F.D Signifier
This is just the first hour of the video which is still in production. It is incomplete and a work in progress. The final video should be out in two weeks and will be available to everyone.
updated 4 months ago
Edited by @NeedlessNick
Intro by @OverthrowMedia
Special thanks to :
@SkipIntroYT
@olurinatti
@BABILA.
Skip Intro on Copaganda playlist - youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ac8vr2QyTdlWwd8OQIc1it6bAfMGPPC
Olay on Eric Adams - youtube.com/watch?v=lLOQRG4vcT4
My previous video on the justice system - youtube.com/watch?v=SyEwOxp_Iyw&pp=ygUYdGhlIHBvbGljZSB3b24ndCBzYXZlIHVz
Other info on cop city - youtube.com/watch?v=zJfUF6nw5Xg
Community Movement Builders - communitymovementbuilders.org/stop-cop-city
Stop Cop City - https://stopcop.city/
00:00 The Boys in Blue
08:30 Black Cops
39:31 Dem Dirty Red Dogs
52:29 All Skin Folk Aint Kin Folk
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- https://nebula.tv/videos/workingtitle...
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - https://nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsi...
Final cut by and blood sweat and tears @BABILA.
Lead edit by @RealSpacial
Lead motion graphics by @NeedlessNick
The Greatest Story in the History of Hip Hop - 00:00
Part 1 - The Beginning - 04:48
Part 2 - Started from the Bottom 13:13
Part 3 - The Once and Future King 38:47
Part 4 - Drake Be Like 01:09:41
Part 5 - The Return of the King - 01:39:54
Part 6 - The One Sided Battle of the Century 01:50:00
Part 7 - The Shady Aftermath 02:59:30
Old Drake Video - youtube.com/watch?v=mtBPXjEoW54&t=1695s&pp=ygUSZmQgc2lnbmlmaWVyIGRyYWtl
@lilbilliam analysis on hip hop beefs - youtube.com/watch?v=OgYvPIAdF_0&pp=ygUIbGlsIGJpbGw%3D
@Trixiethegoldenwitch Kendrick/drake analysis - youtu.be/c75eTrkHxwc?si=Fv0x2B1htgi9_ha6
@Volksgeist Analysis of Drake - youtube.com/watch?v=-M2SUD9ytbU&t=101s&pp=ygUZdm9sa3NnZWlzdCBrZW5kcmljayBsYW1hcg%3D%3D
@illdoc1 Review of the Beef youtube.com/watch?v=SxcnTVEntEk&t=66s
@Kahmalwastaken drags Drake youtu.be/H1a2LlueVdc?si=rXagLjbpy7GSs9oK
Watch the first hour of my Drake V Kendrick retrospective here- youtu.be/3tcYI3YORrU
Or here - patreon.com/posts/kendrick-vs-full-105908487
Kanye retrospective videos
1- youtu.be/wvgehVhF9D4?si=3KEeQ0hDS4k6h6Gj
2- youtu.be/e7e5BFJa-Ug?si=RZ8rPWSxkPUUXHHE
Fly in the milk video - youtube.com/watch?v=7ZCl7VkUWgU&t=4461s&pp=ygUSZmx5IGluIHRoZSBtaWxrIGZk
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsides-im-not-saying-tupac-was-gaybut
00:00 Intro
03:55 What are the "Gender Wars"
12:23 Part 1 - A star is born
- 12:26 Derrick Jaxn's origins
- 16:49 The first red flag
- 18:17 Controversial hot take (but i'm right!)
21:07 Part 2 - Expectations at War
- 22:59 Gender is a scam
- 28:26 Gender has ALWAYS been a scam
- 35:50 Why did WE ever fall for this scam?
- 44:29 The scam hits different for black men than black women
45:59 Part 3 - Don't be the mule
- 47:04 Why were black women Derrick Jaxn's targets?
- 51:07 Steve Harvey Vs bell hooks
- 56:42 Black women get a raw deal
- 1:10:00 Derrick Jaxn's offer
1:14:02 Part 4: Signs he might be a narcissist
- 1:14:25 Derrick's REAL business model
- 1:18:32 An unexpected guest star reveals everything
- 1:23:28 And then the Church got involved...
- 1:26:29 And then it gets worse
- 1:29:37 The Aftermath?
1:35:21 Part 5 - The real villain of the story
- 1:36:04 The truth about how all this works
- 1:43:19 Final thoughts
Edited by @BABILA.
Support by @NickolasNameolas
Other videos and creators to check out
@KhadijaMbowe - youtube.com/watch?v=010DZKtjBuc&t=5s&pp=ygUia2hhZGlqYSBtYm93ZSByZWxhdGlvbnNoaXAgYW5hcmNoeQ%3D%3D
@Philosynoir youtube.com/watch?v=Xe3dmiEPQ7k&t=7s
@herbyxrevolus youtube.com/watch?v=FxpWCaqjeHk&t=11s
atlsolidarity.org
communitymovementbuilders.org/donate
secure.actblue.com/donate/black-men-build-2
Operation Olive Branch (Master list of ways to help)
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1vtMLLOzuc6GpkFySyVtKQOY2j-Vvg0UsChMCFst_WLA/htmlview?pli=1#
More education on the situation in Palestine
@dr.fatima reading and resource list - youtube.com/post/Ugkx2jJJck6LpECXrXe3NGoXJaOX1DlBdxiX
@LostFutures1 video on Zionism - youtube.com/watch?v=hCiOQ2cmFNA&t=1085s&pp=ygUMbG9zdCBmdXR1cmVz
@vivianstrange on the situation in Gaza - youtu.be/5J6ZNjN0nHw?si=CXtVkV5uaxma5lr_
@BlackLiberationMedia on the connection between Gaza and the U.S
My talk with @marclamonthillofficial - youtu.be/aEJP-Sksuwc?si=m7SDdnINhlBEbBMs
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- https://nebula.tv/videos/workingtitle...
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - https://nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsi...
00:00 What is an Industry Plant?
07:17 The Early Days of Hip Hop
13:55 Their Come Up
30:25 Their Fall Off
35:35 The Rise of Gangster Rap
40:54 The Truth about "Industry Plants"
edited by
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- https://nebula.tv/videos/workingtitle...
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - https://nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsi...
00:00 Why do black people love wrestling?
05:00 The earliest days of black wresters
17:00 Troubling patterns in black wrestling gimmicks
20:20 Some thoughts on Vince MacMahon
31:25 Some scattered victories for black wrestlers
37:26 What exactly was the Rock cooking?
51:56 Black wrestling's lowest point
55:56 Kofimania
01:13:09 What goes up...
01:15:45 Final thoughts
edited by @NeedlessNick
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- https://nebula.tv/videos/workingtitle...
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - https://nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsi...
Conversation with Macken Murphy
youtu.be/X8FNS_hL5i4?si=Mt-QN-SlcvcynM4v
00:00 Banger intro
01:11 The Manosphere is big business.
08:13 We still don't understand the manosphere.
19:54 What kind of man are you?
40:09 Incels make the world go round.
01:02:33 The other side of the game.
01:26:17 So what can be done?
Edited by @TheZatzman
Intro and transition graphics by @NeedlessNick
Interviews
@WavingtheRedFlag
@murphymacken
@Ahrelevant
@ididntaskforahandle
@noahsamsen
@munecat
@ForeignManinaForeignLand
@JordanHarrod
featuring vocal performances by
@MavenoftheEventide
@FoldingIdeas
@COLORMIND.mp4
@LindsayEllisVids
References
1- Mapping manosphere- Han, X., & Yin, C. (2023). Mapping the manosphere. Categorization of reactionary masculinity discourses in digital environment. Feminist media studies, 23(5), 1923-1940.
2- Networked misogyny - tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/14680777.2022.2029925?needAccess=true
http://www.michaelmessner.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Gender-Society-1998-MESSNER-255-76.pdf
3- Leaving the manosphere- tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/1057610X.2023.2244192?needAccess=true
4- Liu, A. (2021). MRAsians: A Convergence between Asian American Hypermasculine Ethnonationalism and the Manosphere. Journal of Asian American Studies 24(1), 93-112. doi.org/10.1353/jaas.2021.0012.
adl.org/resources/blog/two-years-ago-they-marched-charlottesville-where-are-they-now
5- AIN paper - datasociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DS_Alternative_Influence.pdf
6- Levels of wellbeing for Incels - https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/files/2023/04/LevelsofWellbeingAmongMenWhoAreInvoluntarilyCelibate.pdf
7- You tube radicalization study - pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2101967118
8- Online radicalization argument - researchgate.net/profile/Joe-Whittaker-2/publication/363135647_Rethinking_Online_Radicalization/links/630f1d5161e4553b95520eff/Rethinking-Online-Radicalization.pdf
9- Car killer story - cincinnati.com/story/news/local/northern-ky/2017/08/14/mom-previously-accused-charlottesville-driver-james-alex-fields-jr-beating-her/566078001
10- (radicalization is overblown but you tube is to blame) science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.adk2031
11-journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976211036065
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsides-im-not-saying-tupac-was-gaybut
This video looks at the 2000s Spike Lee film "Bamboozled" and examines what it says about the concept of "co*ning", aka being a black person who explicitly works against the interests of other black people. How and why do Co*ns do what they do? What should we understand about them in order to address the harm that they do?
00:00 I almost Quit YouTube last year
02:48 A quick look at the career of Spike Lee
10:39 Explaining Bamboozled pt 1
20:22 A quick aside on Black Radicalism
24:26 Explaining Bamboozled pt 2
29:34 What is a Co*n?
44:44 Explaining Bamboozled pt 3
5148 Are we too hard on Co*ns?
59:48 Bamboozled's hidden message
Edited by @NeedlessNick
Featuring @Mannof1000Thoughts , @victorythecreator , and @Readus101
Audio support @ForeignManinaForeignLand
Works cited
Tyler Perry and the Mantan Manifesto: Critical Race Theory and the Permanence of Cinematic Anti-Blackness - imixwhatilike.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/tp-reader-article-routledge-edit-january-2013.pdf
In Defense of Uncle Tom Why Blacks Must Police Racial Loyalty by Brandon Starkey - amazon.com/Defense-Uncle-Tom-Blacks-Loyalty/dp/1107668344
What should Black folk do with the word coon? - andscape.com/features/what-should-black-folk-do-with-the-word-coon
I finally did it! Just in time for Christmas
00:00 What is the White Rapper Paradox?
08:39 A short history of White people consuming and creating black art
16:50 White Rap BE- Before Eminem
24:04 Rap's Elvis Pressley (Vanilla Ice)
30:09 What the industry learned from it's failure
33:09 The Great White Hope (Eminem)
46:28 White Rap AE-After Eminem
56:37 White Guy Got Game (Mac Miller)
1:07:50 The White Rapper Paradox
No James Somerton
White Rapper Taxonomy - theringer.com/music/2020/10/6/21502594/history-of-white-rappers-eminem-vanilla-ice-mac-miller
Everything but the Burden - penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176649/everything-but-the-burden-by-edited-by-greg-tate
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier
Watch my Vaulted video on Tupac - nebula.tv/videos/signifiedbsides-im-not-saying-tupac-was-gaybut
Get a lifetime membership to Nebula for only $300: go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=fdsignifier
This video breaks down the complexity of why interracial dating for black people is universally controversial.
Edited by @TheZatzman
Special Appearances by @supereyepatchwolf3007 and @KhadijaMbowe
00:00 Intro
07:41 It always goes back to slavery...
14:27 It's a black thing. You wouldn't understand
37:25 Swirlconomics
59:33 No seriously it's always goes back to slavery
Further viewing-
My videos referenced
Buck Breaking review - youtu.be/tvzS6fVaG8I?si=dk2XWKfNjrV8B0rA
Black Men's sexuality - youtube.com/watch?v=RP1YI6Wi6gs&t=1553s
Black Men and Colorism - youtube.com/watch?v=urMC_Y2mX9Y&t=1101s
@lilbilliam on Black men - youtube.com/watch?v=KIYaq_gHBdg&t=2449s
@Tirrrb on Masculinity - youtube.com/watch?v=EiIkI0JXoaw&t=1104s
@ForeignManinaForeignLand various videos - youtube.com/watch?v=7Rjf-10n3n4, youtube.com/watch?v=AGXASWS1g54&t=1712s,
Works cited
Pew Study - pewresearch.org/social-trends/2017/05/18/1-trends-and-patterns-in-intermarriage
intermarriage divorce –
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183451/#:~:text=The%20descriptive%20results%20also%20confirm,and%208.4%25%20of%20Asian%2DWhite
Reasons for Anti-Miscegenation laws-
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/merge/vol6/iss1/1/#:~:text=The%20primary%20individuals%20focused%20on,vehicle%20of%20anti%2Dmiscegenation%20laws
Interracial couples and poverty-
https://www.washington.edu/news/blog/study-mixed-race-couples-with-black-partners-more-likely-to-live-in-poor-neighborhoods/
Racist trends in medicine-
https://globalhealth.harvard.edu/racial-bias-in-medicine/
Multi racial people's experiences - pewresearch.org/social-trends/2015/06/11/multiracial-in-america
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier
This video discusses the real reasons why NFL running backs have become "devalued" and seeks to expose how this process of devaluation is not only a deliberate alteration of the nature of the game for "good business" but it also fits into a historical tradition of premiere black athletes being marginalized in sports they helped to build.
Featuring former NFL running back Arion Foster @bobbyfeeno and former 1st round draft pick Aaron Maybin @AaronMaybinArt
special shout out to @laborkyle for helping me refine my ideas and terminology on the topic.
00:00 The Plight of Saquan Barkley
10:18 "Workplace Evolution"
23:38 "For the Good of the Sport"
47:09 A famous Malcom X Quote
Edited by @RealSpacial
Graphics and support editing by @NeedlessNick
How Black Athletes are Exploited - youtube.com/watch?v=ABEa3P3a6Wk&t=3524s&pp=ygUUZi5kIHNpZ25pZmllciBzcG9ydHM%3D
@lilbilliam on Allen Iverson's legacy - youtube.com/watch?v=aVgJmOmlS3M&t=3127s&pp=ygUQbGlsIGJpbGwgaXZlcnNvbg%3D%3D
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier
Get a lifetime membership to Nebula for only $300: go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=fdsignifier
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Chapters
1- Intro/Statement of Purpose 00:00
2- How/why we give police power 09:00
3- Why the police need to go 33:00
4- Why prisons need to go 50:48
5- The hidden agenda of prisons 01:20:40
Edited by @NeedlessNick
Scored and touched up by @RealSpacial
Feat @OverthrowMedia , @olurinatti @SkipIntroYT and Tooblack of @BlackLiberationMedia
Thank you to Ben AKA @francmono STREAM EXTORTION OUT ON ALL PLATFORMS
See full Pendleton 2 Documentary here - youtu.be/2h_i1IK_ZIY
Support Abolition efforts
communitymovementbuilders.org
thepeoplesrico.org
ccrjustice.org
tenforjustice.com/demands
Shut down Lecher city prison- secure.everyaction.com/dPYVg1AxlkeLbHSnhlfUBQ2
Works cited
Mass incarceration causes poverty - papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1348049
Police don't have to protect you - findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/do-the-police-have-an-obligation-to-protect-you
History of policing in America/Lexow Commission - sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/50819_ch_1.pdf
SA offenders and jail time - https://roar-assets-auto.rbl.ms/documents/36064/Kebodeaux-V27I1.pdf
Idaho Study - tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10538712.2011.541356
Kerner Commission report - ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/national-advisory-commission-civil-disorders-report
Black prison population dropping vs white population - pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/04/30/shrinking-gap-between-number-of-blacks-and-whites-in-prison
Prisons getting whiter - washingtonpost.com/outlook/prisons-are-getting-whiter-thats-one-way-mass-incarceration-might-end/2021/02/26/28db008c-7535-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html
Racial breakdown of county jails - bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/ji21st.pdf
Racial breakdown of state prisons - prisonpolicy.org/reports/beyondthecount.html#:~:text=In%20state%20prisons%2C%2034%25%20of,Hawaiian%20or%20other%20Pacific%20Islander.
Other learning
Behind the Bastards series on policing - open.spotify.com/show/2ejvdShhn5D9tlVbb5vj9B
Becoming an Abolitionist - https://moodle.swarthmore.edu/pluginfile.php/724099/mod_resource/content/1/Becoming%20Abolitionists%20by%20Derecka%20Purnell%20.pdf
Critical resistance- criticalresistance.org
A story from a former cop - youtube.com/watch?v=_nl5zMIwcmQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY&feature=emb_logo
@JawnLouis on the prison industrial complex - youtube.com/watchv=V2B3sEm_qL8&t=1009s
@ZyllasAthenaeum on prison abolition - youtube.com/watch?v=UUonk-ZcC8U
@AnansisLibrary George Jackson video youtu.be/IHu5rfST_4Q?si=GrP2tIaLYjQgiFoc
Bastars of the party doc - vimeo.com/247366171
In this video I'll explain everything...
00:00 Ad read
02:20 Disclaimer on how I escaped small channel purgatory
10:01 Advice from the Heart (my views on the video essay genre)
31:50 Advice from the HEAD (my views on working the system)
54:43 Advice Lighting Round
01:02:02 Advice from other successful Youtubers (maybe a special bonus at the end...?
about video essays and making it on YouTube.
Check out @3rdWorldMiss new joint on South African media - youtube.com/watch?v=4HVfDJ82Ogk
Edited by @NeedlessNick
Feat-
@oliSUNvia
@ForeignManinaForeignLand
@MaggieMaeFish
@T1J
@TeeNoir
@ToonrificTariq
@roramdin
@JessieGender1
@NandovMovies
@cjthex
You ever wonder what it is about anime that gets so many guys DEEP into it? Me too. So I talked to some experts in the topic in @supereyepatchwolf3007 and @mothersbasement and looked back at my own experiences as an Anime fan to figure out what it is about Anime that resonates so much with boys and men.
00:00 OP
01:00 I used to be a WEEB
05:55 Anime and Masculinity, a combo worthy of discussion
13:00 What makes Anime special and why you should watch it
28:35 What do boys and men like about Anime?
36:20 Boys and the Anime Power Fantasy
44:07 A quick aside on misogyny in Anime
48:30 Anime Power Fantasies Deconstructed
57:02 A roast of Eren Yeager
1:20:02 What if Eren wasn't trash?
1:29:21 Closing thoughts
Intro by @NeedlessNick
Edited by @TheZatzman
Feat @mothersbasement and @supereyepatchwolf3007
special guest @roramdin
Femme Centered Videos on anime
@Noralities - youtube.com/watch?v=Buv3TA7dvdE&t=1s
@harriyanna - youtube.com/watch?v=JfK6OLn4jTk
@hazel - youtube.com/watch?v=zHTBvvRCqmk&t=2558s
More Eren Yeager/AOT Slander
@LostFutures1 - youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-p2ke9uU&t=8s
Join me in a journey into hip hop lore to discuss one of hip hop's forgotten legends lost in time. He's a rapper that barely anyone remembers but for a moment in the mid 90s he was considered to be one of the rappers that would lead hip hop into the next generation. Why was he so hyped and why does nobody remember him, and how is his legacy so important in the first place?
I want to give recognition to the following sources that helped me flesh out this video.
Article on Canibus- theoutline.com/post/6977/canibus-internet-mic-club
My expert opinion episode with Canibus - youtube.com/watch?v=IQyg9gddUyA
Thank you to @Yharazayd and Spacial at--- youtube.com/@RealSpacial/about for the edits
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier?ref=fdsignifier
00:00 Intro and recap
11:14- The Distraction
43:35- The Double Agent
01:10:13- The Black Capitalist
Further Learning
The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power
imixwhatilike.org/2020/05/25/mobpvirtuallaunchparty
Lil Bill on Black Capitalism - youtube.com/watch?v=Uu-X_E8cwaA&pp=ygUZbGlsIGJpbGwgYmxhY2sgY2FwaXRhbGlzbQ%3D%3D
The missing story on Tulsa
leftvoice.org/from-black-wall-street-to-black-capitalism
Orgshttps and Initiatives to support
Stop Cop City https://stopcop.city/
Atlanta Solidarity Fund atlsolidarity.org
Community Movement Builders communitymovementbuilders.org
thegroceryspot.org
Special Guests-
Paschal Robert @THISISREVOLUTIONpodcast
Briahna Joy Grey @BadFaithPodcast
Dr. Jared Ball @BlackPowerMedia.
Edited by - @foreignmaninaforiegnland, (Opening review)
@needlessNick (The Distraction),
@zatzman (The Double Agent)
@TheStorytellerAJ (The Black Capitalist)
Intro VFX by @NeedlessNick
Feat Vocal Performance by @HirotheKid
Watch my Nebula original on the Boondocks here--- nebula.tv/videos/workingtitles-47-the-boondocks-fdsignifier?ref=fdsignifier
00:00 Banger intro
02:20 A few jokes to warm things up
03:51 Why do we even care about black conservatives?
09:30 The difference between a Republican, a Democrat, and a Leftist
14:25 Black people are not and have never been "Conservative"
28:20 An examination of America's most iconic Black Leftist
49:30 Who are the Boule'
Special Guests-
Paschal Robert @THISISREVOLUTIONpodcast
Briahna Joy Grey @BadFaithPodcast
Dr. Jared Ball @BlackLiberationMedia
Lead Edits by @TheStorytellerAJ
Intro VFX and spot edits by @NeedlessNick
Vocal inclusions from @COLORMIND.mp4 @BABILA. @victorythecreator
Other important videos about black conservatism
@ThinkpieceTribe - youtube.com/watch?v=uNbSTx9Kzbk&t=354s
@lilbilliam - youtube.com/watch?v=lVJL_xnmqYU
In this video I deconstruct some common misconceptions about what makes men desirable and attractive.
00:00 Intro/Desirability is complex
13:38 Men don't understand physical desirability
36:19 A "High Value Man" is not what you think
49:17 How Boys and Men are Groomed to be lonely
01:15:30 The best advice I can offer...
Feat @COLORMIND.mp4 @rapmusicplugpod
@ForeignManinaForeignLand @NoahSamsen @Sisyphus55 @FinntasticMrFox @elliotsangestevez
Need to get some things off my chest.
00:00 We Ready?
11:34 The Chaos Machine
39:40 The Drama
01:39:36 Take Accountability
02:01:04 Broke Bread
debate good video - youtu.be/qdYOaM0YH9E
Support the thumbnail artist
Twitter: twitter.com/Jumboiiii
Twitch: twitch.tv/jumbomandraws
Patreon: patreon.com/JumboMan
Please if you can connect with one of the following entities listed here to find out a way you can help and support stopping Cop City!
@KamauFranklin
@CommunityMvt
@Defend the Atlanta Forest
@Atlanta Solidarity Fund
Website
Stop Cop City https://stopcop.city/
Atlanta Solidarity Fund atlsolidarity.org
Community Movement Builders communitymovementbuilders.org
It's Christmas time. I need a break. Here's a video where I react to Tik Toks that i thought were interesting.
I have been wanting to make this video for 4 years.
00:00 Bad Takes Montage
01:05 Why I ever became a YouTuber in the First Place
07:08 A short history of Black Panther in comics
12:30 The environment leading up to the film
28:10 Breaking down the movie's themes
59:45 The film's most inexcusable flaw
01:10:03 Reconciling the good with the bad
Thank you to L.O for guest edits
Supporting edits still from @NeedlessNick
Some other content for further learning
Black leftist criticism of the first film - youtube.com/watch?v=XLFJzKy4rb8&t=550s
An overview of Pan Africanism - youtube.com/watch?v=48Y5pBtRHqk&t=167s
Patrice Lamumba - youtube.com/watch?v=_YS_cLaHdwY
Afro Futurism- youtube.com/watch?v=YI1xmwqGEBw
The Divine 9 - youtube.com/watch?v=qn_T7zZ60TY
Canada *some exclusions apply
In this video F.D takes a deep look at the ongoing challenges that conservative thought has presented to good seggs and seggsual Freedom and pleasure as a whole
00:00 - Intro and conservative cringe on sex
11:10 - Yes I'm serious Conservative Sex is Trash
25:35 - White Women for some Reason
41:23 - We're Pretty much all F*credit Really
01:09:10 - Conservatives Worst Kept Secret
Special Thanks to
@ForeignManinaForeignLand
James youtube.com/channel/UCO4PJJyPvLuOOMRmEk4q9CQ
and Winston
Appearances By
@djmuel
@faeriebite (NSFW)
@Afrocentripetal (NFSW)
@Dr. Candice Nicole
@cjthex
@EvieLupine
Quote Reads from
@SierraRhodes_
@DaintyFunk
@ForeignManinaForeignLand
@miacole
Kate Eastman- pro.imdb.com/name/nm4277248?ref_=nm_nv_usr_profile
Dj Muel Getting organized - youtube.com/watch?v=37J1jXo9gF4
Dj Muel Kink at Pride- youtube.com/watch?v=p_nlCrSlB0U&t=1357s
Anansi's Library How to Get Organized - youtube.com/watch?v=_dKo75XZdlE&t=544s
Black men and Seggs video - youtube.com/watch?v=RP1YI6Wi6gs&t=877s
Works mentioned -
Christian Pron consumption- tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2017.1278736?journalCode=hjsr20
Prep- vox.com/2018/6/25/17476850/pride-month-lgbtq-corporate-explained
Condom use- guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/article_files/2800496.pdf
Sexual aggression- researchgate.net/profile/Niki-Fritz-2/publication/341354859_Worse_Than_Objects_The_Depiction_of_Black_Women_and_Men_and_Their_Sexual_Relationship_in_Pornography/links/5ebc140292851c11a86753d6/Worse-Than-Objects-The-Depiction-of-Black-Women-and-Men-and-Their-Sexual-Relationship-in-Pornography.pdf
Matrnal mortality rate- cddep.org/tool/worldwide-maternal-mortality-rates
Ayn Rand - carra-lucia-books.co.uk/2018/09/22/best-sex-scene-in-atlas-shrugged-ayn-rand
Orgasm Gap - journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/03616843221076410?journalCode=pwqa
In a labor of love F.D engages with the complex legacy of one of hip hop's most gifted and enigmatic voices.
Join the Pareon--- patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true
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Edited by:
Needless: youtube.com/channel/UCLxH65f3oxntTk3EnXLFwlA
Other Lauryn Hill videos that helped in the making of this one
@Empressive youtube.com/watch?v=g7FemWggfkk&t=2475Es
@rareunreleasedfanmade8943 youtube.com/watch?v=Lx69EHfLs_k
00:00 The Problem with Tough Love
09:14 Lauryn Hill 101
15:13 A Star is Born
26:00 Trouble Ahead
30:11 Tortured by Fame
37:35 The Fall Off
43:37 Final Thoughts
47:51 Patreon scroll
After Dissecting and Connecting the manosphere as whole a in the last few months, F.D spins the block to address a group that has been his biggest detractors since he gained any traction on YouTube, which is the B Manosphere. Unlike in the previous two videos, in this video F.D engages directly with the specific figures of the B Manosphere, examines it's fundamental drives, and the forces that shape it.
00:00 Intro/Who Shot ya?
12:01 What is the Black Manosphere?
35:05 What is STME?
53:30 The Worst People on the Internet
1:04:33 They who Shall Not be Named
1:30:49 King of the Simps
2:19:15 Final Thoughts
Feat:
Jay Smooth- @jaysmooth995
Lil Bill- youtube.com/channel/UC3StRqeCpx_UUpYOdXFS2Aw
Exposing the Manosphere- youtube.com/c/ExposetheManosphere
Martin X - @tillwefree
Martin X Black Men Foundation - http://bmenfoundation.org
Videos Cited:
Intelexual - youtube.com/watch?v=touhaV1tvBw&t=2137s
Aranock - youtube.com/watch?v=KGzSGkmV5e8&t=3502s
Sophie from Mars Vid - youtube.com/watch?v=M0VnYcMHuDc
Tee Noir vid- youtube.com/watch?v=Sl5_u7kE7Ks&t=1551s
For generations black men have either enthusiastically celebrated or quietly disregarded the rampant and unchecked objectification of our bodies by... well pretty much everyone. In this video F.D tries to investigate how this came to be, how some black men have tried to address it in different ways, and the dark realities that we usually look past when it comes to black men and s*x.
00:00 A dm to set the tone
09:03 ad read
10:43 The flattening of black men's s*xuality
26:17 How black men reclaimed agency over their s*xuality
42:32 Hip Hop as a stumbling block
1:07:47 Stigma, dysfunction, and sa
1:30:15 Final thoughts
1:42:41 Patrons crawl
Patreon - patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true&view_as=public
twitter - @fdsignifier
IG- @fdsignifier
Edited by @Needless check his videos out youtube.com/watch?v=m2aBHo1jZ8A&t=675s
Guest Interviews
Malcom Lovejoy- twitter.com/malcolmlovejoy
TahoeTV- instagram.com/tahoe_tv/?hl=en
Phoenoissseur (search on OF)
D (aka Messiah Equiano)
Featuring-
Hariyanna Hook- youtube.com/c/iNickel
@Frank Laundry youtube.com/watch?v=WBsCmYCShqI&t=75s
@HirotheKid youtube.com/watch?v=FNvqomIV6io
@Professor Flowers youtube.com/watch?v=H_eJUc7D-2k&t=236s
Further Reading
The Man Not by Tommy Curry
We Real Cool by bell hooks
Racism Without Racist by Eduardo Bonilla Silva
Soul On Ice (Trigger Warning for graphic discussions of SA) by Eldridge Cleaver
S*xual Debut study- ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.2006.097444
Black women SA study- journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778010122183856?casa_token=gP57z8BuUdkAAAAA:6th7Ko72SryJqHzk9Fy8pU5Tmcm-LgHTcPeJssUIED4Y1r66Vb1ZzLv00PDEnXhnfoZOpytPXFNz
Assaults false reports- https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Documents/Race_and_Wrongful_Convictions.pdf
Home Team History (African History Channel)- youtube.com/channel/UC12lU5ymIvSpgl8KntDQUQA
Barry Wood Meme- youtube.com/watch?v=8Q26YeiYMHM&t=591s
Intelexual Media's Black Femic**e Video- youtube.com/watch?v=touhaV1tvBw&t=1069s
Lil Bill's Black Women's Lives Matter Video- youtube.com/watch?v=bC_Y3FkSonY&t=1s
Pertinent Video from Tee Noir- youtube.com/watch?v=Sl5_u7kE7Ks
Pertinent Video From Khadija Mbowe - youtube.com/watch?v=qIq9-wBCdq8&t=1192s
outro track - youtu.be/SArV5m_CXno
In this video F.D continues examining the modern online manosphere by looking at several figures that shape what the manosphere is and what it is capable of. In this video F.D argues that the problem in the manosphere isn't just it's misogyny, but how it presents masculinity as a whole, and this aspect makes it more damaging to everyone else.
00:00 Intro/Recap from last video
06:24 Gary Vee
18:47 Fresh and Fit...?
48:33 Jordan Peterson
1:09:13 Spree Shooters
1:17:51 Eren Yeager
1:31:01 What the Left needs to do better
1:42:04 Final Thoughts
Patreon- patreon.com/fdsignifier
Follow me on Twitter and instagram- @fdsignifier
Check out the side channel @Signified B Sides
Edited by Needless @Needless youtube.com/channel/UCLxH65f3oxntTk3EnXLFwlA
Featuring
@Foreign Man in a Foreign Land -youtube.com/c/ForeignManinaForeignLand
@Tirrrb -youtube.com/c/Tirrrb
@T1J -youtube.com/c/the1janitor
@shark3060 -youtube.com/user/shark3ozero
@Chill Goblin -youtube.com/c/ChillGoblin
@Super Eyepatch Wolf -youtube.com/channel/UCtGoikgbxP4F3rgI9PldI9g
@Salari -youtube.com/c/salari
@Innuendo Studios -youtube.com/c/InnuendoStudios
@Thought Slime -youtube.com/c/ThoughtSlime
Small masc/male youtubers to check out
@COLORMIND. -youtube.com/channel/UCSvBDpjWmyJnHfQnra26wRg
@GoldFro. -youtube.com/channel/UCYt2vnLrBm0Fb5az5b8gVKg
@Keep Firing -youtube.com/channel/UCJ7K8aNjYX8cilENP4kUOwQ
@Frank Laundry -youtube.com/c/FrankLaundry
@VICTORY THE CREATOR -youtube.com/channel/UC8JTStI16odEK-N3JJcMmpw
@Philosynoir - youtube.com/c/Philosynoir
@The Zatzman -youtube.com/c/TheZatzman
@Finntastic Mr. Fox -youtube.com/c/FinnjaminFox
@Thinkpiece Tribe -youtube.com/c/ThinkpieceTribe
@Lil' Bill -youtube.com/channel/UC3StRqeCpx_UUpYOdXFS2Aw
@HirotheKid -youtube.com/user/HirotheKid
@La'Ron Readus -youtube.com/c/Readus101
@JohntheDuncan -youtube.com/c/JohntheDuncan
@djmuel -youtube.com/c/djmuel
@1Dime -youtube.com/c/1Dimee
@Marquise Davon Productions -youtube.com/channel/UCk1GXKjTE6BFrAaV-gw0fyA
@Overthrow Media -youtube.com/c/OverthrowMedia
@LostDoctor312 -youtube.com/c/LostDoctor312
Thoughtslime on Gary Vee- youtube.com/watch?v=OVE8J8dwJ5E
Lost Futures AOT video- youtube.com/watch?v=a8B-p2ke9uU&t=6s
Noah Samsen on the yt radicalization pipeline - youtube.com/watch?v=4Ecnw2Xx01A&t=530s
Second Thought- youtube.com/watch?v=fZ4nvCVAGw0&t=343s
Foundational research resources
Hegemonic Masculinity- https://student.cc.uoc.gr/uploadFiles/181-%CE%9A%CE%9C%CE%9C%CE%9A397/Connell%20and%20Messerschmidt-Hegemonic%20masculinity.pdf
Aggrieved Entitlement- d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/31201499/Suicide-Ten-with-cover-page-v2.pdf?Expires=1655880083&Signature=THRWq7-gesBemcfr~xjnKIwpTcGCbG70fX788O1anq1w4F~XoKlUfmo7C7V2T90CXIPPG~3OnAXW3Af89WmyVmGdaBjAGDAtji35Xu1-SygdKipe5rJy3O45qIxYVkffotf0QOflDrPXiVSwHdkns~iRszUVqQ-Yxh5xXWHob0cc9-xRA5WxpYZSahQsKIlPmqKLrZVdaxzm8dmgyy7zmSGV8BJVc0XFuSIKlaTse5H8SK5qLFbzxa31Xg6QHo~aXwWbg487f3lsUgwMB8QcVneX~zoDpGgTMavbrb8WSfQH1aqYEMGoSFBOw4kCxe7rKxOnmvzWQ0H8TAH1uDoSUA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA
Understanding Patriarchy- imaginenoborders.org/pdf/zines/UnderstandingPatriarchy.pdf
Bio-Social model of school shooters- schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/bio_psycho_social_1.0.pdf
Identity Study- tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15283488.2017.1379905?casa_token=ynnRg9id65MAAAAA:f2IwuycEgvCm_BvomxSQh9tqT1xnZ98EBugYVJbYYS1XdPu9xlO0jGlALgbaYzJ3UcQWZemyAaKP
In this video F.D re-engages the concept of Edgelords but this time brings a few friends with him in the form of WHITE GUYS (yaaaaay...)
This exploration caused him rethink the place that edgelords have in modern manifestations of how men see the world and how the world sees men, which forced him to finally begin thinking on the Manosphere and trying to break down exactly what it is and why it exists.
00:00 Intro
05:04 Ad Read
07:17 White dudes!
16:39 What is an Edgelord?
22:58 Batman is the ultimate Edgelord
33:40 Nietzsche and Nihilism
41:00 Edgelord cope
49:05 Touching grass
58:00 The section where I summarize Sociology concepts
1:06:20 Why the Manosphere exists
1:15:42 How the Black Manosphere differs from it's White counterpart
1:28:48 Outro
Edited by Needless- youtube.com/channel/UCLxH65f3oxntTk3EnXLFwlA
Opening/Outro song by Dj Trackmatic youtu.be/ND6W8jcdq_E
Featuring
-@victorythecreator
-@KhadijaMbowe
-@Salari
-@ChillGoblin
-@InnuendoStudios
-@supereyepatchwolf3007
-@miacole
-@kolpeshtheyardstick
-@WereInHell
Nicki Minaj exists in an interesting place in hip hop history. For a moment in hip hop she seemed like a once in a lifetime occurrence, a female MC who could rhyme, captivate a massive fanbase, make hits, and sell millions of records as good as any man in the industry... but then her success somehow backfired. Now in the wake of her own success, all the things that made Nicki standout seem to be being copied by a generation of female artists built in her image. Worse yet, her name is brought up more for controversy than anything else these last few years. But that doesn't mean her legacy and story of how she changed hip hop isn't worth telling.
In this episode of the Black Media Breakdown F.D tries to tell the complicated story of Nicki Minaj and her impact on hip hop all while telling the truth as he sees it... and hopefully avoiding the wrath of the Barbz.
00:00 Intro, Plea for Safety
09:19 Women in hip hop in the old days
17:00 Lil Kim revolutionizes women in Hip Hoop
23:25 How Nicki changed the game
39:50 The backlash against Nicki
57:48 How the game changed on Nicki
01:14:02 Nicki gets canceled
01:24:05 How Nicki can come back/Final thoughs
You can follow me on twitter and Instagram- @fdsignifier
Patreon: patreon.com/fdsignifier/posts
Edited by:
Needless: youtube.com/channel/UCLxH65f3oxntTk3EnXLFwlA
2D animations by:
Aranock: youtube.com/c/Aranock
Featured Creators:
Fab Socialism: youtube.com/user/VELLLOH
Tee Noir: youtube.com/c/TeeNoir
Khadija Mbowe: youtube.com/c/KhadijaMbowe
Folding Ideas: youtube.com/c/FoldingIdeas
In this video we use at Will Smith's recent public meltdown as a jumping off point to look at some challenges of black boyhood and how the constant barrage of trauma affects even the most successful and outwardly charming and charismatic black men. To do this we will be looking at Belair the reimagining of Will Smith's star making show "The Fresh Prince of Belair" as well as shows like Atlanta and numerous other figures and stories pertinent to the issue.
Join the Pareon--- patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true
Go to the B Sides Channel for other content- youtube.com/channel/UCInOR_Jhe-MH-IDSJ2BSOVA
00:00 Intro
04:10 Horror Stories, System Failures, and Exaggerated Swag
23:40 Belair as a Case Study in Black Boyhood
32:19 Will's PTSD
44:55 Carlton's Struggle Under the White Gaze
1:02:12 Final Thoughts
1:08:20 Ad Read for Brilliant.org
1:10:32 Patrons and bloopers
Videos/Channel's referenced:
I Take on Movies- youtube.com/watch?v=XfTO33jtdAs
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land- youtube.com/watch?v=8fdvT29oPqU&t=7s
Needless- youtube.com/channel/UCLxH65f3oxntTk3EnXLFwlA
Pertinent research and further reading suggestions
bell hooks - "We Real Cool"
Alexander Mitchell - The New Jim Crow
Tommy Curry- The Man Not
Jawanza Kunjufu- Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Little Black Boys
Ta-Nahesi Coates- Between the World and Me
Eduardo Bonilla Silva- Racism Without Racists
Incapacitated Fatherhood: The Impact of Mass Incarceration on Black Father Identity- qualitativecriminology.com/pub/v8i3p4/release/4
For more details click here--- youtube.com/watch?v=8aWIEGuvNrw
After a nostalgic trip down memory lane in the last video, F.D takes Obama's legacy to task in this one. In the process, he looks at the many glaring issues with Obama's legacy as a president that are often glossed over due to his sterling reputation and historical significance. In the process, F.D takes to task the lessons often taken from Obama and the impact he's had on the image of black success and whether that image is a good or bad thing.
00:00 Intro/Ad read
09:09 There is no "Post Racial" America
14:22 Barack's alignment to Neoliberalism
19:29 The Drone Strikes
25:44 Black Boomer Race Rhetoric
35:24 The Problem with "Black Excellence"
48:50 Final Thoughts
54:40 Patreon Patrons and sneak peek
Videos referenced
Fab Socialism- youtube.com/watch?v=HMJoWVmIcYM
Thought Slime- youtube.com/watch?v=1LLnZ-0zyHg
John the Duncan-
youtube.com/watch?v=wyRDjh45GcQ
Barack Obama is a beloved and historical figure both in American history, but also in black culture. His sudden ascendency to the top of American politics took the world by storm and shocked a nation into rethinking race politics and what was possible and feasible for black people. However, as with all political figures, Obama has a complicated legacy that in many ways betrays his image as a pristine figure of progressive ideals and black excellence. In fact that concept of black excellence has insidious unintended consequences despite the beautiful image it presents to the world and to black people. In this first part of a 2 part series, F.D explores Obama's rise to power and the elements that endeared him to the country, but also examines the subtext of why people fell in love with Obama as a political figure and how that love affair may have been more one sided than we want to admit.
"Black Love" as a concept has been around for decades as an aesthetic that black people aspire to when seeking out romantic partnerships. However, when you sit back and examine the concept of how we imagine black love, you realize the "black" part of it doesn't mean a whole lot. In fact, a lot of how we look at and define black love seems to be directly connected to an image of love that is completely pulled from frameworks that were never meant for black people.
In this video F.D examines the dangers and problems of accepting this framework uncritically and talks to various black couples about their experiences with love as well as shows like HBO's Love Live and Insecure as well and numerous pop culture happenings with intended goal of killing our concept of black love goals.
00:00 A word from A.J Signifier
03:50 Black Love really ain't it
11:10 Black Love and Gender Roles ain't it
33:26 Black Love and Growth ain't it
39:17 Black Love and Conflict ain't it
50:01 The Smith's might be on to something...(also ignore the typo)
55:48 Final Thoughts
Beat- Jobii, 404 Days of Christmas youtube.com/watch?v=7ArJGgNHslA
Tee Noir- Polyamory, entanglements, and black love enterprise- youtube.com/watch?v=s-bplPQGtlM&t=250s
Drake is one of the biggest and most successful musicians of all time and within the last decade has made an indelible mark on hip hop as it's most recognizable, marketable, bankable, and influential figure… and F.D isn't too happy with that.
In this video F.D tries to parse through the complex nature of Drake's presence in modern hip hop and pop music and explains why Drake's rise and dominance of the hip hop world is much worse than you think.
00:00 Intro
06:00 Unfair reasons to dislike Drake
20:05 Understanding hip hop before Drake
33:00 How Drake changed hip hop
59:00 My real problem with Drake
01:08:42 Who really killed hip hop?
Animations by Aranock- youtube.com/c/Aranock
1Dime- The Culture Industry- youtube.com/watch?v=RvOGeaEP_c0&t=626s
Beat 1 by Tiden Parc - youtube.com/channel/UC3V5y6l_AQw5k8A0WmmLbNA
Beat 2 by Dh trackmatic- @djtrackmatic on IG and youtube.com/channel/UCqeWnr-XOv2x8jr2fW72mnA
The black athlete is an iconic image of masculinity in America, and in many communities, black or otherwise, the men who find success at the highest levels of professional athletics are idolized. However, the space that these athletes inhabit is much more complex and perilous than the celebrity image of pro sports lets on. In fact, from the time that many of these men were children, they have had to build up a mindset to harden them against the inconceivable challenges that they need to go through to make it to the highest levels.
In this video, F.D examines what that process looks like and dives into some of the uglier parts of prep, collegiate, and pro sports to unearth what is happening off the court and away from the field for black male athletes.
00:00 Opening thoughts
07:42 Childhood and Prep Sports
25:20 College Sports
47:57 Pro Sports
1:02:06 Final Thoughts
Flem Lo Raps- youtube.com/c/FlemLoRaps
Arian Foster- youtube.com/c/bobbyfeeno
Elvian Brule- alviannebrule.com
Crazy College Football Stories- youtube.com/watch?v=M4AhABManTw
NCAA Scandals- youtube.com/watch?v=_Qm-P2foSE4
Other NFL Nonsense- youtube.com/watch?v=8Q-iN8LZ7Yo
David Bliss Scandal- youtube.com/watch?v=YevE6R5Pw_Y
Song- Matt Large, The Marathon Will Continue- youtube.com/watch?v=jQQjomDUO1Y
In this video, I take a look at video essays submitted to me to explain what works and what doesn't for video essayists just starting out and looking to grow on YouTube. For all videos featured along with others that didn't make the video check out my playlists for "react vids".
00:00 Intro
07:37 Thinkpiece Tribe youtube.com/c/ThinkpieceTribe
12:12 Artisinal Cheese youtube.com/channel/UCGzP7puUuNiDRnC6_QksAHA
18:29 Rod's Variety Hour youtube.com/channel/UCr9_OLREh8OclozrDeGSl2w
22:54 La'ron Readus youtube.com/c/Readus101
26:18 The Drunk Banthas youtube.com/channel/UCWVpI-06yIGfv9Jy-K3O8lQ
29:43 The Wacky Delhi youtube.com/channel/UCRCkjOC9s_sIdcPfmZxYsVg
31:40 Mann of A Thousand Thoughts youtube.com/c/MannofaThousandThoughts
34:17 Hiro the Kid youtube.com/user/HirotheKid
37:26 Art of Paya youtube.com/channel/UC00AECvMe_A2EttUgTpov0A
40:41 LostDoctor 312 youtube.com/channel/UCgdCyqZOeBz2icou6-vtwgw
43:32 Aranock youtube.com/c/Aranock
47:07 Final Thoughts and other small channel shout outs (See below)
Primetime Taymar- youtube.com/c/PrimetimeTaymar
Jawn Lewis- youtube.com/c/JawnLouis
Lamonya Smith- youtube.com/channel/UCJN5oFm1xF0HFwQrvjTGiZQ
ArteiceTB- youtube.com/c/ArteiceTB
Hyphenated_ youtube.com/channel/UC4oNB8Zkrbr_O71kOeHRcFQ
47Cartoonguy- youtube.com/c/47Cartoonguy
TalkingEco- youtube.com/channel/UChVO_jPkx1YMRml7gDlV6Fw
AfroSyndacalist- youtube.com/c/AfroSyndicalist
Emerald Star Productions- youtube.com/c/EmeraldStarProductions
Beat By Bomull- youtube.com/watch?v=aPawY2PTltk
Patreon- patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true
Twitter- @Fdsignifier
Insta- @fdsignifier
curiositystream.com/fdsignifier
After a few months of “success” on the platform, I sat to contemplate my journey from unknown content creator scraping for views to hot new video essayist and legit “left tuber”. This contemplation led to numerous questions and ponderings, and as I dived into those questions I started to get frustrated the answers that I arrived at. I got tired of people asking me “where have you been this whole time” when I knew I had been just quietly treading water, wondering why my videos weren’t being seen, and wondering why I barely saw any creators in the mold of what I wanted to do.
To explore these emotions, I talked to a variety of creators and experts on the nature of YouTube as a media platform the algorithmic systems that govern it, and the greater culture around it. I delved into my own concerns and observations about the landscape of YouTube, especially “left tube”.
This video is my thesis on what challenges I and other black creators face.
00:00 Intro
02:12 How Did I Get Here?
08:22 The Untold History of Breadtube/Lefttube
33:17 No Favors From the Algorithm
1:09:10 Problems in the Community
Creators Featured
Voice Memos for the Void -
youtube.com/c/voicememosforthevoid
Jordan Harrod-
youtube.com/c/JordanHarrod/videos
The Storyteller-
youtube.com/c/TheStorytellerAJ
CJ the X-
youtube.com/c/CJTheX
Noah Samsen-
youtube.com/c/NoahSamsen
khadija Mbowe-
youtube.com/c/KhadijaMbowe
T1J-
youtube.com/c/the1janitor
Legal Eagle-
youtube.com/c/LegalEagle
Hank Green-
youtube.com/c/SciShow
Channels Mentioned
Yara Zayd-
youtube.com/c/Yharazayd
Kolpeshtheyardstick-
youtube.com/channel/UC2Vj51Kp7qPC102MsA98Fww
Victory-
youtube.com/channel/UC8JTStI16odEK-N3JJcMmpw
DJ Trackmatic-
instagram.com/trackmatic_idris/?hl=en
youtube.com/channel/UCqeWnr-XOv2x8jr2fW72mnA
Resources-
Pewdie Pipeline by Noncompete
youtube.com/watch?v=pnmRYRRDbuw&t=1029s
The Alt Right Playbook series by Innuendo Studios
youtube.com/watch?v=4xGawJIseNY&list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ
Not So Awesome (channel awesome fall out documentary)
youtube.com/watch?v=FvedKSaHCBQ
Implicit Bias Primer-
simplypsychology.org/implicit-bias.html
Implicit Bias Association Harvard Study-
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Also just a heads up... this almost didn't make it to yall on time cause the bots were on my behind. If you want to see the intended version of this video please look out for it on nebula very soon. Check the Connecting the Manosphere video for a link to sign up.
00:00 Intro
04:48 Love and Basketball Historical Context
08:25 Gender Politics and Basketball pt 1
15:02 How the Parents Play a Role
24:53 In Defense of Quincy
30:28 Analyzing Monica's Gender Role Conflict
37:28 Gender Politics and Basketball pt 2
45:00 Dating Gurus are Trash/Final Thoughts
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Check out Joulzey---- youtube.com/watch?v=GinRfKa3sVs
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The Myths of the Trophy Wife
sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140617164330.htm#:~:text=Summary%3A,marriage%20market%20are%20relatively%20impermeable.
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Dave Chappelle's most recent special "The Closer" has understandably left a lot of his long-time fans divided. Many are dismayed at the relentlessly increasing use of jokes about trans people, others (most it seems) don't see the big deal and applaud Chappelle for "standing up" against cancel culture.
Regardless of where you stand, I feel like there's A LOT that almost everyone discussing this conflict is missing, and that many of the voices most affected by this conversation haven't had a chance to speak.
In this video, F.D tries to cut through the various layers of what's at stake here as he takes yet another of his heroes to task, but also tries to refine some of the parts of Chappelle's good points that are being missed in the backlash.
All of this on this episode of the Black Media Breakdown...
Videos/Creators referenced
Anansi's Library- youtube.com/watch?v=2fRHiDNJT1w&t=67s
T1j- youtube.com/watch?v=YqNVoepvWMs&t=134s
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land- youtube.com/watch?v=8fdvT29oPqU&t=5s
Contrapoints- youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us&t=3910s
Trans YouTubers to check out
KatBlaque- youtube.com/c/KatBlaque
Jessie Gender- youtube.com/c/lostrekkie
Trans Therapists youtu.be/6CRzWsaD-qM
Human Rights Campaign Resources- hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community
Beat- Matt Large: Insomniac - youtube.com/watch?v=rCRjagL6rhU
01:24 At least watch this first part
08:33 Why Dave can't Be Canceled
24:33 Yes Dave Chappelle Punches Down
40:19 The Folly of Entering the Oppression Olympics
54:50 The Last 20 Minutes
01:10:40 Final Thoughts
Thank you to all my Patrons who helped this happen
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Shout out to these channels for research help
Soulr- youtube.com/c/SoulrCo
Rythmic Reason- youtube.com/channel/UCrmzRMCx1VDE9LY0H8-ILYQ
beat- Analouge by SINY
youtube.com/results?search_query=analouge+siny
3:20 Review of important wrestling terminology
7:12 Welcome to Heartbreak
23:00 Kanye Turns Face Again!
33:09 Blood on the Leaves
48:20 Next Level Heel Work
1:02:43 Final Thoughts
Re-upload after being taken down a 3rd time...
(Somehow I didn't put a content warning in the beginning of the video. I apologize for that.)
Mike Tyson started a new chapter of his profound career as a boxer and media icon as he battled his way to a “draw” with fellow boxing legend Mr. “Yall Must Have Forgot” himself Roy Jones Jr. This return to the ring feels like the completion of a story arc worthy of 10 seasons of a Netflix drama. Tyson has gone from neglected and abused street urchin to world-famous prizefighter, to rock bottom and now back to relevance. But with his newfound relevance, Tyson seems to have tamed the heinous demons that plagued him and with that experience, he has shifted from sports icon to lifestyle and self-help icon.
However, how did he get here? Moreover, what does it say about us and the world that he could make this journey considering the many ugly moments he’s had on his journey. Is Tyson just another example of poorly behaved men never facing justice, or is he a cautionary tale that provides insight on how to recover from your demons and better yourself?
I’d have to say both.
In this episode of the Black Media Breakdown Fiq signifies on the life and career of Mike Tyson. He looks at everything that made him the baddest man on the planet, as well as all the ways in which we learn more about ourselves and the world through his story. So take a seat, this is a long one but it’s worth it.
03:18 Why we love gladiators like Tyson
11:22 Tyson's origins
17:55 Tyson's rise to fame
23:48 Tyson's fall from grace
41:01 Tyson's journey to rebuild
48:38 What to take away from this
I explain why this time period was so significant to the culture and to a lot of black men, and why so many of us are (foolishly?) holding out hope that Kanye reconnects with the person he was.
Along the way, you'll get a short history lesson on hip hop before and after Kanye as well as a crash course in the world of Professional Wrestling... yeah I'm doing a lot here!
Shout out to these channels for research help
Soulr- youtube.com/c/SoulrCo
Rythmic Reason- youtube.com/channel/UCrmzRMCx1VDE9LY0H8-ILYQ
Beat by Dylann Sitts- youtube.com/watch?v=Ds6_XGX3O64
My patreon- patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true
Are you interested in learning more about allyship with marginalized groups? Do you have a sinking feeling in your gut around how to do more to help those who are being marginalized by social injustice? Well, today is your lucky day. In this video, I'm going to give some broad strokes on how and why Hollywood is so bad at showing what it means to be an ally (which is why most of us are also bad at it) and I'm also going to talk to some experts in the field who teach people what good allyship looks like and why it's so hard for a lot of people to understand.
If you're interested in learning more about allyship please sign up for Uplifting Impact's "How to be an Ally" Virtual Summit happening October 4th through the 6th. It's a 3-day virtual training designed for people who want to learn a positive, healthy framework for diversity, equity, and inclusion. I talk about it more in the video but if you're interested please sign up through the following link
bit.ly/HTBAA_FIQ
00:00 Intro
05:49 Uplifting Impact How to be an Ally Summit
08:48 The Homie Ally
20:17 The Partner Ally
30:50 The Savior Ally
43:42 Final Thoughts
Link to Fiq's Patreon- patreon.com/fdsignifier?fan_landing=true
Twitter- @fdsignifier
Insta-@f.dsignifire
Also featured in the video- Dr. Candice Nicole, @dr.candicenicole on Ig and www.drcandicenicole.com
Robert Tolppi- youtube.com/c/RobertTolppi
Beat by Dylan Sitts- "Good Habits" youtube.com/watch?v=95i2SLJ0irY
While this makes plenty of sense overall, I can't help but think that it seems to be a bit short-sighted or at least, not very inclusive, especially when you start to consider gender and race in the equation.
In response, I wanted to think about the way work has...worked for black men throughout history. How and why does work define us? How would divestment from work...work for black men? Now that I think about it, isn't this something we've been doing for a while now?
Chapters
00:00 Intro/A Short History of Racial Terrorism
05:16 What is "I Don't Dream of Labor"?
10:18 John Henryism
25:14 Legal Hustlers
32:31 Illegal Hustlers
37:25 Why "I Don't Dream of Labor" isn't for me/Final Thoughts
For Harriet's, I Don't Dream of Labor overview- youtube.com/watch?v=0-xL67En_38
Kidology's Critique of the movement- youtube.com/watch?v=gpkiXoG4azE&t=59s
The Storyteller- youtube.com/user/TheStorytellerAJ
Saint Andrewism- youtube.com/channel/UCN__G2hSqRKuqedN3M0JCDg
Devah Pager article- journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/000312240907400505?casa_token=NHrVNjoobMAAAAAA:0cjFbaBtEvUSRijLt56dHlGHqIYt97B9ugegQcYYlfhzGYU2o1WgXc4H8g1JbeLqNbRhjBfNSHKp
Discrimination in school discipline- academic.oup.com/socpro/article/63/1/68/1844875?casa_token=hv7nXnJ0DXEAAAAA:0Jq4vbUx0Ozh99jzl0gKZoQCxtt282K_S7HRq4Ef-hkIEF8gwq14ArV4U2gy5L0yI-3gfk9JXodD
Color blind racism- journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0002764215586826?casa_token=gHb4FfyiR1QAAAAA:qrjiX8zPPJTByj6yKzFVzMWBRsVXvkIUmbJy4QQJZ5VN6OU0ctnpxtzO8LbgFbG5UVuumwaEHbM6
Lynchings and Racial Terrorism- eji.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/02-07-20-lynching-in-america-county-supplement.pdf
Shout out to all my Patrons (I'm so sorry I forgot to add yall to the video!)
However, some parts of Bo Burnham's experimental special were... a bit othering. I realized that as a whole the special wasn't for me. It was a deeply personal piece that spoke explicitly to Bo's experiences and worldview, and as a "straight white male", there's definitely some elements of his worldview that aren't going to look the same from my standpoint.
This got me thinking about other works of art with similar themes. I think there's tons of art made by white creators that speak explicitly to a white worldview in a way that isn't explained by just being "for general audiences". I named it "White Liberal Performative Art" and I'm super proud of myself for that lol.
In this video I give a little background on what brought me to this idea and how Bo Burnham's Inside works as a proof of concept for it.
00:00 Intro
00:38 Some thoughts on the paradox of blackness
07:05 Who the F is Bo Burnham?
13:00 The Erasure of "Whiteness" from Mainstream Pop Culture
16:15 White Habitus
20:43 Performative Wokeness
25:10 Existential Dread
33:35 Final thoughts
featuring
Shawn and Mel - youtube.com/channel/UCBcvxEVmUC5b8eAmdOFVKRA
Just Tennile - youtube.com/c/JustGossipfolks
Hollaatjrazy-
youtube.com/c/HollaAtKrazy
Song ID Nine One Nine by Sarah the Instrumentalist
While there are important nuggets of information and discussions going on, I can't help but feel like there's a few important pieces of the puzzle that haven't been talked about yet. With that in mind, I figured I'd try to add my two cents, talk about a few of my favorite movies (Love Jones and Love and Basketball) that I haven't seen people talk about in a while, and bring up a few more examples of how black men experience and receive love.
To add to the pot, I also brought in a few friends from various communities, ages, and experiences to speak on what they see and feel as well. So we cover a bit of everything, being vulnerable, lacking emotional connection, playing a man's role, and the closest thing a man has to lacking pretty privilege... being broke!
All that and more on this episode of the Black Media Breakdown.
00:00 Intro
02:19 Story Time! (How I met my wife)
07:09 Are black men "Falling in love"?
09:25 Masculinity vs Vulnerability
27:45 Love or Role Competency pt 1
33:07 Broke Boys Don't Deserve no...?
41:10 Love or Role Competency pt 2
54:24 When the Love is Gone
58:26 Final Thoughts
For any black men interested in speaking with other men around this and similar topics, you can check out the Undugu foundation on facebook- undugukickbacks.com/?fbclid=IwAR3odri1uk6ZEW9kxpI4xzQsguTK2v1oM686vfQz1s52_kBje2R1nLZOCdc
Song by Jobi- youtube.com/watch?v=HawuLLHRA0k
As is the tradition for major milestones, in this vid I answer subscriber questions. As you can see from the length of the video... I REALLY answer them.
Thanks to everyone who's helped me get this far.
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Jacob
Alex
Pascal
Kayla
Dr. Crackshoe
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00:00 Intro/General Channel Updates.
03:28 Rant on why we need more black men on "left tube".
05:34 What do you think about the current state of problems between black men and black women?
13:23 What are some books that are integral to your analysis process?
16:14 Questions about Channel Growth and Goals.
18:32 Thoughts on the Problems that Face Gay Black Men in Barbershops.
21:24 Thoughts on what Defines Blackness, and My Experiences with Intersectionality.
27:52 Experiences in Grad school that Changed my Worldview.
29:56 How to enter a Conversation of a Group You Aren't a Part Of.
31:29 Other Influences and Topics You Want to Touch in the Future.
35:45 What to Expect the Rest of the Year.
38:34 Why I Don't Call Myself a Feminist.
40:01 Subversive (But Non-Edgelord) Male Characters in Film.
41:45 The Effects of "Wokeness" in the Media and Black Conservativism.
49:38 How do You Pick Your topics?
51:10 What Other Content do You Consume?
52:37 Funny Anecdotes?
53:05 Where Else in the World Might You Live?