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> no need to emote in public thanks to masks I will miss that. I liked not being told that I look angry or that I should smile sometimes.

by hh3k0 5y ago

bin_bash 5y ago
I’m curious, are you female? I don’t think I’ve ever been asked that unless I was unbelievably angry. Like maybe once or twice in my entire adult life.
- CharlesW 5y ago
  Speaking from personal experience, this happens to male humans as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resting_bitch_face https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resting_bitch_face: "Using a type of facial recognition system, they found that the phenomenon is real and the condition is as common in males as in females, despite the gendered word bitch that is used to name the concept."
  - coredog64 5y ago
    Resting Jerk Face is gender neutral.
- LandR 5y ago
  I get asked quite often if I'm angry, grumpy, down, "what's wrong?" even when I'm absolutely fine and none of those things. I was even stopped by a random stranger in a supermarket once and they asked if I was OK... I said I was fine, and then she asked if it had been a long day... erm. Guess it's just my face. I remember in the supermarket I was actually just thinking about if a man could beat a giraffe in a fight.
  - WJW 5y ago
    With technological help like guns, obviously the man wins. Without technology but with enough preparation, humans probably still win because they could rig up traps and whatnot. Straight up the giraffe would wreck a humans because they can kick really hard with their long legs.
    - gpm 5y ago
      Terrain probably matters a lot here. On flat ground the giraffe kicks the shit out of humans. On uneven terrain with nooks and crannies to hide in and trip up the long legged thing, and rocks to throw at it to keep it mad, I think a human would have a good chance (not a giraffe fighting expert). Humans probably have more stamina, if you can drag out the fight.
      - coredog64 5y ago
        > not a giraffe fighting expert I think it's hilarious that HN needs such a disclaimer.
        gpm 5y ago
        I was originally trying to come up with an interesting acronym like IANAL (I am not a lawyer), but gave up ;)
        mLuby 5y ago
        Lots of FAANG people on here (Fighting An Antagonized Naked Giraffe).
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- hh3k0 5y ago
  I'm male but hear such remarks ~1--3 times any given workweek.
- silicon2401 5y ago
  As a male, it's happened to me quite often, since my age was in single-digits. I just have a naturally serious expression, I guess. It also applies to people from other cultures like eastern Europe, where it's not the default to go around smiling and laughing in public or making small talk to strangers. Default expressions vary quite a bit and maybe yours is just more cheery or neutral.
jobigoud 5y ago
I intend to keep the mask on at the grocery store even after the pandemic. I hope it won't be stigmatized.

> no need to emote in public thanks to masks I will miss that. I liked not being told that I look angry or that I should smile sometimes.

by hh3k0 5y ago

> no need to emote in public thanks to masks I will miss that. I liked not being told that I look angry or that I should smile sometimes.

bin_bash 5y ago

I’m curious, are you female? I don’t think I’ve ever been asked that unless I was unbelievably angry. Like maybe once or twice in my entire adult life.

CharlesW 5y ago
Speaking from personal experience, this happens to male humans as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resting_bitch_face https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resting_bitch_face: "Using a type of facial recognition system, they found that the phenomenon is real and the condition is as common in males as in females, despite the gendered word bitch that is used to name the concept."
- coredog64 5y ago
  Resting Jerk Face is gender neutral.
LandR 5y ago
I get asked quite often if I'm angry, grumpy, down, "what's wrong?" even when I'm absolutely fine and none of those things. I was even stopped by a random stranger in a supermarket once and they asked if I was OK... I said I was fine, and then she asked if it had been a long day... erm. Guess it's just my face. I remember in the supermarket I was actually just thinking about if a man could beat a giraffe in a fight.
- WJW 5y ago
  With technological help like guns, obviously the man wins. Without technology but with enough preparation, humans probably still win because they could rig up traps and whatnot. Straight up the giraffe would wreck a humans because they can kick really hard with their long legs.
  - gpm 5y ago
    Terrain probably matters a lot here. On flat ground the giraffe kicks the shit out of humans. On uneven terrain with nooks and crannies to hide in and trip up the long legged thing, and rocks to throw at it to keep it mad, I think a human would have a good chance (not a giraffe fighting expert). Humans probably have more stamina, if you can drag out the fight.
    - coredog64 5y ago
      > not a giraffe fighting expert I think it's hilarious that HN needs such a disclaimer.
      - gpm 5y ago
        I was originally trying to come up with an interesting acronym like IANAL (I am not a lawyer), but gave up ;)
        mLuby 5y ago
        Lots of FAANG people on here (Fighting An Antagonized Naked Giraffe).
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hh3k0 5y ago
I'm male but hear such remarks ~1--3 times any given workweek.
silicon2401 5y ago
As a male, it's happened to me quite often, since my age was in single-digits. I just have a naturally serious expression, I guess. It also applies to people from other cultures like eastern Europe, where it's not the default to go around smiling and laughing in public or making small talk to strangers. Default expressions vary quite a bit and maybe yours is just more cheery or neutral.

jobigoud 5y ago

I intend to keep the mask on at the grocery store even after the pandemic. I hope it won't be stigmatized.