Blank stare
A blank stare or a blank expression is a facial expression characterized by neutral positioning of the facial features, implying a lack of strong emotion, accompanied with a lack or sparsity of blinking. In fembot fetishism, blank stares are used to convey a robot's lack of emotion and independent thought. Alternatively, when contrasted with an usually more emotive behavior, blank stares might show that the fembot is not operating proper, due to a malfunction, being repaired, reprogrammed or deactivated among other reasons.
Another component of a blank stare can be dull, unreflective eyes, further reinforcing the lack of personhood of a robot.
Examples
- In Robotman's story CyberFem Park, protagonist Mike is greeted by Chantelle, a series 542 robot.
- As she put her arm back to her side, he started to feel a little awkward again. He felt like he needed to keep the conversation going, but wondered if she had been programmed to automatically do that.
- So he waited.
- She kept facing forward, looking blankly ahead at the keypad. She didn’t say anything."
- — CyberFem Park 01 by Robotman
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Blank stare tag on Gynoidbooru
| Fembot tropes | |
|---|---|
| Hardware and software | Access panel • Assembly • Damage • Disassembly • Faceoff • Repair • Robo-vision |
| Processes and actions | Activation • Data transfer • Malfunction • Programming • Reboot • Recharge • Shut-down |
| Appearance and sound | Blank stare • Electronic beeping • Robotic motion • Robotic voice • Whirring sounds |