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‘Neckbeards’: 35 Times People Shared Their Opinions Without Realizing How Hateful They Are
"Neckbeard" is a pejorative online term to describe a person who exhibits social awkwardness, underachievement, and pretentiousness.
It's a reference to the poor grooming and hygiene standards associated with these folks, and their facial hair in particular, which, according to the stereotype, is unkempt and extends down their neck.
This doesn't mean that every guy with man fur under his chin automatically becomes one. Plus, people's personalities are so nuanced that it's often impossible to make an accurate assessment of them from something they say on the internet.
However, it it does mean that if you are hateful towards others just because you need to mask your personal insecurity and a lack of self-confidence, you might end up on the subreddit 'Neckbeard' as punishment. Here are the ones who did.
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#1
Sorry Ladies
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Too funny - I actually said that out loud before I scrolled down to the text.
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#2
Stop Kissing M’ladys Hand
Dr. Lauren Rosewarne, author of 'Cyberbullies, Cyberactivists, Cyberpredators: Film, TV, and Internet Stereotypes' and Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia, said a good example of a neckbeard in popular culture is Jeff Albertson from The Simpsons.
"The fat, pony-tailed and bearded sarcastic misanthrope [is] more commonly known as the Comic Book Guy," she said. "In the Bart the Fink episode, Albertson wheels a barrow full of tacos through town commenting 'Yes, this should provide adequate sustenance for the Doctor Who marathon.'
Then there's Plague from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). "Surrounded by junk food packaging, this greasy hacker has the gracelessness to use the toilet – door agape – with [the] company still in his apartment."
#3
Neckbeard Found A “Girlfriend”
#4
Don't Know If This Has Been Posted Here
#5
"Stop Telling Me To Get A Job"
"At a cursory glance, the neckbeard is an easy figure to both loathe and laugh at: he’s the fat guy whose whole pathetic life plays out exclusively in cyberspace," Dr. Rosewarne said.
"This screen stereotype, however, has other interesting elements to it."
#6
Neckbeard Gets Pissed Because Unlike His Expectations, The Us Army Is Not All 80s Sylvester Stallon Clones
#7
Oh S**t, He’s Gonna Take Legal Action!
#8
Is That So Much To Ask??
At its inception, virtually every new technology had been associated with fears of addiction and the internet certainly hadn't avoided this, either.
As Dr. Rosewarne pointed out, by the mid-1990s, the online world was said to be ruining relationships and socially isolating teenagers.
"The screen’s neckbeard is a product of this: he's not just a user of the technology, the technology is his life."
#9
I Just Can’t
Lauren Caswell 1 year ago
I. What. This is entry #2 currently and I'm too angry for this side of humanity rn. I can't even.
#10
Local Weaboo Upset About Japan Not Being Their Fantasyland
#11
Dude, You Stink
Lauren Caswell 1 year ago
The answer is there. Why not just wash? Is this 'I'm right and smarter" or is it depression?
In this context, the neckbeard is a physical incarnation of modern gluttony – too much sedentariness, too much darkness, too much isolation, too much computing.
"He is what happens to the body – to society – when we become too reliant on machines: we go soft, we go to fat," Dr. Rosewarne added.
#12
Found On Twitter, Where Neckbeards Still Prey On Ukrainian Refugees
#13
This Is What Comes To Your Head?
Jo Maxwell 1 year ago
Men and women can be friends and have no romantic feelings for each other
#14
Now That's True Love
"The neckbeard is unkempt, of course, because heft and dishevelment are regularly coupled on screen in a culture loathing of fatness," she continued. "But he’s unkempt because of his computing. He’s not leaving his basement, he’s not socializing; the machine has made him reclusive and facilitated his isolation."
But as you can see from these pictures, as well as our previous publications on the subreddit People On This Group Are Shaming ‘Neckbeards’, And Here Are 30 Of Their Best Posts and 30 Entitled ‘Neckbeards’ Who Showed Their True Colors, As Shared By This Online Group (New Pics), the neckbeard is often also a jerk. Be it a misogynist, or just another troll, this character amuses himself by being a bastard online.
#15
Just Saw This And Figured It Belonged Here. Yikes. Comments Are Currently Ripping Him Apart
Ece Cenker 1 year ago
I would go turn myself in as a psychopath to the nearest policeman I can find. Let her cry her eyes out after you her whole life while you're in prison becaues she is missing out on so much.
#16
Check Those Drives
#17
Most Likely A Neccbeard
#18
Who Hurt This Guy?
Dr. Rosewarne said the repulsive exteriors of this stereotype "function as an insight into their filthy psychology."
"These men are socially isolated, and behind their monitors (and invariably in the bravery of mom’s basement), they get to stand up to their tormentors – to the women, for example, who ignored them – and feel a modicum of (digital) power," she said.
No wonder we love to hate these characters.
#19
Broski She Just Said She Had A Boyfriend
#20
This Neckbeard Wants Kawaii Sharia Law
#21
How Dare You Be Sad About People Making Deepfake Porn Of Yourself? Like, Grow Up!
#22
Think About It
#23
“Accidentally” Dressed In The Fully Identical Costume Of An Anime Character
Nano Iders 1 year ago
I'll be forever thankful that social media didn't exist when I went through this phase at 12 or 13. Perspective is a b***h though, and sometimes the memory comes back and I want to throw myself in the nearest storm drain.
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Amen to that! We were spared some lifetime embarrassment!
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K Davis 1 year ago
Because you can buy a blazer like that is any store and we all have one in our wardrobes. If it was something like blue jeans and a green plain jumper that would easily be something many people could have and easily buy in most shops- I'd understand. But not even sure where you'd go to buy a blazer like that?
grotesqueer 1 year ago
A "manipulative badass"? While "bad", yes, I'm pretty sure it's still just a "manipulative a*s".
Zedrapazia 1 year ago
I aspire to dress like Jojo's Bizarre Adventure characters for work one day. But not to be cool, these plain office clothes just really depress me looking all the same.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
They are very depressing, I grab every opportunity to wear interesting clothes, even if it's only colour
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Alicia M 1 year ago
On top of accidentally wearing the exact same colors and patterns, he accidentally left the shirt unbuttoned the same amount, and accidentally left his tie loose. Looks like he also accidentally got his hair cut, colored, and styled the same. 🤣
Lee Stone 1 year ago
Oh, I think that's a wig he's accidentally wearing or a *very* expensive color. That level of even brassyness and shine would be such a pain to pull off.
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Donteatme666 1 year ago
Right now im sick but I'll stop and just say wow. Please go to school like that I would love if he films it live for reactions and likes 🤣
LauraDragonWench 1 year ago
OMG I just "accidentally" wore this exact same thing yesterday! W. T. F. 🙄🙄🙄
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Pickle (they/she) 1 year ago
Whoopsie! I accidentally cosplayed my favourite anime character! Hate it when that happens. /s
tresgatos72 1 year ago
Hate to break it to you, kid, but anyone who dresses like an anime player who isn't cosplaying or at Comic Con is a pathetic doofus.
Chronically Online Panda 1 year ago
Ayanokoji was also shut in a lab for the entirety of his childhood and mentally abused and is that really what he wants to be
Jared Robinson 1 year ago
It's okay I purposefully go out dressed up as a mortal kombat character all the time, You gotta own it though
Jesha 1 year ago
I mean, this doesn't make them an a-hole as such. It's not a great self image to have, but they're also pretty clearly closer to 12 than adulthood.
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#25
Saw This On Askmen Today… Yikes
#26
"Basically I'm Looking For Me, But A Girl"
#27
Which Circle Of The Infernal Spiral Does This Person Come From
#28
Hot Tub Offer
#29
Neckbeard Movie Review
#30
Local Man Fetishizes Students
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
A stalker taking photos. So these guys go to this site to normalise such behaviour?
#31
For Neckbeards Too
#32
He Only Watches The Most Cultured Anime
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
I don’t understand a single word of this and I’d like to keep it that way.
#33
Even Married Folks Can Give Off Neckbeard-Vibes
#34
I Don't Think I've Ever Seen An Actual "Funny Meme" On That Shithole
#35
Incels On Twitter
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
If all you are attracted to are children and young teenagers, 22 IS a definite wall . . . .
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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Upvoting anything in this post feels wrong despite it’s just changing the orders on BP.
Debbie 1 year ago
same... It feels as if you are "liking" what is said while it's actually scary. Psychological thriller...imagine if this train of thought is gaining momentum and in 10 years more and more will think like this. It's why I never watched the Handmaids tale, I read the synopsis and it was too horrible for me. It's not just a "distopian" novel, it's a thriller, horror. A very very scary tale.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I had a difficult time reading through these. I am still hoping someone will tell me these are joke posts and not real.
Sky Render 1 year ago
Unfortunately no, they are very real. For the most part these are men who were raised to be dependents, unable to function in society without someone else to be their minder.
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UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 1 year ago
I have nothing to offer, I hate everything and everyone, and I only watch the correct kind of anime. Why aren’t the hottest women fighting over the chance to be with me? Must be beta cuck liberal feminism’s fault. It’s not fair!
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
To people who think humans are “innately good,” these are but a few examples of the horrid things some humans think, want and act upon. Some of these people are misguided and can change but many are beyond hope. While we shouldn’t assume people are bad or will do bad things, we must be on guard for people like this.
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
Education is everything. Most of these creeps seem very ignorant, and completely lacking any empathy.
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The_Nicest_Misanthrope 1 year ago
Whelp, regret my decision to read this article. I'm gonna go quietly hate people in a corner now.
Zaphod 1 year ago (edited)
Wow, that was eye-opening. I never see this irl. What is wrong with these people? Is it so hard to talk to women? It doesn't matter, these troglodytes would be sunk the moment they opened their mouths.
Tracy Wallick 1 year ago
Yeah, because guys like this are often too cowardly to be this openly misogynistic in person, or if they do, only within their own circles. (Gentle criticism, but calling us 'females' is commonly associated with guys like these; it's an adjective that treats girls/women like we're a different species. I'd be very grateful if you could start calling us girls, women, ladies, etc.)
Load More Replies... Tracy Wallick 1 year ago
The fact that men like this exist by the thousands is proof enough that sexuality is not a choice; no woman would voluntarily be attracted to this.
two-sided llama 1 year ago (edited)
sometimes I don't understand why a serial killer would just kill strangers but after reading this post it kinda makes sense
Deborah B 1 year ago
These guys need to get AI girlfriends. It's their best hope of a simulated relationship. Usually I'm not a fan of AI "relationships" but given that these guys don't seem to view women as actual people, the lack of authentic intimacy and personhood is probrably not an issue for them.
ThatGayMonkey 1 year ago
This post is making me lose faith in humanity. Why are they like this?
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Oh look. The downvote fairies back again… prepare the satanic rituals
DinsdalePiranha 1 year ago
Does anyone else think these are about 90% trolls just having fun by making people rage?
ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
Every time I don't want to shave, I think of neckbeards and shave my neck anyway.
Randy Sanders 1 year ago
I hope you people have the skills to build a society like you want. I doubt it. I don't have many years left, so hopefully I will not be here to watch it's collapse.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Upvoting anything in this post feels wrong despite it’s just changing the orders on BP.
Debbie 1 year ago
same... It feels as if you are "liking" what is said while it's actually scary. Psychological thriller...imagine if this train of thought is gaining momentum and in 10 years more and more will think like this. It's why I never watched the Handmaids tale, I read the synopsis and it was too horrible for me. It's not just a "distopian" novel, it's a thriller, horror. A very very scary tale.
Load More Replies... Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I had a difficult time reading through these. I am still hoping someone will tell me these are joke posts and not real.
Sky Render 1 year ago
Unfortunately no, they are very real. For the most part these are men who were raised to be dependents, unable to function in society without someone else to be their minder.
Load More Replies... UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 1 year ago
I have nothing to offer, I hate everything and everyone, and I only watch the correct kind of anime. Why aren’t the hottest women fighting over the chance to be with me? Must be beta cuck liberal feminism’s fault. It’s not fair!
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
To people who think humans are “innately good,” these are but a few examples of the horrid things some humans think, want and act upon. Some of these people are misguided and can change but many are beyond hope. While we shouldn’t assume people are bad or will do bad things, we must be on guard for people like this.
Irishwoman abroad 1 year ago
Education is everything. Most of these creeps seem very ignorant, and completely lacking any empathy.
Load More Replies... The_Nicest_Misanthrope 1 year ago
Whelp, regret my decision to read this article. I'm gonna go quietly hate people in a corner now.
Zaphod 1 year ago (edited)
Wow, that was eye-opening. I never see this irl. What is wrong with these people? Is it so hard to talk to women? It doesn't matter, these troglodytes would be sunk the moment they opened their mouths.
Tracy Wallick 1 year ago
Yeah, because guys like this are often too cowardly to be this openly misogynistic in person, or if they do, only within their own circles. (Gentle criticism, but calling us 'females' is commonly associated with guys like these; it's an adjective that treats girls/women like we're a different species. I'd be very grateful if you could start calling us girls, women, ladies, etc.)
Load More Replies... Tracy Wallick 1 year ago
The fact that men like this exist by the thousands is proof enough that sexuality is not a choice; no woman would voluntarily be attracted to this.
two-sided llama 1 year ago (edited)
sometimes I don't understand why a serial killer would just kill strangers but after reading this post it kinda makes sense
Deborah B 1 year ago
These guys need to get AI girlfriends. It's their best hope of a simulated relationship. Usually I'm not a fan of AI "relationships" but given that these guys don't seem to view women as actual people, the lack of authentic intimacy and personhood is probrably not an issue for them.
ThatGayMonkey 1 year ago
This post is making me lose faith in humanity. Why are they like this?
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 1 year ago
Oh look. The downvote fairies back again… prepare the satanic rituals
DinsdalePiranha 1 year ago
Does anyone else think these are about 90% trolls just having fun by making people rage?
ConstantlyJon 1 year ago
Every time I don't want to shave, I think of neckbeards and shave my neck anyway.
Randy Sanders 1 year ago
I hope you people have the skills to build a society like you want. I doubt it. I don't have many years left, so hopefully I will not be here to watch it's collapse.
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