to view a random entry. [4] NeoGAF – Giant Bomb #26 | search white man blinking gif. Blinking White Guy, also known as Drew Scanlon Reaction, is a GIF of Drew Scanlon, video editor and podcaster at video game website Giant Bomb. The GIF, also known in certain meme-obsessed circles as the “Drew Scanlon Reaction,” flew under the radar for two years before it started to gain momentum in the winter of 2017.

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Cast Your Vote To Select The October Meme of the Month! to view the image gallery, Ever wonder where that weird 'white guy blinking' GIF came from? Adam. On February 5th, user @eksbl[2] used it in a tweet describing his reaction in biology class, gaining nearly 50,000 retweets. His reaction is vague, but relatable, and throws just the tiniest bit of shade at his fellow gamer. If you spend a lot of time using social media, then this face will look really familiar. U.S.


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Twitter user @eskbl employed the GIF in a tweet describing their reaction to biology class on Feb. 5: With over 60,000 retweets and 100,000 "likes," the tweet transformed the Blinking Guy GIF into a full-blown meme.

Like many great memes, Blinking Guy comes from humble, obscure origins.

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by The Twitterverse is sure to find ever more uses for this guy blinking over the next few weeks, because when in doubt, just... you know, insert this GIF of the this guy blinking. The Origin of the White Guy Blinking Meme, Also Known as the Shocked Meme In this day and age, memes have become an integral part of our society and the internet world. Like many great memes, Blinking Guy comes from humble, obscure origins. When the person playing says he is doing some “farming... with my hoe here,” Drew shakes his head almost imperceptibly as if he disapproves or is affronted by his fellow player’s choice to till the virtual ground... or possibly of the choice of words.
The GIF of Scanlon is used as a reaction image to express incredulity. You can watch a clip from the original video here, with Drew located in the upper left hand corner of the screen: This brief moment could have easily been absorbed into the flux of the Interwebs if it weren't for commenter Tokubetsu, who posted a GIF of Drew to the video game discussion forum NeoGAF in 2015, according to the meme database and research site Know Your Meme. Here's the original video that started it all, from gaming website giantbomb.com.

PROTIP: The GIF had been around for nearly two years, it was not until February 2017 that it spiked in popularity on Twitter. The earliest known post to use the GIF of Scanlon was a comment by Tokubetsu responding to a comic about Kanye West and Future posted to a NeoGAF thread on July 27th, 2015.[1].

by Updated The genesis of the clip is a video series produced by Giant Bomb called Unprofessional Fridays.

It is often used to highlight the incongruities in behavior or quick reversals of opinion or fortune, especially when it comes to personal finances, a job, or schoolwork. After the awesome flair of Salt Bae and the brilliant (if misguided) swag of Roll Safe, it may seem strange that the latest GIF to take off in 2017 is that of a nondescript white man cocking his head mildly in disbelief and blinking several times; however, it is exactly the subtle nature of this reaction GIF that makes it so highly applicable to every situation the internet — and, indeed, life itself — has to offer. All rights reserved.

Matt. Legal Information: Know Your Meme ® is a trademark of Literally Media Ltd. By using this site, you are agreeing by the site's terms of use and privacy policy and DMCA policy. Meanwhile, fan threads on GiantBomb's forums[3] and NeoGAF[4] discussed the transformation of Scanlon into a meme. me: ill take a biology class, im smart enough for this just watch meteacher: cellsme: pic.twitter.com/fHJJsPLioO. In August 2019, Blinking White Guy regained popularity in memes as a multi-panel format, also known as First Guy To, usually illustrating the passage of a short amount of time in a similar vein to some of the Surprised Joji meme (examples shown below). 2020 Bustle Digital Group.

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