Men and Women Use "Pick Me" in Two Very Different Ways

[EndDomination]

I was on Tumblr and there was a screen shot of a Twitter post with one woman bragging about how she had a "sugar daddy" who moved her to LA and paid her rent for 3-4 months, all while she was young (like 20-21). One of the replies was from a young woman who had moved into her own place at around the same age once she acquired a stable salary from her RN job. The response to the second, career-oriented woman was to call her a "pick me" and thirsty.
I wasn't aware that starting out a successful, well-paying career in the field of your choice was "pick me" status, when compared to prostituting

I've seen a few of the "softer" men on here refer to women that are proud of their career and early accomplishments in this way, but for the most part I've heard men use the term to describe women desperately pandering for male attention as "pick me(s)," as opposed to women who are doing good for themselves.

What gives?

 

[Neuromancer]

I was on Tumblr and there was a screen shot of a Twitter post with one woman bragging about how she had a "sugar daddy" who moved her to LA and paid her rent for 3-4 months, all while she was young (like 20-21). One of the replies was from a young woman who had moved into her own place at around the same age once she acquired a stable salary from her RN job. The response to the second, career-oriented woman was to call her a "pick me" and thirsty.
I wasn't aware that starting out a successful, well-paying career in the field of your choice was "pick me" status, when compared to prostituting

I've seen a few of the "softer" men on here refer to women that are proud of their career and early accomplishments in this way, but for the most part I've heard men use the term to describe women desperately pandering for male attention as "pick me(s)," as opposed to women who are doing good for themselves.

What gives?

I have never heard men use this term. Only women. What men have you heard use this and where?

 

[Arris]

I took pick me's to be the over the top pandering individuals on social media.

guys: super feminist/panderer to the point other men can see what it is, but some women fall for it hook line and sinker

women: complete dismissal of legitimate gripes women have to appear supporting and docile, other women can see what it is, but some men fall for it hook line and sinker

 

[Sterling Archer]

I have never heard men use this term. Only women. What men have you heard use this and where?

Exactly. Name names and quote posts before I 1 star this shyt.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

The male version of a pick me is a simp.


Pick me's get wifed up

Simps get used and abused

 

[Exlurkernegro]

Shea bitter Twitter use it for any black woman who defend black men.

 

[EndDomination]

I have never heard men use this term. Only women. What men have you heard use this and where?

There are threads where I've seen it used here, as well as on Twitter, Tumblr, and a few "male" fonts on LSA.

 

[EndDomination]

Exactly. Name names and quote posts before I 1 star this shyt.

One star this dikk bytch

Seriously, there was a thread a few weeks ago about "wenching" and more than one poster used the term. I didn't understand the context, if I find it, I'll @ you.

 

[Neuromancer]

There are threads where I've seen it used here, as well as on Twitter, Tumblr, and a few "male" fonts on LSA.

Examples.

 

[EndDomination]

The male version of a pick me is a simp.


Pick me's get wifed up

Simps get used and abused

That's what it seemed like.
It actually looked more like "I'm different than other girls" - the adulthood version, only with real, generally good reasons why she's different.
They're out here calling women with careers, robust social lives, and ideas of fair relationships "pick me(s)" and it doesn't make sense to me.
One woman on LSA called another woman a "pick me" because she said she splits the costs on a first date
nikkas is losing these days.

 

[Taadow]

Bruh...don't exhaust yourself trying to make sense of chit that don't make sense.