[general] Piper-the-pick-me-McLean

Wanna start off by saying that if you dislike piper, or any character, that’s okay, your not obligated to like all the characters no matter how popular they are, nor do you have to dislike them.

But when you make posts about your reasons why, make sure to use the right info for them. Let’s start.

A lot of the times when I see people write posts about Piper McLean, telling everyone why they hate her, they always bring up the Pick-me-girl trait Piper has. When in reality, Piper isn’t a Pick-me, she’s a Tom-boy.

The term pick-me girl is used to describe a woman who obviously and obsessively works to gain men's attention or acceptance. Typically, a pick-me girl talks about how she's not like other women, especially in ways considered typically feminine

Tomboy is a term referring to girls or young women with masculine traits. It may include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and engaging in physical sports or other activities and behaviors traditionally associated with boys or men

See the difference?

Hating or disliking makeup doesn’t always mean your a tomboy, but it also doesn’t make you a pick-me. Same with wearing ‘girly’ clothes like crop tops or high thigh shorts doesn’t suddenly make you a ‘girly girl’.

The only borderline Pick-me character that I can see was really Drew. She openly mocked Piper for her looks in front of Jason and, if I remember correctly, the Aphrodite cabin. She also tried multiple times to pull Jason’s attention away from Piper as well as flirt with him. And it wasn’t just Piper she mocked, she did so to a lot of her siblings as well.

Side note: there’s nothing wrong with being a tomboy, and there’s nothing wrong with being girly. It’s cool to be different from someone else.