Photo Face Meltdowns [Society]

You know what I'm talking about when I say, "yo I was on Facebook and I saw new photos of _______ and they were making that super jackass face they always make!!"  There's just some people who have mastered the art of looking like a complete moron, and they've funneled it into all of the nightlife photos taken of them.  Someone has appropriately deemed this "duckface".  They pout their lips and strike a pose.  Someone made a clever GIF about a $2 hair dye job Blonde girl who does this very thing.  When you click this link, you'll see that no matter who is around her, she does it.  It's like time-lapse photography but it's filled with other people partying.  

I have a girl on my Facebook feed that only poses with the left side of her face showing.  If I didn't know her IRL, I'd wind up thinking she had Phantom of the Opera face (where on side of her face was burnt beyond recognition in a car race 2 Fast 2 Furious style.)  I'm beginning to think that next time I see her I should examine the other side to see what's hiding out on there.  

Then there's this dude who is probably reading this, and has a Wu-Wear Hawaiian shirt on all the time, and puts up his "W" for Wu-Tang.  He's a nice guy and all, but it's getting a little old.  

I thought this was all just for party hoes and dudes I know who wear Hawaiian shirts but my friend Allison sent me a video of NONE OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT, striking the same pose.  His is more prudent though.

I just ruined photos for you for good.  I subliminally planted in your mind a seed, that you will run wild with.  The next photos taken of you will be out of the ordinary.  You might look like you're thinking about something, or longing for a lover you've never met.  Either way, don't make "duckface".

Barack Obama's amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.