WebProNews

Tag: mckayla maroney meme

  • McKayla Maroney Halloween Costume By Bell’s Palsy Patient

    Most of us know McKayla Maroney from her success in the London 2012 Olympics as part of the United States’ Women’s Gymnastics Team; however, the facial mannerisms that she has displayed throughout the course of the Olympics have made her an Internet meme sensation. One person was inspired by the commonly known “not impressed” look by Maroney and decided to base her Halloween costume around it.

    The smirk that Maroney always made during the presentation of medals is what sparked her as a popular Internet meme figure, commonly referred to as “McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed.” According to DeadSpin.com, this Internet meme inspired Leslie Barrett, a recently diagnosed Bell’s Palsy patient, to create her Halloween costume based on Maroney’s well-known crossed-arms-and-smirk look.

    Even though Halloween was almost two weeks ago (according to the date of this article), this did not stop Barrett to pose in a stance almost identical to the pose used in the well-known Internet meme and publish it to a McKayla Maroney fan-based Facebook page. Within Barrett’s submission of the picture (shown above) to the Facebook page, she placed the following description.

    “Two months ago I was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy, which means the right side of my face is temporarily paralyzed and I can only express emotion on my left. Last week at a party someone pointed out that I normally look like your “not impressed” face. I decided to incorporate my disability into my Halloween costume and dress up as you. This has hands down been the best costume I’ve ever had. It was the first time in months I got to look like I was intentionally making a face and it has helped me deal with the slow recovery a little better.”

    Barrett submitted the picture to Facebook on November 2nd, and the Facebook post for this picture currently has 21 shares and 237 likes. The Halloween costume picture by Barrett has also sparked the attention of various Twitter users.

    [Image source: Facebook post]

  • McKayla Maroney Finds Her Memes Mildly Amusing

    McKayla Maroney has been the talk of this year’s Olympic games, partly for her superb vaults and partly because of her facial expressions, which range from disappointed to just-plain-pissed-off. The looks have earned her a “mean girl” title, but as Maroney explained on “Today” this morning, they’re not about anyone but her.

    “It wasn’t the silver that I was disappointed about. I was just disappointed in what happenend and how I performed. I really wanted to be able to hit both my vaults but I ended up falling on my second one,” she said. “I was just disappointed with myself, not the silver medal. It’s amazing to even be here and be on this team and compete for [the] USA.”

    Since the now-infamous photo was snapped of Maroney’s perturbed expression during the medals ceremony where she took silver, she’s become a popular meme across Tumblr, which she thinks is funny.

    “This tumblr is kinda funny,” the gymnast tweeted. “Made me laugh.”

    “McKayla Is Not Impressed”

    (image)

    (image)

    (image)