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August 7, 2024: But I’m an Introvert
This week on The Deep Dive: It was either Grimace or a player-turned-pop star-turned-player-again that saved the Mets from a losing streak and I’m so confused, the “pick-me” has lost all its meaning because women can’t do anything without being criticized, how your favorite influencers really feel about you, when nightlife is the only way to connect with community, and unfortunately for JD Vance, his history of political flip-flopping has a paper trail.
Also, I ran out of time this week and wasn’t able to include a bonus video in this newsletter. I still have a queue of so many great videos you recommended and I’m always willing to receive more, so continue to share your faves. The bonus video will be back next time, I promise!
SPORTS
Something Is Wrong With The 2024 MLB Season by Baseball Doesn’t Exist (21:57)
Someone once told me that the MLB is the most chaotic league in professional sports and after watching this video, I might have to agree because what on earth is going on here? “Something is wrong” is putting it lightly because so far in this 2024 MLB season, pitchers all of a sudden can’t seem to stop throwing unhittable pitches, a player was dropped due to a misheard sentence he uttered after a frustrating game, team and player standings are changing so rapidly that it’s giving me motion sickness, and injuries – so, so many injuries. Not to mention a possible savior for New York fans in the form of McDonald’s very own Grimace (as if y’all didn’t already make things weird enough by ruining his birthday last year). Anyway, in this video, Baseball Doesn’t Exist gets into everything that has made the 2024 MLB season so bizarre.
POP CULTURE
The Pick Me Paradox: when misogyny comes full circle by Tara Mooknee (46:52)
What even is a pick-me girl anymore? Because the girlies seem to have veered so far away from its original definition that traditional pick-me girls and anti-pick-me girls alike can all be considered pick-me girls, depending on who you ask. In this video, Tara Mooknee points out a phenomenon that’s starting to inflict online discourse that centers around women and the things they do (or don’t do). And it all culminated with a joke about the “candid girlfriend” a female comedian dared to make in a TikTok interview on a New York City subway while speaking into a MetroCard. The craziest part is that, like internalized misogyny, pick-me girls still exist, so what was it all for? We could have avoided all of this if it weren’t for the tendency to steal terms that originated in AAVE, only to water them down to the point of removing all their meaning and nuance.