Dat Boi Explained

Dat Boi is an Internet meme originating from the clip art website Animation Factory.[1] [2] The meme garnered popularity on Tumblr in 2015 before gaining more recognition through Twitter in 2016.[3] It is usually accompanied by a person saying "here come dat boi".

History

According to Animation Factory employee Ryan Hagen, the frog GIF used in the meme was created by designer Josh Doohen.[4]

The meme's name originates from an edited news screenshot.[5] The line of text often used in association with the image ("here come dat boi! o shit waddup!") was taken from memes involving "Here Comes Pacman", an animation based on the Pac-Man segment of the Bloodhound Gang song "Mope".[6] [5] The frog image and its caption were first put together on Facebook, according to Vox.[7] The Verge writer Chris Plante referred to the caption in a June article, stating that the Dat Boi image itself was "not enough" and should be paired with the caption.[8]

In May 2016, the "here come dat boi!" caption came under criticism after various Facebook users claimed to find it an "appropriation of African-American Vernacular English".[9] [10] As a result, certain Facebook groups discouraged use of the meme.[11]

Dat Boi was featured in The Guardian "Month in Memes" article for June 2016.[12] Matt Furie, creator of Pepe the Frog, explained in a June 2016 interview with Comic Book Resources that he was "devastated" to find out that Dat Boi had "begun to overshadow Internet Pepe".[13]

Notable uses

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inside Dat Boi, the year's weirdest meme. The A.V. Club. Dart. Chris. May 13, 2016.
  2. Web site: Deep Inside Hollywood. Between the Lines. San Vincente. Romeo. June 2, 2016.
  3. Web site: Say 'waddup' to Dat Boi, the unicycling frog meme. The Daily Dot. Klee. Miles. May 2, 2016.
  4. Web site: The Strange Journey of 'Dat Boi,' the Year's Best Meme So Far. New York Magazine. Feldman. Brian. May 12, 2016.
  5. Web site: What is 'Dat Boi,' and Why Is It So Sweet?: An Exploration. Inverse. Cook-Wilson. Winston. May 6, 2016.
  6. Web site: Here Comes Pacman. 2021-08-19. Know Your Meme. 21 September 2017 .
  7. Web site: Dat boi, explained. Vox. Lopez. German. May 27, 2016.
  8. Web site: Be one with Dat Boi. The Verge. Plante. Chris. June 8, 2016.
  9. Web site: How the Racial Politics of Dat Boi Ripped Apart a Popular Facebook Group. Paper Magazine. Song. Sandra. May 25, 2016.
  10. Web site: Viral Meme Dat Boi Ignites a Discussion About Racism. Attn. Tiven. Lucy. May 29, 2016.
  11. Web site: Dat Boi Might Be Racist and It's Ruining a Facebook Group for Dank Memes. Inverse. Crosbie. Jack. May 26, 2016.
  12. Web site: The month in memes: Dat Boi and a big-screen bow for Slender Man. The Guardian. Aroesti. Rachel. June 8, 2016.
  13. Web site: Meet Pepe's Daddy - Matt Furie Talks Boy's Club. Comic Book Resources. Lorah. Michael. June 14, 2016. March 11, 2017. August 21, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821024724/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/meet-pepes-daddy-matt-furie-talks-boys-club. dead.
  14. Web site: Kids Pick the President: Make a Meme. Kids Pick the President. Viacom International. October 14, 2016.
  15. Web site: MTV News on Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BFFL3-LJcAu . 2021-12-24 . limited. MTV News.
  16. Web site: Nintendo's Weird Tweet Has Star Fox's Slippy Losing Out to a Frog on a Unicycle. GameSpot. Pereira. Chris. May 13, 2016.
  17. Web site: Marketer MVPs of Social Media: Now Dat Boi Lifts Nintendo, but Victoria's Secret is Building a Streak. Advertising Age. May 19, 2016.
  18. Web site: Denny's on Twitter - May 6, 2016. Denny's. May 6, 2016.
  19. Web site: ROBLOX on Twitter - May 17, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602131146/https://twitter.com/roblox. June 2, 2016. Roblox. May 17, 2016.
  20. Web site: A Co-Creator of Know Your Meme Explains What the Hell a Meme Actually Is. Vice. May 26, 2016.
  21. Web site: How Does the Fat Jewish Find His Memes?. PopSugar. May 31, 2016.
  22. Web site: Australian Politics and the 'Dat Boi' Meme Have Finally Intersected, As Was Inevitable. Junkee. McKinnon. Alex. May 16, 2016.
  23. Web site: Massive Youth Voter Enrolment Sees Frog Meme Lead As Preferred Prime Minister. SBS. May 23, 2016. May 31, 2016. May 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528153720/http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/05/23/massive-youth-voter-enrolment-sees-frog-meme-lead-preferred-prime-minister. dead.