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Greeson: Time for Casada to go as we bid viral sensation Grumpy Cat a fond farewell

Grumpy Cat, the frown-faced internet sensation, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, is now the "spokescat" for a Friskies brand of cat food.
Grumpy Cat, the frown-faced internet sensation, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, is now the "spokescat" for a Friskies brand of cat food. Grumpy Cat, the frown-faced internet sensation, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, is now the "spokescat" for a Friskies brand of cat food.

By Jay Greeson 3 min read

photo This Dec. 1, 2015 file photo shows Grumpy Cat posing for a photo in Los Angeles. Grumpy Cat, whose sour puss became an internet sensation, has died at age 7, according to her owners. Posting on social media Friday, May 17, 2019, her owners wrote Grumpy experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and passed away peacefully in the arms of her mother on Tuesday, May 14. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Have you tried the social media app that takes your picture and transposes it to the opposite gender?

For those wondering, you are correct, my computer-generated crossover is not an overly attractive image.

Well, not unlike the social media app that allowed you to see which famous painting you most resemble. It has generated quite the buzz online.

And quite the buzz kill.

Now, because every single thing is going to offend someone somewhere, comes the story that transgender people are ticked off at gender-swap photos.