Man in 'white guy blinking' meme raising money for MS charity

Drew Scanlon, 33, went viral when he became the face of the go-to GIF for users puzzled by the idiocy being spouts online.
Drew Scanlon
Rebecca Speare-Cole26 September 2019

The man in the "white guy blinking" meme is now using his fame to raise money for a Multiple Sclerosis charity.

Drew Scanlon, 33, went viral when he became the face of the go-to GIF for users puzzled by some of the idiotic comments being spouted online.

Now he has cycled 120 miles from San Francisco to Wine County for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society with a team of 10 bikers.

He also directed his large following towards his fundraising page to amass more than $37,000.

Mr Scanlon made use of his Twitter fame to raise money for the charity bike ride, saying: "Hi Internet! I’m Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

"If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society.

"It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!"

Over on his fundraising page, he laid out the reasons for choosing to support the MS charity.

He said: "I’m not usually one to toot my own meme horn but in this case I’ll make an exception.

"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.

"Millions of people suffer from MS and there is no known cure. This is where you come in."

People were flooding Mr Scanlon with kind words of support on twitter.

One person wrote : "Hey Drew, I’ve always been a huge fan and patron of your work, but as someone with a mum with MS, I’m not sure I’ve ever been prouder to call myself a fan of yours."

Another said: "Wow I love it when good internet faces also belong to good dudes"

One user immediately pledged his support to the cause saying: "U got it dude, you've saved me from having to verbalize my emotions so many times."

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