History Main / EdgyBackwardsChairSitting

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** Flanders realizes how pathetic his life looks to other people, and in first trying to prove he can be edgy, he tries sitting backwards.

A SisterTrope to RebelRelaxation, LeaningOnTheFurniture. Compare SlouchOfVillainy. See also HumanFurnitureIsAPainInTheTail for another reason a character might want to sit in a chair backwards.

So... ([[Film/SpiderManHomecoming turns chair around and sits]]) [[DescribeTopicHere you're trying to Describe Edgy Backwards Chair Sitting Here]].

* During the Profumo scandal of 1962, prostitute Christine Keeler became immortalized in [[http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/184273/2006al2240_christine_keeler_arno.jpg a photograph by Lewis Morley]], sitting naked in a chair, but seated backwards [[HandOrObjectUnderwear so that the backrest covered the naughty bits whilst making it very clear she was naked]].

A SisterTrope to RebelRelaxation, LeaningOnTheFurniture. Compare SlouchOfVillainy.

* Attempted in ''Series/MyBrotherMyBrotherAndMe'': While the brothers talk about how to relate to teens, Justin proposes sitting backwards on chairs in order to look cool. [[EpicFail Since his chair is a wide office chair, he fails miserably and has to ask the crew to help pull him out of it.]]

** In ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' Riker is also known for doing this. Apparently it's easier on Creator/JonathanFrakes's bad back.

* In ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', one of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's PSA announcements shows him sitting backwards is [[TotallyRadical a rather awkward attempt to look "relatable" to the high school audience]].

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* In ''Cry Wolf'' in ''Series/Thunderbirds'', Alan sits backwards on a chair, while being praised for International Rescue's success in saving the boys.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' about sex ed, a visiting speaker who argues for chastity sits backwards as he tries to connect with his audience.
--> '''Student:''' He's sitting informally like us! Let's hear what he has to say.

[[folder:Web Comics]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' parodies this stock pose. Karkat sits backwards straddling a chair while discussing Terezi's recent self-esteem and relationship problems, until Terezi and Dave make fun of him for it and he quits in a huff.

* ''Series/ADifferentWorld'': This was Dwayne Wayne's only mode of seating for the first several seasons, as he went from dorky, lovestruck ensemble member to legitimate romantic and comedic lead in the later seasons.

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* Ray of Achievement Hunter sits backwards during the planning session of their "Prison Break" heist. Being Ray, he lampshades this as him getting serious.

** In "Love is a Many Strangled Thing", Homer is sent into a group parenting therapy. He casually admits that he strangles Bart. The shrink is shocked and arranges that next time he sees Homer without other clients. He points out that he's going to sit backwards in his chair to emphasize to Homer just how horrible his strangling of his son is.

* On ''Series/BattlestarGalactica'', the virtual Number 6 sits backwards to Dr. Baltar, [[FanService the chair being the only thing she's wearing]].

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** "[[Recap/BrooklynNineNineS4E13TheAudit The Audit]]": Detective Jake Peralta turns his chair and sits backwards close to Teddy, the auditor of their precinct, when he and Amy are on a stakeout. It's done in an attempt to appear friendly and approachable.