Saturdays Are For The Boys
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About
Saturdays Are For The Boys is a catchphrase associated with sports-humor blog Barstool Sports. After appearing online, it became a hashtag celebrating male fraternity.
Origin
On June 11th, 2016, Barstool writer Feitelberg (@FeitsBarstool) tweeted:[1]
"FRIDAYS ARE FOR THE MEN, SATURDAYS ARE FOR THE BOYS"
- some old guy just yelled that, it makes no sense, but I love it"
The tweet gained over 1,500 retweets and 4,600 likes (shown below).
Spread
Feitelberg's followers responded with GIFs and images embodying the phrase "Saturday Is For The Boys." On June 17th, he wrote a blog post about the phrase,[2] along with some of his favorite responses.
Over the next few months, the hashtag took off, as men shared videos of their various acts of drunken debauchery with the hashtag on Instagram and Twitter. Major sports figures tweeted the hashtag as well, including Rob Gronkowski, Noah Syndegaard, and Michael Phelps. Barstool also began selling shirts with the phrase on it.[4] The spread of the hashtag was covered by The New York Post[3] in October of that year. In early 2017, Barstool writers filmed several athletes saying the phrase.[5]
Joba Chamberlin fired up on this fine day #saturdaysarefortheboys pic.twitter.com/sxTnlaKgDa
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 25, 2017
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @FeitsBarstool
[2] Barstool Sports – Fridays Are For The Men, Saturdays Are For The Boys
[3] New York Post – Here’s how men are taking back Saturday
[4] Barstool Shop – Saturdays Are For The Boys
[5] Barstool Sports – Saturdays Are For The Boys from Phil Jackson to Joba Chamberlin to Blair Walsh and Beyond
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