess that counts for something, right?