By Margaret
Curtis, PhD
Body
language starred at the VP debate. If a direct stare says, “I am ready to
fight,” what do rolling eyes say? Statistics on Biden’s rolling eyes rolled
right by commentators. Nevertheless, the viewer must wonder: Is this what
senators and citizens get from the sitting VP?
Chatslang.com
offers emoticons for this expression, in case anyone wants to message friends
this way. The clearest visual symbol of those offered there may be 9_9. That
website adds this translation: “Might mean the person is annoyed or
frustrated.”
Urbandictionary.com doesn’t
speculate. It declares rolling eyes mean “condescension, contempt, boredom, or
exasperation.” In addition, it offers this example: “Nancy was rolling eyes during
the entire conversation with her headmaster.” Sounds about right, doesn’t it?
Parents.com recommends 5 appropriate
responses for parents when children roll their eyes. These include the
simplest: “Say clearly as you walk out of the room, ‘I can’t be in the room
with you when you roll your eyes.’” Their assumption is that only kids behave
this way.
Put rolling eyes together with a
cackling laugh and a determination to interrupt adults in the room, and the
ensemble comes clear. Audiences have seen this character on TV before, just
never at a VP debate. Did Joe Biden practice with Charlie Harper’s nephew?
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