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[–] [email protected] 28 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

This is true. As an old non-techie woman on Lemmy, I miss a lot of them.

However, "Who gon check me, boo?" was comprehensible (and funny) to me even though I have no reference for it. Combined with the rest of the title, especially adding the profile images, her point is abundantly clear. I don't need to know where it came from to chuckle at it.

Edit: looking it up, it's very apt! Although I'm still not going to start watching any Real Housewives.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Her reference here is certainly more of a turn of phrase but the fact that shes defending pop culture references as communication while accusing of gatekeeping is what's more hypocritical. Especially since her reply isn't the title of an actual article.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

A quick Google shows it's not only not just a turn of phrase but it's an apt pop (RHOA) reference to men refusing women their appropriate agency. Her title is facetious, but here's a real one:

https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2020/07/who-gone-check-me-boo-the-backlash-to-women-and-power.html