# This guy's face creeps me the hell out **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683 "2012-01-07T00:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SeaCanary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/21 "2012-01-08T07:28:16Z")
I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting **THAT**!!! He has got to be the most frightening human I have ever seen that isn’t downright deformed! :eek: > [@monstro](#): > > That link should be labeled NSFW and NSFH. Hell, it’s NOT SAFE ANYWHERE. > > I’m having nightmares about it and I ain’t even asleep yet. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to run into him in a dark alley. > [@pravnik](#): > > Aw, he looks nice! I bet he’s a hell of a guy. 😃 Ummm…no [I don’t think so](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Filner#Assault_on_an_Airline_Worker). > [@jjimm](#): > > He looks like he’s part of a conspiracy to put cartoonists out of work. He looks like an artist’s caricature out of _The New Yorker_ (or some such) magazine. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/22 "2012-01-08T07:46:42Z")
You know, there are a million other pictures of Filner up on Google, and none of them look anywhere near as bad as that one (his _official portrait!_) That is a terrible, terrible portrait. He really is not that freakish looking of a guy, outside of that one photo. It looks like maybe it was taken at very close range with a wide angle lens, distorting the facial features. I think we should get a petition underway to have his portrait photo re-taken! Hell, I’ll do it for free, if they’ll just pay for the film processing. ---
**Author:** ![SeaCanary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@SeaCanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaCanary)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/23 "2012-01-08T07:52:12Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > And when we get a female version of Filner, we will all turn to stone. Ya know I think you’re onto somethin’. Use Photoshop to replace his hair with snakes and you’d have a darn fine Gorgon. Never mind that the Gorgons were female. > [@gwendee](#): > > It’s not as apparent in a still photo, but I’d like you to consider my nomination of [Ann Coulter](http://static7.businessinsider.com/image/4d82cb6accd1d56335020000/coulter-oreilly.png) for female skeletal Carville-esque talking head. > > Filner’s portrait is reminding me of a cartoon character, but which one is eluding me. It’s going to drive me nuts until I figure it out. I couldn’t agree more about Coulter. And you’re right about the cartoon. Would you say his face looks a little like a caricature of [George Burns in his younger days](http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/burnsgeorge/burnsgeorgeIMAGE/burnsgeorge.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/24 "2012-01-08T08:22:48Z")
He’s not nearly as ugly a human as [Sam is an ugly dog](http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp). ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/25 "2012-01-08T12:37:06Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > You know, there are a million other pictures of Filner up on Google, and none of them look anywhere near as bad as that one (his _official portrait!_) That is a terrible, terrible portrait. He really is not that freakish looking of a guy, outside of that one photo. It looks like maybe it was taken at very close range with a wide angle lens, distorting the facial features. > > I think we should get a petition underway to have his portrait photo re-taken! Hell, I’ll do it for free, if they’ll just pay for the film processing. Film processing? Are you visiting us from 1982? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/26 "2012-01-08T12:44:04Z")
I am not yet certain that Ann Coulter is female. She has an Adam’s apple for Og’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/27 "2012-01-08T12:49:11Z")
Here’s where to find fake smiles good old Gord. former UK Prime Minister. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYPqAo3UasA) ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/28 "2012-01-08T13:56:49Z")
Ieks. Oddly, his face in the OP’s picture is one of the most symmetrical I’ve ever seen. Usually symmetry makes a face look nicer, but in here it works to make it more uncanny. Google has [many other pictures](http://www.google.nl/search?q=Robert+Filner&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=nl&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=zJ8JT5fdG4-SOpG-rMAD&biw=1680&bih=959&sei=z58JT6usNoqdOp-4xKMB)of him. In [this picture he look](http://www.google.nl/imgres?q=Robert+Filner&um=1&hl=nl&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1680&bih=959&tbm=isch&tbnid=6YQxf9prBWYG9M:&imgrefurl=http://hrdip.com/august-26th-rally-in-support-of-camp-ashraf/&docid=MUT8obfarkHVfM&imgurl=http://hrdip.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Bob-Filner.jpeg&w=630&h=378&ei=0J8JT5e0BsebOu_wtJwB&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=346&vpy=646&dur=573&hovh=160&hovw=266&tx=155&ty=71&sig=102179506207643574601&page=1&tbnh=104&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=44&ved=1t:429,r:27,s:0)s quite normal, sympathetic even. I wonder wat posessed him, and his PR people to make the OP’s picture his official portrait. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/29 "2012-01-08T18:52:54Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > I am not yet certain that Ann Coulter is female. > She has an Adam’s apple for Og’s sake! I know you meant this as a lighthearted joke, but it’s actually a pretty mean swipe at trans women; implying they aren’t “real” women. It is my understanding that Ann Coulter is cisgender, but even if she were trans, she would be no less a woman than any other. I’m not trying to call you out, these are really common jokes. But I thought you might re-think telling them if you realized there are people who are hurt by them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/30 "2012-01-08T18:56:46Z")
When Ann Coulter starts worrying about whether her words hurt anyone, we can start thinking about whether our words hurt her. IOW – never. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/31 "2012-01-08T19:24:45Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > When Ann Coulter starts worrying about whether her words hurt anyone, we can start thinking about whether our words hurt her. IOW – never. It’s not about Ann Coulter. Ann Coulter is a cisgender woman. It’s about the implication that trans-women are “less than” and that being trans is something shameful and humorous. It’s about not hurting the feelings of transgender women, who have to endure a lot of slurs and discrimination. It’s not okay to use transphobic language because you are insulting someone “bad”. Just like I wouldn’t call Herman Cain the n-word. Just because he’s an asswipe doesn’t make racist language ok. I’m not trying to put anyone on the defensive or say you’re all a bunch of assholes. It’s something people do in speech a lot, and mostly without considering who it might hurt. I think this board is better than that though, and I think if people realize what they are saying, and who they might be hurting, they will re-think their choice of words. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/32 "2012-01-08T20:24:31Z")
As tempting as it is, here at Post #3x whatever, to say something positive just to break the trend, I just can’t do it. You’ve heard the expression “so-and-so’s looks would back a dog off a meat truck”? This picture needs to placed next to wherever that expression is listed, as evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/33 "2012-01-08T20:29:50Z")
What exactly is phobic about this statement? Is uncertainty phobic? > [@Gagundathar](#): > > I am not yet certain that Ann Coulter is female. > She has an Adam’s apple for Og’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/34 "2012-01-08T21:05:38Z")
Ann Coulter identifies as a woman. There is no doubt about that. Therefore, the implication is that, if she were born with male genitalia (hence the Adam’s apple) she would no longer be a woman, or wouldn’t be a “real” woman. That’s the joke. That’s what makes it “funny”. And that is transphobic. Now, I’m done with this hijack. I was trying to point something out in a friendly way, and I did that, and I’m done. ---
**Author:** ![palacheck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@palacheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palacheck)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/35 "2012-01-08T21:21:43Z")
Oh God. Robert Filner looks like a sociopath that has _learned_ to smile. James Carville is proof that there really are Reptilian humanoids in the upper echelons of business and politics, and they’re going to eat us very soon. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/36 "2012-01-08T22:01:58Z")
He looks like the real-life cartoon people from Spy Kids, but they also look like a particular newspaper cartoon. I can see it in my head, but just can’t place the name. It’s that smile and narrow forehead - it might be called something head? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/37 "2012-01-08T22:06:46Z")
Alien in a rubber mask. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/38 "2012-01-08T23:31:58Z")
Why so serious? ---
**Author:** ![67java89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/aeb1de/32.png) [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/39 "2012-01-09T01:52:08Z")
I found one of Filner that may be even scarier. I’m definietly going to have nightmares tonight:eek: > **[A Pious Bob Filner talks and talks… but not about his own outbursts](https://sdrostra.com/a-pious-bob-filner-talks-and-talks-but-not-about-his-own-outbursts/)** > > San Diego's Democratic Congressman Bob Filner chatted with Nancy Cordes on CBS about "political discourse."  He alleges that he was threatened in the last election cycle. "Like many of us across the country - including Looks like Slugworth from Willy Wonka ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683/40 "2012-01-09T04:17:46Z")
Oy! It’s the “smiling” eyes that freak me out. > [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > I think we should get a petition underway to have his portrait photo re-taken! Hell, I’ll do it for free, if they’ll just pay for the film processing. I agree with Agent Foxtrot, he needs a new picture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683.md?page=3)