POV: you've met a pick me girl but it's 1778
Credibility score: 34/100 — Low Credibility. High BS alert! Many claims lack evidence or are misleading.
BSmeter analyzed "POV: you've met a pick me girl but it's 1778" and rated it 34/100 for credibility (a BS score of 66/100 — low credibility), on 2026-09-13. Its weakest claim — "I’m not like other noblewomen — I read philosophy instead" — scored 20/100 and was flagged as loaded language. 22 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.
Of 22 claims analyzed: 17 scored under 40, 4 between 40 and 69, and 1 at 70 or above.
Claims analyzed
Satirical POV of 'pick me girl' in 1778 court setting — framing modern trope as historical — No Frame (75/100)
At 0:00
Opens with a clear satirical premise — the framing is explicit and intentional, no tricks here.
Why this score: The title and opening line establish this is a deliberate anachronism: 'pick me girl' behavior is being transplanted into 18th-century court life. The speaker isn't pretending this is real history; she's using the anachronism as the joke. No hidden framing, no loaded language — the premise itself is the framing device, and it's transparent about it.
Original quote: “hi i haven't seen you at court before are you new marquise stop that is so naughty don't pay him any attention he's so improper he's such a macaron that's that's the word that we use for each other like it's just this silly thing that we do we all call each other's macarons here so you better get…”
Eating macarons to be unlike other noblewomen — classic pick-me move — Loaded Language (35/100)
At 0:30
Frames normal food preference as rebellion against 'other ladies' — unnecessary comparison
Why this score: The speaker sets up a false choice: either eat boring almonds/apples like everyone else, or be special by eating macarons. This is textbook pick-me framing — treating ordinary preferences as personality traits that make her superior to other women. A neutral version would just say 'I really like macarons' without the comparison.
Original quote: “macarons i just can't get enough of them like all of the other ladies are like eating almonds and apples and i'm just like stuffing myself with macaroons i just can't stop it's literally the only thing i eat like i'm always munching on macarons it's crazy”
Boys are obsessed with her card skills — humble-brag disguised as complaint — Confidence Mismatch (30/100)
At 0:45
Calls male friends 'messiahs' then complains they won't play — transparent attempt to show dominance
Why this score: This is classic humble-brag territory. The speaker frames her card skills as so exceptional that men won't play with her, positioning herself as both victim and superior. The word choice 'messiahs' is loaded — elevating male validation while pretending to be annoyed by it.
Original quote: “so the messiahs as i like to call the boys here have been telling me i'm so good at cards like they've lost so much money to me they don't even want to play with me anymore it's insane”
Dismisses feathers as outdated, then calls music practice 'insignificant' — backhanded compliments — False Equivalence (25/100)
At 1:09
Equates her past fashion choice with the other woman's current hobby, then devalues the hobby entirely
Why this score: The speaker creates a false equivalence between wearing feathers (a trend she abandoned) and practicing music (a skill requiring dedication). By calling music 'insignificant' while claiming admiration, she uses the classic backhanded compliment structure — superficial praise masking condescension. This frames feminine accomplishments as trivial compared to whatever she values.
Original quote: “oh i see you wearing feathers in your hair yeah i wore them all the time last season i don't really do that anymore but you look really cute um she plays so well i really admire ladies in waiting that devotes so much time to practicing music because i could never like spend that much time on…”
Claims pure friendship with queen while fishing for rumors — textbook pick-me positioning — Loaded Language (40/100)
At 1:34
Frames closeness to queen as unwanted attention while clearly seeking status from the association
Why this score: The speaker uses the 'I'm not like those other girls who use the queen' framing while simultaneously bragging about their closeness. The phrase 'waiting for people to start rumors' reveals the real intent — seeking attention and status through proximity to power. This is the core pick-me move: claiming moral superiority while fishing for validation.
Original quote: “she's really good though okay so the queen and i we are spending so much time together recently i'm literally just waiting for people to start rumors about us like i'm not even joking and i never really understood people that were like trying to gain something from their relation with the queen…”
Accidentally speaks French, then name-drops philosophers — performed intellectual superiority — Emotional Button (30/100)
At 2:00
Uses fake embarrassment to highlight French fluency and philosopher knowledge — classic intellectual flex
Why this score: The speaker performs embarrassment about speaking French while simultaneously demonstrating her fluency, then immediately pivots to asking about Rousseau and Voltaire. This is the intellectual version of the pick-me move — using false modesty to display cultural capital. The 'accidentally' speaking French trope is particularly transparent as a setup for the philosopher name-drop.
Original quote: “hello oh my god oh no did you just hear me do that i cannot believe i just spoke french accidentally it happens all the time recently i don't know what's happening it's so embarrassing oh my god i cannot believe i just did that it's so stupid i just speak french so much that it's just it just comes…”
Claims libertine books are shameful — modern moral frame dropped into 1778 — Missing Context (45/100)
At 2:31
Using 2020s shame language for 18th-century erotica — the frame is the joke
Why this score: The speaker overlays contemporary 'not like other girls' judgment onto libertine literature that was actually standard court reading. By calling it shameful she's smuggling today's sexual conservatism into a period where such books weren't scandalous — the anachronism itself is the punchline.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in”
I'm not like other noblewomen — self-exalting contrast — Loaded Language (25/100)
At 2:31
Classic pick-me framing: puts down the whole group to elevate herself.
Why this score: She frames libertine reading as shallow and herself as deeper by default, using the 'not like other girls' structure to gain favor. The move works by making her sound unique while implying the other women are basic.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in like it's just that's not who i am like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many…”
Everyone else is shallow, I'm deep — then immediately judges the marquis — False Dilemma (25/100)
At 2:31
Sets up a false choice: either you're into philosophy or you're shallow — no room for nuance.
Why this score: The framing implies intellectual pursuits are incompatible with 'normal' feminine interests, creating a binary that doesn't exist. Then she immediately contradicts her own 'deep thinker' persona by gossiping about the marquis being 'obnoxious' and policing where someone else looks — revealing the performance underneath the 'I'm not like other girls' claim.
Original quote: “like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many people that want to do that so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately he's so obnoxious why are you looking at him”
I'm not like other noblewomen — classic pick-me framing in 18th century drag — Loaded Language (30/100)
At 2:31
Sets up 'other ladies' as shallow, herself as deep — textbook pick-me positioning.
Why this score: She's using the exact modern pick-me move: defining herself against a shallow female group ('libertine stories') while positioning her own interest ('philosophy') as superior and rare. The frame works by implying these are the only two options — shallow gossip vs. deep philosophy — when plenty of noblewomen engaged with Enlightenment ideas. The rhetorical trick is making her preference sound like moral superiority rather than just taste.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in like it's just that's not who i am like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many…”
I'm not like other noblewomen — classic pick-me framing — Loaded Language (30/100)
At 2:31
Uses 'other ladies' as foil to make her own interests seem superior — textbook pick-me move
Why this score: The speaker sets up a false dichotomy between reading 'libertine stories' and engaging in 'philosophy and life' as if these are mutually exclusive. By framing the other women as shallow and herself as intellectually superior, she's employing the same validation-seeking behavior the 'pick me' archetype is known for, just in period costume. The rhetorical move is to position herself as the exception while subtly putting down the other women for their choices.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in like it's just that's not who i am like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many…”
I’m not like other noblewomen — I read philosophy instead — Loaded Language (20/100)
At 2:31
Uses 'not like other girls' framing by contrasting herself with libertine readers
Why this score: Classic pick-me move: positions herself as superior by dismissing what other women supposedly enjoy. The 'shame' framing turns normal leisure reading into something lesser while implying her preference for philosophy is more virtuous.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in like it's just that's not who i am like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many…”
All other noblewomen read libertine stories — Loaded Language — Loaded Language (30/100)
At 2:31
Sets up every other woman as shallow and horny — classic 'I'm not like other girls' move.
Why this score: By painting the entire court as obsessed with libertine fiction, the speaker creates an exaggerated, unflattering backdrop that makes her own supposed preference for philosophy look noble by comparison. The rhetorical effect is to imply moral and intellectual superiority without ever naming a single actual person or book.
Original quote: “oh it's just a shame because like all of the other ladies in waiting are reading like libertine stories and it's just not something i'm interested in”
She alone wants to discuss philosophy — Confidence Mismatch — Confidence Mismatch (35/100)
At 2:42
Acts like she's the only one in Versailles interested in ideas — 18th-century Paris was drowning in salons.
Why this score: The speaker presents herself as a lone intellectual in a sea of frivolity, but this clashes with the historical reality that Enlightenment-era France had thriving philosophical salons, coffeehouse debates, and widespread literacy among the aristocracy. The framing conveniently ignores the intellectual culture that actually existed.
Original quote: “like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people but you know there aren't that many people that want to do that”
Positions philosophy as uniquely deep — classic pick-me intellectual superiority play — Loaded Language (30/100)
At 2:42
The word 'just' does the heavy lifting — reduces courtly reading to shallow, elevates her taste as serious
Why this score: By repeatedly saying 'just' before the other ladies' interests, she linguistically demotes libertine literature to trivial while positioning philosophy as the only worthwhile pursuit. It's the exact verbal tic the pick-me archetype uses to signal superiority without saying 'I'm better' outright.
Original quote: “like it's just that's not who i am like i'd much rather just talk about like philosophy and life with people”
Shames the Marquis for looking at the libertine reader — moral policing disguised as 1778 etiquette — Emotional Button (35/100)
At 2:49
Weaponizes period-appropriate language ('rude') to enforce modern 'pick-me' judgment on other women
Why this score: The speaker borrows the voice of 18th-century propriety to police another woman's reading choice, when libertine literature was common among nobility. She's using historical manners as cover for the very modern move of putting down 'basic' girls to seem elevated.
Original quote: “but you know there aren't that many people that want to do that so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately”
Marquis is being obnoxious — Anonymous Authority — Anonymous Authority (40/100)
At 2:53
Calls out 'the marquis' like he's a known creep — no details, just instant moral high ground.
Why this score: The speaker invokes an off-screen male aristocrat and immediately labels him rude and obnoxious without providing any specific behavior. This lets her occupy the position of the discerning, morally superior woman while denying the audience any chance to judge the evidence themselves.
Original quote: “so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately”
Marquis de Sade is 'obnoxious' — missing the historical context — Missing Context (25/100)
At 2:53
Calls Marquis de Sade 'obnoxious' as if he's just some creepy dude — not the infamous author of libertine fiction.
Why this score: The speaker is pretending the Marquis is some random guy hitting on her, when historically he's the actual writer of the 'libertine stories' she claims to avoid. This creates an absurd anachronism that only works because she's omitting who he actually was — the very person whose books the other ladies were supposedly reading.
Original quote: “so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately he's so obnoxious why are you looking at him”
Calling the marquis obnoxious — moral high ground flex — Emotional Button (30/100)
At 2:53
She positions herself as the arbiter of good manners, no receipts needed.
Why this score: By labeling the marquis 'obnoxious' and demanding he stop, she claims the moral high ground without explaining what he actually did. The line invites the viewer to side with her refinement.
Original quote: “so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately he's so obnoxious”
Marquis de Sade is 'obnoxious' for doing his thing — Missing Context (30/100)
At 2:53
Calls the Marquis 'obnoxious' while ignoring his actual literary reputation
Why this score: The speaker positions herself as morally superior to the Marquis de Sade, but leaves out that he's literally one of the most famous philosophers of the era. Calling him 'obnoxious' while pretending to be above libertine culture creates a false sense of intellectual superiority.
Original quote: “so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately he's so obnoxious why are you looking at him”
Marquis is the problem, not her — deflects attention onto male behavior — Straw Man (35/100)
At 2:53
Shifts blame to 'obnoxious' Marquis instead of addressing her own pick-me performance.
Why this score: Classic deflection: when the pick-me behavior gets called out, redirect focus to how men are supposedly worse. By labeling the Marquis 'obnoxious' and questioning why anyone would look at him, she's trying to make her own attention-seeking seem reasonable by comparison. The frame omits that the whole scenario exists because she's performing uniqueness for male validation — the Marquis is just a convenient scapegoat for the social dynamic she's creating.
Original quote: “so marquis stop that's just rude you need to stop immediately he's so obnoxious why are you looking at him”
Dismisses the Marquis as obnoxious for glancing — projection of modern dating frustration onto historical setting — Straw Man (40/100)
At 3:00
Turns a glance into character assassination — the exaggeration sells the comedy
Why this score: A single look gets upgraded to 'obnoxious' behavior that must be policed. It's the pick-me move of treating any male attention directed elsewhere as a personal affront, but dressed in period clothing so it reads as historical satire instead of transparent insecurity.
Original quote: “he's so obnoxious why are you looking at him”
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