All hail Ariana Grande, queen of squinting
Ariana Grande is always squinting. She squints in interviews. She squints in late night segments. She squints whenever she needs to look at something.
Sometimes she wears glasses, and yet she still squints.
Ariana, what's going on?
When Ariana appeared on The Tonight Show in 2015, she squinted up a storm during a "Wheel of Musical Impressions" game with Jimmy Fallon. In fact, she was squinting so much that her eyes were just... closed.
Were the lights too bright? Was the game overwhelming? Was the screen she was looking at actually a Rorschach test?
Needless to say, all of her fans immediately noticed. Just like me, they wanted to know what was up.
To be fair, Ariana seems to be aware of the whole phenomenon. When she debuted her own emoji, called "Arimoji," she included one from that eye-conic interview.
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I appreciate that acknowledgement. But this does not explain why the pop star can't see.
Here are some more examples. Optometrists, avert your eyes.
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She's even squinted with glasses on. She squints so much that fans now call her the "queen of squinting."
Someone has to stop this.
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Just recently, Ariana Grande had another squinting episode on The Tonight Show. During a "Musical Genre Challenge" segment, she literally had to jog up to the teleprompter to understand what was happening.
Ariana!
I came up with a few theories as to why Ariana Grande is constantly squinting.
It is a personal branding choice that surpasses our understanding.
It is a personal branding choice that raises awareness of our worsening eyesight.
Ariana Grande does not know what contacts are.
Ariana Grande has old contacts that no longer work.
Ariana Grande has dry eyes. She forgets her contact solution every day.
Ariana Grande is method acting for a secret role. She has been doing this for years.
Ariana Grande does wear glasses, but they're invisible, and therefore do not work.
Ariana, I hope you're able to see soon. At the very least, I hope you can carry Advil with you, because I assume you have a headache 100 percent of the time.
Oh, the life of a pop star.
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