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Blinking White Guy (Drew Scanlon)
A 2013 clip of Giant Bomb editor Drew Scanlon blinking in disbelief after a coworker says something silly. Used as the canonical "huh? what did you just say?" reaction. The original clip has spawned thousands of captioned variants.
Cultural layers
Internet Native
Era
2010s
Subculture
Gaming
Meme metadata
Origin, scale, and known variants for this meme template.
Origin
2013 Giant Bomb
Historical use
Most-used "disbelief" GIF of the 2010s across Twitch and Discord
Notable variants
Blinking White GuyDrew Scanlon ReactionFull video with audio
About this entry
The original moment was Drew Scanlon's reaction to a colleague saying "I've been doing some research on the subject and..." followed by an absurd claim. The blink captured the moment of "did you just say that?"
When to use
- Reacting to a take that is too absurd to process.
When not to use
- Sincere confusion contexts.
Cultural notes
The GIF predates most meme culture and has stayed a default reaction for over a decade. It is one of the few memes that has aged without drifting in meaning.
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