I don't think minecraft is "cringe" anymore but if I have to hear about dream one more time I'm going to shatter my monitor

I wonder if the reason why people see children’s behavior as “cringe” is because children are more likely to be unapologetically enthusiastic about their interests, and some people see that as naive, when it’s mostly just that “adult life” shames you about liking things that children also like

Cringe Internet Cycle: Fun game comes out Kids starts to like it KZfaqrs/streamers starts to milk it It becomes “cringe” to like that game now New fun game comes out Kids starts to like it KZfaqrs/streamers starts to milk it The old game becomes popular again It becomes “cringe” to like that New game now Repeat

“the internet isn’t a safe space” doesn’t excuse the fact that you are bullying children, just because it’s behind a screen doesn’t make it any less disgusting as if you were doing it in person

If Cringe culture is dying, Does that mean people will think that cringe culture is cringe, creating a paradox on unparalleled patheticness?

if you are able to sing a minecraft parody in a school talent show you are the strongest human alive

I suddenly remember how in middle school, I'd play act boss battles against imaginary bosses. By myself. In front of other kids. This was 18 years ago. If all of that took place today, I'd probably be a social media laughing stock and get my own evening news story.

I remembered even when MC was ‘dead’ I still played and when someone said I was playing a dead game I’d tell them ‘Minecraft isn’t dead, your dead.”

i'm seeing people calling friday night funkin cringe now just because it's popular and kids enjoy it

Mark, what the shit are those Fortnite graphic settings? That's the REAL cringe here.

11:11 honestly, this kid is a huge Chad and I definitely admire the risk he took by putting himself out there. You go Lego shorts kid! Keep loving stuff and pursuing your passions!!

To this day, half of the stuff people call "cringe", I find funny (in a good way, not a "haha look at this idiot" way). Like those kids doing the Fortnite dances yelling "We like Fortnite" is great. How they all immediately get up and start quickly doing the dances while chanting it is hilarious. It's literally just a group of kids doing harmless dances, I don't see how it suddenly means "ugh, this piece of media is no longer good, I can't like it anymore." So long as no one is being harmed, it's all just fun and games.

Cringe culture: Why do kids like everything we like Literally the things that always get popular: Rated E games

I feel like "cringe culture" is just an evolution of that "edgy teenager" phase that most people go through, where they consider anything made for kids "cringy."

Dude thanks for this. I was the victim of cringe culture recently. I do voice acting and character acting with a theme based around gold in a 15 year old Valve FPS called Team Fortress 2. I was drunk on new years and after a long night of being there for a bro that had bad girl issues and needed someone to talk to, I headed home and had a few more drinks and hopped into a TF2 lobby. I was doing my normal thespian posh satirical acting bits, mainly inspired by Monty Python, and having the pleasure of seeing John Cleese live, I wanted to bring my own spin to the lobby. Things went really well! At least for the first 50 mins or so. Then someone joined and started talking massive amounts of shit in a very monotone voice. This person was named Venusian Rapper. He is the guy that both Vorobey and Pyrocynical covered recently in videos. This guy spent 30 mins harassing me, using URL exploits to view my artwork of my OC character, calling it "cringe" and siccing his fanbase of like 3k on me. I had to private over 1000 screenshots, and remove my artwork showcase on steam JUST to get away from him. He was kicked from the server by an admin that was called into handle a cheater and noticed his harassment towards me. All seemed ok but well... He then uploaded two different videos on me totally out of context and filled with ALL of my socials, my friends socials, my group, my wifes socials, etc. He even showed how to use the URL exploit to view and harass my profile to others on the net, encouraging witch-hunting and brigading! The ironic part? Mr "Your art is cringe" turns out to be a pedophile, who drew Corn of minors online for fun and money. He also beat his girlfriend and suicide baited her with her own gun, shortly after her grandmother died. This guy is a nutcase who got exposed hard, for things WAY worse than a couple "Cringy" pieces of self insert TF2 art. He got exposed so damn hard the little coward privated his profile as he already got 2 strikes and was terrified of losing his channel to a third. He even made a burner youtube where he has an about me BEGGING for a second chance. TLDR, let people enjoy things. If it isn't against the law, and isn't morally wrong, who fucking cares. Cringe is dead, life is short, be you unapologetically, fuck the haters. They are just insecure and jealous, wishing they could be up front about the things they like, with a mind firmly set in 2015, pity them, for they are dead inside.

7:08 "I feel like these kids aren't that cringe- everyone is weird and nerdy at that age, and us laughing at them is kind of the real cringe" you explained it perfectly.

I'm pretty sure cringe culture is the very reason I have become extremely cautious in actually liking things I feel like I would love and why I'm incredibly pessimistic and anti-social.

Cringe culture never dies. It just transforms into something different

This reminds me of the whole Gacha kid situation. People will literally bully anyone with a Gacha pfp regardless of their age, skill or content they produce using Gacha Life/Club/etc. Just because there are people out there who make inappropriate content using the app, the people who actually make the inappropriate content should be dealt with and not the innocent people who have nothing to do with that content.

I've said it a million times and I'll say it a million times again: *people who constantly call things cringe just don't know how to enjoy things in life, and unfortunately, that leads to a lot of anti-social traits.*

Great video, now I can tell people I like Donkey Kong, my deepest darkest secret

Let's be honest with ourselves; lego batman shorts kid has done something none of us will ever have the courage to do.

What I hate about cringe culture is that leaves no room for sincerity. It’s irony poisoned a lot of people (even me) and a lot of the people who are the most deep in cringe culture have no room to just acknowledge that people like a thing and that’s perfectly okay.

I'm a 23 year old who likes FNAF, My Little Pony, Undertale, Stephen Universe, and countless other things that were commonly seen as "cringe" back in the day. The beauty of becoming an adult is realizing that other peoples opinions on your interests don't mean jack shit in the grand scheme of things. Enjoy what you enjoy folks! Life is WAY too short to feel bad just because someone chose to be a judgmental asshole

Game: *exists* Kids: *like it* Internet: must be cringe.

"game/show bad because fandom bad" is a meme that needs to stop

Minecraft Renaissance begins: Gamers: “we have always been at war with Eastasia.” Dream becomes popular: “We have always been at war with Eurasia.”

When I call something "cringe", I'm usually referring to how uncomfortable it makes me. For instance, an awkward moment on a TV show can be cringe because it makes me physically cringe.

In defense of Lego Batman shorts kid: in sixth grade, I entered the school talent show doing animal impressions.... But to this day, my impressions transcended into cartoon character voices.

I think the “I’m not like other girls” trend is also like cringe culture. Oh my gosh, girls dressing up and being cute? Girls doing normal girl things? Cringe. Not me. I’m quirky. I’m special.

I saw an among us TikTok and the whole comment section was “dead game” 💀

I remember a time when Cuphead was next on the chopping block and people were so insistent that the Cuphead fandom was "bad" and "toxic" and there was a lot of spite art already on hand by those people who tried so hard to demonize the Cuphead fandom. Then when it came time to actually prove the Cuphead fandom was bad, their example was..... Crudely drawn Deviantart posts. Cringe Culture was so desperate that year that it was almost comical

I really hate cringe comps. Most of them just make fun of under 13 year old kids who have an interest they're really passionate about. The people who make the cringe comps are the cringy ones themselves.

The amount of youtubers making videos about fanbases being cringe are pretty much an entire sub genre. Still won't stop me from listening to the Undertale OST and watching jojo.

Unfortunately Cringe culture doesn't die. It just moves on to other things.

Calling people cringe for their love for something is dumb. I bet those people are happier than you

Fortnite is the only game where you can see Ryu Street Fighter with a gun jump out of a Lamborghini to shoot down Travis Scott and then both Whip and Nae Nae

What’s funny is most people who are part of cringe culture are preteens and teens who are now incredibly insecure and are trying to push themselves away from there past selves, as a result they begin to dislike anyone and anything that might be seen as “childish” as they are to scared that others may insult them for it. Cringe culture represents the entire idea and stigma of trying to not be seen as “different” we see it in clothing, gaming, tv shows, anything that people widely use and appreciate has its own form of cringe culture and forces everyone to suppress a true them to the point that they now can’t even openly express themselves.

In 20q6 when i was 11 cringe culture was at its peak, and i was apart of it, later as I started leaving cringe culture, cringe culture never left me. Everytime i want to express myself my mind would be like "your acting cringe, stop it." I gave up my ambition for art at age 12 because i thought to myself "it looks bad, show this to anyone they'll cringe." And i gave up. This still affects me to this day whenever i try to do anything to express myself i immediately stop and delete it/rip it. Whenever i try to talk to make a connection with someone my mind immediately goes "stop this because they will cringe once they find out who you are" this comment right here is taking up all my mental energy because im trying to fight my thoughts. Fuck cringe culture. I abandoned all of my hobbies and ambitions to appease no one.

Finally. A conversation that let's me talk about that time I sung "raining tacos" In front of my entire elementary school, without feeling embarrassed

Remember kids. Enjoy what makes you happy, and respect others opinions.

genuinely feel bad for the dedotated wam kid, he was just asking what he should use for a server, but because of him stumbling over his words hes made fun of to this day

Glad someone talked about it. People pretend they didn't hate minecraft for like 4 years.

I started liking Friday Night Funkin ever since the game has a smaller fanbase. It’s honestly crazy to see just how many people hate the game just because it’s the norm. Personally I love the game and it’s modding community. The amount of talked I see from artists, animators, musicians, and programmers is phenomenal. But of course, a game is going to have weird people, and that’s all people associate with the game now. I’m just glad there are people who understand how stupid Cringe Culture can be.

I won’t lie fall guys had the to the biggest case I’ve ever had of “finally getting the cool new toy at school after everyone moved on to the new thing” in my life online

If codename: kid's next door came out today there would probably be a villain that bullys kid's just for liking something

i've never understood why some peoples justification for not getting into a piece of media is the fanbase because they're "cringe". why would other peoples interest and expression of that interest in something determine how YOU interact or feel about it? it's genuinely so sad to see people turn down games, shows, movies, and other franchises just because of the attention it's getting? if you think a fandom is cringe, then don't interact with it. it's as simple as that and it should stop you from exploring new media

Honestly cringe culture really did hinder my artistic and creative work, cringe culture was RAMPANT in the art community when I was still a mushy-brained preteen so it really fucked up my view on what’s “good art” or “bad art”. Animation meme cringe compilations and deviantart cringe made me believe that if I did or made something cringey I would get publicly humiliated and thus I forced myself to make art that would be viewed as “acceptable.” So for the longest time all of my character designs were desaturated to the point of near greyscale with only one pop of color occasionally and all of my character’s personalities were so bland they were basically stone statues. It’s only since quarantine started that I really started expressing myself in a way that makes me happy, because I grew out of my self-hating cringe-fearing child self. And cringe culture almost completely affected people like me with autism, since we have social issues and can get easily fixated on stuff others feel is odd or “cringe.” I went through ALL of the cringe fandoms; FNAF, Baldi’s Basics, UnderTale (I met some of my closest friends in this fandom), My Little Pony, anime, Minecraft (I still love this game), and throughout most of these phases I really liked furries (but I wasn’t really open about it). But my own self-hate and the fear I would be seen as cringe and bullied for it made me really afraid of talking about stuff I enjoyed to my peers, leading me to feel isolated and alone. And they found out I liked anime and furries and were RUTHLESS, 8th graders can be needlessly cruel to peers who stray from the norm. But now I’m an autistic 17 year old who’s still processing and trying to get rid of this mindset of trying to appeal to everybody I meet.

I usually just laugh at stuff that is considered cringe in those compilations, unless it's shoenice or something deeply disgusting

The day that people stop saying "this piece of media bad because fandom bad" will LITERALLY be the day the universe ends because it probably won't ever stop circulating online, unfortunately

It's 2022 Among Us has left a cultural scar that may never heal.

6:46 I might be biased considering all past work I’ve done with kids was with little ones aged 4-8, but I will never understand how anyone found that first kid to be cringe. I think it’s so adorable how excited he is to be at a convention for a thing he likes and even getting to ask a question. He must’ve left that day thinking it was the best day ever! Yes his question was absolute nonsense, but kids around that age especially ask/say nonsensical things all the time and you just have to let them roll with it. My personal way of handling them is just spew silly nonsense back at them and they’ll be satisfied.

I also notice a lot of cringe culture makes fun of autistic children or people who have ADHD

"I think I'm just pass the point of shaming someone for having a genuine interest in something" oh you mean you're an actually likeable person

this reminds me of a tiktok that said name one thing a teenage girl can do without getting made fun of. no one could come up with a single answer

This video was honestly so encouraging for me. I’m autistic and I’ve always been ashamed about expressing my special interests like minecraft and sonic. Sometimes I couldn’t even stop myself from talking about them so much because I was just so passionate about them. I was always scared I would be bullied for them and I was at one point, I eventually stopped caring yet I still get some anxietys about this stuff but this video really helped me see that I should really embrace myself and my special interests, thanks!

I think the most toxic point in cringe culture was when people started to make fun of well intentioned beginners in the art and animation community, with many of those beginners being children. You’d see all those “Animation Meme Cringe” videos and most of the time, the videos were just making fun of beginners without offering any constructive criticism and more often then not, users didn’t even know or consent to their videos being put in these cringe compilations. (Different scenario if they did consent or intentionally submit their videos though) . It was especially cruel when they threw in videos that were made by skilled children, who were not beginners and had improved over a fast period of time .

I was in love with the Lego Batman shorts kids and apparently my friend was there and knew the person recording it was the best day of my life

4:11 I personally don’t mind cringe being the new autistic. Personally prefer that to people using my disorder as an insult.

when your 12 year old brother who used to obsessively play fortnite has now grown into a phase of only playing minecraft and calling fortnite cringe: -_-

Let's create "cringecore". Basically it's the opposite of cringe culture where you theme something around popular things that kids like in a positive way.

Imagine disliking a game because it’s “cringe” instead of just disliking the game in general for normal reasons

16:08 Fast forward to 2023, you're spot on.

Life cycle of a popular game: Spikes in popularity➙kids start to like it and over saturation➙memes start to come up about it➙it becomes popular again

Hot take: If Cringe culture never existed then the internet would probably be a much better place.

The reason I consider lots of kids getting into something you like a bad thing is because companies will then change that thing to cater towards kids. Dropping quality, pushing gimmicks, and changing the thing you liked before it became 'made for kids'.

Cringe culture is still alive, it just moved on to Gacha Life, FNF, Poppy Playtime and SMP

In conclusion, the older generation will always hate the younger one.

I hated on fortnite initially, but it turns out it's actually a pretty fun game to play with my kids. It's also shown me how good at games my son is

What’s replaced cringe culture is INCOMPARABLY worse

The cringiest thing in the world is making fun of other people for harmlessly loving something. Also ironic memes are kinda cringe, but that may just be that I spend too much time around people who keep showing me unfunny ironic memes.

I swear, give it seven or eight years, all these fortnite kids are gonna be amazingly well coordinated cuz they can actually dance really well, or at least better than most of us

People’s logic New trending game People: ok good Kids enjoy it People: ew disgusting I’m leaving

I can’t tell you how many teens & kids I’ve met in online groups usually for support with mental illness. & I’ve had to explain that they aren’t dismissed by adults because they’re bad or dramatic, it’s because they’re at an awkward phase in their lives & adults look at them & see certain things in their behaviors that make them cringe at their past selves. & instead of providing comfort & guidance to preteens & teens that are presently going through it, they project, shame, & dismiss them. It’s so sad to me because they’re sweet kids. & I know this video is old, but I wanted to thank you for making this video. I think it has & will continue to help that age group forgive themselves for their awkwardness

22:21 That just reminded me of how when I got into Sonic, I would run with my arms behind my back and run like him. Kids made fun of me for it, but I didn't care.

Twitter: Fall Guys is dead now so if you play it you suck Fall Guys: *Aight imma head onto Switch*

7:09 actually I paused and the first comment I saw was: *"I feel like these kids aren't that cringe- everyone is weird and nerdy at that age, and us laughing at them is kind of the real cringe"* which honestly sums up my feelings quite nicely.

Great video Mark!. I think you could've talked about the whole stigma with ROBLOX and how it is exclusively associated with cringy kids doing cringy roleplay etc. when in reality, Roblox is full of a lot of talented games and works of art. Other than that, Good job!

As an animator, looking at what happened at KZfaq, I can say that cringe culture is no dying or die, they is just evolve into something different that so big and still growing that you might know it on youtube

“I like sonic. Fucking deal with it.” I’m gonna start saying that but I’m gonna replace sonic with all sorts of things

I used to be one of those people who called everything cringe, I turned on FNaF for at least a year not sharing that I enjoyed it. Then I had a friend tell me to play Fortnite with them and then I realized it was okay to enjoy it and nobody cared, so I stopped caring about the whole of cringe culture and started just enjoying life.

I'm glad I'm seeing more creators my age like you, Mark. It's interesting to see these cultural experiences from other's POV. Keep up the good work!

Meanwhile me over here getting constantly called autistic because I have literally any hobbies

This vid summarizes the image with the girl drawing something and the dude coming up and saying "cringe" only to have her yell "your cringe" back and him sobbing infront of a mirror

I feel like “cringe” became what “fail”, “cancer”, and “AIDS” used to be in the late 2000’s to early 2010’s

It’s ironic because the word “cringe” is quite cringe

Fall Guys may have lost a massive amount of its playerbase, but it was by far the most popular game at EGX 2021. Everyone was lining up to play, and not just because there weren't many new games there. People were going nuts for it and you were cool if you were wearing a crown because it meant you won during your turn. It's still incredibly fun.

The word “Cringe” is so overused it lost its meaning.

We should start saying bullies are cringe, because they actually are cringe as fk

You could also include anime into this video. Back around 2016 and earlier, everyone thought anime was cringe and only the “weeaboos” and “people with anime body pillows” enjoyed anime. With anime becoming such a mainstream form of entertainment in the West, it became far more accepted. I too didn’t really find anime appealing at the time too since it had such a weird and toxic culture around it but eventually I grew to realize that it’s just a small vocal minority. Today I keep up with a few series and have even tried reading some manga

maybe I'm just unaware but I never thought cringe culture was about genuinely hating the cringe. I thought it was all about laughing at awkwardness and enjoying it. like for example, I never see people hating SammyClassicSonicFan. just enjoying his over-the-top nature and memeing him in a light-hearted fun way

I love how whenever Mark shows Markiplier playing FNaF the facecam is just a loop of Markiplier crying

One thing that led to me not liking games as much is because I grew up and tried to distance myself from them, thinking I only like a game because I was younger. Now I realize that I did genuinely love the original fnaf and Minecraft and so on, so I’m willing to go back to them. It’s all part of a cycle.

I saw a Thomas the tank engine toy in the background, and i was like, oh no, don't tell me if he is going call Thomas is Cringe The fanbase will be so pissed XD

Lego Batman Shorts Kid looked nervous, but on the surface he was calm and ready.

Great video, nice message to it. When I was kid reading comics was seen as the cringey thing and now marvel is one of the biggest things in the world. Like the video said goes to show you should just like what you like..

there is nothing more cringe than bullying children over the internet.

A lot of the games mentioned here are genuinely good games, but since they lose popularity because, I don't know, ITS IN OUR NATURE TO GET BORED AND LOOK FOR NEW THINGS, we tend to regard them as dead or "cringe".

I mean, I’d rather people call people “cringe” than “autistic” as a derogatory. It’s less harmful.