McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed Meme Template

McKayla Maroney stands with her arms crossed and lips pursed. Give her something that was supposed to be impressive, then let the expression register the disappointment.

The folded arms and sideways mouth read as a quiet refusal to be amazed. A large promise followed by a small result fits the reaction.

This cutout keeps the background plain. One caption can name what failed to impress; the face supplies the response without another line.

The image comes from McKayla Maroney’s appearance at the London 2012 women’s vault medal ceremony. She won silver on August 5 after falling on her second vault. In USA Gymnastics’ report that day, she said she was happy to have the silver medal. [1]

On August 7, the Tumblr blog McKayla Is Not Impressed began placing a cutout of her into spectacular scenes. Captioned image macros circulated at the same time. The meme’s imagined disapproval became a joke separate from her own account of the competition. [2]

Place a short caption across the lower jacket. Keep the face, folded arms, flowers, and medal visible so the reaction remains recognizable.

Choose a small letdown: a feature update that moved one button, a “large” snack, or an anticlimactic reveal. The expression is dry enough to work without an exaggerated insult.

The unimpressive result

Across the lower jacket, below the folded arms.

• Leave the face unobstructed.
• Use the lower part of the jacket for text.
• Make the disappointment specific.
• Let the image deliver the response.