My Boyfriend's Beige Flag
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About
My Boyfriend's Beige Flag is a catchphrase used in a TikTok trend from May 2023 in which women share an anecdote about their boyfriend that they think qualifies neither as a "red flag" nor a "green flag," but rather as an ambiguous personality quirk that is nonetheless endearing. TikToks using the phrase began in early May 2023 and continued into June. The trend bears similarity to a 2022 trend about Beige Flags as an alternative to Red Flags, however, the older trend characterized beige flags as "boring" personality traits instead of quirky.
Origin
In early May 2023, TikTokers began to share videos about their boyfriend's "beige flags." TikToker[1] @pen15_spam was an early adopter of the trend, posting a video on May 11th, 2023, that gathered over 9 million plays and 1 million likes in a month (seen below, left). TikToker[2] @codyev posted a video on May 14th discussing beige flags as well, gathering over 9 million plays and 1 million likes in a month (seen below, right).
@pen15_spam
@codyev @ava #fyp ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
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On May 27th, 2023, TikToker[3] @popomatys posted a video about how their boyfriend's "beige flag" is that he doesn't "gossip." Examples given were about how he doesn't know where his sister works or why his best friend broke up his relationship. The post gathered over 12 million plays and 650,000 likes in five days (seen below).
@popomatys But I NEED to know every single details 😭 #beigeflag #boyfriend ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
On May 28th, 2023, Twitter[4] user @JoshLekach posted a screenshot of the video above with the caption, "This is a green flag / Real men don't care too much about gossip." The post gathered over 39,000 likes in three days (seen below, left). On May 30th, Twitter[5] user @pChalTV quote tweeted criticizing the post's characterization of gossip, gathering over 3,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).
On May 28th, Twitter[6] user @book_struggles posted a screencap of a TikTok discussing beige flags, gathering over 75,000 likes in four days (seen below, left). On May 31st, Twitter[7] user @thechosenberg also posted a tweet with a screenshot of a TikTok discussing beige flags, gathering over 3,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).
Various Examples
@brontecrawley Can’t wait to marry this man. #boyfriendbeigeflag #beigeflag #relationships #datingaman ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
@kalliefockler @Jace Digman ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
@darbyann7 I cant wait to see how long it’ll take for him to read this one #beigeflag ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
@abbyywei21 lol gotta love it #beigeflag ♬ Summer Background Jazz – Jazz Background Vibes
Search Interest
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External References
[2] TikTok – pen15_spam
[4] Twitter – JoshLekach
[6] Twitter – book_struggles
[7] Twitter – thechosenberg
