The great paradox of all cringeworthy things is that the more that we hate them, the harder it is to stop looking. The spectacle that comes with the public embarrassment of others seems to flick some kind of switch in our heads that means we can’t help but turn around and look. In this hopelessly …
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Awful Cringe That Really Sucks
Some people need to be sat down and talked to. They are far past the point of «are you OK?» and veer dangerously into «please, just stop doing this» territory. There are as many reasons for us to do embarrassing things as there are stars in the sky, and that’s probably why many produce such …
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Southwest Airlines Catches Flak for Impromptu Passenger Ukulele Lesson
For those of us stuck riding in cattle class, there are few things more depressing than having to take a flight. As if the experience of the airport isn’t stressful enough, we are then subjected to multiple hours of no legroom, recirculated air, and generally feeling like garbage. No amount of tiny pretzel bags can …
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Cringeworthy Moments That Prove Cringe is Eternal
Nothing in this life is truly immortal. We all die eventually, and any legacy we leave inevitably fades over the passage of time. Even the most famous among us get resigned to history after a long enough period of time, but it’s a difficult thing for many of us to conceptualize. When we’re out here …
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A Squirm-Inducing Collection of Cringe and Cringeworthy Moments
The early 2010s held a lot of questionable beliefs, but one person who got actually philosophy right was Sky Ferreira. Her iconic song Everything Is Embarrassing celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this week, and if we’re being honest with ourselves, the sentiment is truer than ever. We’re all just out here, flailing around and humiliating …
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A Fresh Compilation of Cringe for Anyone Who Needs to Feel Bad
Have you been feeling a bit too good about yourself lately? Like, maybe you’re not waking up every morning and actively jumping for joy, but you are starting to feel like everything might just be alright, at least for now. You’re starting to appreciate the small things in life, and value both what you have …
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A Whole New Bunch of Images & Posts to Instantly Hate
Those of us who have spent a lot of time on the internet (i.e. most of the people who visit this site) have thought to themselves at one point or another that the internet was a mistake. The sheer amount of awful things it exposes many of us to on a daily basis should be …
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Horrible Examples of High Potency Cringe
Just because it’s got to the point where we can’t live without it doesn’t mean that the internet isn’t a deeply cursed invention. We have to face it: nobody was ready emotionally, spiritually, or mentally to deal with the giddy highs and lows of the information super highway, and just because we’ve got used to …
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Moments of Cringe to Make Us Feel Better About Our Own Pitiful Existence
If we’re being completely honest with ourselves, part of the appeal of watching others be embarrassing is that we get to feel better about ourselves. We’ve all had those moments that not only make us want to curl up and die, but horrify the people around us, too. What’s even better is that most of …
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A Helping of Heinously Cringeworthy Moments
All of us embarrass ourselves sometimes. Even if we think we’re the coolest person in the world, we can make slipups that there is no coming back from. Even worse, there’s probably a load of times where we have managed to make a fool or ourselves without realizing at all. At if that wasn’t enough, …
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