It’s not. Source: I wear glasses like that.

It’s like turning on the recirculation in a car

The mangina of faces

I think a lot of people get them because they’re the cheapest frames.

Ladies love a bad boy, and you don’t get much badder than a rapist

Aviators never went out of style, they’re the cheapest large lens you can get!

I wear them in transitions and the wife and I love joking that I swap between “badass lawman” when they’re in sunglasses mode and “70s cult leader” when they’re in normal glasses mode

Though I think wearing a hat massively helps the serial killer vibes those give off. If I put my flat cap on I look fine, take it off and book, Dahmer

Aviators?? lol last I checked they never went out of style. Putting clear lenses in them doesn’t change the glasses style.

And as a separate data point, I think these glasses look totally fine. I don’t own any, and I don’t think about child predators when I see them, unless the person looks like a creep, but that’s besides the glasses. Must be a product of those having grown up in the generation.

Did anyone specific ruin them? Like, how did they get that reputation?

I’ll forever associate these glasses with the annoying boss from Office Space.

Eye insurance, even subsidized by an employer, is a racket. I pay for an appointment out of pocket at a place like Costco and get glasses from Zenni. Don’t even need a Costco membership.

Yes that’s me, though for the last few years I’ve been considering going for something a bit more jazzy, I just can’t get myself to do it when it comes time to get a new pair. I’m gonna have to wear them every day with every outfit, the entire day, I just want some I’ll forget about, comfortable to wear and resistant to my lack of care.

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