Aidan Leggat

April 16 2018
Resting Bitch Face (RBF)

Hook: Has someone ever said to you “ you look like a bitch”...me too. well congratulations you probably
have RBF just like me

Thesis:what is it?

Body:

P1: What is RBF

*Use urban dictionary’s definition*
“A phenomenon in which the resting face lacks animation and appears to look bitchy at all times, thus
leading people to believe a person must be upset, a snob or a bitch.”

*use cambridge dictionaries definition*

“An unkind, annoyed, or serious expression that someone has on their face when relaxed, without
intending to.

*use quote from plastic surgeon.

Anthony S. Youn, a board certified plastic surgeon in Detroit, has RBF and said it's a combination of
multiple forces.
"Gravity combined with genetics can pull our mouths down. As we get older and our skin gets looser and
it gives us a permanent frown," he said.”

P2: Face reader study

Famous people
*use quotes from slcc library*
“The faces associated with RBF registered “subtle traces of contempt,” says Rogers”
“This point is key. RBF is present in otherwise neutral faces. Those with RBF are not consciously
contemptuous and indeed might be feeling perfectly happy—or perhaps feeling nothing at all”.

P3: Where does the name come from?

Demeaning name
“The faces associated with RBF registered “subtle traces of contempt,” says Rogers”
“This point is key. RBF is present in otherwise neutral faces. Those with RBF are not consciously
contemptuous and indeed might be feeling perfectly happy—or perhaps feeling nothing at all”.
Tied mostly to females
*Anna kendricks story*

*quotes from slcc Library*

Conclusion:
Go over topics
So if someone says to you “I thought you were a bitch when I first met you”
You probably have RBF.