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40 People Who’ve Reached New Levels Of Cringe And Got Posted In The ‘Cringetopia’ Online Group
Interview
Cringe is as cringe does. Even though the internet is full of wonderful things like cat pics, wholesome local news, and articles written by yours truly, it’s also home to the vast and spooky wilderness where you’ll find the most bizarre and cringe-worthy posts. And it’s the members of the ‘Cringetopia’ subreddit that bears the heavy burden of documenting the cringiest examples to share (and publicly mock!) with the world. These cringetopians have a duty to show us what to never ever do while at the same time providing us with some hilariously weird content.
We’ve collected some of the best recent posts that will make your face contort, your mind reel, and your lips say, “Oh God, why?! Please, no!” Remember to upvote the cringiest pics that hurt you emotionally (and maybe even physically). Oh, and if you haven’t had enough internet for today, then be sure to check out our previous posts about the ‘Cringetopia’ subreddit right over here: Part 1 and Part 2.
What the 1.3-million-strong ‘Cringetopia’ community teaches us is that cringey posts are more common than we might think. And we’ve all no doubt done embarrassing things that we still remember in the shower or late at night when we should be sleeping. However, ignoring these feelings and running away from them is far from healthy.
Bored Panda had a talk with a couple of the subreddit's moderators to learn more about how the massive community is managed, as well as how to live with the cringey things that we've done in the past (spoiler warning: it's to take responsibility for your mistakes and live life with courage). Scroll down for our interviews with them, as well as for our chat about embarrassment with award-winning social psychologist Vanessa Bohns, the author of the forthcoming book 'You Have More Influence Than You Think.'
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#1
Dork A** Losers
Monika Rhodes 4 years ago
Classic. Seen this one so many times and enjoying them being roasted.
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#2
W H I T E P E O P L E A M I R I G H T!!!
#3
The Woman Is The Cringe One Here, In Case Anyone Is Confused
#4
Keep Your Neck
Paul K. Johnson 4 years ago
So while the world has been trying to explain to everyone that "no" means no, this person is saying, "Well, actually.... if he really loves you then no means yes." She's ruining everything for everybody.
#5
$4k Rent
Fjallmadur told me that the best way to confront embarrassing and cringey situations is to fully admit to them. "A person should own up to their mistakes and embarrassments because it makes them a better person. If you're too concerned about doing something that may make people laugh at you, then you're never going to live," the mod noted to Bored Panda that being afraid of embarrassing ourselves can't have a wider impact on how we tend to live our lives.
"The jocks think the geeks are cringey, and geeks think the jocks are. And everyone thinks bronies and furries are cringey. Someone will always be there to make fun of you," Fjallmadur said, urging people to not mind the critics. "Live your life the best you can."
Meanwhile, redditor Tejmar, another 'Cringetopia' moderator, told Bored Panda that the people behind the community are absolutely awesome and laid back. "I can say this mod team is one of the friendliest and easy-going groups I've been a part of," they praised their colleagues.
#7
Cultural Appropriation
#8
Facepalm
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
Yeah. Its great. You can NEVER roll your ankle, cause we don't have them./s
#9
Want Another Baby But Your Husband Doesn't? Just Get Him Drunk
#11
Just Stop
#12
She Is Not The Cringe But Those 6k Neck Beards Are! I Freaking Love Her Idea
Earlier, I spoke with social psychologist Vanessa about other aspects of embarrassment as well. She noted that we ought to embrace our embarrassment instead of shying (or running!) away from it. Not only does it help our reputation, it also helps us accept the fact that we can’t always be perfect.
"We spend a lot of time and effort presenting an ideal version of ourselves to other people. When something happens that contrasts with the image we’ve been projecting—when we say or do something that shows we actually aren’t as graceful or as smart as we’d like people to believe—we feel embarrassed," Vanessa told Bored Panda previously.
#13
Uh
Becky Samuel 4 years ago
It may be funny to the person doing it, but it is very disrespectful to the shop staff who deal with this exact same unoriginal nonsense all the time. Nobody condones that person who doesn't reshelve their books after browsing- how about we show the same respect to the staff by not messing up their shelves for a cheap laugh online.
#14
Whats The Point Of This
#15
What The F Is Twitter
"Discovering you were wrong about something most everyone else around you has long known to be true is one of those moments. In that moment we learn, 'Wait a minute, maybe I haven’t been presenting the image of being smart or worldly that I thought I was presenting all this time,' which is embarrassing,” the social psychologist noted that embarrassment occurs when reality doesn’t align with our view of ourselves. In short, embarrassment denotes a contrast between our subjectivity and objective reality.
“One thing that’s interesting about embarrassment is that, for as much as we might experience it as painful in the moment, it’s actually very socially adaptive. Being embarrassed signals to other people that you care about what they think. And that actually draws people in to you.”
#16
When You Just Want A Legitimate Business
#17
Wow Real Help
#18
That Is A Good Question
The expert continued: “So blushing, burying your head in your hands, laughing, acknowledging how embarrassing something was, are all totally healthy ways to react.” So while embracing our embarrassment is the healthy (and socially useful) way to react, trying to cover up our own faults and mistakes creates the opposite, negative effect.
“The unhealthy way to react is to pretend you’re not embarrassed, that you didn’t make a mistake, or to get angry. Those things undo the positive effect that embarrassment typically has on other people by conveying insincerity and pushing people away rather than drawing them in.”
#19
Huh
#20
Gatekeeping Children’s Names?
#21
People Who "Fix Art"
Malakai 4 years ago
"Fixing" art is such a stupid f**king trend. You're not "fixing" anything--you're a stupid, useless vain little sh*t with your head so far up your ass trolling for "woke" points that even a doctor can't surgically fix your idiocy. It's not about promoting anything good, it's about bullying others to make yourself feel good and it's so damn toxic I don't even know where to begin
#22
Airsoft
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
"Uncle" seems more likely than "friend" though. Then you "have to".
#23
Height Of Stupidity
#24
I Am Terrorist
#25
Prime America Moment
#26
Classic Twitter
lunar eclipse 4 years ago (edited)
‘Come back from the horrors of war’ First, who would enlist you? Second, pretty sure you wouldn’t come back lazy git.
#27
This Is Not Cute
#28
Now Listen Here You Little S**t
#29
47
Michelle M 4 years ago
'Who are you to tell us there is no covid?' Ans: I know because I read an article online
#30
That's Totally How It Works
#31
Legit Cringe Here
#33
The Future Of Abortion
Mrs. Jan Glass 4 years ago
The better for Hillary Clinton to drink them, I'm sure, according to the Q-tards.
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Hollysmom 4 years ago
How do you "abort" a two year old? Look up the def of "abort" you gop moron
Melanie Burlock 4 years ago
I hope this person is sterilized. People who think infants and toddlers IN CLOTHING are somehow still in utero should not be adding to the gene pool. They should not be allowed to vote. This person should be entered into the Upperclass Twit of the Year competition, where he/she can be eliminated from the gene pool with his/her peers.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Religious morons will use any lie to push their agenda of controlling women to the level that they get to decide what happens in a womb.
Makayah Griffin 3 years ago
My Christian aunt had an abortion last year and god seems to love her the same buddy.
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° ʝʊֆȶ ʏօʊʀ ǟʋɛʀǟɢɛ ǟʟɨɛռ ° 4 years ago
That’s an X ray not abortion lady AND DONT BLAME IT ON THE NURSE SHES TRYING TO HELP THE CHILD
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
It's not even worth explaining yet again that this is a specific mechanism, and, FYI, no, that's not what an aborted fetus looks like, not at any point. Nor a stillborn infant. OK? OK. Geez....
Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
I love the death glare from the two year old on the right. Mom is going to pay.
Batsile Marumo 3 years ago
Oh Mama's gonna have a long ass day after this😂🤣🤣🤣
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This is the stupidest post, who on earth would blend such a chubby wubby baby with big pink cheeks?!
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago (edited)
I wouldn’t hurt a baby but that thing looks nasty, especially because it’s chubby and pink.
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Mrs. Jan Glass 4 years ago
You should consider trying 3/4 cup of fresh fruit, too, for the antioxidants. Baby-raspberry-banana is so yummy!
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Melissa Nunya 4 years ago
Forget the stupid person, can we talk about how incredibly adorable and patient this baby is being!
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Me reading that : "Well, there is nothing inherently wrong with that, they are just staging a symbolical... Oh no... This person thought this is an actual abortion..."
V Martinez 4 years ago
This is for x-rays for smaller children. My son had one when he was approx 12 mos +/-. They may not be the most comfortable, but they have gotten a tad better over time.
Whitney Gal 4 years ago
Babies being X-rayed. I love their mad little faces lol.
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Valerie Smart 3 years ago
Please god don’t let these people breed cause I’m legit scared for these babies
Kiki Castro 4 years ago
okay sorry but this HAS to be a troll account... way too much to unpack in one post. I refuse to believe somebody out there thinks babies have no bones.
Viviane 4 years ago
Another reason not to travel by plane with babies -- it's really hard to get them past security.
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Baby Panda 4 years ago
this is so incredibly stupid that it seems impossible to not have been a joke, but the edit just ends it all for me
Noel Bovae 1 year ago
Scary that these people are able to vote, drive, and sit on a jury to decide the fate of others..
Matthew Rasanen 1 year ago
This is a device used to keep babies from wiggling and moving around while x-rays are taken. It may look relatively uncomfortable, but it is the most efficient way to save needing to take many x-rays, which would increase the radiation exposure to vulnerable babies.
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
Yes, I mystically grew bones when I was five. Babies clearly have no bones, as they were born like that. /s,
Autumn Artemis 2 years ago
Part of me thinks this is satire- maybe I’m being blindly optimistic
Tanisha Waghmare 2 years ago
Now where did this idiot came from. This person is the reason people misunderstand medical practices.
Γεωργία παλαμαρτζή 2 years ago
Fan fact:As babies we had more bones(that was the reason that we couldn't really move as babies) and by the years these bones connected each other So yeah babies have bones but they are really small a lot
Raven Reeves 4 years ago
WHAT THE FRICK?! Okej. not all of those who support Trump are this stupid. What the hel. If I saw this person I'd smack them upside the head so hard their whole bloodline would feel it.
Collette Francis 4 years ago
I just... I can't even.... There are just no words to respond to this...
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
This is how to deliver a baby if you're a steampunk robot who takes things literally. *sound of baby being shot through a pneumatic tube*
Jill Bussey 4 years ago
If babies do not have bones, how can something that "doesn't exist" be broken? What holds their brain in place? Oh, forget that last one - you obviously do not have a brain.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Ugh they look so GROSS like this. Ew ew ew. How can anyone find this cute?
Katarina Leaf-Dobbs 4 years ago
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha MMMMMMM Baby shake doo doo doo dooo
Michigan Guy 4 years ago
for such a short original run....monty python seems to have taken over the entire world, at this point...
Kirk Mckeever 4 years ago
and yet....some people actually BELIEVE this kinda thing.....that's...hard to grasp.....
iblowsheep 4 years ago
How do you make a dead baby float? Scoop of ice cream and 2 scoops of dead baby. BABY SMOOTHIES!...... F*****g idiots.
Louloubelle 4 years ago
I've never had this young of a child have an xray, and haven't seen one of these in practice. However, I did have a 4 year old with an extremely badly broken arm. It was CRITICAL that he remain still. So, I imagine that the child's comfort here is secondary to the need of getting reliable xrays.
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JessG 4 years ago
Okay, I won't judge them based on this, I'll judge them based on: "they're wrong and it's none of their business"
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CalicoKitty 4 years ago (edited)
Witchcraft. Spray the little buggers with Holy Water and watch them flop around on the floor like a Magikarp. Fun for all the family.
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Entitled
Dre Mosley 4 years ago
Once you ask me how much I make per year, we're done. That tells me all I need to know.
#35
Feels So Bad Man
BlackestDawn 4 years ago
In fairness that person could have asked to not be mentioned (so that others don't start begging them for stuff) BUT that should have been explicitly mentioned.
#36
This Made Me Cringe
#37
The Kid Who Never Pays Attention In Class And Blames Everyone Else Made This
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
"My unwillingness to study is entirely to blame on the teacher. And I've got my parents to support me in this." Heard it about 100 000 times during the years I worked at schools. There are quite some delusional people in the world, most of them are parents who think that their child is a genius, while everyone can see it couldn't even figure out how to eat an apple.
#38
I Want Death
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
*Starts pack and hunts sheep with a happy family, and forget their human existense.* I made a happy ending.
#39
That’s A Flex
#42
I Don't Even Know What To Say
#43
That Hurts
#44
Imagine Being The Parent And Getting This Email About Your Child
#45
Homemade Tattoo
#47
This Is Exactly How A Split Personality Looks Like. Enjoy The Cringe!
#48
Tryna Sample The Whole Buffet
#49
Anon Uses Hentai Logic To Lose His Virginity
#50
That Happened
#51
Found This On An Instagram Physics Page
#52
Why Is It Always The Minions?
#53
A L P H E T
#54
Found This On Facebook
#55
Simp Gets A Username Tattoo Of Egirl And She Deactivates Her Account
#56
And Then Constantly Calls Every Lois, “Hey Lois Can I Get Mc Chicken”
#57
That'll Show 'Em
#59
Oh Wow, No One Can Handle My Music
#60
U Aren’t A Man Of Culture
#61
Twitter Moment
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft. This person like "oh you can't be asian you're white".
#62
Bro This Woman
#63
Holy S*** Man
#64
Jesus Neckbeards Just Don't Give Up
#65
Terrifying
Queen Metapha 4 years ago
Why do we feel the need to create clowns, puppets and those plastic spectacles with a nose and moustache attached when ridiculous opinions like this exist?
#66
Potato Pride
#67
Jesus Christ
#68
I Found This On Pinterest
#69
This Was Posted Non-Ironically By My Edgy Cousin. She Didn't Notice The Beans
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
Beans, beans, the magical fruit The more you eat, the more you toot The more you toot, the better you feel, So eat your beans with every meal.
#70
Just Looking For A Single Crumb, M'lady
#71
A Much Sadder Tail Then Even Darth Vader
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
I'd be more mortified of that hair, but to each their own. :)
#72
Logan Paul
#73
That's A New Low
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Just another 19 year old kid with mental problems who still could purchase assault rifles to kill 8 former co-workers before committing suicide. But don't you dare talk about gun control or more stringent gun laws.
#74
I'm Not Gonna Say Anything Other Than A Certified Internet Moment
Valisbourne Spiritforge 4 years ago
It deserves to grow up past age 12 where he discovered girls.
#75
Pretty Cringe
#76
This Redditor's Bio. This Ain't It, Chief
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
I will take up this challenge! I hate it when people call themselves a "free thinker", like we all know they're probably anti-vax. (I hope I'm wrong)
#77
Probably Would Die As Soon As I Enter The Ambulance
#78
When You Got Your Results From Ancestry.com
Sarcastic Cow 4 years ago (edited)
When you´re 1% European, you wear what? Folklore skirt from Slovakia, Irish tap dance shoes and and a Greek hat? Very accurate
#79
The Duality Of Cringe
#81
Imagine The Shame
#82
Power Of Makeup
#83
Um
#84
What The Hell?
Monika Rhodes 4 years ago (edited)
Yeah, don't be surprised when one day he'll go to the shops to get a pack of cigarettes and never comes back ;)
#85
Not The Horse Riding Lessons!
Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
Aw, she couldn't afford horse-riding lessons. How... utterly nontragic.
#86
Introducing The Carpeted Shower Floor
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Everyone has the right to grow mold and infectious foot diseases in their own house.
#87
Eminem White
#89
Redditors
#90
I Love Twitter
#91
I'm Sure That's How It Went
#94
Hummus Is Gay Now Fellas
#95
Dinner Hangout Hype
Emma Byrne 4 years ago
Dinner hangout is way more fun than dinner date. If I ever had to date again I'd probably be more comfortable with a hang out for the first few "dates" that way you can meet their friends and see if your groups are compatible.
#96
Does This Count?
#97
Pretty F***ing Cringe Of China If You Ask Me
#98
Feels Bad To Laugh
#99
A Kid In A Discord Server I'm In Posts Sh*t Like This Sometimes. It's Almost Scary How Dumb He Thinks We Are
Nicola Dimigen 4 years ago
Dude, this kid doesn't know where mammels come from. To use that argument, you would have to go all the way back to the first single cells, which are still and anomaly to scientists, because they basicly just spontaniously apeered, and no-one knows where exactly it came from.
#100
That Family Tree Is A Whole Tesseract
#101
What The
#102
Fortnite Bad
#103
For Real I Hate This
Emma Byrne 4 years ago
Anyone who has ever heard Musk speak knows he's autistic, it's not some major revelation. Source: I'm autistic.
#104
For Once, I Think I Side With China On This One?
Emma Byrne 4 years ago
I'm not a fan of the Chinese government but this seems like a good thing. Conspicuous consumption is gross.
#105
Read. Another. Book
Patricia Healton 4 years ago
I guess I would drown to as I have never seen a reason to read Harry Potter
#106
Only Real Gamerz Will Understand
#107
So Many Of Us Are In The Same Boat Bro
#108
Haha Girl Bad Boy Good
#109
This Poor Man
#110
He Speaks Japanese
#111
F
#112
Excuse Me!!!
#113
Yeah Man I Feel Horny When I Look At My 2k Rupees Note
#114
Vice Journalism At Its Finest
#117
Can You Hear This "Tics And Roses"?
real._.izuku 4 years ago
yea please don't joke about having any kind of mental disease. it makes almost all daily functions hard
#118
This Article
#119
Clickbait Like This
#120
Love The 92/8 Ratio
Peter Smith 4 years ago
Assuming that all of the 10% of 152k votes are individual people and not repeat voters, he has a potential market of $75k a month.
#121
"Normalise Girls Cheating"
#122
E - Rejected
Saint Thomas 4 years ago
For the entire rest of the night ?! Wow, that guy must really be devastated...
#123
“I Like Anime And Kpop”
Sooploosh MacSchnibble 3 years ago
how come nobody who is says: I love Japan mentions kaiju movies. it's always anime.
#124
Mmm Yesss, I'll Wear This To Class Today
#125
Flashback To When I Tried To Tell My Crush I Liked Her In Binary
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
Ok, so I hand-copied (as in tried to get each number into it by memory xd) it into a decoder, and I got: "Try using the same strategy for the first one" lol
#126
S**tty Thing To Say Ngl
#127
All Hail Master Elon
#128
Are You Kidding Me
#129
Mom Groups On Facebook Are In A Whole Different Realm
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I suggest you use this Tibetan organic oil that is called "call f*****g 911 you dumbass".
#130
My Highschools New Mascot
#131
Some Good Ol'cringe
#132
Real Fans Googled His Name You Effing Fake Fan!
#133
Read Another Book
#134
What The F**k
#135
He Couldn’t Hold Back
#136
Reddit Strong
#137
Remember Osvaldo Getting Doxxed? Well Now He Got Swatted
#138
What A Prick
#139
I Just Wanted To Enjoy Something After School Man
#140
She’s Insufferable
#142
Niece Or Not
#143
That’ll Teach Em
#144
Nevar Forget
#145
Ooooooo Scary Hacker Ooooo
#146
I Think I Finally Found Some Pure Cringe
Laura Mende (Human) 4 years ago
REAL Metal-heads are the nicest people you can imagine! Just because we wear black and the music is loud doesn't mean that we are not empathetic towards other types of music. I might not know the rapper, but I DO care when his fans cry!
#147
When The Bed Is Sus
#148
Classic
#151
This Had 7k Upvotes
#152
A Friend Of Mine Posted This To Her Story. I Don't Get It
#153
Koreaboo
#155
I Don't Know Why This Is Hurting Me So Much To Look At
#156
When You're Begging For Likes
#157
2007 Kids
#161
"Georgy, This Is The Store That Sells The Juul, My Mom Gave Me 20 Dollars Lets Go Bro"
#162
Anyone Else Starting To Find This A Bit Repetitive?
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Nadia Montera 4 years ago (edited)
20 years ago, the village idiot was just the village idiot and maybe the village and extended family idiot. Internet favorises the spread of village idiot to the world. Lucky us
Aman Varkkey 4 years ago (edited)
Once had a guy saying that covid was fake and that no one who hasn't been vaccinated has died and to stop letting the government control you. I replied so people who existed before the creation of vaccines didn't die at a young age? He didn't have a reply for that but kept saying covid was fake and that technology is the reason it was even a problem. This dude was a cringefest.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I feel honestly sorry for some of them... Maybe I am just too kind. Yeah, that's probably that.
Grant McNally 11 months ago
Anyone else blocked from reading 39/40? I know its not a huge deal, but I don't want to have to pay for premium JUST so I can actually read stuff.
Nadia Montera 4 years ago (edited)
20 years ago, the village idiot was just the village idiot and maybe the village and extended family idiot. Internet favorises the spread of village idiot to the world. Lucky us
Aman Varkkey 4 years ago (edited)
Once had a guy saying that covid was fake and that no one who hasn't been vaccinated has died and to stop letting the government control you. I replied so people who existed before the creation of vaccines didn't die at a young age? He didn't have a reply for that but kept saying covid was fake and that technology is the reason it was even a problem. This dude was a cringefest.
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I feel honestly sorry for some of them... Maybe I am just too kind. Yeah, that's probably that.
Grant McNally 11 months ago
Anyone else blocked from reading 39/40? I know its not a huge deal, but I don't want to have to pay for premium JUST so I can actually read stuff.
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