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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Dork A** Losers
Classic. Seen this one so many times and enjoying them being roasted.
W H I T E P E O P L E A M I R I G H T!!!
The Woman Is The Cringe One Here, In Case Anyone Is Confused
Keep Your Neck
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.
$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.
Cultural Appropriation
Facepalm
Yeah. Its great. You can NEVER roll your ankle, cause we don't have them./s
Want Another Baby But Your Husband Doesn't? Just Get Him Drunk
Just Stop
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.
Uh
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.
Whats The Point Of This
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.”
When You Just Want A Legitimate Business
Wow Real Help
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.”
Gatekeeping Children’s Names?
People Who "Fix Art"
"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
Airsoft
"Uncle" seems more likely than "friend" though. Then you "have to".
Height Of Stupidity
I Am Terrorist
Prime America Moment
Classic Twitter
‘Come back from the horrors of war’ First, who would enlist you? Second, pretty sure you wouldn’t come back lazy git.
99.9% of the time a man used a variant of this sentence on me, they haven't been within 10 miles of a recruitment office. I honestly find them hilarious.
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Is this why "Dad bods" became such a huge hit? The increase in women joining the military resulted in an increase demand for soft, delicate husbands to return to.
"Just trying to live a healthy lifestyle" is also a bit cringe - she's ripped. It takes serious dedication to get that type of physique, my guess is that the lady is a bodybuilder or an athlete. Give her the respect of acknowledging that - and that she is probrably justifiably proud of her muscles.
How dare a woman think freely, live healthy and take pride in her appearance?! The bloody liberty! Some men are just forever boys
My first thought was "Wow, impressive" and #2, was "Wanna help me get a sofa down a flight of stairs?"
*Comes home after Taco Bell shift* "Dammit Tina you're not soft enough, I can't relax properly, I don't feel respected"
Not a fan of girls with abs, I don’t think it’s cute, but it’s none of my business. It’s not like I’ll marry a girl, and it’s not my life.
Let's say it again, and let's say it together. A woman's role is not to be your psychologist, or to be the solution to unresolved issues of your past you refused to work on, because that's not manly. Work on yourself, so you can handle a strong partner. And this works both ways!
I think you should go to war first and we'll work on the rest while you're gone. K?
So basically, the responses say that the only value she has as a woman is to make men happy by cuddling or having their babies. She looks awesome.
If this guy is real (which I doubt), he is not looking for a woman or equal partner, he is looking for an on-demand servant and hostage.
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I am reminded of someone pointing out that the desire for the sexist ideal of a petite and submissive woman is pretty much just society simultaneously sexualizing children and keeping women as child-like as possible to feed into that fetish...
actually, all her body functions, such as periods and childbirth, would go a lot better.
And who’s to say she would be there when you came back cause I’m sure she’s over your little d**k punk ass
"...it would not bode well if she tried to have kids looking like that." If her kids looked like that, they'd just kick their way out! ;)
As a lesbian, I find ripped abs like that extremely attractive.
They say that because there likely more unfit then she is and there is ego is so terribly wounded by the comparison
I want to compliemnt her on her perseverance and discipline! Something i severely lack of!
If you were enlisted u probably wouldn't come back from the horrors of u would moat likely be missing in action
You frigging IDIOTS. Let her live her life she doesn't live her life for you. And who says she wants kids in the first place? Besides, I don't think sh'd ever date you.
Plus, she looks very healthy, and did the hard work honestly! No steroids, ANND SHE LOOKS. GREAT! Good for her!!
Not completely my taste, but women should be pillows? hahaha, what?
Hmm s**t like this makes me sick... These f*****g idiots think they know.. who are we as men to say what a woman should look like or be like or even act like? I know I'm not one of those men, I respect women for everything they are and nothing they're not... For all their worth women should be treated as such, not for simply how a man thinks she should be treated ...
Careful, if you stare too long into the internet, the internet will stare back into you
there r mma woman fighters and woman athletes who look like this and make tons of money and they dont get criticized how they look. its not like shes on steroids and it looks unnatural. she wanted to b in shape and i give her alot of credit. i used to b an athlete i did track and feild all the streches i had to do were full body work outs i didnt look like her but i had an athlete body. i actually got broken up with bc the guy thought i had a more fit body then him. this guy is just plain rude let the girl do wat she wants and look the way she wants. not only that she probably lives a very healthy lifestyle which is a good thing. i do yoga and losing weight to get in shape again will some guy criticize me for being in shape and fit like come on she looks damn good. this is a woman i respect it takes hard work and disipline to get to this point
I know, eh? Every anatomical picture of abs is male. My husband has abs. Now based on those same anatomical pictures, he shouldn't have a penis or testicles.
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SHES WANTS TO LEAD A GOOD LIFE WHY WOULD THAT BEING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT
To get visible abs you need low body fat. Low body fat means irregular or no periods. So... cringy but not totally false.
It's irrelevant. Her menstruation is her business.
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Now Listen Here You Little S**t
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'Who are you to tell us there is no covid?' Ans: I know because I read an article online
That's Totally How It Works
Legit Cringe Here
The Future Of Abortion
Entitled
Once you ask me how much I make per year, we're done. That tells me all I need to know.
Feels So Bad Man
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.
This Made Me Cringe
The Kid Who Never Pays Attention In Class And Blames Everyone Else Made This
"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.
I Want Death
*Starts pack and hunts sheep with a happy family, and forget their human existense.* I made a happy ending.
That’s A Flex
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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
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.
I feel honestly sorry for some of them... Maybe I am just too kind. Yeah, that's probably that.
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
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.
I feel honestly sorry for some of them... Maybe I am just too kind. Yeah, that's probably that.
