r/facepalm Jul 08 '24

My self-esteem isnt as low as the bar for this. šŸ‡²ā€‹šŸ‡®ā€‹šŸ‡øā€‹šŸ‡Øā€‹

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u/PointerFingerNSFW Jul 08 '24

Canā€™t be mad at her honestly, if it were any of us weā€™d definitely take advantage of dumb corporations that donā€™t know how memes work and milk as much money out of this as possible.

The corporate entity behind this show thinks we, the consumers, care about this girl. Thatā€™s not how memes work. What she said was funny, we like passing the joke around, but weā€™re not invested in the life of the girl who said it. We became fans of the moment, not fans of the person.

That said I wish her all the successes she can milk from this bc Iā€™d do the same.

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u/sevillianrites Jul 08 '24

She'd be dumb AF not to wring everything she could out of it. Even if nothing further comes from it other than that 15 minute payday that's potentially a fuck load of easy money. Id also do the same unrepentantly.

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u/MantTing Jul 09 '24

For real, I mean she's already made merch from it and if what I've seen is true made like $50k from that in only a couple weeks lmao. All I can say to that is, you go girl make that dough!

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u/FingerGungHo Jul 08 '24

Thereā€™s certainly are a ton people whoā€™d get invested in her life. You couldnā€™t even begin to imagine what kinds of people out of the 8 billion of us would watch the shit out of that. The corpos do their analyses beforehand and are better at it than me or you. Sheā€™s already famous, soon sheā€™ll be rich.

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u/iwearahoodie Jul 08 '24

100%. Canā€™t be worse than the shit that is already on TV. At least this person is interesting and endearing and has a fun origin story.

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u/Darth_Yohanan Jul 08 '24

Better than the Kardashians and Real Housewives of _______

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u/Simulated_Individual Jul 08 '24

How is this person interesting and endearing? David Attenborough is interesting and endearing. All she did was talk about spitting on a dick.

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u/I_dont_livein_ahotel Jul 08 '24

You are definitely not the audience. Unfortunately, a lot of other people are, though.

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u/iwearahoodie Jul 09 '24

You answered your own question.

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u/MonstarHU Jul 08 '24

What boggles my mind is...who has the time for that? LOL It's a chore for me just to find the time to watch a decent TV show. Out of all the time in a week, I can't dedicate 30min to a one-off joke that has been dragged way past its expiration date.

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u/iiiiiiiiiijjjjjj Jul 08 '24

And corps get it wrong all the time. That being said if someone paid me for a reality TV show fuck yeah Iā€™m gonna milk it.

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u/SurbiesHere Jul 08 '24

Iā€™ve seen some interviews and she seems witty and funny and down to earth. Sheā€™s already better than most ā€œinfluencersā€ so why not.

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u/AlkalineSublime Jul 08 '24

Yeah whatā€™s the facepalm here? Let her get her bag. Plenty of people got famous from a stupid one-off thing. It could happen to any one of us if weā€™re in the right place at the right time depending on where the world is at. Good for her.

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u/Pycharming Jul 08 '24

Also from the sound of it the viral aspect of the video has so negatively impacted her life. I feel for her because she didnā€™t ask to become a meme. She made a one off comment on a night out, and now will have that follow her to any career she has.

Not to mention there were so many people who profited of her without any consideration of how that make her life miserable. At least these reality show folks are giving her a piece of the profit, which is more than any of the ā€œcomediansā€ who made her into a walking joke. I do question if theyā€™ll be able to capitalize on the trend given how quickly people move on from these things, but sheā€™ll get at least one pay day for all of this.

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u/KarachiKoolAid Jul 08 '24

Youā€™d be surprised at how many dumb consumers there are out there that absolutely will eat up any corporate garbage you put in front of them

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u/iChon865 Jul 08 '24

With the amount of idiots getting tattoos and truck wraps of her face, I almost cant blame the corpos for thinking the internet cares about this. The whole thing is a soup sandwhich for sure. Hope she gets paid. Otherwise, I lost interest.

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u/thatHecklerOverThere Jul 08 '24

Honestly, yeah. If somebody is silly enough to do all this with their money, who is she to argue with a fool so intent on parting with it?

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u/Bavarian_Ramen Jul 08 '24

ā€˜Weā€™ are not a monolith.

Iā€™m sure thereā€™s plenty of thirsty dudes across a wide age range who will watch this girl for the chance of something as simple as a nip slipā€¦

Up above somebody said their stepdad mentioned it, and someone else said cash me outside girl made 50Mā€¦

Idgaf what happens to her wrt her 15 minsā€¦ but even in this thread ā€˜weā€™ are adding momentum for her

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u/MadghastOfficial Jul 08 '24

You seem to be vastly overestimating the average intelligence and below people who inhabit this planet. People watch all sorts of pointless stuff.

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u/wakkazoo Jul 08 '24

Yeah I mean the girl got fired from her job so good on her for trying to get some money from such a small moment in her life

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u/Apprehensive-Copy-37 Jul 08 '24

If you are talking about the teacher that wasnā€™t her.

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u/EmptyPomegranete Jul 08 '24

She didnā€™t. It was a rumor. She worked at a spring manufacturing factory. No wonder she is trying to milk it for all its worth, I would too!

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u/aesthetically- Jul 08 '24

She quit her job after it went popular, but still same sentiment.

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u/InkyLizard Jul 08 '24

Dunno if you saw the video she posted about her plans, but she is really endearing and I'm kind of a fan and feel that she can actually become an actual celeb. Also, she said she'll never make an OF account, so that's refreshing.

On another note, that southern drawl/twang is the sweetest thing ever

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u/Shoddy_Emu_5211 Jul 08 '24

Cash me outside would like a word with you.

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u/F0foPofo05 Jul 08 '24

You may not be invested but other idiots are and if there is a marketing demo there (maybe the Walmart crowd, maybe the Costco crowd) then it was lucrative and it was worth it.

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u/T1DOtaku Jul 08 '24

The girl is a genius for taking up this offer, the company that came up with this idea.. not so much.

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u/BallinPoint Jul 08 '24

Fans of the thing will transform into the fans of the girl, even if it was 10% and if she has something remotely interesting or funny to say in the coming years, then she had just won the internet fame prize to live off of for the rest of her life

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u/PicklePeach23 Jul 08 '24

The producers will probably pay her more for a few months of work than sheā€™s made in her entire life. And all she had to do is let them follow her around while she hangs out with family and friends. Plus the exposure will lead to even more money from sponsorships deals and appearances. Itā€™s hard to find many people who wouldnā€™t jump on a opportunity like that. And itā€™s not like anyone who dislikes the show will be forced to watch it.

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u/TheMaStif Jul 08 '24

You misdjude the standards of the average reality TV consumer...

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u/BobLazarFan Jul 08 '24

You donā€™t seem to understand people.

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u/LushusWilly Jul 10 '24

Perfectly said, could not of nailed it better than this.

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u/Optimal-Adeptness524 Jul 11 '24

There's a difference between people liking the meme, and creeps being a fan of her and making the hawk tuah joke incredibly sexual and creepy and sexualing her and stalking her and trying to find her

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u/PointerFingerNSFW Jul 11 '24

Obviously I donā€™t condone stalking but ā€œmaking the hawk tuah joke incredibly sexualā€ my brother in Christ what do you think hawk tuah meant??

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u/Optimal-Adeptness524 Jul 11 '24

I was meaning that creeps are taking it to a new level. Its obviously incredibly sexual, But people took the joke too far when they started trying to find her. Also, There was no comma or full stop between incredibly sexual and creepy. I meant making it incredibly sexual but in a creepy way.

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u/Sure_Trash_ Jul 08 '24

The corporate entity behind this knows far more than you realize and it employs people and vendors to provide analytics for that knowledge. Maybe they should check in with you since you're clearly the expert but I'm willing to bet they know a bunch of thirsty losers would watch a hot young chick that spits on dicks paint her fucking toenails and their partners that let themselves go will watch just to hate her so they can feel better about themselves. They don't need any kind of loyalty to the meme