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A '''pick me girl''' is a [[woman]] who adopts [[Moid|male]] serving attitudes and behaviors in a desperate attempt to gain male approval. She distances herself from other women, often by demeaning them, and performs submission, humility, or “chillness” to appeal to male egos. Her entire personality revolves around being the exception, being “not like other | A '''pick me girl''' is a [[woman]] who adopts [[Moid|male]]-serving attitudes and behaviors in a desperate attempt to gain male approval. She distances herself from other women, often by demeaning them, and performs submission, humility, or “chillness” to appeal to male egos. Her entire personality revolves around being the exception, being “not like other girls,” in hopes of being chosen in a system that throws scraps to the most obedient female.<ref>Manne, Kate. ''Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.'' Oxford University Press, 2018.</ref> | ||
==Definition== | |||
A pick me girl is essentially a self-hating woman. She is willing to betray other women, downplay her own discomfort, and cater to male fantasies, all to be temporarily tolerated by a demographic that sees her as disposable. She cosplays as | == Definition== | ||
A pick me girl is essentially a self-hating woman. She is willing to betray other women, downplay her own discomfort, and cater to male fantasies, all to be temporarily tolerated by a demographic that sees her as disposable. She cosplays as “one of the boys,” calls herself “low maintenance,” or parrots [[incel]]-tier talking points.<ref>Banet-Weiser, Sarah. ''Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny.'' Duke University Press, 2018.</ref> | |||
==Behavior== | ==Behavior== | ||
Pick me girls are characterized by the following behaviors: | Pick me girls are characterized by the following behaviors: | ||
Publicly degrading other women, especially feminists or “hoes” | *Publicly degrading other women, especially feminists or “hoes”<ref>Rivers, Nicola, and Rosalind Gill. “The Notion of ‘Not Like Other Girls’: Contemporary Girls’ Cultures and the Paradox of Differentiation.” ''Girlhood Studies'', vol. 9, no. 1, 2016, pp. 37–53.</ref> | ||
*Taking pride in cooking, cleaning, or tolerating abuse without complaint<ref>Hochschild, Arlie, and Anne Machung. ''The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home.'' Penguin, 2012.</ref> | |||
Taking pride in cooking, cleaning, or tolerating abuse without complaint | *Laughing at sexist jokes to seem cool or “chill”<ref>Ford, Thomas E., et al. “Effects of Exposure to Sexist Humor on Tolerance of Hostile Sexist Events.” ''Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin'', vol. 34, no. 12, 2008, pp. 159–170.</ref> | ||
*Denying their own needs and boundaries<ref>Gill, Rosalind. “Postfeminist Media Culture: Elements of a Sensibility.” ''European Journal of Cultural Studies'', vol. 10, no. 2, 2007, pp. 147–166.</ref> | |||
Laughing at sexist jokes to seem cool or | *Criticizing women for wearing makeup, while secretly wearing it themselves<ref>Wolf, Naomi. ''The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women.'' Harper Perennial, 2002.</ref> | ||
*Idolizing male streamers, YouTubers, or Reddit users and parroting their talking points<ref>Banet-Weiser, Sarah, and Kathryn Claire Higgins. “#MeToo and the Promise and Pitfalls of Challenging Rape Culture through Digital Feminist Activism.” ''European Journal of Women’s Studies'', vol. 26, no. 2, 2019, pp. 214–227.</ref> | |||
Denying their own needs and boundaries | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Femcel]] | |||
*[[Moid]] | |||
*[[Enforced Competition|Enforced competition]] | |||
==References== | |||
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