Sitting Backwards in a Chair

There are only two people who should be ever be sitting backwards in a chair.

1) Fathers from late '80s/early '90s family-friendly sitcoms who are consoling their sad children.

2) Entertainers for publicity photos.

And the backwards chair publicity photo has been done to death. It's not original any more. So really, unless you are anything like Danny Tanner you should stop sitting backwards in your chair.

I believe people who do this are desperate for attention but are trying to be subtle about it. They're saying, "Check me out. I'm just here groovin'. Look how I'm sitting in this chair, eh? Pretty crazy. I'm super laid back and just being an individual. I'm such a free spirit."

And it's always the fucking "arms folded with chin resting on top" pose using the back of the chair. I've never seen anyone sit backwards in a chair with their hands in their pockets.

I must point out, however, that as hip as backwards chair people think they are, they are still at a major disadvantage depending on the style of the chair. If some gentleman happens to be sitting in a chair like this guy, it's like his balls are posting a personals ad: Open Legs seek Closed Fist.
Thwack! A straight shot to the beans and not being able to close his legs will teach this guy to sit in a chair like a normal person.

This is some ridiculous '90s trend that's still burning people today. People sat backwards in chairs before the '90s, but that's when it was off the hook. It was the go-to move in sitcoms involving families when a child was sad. The dad would turn the chair around and sit down and pat the kid on the shoulder and say "Let's talk, honey."

It was kind of a visual way of expressing concern and somehow that's acceptable. Everyone else is just trying to look original. Leave the backwards sitting to Danny Tanner and Carl Winslow.