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]
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
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)
Sh*t Girls Say  |
| Author | Kyle Humphrey, Graydon Sheppard |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| Genre | Humour |
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| Publisher | Harlequin and 4TheState (UK) |
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Publication date | September 18, 2012 |
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| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
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| Pages | 96 |
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| ISBN | 0373892756 |
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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]
