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Summary
Lady Decade addresses the backlash she's received for being labeled as a "pick me girl" due to her outspoken opinions on gaming and its modern discourse. She challenges this derogatory term, arguing it's used to silence women who hold differing, often less progressive views. Lady Decade reminisces about her early passion for gaming, defending her authenticity in an industry increasingly driven by corporate and social agendas. She highlights the irony of the so-called progressives who drown out diverse opinions, emphasizing her belief in individuality and true empowerment. Throughout her journey, she remains committed to presenting genuine, independent content to her audience, embracing her role as an unconventional gamer.
Highlights
Lady Decade faces criticism for being outspoken about gaming, labeled unfairly as a "pick me girl". 🎧
She defends her genuine love for gaming, tracing it back to her teenage years at GameStation. 🎮
The controversial "pick me girl" term is dissected and critiqued for stifling female individuality. 🤔
Claims of progressive inclusivity are challenged by individuals like Lady Decade with divergent views. 🤷♀️
She champions the freedom to express nuanced opinions without conforming to social pressures. 🗣️
Lady Decade remains dedicated to delivering authentic content to her predominantly male audience. 👨👩👧👦
Her early gaming job at GameStation was a pivotal moment, blending passion with work. 🕹️
Lady Decade tackles the hypocrisy of limiting women's voices in male-dominated spaces like gaming. 🎙️
Progressive ideals are questioned when they exclude voices like Lady Decade's from the narrative. ❓
She sees herself as an independent voice, committed to staying true to her roots.
Key Takeaways
Lady Decade remains unapologetically vocal in her gaming opinions, challenging the label of "pick me girl." 🎮
Her early passion for gaming began decades ago, setting the foundation for her current platform. 👾
The term "pick me girl" is criticized for undermining genuine individual expression among women. 💪
She argues that progressive voices often silence differing opinions contrary to their narrative. 🔇
Authenticity and individualism remain her guiding principles in an industry led by conformity. 🌟
Lady Decade's mission is to entertain and engage, not just cater to prevailing social ideologies. 🎤
Overview
In today's gaming world, where opinions are as varied as the games themselves, Lady Decade stands out by unapologetically sharing her thoughts, even if they conflict with popular social narratives. Labeled as a "pick me girl," she criticizes this term for silencing women with non-conformist views. Lady Decade emphasizes the importance of staying true to oneself amidst a backdrop of evolving gaming and societal landscapes.
Lady Decade's passion for gaming is not a recent development; it's an integral part of her identity, rooted in her youthful days at GameStation. She proudly recounts her early experiences and the joy she found in discussing games with others. Her journey sheds light on the unfounded accusations of inauthenticity often leveled against women in gaming, maintaining that her enthusiasm and opinions are genuine and longstanding.
Amidst criticism, Lady Decade champions individualism, questioning the self-proclaimed progressives who often suppress diverse female voices. She argues that true empowerment means allowing women to have varied perspectives, even when they don't fit within predefined agendas. Lady Decade's journey symbolizes resilience in the face of societal pressures, as she continues to forge her path, embracing her role as a genuine, unconventional gamer.
They Called Me a Pick Me Girl Transcription
00:00 - 00:30 listen to women as women are people too unless of course they're discussing things in a manner that you don't agree with but what do you do in that situation invalidate their opinions of course by calling them names tart over the last year on YouTube I have been a lot more outspoken and opinionated I've been regularly giving my thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry and analyzing much of the spicy online discourse that has been taking place rounding the releases of many modern
00:30 - 01:00 titles finding myself often sharing similar views to the majority of Gamers rather than the larger Mega corporations who have been delivering a lot of soulless driil as of late most my audience enjoys hearing my takes and what I have to say but there's certainly A peculiar little Brigade that prefers a different approach sure not everyone has to agree with what I have to say but instead of challenging me with ideas or critiques I'm finding more often than
01:00 - 01:30 not that a fair few people resort to the playground tactic of name calling with pickme girl being the insult dour apparently despite sharing thoughts in alignment with many gamers I'm apparently fishing for approval and not approval from fellow gaming afficionados but supposedly for attention from Men the insinuation that my opinions are as authentic as a $3 bill tell not from
01:30 - 02:00 conviction but rather for acceptance imagine the horror of someone speaking their mind and others agree with them clearly a nefarious plot but a fear not for the Intrepid Pik me police are here to save you from The Perils of a woman sharing her opinions their noble cause to ensure no opinion goes unscathed unless it's theirs how dare I have opinions that they don't agree with for
02:00 - 02:30 posterous amusingly these name callers don't annoy me in particular in fact I find them quite entertaining their efforts to brandish these insults as a silencer for outspoken opinions sparked a fun idea why not create a video where I analyze and gently mock the self-perceived champions of anticonformity so in today's video Let's shine a light on the absurdity of using Personnel attacks in place of genuine
02:30 - 03:00 debate who knows perhaps we will convert a few from Simply hurling insults to actually exchanging ideas but let's not get ahead of ourselves I am lady decade and this is the ridiculous pick me girl Paradox ah yes video games I bloody love them and they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember if
03:00 - 03:30 You' have been someone who's been watching my videos for the last few years you might even know that when I was 17 one of my earliest jobs was working at game station a now defunct chain of stores that was similar to GameStop in the United States back then I passed the interview competing with lots of other young people looking for a Saturday job I was told I beat the other applicants due to demonstrating a passion and knowledge for gaming that was superior to the others going for the
03:30 - 04:00 role in fact I was successfully awarded the job roll over my two mates who also applied too but back then no one ever referred to me as being a Pik me for being into video games at the time most people just thought I was weird as a young person I loved that job and thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in my interests there especially working alongside others who accepted by quirks rather than taking the Mickey out of the fact that I was a teenage girl who was into gaming in fact a minor twist the
04:00 - 04:30 other two girls who applied for the same job were in the same larger friendship group as me and were people I hung out with at weekends side note those two didn't actually like gaming all that much and applied for the job simply because it was a Christmas job and they wanted the money there was a lot I liked about that job we spent our days discussing nerdy topics and selling video games to likeminded people I liked the fact that I was able to answer questions people had about the games they were buying fing even stuff like
04:30 - 05:00 making recommendations to parents and grandparents looking for Christmas gifts for their children and grandchildren was fun too cuz that Christmas was actually the Christmas that the Nintendo Wii was launched so in all technicalities I got to be a part of the history working on the shop floor during one of the most significant console launches of all time not going to lie that was pretty cool but now nearly 20 years later rather than just being considered weird instead
05:00 - 05:30 for having the apparent audacity to enjoy playing all the games the boys were playing back in the day now people just think I have an agenda or that I'm fully making up my gaming history for clout in an ironic twist I've gone from being considered a weird eye for loving games to now being accused of being someone who pretends to like games all I can say is that out there in the world there are clearly a lot of people who are bigger weirdos than me to believe that I would fake loving games and all
05:30 - 06:00 of my opinions just for money speaking of money games are expensive aren't they but thankfully for you nearly two decades later I still love to help Gamers find a bargain gets huge discounts of up to 90% off of thousands of AAA Indie modern and retro games by simply using my affiliate link I have pinned dozens of brilliant deals for you in the comment section down below with' counsel us more on the instant Gaming website I promise that our games just
06:00 - 06:30 suit everyone's taste so grab a shopping list of Bargains the point is that to this day I love video games I love playing them I love talking about them I love selling them so why would I not take the opportunity to do all of these things at once on this platform it was common sense to do this based on everything I was into before YouTube or social media influences for that matter even exist
06:30 - 07:00 but to some watching they have just dehumanized me to a Content creating pickme girl I've come to understand that the assumptions about my views on gaming aren't solely just because I'm a woman who enjoys games it's much more nuanced than that it's because as a woman in The Gaming Community who holds differing political views from certain people to fit their Narrative of the world they write my thoughts off as inauthentic or label me as a pickme girl since I don't subscribe to the predominant narratives
07:00 - 07:30 pushed by the increasingly predatory and self-absorbed modern gaming industry in California according to my detractors at least it seems that my perspectives aren't actually shaped by my experiences as a 35-year-old lifelong gamer who like many others is critical of the industry's recent shift towards integrating modern social issues and ideologies that feel forced to rather than genuine instead it's all supposedly because I'm just a pikm girl but this
07:30 - 08:00 raises further questions where did this ludicrous Buzz phrase originate from and in what context is it typically used the term pck Migel is a relatively recent slang phrase that originated in online communities particularly on social media platforms like Twitter and Tik Tok it is usually used to describe a girl or woman who seeks validation especially from Men by attempting to distance herself from stereotypical feminine behaviors or by putting down other women the phrase pick
08:00 - 08:30 me implies that the person is performing in a way that says pick me I'm different from all of the other girls essentially is the perfect phrase to use when you want to Champion diversity but imply that diversity of thoughts doesn't really exist or if it does that it should be mocked the term itself was popularized in the early 2020s often calling attention to women who engage in self-deprecating or anti-feminist
08:30 - 09:00 comments in order to seem more appealing to men the concept is not new but the phrase became widespread as a part of discussions on gender roles internalized misogyny and performative behavior online pretty ironic really considering that invalidating a woman's opinions based on her gender is the ultimate form of misogyny this in my opinion reduces anyone who refers to others as pck M
09:00 - 09:30 girls as nothing more than laughing stocks isn't it hypocritical for progressives who claim to support women's autonomy to then go around criticizing women for making their own choices SE was actually doing the thing that they're accusing me of by their own logic if a woman wants to seek male validation or align with more Traditional Values well shouldn't that be her decision these people always talk about letting women choose their own
09:30 - 10:00 paths but when those choices don't fit their agenda suddenly they're wrong that doesn't sit right with me if the goal is a truly Freedom of Choice then all women should be respected for doing what they feel is right for them it's ironic that the groups claiming to be inclusive are excluding women who enjoy Traditions why does my taste in video games bother the people who preach tolerance and acceptance could the truth be that these people aren't as tolerant and as
10:00 - 10:30 accepting as they believe they are I believe that this seems to be the case the whole thing is ridiculous feminism is supposed to be about empowering women to live their lives as they see fit right but I state that I do not conform to the same Progressive ideals that they do and they attack me and label me as a pikm girl these morons don't even seem to understand the ideologies they are supposed to be spouting or at the very least to do not conform to it themselves
10:30 - 11:00 I value individualism and it feels like calling women pickme girls is just an attempt to force everyone into a collective identity that fits a narrow idea of how a woman should think or feel or what empowerment should look like if these people truly respected women's choices they would respect that not everyone wants to fit into the same Progressive mold of empowerment I like my games in a certain way and I am free
11:00 - 11:30 to criticize the industry as I see fit it's hypocritical to say that you're for women's rights and then tear them down for making the same individual choices that don't align with the collective Californian ideology if I was happy to live in a communist Society I just moved to China perhaps what is most egregious of all though about the pikm girl phrase and those who weaponize it it's the fact that most of them claim to want women in male spaces yet want to tear down voices
11:30 - 12:00 like my own who are popular and accepted by a large audience for the record my statistics show that 98% of you watching today are indeed men so why would I not be trying my best to keep you my repeat audience entertained just because the game industry doesn't care about the people supporting it doesn't mean that I should give up my audience too for the sake of some batch crazy ideology that
12:00 - 12:30 close to No One Believes In we've seen what happens if he creates products that appeal to no one and it's the reason why shows like the acolytes flopped and Sony lost $400 million on the Concord disaster where is the shame in creating content that is validated by its audience if that's what the audience wants is that not the very purpose of content Creation in a capitalist space in fact if you are someone who considers
12:30 - 13:00 yourself a progressive who is watching today you should by your own ideology at least be cheering me on not booing me there is nothing wrong and there's never been anything wrong with women seeking male validation or positioning themselves in male spaces in fact women have historically influenced men and Society by doing exactly that progressives who criticize this Behavior I are ignoring that women can be powerful and influential even within
13:00 - 13:30 traditional or male dominated settings it's ironic because they claim to be for women's empowerment but they're ignoring the way women have always navigated and exercised influence in these spaces for thousands of years they shouldn't be dismissing such power just because it doesn't fit their one-dimensional modern Progressive framework to me the whole idea of calling someone a pikm girl just undermines women's choices promotes a different kind of misogyny and the same
13:30 - 14:00 thing that these grandstanders claim to be fighting against and undermines the Very values that these so-called progressives claim to support women should be able to voice their opinions in the gaming space without having them shut down due to not fitting into a specific Progressive agenda the idea that there is only one correct way for women to behave in male-dominated areas like gaming is not only restrictive but harmful progressives claim to be fighting for women's rights representation yet they often silence
14:00 - 14:30 women who don't conform to their narrative this to me is the height of hypocrisy women should have the freedom to participate in gaming or any space speak their minds and behave how they see fit without being branded a pikme or having their viewpoints completely dismissed such behavior in my opinion is completely ridiculous and I will continue to give my take on gaming Trends whether they like it or not these people might perceive me to be a
14:30 - 15:00 pikme and I accept that if being called that means standing by my opinions and not bending to fit someone else's and their standards then so be it people should be celebrated for their individuality and the courage to go against the grain not torn down by those who preach inclusivity but act with exclusionary tactics at the end of the day it's not about fitting in it's about being true to yourself where whe these moral Grand standards approve of it or
15:00 - 15:30 not that ladies and gentlemen is punk rock not mindlessly going along with the same social engineering agendas as the corporate machine it's about pushing back carving your own path and rejecting the Conformity that others try to impose on you true Independence isn't about following a crowd even if that crowd claims to think that they're revolutionary it's about standing your ground and owning who you are for this reason I am still the same person as that
15:30 - 16:00 17-year-old girl who worked at game station back in 2006 I am weird I am querky I am outspoken and I back down to no one no matter what social messaging those people think they are pushing anyway if you want to support a real gamer and genuine independent voice in the gaming space don't forget you can use my links down below to get up to 90% off of thousands of retro modern and AAA titles
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