'You do you' is it new irritating patronising buzz statement?

[HarrySnotter]

There have been so many annoying phrases (my bad/makes me stabby etc etc) but 'you do you' is the one I'm seeing all over the place at the moment and it pisses me right off. 😂 (I refuse to include stay safe as it's nice). Any others you hate?

Disclaimer - this is intended to be light-hearted, even though I am indeed a grumpy bastard most of the time.

I’ve always seen it used the other way round. So someone perfect critiquing someone else’s imperfect life. And the imperfect one saying «you do you». Ie fuck off and let me get on with my life.

What Verite1 said.
Oh your 2 year old is speaking 3 languages and mine is always on the iPad? Well you do you (plus an eye roll).

I'm still struggling with 'gifted' not as in talented but as in 'my parents have gifted me a toaster'. So they've just GIVEN you a toaster then?
It's an unnecessary word to use when a word already exists and I feel that people use it because it makes them sound posh

It's really, really annoying! It's not even grammatically correct

It's a horrible phrase. I judge anyone who uses it and find them wanting.

It makes me want to kick things.

I've never heard it before until this thread!

I'm throwing a 'pop of colour' and 'wear with a red lip' in in terms of irritating-ness. 😊

Argh, it's so fucking awful. As are 'make my teeth itch' and 'i threw up in my mouth'. I hate those with a burning passion.

@forkfun do they make you 'spit your tea all over your screen'? Apparently that happens ALL the time on here. 😂

Never heard of it until I read the thread. I find most of these phases from "ok boomer" to"it is what it is" a bit pathetic when coming from the mouths of adults who should be able to express themselves without the use of stock phrases.

I said it the other day and was appalled at myself! However , it was better ( and less career damaging) than what I really meant which was “ Fuck off, I’m doing it my way OK?”

wear with a red lip

Indeed. Which one, top or bottom? And do you do anything to the other lip?

It's not just patronising, it's sneering.

It's not just patronising, it's sneering.

It is. I think perhaps it started as being a more 'inspirational' be yourself kind of mantra but has been taken over as another thing entirely.

Oh God, yes, HarrySnotter. A red lip my foot. Speaking of feet, how about "a shoe" much beloved of fashion editors (and M&S advertisements)? Just the one, mind. It presumably matches "a smoky eye".

I like it. The peloton instructors use it when talking about needing to adjust from the specified resistance/cadence. Sometimes you just aren’t feeling it and need to go more at your own pace. I think it’s a good idea to apply to the situation we’re all in at the moment. Someone may be using the time to learn 10 languages whilst another may be struggling to even get out of bed in the morning. Whatever works to get you through the day.

It's being used in the same sarcastic way as 'thoughts and prayers'. I don't use either phrase in their original or ironic sense but the latter implies the user's perceived superiority.

I've never heard of it - I mustn't have a life. I can only assume that it means "I'll do my thing and you do yours" .

@abstractzebra exactly!

I also struggle with "Sending thoughts". It feels braggier somehow, as if "thinking of you" isn't adequate enough. It also makes me think less about sympathetic thoughts and more about the general crap that goes through my head on an average day - "Sending thoughts (should I bother mopping the floor, have I left the iron on, what can I make with half a cauliflower and am I a bad parent for giving DD a crisp sandwich for lunch) at this sad time"