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You go girl!

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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 17:03

I can't be the only person who bloody hates this shit? Please tell me I'm not.

Now, I'm all for a bit of encouragement, before someone calls me a miserable old boot, but what's wrong with a perfectly respectable 'I hope it all goes well'?

I have a friend who has started business page on FB and I genuinely wish her well. So far I've seen a 'you go girl!' followed by lots of these 💪💪💪💪, a couple of 'you've got this' and a 'this girl can!'.

What the fuck are these people on about? My 'wishing you all the best in your new venture' sounds somewhat lame ... 😁

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BlueTimes · 10/02/2021 17:04

I think you should have posted this in AIBU because YANBU!

WorraLiberty · 10/02/2021 17:05

wishing you all the best in your new venture

That doesn't sound lame at all. It sounds typically British, which seems to be more of a rarity nowadays Grin

YANBU

ChancesWhatChances · 10/02/2021 17:11

It’s a specific type of people that talk like that, I actively avoid them wherever possible.

Your friends not started selling MLM shite has she? You might want to mute her if so!

AIMD · 10/02/2021 17:15

Urgh yes that’s cheesy as fuck.
I wouldn’t mind if people were like it in real life but people only seem to say that. Stuff on sm.

Tink1990 · 10/02/2021 17:33

Oh gosh, I say this all the time, especially the "you've got this" 😂 but I do talk like that IRL and my friends know, so don't take much notice haha Grin

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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 18:02

@Tink1990 well that's ok then? 😂

But when it's Marjory from the parish council it sounds a bit ... odd.

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Tink1990 · 10/02/2021 18:11

No, I completely know what you mean!

Cam2020 · 10/02/2021 18:13

Those kinds of statement make me want to vom! Bloody awful!

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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 18:53

We've now had a 'She said she could, so she did'. I can't cope.

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AIMD · 10/02/2021 21:44

Can I add in to the mix any comment including words like “fierce” “queen” “girl boss” etc. It’s all just a bit much.

ImFree2doasiwant · 10/02/2021 21:49

Worse than "you got this" is "you got this mama " just FUCK off. I haven't got this.

Nunoftheother · 10/02/2021 22:53

Totally agree.

Recently I deliberately started writing, "you're welcome" rather than "no worries" when someone thanks me for something.

Sheleg · 10/02/2021 23:12

I hate it too. Along with "Get it, girl!" Get what? The KitKats from the cupboard??

Nellephant · 10/02/2021 23:18

Oh my lord, if you hate this phrase then NEVER run a half marathon as a mildly plump female.. the sheer number of times it was used.. by the end of the race I was running on pure anger AngryAngryAngry

Also, I had to firmly inform my doula that "you got this" was not the labour affirmation for me.

terrywynne · 10/02/2021 23:30

@MacDuffsMuff

We've now had a 'She said she could, so she did'. I can't cope.
Got to agree with a pp that it sounds like she's signed up for an MLM as that's the type of encouragement they get from other reps from the company. Hope it is a genuine small business though and she just has very perky sounding friends.
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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 23:35

Def not MLM, she's makes a product that she's now selling. Smile

They've been coming thick and fast this evening, I think her more perky friends are trying to out perk each other. There's been talk of 'reaching for the stars' and everything.

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terrywynne · 10/02/2021 23:41

@MacDuffsMuff

Def not MLM, she's makes a product that she's now selling. Smile

They've been coming thick and fast this evening, I think her more perky friends are trying to out perk each other. There's been talk of 'reaching for the stars' and everything.

I don't think I could say that and believe my sincerity so I'm probably a miserable boot too. It's nice she's getting support though.
OppsUpsSide · 10/02/2021 23:45

It the standard bullshit aimed at females on SM, from MLM, to starting a real business, to wiping a shitty bum, to having a gin.
It’s a thoughtless platitude.
Yours (reminds me of my mother) is far better.

OppsUpsSide · 10/02/2021 23:47

Oh I do love a bit of ‘reach for the stars’ though, I aspire to having that SC7 banger at my funeral.

ReluctantHomeschooler · 10/02/2021 23:47

Speaking of stars, I absolutely detest when I’ve done something for someone and they say “You’re a star.” So annoying and patronising. Even worse when they spell it “Your a star” 😡.

HideTanner · 10/02/2021 23:49

If I don't say it in conversation I don't say it digitally either. That goes for this 'you got this, babe' style naffness as well as 'going forward' and other examples of god awful management speak.

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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 23:51

Oh I do love a bit of ‘reach for the stars’ though, I aspire to having that SC7 banger at my funeral.

😁

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MacDuffsMuff · 10/02/2021 23:54

She's very lovely and it shows with the support she's getting, perhaps I'm just too reserved. Maybe I should start whooping more, there have been a couple of 'whoop whoop' s on there too. I'm just not sure I can pull it off tbh.

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AnneLovesGilbert · 10/02/2021 23:55

She’s presumably a woman, not a girl, and that sort of thing is grim. Your message was supportive and normal.

AnneLovesGilbert · 10/02/2021 23:56

Do not whoop. You’ll never forgive yourself and I’ll never forgive you.

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