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[–]BoldJumping 88 points89 points ago

what really made me cringe was when I saw "xpost from r/funny."

[–]damien6 150 points151 points ago

Says the guy who frequently posts in the mylittlepony subreddit.

[–]greenRiverThriller 46 points47 points ago

Fucking. Awesome.

[–]greenRiverThriller 22 points23 points ago

[–]atalkingfish 28 points29 points ago

It's good to know that anyone who is subscribed to any subreddit /r/cringe finds unappealing can no longer credibly post cringeworthy material (albeit, I don't think this post was very cringeworthy, but attacking the guy because of his interests is just stupid)

[–]napoleondance 17 points18 points ago

Attacking the guy because of his interests is just stupid

Did he not do exactly the same thing when he posted this picture? The guy getting married obviously enjoys Xbox.

[–]AQUA2 5 points6 points ago

Absolutely no cringe at all.

[–]sqazm 36 points37 points ago

Why is that cringeworthy? Maybe they're both big gamers and arranged for him to do that just for a photo.

[–]DoctorNose 80 points81 points ago

That is clearly what happened, which is why it makes me cringe.

[–]sqazm 17 points18 points ago

I'm starting to feel like I don't completely understand this sub.

[–]DoctorNose 53 points54 points ago

If I were in the audience of a wedding and they held up an x-box achievement sign when they kissed, I would cringe.

Pretty much any internet fads or memes in real life make me cringe.

[–]bushiz 12 points13 points ago

esp. in the context of like, a semi-formal wedding. If you're gonna do, like, a whole video game themed wedding, then what the fuck why not, have the ringbearer dressed up like a creeper and have them bring up two giant, hedgehog-sized rings to the bride and groom (dressed as peach and mario) in your perfect recreation of the church from FFVII, then fine, hold up your achievement unlocked sign (but jesus christ word it better than "obtain a wife", anything, really)

but for the love of god, this just looks half-assed and jammed in to a perfectly nice semi-formal wedding

[–]niyou77 4 points5 points ago

I think that would be just as cringeworthy for different reasons.

[–]bushiz 0 points1 point ago

I feel like you should just commit to your shit. I mean, the wedding i described sounds like it'd be absolutely miserable for me to be at, but you can at least appreciate the effort. Dude linked is just all "video game reference lol". It's just sad.

[–]Jrook 0 points1 point ago

They would have to both be incredibly good looking for it not to be cringe worthy.

[–]reddit_apologist 2 points3 points ago

Your use of 'like' made me cringe.

[–]sqazm -5 points-4 points ago

Who cares? It's their wedding, and if it makes them happy, then good for them.

[–]DoctorNose 54 points55 points ago

Cringing at something has nothing to do with if the activity makes the person happy.

Bronies are happy singing their theme song in restaurants. Doesn't mean I'm not cringing.

[–]H3000 11 points12 points ago

This is actually the difference. I'm a very empathetic cringer. It's cringier for me when the people in question are uncomfortable themselves. If I see people having fun doing something cringeworthy, I'm usually okay with it. If this picture had shown the wedding party's faces rolling their eyes, that'd be another story.

[–]DoctorNose 2 points3 points ago

I totally understand where you are coming from with that. For me, it is much easier to feel any emotion when you can see other people sharing the emotion.

But even still, certain situations will set me off all by myself.

[–]JoeChieftw 14 points15 points ago

A cringe is feeling embarrassment for people who are too shameless to feel it for themselves.

[–]sqazm -4 points-3 points ago

/r/cringe is the place for those videos you see that are too embarrassing to watch all the way through.

This is not a video and why should they feel embarrassed?

Videos, images, and linking to comments on Reddit are allowed.

A difference of what we define as cringeworthy I guess. I still maintain that they have absolutely no reason to feel embarrassment for this.

[–]vagastronaut 1 point2 points ago

Adults who play video games all the time are pretty lame. Same with the ones that are obsessed with Star Wars and stuff. But it's okay since it makes them happy, and pretty much everyone is lame in there own way so who gives a shit. When I see a group of dudes sitting in a room playing video games with head sets on, I don't cringe. I just think, "O, those adults are playing video games... that's lame."

When I see adults get so obsessed with video games that they get it involved with their wedding, that is a different story. I like playing rock guitar... That doesn't mean at my wedding I'm going to say my vows in the form of a power ballad.

[–]sqazm 1 point2 points ago

Uh huh. So it's like I said before.

this sub isn't about uncomfortably awkward situations as much as it's about things its subscribers think are weird or break social norms.

I was wrong about what I thought this sub was for.

[–]apples_and_kittenz -1 points0 points ago

The X-Box achievement sign isn't an internet fad or a meme.

[–]DoctorNose 0 points1 point ago

Yet, the only reason I know about it is through internet-based image macros where it has been added in a meme-like fashion...

...and there is a meme generator for it.

[–]apples_and_kittenz 1 point2 points ago

Not every picture with text on it is a meme. And I don't think those images that you've seen are popular enough to be considered an internet fad.

[–]DoctorNose 1 point2 points ago

I'm not sure you understand what the word "meme" means.

[–]apples_and_kittenz 3 points4 points ago

A meme is an idea, behavior or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.

[–]Eaux 3 points4 points ago

Millhouse is not a meme

Millhouse is not a meme is a meme

A single picture with words is not a meme.

Pictures with words in them are a meme.

Not understanding what memes are is a meme.

[–]GetHandsome -4 points-3 points ago

They are both certainly big gamers.

[–]amills64 9 points10 points ago

I actually find this funny, not really cringe worthy to me personally at all

[–]ownworldman 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, it is kind of clever. I like it.

[–]MarshManOriginal 9 points10 points ago

I feel no cringe.

Try again next time.

[–]NeighborFrank 4 points5 points ago

All of my cringe.

[–]diarrheaninja 2 points3 points ago

As someone who plays a lot of Xbox, I found it pretty funny. I can see if you were not a gamer and didn't understand it, or just think gamer culture is lame, you might cringe. To each their own I guess.

[–]MstrKief 25 points26 points ago

I'm a gamer. A big gamer. This is still very cringeworthy.

[–]diarrheaninja 3 points4 points ago

Fair enough. I wasn't trying to imply that all gamers would find this funny. Rather, I can see why people might cringe, but personally I just found it funny.

[–]blackguyatkeyboard -4 points-3 points ago

The cheevo should have came at the bottom of the screen. And the sound. Can't forget the little sound.

[–]BimmerAddict 1 point2 points ago

This will be my cousin in 10 years...

[–]Sad_King_Billy -1 points0 points ago

This post leads me to believe you all enjoy the smell of your own farts just a little too much.

[–]housebroken 0 points1 point ago

I think it's cute.

[–]mellomeg -4 points-3 points ago

As a woman with rampant emotions who loves her x-box, I thought this was definitely cute and not /r/cringe-worthy.

[–]SoloJones 17 points18 points ago

As a man who announces his sex for no reason, I have nothing important to say.

[–]mellomeg -3 points-2 points ago

Touche.

[–]theinvigorator 0 points1 point ago

As a man. I am a man. A man I am. Man.

[–]mellomeg 1 point2 points ago

I do not like green eggs and ham.

[–]eamantite 2 points3 points ago

HNNGGGG

[–]lowlandsdrifter 1 point2 points ago

It's interesting how controversial this entry is, I thought it fit the sub perfectly. It doesn't have anything to do with the fact that the guy is a gamer, it's just a really, really lame joke.

[–]Hwy61Revisited 1 point2 points ago

This isn't cringe worthy. Teenage girls dressing like Japanese cartoons yelling "Desu Desu!" is fucking fridge worthy, this is just a funny joke arranges by a couple who enjoys videogames. You can tell who is new to this sub and who is not based on who up votes these non cringe worthy pictures.

[–]blackguyatkeyboard -2 points-1 points ago

I don't think I've ever cringed so hard from a picture.

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[–]Leiden 14 points15 points ago

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/r/deaddove

(Prior to deletion, McAsshole over here said "Maybe one day he'll unlock a skinny wife")

[–]DoctorNose 10 points11 points ago

I hope you do this for every deleted post on this forum.

I can't stand people who delete downvoted comments.

[–]Leiden 4 points5 points ago

I try! Happy to help.

[–]funfungiguy 2 points3 points ago

"You made your bed; now you have to sleep in it," is what my dad says. I don't think he's talking about internet points, but still valid.

[–]reddit_apologist 1 point2 points ago

Tbh that was pretty damn funny.