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CM_Ponch
08/02/18 7:28:00 AM
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It just looks so dumb
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Dat_Cracka_Jax
08/02/18 7:29:02 AM
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pres_madagascar
08/02/18 7:41:28 AM
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Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...
No idea wtf you are talking about

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MegaTech
08/02/18 7:43:59 AM
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Southernfatman
08/02/18 7:44:59 AM
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It's just nerds going "omg look, I'm sooo wacky and excited lololol!".
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AvlButtslam
08/02/18 7:46:00 AM
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God I want to punch all their faces
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08/02/18 7:47:39 AM
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Rimmer_Dall
08/02/18 7:52:25 AM
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3U8XMkM

It's a condition known formally as "soyface" and is thought to be caused by a combination of soy and proximity to a Nintendo Switch.
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SwayM
08/02/18 7:53:14 AM
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Manchildren fucking love Nintendo
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SpiralDrift
08/02/18 7:53:15 AM
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lmao
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Banana_Cyanide
08/02/18 8:07:45 AM
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjlVESSV4AE7OWY.jpg
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creativerealms
08/02/18 8:10:23 AM
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I want to punch the person who came up with the word Soyboy.
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AlephZero
08/02/18 8:12:00 AM
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sorry my wife's boyfriend bought their son a nintendo switch and said i could play it on the weekends and i couldn't help myself
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LethalAffinity
08/02/18 8:21:58 AM
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Research has shown that apes who open their mouth excessively tend to be more submissive and lower in the social ladder.
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Middle hope
08/02/18 8:22:18 AM
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Primate response
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HydraSlayer82
08/02/18 8:23:46 AM
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XD at this topic
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Middle hope
08/02/18 8:23:48 AM
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Banana_Cyanide posted...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjlVESSV4AE7OWY.jpg

It's like 70% of CE in a nutshell. Just needs a few more

Ilk is a favorite word of theirs also the phrase Protip
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MegaTech
08/02/18 8:27:00 AM
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AlephZero posted...
sorry my wife's boyfriend bought their son a nintendo switch and said i could play it on the weekends and i couldn't help myself

qs4hfdD
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SuperExcitebike
08/02/18 8:28:20 AM
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COVxy
08/02/18 8:30:17 AM
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LethalAffinity posted...
Research has shown that apes who open their mouth excessively tend to be more submissive and lower in the social ladder.


And baring teeth is a sign of aggression. Do humans show aggression by smiling?
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SpiralDrift
08/02/18 8:39:33 AM
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MegaTech posted...
AlephZero posted...
sorry my wife's boyfriend bought their son a nintendo switch and said i could play it on the weekends and i couldn't help myself

qs4hfdD

This can't be re--you know what, I wouldn't even doubt it.
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Tupacrulez
08/02/18 8:58:02 AM
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ITT: people are dumb.
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BlueJester007
08/02/18 8:59:13 AM
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MegaTech posted...
PkMbrIT


Is that Jack Padilla from RoosterTeeth on the right there?
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HydraSlayer82
08/02/18 9:00:58 AM
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COVxy posted...
LethalAffinity posted...
Research has shown that apes who open their mouth excessively tend to be more submissive and lower in the social ladder.


And baring teeth is a sign of aggression. Do humans show aggression by smiling?

Assertion and aggression are the same thing except with assertion youre conscientious of how its perceived.
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l Dudeboy l
08/02/18 9:04:02 AM
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BlueJester007 posted...
MegaTech posted...
PkMbrIT


Is that Jack Padilla from RoosterTeeth on the right there?


Yep.
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The23rdMagus
08/02/18 9:19:11 AM
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The term is nonsensical.

I don't get this. I get scolded to show teeth when I smile, or open my mouth a little. ("I AM smiling...") How do people do this without the Wild And Craaaaazy Guys act?

Wait, that's probably all it is.
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Lorenzo_2003
08/02/18 9:21:33 AM
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The soyboy smile is just the male equivalent of the female duck face. The way they think they are perceived while doing it differs greatly from how others are actually perceiving them.
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Were_Wyrm
08/02/18 9:21:34 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvOYv9c11hM" data-time="

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SpiralDrift
08/02/18 9:25:33 AM
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16-BITTER posted...
I blame YouTube, I seem to recall PewDiePie using that "wacky" expression in thumbnails

This is pretty much it. It's the same reason people talk with the unnatural overly excited voice in videos and on TV. Our eyes and ears are naturally drawn to those things because when someone's excited we want to see wtf is going on.
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NinjaBreakfast
08/02/18 9:34:02 AM
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I think it also has to do with open mouths hiding excess weight, framing faces better etc on...heavier males.

Also while I think it's funny this has been pointed out, it's weird to see similar looking people and/or weedy chinless types on the right use this as a way to bash people on 'the left' as if it doesn't just occur in 'gamers' of all affiliations.
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SpiralDrift
08/02/18 9:41:34 AM
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Basically it's a marketing technique. People react to it.
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ForestLogic
08/02/18 9:44:48 AM
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Southernfatman posted...
It's just nerds going "omg look, I'm sooo wacky and excited lololol!".


AvlButtslam posted...
God I want to punch all their faces


These.
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PoopPotato
08/02/18 9:45:16 AM
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I remember seeing this around 10 years ago and it was just kind of a joke to appear overly excited about dumb stuff.
Now it's a classic sneaker male move to appear more interesting and quirky to his female crush.
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AcFan87
08/02/18 9:48:07 AM
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MegaTech posted...
PkMbrIT

That's pretty damn scary.
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Zanzenburger
08/02/18 9:48:31 AM
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It's silly, and thus more disarming for the viewer.

Natural smiles are hard to pull off on camera, and look very awkward if not done right. Kinda like what this guy said:

The23rdMagus posted...
I don't get this. I get scolded to show teeth when I smile, or open my mouth a little. ("I AM smiling...") How do people do this without the Wild And Craaaaazy Guys act?

Wait, that's probably all it is.


Some people just struggle to smile "correctly" either due to the shape of their face (i.e. smaller mouth) or just lack of practice smiling in public.

Back when I was a TV weatherman, we had smile training. We had to practice on camera and in front of our classmates to create a smile that looked inviting and natural/not forced. Very few people can do that naturally. It takes practice. The open mouth look is kind of a crutch. It's an easy way to move away from the "awkward half-smile" look without much effort. It looks ridiculous when you make a collage of them like shown above, but individually, it's more pleasing to look at than an awkward attempt at a forced smile.

Someone said it best: it's the male version of duckface.

FYI: People with smaller mouths have a harder time pulling off a good smile because their muscles don't expand enough to make something that looks genuine. My wife has this problem. With me, my biggest problem in learning to smile was not showing my gumline when I smiled as I have large gums.

It's really all about practice.
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NinjaBreakfast
08/02/18 9:50:21 AM
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Zanzenburger posted...
FYI: People with smaller mouths have a harder time pulling off a good smile because their muscles don't expand enough to make something that looks genuine. My wife has this problem. With me, my biggest problem in learning to smile was not showing my gumline when I smiled as I have large gums.

I have a smallish mouth imo and was always kinda self conscious about it so always used to do these awful closed mouth smiles. Only realised as an adult that toothy smiles look way better and am not self conscious about it at all anymore really

Also wtf a 9 post mod who was a weatherman
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AcFan87
08/02/18 10:04:50 AM
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FightingGames
08/02/18 10:40:31 AM
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Esrac
08/02/18 10:48:58 AM
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SpiralDrift
08/02/18 10:50:31 AM
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Esrac posted...
FightingGames posted...
Banana_Cyanide posted...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjlVESSV4AE7OWY.jpg

yikes


https://pics.me.me/kewows-me-the-guy-who-says-yikes-just-a-reminde-34388072.png

lol

Also, is there one for "lol"?
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l Dudeboy l
08/02/18 10:52:24 AM
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Esrac posted...
FightingGames posted...
Banana_Cyanide posted...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjlVESSV4AE7OWY.jpg

yikes


https://pics.me.me/kewows-me-the-guy-who-says-yikes-just-a-reminde-34388072.png


yikes
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absurdForest
08/02/18 10:54:13 AM
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woof
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AvantgardeAClue
08/02/18 10:58:07 AM
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FightingGames posted...
Banana_Cyanide posted...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjlVESSV4AE7OWY.jpg

yikes


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MENACING

FRIGHTENING
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spanky1
08/02/18 11:08:19 AM
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Yes, I always find discussion of this smile fascinating. It's strange how it's become such a popular form of smiling these days, especially mostly in one type of man.

The whole animal explanation is just dumb, of course. I honestly think it may have something to do with a lot of people growing up with wacky anime type expressions, and also emojis and stuff. Basically, the :D face has been super popular the past 20 years or so in animated media, more than it has in the past, and people who grew up with that expression shown to them just kind of mimic. It would explain why the nerdier type of guys tend to do it more, because they've had more exposure to that kind of expression.
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Squall28
08/02/18 11:12:08 AM
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Nintendo fans are the worst.
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BJ-blazkowics
08/02/18 11:14:18 AM
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some of these are opening their mouth a lot on purpose, but many of these are just... smiles?

I get it, MAGA people don't smile because they're always angry, but are we looking down on literally smiling now?
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