About
Feel The Bern, is a phrase used to convey support of the 2016 United States presidential candidate and democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders. The ‘Bern’ in ‘Feel The Bern’ is a nickname for Bernie Sanders which serves as a pun on the word ‘burn’.
Origin
The origin of the phrase ‘Feel The Bern’ is presently unknown, but has strong initial roots in Reddit. It can often be found on Bernie Sanders merchandise and heard at the rallies between 2015 and 2016 for Bernie Sanders, in addition to being popular on social media. Merchandise and image macros of the phrase often appear with a white silhouette of Bernie Sanders’ hair and glasses. The silhouette of Bernie Sanders’ hair is likely a reference to his notoriously messy hair.
Spread
‘Feel The Bern’ has become popular across all main types of social media. On twitter the hashtag #feelthebern has become immensely popular. Reddit has become somewhat of a 24/7 news-source for Bernie Sanders and thus has a massive amount of ‘Feel The Bern’ references; especially on the subreddit /r/circlejerk. Facebook and Instagram have seen a large amount of ‘Feel The Bern’ posts and images. In real life the phrase is a popular chant at Bernie Sanders rallies and it is common to see this phrase on Bernie Sanders merchandise worn at these rallies.
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Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia – Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign
[2]Reddit – feel the bern
[3]Bernie Store – Feel The Bern
[4]Twitter – #feelthebern
[5]Celeb Stoner – Video: Tommy Chong ‘Feels the Bern’ for Sanders
[6]WCBV5 – Susan Sarandon feels the ‘Bern’ in Iowa
[7]Daily Globe – Minnesota feels the Bern: More than 20,000 pack St. Paul, Duluth venues to hear Sanders’ hour-long stump speech
[8]zap2it – Ben & Jerry’s co-founder feels the Bern with limited edition flavor, ‘Bernie’s Yearning’
[9]indystar – Cartoonist Gary Varvel: Hillary feels the Bern
[10]Observer – Breaking: Joe Biden ‘Feels the Bern’--Boosts Bernie Against Hillary
[11]Cullman Today – Birmingham Feels The Bern
[12]NBCNews – Bernie Sanders Sits Down With Stephen Colbert on ‘The Late Show’
[13]People – Bern, Baby, Bern: Bernie Sanders Shows Off His Disco Dance Moves on Ellen