the rise of the "pick me girl" meme

THIS IS A REUPLOAD WITH ADJUSTMENTS.

Chapter timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:57 What is a "pick me"?
2:05 NLOGs vs "pick mes"
5:57 AAVE
6:53 #tweetlikeapickme
8:41 Wifeys
11:23 "Nice girls" vs "Pick mes"
13:30 Sl*t shaming
17:52 Antifeminists
19:42 TRIGGER WARNING
22:36 End of Trigger Warning
22:41 Final thoughts

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Videos I referenced:

tiffanyferg: "I'm Not Like Other Girls" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nL-kgbbcBA

Jordan Theresa: 'Men Still Hate Women' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOKMQWoA210

Other videos on "pick me"s

Asha Christina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU2hUmuvud0K

K Celyce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anei9XGtEAg

Lenni Bunny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ0Oag0GM9I

MadameNoire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRv2EyOSd_o

SheRaSeven1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9ZWtihL-Jc

Here's the sources I used:

Articles about "Pick Mes":

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/pick-me-girl-twitter-meme

http://affinitymagazine.us/2020/06/25/the-problem-with-pick-me-girls/

http://www.curlynikki.com/2018/08/10-signs-youre-pick-me-woman.html

https://studybreaks.com/thoughts/pick-me-girl/

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-female-version-of-a-nice-guy-isnt-what-you-think

Sources on AAVE:

https://www.feminuity.org/blog/using-bve-as-a-non-black-person-is-appropriation

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/cultural-appropriation-drag-slang-aave

https://www.blackexplosionnews.com/blog/2017/9/19/st14l5tebhi71wsrezdvlnuv7ape96

Information regarding sexual assault:

https://www.rainn.org/statistics

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-case-police-evidence-phones-messages-prosecutions-cps-victims-a8615406.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-victims-sexual-history-court-used-section-41-campaign-stop-harriet-harman-vera-baird-a8181701.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-victims-phones-disclosure-personal-records-information-commissioner-investigation-a8692916.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48095118

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53588705

https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-men-are-more-likely-to-be-raped-than-be-falsely-accused-of-rape

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-43128350

https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/about-sexual-violence/statistics-sexual-violence/

https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/rcew-statistics/

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106113426/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/an-overview-of-sexual-offending-in-england---wales/december-2012/index.html

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/sexualoffencesinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2017

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/901028/crime-outcomes-1920-hosb1720.pdf

https://www.statista.com/statistics/283100/recorded-rape-offences-in-england-and-wales/

Music credits:

Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com
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