There is no way I’m Googling “fingermouthing” at work.

Yep, my 16 year old sister confirmed that this is because they are hyper aware of their online presence and want to be in control of it. It’s also a signal to your friends not to tag you either, which I get but...why are you posing for a picture in the first place? Why not just decline the photographer or turn your…

I’d drop you a rope but we can’t risk anything coming up with you.

Fingermouthing? I’m... not sure what should be said in response to this.

I’m really impressed they’re that savvy and protective of their privacy.

I never went, but how many under 21 nightclubs could there have possibly been in Medford in 1998?

They have different reasons for doing it -- after all teenagers are major followers. However according to my 13 year old step daughter, she doesn’t want facial recognition apps automatically tagging her on social media. She wants to choose where her pictures goes. Somehow I think it’s just the ‘cool thing to do’ for a…

I am black. I have been to Medford (Ashland is really the college town but Medford is seedier and right next door). Can confirm; if you don’t mind being objectified it’s like being a bear in a salmon run.

oh my god, someone help, I have fallen down a hole of narcissistic teen trends.

Hahahah, was it the one in the converted bank? The worst punk band in the world used to play there. Like Oi punk and the led singer would spit on the crowd a bunch but only on the smallest of children.

I’m tired of the resting bitch face. They don’t have to smile, but they could at least try for “animated.” Likely you are younger than I, so rock yourself out with something different:)

What’s the deal with them making smiley faces backwards. For instance:

Why did I fucking try to google this? I have learned that selfie poses have FUCKING NAMES. Fingermouthing, T-rex, Grace Face. Fucking who’s to guess what the shit this pose is called.

That is an awesome story and knowing the rural PNW personally, its totally believable.

It seems to just be girls doing it - it’s probably supposed to be cute and coquettish, or something. Like how Japanese girls (stereotypically) cover their mouths when giggling?

I had a group of friends in the late 90s (all black guys—this is relevant) who used to drive every other weekend from Sacramento to fucking Medford, Oregon, to go to an under 21 nightclub (I don’t remember if the minimum age was 18 or 16, but I think 18). When I inquired as to why in the fuck they would drive like 5…

Or they didn’t get permission from their parents to go out, so they don’t want to get grounded.

The most logical conclusion to which I arrived is that they recognize that facial recognition is A Thing and that pictures on the Internet never go away, so by hiding their faces they can hopefully prevent embarrassing questions in future job interviews.

All his shows have a strong goth/Edward Gorey aesthetic.

The speculation that I heard was that Trump decided to do this one today to show Spicer and the rest of his staff ‘how it’s done’. So yeah, look forward to more unhinged shit from his underlings...