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The 6 Profile Pics That Hint You're a Douchebag
If you see this, run.
Image courtesy of KnowYourMeme.com
Social media is a funny thing. It’s possibly the rawest expression of ourselves because it is the version of ourselves that we send out into the ether from the purest place of our central power. You ain’t yourself like you are at 2 a.m. with no controls but the Facebook terms of service.
So, let’s explore who people are. Let’s David Attenborough the concept of social media profile pics. What does the face you show to strangers say about you?
1. Holding a Gun
I make no apologies for my dislike of guns, but this isn’t about that. I have lots of friends who own guns, and none of them are holding one in a profile pic. The people who make letting you know they’re armed often have a couple of problems. One, they’ve bought into the gun lobby’s propaganda of gun ownership as a simulated oppressed ethnicity, and it makes them rather loudly paranoid. Two, they tend to value force and threatening language over other means of communication. Coupled with the safety of being behind a screen, you get a lot of touchy, angry pricks. On a similar note…
2. Overly Nationalistic Imagery
This one is not always true. Around certain holidays and in the wake of national tragedies lots of perfectly lovely people flag-up their profiles. However, folks who never take down their flags and screaming eagles are usually not so much patriotic as they treat America closer to a fanatical religious denomination. That makes the extremely necessary critiques of the country feel more like insulting someone’s faith, and I guarantee that if you follow any disagreement with them far enough they’ll start screaming about disrespecting the troops. Like the gun folks above you see a lot of unhealthy worship of force.
So, let’s explore who people are. Let’s David Attenborough the concept of social media profile pics. What does the face you show to strangers say about you?
1. Holding a Gun
I make no apologies for my dislike of guns, but this isn’t about that. I have lots of friends who own guns, and none of them are holding one in a profile pic. The people who make letting you know they’re armed often have a couple of problems. One, they’ve bought into the gun lobby’s propaganda of gun ownership as a simulated oppressed ethnicity, and it makes them rather loudly paranoid. Two, they tend to value force and threatening language over other means of communication. Coupled with the safety of being behind a screen, you get a lot of touchy, angry pricks. On a similar note…
2. Overly Nationalistic Imagery
This one is not always true. Around certain holidays and in the wake of national tragedies lots of perfectly lovely people flag-up their profiles. However, folks who never take down their flags and screaming eagles are usually not so much patriotic as they treat America closer to a fanatical religious denomination. That makes the extremely necessary critiques of the country feel more like insulting someone’s faith, and I guarantee that if you follow any disagreement with them far enough they’ll start screaming about disrespecting the troops. Like the gun folks above you see a lot of unhealthy worship of force.
Read more: http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/profile-pics-that-may-identify-you-as-a-possible-douchebag-9962848