It's the emotional manipulation for us. - by Catie Powers 02 Mar 2021 After years and years of young girls being shoved under a bright spotlight while society, namely men, scrutinises their every move, the girls in question have finally seized the light and turned it around on young boys instead, calling out their toxic behaviours. And, unsurprisingly, it is through the medium of TikTok. WATCH: Original "pick me" girl Meredith Grey tells Derek "Pick me. Choose me. Love me." While the early 2000s brought us many amazing things – multi-coloured butterfly clips, adorable spaghetti straps, Paris Hilton’s smash hit Stars Are Blind – we don’t care what anyone says, it was snubbed of a Grammy – it also brought us an extremely toxic trope for young women; the "I’m not like other girls" phenomenon, otherwise known as the "pick me girl" trope.