So far, 2012 has completely gone to Shit.
Gov. Jay Nixon proposed mega-cuts to the UM System. Etta James died. Nicole Scherzinger quit The X Factor.
But perhaps the worst of them all? “Shit ___ Say” meme videos have caught on.
Upon my first viewing of the original “Shit Girls Say” video, I was amused. I’ll admit that I laughed quite a bit, and after thinking about them even more, I saw they had a possibly even better (and likely unintended) outcome. They expose taboos.
When watching the “Shit” videos in a group, they are often met with a chorus of laughter, agreements and “Oh my God, I’m a racist!”s. And though I think going as far as calling the videos “racist” is a bit extreme, the videos do an exceptional job at making viewers a bit more self-aware.
The original’s immediate successors – namely “Shit White Girls Say… to Black Girls” and “Shit Girls Say to Gay Guys” – built off of the original’s foundation. They were funny and true. Oftentimes.
But now, after seemingly 1,000,000,000 Facebook postings of “OMG this is so true:,” and “OMG watch at 2:01.. it’s totally you”s, I’m crossing my fingers that the fad has run its course. As much as I want to devote two or three minutes of my life to watching “Shit Pretty Little Liars Fans Say to Horseback Riders” (completely hypothetical… but I’m working on making it a reality), I just can’t anymore.
Like any good joke, it’s always funny to a point. Cue Charlie Sheen. Cue Rick Santorum.
That being said, I’m still waiting for a “Shit Mizzou Students Say.” I mean, we have the new “We Are Mizzou” rap video – it’s about time we hopped on the “shit” bandwagon as well. If that does happen, let me offer some suggestions:
• “MIZ-SEC”
• “MIZ-DGB”
• “You lived in Mark Twain?! Oh…”
• “I need to start going to the Rec!”
• “(Last week of semester): I have 100 swipes left”
But if that doesn’t happen, I won’t be too upset.
With the advent of the “Shit People Say… About Shit People Say Videos,” we’ve come full circle. “Shit ___ Say” has become self-aware. Hopefully this comes paired with an understanding that enough is enough.
I really hope this piece doesn’t end up in “Shit Debbie Downers Say,” but if it does…sorry I’m not sorry.
