LIGHTSKIN STARE SOUND VARIATIONS

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The Lightskin Stare, also written Light Skin Stare or also known as Sin City Was Made For You, is a slang term referring to a cliché referenced on TikTok about the seductive stare given by light-skin Black men to any subject. The common characteristics are being handsome, having piercing eyes, furrowed eyebrows and pursed lips. The "lightskin stare" is often referenced along with Unspoken Rizz and the concept of being "zesty." Meme creators on TikTok labeled movie characters, TV characters and video game characters, among others, as having the stare, predominantly using the slowed version of "Sin City" by Chrishan as the TikTok sound. Lightskin vs. Darkskin memes started on Vine in 2013 and the first Lightskin Face Vine was uploaded in 2014.

Origin
Lightskin-based memes started on Vine in 2013, predominantly perpetuated by Viner Melvin Gregg and Viner King Bach. Gregg was largely the one who started the emasculated stereotype of lightskin men through many Vines that have since been scrubbed from the internet. However, a Vine compilation uploaded in 2015 featured multiple lightskin Vines from Gregg, such as "Introducing Dem Lightskin Boyz" (YouTube reupload shown below, left). Around the same time, on June 13th, 2013, YouTuber TravieBASED posted a video titled, "LIGHTSKIN NIGGAS BE LIKE," that played with the same emasculated stereotypes. Over the course of nine years, it received roughly 1.5 million views and 31,000 likes (shown below, right).


Lightskins vs. darkskins is a meme trope as old as, well… As old as Vine. For some reason, Black creators on that app started a stereotype about the effeminate ways in which lightskinned men do anything. This includes the lightskin stare, which is incredibly zesty but also has unspoken rizz, portrayed in multiple TikTok memes that are trending right now.

"Lightskin stare" memes are popping up all over TikTok that label cartoon characters, video game characters and movie characters as having charismatic prowess of the ironic nature. Like, why does Megamind have that gaze when he's supposed to have no b*****s?

Still confused about what the "lightskin stare" is and where it came from? Let's explain.

What Is The Meaning Of 'Lightskin Stare?'
A "lightskin stare" can be characterized by piercing eyes, furrowed eyebrows and pursed lips, similar to the Chad face but with a more soulful, seductive tinge. Think of the faces of Kumala and Savesta or that type of face Drake makes when he wants 21 Savage.

Basically, the "Lightskin Stare" is a face one makes when they want to woo someone in a flirtatious manner. If one's "Lightskin Face" is romantic enough, the intended recipient will gladly oblige to a further obligation.

What's The Deal With 'Lightskin' Memes?
Now that you know what the stare looks like, you might be wondering why it's specifically "lightskin." The answer delves deeper into meme history than you might think, dating all the way back to 2013 Vines. If you were online at that time, you might remember a Viner named Melvin Gregg who pretty much started the lightskin stereotype.

Being a lightskinned Black man himself, Gregg painted himself as an effeminate weirdo alongside another Black Viner, King Bach. These stereotypes that they fostered led to more Vines and tweets about the concept, such as one video from Viner BuddyBillz posted in March 2014 that was titled "Do the light skin face." It's the first known meme to reference the now-notorious stare.

About
Rizz or Unspoken Rizz is a slang term about men that means a man can attract women easily and is desirable without trying. It's short for "charisma," isolating the middle syllable of the word. It became notable from Twitch streamers Kai Cenat, Silky and Duke Dennis in mid-2021, but originated in New York City slang earlier. It became prominent in memes when referenced on TikTok and Twitter, among other platforms, in early 2022. Various memes surfaced that were related to the trend in 2022, such as rizz nicknames which made puns out of the term, the phrase Rizz God, the phrase negative rizz and the rizz 'chin up' prank.

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