When it just hurts to watch
/r/cringe is the place for videos, articles, or personal stories involving an awkward or embarrassing situation for two or more people involved.
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#Rules and Guidelines
##SUBMISSIONS
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|1) Content must depict an embarrassing interaction between two or more people. | Cringe-worthy content needs to be an awkward or embarrassing social interaction. No disgusting, rage-inducing, or NSFL content. |
|2) Do not post content that includes anyone under the age of 18. This is a bannable offense. | Want to post a cringe-worthy story/video of yourself when you were a minor? Try /r/blunderyears. |
|3) No content that includes or focuses on the mentally ill or disabled. This is a bannable offense.|
|4) Be descriptive with your titles. | Posts with generic or vague titles will be removed. Don't use the word 'Cringe' in the title. If you aren't sure, message us in modmail. |
|5) Do NOT submit content that is scripted OR is intentionally awkward. | Scripted content not allowed. Fake content intending to be cringe-worthy is not allowed.|
|6) No posting of any mirrored content. No spam or promotion of any kind (including but not limited to youtube channel promotion.)| Why we don't allow mirrors.|
|7) No mobile links. | Delete the "m." in the link before you submit.
|8) Music videos belong in r/crappymusic | This also includes parodies and musical ads.|
##COMMENTS
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||| |:------|:-----| |1) DO NOT POST COMMENTS ON YOUTUBE VIDEOS! | Keep all comments about the video in /r/cringe. |2) Posting personal information of ANY kind is NOT allowed. | This includes real names and usernames. | |3) Be civil. Bullying/fighting words of any form are a bannable offense. | Flamewars, drama, hostility, fighting words, and insults are not permitted. If you see any of these, please report them.| |4) No posting mirrors of content. | Why we don't allow mirrors |
##OTHER
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||| |:------|:-----| |We do not track "offenses." | This means that any violation of our rules may result in a ban, even if it's your first offense. |Please downvote and report submissions that clearly don't belong in this subreddit.|Use the sidebar as a guideline for what content is or isn't allowed. If a submission clearly breaks the rules, report it so we can take care of it.|
##Subreddits
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|/r/cringejerk
|/r/cringepics
|/r/crappymusic
|/r/blunderyears
|/r/rage
|/r/fiftyfifty
|/r/markmywords
|/r/isitbullshit
|/r/showerthoughts
|/r/vgstreams
|/r/prematurecelebration
##TRAFFIC
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##FURTHER READING
||| |:------|:-----| |If the subject of cringing interests you check out "Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness" by Melissa Dahl, there's even a chapter about us!|
||| |:------|:-----| |We reserve the right to moderate at our own discretion.
#####Shoutouts: /r/cringejerk /r/isitbullshit /r/markmywords /r/rage /r/baww /r/fiftyfifty
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