Thank you for the caption. My fist thought was “how did they take this photo in color?!?”

Sounds good to me!

I decided to scroll through the replies to see if anyone already said what I was going to, and you did.

Everyone thinks that irrelevant culture wars are more important than things that actually affect them directly, and our REAL enemies love it.

A failing con artist.

Fuck off, dude-I’ve-never-heard-of. You sound like a jackass with no sense of humor.

Older people vote more.

They don’t. That’s why I’ve never said it.

You gave me an excuse to do something I wanted to do anyway. I just watched it, and it was great! Thanks!

Why are you turning this into a personal attack? Asking women to smile is not something I do.

I’ve deliberately not watched the trailer to avoid spoilers. Yes, I’m one of those people.

That is hysterically arrogant and appallingly nauseating at the same time.

I constantly have to remind myself that I can be perceived as “threatening”, because I’m typically not threatening at all. Having some empathy is a good start, but there’s so much I don’t know about what women deal with on a daily basis.

I’ve never said it to anyone (well, except when taking a group photo). You’re right; it’s weird. I’m just looking for perspectives on why it’s weird.

This is the best answer I’ve seen so far. Thank you!

I don’t have an example because I knew it wasn’t a good thing to do, so I didn’t (and won’t!) do it. I just didn’t know why, but those who have responded have helped explain!

“you don’t look right here let me change you”

That’s pretty fucking rude. I am continually amazed by how much women are expected to tolerate.

I don’t feel that need, and don’t tell people to “smile more” because I don’t understand why it’s problematic. I’m getting a clearer idea, though.

That feels depressingly accurate. Ick.

Good point.

I just removed the dupes, thanks. Fedia was being glitchy.

Plus, you explained your answer well.