Bye, Felicia

In an interview with Vibe magazine to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary, Means said she believes the phrase wasn't in the script and Ice Cube ad-libbed the line "based off what I gave him as an actor.

[7][8] In 2009, the phrase entered the lexicon of the LGBT community thanks to its usage on RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series.

Naming the girl Felicia was not an intentional reference to Friday, but when Jackson ad-libbed the line as a "coincidental joke", the filmmakers decided to keep it in the film.

"[15] In an interview with NPR, Allison Davis talked about the phrase's usage in Straight Outta Compton, saying director Gary Gray unnecessarily added a "misogynistic moment for a punchline."

She characterized the scene as "kind of disturbing" and "slut-shaming," and was particularly critical of the decision to have the partygoers blame Felicia, "the harlot troublemaker," and punish her by kicking her out of the party naked.