MySpace angle

English Alternative forms en Myspace angle Etymology Since 2006, from being frequently used in MySpace profile pictures. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-MySpace angle.wav US Noun MySpace angle en Internet slang A camera angle from above the (usually female) person's head at an angle that typically showcases the face and cleavage but conceals the body. en http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2539 “You Looked Better on MySpace”: Deception and authenticity on the Web 2.0 First Monday Lauren F Sessions 1396-0466 2009 This case study approach utilizes a close reading analysis of the MySpace Angle commentary, revealing three main themes in users’ critique of MySpace Angles: 1) users who post these photographs are conforming to a social trend at the expense of their individuality; 2) the presentation of these photographs is narcissistic; and, 3) these photographs purposefully conceal the body. https://web.archive.org/web/20230220010817/https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2539 20 February 2023 en https://books.google.ch/books?id=cjTtDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT58&dq=%22myspace+angles%22 Fake It: More Than 100 Shortcuts Every Woman Needs to Know Jennifer Byrne Simon and Schuster 9781440543647 2012026390 2012-10-18 No Myspace Angles! Let's address the subject of “Myspace-angle” photos, as well “mirror-cam” pics with the pouty expression and the extended, camera phone-bearing arm. They are awful. Nothing makes a woman seem more simultaneously ridiculous, boring and in need of arm weight reps like these poses do. Those shot-from-above pics scream, “Look! I have cleavage and a working phone! All this can be yours!” en https://books.google.ch/books?id=Ag9VDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA8&dq=%22myspace+angles%22 The Digital Arts and Humanities: Neogeography, Social Media and Big Data Integrations and Applications Charles Travis; Alexander von Lünen Springer Springer Geography 9783319409535 1005809328 2016-10-25 8 These misinterpretations can apparently be transposed to self-representations online and, in particular, when embodied gestures are lacking in online communication (compare for instance phenomena of deceit for example the notorious over flattering MySpace angles and other misleading digital depictions). en https://books.google.ch/books?id=SQlxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA74&dq=%22myspace+angle%22 Families and Technology Jennifer Van Hook; Susan M. McHale; Valarie King Springer National Symposium on Family Issues 9783319955407 1056684593 2018-10-01 74 For women, showing more cleavage, giving flirtatious looks directly into the camera, and taking the picture from above their head and at an angle (nicknamed the “MySpace angle”) increase the number of new messages they receive. en https://books.google.ch/books?id=-RfBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=%22myspace+angle%22 Imaging Identity: Text, Mediality and Contemporary Visual Culture Johannes Riquet; Martin Heusser Springer Nature 9783030217747 1129395047 2019-11-30 42 Marwick, for instance, draws attention to the “MySpace angle,” namely, “the practice of taking a selfie from above, which is said to make the subject look thinner” (2015, 141). en https://books.google.ch/books?id=-cgAEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT478&dq=%22myspace+angle%22 Family Sexy Taboo Explicit Best Women's Erotica - 150 The Hottest Filthy Sex Story Megan Hood Ronnie Butler 2020-10-04 Wow, she looks exactly like her pictures, MySpace angle notwithstanding.