Chin Up

I've often noticed that when our past-President Obama was on his high horse, he would frequently thrust out his chin and pull back his forehead ... what has been called "looking down your nose." And I recently noted that the two black male defendants in the now infamous Facebook torture case of a mentally-impaired white Chicago teenager mimicked this same posture in their mug shots (see below). So I went to Google to see if I could gain some insight into this interesting body language ... see: Science of People Analysis. Here is a quote from this source about such an imposing pose:

In my body language course we talk about people who put their chin in the air and look down their nose typically are feeling superior. It is literally looking down your nose at someone. When they first pan to Aslan, you will notice he is in this position before he tilts down and begins his answer. Already, we know his mindset.

Interestingly, Donald Trump often exhibited this same look early on in his candidacy ... but has pretty much abandoned it lately.