Rory Gilmore: The Baby Faced Mean Girl…

[@marie..k101]

Her mother caused this as well… remember the “I got the good kid” comment

[@HCPB91]

@@marie..k101 yea I hated that comment from Lorelai. Poor Paris. Paris was a good kid and she had sex. Having sex didn’t make her not a good kid the poor girl. No wonder Paris felt the pressure; she knew people like Lorelai were judging her.

[@tinymxnticore]

As a kid I thought she called Rory the “good kid” for talking Paris through her crisis lol

[@plumdutchess]

​​@@marie..k101 🤮 Always hated that comment. And then her "good" kid's first sexual experience was with a married man. Thankfully she criticised her for it.

[@serenitysubs933]

i think yall took that comment too seriously, she was just proud of her kid,

[@jenlindley7780]

​@@HCPB91 and then her "good" kid went on and had sex with a maried man

[@sasamafrass]

Lorelei talks about her promiscuous teen days like they are hilarious stories but looks down on other teen girls for engaging in the same kind of behavior or perceived behavior.

[@YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und]

Yes she even did it to Rory at one time she spent the night with Dean by accident.

[@EMunaBee]

@@YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und she didn't look down on Rory. She was terrified for her! She didn't want her 16 year old daughter to end up pregnant. She also had no idea where Rory was all night and spent hours anxious, worried for her health and safety. Added to that, her mother was judging her parenting of which she knew very little. But she in no way looked down on her.

[@sasamafrass]

@@YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und I think with Rory and sex Lorelei always reacted with panic more than looking down on her. Maybe she was a little more judgmental about Logan though?

[@not-a-ghost2206]

She uses humor to cope, but being a teen mom, running away from her parents, and building a life on her own were huge challenges if not downright trauma. I think she downplays the seriousness to connect with Rory and show her the value of independence, but it’s a double-edged sword. It’s like she’s saying, ‘I survived it, but don’t make the same mistakes,’ even if Rory doesn’t always get the message.

[@sakaiahreign3365]

Shane was just an innocent bystander. Honestly. So was Lindsey.

[@Princessdollamanda]

Lorelai had a lot of nerve treating Shane the way she did when she was a whole teen mom. It’s so funny that the same girl (Rory) thought that ballerina should’ve been okay with her criticism (that wasn’t even constructive) and was plastered in a news article for everyone to see when she couldn’t even handle Mitchum telling her the truth, she dropped out of Yale, just from his ONE comment that only she heard. She loved criticizing people for everyone to read but couldn’t handle if someone told her the truth and would spiral.. it’s giving Drake 😂😂😂

[@heynae2016]

Dropping out of Yale from an offhand biting comment is so wild.

[@glamglam8347]

i mean thats how girls like her usually work. they can dish it but cant take it. cant tell you how many times ive seen big bad bullies have a mental breakdown as soon as the joke is on them

[@Princessdollamanda]

@@heynae2016 Seriously, that should’ve been a reason for her to go harder but everyone always made her feel like she was crème de La crème and she couldn’t handle someone who didn’t treat her the same way. Paris was privileged but she worked HARD and if it wasn’t for Paris her application would have probably been thrown to the side because all she had was academics but nothing outside of that.

[@Princessdollamanda]

@@glamglam8347 this is soooo true, most bullies have narcissistic traits and don’t like being held accountable or getting the same energy returned

[@assianeu197]

@@PrincessdollamandaShe was an empty shell, no interests outside of herself

[@no.6377]

I hated the way she treated Lane. Actually, I hated the way the entire show treats Lane.

[@Ash-nh6li]

She was really nice to lane, even gave her a place to live

[@Sam-0827]

Preach! Lane deserved a better friend

[@not-a-ghost2206]

And Michel. The show had a big racism problem.

[@bitchtoastx1793]

@no.6377 lane deserved better!!

[@labrat44]

Lane was her best friend since childhood, yet she treated her as less than - especially once she attended Yale. Lane needed her, and Rory was an absent friend. She acted as if only her issues were important due to her new status/Logan era.

[@mindyourmanners3784]

Rory had no accountability or empathy for the feelings of others because of her privilege, she was always put on a pedestal and always had people helping her and coddling her. She only cared about her own feelings; you would think she learned from the article about the ballerina, but no she goes and does it again to Logan and his friends. Just self-absorbed and a person who could dish it but couldn't take it what Logan said is true - connections are important, you don't have to be rich to make them and that was her problem, she thought she was too good to network and that things should've just been handed to her

[@angelaholmes8888]

True rory never took accountability for her actions she's just like carrie Bradshaw to me

[@besugarb4655]

Logan draaaaagged her muppet self across the floor like a mop, AND I LOVED EVERY SECOND😂🤣He's on point! Rip her apart, boy!

[@julia-pk2pu]

that’s why he was her best bf!!! he didn’t praise her like she’s the most perfect person and also he gave her a taste of her own medicine

[@noorie_noorie_]

@@julia-pk2pu both rory and logan (as logan himself put it) were from the same social class, even though rory chose to overlook her privilege. that’s probably why he saw right through her bullshit LOL.

[@Aelffwynn]

Yeah, I never liked Logan, but he was right. He was a mirror for Rory.

[@Fawn123]

I couldn’t stand him but they were deff perfect for each other 😂

[@lovefromwonderland]

Rory definitely had a superiority complex. Everyone around her praised her so much she felt she was untouchable. She believed she was in control of every situation and could do no wrong. Therefore when Mitchum gave her some actual criticism, which she obviously had never heard from anyone before, she cracked like an egg. And her entitlement and condescension was straight up destructive. What she said about the ballerina, how she treated Shane and Lindsay are just glaring examples of such. And everyone let her get away with it. She ended up so washed up in the revival because she always flared up when she was told the truth. I will say Lorelai grew out of her pick-me tendencies and called out Rory on her bullshit. Rory never grew up.

[@plumdutchess]

Agree with everything you said. But like to add that when you said Lorelai grew out of it, but Rory didn't. In the revival, Rory is the same age as Lorelai in the early seasons. Lorelai was still a pick me then. Rory might come around later in life.

[@Bonita.Vampira_]

Well except when Lindsey’s mother was telling Rory off and Lorelai had to intervine. The only thing Rory can do is look down

[@triciaa7259]

The other ridiculous thing about Rorey and Jess is that after Rorey was calling Shayne a sl*t, she was basically doing the SAME THING with Jess. Making out in public all the time. They basically just read sometimes but mainly hooked up. How did she think was that "superior" 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

Finally somebody calls it out!!

[@PrincessAmaris3153]

Lorelei & Rory were definitely giving off major “We’re not like the other girls! 😌” vibes. We see them both catch an attitude & become jealous around the girls & women who get involved with the guys they feel they have some prior claim on. It’s a very “But I was with them/ I wanted them first!” sort of mentality. Even if a particular girl wasn’t deemed a threat to their existence, beauty, or likability, they would still find something to dislike or mock about her appearance or personality. It’s hard to watch and hear commentary that didn’t age well but I do understand that the tropes & negative perceptions of certain kinds of women displayed in the show were reflections of the times. What can I say? The culture of film/music/fashion & beauty, especially during the Y2K era, was & still is unfortunately harsh towards girls and women everywhere. 😭

[@oooh19]

What are you talking about? Many people are still like this it’s a timeless mindset not only 00s

[@PrincessAmaris3153]

@oooh19 yeah I know. I messed up on my last sentence. I didn’t realize it read that way until I just looked at again. Anyways, for sure this attitude still exists. I think the way these industries spotlight different kinds of women in media are still problematic even if trends and expectations change. I can say the same about the attitudes women still hold against each other. Pick mes still exist, as well as mean girls and women who enable the behavior of misogynistic/ignorant men or help enforce the duties laid out for us by the patriarchy. It sucks that it’s always been hard for us women 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@diamondsfursexpensivethings]

@@oooh19 Well what I think OP meant was that it was more prevalent in the 2000s, they weren't called out when they would mock women in the media. NOW it would be unacceptable and outrage but back then not so much. you clearly missed the point and wanted to be defensive. It was more acceptable back then and even encouraged; celebrity women went through it the most, in music, movies, tv shows and talk shows they would be referenced in derogatory ways. Why are you sitting here pretending as if it is the same, when it isn't. Were you even born or around then? and being 5 in the 2000s doesn't count. I'm talking about being a teen/adult if you weren't then your input is null and void and watching videos and movies from the 2000s is not the same as being and growing up in it. PERIOD

[@oooh19]

@@diamondsfursexpensivethings im actually a few years younger than Rory (I was in middle school when it first aired and my first year of college when the last season ended) but yea while it is normal to not like other women (after all no one will like everyone) it's just weird to pit ppl against each other but maybe some of us are ahead of the time. however Rory found out she's not so special once she experienced real competition like Chilton when she first began and Yale also not landing the NYT Fellowship. I would think the Providence would be a cool gig also a great area.

[@anshevel]

Wow, you made a great point: Rory is actually a mean girl! Thank you for this observation. Also being a dancer myself (a hobby dancer, not a professional one), i am so confused of Rory's attitude to sport or dance activities, like this is beneath her. If that ballerina was going to Juilliard, that means she is a pre-pro level and that is a hell of work behind (well, she said she does it 7 days a week). Same with Lane: why is cheerleading portraid so lame? Can Rory do a back walkover for example? I guess not, 'cause it takes you a lot of hours to practice. And what exactly is then Rory good at? Because she believes she is good at something much more important than sport and dance, then what is it?

[@oooh19]

Academics but honestly she was delulu to think she’s got good grades that’s enough for Ivy League however then more students would get in

[@Ash-nh6li]

She was pressured into writing something meam about the ballerina because the newspaper guy said she needed to wrote more opinionated and interesting things and she tried to fix it by asking to write an article about the ballerinas life. Everyone's allowed one mistake.

[@anshevel]

@Ash-nh6li a talented writer who could write an inspiring piece about parking lot was able to come up with a critics review only by comparing ballerina to a hippo? Well, where did that talent go. And also - everyone can make mistakes, the difference is if you try to repair the damage of your mistake or you don't give a damn 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Princessdollamanda]

@@Ash-nh6li You’re a whole Rory sympathizer and fighting hard in everyone’s comments to defend her nasty behavior, it wasn’t only ONE mistake GIRL. She did it often and thought she was above reproach. including cheating and dating men who were in relationships/marriages, she slept with a married Dean, an engaged Logan, cheated on Dean with Jess, cheated on Logan with Jess. You can like her and also realize she was a privileged spoiled brat who thought she was better than others and deserved everything. You have to be a teen who just started watching this show and can relate to her behavior or you’re an adult who has arrested development. Secondly, speaking about someone’s body instead of critiquing the performance, something she had little knowledge of and didn’t do her proper research, showed her lack of talent when it came to being a writer, which is why Mitchum said what he said- she didn’t have it

[@not-a-ghost2206]

​@@Ash-nh6lishe wasn't pressured. Lorelai even said that some things were completely private and shouldn't see the light of day. And you can write opinionated but not critise someone you have no idea what they're doing?! Doyle was inherently someone rory looked down upon, this was her again not taking accountability.

[@mbanerjee5889]

Lindsey did nothing wrong. Sure Dean is at fault but Rory is absolutely a homewrecker. She is still sleeping with Logan in AYITL.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I felt bad for lindsay she was truly the innocent party rory's behavior reminded me of carrie

[@Ash-nh6li]

Lindsay wasn't great either she got dean to drop out of school and work two jobs.

[@myas.6485]

I hate it when people try so hard to justify rory and her behavior. They have never been bullied or talked down to. A mean girl is a mean girl, no matter her upbringing or her traumas.

[@not-a-ghost2206]

Also lol which trauma did rory have exactly? Yeah her father was a complete useless idiot, but she had her mom, the town, her grandparents and luke as a stable father figure. Her home life was so sheltered. Lorelai on the other hand is completely traumatised but people tend to ignore it because "Emily is so sassy and funny".

[@stuffwithsoph8264]

​@@not-a-ghost2206I totally agree, the extreme lack of empathy for LORELAI but sympathizing with Emily is insane

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

Wow, perhaps Rory was the secret villain of the show the whole time....

[@ABalloonInNeed]

Rory was the villain of her own story, that’s for sure.

[@LouisaWatt]

It’s like a cautionary tale for what happens when people are puffed up with their own hype

[@Fawn123]

I’m so glad this video was created 😂 Rory has a BIG head which has been inflated by her mom, Luke, the town, her grand parents, etc. Also glad you brought up Lane being a cheerleader. Rory prolly scared of being outshined by her.

[@leiiib]

Yessss!!!! Clock these people who have parasocial relationships with fictional characters and even celebrities. They love making comments like “ I left the video when” if you left the video why are you commenting ? Lmao that makes no sense, just go no one cares why. Some people eat, sleep and breathe misery. Rory and Lorelai’s grown behind being so mean towards Shane and always making comments about her was so weird, and it’s no shade to Sookie or Lane but Rory and Lorelai hung out with them because they felt they weren’t competition. Lorelai never matured as an adult, it’s okay to have fun but she was childish.

[@iconicallyiconic]

I agree-some women prefer to surround themselves with others they perceive as being ‘beneath’ their level, using it as a way to boost their own ego. They often see other women as competition and can’t handle someone who might “steal” their spotlight.

[@o.m9514]

Glinda. People love her too much and ignore her horrid nature.

[@beautelle1065]

I swear some of these people are not well. social media has made people turn into obsessed u nhing ed fans and it's alot of the new generation they can't make friends or interact in real life, but can talk alll day online

[@melitta222]

​@@o.m9514 that's why Ariana plays her so well...

[@purpleskies4553]

I still love Gilmore Girls its so nostalgic for me but the older I get the more I love ither characters like Paris and Luke and Lane they still make it a great show

[@plumdutchess]

Definitely agree.

[@Fawn123]

Agreed. Wish they had more screen time and story lines.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Totally right rory was a mean girl not surprised because it runs in the family her grandmother and great grandmother were like that too and Richard plus lorelai always praised her along with Richard and Emily like she was perfect you are right about Paris she was mean but she never hide who she was

[@not-a-ghost2206]

Thissss!!! They all like to blame lorelai cause mom shaming is in, but totally deflect the huge role of rorys grandparents. They have unintentionally brought out her worst qualities!

[@julia-pk2pu]

she was sooo entitled… her hating on dean (who also sucks btw) for dropping out of college because he’s not as privileged to study 🙄🙄 her and lorelai acting like they weren’t like other girls despite actually being boy-crazy… toxicity and high ego runs in the gilmore family i guess

[@Ash-nh6li]

She didnt hate on dean for dropping out of school she wanted the best thing for him and he only had to drop out because he got married at 19 for no reason and lindsay wanted a house

[@riritheedon8967]

Rory was something else girl 🥺🥹

[@cutienerdgirl]

Rory had THREE affairs. 🙃

[@pepperminterica]

Every single boyfriend she had she cheated on or cheated with 😭 like girl you won't learn. I was joking with my sister that Rory really leveled up: cheating on a boyfriend, cheating with an engaged man, cheating with a married man lol

[@Greengardena]

Rory was beautiful and booksmart and that's it. There was nothing else to her personality..She was socially awkward and very lonely because she didn't know how to make friends. The entire town treated Rory like the precious child because she was a straight A student and a good girl 😂.. Every man wanted her because she was pretty and cute but she drove all of them away with her selfish behavior.

[@nyasiacobbs135]

Finally someone talks about her and Lorelai pick me tendencies and I still don’t get how a lot guys liked Rory she a very complicated person

[@celestialsiren_]

4:34 I just watched these episodes lol I love the breakdown. Excellent timing. ✨ also I love how Jess called her out on this behavior. He was still obsessed with her but knew she wasn’t as innocent as she tried to appear

[@HenriettaBiggle]

Not to mention when Mitchell Huntsburger told her she wasn't all that she had an entire hissy fit break down and quit school.

[@Fawn123]

😂😂😂 so embarrassing

[@fluorescentmilkshake]

I'm so glad you mentioned the Fans' displeasure with people being honest with their pushy or narrow-minded opinions on cherished characters.

[@beautelle1065]

Rory was a piece of work. and It's definitely a cultural thing with the "not like other girls" trope, that wasn't a thing within our community. Rory wanted her privilege but at the same time wanted to pretend she didn't have any and that her hard work is why she got to where she was, she did work hard but she had a lot of help. pardon my french but who the f - - - did RORY think she was having any kind of input on Dean's marriage ?? friend or not she was always overstepping and her asking Dean "what did I do" when he called out at that dance was a prime example of her narcissistic behavior and thinking that he should've just accepted her having feelings for someone else and the only reason she cried at that dance wasn't because he broke up with her, but because he put her on blast to the people who put her on a pedestal. It's definitely a NY thing, staring is rude and we don't play that here lmao😂 It's the same thing when people come here walking slow, move out of the way! it's so annoying

[@not-a-ghost2206]

Yep she is more like Emily than lorelai

[@nicolesherman8974]

Tell me why I started Gilmore Girls, and it’s good so far omg..

[@iconicallyiconic]

Yes! I’m glad you’re liking it, it’s been one of my favorite tv shows since the premiere 🩷✨

[@no.6377]

It's still an entertaining show! I mean, the main characters are quite mean but it's really just a reflection of the times and can (mostly) be filtered out. There's lots of funny moments. 😄😄

[@noel830]

5:24 i loved the way you worded this paradox of a personality. Ive noticed that some ppl like this have this 'deer in headlights' look when they get exposed (which i saw a little later in your video). i thought it was captured perfectly. Imagining the intensity of the mental gymnastics at work in these ppl's heads is exhausting. These analyses of yours are just 💋✨ can't wait for the next one!

[@penidk]

I was thinking about her today cause I was thinking of characters who suck but we have to root for them and who never get any serious consequence for anything they do. Her mom was just made it woest every time she would cradle her after she makes a bad decision or ignore the fact that her daughter did something wrong. I was so pissed watching that whole 2016 ver.

[@bebbycute]

3:44 Wow THANK YOU for making this distinction. I’ve had a lot of issues in the past with people staring inappropriately and being largely gaslit by people who don’t understand. I know I’m healing though bc the freakish staring is not as much of an issue for me anymore, I have since let go bc I now understand lol 😸 love your vids, great topics. Thank you for what you do ❤

[@mon33333]

How did you let go omggg I hate when people stare inappropriately!

[@sml5634]

I will never not dislike Rory Gilmore. Og pick me

[@niainwonderland6215]

I used to watch this show with my mom growing up and Loved it. But now that she's passed, and I've grown up. I've come to the realization that I don't like either one of the girls 😣

[@crystalnea17]

@@niainwonderland6215 Used to love the show too in my childhood years, tried to rewatch and I found both ladies irritating 😂

[@no.6377]

The side characters are pretty cool, though!

[@Blackgirltries]

This why the show was for the minds of teens brain wasn’t fully developed to understand logic yet

[@Life-oo2tr]

Grew up watching this show. I grew up alongside the characters as they went through different stages in life. I am in my 30’s now and I’m pleased to see young people are still watching Gilmore Girls to this day. My younger cousins in their teens are now watching the show. I wish there were more shows like this for young people these days.

[@Zzzsleepzzz]

It’s interesting how when I was young, I thought Rory was too perfect and that when she kissed Jess while dating Dean that was the exception to who she really was. As I got older, I realized Rory was self centered and elitist.

[@Starbits7]

I love your intro. It's so true, there are many people that are emotionally unstable with fictional characters. GG has the wildest fandom. Some fans act almost ...cult-ish about it. Getting so upset if someone doesn't like a character on the show they almost give themselves a stroke. I hated the treatment of Shane. Can you imagine just dating someone and be treated with such hostility for it by random people for it? Yikes. I never understood the attitude Lorelai & Rory have to women most of the time. I completely forgot about the episode with Lane as a cheerleader. I felt so bad for her. She was just trying to have fun and try new things and was shamed for that. Ridiculous.

[@allyalleybooboo]

This is such a good analysis! Rory was a mean girl and a pick me. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ambivalentidea]

It was already telling enough how she only had male friends aside from paris lol

[@diamondsfursexpensivethings]

Glad you gathered the people who are obsessed with tv characters, cartoon characters, celebrities etc- it's at an all-time high now. there are so many people on the internet these days who indulge in nothing but negativity and leaving negative comments and then when people clap back at them, they like to play vi ctim. I know someone said it before on your other videos but there really needs to be a mental health screening before they're able to join social media. ~~~~ Rory writing that article about that ballerina was so mean and she got it from her mother, Lorelai taught her how to be a mean girl but because she wasn't hyper feminine or had blonde hair it was overlooked like you said. Emily was the exact same way, they all were. including her great grandmother

[@motherofcats7671]

Yeah she was pretty awful 😅😅😅

[@heynae2016]

9:22 she read her for filth. Now *I* gotta go watch Gilmore Girls for the drama. How are you gonna write about something you know barely anything about with little to no actual criticism? That's the same problem with certain so-called parodies in media, written by people like her but on the geek culture side who think turning their nose up at something they deem lower suddenly makes their opinion the end all be all - especially if they just take the subject matter at face value and just hate that it's popular.

[@jenlindley7780]

I'm glad I never liked Rory, or Lorerai, Emily was always my favorite Gilmore Girl

[@fantomesauvage2663]

I love Gilmore Girls but never liked Rory. I was watching mostly for Lane Emily and Paris

[@serenitysubs933]

Emily and Paris are like worse then rory though?

[@stanqueenb9550]

@@serenitysubs933 yh, the GG fandom pretty much Worships Paris and Emily but hate on Lorelai and Rory more, which i always found super weird. If Paris and Emily were the main characters people would hate them.

[@serenitysubs933]

@@stanqueenb9550 oh my gosh so it wasn't just me who thought this, ppl hate rory for cheating but didn't Paris literally sleep with her 60 year old teacher while she was still in a relationship, then dump him on his birthday? And ppl will call her a queen, why the double standards? both should be held accountable

[@plumdutchess]

​@@serenitysubs933Actually, no. They're not worse. Because they own up to who they are and don't apologise for it. That means something. Rory pretends to be an angel, but actually isn't.

[@alicepark972]

@@serenitysubs933 lmao right. I like Emily but Paris stans are like the blair stans in gossip girl. They'll hate the main character for their flaws but praise their fave for theirs.

[@BlaecOleander]

"Go be happy and work on that darkness in you" is how I'm going to tell people off

[@shirin9452]

Ikr I need to remember this

[@niahann]

I hated Lorelei she was the worst mother and worst human

[@mon33333]

These videos help me self reflect because I often resonate with her character which I don’t think is good lol….

[@houseofmatrix6174]

Great video I like Rory character in season 1, but her entitled behavior ruined her character

[@plumdutchess]

Season 1 Rory is likeable.

[@houseofmatrix6174]

@ yeah she was kind but as show goes on she becomes judgmental

[@awesomeyou6815]

Omg thank you so much for making this video cause you have no idea how many girls I know do that!! All because they look innocent and they fall for it

[@annabelleking2141]

Your voice is so calming! Love when I see a new video alert.😊

[@brooklyn5755]

Haven’t watched this show, but I like your videos so I gonna watch!😂❤

[@iconicallyiconic]

Lol thank you honey 🩷✨I appreciate the support 💕

[@cityremade]

I love it when you tell people off 😊😅

[@DarkPaleUnicorn]

I think that her daddy issues had more of a role to play in this behaviour. Lorelai herself wasn't as much of a woman-hater BC her father was there when she needed him.. but once you have an absent father, you are always in competition with women. especially when it comes to Male Attention and validation. her entire background and surroundings allowed her to remain a hater. Unfortunate

[@Princessdollamanda]

I agree and disagree to some extent, I know plenty of girls who didn’t have their fathers around who aren’t mean spirited towards other women. It’s actually when they have messed up relationships with their mothers that they act like that with other women. I get what you’re saying and it’s true for some, but in Rory’s case it’s because she was always put on a pedestal by men and women. She had male figures in her life who helped to prop her up, even though it wasn’t her own father. Lorelai would make nasty comments about women often, from weight, to the way they dressed and she learned that from her mother. All of the women in that family were mean spirited

[@WestCoastStudies]

@@Princessdollamanda facts !!!!!!!! it’s true you learn those behaviors from your mom!!! Crazy, right 😅

[@shirin9452]

@@Princessdollamanda messed up relationship with my father, messed up relationship with my mother too. In fact I don’t like her tendency to be a not like other girls type (she’s a beautiful doctor so she thinks everyone is jealous and boring). I’m extremely kind to other girls and very supportive (huge feminist). It really isn’t as simple as all that. Bad relationships with either parent can be an influence for sure, it just doesn’t mean a person will automatically act that way.

[@Princessdollamanda]

@@shirin9452 Well I didn’t say ALL women. you may not act that way, but more often than not most do, I work with troubled youth and counsel them, so I know what I am talking about. It will show up in other areas, either friendships or relationships you could be a person who is overly clingy, you could be someone who is distant and afraid of getting hurt, you could be jealous and overly possessive but it shows up in some way, it affects you unless you’ve worked on it. But majority of the time women with broken relationships with their mothers who always spoke down on women and compared them to other women it will affect them in their adult life in some form.

[@shirin9452]

@ well you clearly know more about it than I do, it’s interesting to hear a professional’s perspective. I guess I didn’t realize how prevalent those issues are, it makes me wonder why I didn’t think or act that way. Now that I consider more carefully, I think my sister was like that until she worked on herself. Fascinating

[@mila.milaaj]

In all of her responses to when someone calls her out there is never any accountability and she either doubles down or plays victim, she did it constantly. Lorelai told her about her affair and she makes excuses and gets upset at her mother for telling the truth, Logan checks her and she says she's not a trust fund baby-... chillleeee she's so oblivious lmao. Ballerina checks her she says "no one goes to see ballet" maybe you don't but you don't speak for everyone else. She did the same thing with Dean trying to gaslight him. She got it honest though because that whole family thought they could do no wrong

[@adeleaslan8182]

Rory's reaction to Dean dropping out is genuinely so, SO disgusting. One of my friends was telling she didn't know if she wanted to/ would go to college, that she might want a kid young or maybe would go to the military. And obviously, as her friend, I'm telling her to at least consider community college, but you would never catch me judging her for choosing not to. I will tell her to make sure she's financially secure for that child and to not join the military, (that girl can't run for shit and the military isn't a safe place for a girl, plus the risk of war at any moment... yeah no) but that's the limit. As a friend, all we will do is make sure our friends are making decisions they're sure about and that they'll be safe making, not making those decisions for then. Rory's reaction, to just think about herself and her own views about him dropping out, instead of properly caring about what this could mean for Dean and politely telling him to reconsider, is the most selfish thing a person could do, especially for someone who claims to 'love' Dean Plus that elitist ass comment about 'staying a construction worker'... let's not

[@Jasmin29Rose]

can you please do a video on sherry in gilmore girls ? i think she is a little bit like natasha in sex in the city. also Lorelai calling her a witch and talks bad about her as soon as she meets her 😒 btw i love your comment about the people who write hate comments bc of a fictional characters 💪🏼 it was gold 🤣🩷 love from Germany

[@cosmiclatte9416]

LOVE Paris!!!

[@sarahnoe1588]

Ive been watching GG for the first time ever, just finished season five. Rory is really starting to get annoying so this video cracked me up. I love it.

[@buffysummers7887]

I'm so glad people are finally reaching this point about Rory

[@superdani152003]

YES!Thank you for this video 👏👏👏

[@ra_arity]

i think what made her this way is her family. her grandparents and parents constantly remind everyone that "she is special", "rory is a special kid". they always judged people who encountered with rory. belittled them because she is "special" and no one is good enough for her, not to even be her friend. which is an issue because she really isn't that "special" like her family desperately want her to be. but they put this idea into her head so she turned out this way.

[@chanelyoung7429]

Someone needed to check Rory AND Lorelai. They were called out a few times, but not enough.

[@LOlmala22]

She always reminds me sooo much of the mean girl in my class in middle school!

[@katlikethatprodz]

I totally agree that Rory is a deeply flawed character with a lot of bad traits. Same goes for Lorelai, she is hella flawed too. What I don't get in the GG fandom are people hating on Rory and Lorelai but then they call characters like Paris or Emily queens. They are just as awful! Just because they "own up" to it without apologizing and being upfront about it, doesn't make them any less mean. It doesn't make themes awful. Honestly all the characters have issues lol. Love Gilmore Girls because it's entertaining af and because it nostalgic to me. If you watch the show without trying to defend characters or worship any of them it's a lot of fun.

[@myjunkdrawer8014]

She never stood a chance. She was raised around her mother who was so determined to be "better" than her family and those she deemed the enemy. She also named her kid after herself which is a red flag (yes it is a red flag when men do it too) for a bloated self image. On top of that her grandmother looked down on anyone not from her social class and would be nasty to her employees at the drop of a hat. Not to mention most characters have more self awareness in their pinky finger then they have inside all of them combined. Given her worship of the women in her life it's no wonder.

[@o.m9514]

Glinda is the same.

[@a_scrolling_viewer9954]

I'd also like to point out she made a whole paper hating on the ballerina then when Logans dad gave her lowk valid criticism (in private btw) she literally dropped out of school n got her family involved

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

Alexis is the Rory Gilmore that never made it on screen. She's pretty but also smart, talented, and hardworking. She's not an entitled, bratty, stuck up little.... I was so excited to find this show, I get that people don't find perfect characters interesting, but I would've sat down for every episode of she was actually perfectly smart (this one bothered me the most, we get told she's smart a LOT but we never see it...), pretty, kind, talented, hardworking, and loyal (the lack of this is what made me drop this show). I loved Paris, and she didn't deserve the absolute bullshit she got handed in this show. I liked Lorelei too, but the way she acts around men she likes is disgusting honestly, somehow she's completely oblivious to her faults in relationships. I didn't like Luke. And despite his sky high list of faults, I did actually like Chris. People hate him because he's a man, but let's be serious, he's the exact same person that Lorelei is. If their genders were reversed, everything would've played out the same way.

[@SuperSummer21]

Someone, SOMEWHERE, (either in the GG Reddit sub or some other KZbin video, honestly don't remember where i read it) mentioned that the car accident with Jess was a big turning point in Rory's character. Everyone was blaming Jess and Rory was trying to take some kind of responsibility but no one would listen to her. And after that Rory basically shrugged and just kind of went along with it. It's not my original take, but a take i agree with.

[@jamient]

Princess Weekes said it best in her review of the revival -- "Michum was right!"

[@mila.milaaj]

Alot of people these days are always so bold online and are the same ones who start sweating when it's time to interact with a person in real life, they can't even order Mcdonalds because they don't know how to talk to a human instead of being behind a keyboard, yet they always have the most mouths online and are always the most negative ones. being attached to tv characters is not healthy at all and depending on who the character is that they're so attached to like Rory, Carrie, Blair etc. it shows their character and how they identify so heavily with that behavior and don't like it being called out because they feel like it's a personal att ac k on them. Rory was a brat who thought she as better than everyone else and at the same time she was also insecure

[@GFM77710]

I love this channel 😊 you have such unique and also such insightful views on many popular characters, troupes and icons ❤

[@bbgirl800]

Sometimes I think these videos take the Rory hate to the extreme but this video was spot on. I was clapping when Logan dragged her lol.

[@CalDeanOffical]

8:21 I really like that you brought up this plotline because as someone who grew up in a low income area, a lot of teenage pregnancy was going on and therefore a lot of stigma- I used to think people are really stupid to have a child without any financial income- however through growing up and witnessing a lot of my friends go through teenage pregnancy and struggle and also succeeded in raising a child, my opinions have definitely changed and I’m glad that your criticising mindset on these characters as it’s a lot more complex then she (Roy) is willing to understand- I honestly agree with every single criticism you have with the character because it used to annoy me as well- unfortunately, I don’t rerun the program because it annoys me that much 🤣 but hopefully soon I can watch it maybe do some more self refection on similar topics :)

[@tati_dgr]

video is great love. can i just mention the way too loud music in the end? for us youtube listeners it ruins the experience 😢

[@бронза.вафля.конус]

I feel bad for the actress playing Lorelei. Apparently she had to basically not eat to stay that size while pretending that she could eat anything on the show. That must really suck

[@RobotCloud85]

Hit the like over the wise words you said before getting into it.I loved the character Rory for a long time cause i relate to being a child of a mother who had me at 16 but thats where that relation starts and ends. I can love the character and still know and not like how problematic or flawed they are. Rory was judgy and often condescending Paris in her life was honestly needed and earned. And lets not forget the fat phobia thats rampant in the series whil they were constantly being gluttonous with no exercise but still being thin.

[@joannamarieart]

i truly do not understand the long term fans of this show because when I tell you I HAAAATED both Rory and Lorelai by the end of it...

[@mrs.manrique7411]

It’s interesting because her mother did choose a different lifestyle and her daughter grew up that way till…high school? It’d be hard to get out of that “woe is me” de-elitist “my mommy and daddy aren’t together” mindset in which she was raised - from toddler to 13 years old. I did not watch the series beyond season 1, so don’t ask me why she didn’t get her act together by 7. 😂

[@adeleaslan8182]

Rory is hated for a lot of reasons Richard and Emily are loved, dare I say

[@paulinesely]

Right! Aesthetics aside about the show. I’ve literally just gotten to the “Dean Affair” part and was screaming at the television the whole time. Like why is she mad at her Mom she’s the one who slept with a married man smh..Im realizing im not fond of her character very much. I be watching Gilmore girls for Lorelei now😅😂 she has some issues too but at least she’s not incredibly entitled and proud of mistakes.

[@trashbasket11]

I hate to say it but now that I'm older I realize how much this kind of media influenced me to be a mean girl as a teen and I just cringe so hard at it.

[@emm101xoxoxo3]

So true!

[@fkadwoa]

I feel like Lorelei was immature as an adult. She had Rory at 16 and that slows mental development which was obviously seen in many ways including the max medina marriage situation as well as the Christopher marriage situation in season one. Lorelai worked hard to take care of Rory but she did not raise Rory in a realistic way and allowed Rory to be raised in a bubble.

[@kassandrarodriguez8057]

I think Shane isn’t an example I would use cause she simply was jealous cause Shane was dating Jess. Otherwise, I don’t think she would of acted that way towards her.

[@101DressCode]

I really don't want to put full blame on the mom, but it is mainly Lorelai's fault why Rory is like that. Especially with Rory judging girls that don't fit her ideal narrative. The perfect example of this is when Rory dresses up in a 50s dress for Dean to cook him dinner because he liked that and when Lorelai saw Rory dressed like that she completely made fun of her and made her feel bad. She was laughing the second she saw her. Also earlier in that episode when Dean said he likes women that cook for their families both Rory and Lorelai were making him feel so bad for that and treated him like he was evil. Sadly growing up with a single mom can make the daughter act just like her mother because she had nobody else to look up to or relationships to look up to.

[@rightnow7068]

You are right that Rory is a mean girl, but not to excuse it, I do think she developed this superior attitude to cope with her mother's co-dependent/parentified relationship with her and her father's abandonment. I think Rory felt like her simply being born ruined her mother's life/potential, so she has to be perfect and better than everyone to make up for it and so that her father would notice her one day. Lorelei also clearly used Rory as a pawn to get back at her parents --like Lorelei probably put the idea of Harvard in Rory's head to spite Richard who was a Yale alumnus. Then when she does finally get to know her Grandparents they see her more as a do-over for Loreli than her own person so there was even more pressure to be perfect. So I think after a lifetime of trying to be the perfect daughter, she got burnt out, resentful, and started acting out in unhealthy mean ways. Lorelei, who couldn't accept that she wasn't a perfect parent and just as flawed as Emily, never got Rory the help she needed and even looked down on Rory for finally getting therapy at Yale.

[@amandaredd3057]

I could never get into this show. I tried but the characters were honestly so bloody irritating

[@daemonionx]

rory was being genz/alphabefore genz/alpha existed

[@MATTELMADE]

thank you for telling these raging fanatics to get a grip. they blow me with their attachment to characters that literally don’t exist

[@leahtv7778]

Never understood the loyal fans of this show. I found Lorelai and Rory insufferable and therefore couldn't get into it

[@carleeelizabeth]

i don't know if you mention this but the show had her and lorelai bodyshame women they didn't like constantly but would never direct that ire towards sookie because she's their friend, but it's like...they're still doing it. it kind of feels like they only don't do it with sookie because they don't find her threatening.