![White Sunscreen Face Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg surfing in a long sleeved shirt and too much sunscreen on his face](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/034/659/zuck.jpg)
White Sunscreen Face Mark Zuckerberg
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About
White Sunscreen Face Mark Zuckerberg refers to an image macro meme featuring a photograph of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg surfing with white zinc sunscreen visible on his face.
Origin
On July 19th, 2020, the New York Post[1] published several photographs of Mark Zuckerberg surfing in Hawaii. Zuckerberg has white sunscreen caked on his face in the pictures (shown below). The Post writes that Zuckerberg rode a "$12,000 eFoil remote-controlled surfboard."
![Mark Zuckerberg white sunscreen](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/529/599.jpg)
![Zuckerberg 3](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/525/04a.jpg)
That day, the newspaper tweeted[2] the photograph and wrote, "Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen." The tweet received more than 53,000 likes and 22,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
![Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen New York Post NEW YORK POST @nypost Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen trib.al/3qSkQy4 1:24 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · SocialFlow](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/622/8e8.png)
Spread
That day, the picture went viral on Twitter. For example, writer Carey O'Donnell tweeted[3] the photograph with the caption "Unreal." The post received more than 55,000 likes and 6,900 retweets within 24 hours (shown below, left). The conservative action group The Lincoln Project[4] compared the picture to the President Donald Trump Tan Face photo. The post received more than 52,000 likes and 7,300 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, center). Twitter user @brent_peabody joked, "No one has ever seen Mark Zuckerberg and the ghost from Spirited Away in the same room, just saying." The post received more than 13,000 likes and 3,000 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, right).
![Unreal Carey O'Donnell @ecareyo Unreal 1:40 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/624/fd8.png)
![Same energy The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln Same energy. 2:19 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter Web App <>](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/625/09a.png)
![No one has ever seen Mark Zuckerberg and the ghost from Spirited Away in the same room, just saying Brent Peabody @brent_peabody No one has ever seen Mark Zuckerberg and the ghost from Spirited Away in the same room, just saying 3:40 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/626/133.png)
That day, reporter Emily Miller responded to the New York Post tweet,[11] "Actually as a surfer, that’s what we do, coat our faces in white zinc. Water reflects and out there so long, can’t do regular sunscreen." Some disagreed with her argument, for example, Twitter user @Tygr316 wrote, "Actually, only the kooks wear white zinc. Seasoned surfers wear colored zinc cause it cuts down on being reflective which can add heat to your face, and it's meant to be on the nose and cheeks, not caked on the entire face like he is wearing" (shown below).
![Actually as a surfer, that’s what we do, coat our faces in white zinc. Water reflects and out there so long, can’t do regular Emily Miller @emilymiller Replying to @nypost Actually as a surfer, that's what we do, coat our faces in white zinc. Water reflects and out there so long, can't do regular sunscreen. 2:15 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone 77 Retweets and comments 3.9K Likes Tommy @Tygr316 · 17h Replying to @emilymiller and @nypost Actually, only the kooks wear white zinc. Seasoned surfers wear colored zinc cause it cuts down on being reflective which can add heat to your face, and it's meant to be on the nose and cheeks, not caked on the entire face like he is wearing 15 27 12 476 Emily Miller Never once seen colored zinc but I don't surf with rich people. @emilymiller 16h 25 27 3 128](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/647/5ef.png)
Several media outlets reported on the picture, including USA Today,[5] Junkee,[6] Newsweek,[7] Cnet,[8] The Daily Dot, [9] Gizmodo[10] and more.
Various Examples
![zuck built like a pixar mom the police are rioting @NJDG zuck built like a pixar mom 3:04 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/629/4af.png)
![mark zuckerberg got a WAGON hasanabi @hasanthehun mark zuckerberg got a WAGON 1:57 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/635/4eb.png)
![An exclusive photo of my sleep paralysis demon Kevin Fallon @kpfallon An exclusive photo of my sleep paralysis demon 3:08 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter Web App >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/636/4be.png)
![Was trying to think of who Mark Zuckerberg surfing reminded me of & then it came to me Tom Reagan's Hat @RufusTSuperfly Was trying to think of who Mark Zuckerberg surfing reminded me of & then it came to me TV GAND 2:25 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/531/be5.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg really keeps looking more like Data from Star Trek. ((Fitzy)) @TheFknLizrdKing Fitzy Mark Zuckerberg really keeps looking more like Data from Star Trek. Mr. Data Accumulator 3:32 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for Android >](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/532/406.png)
![Mark Zuckerberg surfing looks like a horror movie about a mime who terrorizes a sleepy beachfront community Jim Cunningham O @J1MCUNN1NGHAM Mark Zuckerberg surfing looks like a horror movie about a mime who terrorizes a sleepy beachfront community 3:07 PM · Jul 19, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/874/639/de8.png)
Search Interest
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External References
[1] New York Post – Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen
[2] Twitter – @nypost's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @ecareyo's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @ProjectLincoln's Tweet
[5] USA Today – Mark Zuckerberg put a ton of sunscreen on his face and Twitter roasted him for it
[6] Junkee – Mark Zuckerberg Doesn’t Know How To Wear Sunscreen, And Us Non-Billionaires Have Made Memes
[7] Newsweek – Mark Zuckerberg's Sunscreen-Smothered Face While Surfing in Hawaii Goes Viral
[8] Cnet – Mark Zuckerberg's white sunscreen face has already been transformed into a meme
[9] The Daily Dot – A ‘thicc’ Mark Zuckerberg covered in sunscreen becomes a new meme
[10] Gizmodo – Zuck Slip Slop Slaps and Sends the Internet Into Meltdown
[11] Twitter – @emilymiller's Tweet
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