Man spends over $20,000 to transform himself into a DOG

Children are known to play pretend. Whether it’s mermaids, pirates, unicorns, Power Rangers, or anything in between, kids let their imaginations run wild.

And we love them for that. But at some point, they’re expected to grow up and fully root themselves in reality as human beings. This has long been the standard.

Until recently, that is.

Nowadays, anyone can be anything, including a dog, apparently.

A Japanese man by the name of Toko spent $20,000 to fulfill his childhood dream of transforming into a dog.

Toko’s YouTube channel, which is “cleverly” titled “I want to be an animal,” features a video of him in a hyper-realistic dog costume being petted by pedestrians who are acting like petting a man-dog is a normal, everyday experience.

The only one who seems to be disturbed by the situation is an actual dog.

“The dog was the only reasonable one in that entire video,” says Sara Gonzales.

“Bring your furry a** to Texas [where] it’s 110 degrees outside right now – we’ll see how long you stay in that coat,” jokes Chad Prather.

“Let’s just hold him to it,” adds Sky Corban. “If you want to identify as a dog … you can’t sign a lease, you can’t sign any contracts, [and] you can’t have $20,000.”

But all jokes aside, Toko’s strange transformation reveals a serious underlying condition.

“This is severe mental illness,” Sara says, adding, “The video has like over 3 million views on YouTube, so he’s going to financially benefit from his mental illness.”

But this situation is not just reflective of Toko’s psychological disturbance; it also indicates a deficit in society.

“You start affirming people’s delusions on age and … other attributes that are immutable, and all of a sudden, you get an entirely insane culture,” Sara explains.

“You get demonized for the things that are sane, and you get praised for the things that are insane,” adds Sky.

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