Scrunch face: GenZ's bizarre selfie trend goes viral
If pouting like a duck wasn't already enough, there's a new pose making the rounds on social media where selfie addicts are scrunching their faces. Famous TikToker @Starwberrymilkmob made a unique observation on how people, mostly girls, are making "a cartoonish grin" by squinting their eyes and squeezing/scrunching their noses. The pose has gone viral and has become GenZ's latest selfie obsession.
Let's understand what is the 'scrunch face pose' all about
This pose gives a playful and exaggerated appearance in which one squints their eyes, scrunches their nose, and raises their mouth a little as if they are sniffing something terrible. While some found it adorable, others labeled it as cringe.
People are backing up TikToker's observation
The "scrunch face pose" is becoming so omnipresent on social media platforms that one can easily find numerous influencers on Instagram, TikTok, and BeReal posing that way. And it turns out that most of them do it unknowingly! The TikToker's video has garnered over 1.1 million views and thousands of comments from people who back this observation.
Why is the pose trending?
Many are attributing the existence and rise of this selfie pose to the expressive behavior of GenZ on social media to gain fame. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram have audiences that love facial features, especially when they are recorded on trending music or audio. With that, new expressions that involve making crazy faces quickly go viral as the audience loves such content.
Scrunch face is among the oldest expressions that humans learned
Interestingly, babies or toddlers scrunch their faces all the time. This tells how this facial expression is one of the oldest ones that all humans learn as an infant. This primal facial gesture has reemerged as a trend among Generation Z involving nostalgia and the playful embrace of baby-like features. By revisiting this expression, youngsters find a creative and endearing means to express themselves.
