He Was a Punk, She Did Ballet

he was a punk she did ballet

A dark, scruffy praying mantis perches on a bare branch under the caption “he was a punk,” while a pastel pink praying mantis rests among flowers under “she did ballet.” The joke contrasts their dramatically different aesthetics, parodying a romantic couple with opposing subcultures and recalling the lyric format “he was a punk, she did ballet.” It is used as an ironic reaction to mismatched personalities or couples. EN: A dark, scruffy praying mantis perches on a bare branch under the caption “he was a punk,” while a pastel pink praying mantis rests among flowers under “she did ballet.” The joke contrasts their dramatically different aesthetics, parodying a romantic couple with opposing subcultures and recalling the lyric format “he was a punk, she did ballet.” It is used as an ironic reaction to mismatched personalities or couples.

• @afrosidemoon / 32759 2020-10-13