Hahahaha, the science behind hating Ted Cruz' face

[Cary]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-fallible-mind/201601/why-ted-cruz-s-facial-expression-makes-me-uneasy

It’s hard to look at Ted Cruz’s face. He’s a brilliant orator with a sharp legal mind. But his expression unsettles me. I know my reaction is visceral and automatic, but as a neurologist it is my business to notice things out of the ordinary and probe them. The Senator’s atypical expressions leave me uneasy.

Before I say why, note how many colleagues and former associates "loathe" him. A Bush alumnus told the New York Times' Frank Bruni, “Why do people take such an instant dislike to Ted Cruz? It just saves time.” Former Senate Majority leader Bob Dole says, "Nobody likes him," while Rep. Peter King sees "malice." According to The Washington Post, screenwriter Craig Mazin, Cruz's former Princeton roommate, has called him a "huge asshole," and "creepy." He's Tweeted, "Getting emails blaming me for not smothering Ted Cruz in hissleep in 1988." The distaste for Cruz even extends beyond the US: Germans say Backpfeifengesicht, meaning a face in need of a good punch.

Humans learn to read faces from the day they are born. Infants readily respond to smiles. They imitate others’ facial expressions and gestures. During the first months of life, brain activity readings trace the development of their body maps. These brain maps allow an infant to recognized similarities between self and other—the foundation on which all social cognition rests, especially trust.

[TwilightGardener]

1. Backpfeifengesicht. Yup.

[notadmblnd]

2. I found a picture of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio relaxing backstage before debate.

[dreamnightwind]

13. perfect!

[n2doc]

14. I thought that was Paul Ryan n/t

[notadmblnd]

15. I'm sorry, you're right.

[Cary]

18. but grandpa is in the pic too. nt

[tblue37]

3. Here is an image of the insincere Cruz smile the article refers to--but what

strikes me about this picture is that it looks like SNL's Jon Lovitz's lying Tommy Flanagan's smile:

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"Yeah, that's the ticket!"

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Nixon...he's got Nixon in his eyes....

Like looking at shark's eye...

[Octafish]

4. A face only a ______________ could love.

"He called my mother a whore." -- Princeton classmate of Ted Cruz

[Generic Other]

5. It just saves time!!!

I think I just peed my pants!

[tosh]

23. You beat me to it!

What a great line!

[RKP5637]

6. I find him incredibly creepy and deceptive looking! n/t

[libodem]

7. He looks like a rat fink

Dude is ugly inside and out.

[oberliner]

19. That is a fake quote

You should delete it.

[Faux pas]

8. Oh good

to know it's not just me!

[Donkees]

9. Two-faced false self....

"Inappropriate Expressions

One of the signs of a narcissist are inappropriate facial expressions. This is not just the common "phoney smile", but an odd array of disingenuous facial sets, mixed with bursts of their own true emotions, that are truly disturbing in what they reveal of their inner world. One of the things commonly reported by those who live with narcissists is, "the smirk". You are in emotional or physical pain, usually of the narcissists making and they are exuding a weird glee that shines through their eyes. Sometimes they compose their face in line with what the world has taught them to exhibit, then walk in the next room and bask in their joy in private. Other times if you accidentally injure their false self, you can be given "a looks could kill" glare, over something you thought was relatively innocuous."


http://hubpages.com/relationships/secret-aspects-of-narcissists

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. That Shkreli pharmacy guy has that inappropriate smirk, totally.

[Donkees]

12. The Narcissist Smirk, Smile, and Grin of Satisfaction

[hedda_foil]

21. Fits both Cruz and Trump.

[world wide wally]

16. Maybe it's his constant phony arrogance and mouth addicted to lying that turns people off so quickly

Just a thought

[Cary]

17. To me he is the spitting image.of Joseph McCarthy

Creepy. Very creepy.

[csziggy]

20. The discussion of this article on Fark.com is hysterical

http://www.fark.com/comments/9025359/Science-shows-why-Ted-Cruz-has-such-a-punchable-face

JerkStore 19 hours ago
It's as if the unspeakable thing inhabiting his skin sack hasn't quite mastered the ability to mimic human emotions...

Gyrfalcon 18 hours ago
Autistic kids have to be taught to smile. The expression doesn't come naturally to them, and more often, the expression is a teeth- baring approximation of a smile. But they understand that this expression is made when one is happy.

Cruz does not smile like that. He smiles like he has no idea WHY people smile, HOW they smile, or WHAT is intended by the expression. Its as unnatural on him as on a wolverine or a snapping turtle.

Or else he has a cactus lodged in his colon.

[spanone]

22. brilliant orator????? bwahahahahahahaaaa