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What is interesting about this expression of Obama is that I don’t believe there is one universal meaning for it. It’s a forced expression. It could represent several things.

I could see the following being applicable to this photo with Obama thinking any of the following:

• “What do you think of this?”
• “Check it out, pretty cool, eh?”
• “Not bad”
• “Not bad. I like it!”
• “Wow. That’s pretty awesome.”
• “Cool.”

I don’t think there is one right answer here.

I think for me, I would interpret the photo to mean, “Not bad. I like it!”. I see positive emotions and not negative emotions. As some of you pointed out in the comment section in the previous post, if there was disapproval, I suspect the eyebrows would be lowered, or perhaps there would be wrinkles on the forehead (more pronounced).

*Please note, I have not studied facial expressions. For me, I have an intuitive sense of understanding and I am not always good at breaking down the details as to why I feel what I feel.