Man Guard: Medium Skin Tone on BeReal

What it signals here

authentic usage

Rare — might be used authentically by someone at a historic site with actual guards, or by someone in uniform.

reaction meaning

Sent as a reaction to a friend's BeReal where they look stoic, serious, or unsmiling in their photo.

friend context

Inside joke between friends to call out someone who is being too rigid or serious about something trivial.

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