# Yao Ming Face
Yao Ming Face, also known as Fuck That Guy, is a rage comic style line drawing of NBA star Yao Ming wearing a wide, mocking grin. Reddit artist downlow sketched it in July 2010 from a 2009 press conference still and dumped it into a pile of unused comic parts, where other redditors instantly keyed in on it as the perfect face for saying 'bitch please.' Within a year it became one of the signature dismissive reaction faces of the Reddit rage comic era.
## Origin
The source material is a still from a Houston Rockets post game press conference in May 2009. Around the 18 second mark of the clip, Yao Ming breaks into the exaggerated grin after teammate Ron Artest walks away from the podium[2]. The drawing itself appeared on July 11th, 2010, when Reddit user downlow posted a scrapbook of unused rage comic sketches to r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu, with the Yao face buried among them[1]. In the comments, downlow confirmed he had traced it from a screencap of the press conference[3].
In the same thread, redditor alkalait replied that the face looked like it was saying 'bitch please,' and the caption stuck fast enough to become the drawing's unofficial name within weeks[1]. downlow had not drawn it as a standalone meme, which is why early labels, 'Asian Laughing Guy,' 'dumb bitch,' 'fuck that shit face guy,' kept changing before the community settled on 'Fuck That Guy'[4][5].
- **Platform:** Reddit (r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu)
- **Creator:** downlow (Reddit artist)
- **Date:** 2010
## Overview
The image is a crude black and white contour sketch of basketball player Yao Ming mid laugh, with wrinkled eyes, a wide open mouth and a hand sometimes added for emphasis. It is dropped into rage comics or reply threads whenever a user wants to shoot down someone else's take, usually right after one upping them with a better anecdote or fact[1]. The tone sits somewhere between smug and openly contemptuous, which is why it got read as the character silently saying 'bitch please' almost immediately after it was posted[1].
The face shows up in a few distinct flavors. 'Dumb bitch' versions were used in misogynistic punchline comics, while the 'fuck that' variant is lighter, used to brush off anything from spiders to inconvenient chores[5]. A derivative called 'Fuck No' Guy, drawn by Reddit user wholemilk in October 2010, redraws Yao with the same open mouth but twisted into disgust or horror instead of laughter[5]. Later Reddit habits included users photographing themselves pulling the Yao Ming expression next to the original drawing for extra effect[5].
## How to Use
The typical setup is a two panel reply or rage comic where another character says something boastful, naive or annoying, and Yao Ming's grinning face lands in the next panel with a short caption like 'bitch please' or 'fuck that.' Comics often use it to cap one upping stories, dismiss low effort complaints or torch a minor inconvenience, as in the April 2011 wave of comics where redditors burn their own houses down to kill a single spider[6].
## Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Yao Ming Face?
It is a rage comic style contour drawing of basketball player Yao Ming grinning, used as a dismissive reaction image on Reddit, Tumblr and other sites[1].
### Where did Yao Ming Face come from?
Reddit user downlow posted the drawing on July 11th, 2010 in a thread of unused rage comic sketches, tracing it from a May 2009 press conference clip[1][2].
### What does Yao Ming Face mean?
It reads as 'bitch please' or 'fuck that,' a smug brush off of someone else's statement, often used after one upping them[5].
### How do you use Yao Ming Face?
Drop the grinning face in a reply or final rage comic panel to dismiss a complaint, boast or minor annoyance, as in the April 2011 spider burning comics[6].
### Is Yao Ming Face still popular?
It is a classic of the 2010 to 2012 rage comic era and still circulates as a reaction image, though its peak Reddit use was tied to r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu's heyday[4][7].
## References
1. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/coftw/random_junk_i_was_gonna_use_for_comics_but_didnt/]()
2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-26VMhVLuHc]()
3. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/coftw/random_junk_i_was_gonna_use_for_comics_but_didnt/c0u2vxz/]()
4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/d7zra/updated_rage_template/]()
5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yao-ming-face-bitch-please]()
6. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/gqhdk/every_single_spiderrage_comic/]()
7. [https://www.reddit.com/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu/comments/ecnd4/every_fffffffuuuuuuuuuuu_face_a_reference_guide/]()
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