Resting bitch face

[peacetraveler22]

Today I was reminded of a unique phenomenon we call "resting bitch face" in English. I'm not sure if this expression is used in Russian, but it refers to people (mostly women) who always have an angry, annoyed or irritated expression on their face. The expression does not always correlate with the emotions of the particular moment, and there have been some psychological and physiological studies to determine whether resting bitch face is genetically inherent, or whether it's a true reflection of a person's mood or personality. There has been no conclusive answer. :) Normally, I'm a very cheerful, smiley person but lately it seems I probably have this resting bitch face expression too often. Do you know women, or men, who always have this look of displeasure or irritation on their face? There are several female celebrities who have notably been diagnosed as having resting bitch face - Kristen Stewart, Anna Kendrick, Victoria Beckham. Just look at photos of them online, and you will see it's true! Personally, I could never date or constantly be around someone who always looks like a sour puss! :)) A nice smile is immediately inviting, while a look like this screams "stay away!"

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[anna-sollanna.livejournal.com]

Well, I have never noticed this "resting bitch face" but in Russia I used to notice very often another expression on female faces. It was a mixture of contempt and sneer, and it was the usual face worn by teachers and other women who's got high education but didn't earn enough money in their lives. In their childhood and youth they were taught that they shouldn't swear, shouldn't fight like boys etc. So all they could do in a situation when they were offended or angry was to show how they despise their adversaries, to show the latter that they are mean and miserable in comparison with a woman they have offended. As a rule, adversaries (especially if they were from a lower class, some hooligans without even the full secondary education) were not frightened by such an expression but it was the only "defense" of these women, and they used it too often and finally such a face fixed tightly to their faces...

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

I know some people tell me gender relations are much better now in Russia, but some of my male readers make me constantly shake my head due to their rudeness and barbaric thinking about a woman's place in the world. :((