"A lot of times it doesn't feel like me because I didn't really have anything to do with it, besides the fact that it's my face,"
"It was a gift that was given to me. And I thought that, well, I should just pay it forward."
A Bay Area man became widely recognized as the Blinking Guy after a 2017 live-stream clip from Giant Bomb became a meme used to convey subtle irritation. He describes the meme as feeling disconnected from his identity because only his face was involved, and he framed the virality as a gift. He has used that public recognition to organize and support an annual bike race that raises funds for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The fundraising effort supports his friend Katie and her mother Elle, both living with MS, and has generated more than $300,000. Donations are accepted at blinkingguy.com.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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