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[–] livus@kbin.social 116 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I remember being young and thinking middle-aged people are staring at me because they want me /they disapprove/whatever.

Now I'm middle aged myself, I know the staring is way more likely to either be something along the lines of "ah that kid is so 90s, I never had that green colour but blue Fudge used to wash out to green like that..."

Or "have we run out of natural yoghurt, we bought that 500ml pottle last week but we had curry twice, maybe I should get some more..."

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 48 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Or "have we run out of natural yoghurt, we bought that 500ml pottle last week but we had curry twice, maybe I should get some more..."

This is me. I have to really watch where I'm zoning out because I have absolutely been called out for staring when my brain was miles away.

[–] livus@kbin.social 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Me too, it's like the boring version of those "reveries" in Westworld.

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[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"OK so she must've bleached the full head then done the green side first, then the black side. Man her scalp must be itchy as fuck. What did I used to use to stop the burn? Coconut oil? Yeah that's right. Smelt like Malibu for a week or so, and had to throw out that set of pillow cases. Man that sucks, I loved those pillow cases, perfect for winter. I wonder if you can still get them?"

[–] livus@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Morpheus: ".... and find out just how deep the rabbit hole goes." Only it's more like an interconnected maze of rabbit holes leading everywhere. I wonder if you can still get "pina colada" Malibu?

Theoretically she could part her hair with a knife and bleach the green side, wait 20 min and put the black side on with a toothbrush, then wash it and add the green as required?

I love how Gen Z has gone back to all that stuff.

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[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 90 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Jokes on you then. I'm probably staring because I'm trying to figure out what's going on with that eye makeup, and I have no idea what that face is supposed to mean.

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 73 points 11 months ago (3 children)

All I see is crazy eyes which means she'll most likely let me do the weird stuff

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 47 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago (3 children)

As a middle-aged man with a long history of crazy chicks in my past... Yeah this is working for me

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It’s just always goes so bad, but it’s so much fun while it lasts.

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)

She could fix me
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[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 57 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Plot twist: they are into that and see that as a yes

(that as in what they are doing to repeal the middle aged man)

[–] TheCoolerMia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 11 months ago (5 children)

then I continue making that face and hit them with one of these :3

[–] agressivelyPassive@feddit.de 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So you're into BDSM as well?

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

the B stands for Bonks right?

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[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ve got to admit, a girl makes that face at me, I’m going to walk up and start explaining the plot of Krull (1983) for as long as she can hold it. If she makes it through the whole thing I’m pretty sure we’re legally married.

[–] Gmork@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This is the most random thing I've heard in a while. 🤣 I love it!

As a lifelong fan of the movie, I approve of this tactic.

[–] fprawn@lemmy.world 46 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Middle aged men today? They’re millennials and that’s called a 1000 yard stare.

You’ll understand soon.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

They’re thinking about the house they can’t afford.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 26 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

~~Maybe don't look so cool like the girl I want to be if you don't want to be stared at.~~

Cool hair...sorry

[–] Jackie_meaiii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wowwww victim blaming much?

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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Half the time I have no idea what I am staring at. It's like having closed eyes, but they're open. It's my autopilot staring, not me.

On a side note, that lip piercing (just like any other piercing in mouth) may cause tooth damage and/or gum recession over time. It's a bad idea.

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[–] Shou@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (6 children)

There is a difference between a guy staring into the void, and an older guy checking you out. I've experienced both and I don't understand how people manage to confuse the two.

[–] Yerbouti@lemmy.ml 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One day, about 10 years ago, a guy pull out a knife to fight me in a subway station because he thought I was staring at him. Also got some nasty comments from women who thought I was looking at them when I didn't even notice their presence. Now I try to look at the floor in public in case I get lost in my mind.

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[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 10 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Being either self-absorbed, or traumatised?

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[–] Dra@lemmy.zip 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The narcissism on so many levels is such an adorable aspect of this generation

[–] cerulean_blue@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago

The narcissism on so many levels is such an adorable aspect of ~~this~~ every generation

Same thing happened in : 90s with Goths, 80s with New Wave , 70s with gender fluid androgyny, 60s with hippies, 50s with rock and roll... 20s with flapper girls.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is that flirting? My Social skill is still around 12/100, but I heard that face is what people call flirting

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 18 points 11 months ago

I think she's trying to put them off to get them to stop staring. So the opposite of flirting. But it's not super clear

[–] MalachaiConstant@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Could be "come hither", could be "I have mace"

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[–] Jackie_meaiii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The responses to this post have been disgusting

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah its like they don't understand the difference between just looking at someone that has a cool haircut and someone creep staring at you to where you feel unsafe.

I don't want people staring at me like I'm a zoo animal. Bur apparently people in the comments here don't understand that.

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[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Cool story chief.

[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago

you remind me of my acid dropping goth friend from the 80's. the "crazy" stare really sells it. wanna take drugs in the park and laugh at people in pleated jeans?

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 11 months ago

I think this image is peak "do I want to be her or be with her?"

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 17 points 11 months ago

When I was 18, this girl would have been my idea of absolute perfection.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, if I'm staring at you, it means a) I'm thinking about what I'm cooking at home, or balancing HOR production with HOR-to-fuel conversion in Satisfactory and b) my eyes are so bad (I haven't had prescription glasses for years now) that you're a blur of colors.

That said, I wonder if she likes board games.

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

But all men are creeps, surely you're lying? Men only stare at woman because they're pigs, obviously. /s

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[–] nifty@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I am middle age! I get stares from college kids haha, I look younger than I am. I don’t care who looks, and I am too autistic to stare at others 🤷‍♀️

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Look at your getup, do you want attention or not?

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So if people dress a certain way its okay to stare like a weirdo? The post isn't about just looking at someone. Its old creeps staring at young girls. There is a difference.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 months ago

Weirdoing begets weirdoing. All sexuality and age stuff aside, she is being weird too, which seemed like the point here.

Though I wonder how much age really has to do with it. These days her classmates probably are running AI off her yearbook photo, if not her instagram. So an old guy looking at her funny in meatspace is probably more innocuous.

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"She's asking to be objectified."

No, she's not. And this sexist argument needs to stop.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sexist to notice someone with bright unnatural hair and heavy near clown makeup, sure. She’s keeping such a low profile, I can’t believe she would be looked at.

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[–] Gluten6970@lemm.ee 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"everything I don't like is attention-seeking"

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[–] daltotron@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What does it mean when a middle aged man stars at you in public? Or, is starring at you? That sounds like some kind of situation in which you could probably call the cops.

[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (5 children)

man stars at you in public? Or, is starring at you? That sounds like some kind of situation in which you could probably call the cops.

Staring is illegal?

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