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‘Blinking White Guy’ uses his meme stardom to fight MS
Turns out he’s a pretty nice dude.
Drew Scanlon/Bike MS
David Britton— 2019-09-24 11:43 am
Since 2017, there’s been one go-to meme for expressing surprise/confusion online: The blinking white guy.
Everyone knows the meme but few people know the man behind it. In 2013, Drew Scanlon was just another guy making a video game show with his friends. During an episode of “Unprofessional Fridays” on the Giant Bomb channel, Scanlon reacted to one of his colleagues saying “I’ve been doing some farming with my hoe here” with raised eyebrows and several blinks.
It took four years, but in 2017 people turned his reaction into a GIF, and a meme star was born.
Scanlon has publicly acknowledged the meme before, going so far as to recreate the blinks for a segment on Good Morning America.
But now he’s using his meme stardom in a different way. Scanlon is participating in “Bike MS“—a national bicycle ride that raises money to support Multiple Sclerosis research. Thanks to his internet fame, he’s already raised over $32,000.
“I’m not usually one to toot my own meme horn but in this case I’ll make an exception,” Scanlon wrote on his Bike MS page. “You see, two close friends of mine and members of their families suffer from MS, a debilitating disease of the central nervous system that interrupts communication between the brain and the body.”
“If a fraction of those who have seen my goofy face donated to MS research, I have a feeling we could kick this thing in no time!” he added.
Scanlon’s ride ended on Sept. 22, but donations remain open until November. Those who wish to donate, or plan their own ride, can find more information on the Bike MS homepage.
'Blinking White Guy' uses his meme stardom to raise money for MS research
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Turns out he’s a pretty nice dude.
Drew Scanlon/Bike MS
David Britton— 2019-09-24 11:43 am
Since 2017, there’s been one go-to meme for expressing surprise/confusion online: The blinking white guy.
Everyone knows the meme but few people know the man behind it. In 2013, Drew Scanlon was just another guy making a video game show with his friends. During an episode of “Unprofessional Fridays” on the Giant Bomb channel, Scanlon reacted to one of his colleagues saying “I’ve been doing some farming with my hoe here” with raised eyebrows and several blinks.
It took four years, but in 2017 people turned his reaction into a GIF, and a meme star was born.
Scanlon has publicly acknowledged the meme before, going so far as to recreate the blinks for a segment on Good Morning America.
But now he’s using his meme stardom in a different way. Scanlon is participating in “Bike MS“—a national bicycle ride that raises money to support Multiple Sclerosis research. Thanks to his internet fame, he’s already raised over $32,000.
“I’m not usually one to toot my own meme horn but in this case I’ll make an exception,” Scanlon wrote on his Bike MS page. “You see, two close friends of mine and members of their families suffer from MS, a debilitating disease of the central nervous system that interrupts communication between the brain and the body.”
“If a fraction of those who have seen my goofy face donated to MS research, I have a feeling we could kick this thing in no time!” he added.
Scanlon’s ride ended on Sept. 22, but donations remain open until November. Those who wish to donate, or plan their own ride, can find more information on the Bike MS homepage.
'Blinking White Guy' uses his meme stardom to raise money for MS research
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needs to so sone charity work .. 
