#CRINGE CULTURE

[motleyfolk]

“Cringe culture is dead” isn’t just about letting 15 year olds cosplay MHA (but is also an issue). It’s about letting 50 year olds dance at clubs even if they’re “bad at it”, it's about letting 10 year old’s wear random bits of clothes to make an outfit that's “weird”, it’s about letting adult men experiment with artsy makeup looks even when they’re “messy”, it’s about letting teens scream music even if they “sound bad”.

“Cringe culture is dead” means letting people learn new hobbies at any age, experiment with their identity at any time, expressing themselves in ways outside the norm just as much as it means let 20 year olds play roblox. 

Cringe culture is just social norms being forced on people rebelling against societies value consensus, it’s keeping people in brackets that are easier to market to. 

Let cringe culture be dead in every aspect of life outside online spaces.

[sugarpubby]

most childrens shows have anthropomorphic characters, straight up animal characters, and object characters that help us understand the world around us and no one bats an eye

but when said child grows up and identifies with being a furry or a therian or a alterhuman or otherkin and the like its “weird” and “cringe”

like why are you shocked these communities exist

make it make sense

[apricotmayonaise]

another one about cringe culture

[alopecoiddaydream]

A lot of y’all don’t realize that if you have the philosophy of “if it’s cringe but harmless then it’s fine and people shouldn’t get bullied for it” that has to apply to the things you personally think are cringe too.

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[will-pilled]

Cringe culture ruined being a kid.

I keep seeing the idea that teen members of Gen Z are the last generation to experience an actual childhood and honestly? I agree.

We as a society have made being a child so hostile, so miserable, that kids aren't interested in being young anymore.

How children are constantly told to grow up, how the color has been sucked out of the world, how because of cringe culture children will be fucking torn apart by grown adults all over the internet, how children are experiencing crisis after crisis. Children are shamed for their interests and hobbies and style by grown ass adults and teens who are far too old to be doing this. How kids aren't allowed to be anywhere without being made fun of by adults who are miserable.

Being a child is fucking hostile now, and I don't blame this generation of kids for trying too hard to be mature/grown. Because people treat children like shit, so who would want to be one?

[enemywasp]

I HATE tiktok and the Internet in general rn for the obsession with "oh this person's smellyyy" "Brother it STINKS over here" "BOO 💧🧼🧽🚿" and stuff like that. I wish I could put into words how demeaning and patronising that whole idea is and people implying anyone they don't like doesn't wash.

For one there's something grating about being insulted in a manner like we're in nursery again. But also WHY is that the go to insult. Why do you associate these things? Especially to those you deem "chronically online". Like I don't want to sound pathetic but it feels so nasty to me.

is it extreme to say this feels tied to ableism? And classism too?

[darkvioletcloud]

"Take a look at my OCs!"

my horrible child patricia has magical powers that rival the gods but instead chooses to spend her time writing fanfiction about her cool OCs while having unregulated internet access

[ionesyapping]

"Reading fanfics is embarrassing, drawing like a beginner is embarrassing, overdressing is embarrassing, liking unpopular music is embarrassing" says the most boring, sad, pathetic victims of the cringe culture. People who are afraid to be themselves to not be a victim of people who are also hiding their true self from others

[chrisery-business]

since there’s been a random resurgence of my dan action figure to match my herbert i felt it was wise to let you guys know that i’ve also made funkos…

[millybrowm]

i don't mind if people don't like AJR's music, that's fine, we all have different taste, but the people who are obsessed with making fun of them because they're "cringe" really rub me the wrong way. like, i'm sorry you feel uncomfortable leaning into vulnerability and sincerity; couldn't be me.

[suresuresureaursure]

I hate how normal bullying is. I saw a youtube video titled ‘memes’ with over 300k likes that involved a minor in a therian mask being happy over how fox’s dad had used fox’s pronouns (fox/foxself) and the video was mocking the, let me remind you MINOR.

cant believe how its completely acceptable to laugh at a child, I bet over half of those likes were from adults.

[whereserpentswalk]

I'm not a furry, but if someone hates or makes fun of furries that's a red flag.

[underthetree845]

[enemywasp]

I recently said on a tiktok post that I think it's weird that people who claim "Cringe culture is dead!" Are anti proshipping and got a lot of "oh but we hate proshipping cause its harmful not cause its cringe" but honestly I think it being cringe is a big part of the hate shippers get.

Sure you can claim its all due to your moral superiority but the idea is almost always down to "I think this is weird and therefore bad" and if that's not falling into cringe culture I don't know what does. I mean you have people claiming completely normal, vanilla ships are problematic cause its weird to ship those two actually, or its not canon so its weird, etc.

Its almost entirely down to the ships being weird or "icky" to someone and their immediate response being that no one should ship it rather than maybe it's just not their cup of tea.