Soy Evolutionary origin of soy smile

[theson]

The soy face is a gesture that signals submission in apes. You never see a football jock making this face.

Psychologists from the University of Portsmouth have published a paper suggesting gorillas use human-like facial expressions to communicate moods with one another.

One, a "play face", featuring an open mouth and showing no teeth, denotes a playful mood, usually accompanied with physical contact. Another, which is open-mouthed and displaying top teeth, could be a submissive smile -- as it mixes the play face and a bared-teeth expression, which indicates appeasement. "Many primate species also show their teeth when they scream,"

 

[Deleted member 21514]

Interesting tbh

 

[Animecel2D]

 

[Golden]

Damn nice find

 

[theson]

If this isn't supposed to signal low status/submission, why aren't there any photos of Chad making this face?

 

[cryptic__egg]

Interesting and it makes sense. If you're not attractive you face social aggression if you do something assertive, so you need to show that ypu're submissive to not create conflict.

 

[Deleted member 24160]

Notice the girl is nowhere near the huddle.

 

[theson]

Notice the girl is nowhere near the huddle.

 

[Deleted member 21514]

If this isn't supposed to signal low status/submission, why aren't there any photos of Chad making this face?

Tbh only soys make that face

 

[AlexanderTheGreat11]

Soy as fuck