What Is 'Blue Eyes Slander' All About? Memes About People With Blue Eyes Explained

Jokes about people with blue eyes have been slowly gaining popularity on the internet for years now, and act as an inverse to the infamous Eye Chart meme that places people with darker eyes at the bottom of the social hierarchy.

But what does internet slander about blue eyes look like, and where did such jokes originate? More on the cultural phenomenon here.

Where Did Blue Eyes Slander Originate?

Jokes about people with blue eyes and their tendency to have piercing gazes have been prominent on the internet for years, arguably being propelled to mainstream popularity by a photo of pop star Miley Cyrus from the late 2000s. The photo was taken at the 2008 Grammy Awards and shows Cyrus gazing right into the camera while making a peculiar expression. A post using the photo pointing out Miley's eyes was shared nearly 10 years later, marking the viral start of the blue eyes slander trend.

Another meme that uses the premise of people with blue eyes and their soulfully unwavering gazes was a simplistic M.S. Paint drawing of a person with blue eyes as their only notable feature. The image was likely shared around the same time as the Miley Cyrus photo in 2018, but the original tweet has since been lost to time.

How Did Memes About Blue Eyes Evolve Over The Years?

Sometime in 2020, the catchphrase "Okay, we see them" began to circulate as a way to refer to people with light eyes, with some people using it to joke about blue eyes in particular and others using it to joke about light eyes in general.

Jokes about blue eyes sometimes fixate on dogs, since it is generally uncommon to see a breed like a dachshund have blue eyes. One such dachshund became the subject of an ironic meme that said "I'm literally shaking, buy her brown contacts PLEASE." The joke became a copypasta applied to other people in subsequent years.

What Are Some Other Memes About People With Blue Eyes?

For the full history of blue eyes slander, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.