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Robot Kim attempts to reconnect to receive programming updates in independent short film Upgrade.

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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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

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-| [[Image:Upgrade phone disconnect scene.gif]] From the film [[Upgrade (film)|Upgrade]]: The robot Kim attempts to reconnect to receive programming updates
+| [[Image:Upgrade phone disconnect scene.gif]] Robot Kim attempts to reconnect to receive programming updates in independent short film ''[[Gallery/Upgrade|Upgrade]]''.
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-A '''blank stare''' is a facial expression that conveys a lack of emotion and apparent thought. The character will stare off into the distance, unblinking or blinking only occasionally, and show no emotional range or reaction. Often times, this is utilized in several contexts, such as to highlight a character who is confused or dazed, experiencing some form of psychological trauma or shock, as a symptom of hypnosis or drug use or to show a character lost in their thoughts.
+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 [[Repair|repaired]], [[Programming|reprogrammed]] or [[Shut-down|deactivated]] among other reasons.
-In gynoid related fiction and media, blank stares are utilized to convey a lack of emotion and independent thought that is often associated with robots or androids. This is especially common in androids or robots that are depicted or foreshadowed as threatening, as a further conveyance of their lack of empathy, but on occasion is used merely to display an android's nature without having to display their artificiality by more invasive or time-consuming means, such as opening an [[Access panel]]. It is also frequently used to denote when an android or robotic character is offline or to indicate to the audience that they have been shut down, or that an android with a normally wide range of emotions or expressions is malfunctioning or has their ability to process independent thought shut down or otherwise disabled.
+Another component of a blank stare can be dull, unreflective eyes, further reinforcing the lack of personhood of a robot.
-Because this effect is relatively simple in live action productions, relying only on an actor or actress' ability to maintain an expressionless stare, it's frequently used in productions that have a limited effects budget. In other productions, this is still a convenient method of displaying a character's robotic nature without having to take time showing a character's internal workings.
+=Examples=
+*In [[Stories/Robotman|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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+|[[Image:180px-Integrated circuit icon.svg.png|25px]] '''[[:Category:Blank stare|'''See all media tagged "Blank stare" on FembotWiki''']] [[Image:180px-Integrated circuit icon.svg.png|25px]]'''</div>
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+==Other Links==
+[https://gynoid.booru.org/index.php?page=post&s=list&tags=blank_stare Blank stare tag on Gynoidbooru]
+{{Fembot tropes}}
 [[Category:Blank stare]]
 [[Category:Terminology]]

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