27 Cringey Things That Are Being Normalized.

Nathan Johnson Published 12/08/2023 in wtf

Some people’s actions are so annoying that we can’t help but shake our heads in frustration.

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1.
filming urself crying for social media
2.
Gender reveals.
3.
child pageants - grown adults dressing their kids in skimpy outfits and parading them around on stage, so many parents living their lives through their children despite most of them just wanting to live ordinary lives. starting high school beef with one another, makes me wanna rip my skin off
4.
People who flaunt helping others online. Like the ones who clearly do it for clout. My friend’s gf does this, she constantly looks at the camera, smiles & poses, waves, asks the homeless (who looks *so* uncomfortable) to wave to the camera too. NO.
5.
“Tough” bumper stickers like “I don’t retreat. I RELOAD” like sir we’re in the Taco Bell drive thru who are u shooting at?
6.
Talking badly about the poor and homeless. Any sort of talk where a person is devoid of empathy will make me cringe.
7.
People filming for social media, and acting like everyone around them just walking by is being rude and getting in their way. Where I live (a pretty beach town) I see this s**t every week, at least. I’ve literally heard people say “uh, can you leave?” to random strangers
8.
Guys that HAVE TO BE the “alpha male” in a group. Talking over people. Trying to be the toughest person around. Talking s**t for no reason. It’s so gross it literally gives me goose bumps. I’m like bro, just be you. If you’re a badass, you don’t have to prove it.
9.
Calling the man your dating "Daddy"
10.
People who don't pick up after their dogs on walks. My neighbor makes this massive production of flicking a few leaves or pieces of grass over her dogs turds and leaving them on peoples lawns while making out she is a paragon of community responsibility. Its your dog, and poo bags are cheap if not fashionable.
11.
Post personal (often medical) details about their children on social media
12.
Something about people talking about how tough and scary they can get irks me so badly. Someone the other day described themselves to me as a Doberman because they were “cute but people know not to f**k with them because they’ll bite their face off” and my innards curdled from the second hand embarrassment.
13.
Those TikTok videos where someone just stands there without speaking, pointing at bits of text as they appears one by one on the screen, pulling a different pose/expression for each text.
14.
People who video call in public and talk loudly, especially in trains or busses, I recently dealt with a customer who was on video call and had to show me a coupon in her phone and her whole family saw my face and I cringed and was so uncomfortable that I told her to put it away or I’m not authorizing the coupon.
15.
When they think everything that’s traditionally feminine is useless or stupid. I hate misogyny. Women shouldn’t have to compete with men to be taken seriously.
16.
Adults doing baby talk.
17.
People that make "I hate Kids, all People are horrible and suck I only get along with animals, dogs are better than People" their whole personality and never shut Up about it. I get it, I Like dogs and Kids can annoy me too but some People Just Go too far with those Jokes to a Point where it Just gets grotesque and dark. and with peace and love, I know people can suck but if someone truly only ever gets along with an animal that was breed throughout centuries to be obedient and love Humans unconditionally then I think there might be a chance they are the people that suck.
18.
Tiktok dances
19.
Being annoyed by other people’s joy.
20.
Explicitly telling the price of stuff they own
21.
Explaining something in a condescending tone - and incorrectly.
22.
recording while on public transportation. during peak hours. idiots.
23.
Post inspirational quotes online that they don’t live by.
24.
People who demand attention. Need to be the loudest in the group/room. It’s exhausting
25.
Anything that has to do with eating in front of a camera
26.
Back when I used Facebook, I found it cringy when people boasted about how happy they were with their spouse . Why are you telling us this. ( it automatically made me say to myself that they must be having problems) Or people who would come on and say life is great and everything is working out for them. I am so superstitious, I feel like a piano would fall on my head if I went around boasting how happy they are.
27.
obnoxious/pretentious people especially in public. i’m a freshman law student, and whenever my class goes out to hang out there’s this one mate who heavily uses legal jargons, references, and terms around other people just to let them know that we’re law students. it’s so annoying. like chile we’re still on our first semester lmao.

1.
filming urself crying for social media
2.
Gender reveals.
3.
child pageants - grown adults dressing their kids in skimpy outfits and parading them around on stage, so many parents living their lives through their children despite most of them just wanting to live ordinary lives. starting high school beef with one another, makes me wanna rip my skin off
4.
People who flaunt helping others online. Like the ones who clearly do it for clout. My friend’s gf does this, she constantly looks at the camera, smiles & poses, waves, asks the homeless (who looks *so* uncomfortable) to wave to the camera too. NO.
5.
“Tough” bumper stickers like “I don’t retreat. I RELOAD” like sir we’re in the Taco Bell drive thru who are u shooting at?
6.
Talking badly about the poor and homeless. Any sort of talk where a person is devoid of empathy will make me cringe.
7.
People filming for social media, and acting like everyone around them just walking by is being rude and getting in their way. Where I live (a pretty beach town) I see this s**t every week, at least. I’ve literally heard people say “uh, can you leave?” to random strangers
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8.
Guys that HAVE TO BE the “alpha male” in a group. Talking over people. Trying to be the toughest person around. Talking s**t for no reason. It’s so gross it literally gives me goose bumps. I’m like bro, just be you. If you’re a badass, you don’t have to prove it.
9.
Calling the man your dating "Daddy"
10.
People who don't pick up after their dogs on walks. My neighbor makes this massive production of flicking a few leaves or pieces of grass over her dogs turds and leaving them on peoples lawns while making out she is a paragon of community responsibility. Its your dog, and poo bags are cheap if not fashionable.
11.
Post personal (often medical) details about their children on social media
12.
Something about people talking about how tough and scary they can get irks me so badly. Someone the other day described themselves to me as a Doberman because they were “cute but people know not to f**k with them because they’ll bite their face off” and my innards curdled from the second hand embarrassment.
13.
Those TikTok videos where someone just stands there without speaking, pointing at bits of text as they appears one by one on the screen, pulling a different pose/expression for each text.
14.
People who video call in public and talk loudly, especially in trains or busses, I recently dealt with a customer who was on video call and had to show me a coupon in her phone and her whole family saw my face and I cringed and was so uncomfortable that I told her to put it away or I’m not authorizing the coupon.
15.
When they think everything that’s traditionally feminine is useless or stupid. I hate misogyny. Women shouldn’t have to compete with men to be taken seriously.
16.
Adults doing baby talk.
17.
People that make "I hate Kids, all People are horrible and suck I only get along with animals, dogs are better than People" their whole personality and never shut Up about it. I get it, I Like dogs and Kids can annoy me too but some People Just Go too far with those Jokes to a Point where it Just gets grotesque and dark. and with peace and love, I know people can suck but if someone truly only ever gets along with an animal that was breed throughout centuries to be obedient and love Humans unconditionally then I think there might be a chance they are the people that suck.
18.
Tiktok dances
19.
Being annoyed by other people’s joy.
20.
Explicitly telling the price of stuff they own
21.
Explaining something in a condescending tone - and incorrectly.
22.
recording while on public transportation. during peak hours. idiots.
23.
Post inspirational quotes online that they don’t live by.
24.
People who demand attention. Need to be the loudest in the group/room. It’s exhausting
25.
Anything that has to do with eating in front of a camera
26.
Back when I used Facebook, I found it cringy when people boasted about how happy they were with their spouse . Why are you telling us this. ( it automatically made me say to myself that they must be having problems) Or people who would come on and say life is great and everything is working out for them. I am so superstitious, I feel like a piano would fall on my head if I went around boasting how happy they are.
27.
obnoxious/pretentious people especially in public. i’m a freshman law student, and whenever my class goes out to hang out there’s this one mate who heavily uses legal jargons, references, and terms around other people just to let them know that we’re law students. it’s so annoying. like chile we’re still on our first semester lmao.