5mo ago

speaking as someone who’s never watched grey’s anatomy, why is meredith grey often considered one of the first pick mes in history?

is it because of the “pick me, choose me, love me” thing or does she actually behave like a pick me?

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TIL what a pick me girl is...
- I did not learn this from the words above and have no idea what it means or who she is.
  
  I mean I had to look it up. But this is the first I've heard the term.
- you learn something new every day!
In history?
No.
She's literally the popular origin of the term though (or at least so commonly credited it might as well be fact).
Whether it's fair to her character that worse versions of the type exist her speech is why it's a phrase.
I've been binging Grey's (currently on the Covid season) and wouldn't consider Mer to be a "pick me girl". Especially after Derek, she has focused on her career and family and only has occasional flings. Her self esteem doesn't come from any sort of external validation.
A quote from this season about Mer sums it up well: You've always been your own person. A force of nature. You've never needed anyone but you.
- Well, the actress herself felt differently, but okay.
  https://screenrant.com/greys-anatomy-meredith-pick-me-line-ellen-pompeo-response/
  
  The article does not say that the actress felt that Meredith was a "pick me girl". It highlighted one specific scene that she felt was cringe, but fans of the show loved.
I did. Though it was a little rushed the last book, i like it when things are drawn out more, I'm used to 800 plus page novels so that's probably just me

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