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The Struggles Of Having A Resting Witch Face
A condition with no cure suffered by many
27 February
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9 Reasons Your RBF Isn't The Worst Thing
RBF keeps you pretty #sorrynotsorry
24 February
1594
Some Life
The infamous RBF is something I have and am known for. It’s kind of exhausting to be asked if you're okay all the time or being told to smile more. Girls with RBF get judged to be mean and rude much quicker than the girl who is always smiling. It’s true and just plain natural for someone who is generally smiling all the time to come off as more trustworthy and I've gotten used to it. I used to think that having a Resting Bitch Face was only a bad thing until I realized that just like anything else, it also has its perks. Having a permafrown with a piercing look comes with great power.
1. Your face hides all emotions and sticks to a look that could burn a hole through someone.
Sometimes you have to work for things, other times you can just glide through your day with no bothers.
2.It makes people think you have higher expectations and standards.
Meaning that when you go to get your hair cut or your nails done, the people that are working on you, try a little harder on you than the girl that’s smiling all the time. Why? They’re nervous of what could come from messing up.
3.Your smile holds a lot more meaning than the girl who walks around with a pleasant grin.
When people see you smile, they know it's genuine and not fake. They think that whatever's got her smiling, must be the worth it.
4.You become better at reading people
This also makes you better at communicating since you yourself have to try extra hard to make anything you say seem genuine especially when you're trying to say something nice. You become more self aware and teach yourself how not to let your face or someone else's face define something but rather let the words you or they say hold the meaning.
5.You're as intimidating as a girl can get and they expect you to be a bitch.
People are less likely to take advantage and walk all over you thanks to your natural face.
6.You never get stopped by strangers asking for directions or guys catcalling.
No one bothers the girl that’s got a permanent icy look on her face. They'd much rather bother the girl who looks too nice and approachable.
7.You come off as more confident.
You look like you always know what you're doing since your face almost always has that cool exterior. It's perfect to become the HBIC.
8.Your face knows of no such things as “smile lines” or “crows feet.”
You'll have better skin in the long run and always look younger.
9.The best part of having a Resting Bitch Face is that you're in the same club as Blair Waldorf, Anna Kendrick, Kristen Stewart, Queen Elizabeth, and Kanye West.
To all those girls out there that consider an RBF a curse, don't. Your face holds a lot of power and you get to experience things that that the girl that's always smiling doesn't get to know about. Take advantage of your moody stare and don't apologize for it.
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I'll admit it, I have a condition called RBF or, if you will, Resting Bitch Face.
Anna Kendrick, poor Kristen Stewart, the Queen of England are all life-long sufferers of RBF. Victoria Beckham even made a career out of it! And though it's usually used to describe women, some men are also afflicted. Kanye West is the best example of this.
But what is RBF? It's the slightly annoyed, slightly bored look some people happen to have on their face whenever it's not in motion. The phenomenon has been taking the internet by storm since the mock-PSA titled Bitchy Resting Face so scientist decided to find out the cause of RBF.
Jason Rogers and Abbe Macbeth are behavioral researchers at Noldus Information Technology. Sounds impressive. They used a machine to examine and catalogue 10,000 images of the human face in hopes to find the cause of RBF. After studying photos of truly expressionless faces, the computer spits out data stating there was 97 percent neutrality and 3 percent emotion. Then, they plugged in faces of celebs infamous for their RBF. The computer analyzed the photos and determined there was only 6 percent of emotion in their resting faces for both males and females. With the software being unable to pick out gender, their conclusion was that the issue with RBF is a distinctly female problem due to social norms.
As a woman, I find this particularly troubling. Why? Because thanks to my RBF, I get asked annoying question day in and day out about my emotional state when, to be quite honest, I'm perfectly fine.
Do you think you have RBF? Below are some signs you just might be one of the afflicted.
1. Strangers have told you "Smile!" on regular occasions
2. The first thing people say to you is "Are you okay?"
3. Dates have texted you asking if they bored you
4. Or, they tell you they don't want to go out again because you didn't seem interested
5. People question your level of comfort in any given situation
6. Friends have said, "When I first met you, I thought you didn't like me." and were totally serious about it
7. Jokes don't land well because people can't tell if you're serious or not
8. You've been told customer service isn't for you because you never smile
9. In fact, in your yearly review, your manager always writes to smile more under "room for improvement"
10. You hate when people have their cameras out taking candids
11. Even when you smile for a photograph it looks like either A) you're trying too hard or B) you're the Mona Lisa
12. Things can even get a little awkward when you smile
13. You regularly are told "I'm never sure how you feel about things"
14. You've scared strangers on the train/bus/sidewalk with your death glares-- even though they're unintentional and you're not really looking at them
15. Christmas and birthdays are hard because you have to figure out how to look like you're pleased with all your gifts even when you are
16. People frequently tell you you're intimidating
17. Friends stop inviting you to things because they think you don't like going
18. Your parents have RBF (it's definitely genetic. Thanks, Mom).
Obviously, it's not ideal to have RBF. But you've only got one face so own that frown. And to all the Emily Gilmores, Rhiannas, Kanyes and more — keep doing your thing.
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Things Girls With Resting B***h Face Wish You Knew
No, I'm not mad, that's just my face
17 February
836
Resting b***h face. Defined as a person, usually a girl, who naturally looks mean when her face is expressionless, without meaning to. Many of you suffer from this "condition." You are commonly asked what's wrong, when nothing is. What people don't know is that is just your facial expression. Here are some things they wish you knew.
1. You can't control it.
Most of the time, you have absolutely no idea what your facial expression is. It is not directed at one person, and it doesn't usually reflect your mood.
2. You are not always pissed off.
Although people see you and automatically think that you are unhappy, chances are you aren't. I understand the confusion because your face looks the exact same.
3. Most of the time, you're just fine.
When you actually are happy, people won't know. There is nothing more annoying than people who continuously ask what is wrong.
4. Usually, nothing is wrong.
But after hearing that all day long, you start to get annoyed. Well you weren't mad before, but congratulations now something is actually wrong.
5. Sometimes, you use it to your advantage.
For those days when you really don't want to talk to people, it does come in handy. Walk around campus emphasizing the chronic face, -- it's guaranteed no one will approach you.
6. But you actually are approachable most times.
However, it gets frustrating because you truly are an approachable person most times. People just take one look at your face and think the absolute worst. It's not your fault you got stuck with having RBF.
7. Fake smiling is tough.
People can totally tell when you fake smile. Again, you're doing it to try and be polite and show that you have emotions, but instead it looks even worse.
8. You are not actually a b***h.
You are just misunderstood. Yeah sometimes you use your amazing resting b***h face to your advantage, but most of the time you are just trying to go about your day. You really don't mean to look like a b***h, you just honestly can't help it.
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7 Experiences All Girls With Resting Bitch Face Have Had
The struggles of having an RBF are all too real
12 February
3373
Pexels
In case you're unaware, "resting bitch face" is the term used to describe when a person's natural, expressionless face makes it look like they are mad at the world. Whether they are walking down the street or simply spacing out thinking about what to eat for dinner, it's very easy for others to assume that this person is either upset or mad at them. Because of this, those of us with Resting Bitch Face (RBF), and especially us women, have all experienced many of the same situations and conversations, including:
1. People asking if you're mad at them.
Nope, my face might be mad, but I am probably not. If you're hanging out with someone or having a casual conversation, your face naturally conveys to them that you are upset. This can cause some slight confusion or tension, and it's even worse when you don't really know the person. I remember being in the dining hall freshman year and several times being asked by the person swiping me in "if I was okay." Yep, just hungry.
2. Those people who hand out flyers don't always try to stop you.
It's their job to stop you and either talk to you or try and hand you something, but your face acts as a natural repellent. Whether it's a religious group or just a free coupon book, everyone sees them and gets stopped at least once, especially on a college campus, but often with you they'll see you coming and not bother. Your facial expression makes you look like you were probably just going to ignore them anyway, even if you're the sweetest person and totally okay with chatting. Sometimes, though, this is a beautiful thing when you don't feel like talking or being stopped, so you've embraced the bitch face and maybe even intentionally emphasized it in these situations.
3. Creepy guys telling you to smile.
No. No no no no no. For some reason, far too many guys think it's okay to see a girl minding her own business with her naturally bitchy expression and telling them or straight up yelling at them to "smile." This is never okay, and makes us feel extremely uncomfortable if not unsafe. Just don't.
4. "I thought you were a bitch when I first met you."
Oh, the number of times I've heard this. While it's nice to know that people do realize that you're actually a really nice person, you also recognize that every friend you've ever made didn't like you at first because they thought you were a bitch. Because of this, you make the effort to seem really nice when being introduced to someone to combat your face's natural first impression.
5. People telling you you'd be "so much prettier if you smiled."
Similar to number three, just don't. I smile when I'm happy or have something to smile about, but if I were to walk around all day with a fake smile plastered on my face, frankly that would just look creepy. Not to mention, I'm not going to do it because you think it makes me prettier, which is just rude on so many levels.
6. Doing your makeup and looking great, which somehow intensifies the bitch face.
Because makeup tends to extenuate natural facial features, that means the expression of your RBF is ten times stronger. Especially if your look features a dark lip or intense eye, there's no way to avoid it. But who cares, you look amazing and everyone else can deal with it.
7. Regularly explaining "it's just my face."
Whenever someone thinks I'm upset or angry or asks what's wrong when I'm seriously just spacing out and probably thinking about cats, this is my response. Most people have heard of Resting Bitch Face syndrome, so a quick explanation usually does the trick.
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15 Struggles Of Having A Resting Bitch Face
Yes, I'm fine. No, I'm not mad about anything.
06 February
5674
Revelist
I've lived a whole 21 years with an RBF (Resting Bitch Face), so naturally, I go through most of these struggles on a daily basis.
And before you ask, yes I'm fine. No, I'm not mad. This is just my face, so take it or leave it! To those of you who have been #blessed with an RBF, you'll probably relate to these more than you'd like to:
1. People always asking if I'm ok
2. "Are you mad?"
3. Having to approach potential new friends first because they might be intimidated by you.
4. Getting complaints at work that you "look mean".
5. Having to literally force yourself to smile around new people.
6. "I always thought you were mean before I met you!"
7. I could be having the best day of my life and my face would still look like this:
8. When people start badgering you with questions if you're ok, you actually do start to become a little irritated and annoyed.
9. It makes your blood boil when someone tells you to smile more.
10. Constantly having to reassure people that you're happy.
11. The exhaustion that comes after having to fake a smile.
12. People always think you're judging them.
13. Trying to make your face look like a ray of sunshine, but giving up because it's too hard.
14. Feeling like you're over smiling when you're just smiling like a regular person.
15. When you really are in a bad mood and people just think it's another day for you.
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