Think you might have "RBF"? Upload a photo showing a neutral expression here, and our FaceReader software will test it for emotionality. If you see lingering levels of contempt, you just might have RBF!
For years, Resting Bitch Face (RBF) is a phenomenon attributed to
celebrities like Kanye West and Kirsten Stewart.
Our scientists have used the groundbreaking FaceReader software for
their research into RBF. With this software you can detect the basic emotions in humans faces,
live or from video files or images. They took images from well know
RBF faces and processed them through our FaceReader software. What
emerged rather quickly was that one emotion continued to rear its
ugly head: the dreaded contempt.
With these results, our scientists have created a test to figure
out if your face has signs of conptempt, and maybe you are also
suffering from Resting Bitch Face.
Read more about the science of RBF in this
blog post!
In the tool below you can upload a photo from an url or upload from your
system. Our software will analyze your face and will tell you if you
have RBF.
If you see Contempt you might have RBF.
By the way, the better quality the picture, the better the results! Test only photos where your face is clearly visible and the lighting should be sufficient.
Besides the basic facial expressions like happy,
sad, angry, disgusted, surprised, scared, and neutral, contempt is another
emotion that can be recognized in the face.
Contempt is the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration,
worthless, or deserving scorn and therefore seen as a negative emotion.
Politicians show contempt. Or boxers in the ring. Also, many celebraties
photographed at the wrong moment can show some contempt in their facial
expressions. They might mean it though, when dealing with nasty paparazzi.
Your face can also show contempt. Even if you don’t mean to show this emotion,
others can certainly interpret your face. For example, by seeing subtle facial
cues: a slight lip-snarl, or the slightest squinting of the eyes and burrowing
of brows.
So, it can be the case that you don’t want to show contempt, but that your face
is showing this slightly negative expression.
Learn more about facial expression recognition on the FaceReader homepage.