Meaning of MySpace angle | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of MySpace angle.
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2. 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.
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Examples

“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.”

“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!””

“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).”

“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.”

“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).”

“Wow, she looks exactly like her pictures, MySpace angle notwithstanding.”

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