Pandagon discussion: "Smile! It can't be that bad!"

[maharetr]

Interesting discussion about potential reasons behind, and responses to, the "Smile! It can't be that bad!" command.

Smile! It's easier than bowing

Comments

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Very interesting link - thanks.

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link.

I get that at work sometimes, in exactly that situation.

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

I think I remember reading that the lower-social-status smile is with closed lips. And that chimpanzees and apes do it too.

[emma-in-oz.livejournal.com]

Like slaves making nice. There are tons of records from white people saying, 'see, they love us!' But, you know, I think it was just made sense for them. Placate the powerful.

[akire-yta.livejournal.com]

hiya

are you going to swancon? If so, would you be interested in joining the judging panel for the vid comp? Just involve watching a handful of vids sometime early in the procedings and selecting the winner(s)

Interested?

[maharetr.livejournal.com]

I feel I should point out that black_samvara is probably far more qualified at that than I, for she watches vids with far more regularity.

That said, the answers to you questions are: yes, and hell yes, if you are in turn still interested in me. :)

[akire-yta.livejournal.com]

yes, I actually was thinking of you, black_samvara and ascetic_hedony to act as my panel of evil geniuses judging panel.

but yours was the contact I came across first, so you got the first invite! can you drop me an email (academic AT swancon DOT com) where I can contact you directly to organize stuff?


*toddles off now to ask the next on the list*