awwtism rule

I'm not autistic but I was often called out as a kid for not showing any emotions on my face until I got angry.

Later in life I discovered that in the old world, Lakota men were expected to have an emotionally blank expression. And it was often misunderstood by white people.

There was a group of young warriors that called themselves Ugly Faces and would try to make the hardest and scariest faces during hunting and battle. They were enjoying the highest of joy but trying not to show it.

I watched an Alice Cooper concert live, my stepbrother was with me. He apparently was unnerved by my 'sitting completely still with no facial expressions as I looked at the stage'

I was trying to imprint it in my memory! It was amazing!!

Edited for personal accuracy:

Don't let the Finns see this

Sometimes having a good time looks like this: >:|

That's just me, except that I never had that great time,,,

My roommate thought I hated them when we met, (met ~1 year before moving in) still thinks I might hate them "because I look so soulless".

Well, expressing emotions requires overwhelming visceral emotions, but those are kinda vague and weak/barely existing things. Those are just mostly background subconscious subroutines/thinking patterns, only noticable when observed over long time frames(years). Not something that actually has the power to cause facial expressions.

Though i have alexithymia too, so just a blind person guessing the colors of the rainbow.

This is why I don't sit in the front row seat of stand up comedian routines. I can sometimes show zero expression or look distracted while actually greatly enjoying the act.

I feel this. This one woman at work asks me what’s wrong practically every single day. I always tell her I’m doing well and she doesn’t believe me. I’m an autistic Principal Software Engineer. This is just how I am lol

if im not activley engaged in a conscious smile, this is me. just this morning someone asked me "you ok? you look frustrated".

Schizophrenics too, interestingly enough.

got to look like character from video made with garrys mod to convince others you are having fun

This is why I like kuudere characters.

They're not exactly perfect autism representation, but they're autism coded, and having difficulty expressing emotions is relatable.

I've done this. I sometimes enjoy being in populated areas and looking at nothing