Shit Girls Say is a humorous Twitter feed and web series created by Canadian writers Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard.[1][2] The series jokes about female conversation.[1]

Twitter

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The Twitter account @shitgirlssay was launched in April 2011, and promoted by Sheppard through his film and music industry contacts.[3]

As of August 2012, they had 1.6 million Twitter followers.[4]

Videos

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At one point, Toronto International Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey tweeted that he hoped the Twitter feed would be made into a movie. By that point, Juliette Lewis had already filmed an appearance in the first video.[3]

The original video, as of September 2012, had 30 million views.[5]

The boyfriend in some videos is played by Humphrey.[6]

Becoming an Internet meme, the series itself has been parodied on YouTube as a snowclone for other demographics, both for humorous effect and non-humorous, political effect. Some materials suggest that at least 700 imitation videos were created,[5] while other reports suggest over 1000.[4] Among them are "S--- Liz Lemon Says", the favourite imitator of the creators.[4]

The fourth video debuted at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, in a Maverick session hosted by George Stromboulopoulos.[4][7] Other sessions in the series talked with Johnny Depp and Javier Bardem.[4]

Videos scripts are written as a team, and Sheppard directs.[4] Sheppard auditioned for the role of Betsy Putch in The Mindy Project, admittedly bombing, a role given to Zoe Jarman.[6]

Book (2012)

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Sh*t Girls Say
 
AuthorKyle Humphrey, Graydon Sheppard
LanguageEnglish
GenreHumour
PublisherHarlequin and 4TheState (UK)
Publication date
September 18, 2012
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages96
ISBN0373892756

A book released in Britain by 4TheState, entitled Sh*t Girls Say, used graphics to illustrate each of the chosen phrases.[5]

Launch parties were held in Toronto and Los Angeles.[6]

When running the Twitter feed, a book was one of their initial interests; they feel the videos helped them reach the goal.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 'Shit Girls Say' Goes From Twitter To Web Series (VIDEO), Huffington Post, December 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Watercutter, Angela, Videos for Shit Girls Say Twitter Feed Go Viral, Wired, December 20, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Hutchins, Aaron (25 September 2012). "'Shit Girls Say' goes from Twitter to TIFF". Canadian University Press Newswire. Toronto ON. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Barnard, Linda (12 September 2012). "TIFF 2012: S--- Girls Say creators speak up". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Battersby, Matilda (20 September 2012). "OMG! Shit Girls Say transformed from internet sensation into glossy coffee table book". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d Szklarski, Cassandra (25 September 2012). "Sh*t Girls Say creators ride wave of online success into publishing". Vancouver Sun. Vancouver BC. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Shit Girls Say | tiff.net". Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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