Chappell Roan Pointing

About

Chappell Roan Pointing is a reaction GIF and video taken from a viral red carpet interaction between American pop singer Chappell Roan and a photographer in which she called out the professional for being rude to her in another event in February 2024. The moment occurred in mid-October 2024 but gained virality in early November as a common reaction meme on Twitter / X within LGBTQ+ and Stan Twitter circles over the following days.

Origin

On October 25th, 2024, while attending the world premiere of Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS World Tour film, American singer Chappell Roan spotted a “disrespectful” photographer she encountered at a previous red carpet event and called him out asking for an apology. The moment was posted on YouTube^[1] by E! News (seen below) on October 26th, amassing more than 30,000 views and 421 likes in two weeks.

Also on October 26th, 2024, X^[2] user @americanreqiuem posted a GIF of Chappell Roan pointing at the photographer (seen below), which garnered roughly 22,000 views and 300 likes in two weeks.

Spread

Chappell Roan's pointing GIF became a notable Stan Twitter reaction meme over the next few weeks, being often posted with humorous captions. For example, on November 4th, 2024, X^[3] user @CinamonSluh posted Roan's GIF with the caption, "Me when I catch Lana Del Rey at a Costco in Alabama instead of a recording studio." The post (seen below) received roughly 98,000 views and 4,900 likes in a day.

On October 27th, 2024, the X^[4] page @MitskiCentral posted Roan's pointing meme alongside a picture of American singer Mitski, captioning it, "real recognizes real." The post (seen below) received roughly 220 likes and 30 reposts in two weeks.

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