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I am angry about the “Shit Girls Say About Money” Video Created by @LearnVest

I received this video in my inbox this morning from @Learnvest - a company that supposedly makes money off of helping women manage their cash. I’ve been thinking a lot about the “Shit __ Says” meme and what makes it okay vs. offensive, and this video came just in time.

Here is what makes most of the “Shit __  Says” videos okay:

-They are made by people making fun of themselves (shit new yorkers say, shit boston girls say, shit gay guys say, shit social workers say).

or

-They are made by people making fun of the people who usually say offensive things (shit white girls say to brown girls, shit white girls say to black girls, shit straight guys say to gay guys).

The two videos off the top of my head that don’t fall into this category are the original Shit Girls Say video and twitter handle, which was created by a man, and this one right here, the “Shit Girls Say About Money” video — which was created by a company that claims to help women.

I don’t like to preach too much on the internet, but I have to say (and thanks to my friend Peter for randomly IMing me about the video and straight up asking if it was offensive) this one pissed me off.

Have me and my girlfriends split $30 worth of wine on 3 credit cards? Yes. Have we spent money we didn’t have? Almost every day. Do we go out to eat and drink to celebrate the mundane? For sure. But I don’t think any of these choices makes us as stupid as this video would like people to believe. Have the people at LearnVest ever even heard of Independent Women? You earned that cash, you have the right to save it or spend it however you please!

But what I find really upsetting is that LearnVest hired male actors to portray foolish stereotypes of women. This is akin to Weight Watchers making a “shit fat people say” video and hiring skinny women to wear fat suits. We would all go nuts over that!

So I guess I am more or less writing a message to my female friends. This video is about men making fun of you because they think you are stupid. And LearnVest thinks you are stupid too. Their platform is all about shaming you into thinking you’re being irresponsible. You’re better off going to an accountant if you want some real cash-money advice. AND THAT IS MY TWO CENTS.