Why You May Not Like Ted Cruz’s Face

[applegrove]

Why You May Not Like Ted Cruz’s Face

https://politicalwire.com/2016/03/06/why-you-may-not-like-ted-cruzs-face/

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Neurologist Richard Cytowic told Quartz that the unusual movements of Sen. Ted Cruz’s face may make him seem less sincere to the human brain than other candidates.

Said Cytowic: “The normal way a face moves is what’s called the Duchenne smile, named after the 19th century French neurologist. So the mouth goes up, the eyes narrow and the eyes crinkle at the outside, forming crows feet. Cruz doesn’t give a Duchenne smile. His mouth goes in a tight line across or else it curves down in an anti-Duchenne smile. So he doesn’t come across as sincere at all.”



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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's not just that he seems insincere;

it's that he seems extremely creepy, like the guy who hangs around playgrounds offering candy to kids, with ropes and duct tape in his trunk. Insincerity is a characteristic of many politicians but that level of creepiness is unusual and disturbing.

[applegrove]

2. Oh I agree he's creepy.

[enid602]

3. boogers

Eating one's own boogers on national TV doesn't endear one to the people, either.

[truebluegreen]

7. Oh crap! What did I miss?!?11!

[enid602]

12. boogers

google ted cruz eats boogers. Not for the faint hearted though.

[waddirum]

14. Do yourself a favor and avoid typing the words "Ted Cruz eats Boogers"...

... into Youtube. You really do not want to see it. It is that horrific.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. The only thing missing is a chainsaw

swinging wildly in his hand.

The Freddy Krueger mask is a nice, natural touch.

[StandingInLeftField]

5. Yet he remains a top contender for the rethug nominee

and what does that say about the rethuglicans that vote for him?

[elfin]

6. Science aside - it's because he looks like a giant sewer rat. Eom

[lindysalsagal]

19. Sewer rats everywhere are not laughing

[elfin]

21. But they know one of their own. Now that's "science." For sure . EOM

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. Count Chocula.

[CurtEastPoint]

9. Grandpa Munster. Except he was likeable.

[Frank Cannon]

11. "Grandpa" Al Lewis, aside from being a nice man, was also a huge lefty.

He even ran for governor of New York under the Green Party in the late '90s. He didn't win, but he got enough votes for the Green Party to keep them on the state ballot for the next few years.

I'm sure he must be rolling in his grave over all these visual comparisons to the Booger Eater.

[Bucky]

10. Dont give a shit about his face. It's his policies that scare me

[Generic Brad]

13. Plus he looks just like Joseph McCarthy

That alone repulses me on a visceral level.

[Javaman]

15. or he's a psychopath.

I think he would score pretty high on the Psychopathy Checklist—revised

[yortsed snacilbuper]

16. He looks like death,

sneaking over a cemetery fence!

[DawgHouse]

17. His face reminds me of the drama tragedy mask.

[Orrex]

18. Uncanny valley

He looks almost but not quite human. Like a booger-eating human.

[lindysalsagal]

20. Or maybe, you just see this:

[Shankapotomus]

22. His haircut make him look like

a greaser from the 50's.