It’s really all in the face, and a student who became a meme after rolling her eyes at a Brexit debate proves as much.
University of Birmingham student Harriet Ellis, 21, was just another engaged citizen in the crowd at Monday’s Brexit debate on Channel 4 titled “What The Nation Really Thinks.”
During the live telecast, UK Independence Party member Nigel Farage spoke on behalf of Leave Means Leave. Farage described what he dubbed “Remainer’s Brexit.”
At that precise moment, Ellis’s eye roll sequence commenced. “I was thinking about how and why Nigel Farage has such a large platform to say such statements,” she told TIME.
Farage did not see her reaction at the time, but the collective internet did as the feelings she was communicating hit a nerve.
After she let her peepers do the talking, her expression was quickly shared on Twitter, where it garnered plenty of feelings and appreciation from the collective minds of the Internet who felt bonded to her in that moment.
All one needs is to get close to someone in power and produce a sidelong glance at a major televised debate. Monday was that day for “eye roll girl.”
The student confirmed it was her on Twitter.
