EXPLAINING ANTI-BLACK RACISM IN THE U. S. | Cheyenne Lin Cheyenne Lin 2020-06-19 | In this video I give a brief overview of the overt and covert ways white supremacy operates in the U.S., in order to keep Black people from becoming full citizens.This video is a basic 101 conversation for people both in the U.S., who don’t know the history of the government’s racist policies against Black people, as well as people outside of the U.S., who need an introductory video into some of the many ways Black people have been oppressed.I've made this video to make more people understand why Black people are looting, rioting, and protesting.This video is one in a three part series I’m doing on white supremacy and anti-Black racism. I thought this video would be a good introduction and jumping off point to the topic, as the next two topics require this basic knowledge.I also encourage everyone to read and listen to Black voices and activists, who have been speaking out against the government for years.The next video in this series will be about anti-Blackness in the Asian American community and larger Asian diaspora, and the third video will be about Gone With the Wind.Pease subscribe to see the continuation of this series. I post here every Friday at 6pm EST and I hope to see you there. Please share your thoughts in the comments down below.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: 0:00Part 1: Overt White Supremacy 1:52Part 2: Covert White Supremacy 2:58Sub section 1: School districts and Segregation - 3:16Sub section 2: Gerrymandering and Black Voter Supression - 4:01Sub section 3: Government Sanctioned Deaths - 4:37Sub section 4: How the U.S. stopped racial mixing to prolong white supremacy - 5:58Sub section 5: How Slavery Generated Economic Wealth for the White Lower and Middle Classes - 9:51Sub section 6: How individual white people hold up white supremacy 11:32Conclusion: Educate yourself on Black history. Know how we got to this moment and what we can do to help. 12:59--- ---Support these Black creators!For Harriet | For Harriet is a Black feminist community (open to all but centering the needs and experiences of Black women) that features creative work meant to move critical conversations forward.⭢ youtube.com/user/ForHarrietdotcomPrincess Weekes | Talking about fantasy, manga, anime, feminism and other social issues.⭢ youtube.com/user/MelinaPendulum/featuredKat Blaque | Opinion Vlogger, Children's Illustrator and Thrift Store Addict.⭢ youtube.com/user/TransDIYer/featuredT1J | Hi, I'm T1J. (Also known as "the1janitor")This channel is mostly video essays about things that interest me, usually from a progressive point of view. I also livestream weekly. Sometimes I do other stuff too tho. ⭢ youtube.com/user/the1janitorAngie Speaks | Anarchist Leftist channel with a creative and mystical flair! ⭢ youtube.com/channel/UCUtloyZ_Iu4BJekIqPLc_fQ--- ---Furthur reading/recommendations:Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia⭢ https://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/jimcrow/collect.htm⭢ The Nations Biggest Collection Of Racist Objects Are All In A Michigan College Basement | youtu.be/jP92cqTxG7I13th (film) by Ava DuVernay on Netflix⭢ The documentary delves into how mass incarceration predominatnely affects Black people and the criminalization of Blackness.Do you own research on topics I've mentioned in the video! Google is a thing. --- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ BRAZILIAN STEREOTYPES: TRUE OR FALSE [CC PT & ENG] | youtu.be/TzzqW44Z1V0⭢ What Have We Done to Girls? How Society Grooms Women Into Accepting and Tolerating Abuse | youtu.be/5_hmXIkCSrE⭢ LATINX ISN'T A RACE - What is white Latinx privilege? | youtu.be/1btN91SPAcY--- ---Support me (◕‿◕)Contribute to my Patreon so I can improve my channel! ⭢ patreon.com/cheyennelinFollow Me on Twitter⭢ twitter.com/_cheyennelin
Hollywood as Propaganda: The ‘American Gaze’ and The Politics of Soft Power Cheyenne Lin 2024-10-11 | Improve your media consumption habits and stay informed on breaking news by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/lin to get 40% off unlimited access this month with the Vantage Subscription. In this video I discuss Hollywood as propaganda, the United States’s soft power reach across the globe, and the 'American' gaze.--- ---Timestamps:Intro 0:00Part 1: Intentional Military Propaganda and Censorship 3:26Part 2: The Foreign Enemy and Racial Other 39:50Part 3: Oops All Propaganda - Unintentional Propaganda and Soft Power 51:52Part 4: Maintaining U.S. Supremacy Through Exclusion 1:00:43Conclusion 1:05:17--- ---Videos mentioned:The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump by @BroeyDeschanel youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0Black Cops Won't Save Us by @FDSignifire youtu.be/xVyujBMnKq4?si=lc0MNW4ffgsDOHCuanti-war films don't exist. @itsjustcinema youtu.be/GO8NoZ7d8H4?si=WV9vuD1XzIz3q8hj--- ---Works Cited:tinyurl.com/hollywoodasprop--- ---Music:Hall of the Mountain King · Kevin MacLeodyoutu.be/yEWFxNNjalI?si=yVDuSEGEUrEEg8ZA--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
Pseudo-Events, Twitter, and You: Why It’s So Hard to Log Off Cheyenne Lin 2024-09-18 | In this video I discuss X’s (formerly Twitter’s) suspension in Brazil, the regulation of freedom of speech, and Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with the Brazilian supreme court’s decision to protect its users from hate speech and fake news.In the first part talk about the pros of being forced off X/Twitter, the nuances of the Brazilian Supreme Court’s ruling.In the second part I discuss the pros of Twitter and why it’s hyperbolic to say “social media shouldn’t exist’ period.Conversely, in the third part, I discuss the various cons of X/Twitter today, and why, at the end of the day, I’m happy to be rid of it, but also why I miss it and how my ‘missing’ X/Twitter is due to how social media delivers news in such a way to make it addictive and to promote main character syndrome, via creating pseudo-events.--- ---Timestamps:Intro 0:00Part 1: Good Riddance 3:31- freedom of speech- how should we regulate social media- is it even possible?Part 2: The Pros of Social Media and Why I find myself 'missing' Twitter 10:22Part 3: How Social Media and Pseudo-Events Rewire Your Brain and How It Affects News Coverage (and makes you 'miss' twitter) 14:58Conclusion 32:09--- ---Music:Kevin MacLeod - Investigationsyoutu.be/SgJ8dyD01I8?si=_NWjd2XEQZp-Kg9UKevin MacLeod - Local Elevatoryoutu.be/kcUWDBPfOsk?si=YgGBBydwy0a8KzTU--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelinBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cheyennelin.bsky.social--- ---Tags:twitter ban,twitter ban brazil,twitter suspended in brazil,twitter freedom of speech,x banned in brazil,x suspended,x ban brazil,elon musk brazil,brasil elon musk, age of information, digital age, twitter brain,main character syndrome,social media addiction,doomscrolling,doomer,fake news,twitter outrage,video essay,commentary,news as entertainment
Whats Left in America?: The Moral Apathy of Liberal Optimism Cheyenne Lin 2024-09-02 | In this video essay I discuss liberal optimism in the wake of the 2024 U.S. Democratic National Convention.Liberal Optimism is the main rhetorical device of the Democratic party, as opposed to Republican declinism or doomsday-ism.Instead of Make America Great Again, which implies the U.S. isn’t where it should be, Harris and Walz have ‘when we fight we win’, and pride themselves on this belief that the U.S. is worth fighting for, and that we can make this country work for everyone.And though liberal optimism is good to have in theory, as optimism is just as good a motivator as conservative fear mongering, it’s hard to really get behind that under a two party system, where your enemy can undo everything you worked to accomplish every four years.How can we have hope in progressing our country, when people who have the exact opposite beliefs can ruin it?How can we support a party and politicians like Kamala Harris, who say they’re on the left and the opposite of Trump, when they’re just as militaristic and nationalistic as he is?How have we reached a point in political history where both parties are centering their platforms and hinging their campaigns on this one freaking guy instead of real issues?In the end, two party politics will lead us nowhere, and neither will liberals and their optimism or republicans and their declinism.Without more parties being able to flesh out the ideologies of a nation, and as long as the republicans keep pushing further right with the liberals riding happily along with them, there just isn’t anything ‘left’ in America.--- ---Timestamps:Intro 0:00Part 1: Republican Declinism, Liberals vs. Leftists, and The Liberal MindPart 2: Liberal OptimismConclusion--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
How Decline Moves an Empire: Nationalism and The Cost of Imperial Privilege Cheyenne Lin 2024-08-18 | In this video essay I talk about both meanings of ‘America in decline’. First I discuss decline in the literal sense, is the U.S. on the decline as a global superpower, economically, militarily and when it comes to soft power influence, as well as decline in the rhetorical sense.Declinism in this sense refers to a rhetorical political device which is used to rally voters by inciting nationalism and love for one’s country by framing it as being on some sort of imminent collapse.Either into fascism when it comes to the left, or into liberalism when used on the right - hence slogans like ‘make america great again’ or ‘america first’.Lastly, I talk about how declinism and this fear of becoming ‘number 2’ on the world stage is ingrained into the American zeitgeist and psyche through literature and film, which frame the U.S. as its own worst enemy, and how that’s romanticized and poetic, but also scarily prophetic.--- ---Timestamps:Intro 0:00Part 1: Is the U.S. actually declining? 3:29Part 2: Declinism in Politics: What is it and How is it Used 15:28Part 3: The Romanticization of Declinism as Part of the “American Identity” 20:59Conclusion 25:36--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Music:Far Behind · Silent Partneryoutu.be/Jvt0xT0ENyQ?si=YJCHiEf0frA2SaX4
The Misuse of the Male Gaze in Feminist Satire Cheyenne Lin 2024-07-19 | In this video I discuss the the misuse of the term ‘male gaze’ in pop feminist satire, as depicted in Katy Perry’s newest song ‘Woman’s World’, as well as in older works like Pink’s single - Stupid Girls, n which they both mistakenly believe that the male gaze is women dressing proactively to attract men’s attention, when in reality, the male gaze is a system in which art and media is produced to objectify women no matter what they wear.To insinuate that one can evade the male gaze by dressing a certain way only further works to slut shame women and to equate how a woman presents and dresses with her intelligence, adherence to feminist ideals, and if she is deserving of ridicule.Feminism has no aesthetic because all women present differently, and that’s good!--- ---Timestamps:0:00 Intro/Thesis3:28 Part 1: The Male Gaze, Katy Perry, and ‘Satire’15:41 Part 2: Stupid Girls and Pink27:50 Conclusion--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Music:Oh My · Patrick Patrikiosyoutu.be/7OHilA5ZIcs?si=Lo9EAfsXZp8OIiVW--- ---Tags:Katy perry, woman’s world, dr. luke, kesha, feminism, pop music, not like other girls, internalized misogyny, the male gaze, internalized male gaze, stupid girls, pink, satire, feminist satire, pop feminism, girl boss, slut shaming, feminist analysis, women in film, media analysis, video essay
The Parents Are Alt-Right: The Conservative Anti-school Iceberg Cheyenne Lin 2024-07-03 | In this video I discuss the conservative anti-school school iceberg, in which on the surface it looks like the right just wants to reform public schools, but it’s all under the guise to take away childrens’ privacy and to put an end to free public education for all.--- ---Timestamps:0:00 Intro/Thesis2:12 Part 1: What radicalized the parents?13:58 Part 2: The Legislation- Don’t Say Gay Bill- Stop WOKE Act- Parents’ Bill of Rights- Project 202529:38 Part 3: Proper Homeschooling vs. Everything Else- “free schooling”36:34 Conclusion--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---References:tinyurl.com/2resp92b--- ---Tags:Parents rights, parents bill of rights, parental rights, public education, department of education, project 2025, 2024 election, trump, ron de santis, florida, stop woke, video essay, political commentary
Pro-natalists and the ‘Under-Population’ Conspiracy: A Deep Dive Cheyenne Lin 2024-06-11 | In this video I discuss the growing ‘pro-natalist’ movement, which is based on the idea that the most pressing crisis facing humanity today is the dwindling population number and fertility rates in high income countries (i.e. the imperial core). Followers include tech bros and effective altruists like Elon Musk, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, and the Pennsylvanian couple Malcolm and Simone Collins, who say that humanity is doomed unless we procreate more, even though population numbers in the global south and low-income countries are growing. In fact, the population of the countries that makeup sub-Saharan Africa will become the most populous region in the world in the early 2060s.But that’s not good enough for white pro-natalists because when it comes down to it what these pro-natalists are actually afraid of is the great replacement theory, or being replaced by so called ‘inferior’ races.In the end, I dive into why pronatalism is the perfect Trojan horse to disguise some very bigoted and dangerous ideas, as through this ideology, they’re able to hide behind this facade of ‘preserving humanity’ and ‘saving the world’, and yet, they don’t think prosperity and population booms in historically exploited countries is worth celebrating.--- ---Timestamps:Content Note: 0:00Part 1: Pro-Natalism - The Ultimate Dog-Whistle 0:21Part 2: The Curious Case of Simone And Malcolm Collins (And What to Do about Them) 18:50Conclusion/TL;DW 34:54--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---References:Balevic, K. (2024, May 29). A “pronatalist” couple are under fire after the dad publicly slapped his toddler — and they think the criticism is racist. Business Insider. businessinsider.com/pronatalist-parents-dad-slapped-toddler-face-2024-5#:~:text=A%20Pennsylvania%20couple%20has%20gained,backlash%20was%20overstated%20%E2%80%94%20and%20racistChristian, A. (2024, March 26). FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried believed in “effective altruism”. What is it? bbc.com/worklife/article/20231009-ftxs-sam-bankman-fried-believed-in-effective-altruism-what-is-itConsumption dwarfs population as main environmental threat. (n.d.). Yale E360. https://e360.yale.edu/features/consumption_dwarfs_population_as_main_environmental_threat#:~:text=Nigeria%2C%20and%20Ethiopia.-,The%20carbon%20emissions%20of%20one%20American%20today%20are%20equivalent%20to,80%20percent%20by%20mid%2Dcentury.Green, E. (2017, December 6). The rebirth of Pro-Natalist public policy in America. The Atlantic. theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/pro-natalism/547493Keith, T. (2019, December 13). Paid parental leave: How Republicans learned to love a democratic priority. NPR. npr.org/2019/12/13/787631029/paid-parental-leave-how-republicans-learned-to-love-a-democratic-priorityKleeman, J. (2024, June 1). America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world: ‘There are going to be countries of old people starving to death.’ The Guardian. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/25/american-pronatalists-malcolm-and-simone-collinsLaboris, I. (2023, December 21). South Korea: New leave entitlements granted. SHRM. shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/south-korea-new-leave-entitlements-grantedLosonczi, M. (2024, January 9). Government’s CSOK expansion set to help housing market, raise birth rates. Hungarian Conservative. hungarianconservative.com/articles/current/hungary_governments_csok_expansion_housing_market_raising_birth_ratesMa, Li. Social Policy and Childbearing Behavior in Japan since the 1960s – An Individual Level Perspective by Li Ma PhD, Demography Unit, Department of Sociology, Stockholm UniversityPro-Natal policies work, but they come with a hefty price tag. (n.d.-b). Institute for Family Studies. ifstudies.org/blog/pro-natal-policies-work-but-they-come-with-a-hefty-price-tagPutting Families at the Core: the Family Housing Support Program (CSOK). (2016, February 26). Putting Families at the Core: The Family Housing Support Program (CSOK). https://abouthungary.hu/issues/putting-families-at-the-core-the-family-housing-support-program-csokRashid, R. (2023, April 12). South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500. Al Jazeera. aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/south-korea-splashes-the-cash-in-scramble-to-fix-fertility-crisis#:~:text=Families%20receive%20700%2C000%20won%20(%24,)%2C%20respectively%2C%20in%202024.Spratt, V., & Hulu, P. C. O. (2020, February 17). Pronatalism: the men who want women to be Baby-Making Machines. Refinery29. refinery29.com/en-gb/what-is-pronatalismStone, L. (2018, June 1). The Great Baby Bust of 2017 - in a state of migration - medium. Medium. medium.com/migration-issues/the-great-baby-bust-of-2017-2f63907402fc--- ---Music:♪ Bored (Prod. by Lukrembo)Link : youtu.be/t9r4cHSnjq4?si=R0B1Xu08NQrwhrJt
Why Liberal Comedy Falls Flat: The Liberal Comedian to Conservative Pipeline Cheyenne Lin 2024-05-23 | In this video I discuss why so much liberal comedy falls flat, and why so many liberal comedians like Sacha Baron Cohen, Amy Schumer, and even Louis CK at one point, as well as newer comedians like Matt Rife, tend to go down this conservative pipeline of bigotry and doubling down, and how aligning with democrats is mostly self serving and comes from a place of moral superiority, rather than empathy and understanding.We’ll take a look back at the character of Borat and The Dictator, as well as other liberal comedians' work to see how the signs were always there, but largely ignored in the name of ‘owning’ the right, as well as how these works read differently knowing Baron Cohen and Schumer’s Zionist views, as well as Louis CK’s anti-Semitic views.Donate:The Palestine Children’s Relief Fundpcrf.netEvacuate my family from Gaza to safetygofundme.com/f/4mc8bq-evacuate-my-family-to-safety?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customerHelp me to evacuate my family from Gazagofundme.com/f/yyej6-help-me-to-evacuate-my-family-from-gaza?member=32676193&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitterEvacuate my family from gaza to safety.gofundme.com/f/wztjsc-evacuate-my-family-from-gaza-to-safety?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=icons_only_var_c1&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customerTimestamps:Content Note 0:00Intro: Sacha Baron Cohen - a case study 0:32Part 1: What is liberal comedy? 16:57Part 2: The Offensive Liberal Comedian to Conservative Pipeline 32:22Conclusion: Where do we go from here? 35:26--- ---References:Borat has last laugh after lawsuit failshttps://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/borat-has-last-laugh-after-lawsuit-fails-20080121-gdrxmx.htmlChehade, G. (2017). The Problem with Borat. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 11 (1). doi.org/10.31390/taboo.11.1.09Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Callnytimes.com/2023/11/16/technology/tiktok-jewish-open-letter-antisemitism.htmlGross, T. (2021, February 22). Sacha Baron Cohen on “Borat” ethics and why his disguise Days are over. NPR. npr.org/2021/02/22/970115927/sacha-baron-cohen-on-borat-ethics-and-why-his-disguise-days-are-overIs Borat racist? | TRT Worldyoutube.com/watch?v=bVNdYZhHdlI&ab_channel=TRTWorldLucas, E. (2023, July 5). Why Borat Isn’t Funny. CEPA. cepa.org/article/why-borat-isnt-funnyMurphy, C. (2024, April 1). Rebel Wilson Says ‘The Brothers Grimsby’ Was ‘the Worst Professional Experience of My Career.’ Vanity Fair. vanityfair.com/hollywood/rebel-wilson-says-the-brothers-grimsby-was-the-worst-professional-experience-of-my-careerPulver, A. (2020, October 27). Kazakh-American group claims Borat Subsequent Moviefilm “incites violence.” The Guardian. theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/27/kazakh-american-group-claims-borat-subsequent-moviefilm-incites-violenceRubin, R. (2024, May 5). Variety. Variety. variety.com/2024/film/features/amy-schumer-jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-israel-hamas-war-views-1235983163Some American Jews uneasy over Baron Cohen duping supporters of Israeltimesofisrael.com/some-american-jews-uneasy-over-baron-cohen-duping-supporters-of-israelStaff, T. (2023, April 29). Amy Schumer apologizes for “Racist” rape Joke about Hispanics: “I am taking responsibility” The Hollywood Reporter. hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/amy-schumer-apologizes-racist-joke-807066--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Music:Hall of the Mountain King – Kevin MacLeod (No Copyright Music)youtu.be/2RDX5sVEfs4?si=oDlBSOdMJmWc9pxd
Subjective Beauty and Objective Ugliness: Why Are We So Obsessed with Objective Beauty? Cheyenne Lin 2024-05-05 | If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why are we so obsessed with objective beauty? In this video essay I delve into why we're so invested in the idea of objective beauty and objective ugliness (hint it's capitalism and wh!t3 supremacy), as well as how we can divest from beauty and start valuing inner beauty.TIMESTAMPSIntro: Subjective Beauty and Objective Ugliness 0:00Part 1: Who Benefits from Objective Beauty? 3:37Part 2: The Different Ways We Cope with Objective Beauty: From Body Neutrality to Red-Pilification 16:34Part 3: Hyper-Radicalization and Gendered Beauty 24:25Part 4: Does inner beauty matter? 31:32Conclusion 40:31---Sources:Aleem, H., Pombo, M., Correa-Herran, I., & Grzywacz, N. M. (2019). Is beauty in the eye of the beholder or an objective truth? a neuroscientific answer. In Springer series on bio- and neurosystems (pp. 101–110). doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24326-5_11Kim, A. (2018). Blepharoplasty as Domestication of the Asian: Constructing Korean Identities by White Hands. UCLA: Center for the Study of Women. Retrieved from escholarship.org/uc/item/5tx5g8b2(Part 1/2) || The Wonder of Miscasting: The Misrepresentation of Disfigurement and Disabilityyoutu.be/9CzckAP0Dm4?si=x6MqrCG5Mpr7kmAQStaff, C. (2021, March 2). Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder - CMATO. CMATO. cmato.org/exhibition/defining-beauty/beauty-eye-of-beholder/#:~:text=In%201878%2C%20Margaret%20Wolff%20Hungerford,and%20a%20variety%20of%20interpretations.Stampler, L. (2014, April 17). How men and women differ when drawing up the ‘Perfect body.’ TIME. time.com/65901/how-men-and-women-differ-when-drawing-up-the-perfect-bodyVandette, K. (2020, October 14). The science of beauty is simpler than you might expect. Earth.com. earth.com/news/beauty-science-simpler----Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin
Falling Out of Love with Jackie Chan Cheyenne Lin 2024-04-17 | In this video essay I talk about the internet’s complicated relationship with Jackie Chan and his complex legacy as both an actor, a father, and as one of the most well known representations of China and Chinese people in the U.S. and Hollywood.Timestamps:Intro 0:00Part 1: The Rise of Jackie Chan and China’s Soft Power 1:25Part 2: The Allegations - Falling Out of Love 5:55Part 3: Adored Abroad, but Hated at Home 15:01Conclusion 20:45--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
Moms Need Help: Domestic Labor, Trad Wives, and Motherhood Under Capitalism Cheyenne Lin 2024-03-24 | It’s time to debunk the traditional stereotypical 1950s housewife. In this video essay I discuss how the stereotypical traditional stay at home wife - usually a rich white woman in an upper class suburb - is far from most stay at home moms' realities today - at least in the U.S.Stay at home moms today are more likely to live in poverty, be immigrants, and be nonwhite, and are forced to leave the workforce and financial freedom behind due to the rising costs of childcare, lack of maternity leave, and lack of universal healthcare.So come on a journey with me into motherhood under capitalism, having it all, the devaluation of women and domestic labor, as well as the changing modern American family.TimestampsIntro - Rethinking The Housewife 0:00Part 1: Who got to be a housewife? 11:10The Crucial History of Housewifery and Women’s Liberation from the 1770s-1990sDomestic LaborPart 2: The Modern American Family 33:58Single momsImmigrant mothersSame-sex parentsChild caretakers of adult relatives (oldest daughter syndrome)Part 3: The Current State of Women at Home and at Work 40:46Reaganomics The independent self reliant nuclear familyTurning parenting into a one person jobSleep training as an ‘American thing’Part 4: The Rise of Trad Wives 49:18Part 5: Stay at Home Dads 58:04Conclusion 1:02:18--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Works Cited/Sources:docs.google.com/document/d/1r--isaaDQ8coL-WxQd8yoI5d8LSXT3jIwLXu2q14Xng/edit?usp=sharing--- ---Music:𝑴𝒓. 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒏 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒔 [𝑳𝒐-𝑭𝒊]Thiago Montagniniyoutu.be/a690TbXM5EQ?si=lnUZjDZKKlrxlFsy
‘First World’ Privilege, the Decline of the U.S., and Romanticizing Life Abroad, a video essay Cheyenne Lin 2024-03-03 | The U.S. is known as ‘the best country in the world’, but where does this notion even come from and why is it so persistent despite the fact that the U.S. seems to be inferior to many countries, specifically other wealthy nations in the imperial core when it comes to walkability, third places, car culture, and public transport?In addition, is the U.S. only inferior to their ‘first world’ equals or to countries in the global south as well?And lastly, how does first world privilege come into play when moving abroad and romanticizing one’s life there?In this video essay I talk about imperial privilege, as well as U.S. privilege and ‘first world’ privilege and how its tied to race and class, as well as the global hierarchy of countries and U.S. imperialism. I also talk about the decline of the U.S., no third spaces, car culture, and the romanticization of your life abroad trend as an American.TimestampsIntro: The Best Country in the World? 0:00Part 1: The Rise of a Superpower and The American Century 09:20Part 2: U.S. Privilege 34:04Part 3: The U.S. vs. The Rest of the World 46:07- no third spaces- car culture- schooling- healthcare- dress- food quality and food desertsPart 4: Romanticization of Life Abroad 1:05:42- romanticizing life abroad- passport brosConclusion 1:12:35--- ---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Works Cited/Sources:docs.google.com/document/d/1WUae9Ay5Qt-IhtnOpmTSQX0C8hBxzcdm2wKFVQTU_gA/edit?usp=sharing--- ---Special Thanks to Nicole Cooper:Twitter: @_NicoleCoop--- ---Music:all music is from the YouTube Audio LibraryKevin MacLeod Darkest Childyoutu.be/NDJ7uBPVcH8?si=Icls9j-Zta9Pj6zHKevin MacLeod Investigationsyoutu.be/Bfj25m8MPbI?si=56YGyahDrZsBlFWf
The Activism and the Apathy of the Rich and Famous: Do they have an obligation to speak out? Cheyenne Lin 2024-02-09 | In a time of social unrest and crimes against humanity, you'd expect celebrities - those with large followings, influence, wealth, resources, and fame to speak out against it, especially when their own government is backing the regime, but instead many key players have decided to stay silent or apathetic. Selena Gomez even recently said 'a post won't change the world.'While other celebrities like Melissa Barrera and Bella Hadid have supported Palestine and the people of Gaza, unafraid of what it will do to do their careers.In this video I delve into reasons why celebrities choose to stay silent in the name of injustice and pick and choose when they do have 'influence', and how by being ambivalent to their actions, we're actually just helping them to feel comfortable in their complicity.---eSIMS for Gaza:gazaesims.com---Important links:How did the Nakba happen? | Al Jazeera Englishyoutu.be/megzzpTWajg?si=C9Fs5czHcM2ozUjFAl-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentaryyoutu.be/H7FML0wzJ6A?si=EiG3PF9B1zh7sghPThere Are No Safe Places in Gaza | New Yorkernewyorker.com/news/news-desk/there-are-no-safe-places-in-gaza‘We are dying slowly:’ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gazacnn.com/2024/01/30/middleeast/famine-looms-in-gaza-israel-war-intl/index.htmlArtists Call for a Ceasefire Now Letterartists4ceasefire.orgBrad Pitt and the Bizarre Charity Mess That’s Left Katrina Victims Stranded Againhollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brad-pitt-charity-mess-katrina-victims-stranded-1235371222Melissa Barrera Incites More Controversy With New Social Media Posts, Sparking Heated Debate at WMEvariety.com/2024/film/news/melissa-barrera-controversy-social-media-posts-uproar-wme-1235894339Sara Ramirez reportedly axed from ‘And Just Like That,’ blasts Hollywood stance on pro-Palestine actorsnydailynews.com/2024/01/19/sara-ramirez-dropped-and-just-like-that-pro-palestine-posts---Patreon:patreon.com#ceasefirenow #freepalestine
Netflixs Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action Worries Me Cheyenne Lin 2024-02-02 | In this video I discuss the production details and news of Netflix's Avatar the Last Airbender live action series set to come out this February 2024. I discuss the departure of Avatar creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino, the controversial casting of Ian Ousley, the critiques about the costuming, and lastly, the worrying trend of remaking media in order to 'fix' the original's problems (i.e. Sokka being sexist).—Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin---tags:avatar the last airbender,avatar live action,atla news,avatar the last airbender netflix,atla netflix,albert kim avatar,kiawentiio avatar the last airbender,ian ousley avatar the last airbender,avatar#avatarthelastairbender #ATLA
Children Under Communism?: Documenting The Communist Other Cheyenne Lin 2024-01-21 | A look into the documentaries that promise to reveal to us the elusive states of North Korea and China such as A State of Mind (2004), One Child Nation (2019) and American Factory (2020).Let’s talk about children under communism, the one child policy in China, the Mass Games in North Korea, and the fall of U.S. manufacturing to China.---Intro/Thesis 0:00Part 1: A State of Mind (2004) - Children Under Communism 4:55Part 2: One Child Nation (2019) - A Population War 13:20Part 3: American Factory (2020) - Worker Solidarity 24:07Conclusion 32:47—Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin---Music:lukrembo - early morning in winter (royalty free vlog music)
Children in an Era of Hyper Individuality and Late Stage Capitalism Cheyenne Lin 2024-01-02 | A look into the childfree movement, declining birth rates, ecofascism, and parenting under late stage capitalism and the rise of hyper individuality.Thanks to everyone who participated in the viewer survey :-)---Intro/Thesis 0:00Part 1: Birth Rates, Ecofascism, Childfree plane rides/weddings etcPart 2: Parenting, The Loss of ‘The Village’, Homeschooling 24:54Conclusion 42:59—Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin---Music:H E R lofi[non copyright music]her lofi-still care(aesthetic music)/free vlogmusicbackground #lofiyoutu.be/Jbnorx9eRPc?si=yOGFjMWj0pvNFQYD
Was it really better?: Childrens Animation Now vs. Then Cheyenne Lin 2023-12-04 | In just a few short decades animation giant Disney made the switch to CG animation for their feature films and haven’t looked back, and the rest of the world followed suit, but at what cost?There are now thousands of cheaply made plastic looking CG shows for children, whether it be on YouTube or Netflix, but what about the quality?In this video I delve into the rise of CG animated shows for little kids and the loss of 2D animation, and the lack of interest in developing unique CG animated shows, as well as how Disney’s lack of interest in experimenting with CG animation and risk averse strategy has been detrimental to their films.---TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro4:56 Part 1: Children’s Animation (TV) Then vs. Now15:11 Part 2: Family Entertainment (movies) Then vs. Now30:26 Conclusion—Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin---Music:lukrembo - train covered in white (royalty free vlog music)
Do People in China Really Eat Dogs?: A Lesson on Stereotypes and the Weaponization of Morality Cheyenne Lin 2023-11-19 | Why do dogs have a special moral status? Why do we care so much about them versus other non-human animals? And should we all just be vegan?And why is ‘eating dogs’ used to demonize the Chinese and other dog eating societies?In this video essay I delve into the historical differences between China and the U.S. and how and why dogs are viewed differently in each culture, as well as the philosophical and moral differences when it comes to animal meat consumption.---TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro - Do you eat dogs?: A Conversation5:37 Part 1: Dogs are Pets, Dogs are Food: A Short History of Dog Eating and Pet Keeping in East Asia vs. the U.S.27:04 Part 2: Dogs and Cultural Subjectivity32:34 Part 3: Morality: Non-Human Animals Right to Life and Universal Moral Truths45:58 Part 4: Counter Argument: Why We Shouldn’t Eat Dogs48:35 Conclusion—Special thanks to:Annieyoutube.com/@aini_Oliviayoutube.com/@oliSUNviaNicoleTwitter & IG @_nicolecoopMedium: medium.com/@nicolecoop—Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin—Sources google doc:Dogs - Sourcesdocs.google.com/document/d/1nHI_eEWgsBIJWg_U7FmZ8CR8mDgKV3sd67IM19RmSAk/edit?usp=sharing---Music:Golden Cage ~ Jimena Contreras
~ answering your questions~ Brazil, Favorite Films, Cats or Dogs, and Creator Burnout Cheyenne Lin 2023-11-07 | Thank you so much for your continuing support and for 130k subscribers :) Thanks for letting me do what I love. I hope you like this one and can’t wait to see you soon~---TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Brazil Questions 1:03YouTube/Creator Questions 8:47Miscellaneous Questions (favorite films, books, cats or dogs, etc) 15:48Creator Burnout/next video topic 18:39---Music:Default Music From Filmora Video Editor
Barbie and Disney Princess Remakes: the Culmination of 2010s Pop Feminism Cheyenne Lin 2023-10-22 | ...
Happy Poor People: Our Conception of Happiness is Messed Up | The Money Can’t Buy Happiness Debate Cheyenne Lin 2023-10-08 | If you’re tired of hearing ‘the best things in life are free’ and ‘money doesn’t buy happiness’, then this video is for you. Let’s dive into why these messages are false under late stage capitalism and how this never ending search for ‘pure’ happiness upholds the system itself.TIMESTAMPS:Intro: Poor People Are Happier Than Rich People BS 0:00Part 1: Can money buy happiness? 5:38Part 2: Pure Happiness 10:39TL/DW 16:19---Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin---The pursuit of happiness,the pursuit of happyness,bo burnham make happy,roko belic happy,happy documentary,happy documentary netflix,does money buy happiness,capitalism and depression,capitalism and happiness,classism,class inequality,capitalism,video essay,class analysis,tiffanyferg,olisunvia,shanspeare,minale,caseyaonso,littlejoel,bigjoel,late stage capitalism,happy netflix,existentialism,existential dread,bojack horseman,bo burnham
‘Gifted’ vs. ‘Slow’: The Consequences of School Labels Cheyenne Lin 2023-09-17 | Did your school have a gifted program? Were you labeled as ‘gifted’ or ‘slow’? Were you jealous of the gifted kids?In this video I delve into school labels and how school divides us not only by giving into this dangerous idea that our intellectual and academic capability is something innate and that we’re born with, but also by class, disability, and race.Though gifted programs promise to be objective by analyzing students at birth, in reality, intelligence is not something static, and being set up for academic success is something that's highly subjective. P.S. Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey!TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Part 1: My Own Experience 1:38Part 2: Survey Results 12:38Part 3: Set Up to Fail - Learning Disorders 18:48Part 4: What even is ‘gifted-ness’? 23:14Part 5: Gifted Programs and The Intersection of Class and Race 29:04Conclusion: What should school teach us? 35:00---Patreon:patreon.com/cheyennelin---Gifted programs, slow students, gifted kid, gifted student, slow kids, academic labels, impact of gifted programs, previously gifted podcast, former gifted kid, inequality, video essay, class anaylsis, tiffanyferg, olisunvia, shanspeare, minale, caseyaonso, littlejoel, bigjoel
Made to Break: Why Everything We Buy Today Is Trash Cheyenne Lin 2023-08-27 | From fast fashion to fast furniture to made to break appliances, everything we buy today, no matter where you are in the world, is trash. This video essay delves into the history of labor exploitation, imperialism, and how they’ve resulted in the horrible working conditions and products we have today. Special thanks to these content creators for their amazing narration:Aishyo youtube.com/@AishyoForeign Man in a Foreign Land youtube.com/@ForeignManinaForeignLandLadyKnightTheBrave youtube.com/@LadyknightthebraveLola Sebastian youtube.com/@LolaSebastianOliSUNvia youtube.com/@oliSUNviaTIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Content Note 0:33Special Thanks to... 0:45Part 1: A Short History of Labor Hierarchies and Global Manufacturing 0:59Part 2: Fast Fashion Just Keeps Getting Worse 21:13Part 3: Fast Furniture: Everything Is Ugly 32:05Part 4: Fast Appliances: Made to Break 38:10Part 5: The Loss of Valuable Life Skills 43:34Part 6: Reverse Outsourcing: Fuyao Glass 46:26Conclusion 50:15Sources: We’re Buying Trash - Sources docs.google.com/document/d/17A8QDyP_C7gqTnmOllKt_WaDIJuPnsaV4TOUlodWzOI/edit?usp=sharingMusic:🎵 Evil Plan - Kevin MacLeod 🎧 No Copyright Music 🎶 YouTube Audio LibraryMy 2nd Channel:youtube.com/@Slightly_Scriptedfast furniture,labor exploitation,capitalism,shein,zara,fast fashion,ikea,global warming,climate change,video essay,tiffany ferg,internet analysis,social commentary,analysis video,vox,vice,tiffanyferg,fast fashion desert,fast fashion zara,fast fashion shein,shein brand trip
Colleen Ballinger and the Horror of Childrens YouTube Cheyenne Lin 2023-07-26 | Colleen Ballinger and the Horror of Children's YouTubeAdam McIntyre’s channel: youtube.com/@AdamMcIntyrePatreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin00:00 intro1:05 content note1:07 colleen ballinger10:01 OG youtube 'for kids'
Disney Channel Era by Era 2000-2009 | Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, The Jonas Brothers Cheyenne Lin 2023-07-23 | What happened to the Disney Tween? Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Hilary Duff, Zendaya, Dove Cameron, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Let’s talk about the evolution of media on Disney Channel and how the rise of 2010s internet culture changed the course of tween media forever.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 SAG-AFTRA and Content Note1:12 Intro9:28 Notes and Disclaimers11:07 Part 1: 2000-2005Even Stevens, Kim Possible, and Christy Carlson RomanoLizzie McGuire and Hilary DuffThat’s So Raven and Raven-SymonéAly & AJPart 2: 2006-2009 31:46High School Musical (Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu)Hannah Montana and Miley CyrusThe Jonas BrothersWizards of Waverly of Place and Selena GomezSonny with a Chance and Demi Lovato1:16:59 Part 3: 2010-2019Zendaya and Shake It UpLemonade MouthLiv and Maddie, The Descendants and Dove CameronGirl Meets World and Sabrina CarpenterBizaardvark and High School Musical (the series) and Olivia Rodrigo1:27:20 Conclusion--- ---Music:Honey · Bad Snacksyoutu.be/Q71d23FJUuY—- —-Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
The Politics of Reclaiming Barbie and the Barbiecore Aesthetic Cheyenne Lin 2023-07-04 | In this video essay I discuss the history of the Barbie doll and the Mattel corporation, their controversies and their progress. I also discuss Barbie’s history as a feminist icon and how radical Barbiecore is and why it matters.Lastly, I talk about some of my predictions about Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Disclaimer0:15 Content Note0:33 Intro2:20 Part 1: Barbie’s History and Boobs10:13 Part 2: The ‘Other’-ed Barbies18:40 Part 3: Barbie, Whiteness and Femininity28:15 Conclusion--- ---Links:ANNA MAY WONG BECOMES THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN DOLL IN BARBIE’S INSPIRING WOMEN SERIESthepopinsider.com/news/first-asian-american-barbie-inspiring-women-seriesBarbie logo historylogo.com/blog/barbie-logoOriental Barbie Dollbarbie.fandom.com/wiki/Oriental_Barbie_Doll1980 Barbie Dollsfashion-doll-guide.com/1980-Barbie-Dolls.html‘A little act of revolution’: How Mattel came to make the first Black Barbieindependent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-barbie-racial-mattel-documentary-sxsw-b2306898.htmlLaunching a Toy Companyartsandculture.google.com/story/a-history-of-shindana-toys-dolls-and-games-with-a-difference-the-strong/EwUx4VSdcBtsLg?hl=enWhy the new Barbie movie is the feminist epic we deservestandard.co.uk/insider/barbie-2023-movie-film-feminism-greta-gerwig-amy-schumer-margot-robbie-b1072464.htmlFrancie (Barbie)en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francie_(Barbie)--- ---Music:all music is from the YouTube Audio LibraryDancing Star - Aakash Gandhiyoutu.be/-koExK3xr2USummer Breeze - Nate Blazeyoutu.be/IticFBaCM-4
P*ssy Hat Feminism: Why Women Join the Alt-Right Cheyenne Lin 2023-06-16 | In this video I discuss what the Right offers women and why women join and uplift conservative patriarchal governments.TIMESTAMPS:Content Note 0:00Intro 00:13What does the Right Offer Women? 2:15The Radicalization of the Center Left 7:57Fear and Threat 13:35Conclusion 15:43--- ---Links:The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling | ContraPointsJessie Gender youtube.com/@JessieGender1Kat Blaque youtube.com/@KatBlaqueAranok youtube.com/@AranockSoulbunni youtube.com/@soulbunni--- ---Music:all music is from the YouTube Audio LibraryFugue Lullaby | Sir Cubworthyoutu.be/VCNdzzGnMqM
The Last Great Sitcom? A Modern Family Retrospective Cheyenne Lin 2023-06-04 | The ending of Modern Family in 2020 prompted a lot of think pieces about the death of the sitcom, so in this video I decide to take a look back at the 11 season ABC show Modern Family starring Sarah Hyland, Ed O’Niell, Sofia Vergara, and many more, to see how good or bad the show actually was, especially when it comes to the gender, racial, and LGBTQ+ stereotypes the show tries to break down.TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Part 1: Characters and Stereotypes 0:43Part 2: Humor and Heart 8:58Part 3: The Kids Aren’t Alright 12:08Part 4: Race and Adoption 16:51Part 5: Sexuality 28:22The Last Great Sitcom? 33:40--- ---Links:ADIÓS, GLORIA DELGADO-PRITCHETT: OR WHY SOFÍA VERGARA SOMETIMES MAKES ME CRY by MARÍA ELENA CEPEDA / WILLIAMS COLLEGEflowjournal.org/2021/02/adios-gloria-delgado-pritchett‘Modern Family’ Finale: How Cameron and Mitchell Forever Changed Gay Families on TVindiewire.com/features/general/modern-family-finale-cam-mitchell-gay-families-1202224229'Modern Family': All Kissing Aside, Why Are Mitchell And Cameron So Mean?npr.org/2011/05/25/136643818/modern-family-all-kissing-aside-why-are-mitchell-and-cameron-so-mean--- ---Music:all music is from the YouTube Audio LibraryGymnopedie No. 3 - Wahneta Meixsellyoutu.be/6RevYn8MhkwI Found an Answer - Twin Musicomyoutu.be/TjxxFObj_8A
Why Nerds Joined the Alt-Right Cheyenne Lin 2023-05-19 | In this video essay I argue that because of the mainstreaming of once ‘nerdy’ subcultures during the early 2000s, cis het white male nerds, who tied their entire ‘oppressed’ identity to their geeky niche interests, were especially vulnerable to alt-right political ideology, as the properties they knew and loved came under widespread scrutiny.And how once everyone was a self proclaimed nerd, no one was.Timestamps:Content Note 0:00Intro and Thesis 0:14Part 1: What is a Nerd? 1:13Part 2: The Plight of the White Male Nerd 8:18Part 3: Mainstreaming of Nerd Culture and the Loss of the Nerd Identity 13:19Part 4: The Nerd to Fascist Pipeline 17:50Conclusion 28:53--- ---Videos Mentioned:Innuendo Studios - How to Radicalize a Normieyoutu.be/P55t6eryY3gInnuendo Studios - The Alt-Right Playbookyoutu.be/4xGawJIseNYNon Compete - The Pewdie Pipelineyoutu.be/pnmRYRRDbuwSarah Z - The Rise and Fall of Geek Cultureyoutu.be/9vWJE8k-Meo--- ---Music (in order they appear):*all music is from the YouTube Audio Library*Prelude No. 4 - Chris Zabriskieyoutu.be/Dlc48FpGMWMComfortable Mystery 2 - Film Noire - Kevin MacLeodyoutu.be/PMMWEDKSeDQ
The Age Gap “Fantasy” for Girls | the Lolita Aesthetic, Lore Olympus, and Twilight Cheyenne Lin 2023-04-21 | In this video I discuss the age gap fantasy aimed at tweens and teenage girls depicted in shows like Pretty Little Liars between Ezra and Aria, the comic Lore Olympus between Persephone and Hades, and the book series Twilight between Edward and Bella.I also discuss the ‘Lolita’ aesthetic popularized in the 2010s by singer Lana Del Rey and how the misreading of the character, as well the romanticization of the age gap in young adult fiction and media for girls and young women by other women exists as an outlet in order to explore a societal taboo that girls are very much aware of, and to help them cope with the patriarchal societal expectations of being a teenager.--- ---TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Content Note0:20 Intro1:55 Part 1: The Normalization of the Age Gap6:19 Part 2: Self Objectification and The Hypersexualization of Girlhood15:02 Part 3: Lana Del Rey’s Lolita Aesthetic and the Burden of Being a ‘Good Role Model’19:54 Part 4: Lore Olympus vs. Twilight | Depiction and Endorsement26:35 Conclusion--- ---Souces cited:files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ915514.pdfgrowthinktank.org/en/the-dangers-of-the-hypersexualisation-of-young-girls-a-stolen-childhoodtoday.com/parents/victorias-secret-sells-pink-panties-girls-problem-i533322--- ---Music from YouTube's Audio Library:Blue Dream by Cheelyoutu.be/Odfs3KOX0wwTags:Lore olympus,lore olympus age gap,persephone and hades age gap,persephone and hades lore olympus,lore olympus problematic,ezra and aria problematic,ezra and aria age gap,pretty little liars age gap,twilight age gap,edward and bella age gap,twilight problematic,twilight,twilight renaissance,lana del rey lolita,lolita,lana del rey problematic,lana del rey feminist,self objectification,tropes vs women,lolita trope,sexualization of girls,feminism,video essay
Why Raj Couldnt Get a Girl | Orientalism and Emasculation in The Big Bang Theory Cheyenne Lin 2023-04-06 | Raj’s ending on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory was very divisive in that unlike the rest of his male co-stars, he didn’t end up with a female partner. Some say this was because Raj needed to learn that he didn’t need someone to complete him, but in my opinion that’s BS.None of the other characters needed to learn that lesson, and in fact, Raj was the character who wanted a girlfriend the most, and honestly, deserved one the most out in that he seemed to at least try to treat women with some respect.In this video I discuss the real reason why Raj ended up with no one and it’s not because he had to grow as a character, but because the writers hate him and are clouded by the bias against Asian men.--- ---TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Part 1: Who is Raj Koothrappali? 1:34Part 2: Emasculation, Hypersexuality, and Orientalism 5:21Part 3: Raj’s Ex Lovers and Why None of the Stuck 12:04Part 4: Kunal Nayyar IRL 16:47Conclusion 18:04--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)When Your Existence Is a Spectacle | My Lived Experience as an Chinese American Adoptee | youtu.be/Mf4yTgIpd7EMemory, Nostalgia, and Hollywood | Why are we so obsessed with high school? | youtu.be/9qk7zCd_bn0What Justin Bieber Tells Us about Fame and Capitalism | youtu.be/eU82I7byzqI--- ---Music from YouTube's Audio Library:Blue Dream by Cheelyoutu.be/Odfs3KOX0ww
When Your Existence Is a Spectacle | My Lived Experience as an Chinese American Adoptee Cheyenne Lin 2023-03-12 | In this video I discuss my life as a Chinese American adoptee, anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. and Brazil, and how it's affected my life.--- ---TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro0:39 My Background7:10 A Brief History of Anti-Chinese Sentiment12:59 Debunking Stereotypes17:39 Asian american Community vs. Adoptees21:59 Being Asian in Brazil26:40 The Ramifications of Harm29:14 Final Thoughts--- ---Thanks to my Patrons for voting on this video topic! Become a Patron today to help me choose video topics, get early access to videos, etc.patreon.com/cheyennelin--- ---Sources:Why Chinese people don’t need deodorantthechinaproject.com/2019/07/08/kuora-why-chinese-people-dont-need-deodorantChinese Exclusion Act (1882)archives.gov/milestone-documents/chinese-exclusion-act#:~:text=In%20the%20spring%20of%201882,immigrating%20to%20the%20United%20States.Immigrants from Asia in the United Statesmigrationpolicy.org/article/immigrants-asia-united-states-2020Chinese Exclusion Actyoutu.be/fWIAv7yTqLEWhat was the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act? | The Chinese Exclusion Actyoutu.be/FbBatK7JWYcHow the 1965 Immigration Act Changed Americayoutu.be/DU-D6b40WX01965 Immigration and Nationality Actyoutu.be/ivnWXxiKERsMuseum of Chinese in America Shows a Little-Known Historyyoutu.be/bRNos3m-z5k【HD】SING女團-寄明月MV(舞蹈版) [Official MV Dance Ver.]官方完整版MVyoutu.be/49d95ni5J9YRising Together: Asian American Activists | Nightly News Filmsyoutu.be/7BZnHa-4CI8US sees huge rise in anti-Asian hate crime since pandemic beganyoutu.be/RalXdPtYNyI--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)Memory, Nostalgia, and Hollywood | Why are we so obsessed with high school? | youtu.be/9qk7zCd_bn0What Justin Bieber Tells Us about Fame and Capitalism | youtu.be/eU82I7byzqIAvatar and the Wh*te Imagination (or lack thereof) | youtu.be/mbeKn1Pqcfk--- ---Music from YouTube's Audio Library:Blue Dream by Cheelyoutu.be/Odfs3KOX0ww
What did we do to Justin Bieber? Cheyenne Lin 2023-02-03 | Since the Free Britney movement we as a society have reevaluated fame and if it really is the teenage dream that it’s marketed as, and we’ve settled on a resounding no. However, I don’t really hear Justin Bieber’s name come up in a lot of these talks and I wanted to discuss why that is - especially since Bieber is the blueprint of what it means to become famous via the internet.In this video essay I argue that Bieber was the first child star born from the digital age and perhaps the last global super star of the millennial generation, and perhaps ever.I also delve into Bieber’s personal life and how the dream he was living was in fact, a nightmare, and how he’s coping with being a former teen icon and idol.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro2:57 Who Is Justin Bieber? And His Rise to Fame 8:33 The Scandals16:42 The Purpose Re-Brand19:50 His Current State25:22 The Evolution of Online Fame: From Singing to Influencing27:43 The Last Global Superstar?30:13 Justin Bieber as a Social Experiment That Should Never Be Done AgainVideo Sources:Never Say Never (2011)Believe (2013)Our World: Justin Bieber (2021)YouTube Originals:Justin Biebers: SeasonsJustin Bieber: Next Chapter | A Special Documentary Event (Official)Articles:nytimes.com/2010/01/03/fashion/03bieber.htmlrevistacrescer.globo.com/Educacao-Comportamento/noticia/2021/07/mae-apaga-redes-sociais-da-filha-de-14-anos-com-quase-2-milhoes-de-seguidores-proteger-futura-saude-mental.htmlg1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/11/justin-bieber-e-autuado-por-pichacao-em-muro-no-rio-diz-policia.htmlhttps://www.purepeople.com.br/noticia/justin-bieber-e-expulso-do-hotel-copacabana-palace-no-rio_a12209/1edition.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/justin-bieber-racist-joke/index.htmlabcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/justin-bieber-says-im-retiring-from-musiceonline.com/news/479581/justin-bieber-s-brazilian-girl-who-filmed-singer-sleeping-speaks-out-about-sexy-night-with-the-singercbsnews.com/pictures/woman-sues-justin-bieber-claims-he-fathered-babyofficialcharts.com/chart-news/myspace-acts-who-found-success-on-the-official-charts__25882rollingstone.com/music/music-features/justin-bieber-martin-luther-king-jr-justice-album-1144896edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/media/justin-bieber-music-catalog-sale/index.html--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)Avatar and the Wh*te Imagination (or lack thereof) | youtu.be/mbeKn1PqcfkHow to Deal with a Bully (as Seen on TV) | youtu.be/utm3DNrlbV4Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqs
The Lack of Creativity in Avatar (2009) Cheyenne Lin 2023-01-16 | James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) was one of the biggest movies in the world at one point, and as its sequel, The Way of Water, has just debuted I thought it would be interesting to discuss the first Avatar film, what made it so popular, and why it was rightfully so disliked by the same communities it claimed to celebrate and represent.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 patreon plug0:12 intro1:19 Part 1: James Cameron, what is wrong with you?5:00 Part 2: Ableism7:56 Part 3: Race10:01 Part 4: White Fantasies and the White Imagination11:48 Part 5: The Lack of White Culture13:58 Part 6: Brazil15:21 Part 7: Loose Ends16:30 ConclusionThread:Check out these sci-fi films by actual Indigenous people telling our own stories insteadtwitter.com/DrBlackDeer/status/1603884556020391936?s=20&t=m8q8AYqychRqdyAB9DBwMwSources:collider.com/avatar-ableismdsq-sds.org/article/view/1353/1473https://disabilitystudies.nl/en/avatar-ableism-and-normalizationabcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/wheelchair-users-applaud-avatars-parapalegic-character/story?id=9505175edition.cnn.com/2022/12/22/entertainment/avatar-2-way-of-water-Indigenous-boycott-cec/index.htmlunilad.com/film-and-tv/james-cameron-addresses-avatar-racism-accusations-477594-20221209cnbc.com/2023/01/07/why-Indigenous-groups-are-boycotting-avatar-the-way-of-water.htmltheguardian.com/world/2010/apr/18/avatar-james-cameron-brazil-damwomensrepublic.net/is-your-food-more-palatable-now-that-its-been-white-washedmic.com/articles/186892/how-square-dancing-became-a-weapon-of-white-supremacy-against-an-anti-semitic-jazz-dance-conspiracysouthernliving.com/culture/debutante-cotillion--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)How to Deal with a Bully (as Seen on TV) | youtu.be/utm3DNrlbV4Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqsWhat Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk--- ---Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):2020 by Dyalla
How to Deal with a Bully (as Seen on TV) | Harry Potter, Do Revenge, The Big Bang Theory & more Cheyenne Lin 2023-01-09 | How did we go from George McFly saving the space time continuum by standing up to his bully to early 2000s sitcoms like Malcolm in the Middle and Everybody Hates Chris saying that no actually, bullies are essential to the social hierarchy and standing up to them will just make things worse?In this video essay I discuss various tropes in films and TV shows that contain a bully or bullying plot line such as in the Big Bang Theory and Harry Potter, and how bully victims are generally portrayed quite negatively, but how in recent years that’s changed, such as in Netflix’s Do Revenge.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 patreon plug0:12 intro0:35 part 1: Depictions of Bullying in Media are Bad (generally)5:38 part 2: Sitcom Bullies and Breaking the Social Order9:50 final thoughts/send in your video suggestions!--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqsWhat Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9Q--- ---Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):I Found an Answer - Twin Musicomyoutu.be/TjxxFObj_8A
Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement Cheyenne Lin 2022-12-02 | In this video essay I delve into the causes of parent child estrangement, or when an adult child chooses to cut off ties with their parents, as well as why estrangement is becoming more common nowadays. I also talk about how public figures like Jennette McCurdy and her book I'm Glad My Mom Died help to destigmatize adult children who choose to cut off their abusive parents.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 patreon plug0:12 intro2:28 the causes4:09 why estrangement is becoming more common11:03 final thoughts--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)What Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9QWhy do people hate Jim and Pam? | youtu.be/joonZVhEB9E--- ---Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.3youtu.be/jVLsLT6cvJ4The Mini Vandals - In Memory of Jean Talonyoutu.be/vmRGVqW-7Sw
What Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres Cheyenne Lin 2022-11-13 | The 90s and early 00s were filled with gross out romantic comedies. There’s Something About Mary, Shallow Hal, Europtrip, American Pie, Meet the Parents, Superbad, I love you Beth Cooper and so many more. But since the mid 2010s both the gross out movie and the romcom, and the hybrid - gross out romcom - have practically gone extinct.What happened to them? Well in this video I decide to answer that question and more.Let’s dive in!TIMESTAMPS:Patreon Plug 0:00Content Note 0:13Intro: What Is a Gross Out Romcom? 0:29Part 1: The Movies 2:55- There’s Something About Mary 4:16- Shallow Hal 8:12- I love you, Beth Cooper 10:55Part 2: Why Gross Out Romcoms Died 14:33Part 3: What Replaced Them? 17:44--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9QWhy do people hate Jim and Pam? | youtu.be/joonZVhEB9EPenny Deserved Better: The Cool Girl, Pretty Privilege, and Nice Guysyoutu.be/5KEAdDKYLNc--- ---Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):Honey - Bad Snacksyoutu.be/ktkv89yq5U46 Shots - NEFFEXyoutu.be/7UmBGMktAoINo Filter - NEFFEXyoutu.be/T6WI2bJrNz4
Why do people hate Jim and Pam? Cheyenne Lin 2022-09-06 | Upon rewatches many Office fans tend to find the audience surrogate couple Jim and Pam to be, well, annoying. What was once seen as a cute love story between office coworkers is now seen as not only annoying, but hard to watch without seeing Jim as a bully and Pam as wishy washy.Are these criticisms deserved? And why, just why does this couple seem to get on everyone’s nerves?TIMESTAMPS:Super Thanks 0:00Why do people hate Jim and Pam? 0:20The Gripes with Jim 4:44The Gripes with Pam 8:40Final Thoughts 11:15--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)Penny Deserved Better: The Cool Girl, Pretty Privilege, and Nice Guysyoutu.be/5KEAdDKYLNcPurity, Shame, and Surgery | How Hollywood Warps Our Perception of Puberty | youtu.be/DOtRumJgA5cThe Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqM--- ---Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):Carmen María and Edu Espinal | Love in Mexicoyoutu.be/MHWDyL65pkw
Penny Deserved Better: The Cool Girl, Pretty Privilege, and Nice Guys Cheyenne Lin 2022-08-18 | In this video I talk about how and why Penny of The Big Bang Theory was mistreated by the writers for ironically being too strong of a female character, for being too pretty, too outspoken, and too self-assured, and thus, emasculating the male ensemble. For her punishment, the writers decided to belittle and mock the character both physically and emotionally.In addition, I talk about how Penny is both like and unlike the cool girl trope in media of the 2000s, and how ultimately she’s ultimately too cool, and falls into the cool girl paradox where women are set up to fail.TIMESTAMPS:Content Note 0:00Disclaimer 0:15SuperThanks 0:19Who is Penny and Why She Deserves Better 0:27The Cool Girl Paradox 16:36Pretty Privilege 24:28--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)Purity, Shame, and Surgery | How Hollywood Warps Our Perception of Puberty | youtu.be/DOtRumJgA5cThe Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqMIs technology *really* ruining your life? The Rise of Pop Psychology and the Social Media Debate | youtu.be/yx0_B-AyokE--- ---Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):Just Dance by Patrick Patrikiosyoutu.be/w9RdrA3t95o
Purity, Shame, and Surgery | How Hollywood Warps Our Perception of Puberty Cheyenne Lin 2022-08-01 | In this video I talk about how kid and tween channels, like Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, have warped our sense of puberty since the early 2000s by getting rid of the preteen phase in order to control their young employees changing bodies to get more time and money out of them, and how that not only is detrimental to the stars themselves, but to the audiences that look up to them.So let’s take a look back at Hilary Duff in Lizzie McGuire, Raven-Symoné in That’s So Raven and the Cheetah Girls, Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana, Ariana Grande in Victorious, and many others to see how this entertainment has twisted what we think puberty and growing up should look like.TIMESTAMPS:Content Note 0:00Part 1: Making Puberty Profitable 0:09Part 2: The Demonization of Puberty Weight Gain 6:03Part 3: The Normalization of Hiding Plastic Surgery 14:34Part 4: Purity Culture and Exploitation 17:10Part 5: The Lack of Appropriate Preteen Media 20:19--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)The Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqMIs technology *really* ruining your life? The Rise of Pop Psychology and the Social Media Debate | youtu.be/yx0_B-AyokEThe Blue Eye Brown Eye Experiment - what went wrong? | youtu.be/G0gyB_k6j4Q--- ---Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):The Joint is Jumpin | youtu.be/IEBkcGqvMU8Patrick Patrikios | You Should | youtu.be/HIjOSJlvg-E
The Kardashians: When Will It End? Cheyenne Lin 2022-07-13 | The Kardashians continue to make headlines, grace the covers of magazines, and fill up our timelines despite most people either trying to purposefully ignore them or outright disliking them. How did it come to this? Why are they still here? And what if anything can we do to make them disappear.TIMESTAMPS:Content note 0:00The Cucumber Question 0:12The Mainstreaming of Black Culture 0:33So how does this have to do with the Kardashians? 7:16The Cucumber Revisited 14:29Everything I know About Them Is Against My Will 17:51--- ---Sources:tinyurl.com/mr32kw46--- ---Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):Anno Domini Beats | Contrastyoutu.be/fGYehtIiEeQ
S*x Dolls Are Reaching a Tipping Point… Cheyenne Lin 2022-06-20 | In this video essay I discuss the larger social, political, and economic implications of sex dolls with the new introduction of A.I. in the RealDollx line by the company RealDoll and Realbotix labs, as well as the dolls’ supposed ‘benefits’ and my own observations.TIMESTAMPS:Two Types of Owners 0:00Hoarding, Collecting, and “Ethnic” Dolls 9:50Content Note 16:24Sex Doll Brothels and the ‘Benefits’ of Sex Dolls 16:36Conclusion 19:53--- ---Music used in order they appear (all from the YouTube Audio Library):Through the Crystal - Jeremy Blakeyoutu.be/egnGzbYyNPgOcean View - Dyallayoutu.be/KMctRcqmQho
The Blue Eye Brown Eye Experiment - what went wrong? Cheyenne Lin 2022-05-06 | The blue eye brown eye experiment is actually known as an exercise. The exercise was first done by elementary school teacher Jane Elliott of Riceville, Iowa in her 1968 third grade class. She wanted to make her all white classroom understand what racism felt like by splitting the group up by eye color. Elliott has said many times she was inspired to do this experiment after the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. Word of her exercise soon reached Johnny Carson, and in May of that year she made her first national appearance on his late night talk show.In the coming years the exercise would garner so much media attention that in 1970 she demonstrated it for educators at a White House Conference on Children and Youth.She continued the exercise in classrooms until 1985. Afterwhich, she eventually became a diversity coach and seminar giver - doing her exercise with adults ranging from employees at IBM to prison guards and parole officers in state and federal prisons, and of course, making 5 appearances on Oprah.Though Elliott became the face of LGAT (large-group awareness training) workshops in the 80s and 90s and tried to teach white Americans ‘how racism felt’, her lessons with adults largely turned into blame games and what we would know today as the ‘oppression Olympics’, begging the question - how good is this exercise and how well does Elliott, a white woman, understand racism?In the end, Elliott is a pop scholar with no real background in race relations, nor does she ever cite any sources by Black scholars in her lessons with adults. Though her exercise might be well intended and one could make the argument that by seeing how angry the exercise makes people it’s ‘doing its job’, the real conclusion is that it’s just not a very good exercise that makes the audience reflect in any real way about their position in the world around them.In this video I dive into Elliott’s story, as well as how her arguments and exercises really shaped how we talk about race and racism in the workplace, schools and our communities today, and how her exercise limits the scope of what racism is and how it appears.--- ---TIMESTAMPS:Disclaimer and Content Note 0:00Intro 0:13Part 1: The 1968 Classroom exercise 1:54Part 2: The 1970 Classroom exercise 4:56Part 3: The 1985 Prison Guard Exercise 11:34Part 4: The 1992 Oprah Winfrey Show Exercise 14:45Part 5: Is the exercise good? 30:46Part 6: Diversity Training by a White Woman 37:39Conclusion 40:54--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ Breaking Down Breaking Bad, a Retrospective | youtu.be/tY4yxnEpl5w⭢ Turning Red: The Importance of Tween Girls and Female Character Designs | youtu.be/_m99AMADEi8⭢ The Wave: A School Experiment Gone Wrong | youtu.be/RQ-wPUBattg
Breaking Down Breaking Bad, a Retrospective Cheyenne Lin 2022-04-14 | Breaking Bad was one of the harbingers of the second ‘golden age of television’ when it debuted in 2008. With its character heavy focus on anti-hero Walter White it garnered a huge and diverse fan base, and Emmy’s to boot. It’s remembered today as one of the best TV shows of all time and I want to look into why that is.In short, I think it’s because of how good the writing was in that the show didn’t go on for too long like some other prestige dramas like Lost for example. It started and ended in a predictable fashion, but threw in enough suspense and a few twists to keep us on our toes, but in a way that wasn’t jarring or gimmicky.In addition to talking about the success of the show, I also dive into its themes on class, race, and gender, as well as take a look into characters like the titular Walter White, and his much beloved and hated wife Skyler.So without further ado let's look back on one of the biggest shows on television - Breaking Bad.TIMESTAMPS:Disclaimer and Content Note 0:00- A s*xual assault from the series is mentioned from 8 minutes and 46 seconds to 9 minutes and 2 seconds. No footage is shown, but it is mentioned and discussed briefly.The Golden Age of Television 0:21Unbothered Writing (The Pre CinemaSins Era) 2:17Plot and Character Synopsis 5:39Walter White Character Breakdown 7:40Race in Breaking Bad 16:01The Women of Breaking Bad 29:44Disability and Illness in Breaking Bad 41:30Class Commentary in Breaking Bad 45:30Conclusion 48:53--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ Turning Red: The Importance of Tween Girls and Female Character Designs | youtu.be/_m99AMADEi8⭢ The Wave: A School Experiment Gone Wrong | youtu.be/RQ-wPUBattg⭢ A Collective Fever Dream?: Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat | youtu.be/yKqvMHwBOFI--- ---Music:All from the YouTube Audio LibraryTumbleweed Texas - Chris HaugenFirely - Chris Haugen
Turning Red: The Importance of Tween Girls and Female Character Designs Cheyenne Lin 2022-03-18 | Let’s talk about Turning Red, female character designs, and the importance of the tween girl experience.Turning Red (2022) is a Disney Pixar movie directed by Domee Shi about a Chinese Canadian tween girl named Mei who must confront her mother during the midst of puberty.TIMESTAMPS:Spoilers/Content Note 0:00Intro: The New Movie Going Experience 0:05The Art Style and Character Designs 3:39The Themes: The Asian Diaspora 11:51The Themes: The Broader Parent and Child Dynamic 13:51The Themes: Puberty 15:24Responding to: “This Story Isn’t for Everyone” 18:26Conclusion 20:56--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ The Wave: A School Experiment Gone Wrong | youtu.be/RQ-wPUBattg⭢ A Collective Fever Dream?: Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat | youtu.be/yKqvMHwBOFI⭢ 2021 Pop Culture Review & Channel Updates | youtu.be/vLZQ51BqJoA--- ---Music:--------------------------------------------------------------♪ Butter (Prod. by Lukrembo)Link : youtu.be/Ua7Qfc1xu90--------------------------------------------------------------
The Wave: A School Experiment Gone Wrong Cheyenne Lin 2022-03-03 | In this video I explore the 1967 Third Wave ‘experiment’, in which educator Ron Jones created a fake fascist movement in order to answer one of his sophomore student’s questions, “How could some Germans deny their part in the Holocuast?”.I also talk about other famous experiments like the Milgram Experiment, which intended to understand how something as atrocious like the Holocaust could take place.And lastly, about the 1981 afterschool special which tended to deal more with communism versus ‘democracy’ than fascism.TIMESTAMPS:Content Notes/Disclaimer 0:00Intro 0:26Part 1 The Real “Experiment” 7:41Part 2 He Didn’t Answer the Question 13:07Part 3 The Afterschool Special 16:44Conclusion 23:53--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ A Collective Fever Dream?: Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat | youtu.be/yKqvMHwBOFI⭢ 2021 Pop Culture Review & Channel Updates | youtu.be/vLZQ51BqJoA⭢ Liberty’s Kids, Hamilton, and Making U.S. History ‘Cool’? | youtu.be/P7oIpF7VXmQ
A Collective Fever Dream?: Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat Cheyenne Lin 2022-01-20 | Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat was an animated children’s show that aired on PBS Kids from 2001-2002 with a total of forty episodes and 79 segments. To many who grew up with the show, it seems like a fever dream or a hallucination due to its short air time and unique concept. In this video I discuss the history of the series, its themes, and lastly, the merchandise and online flash player games hosted on the PBS Kids website. So without further ado, let’s dive into this PBS series inspired by Amy Tan’s 1994 book of the same name - Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat.TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00What was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat? 0:39Themes: Safe Spaces and Self Segregation 3:25The Games and Merch 7:11Conclusion 10:36--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ 2021 Pop Culture Review & Channel Updates | youtu.be/vLZQ51BqJoA⭢ Liberty’s Kids, Hamilton, and Making U.S. History ‘Cool’? | youtu.be/P7oIpF7VXmQ⭢ A Deep Dive into the American Girl Franchise | youtu.be/r1qFCdIWATA--- ---MUSIC (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づSagwa Theme Songyoutu.be/n2cvyOnEsJw
Liberty’s Kids, Hamilton, and Making U.S. History ‘Cool’? Cheyenne Lin 2021-12-19 | In this video essay I discuss the 2002 PBS Kids show Liberty’s Kids and how it was part of the Founders Chic movement of the early 2000s along with Ron Chernow’s Hamilton biography, which later got turned into Lin Manuel Miranda’s hit musical - Hamilton. TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Content Note 0:22Part 1: Liberty’s Kids and Founder’s Chic 0:25Part 2: The Narrative Problem with Liberty’s Kids 16:38Part 3: Hamilton: When Founders Chic and Founders Fic Collide 20:00Conclusion 31:27--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ A Deep Dive into the American Girl Franchise | youtu.be/r1qFCdIWATA⭢ Race, Class and Replacement: How Good Are Sci-Fi Allegories? | youtu.be/R8eauD562hE⭢ Squid Game and The International Fascination with Class | youtu.be/MU8ImvReKOg--- ---MUSIC (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ--------------------------------------------------------------♪ Lamp (Prod. by Lukrembo)Link : youtu.be/ZwyWgwUjYoY--------------------------------------------------------------
A Deep Dive into the American Girl Franchise | History, Controversy, and Capitalism Cheyenne Lin 2021-12-09 | In this video essay I discuss the history of the American Girl doll company, their historical dolls, movie and book ventures, as well as their controversies and other similar doll alternatives.TIMESTAMPS:Intro 0:00Part 1: A Brief History of the Brand 1:44Part 2: Trying to Tell History in a Capitalist Hellscape 8:25Part 3: “Not Like Other Dolls” 14:21Part 4: Other American Girl Ventures 19:18- The Online Games 19:34- The Physical Stores 21:21- The Puberty Book/Content Note 24:40Part 5: The Movies 29:17Part 6: The Controversies 34:19Part 7: Radical? 44:34Part 8: The American Girl Alternatives and the Canadian Girls? 47:32Conclusion 51:48--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ Race, Class and Replacement: How Good Are Sci-Fi Allegories? | youtu.be/R8eauD562hE⭢ Squid Game and The International Fascination with Class | youtu.be/MU8ImvReKOg⭢ Mean Girl Media and the ‘Anti-Feminism’ of the 2000s? | youtu.be/YZ6AvusYIe4--- ---MUSIC (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ--------------------------------------------------------------♪ Castle (Prod. by Lukrembo)Link : youtu.be/t5w7rgu9_00--------------------------------------------------------------
How Good Are Sci-Fi Allegories? | Planet of the Apes, The Time Machine, I Am Legend and more Cheyenne Lin 2021-10-25 | In this video essay I analyze the race and class allegories in some mid century sci-fi works like I Am Legend, The Twilight Zone, The Planet of the Apes, the 1960 Time Machine adaptation, as well as talk about the Planet of the Apes 2011 reboot prequel trilogy and why it's one of my favorite sci-fi allegories.--- ---TIMESTAMPS:We Are Legend: Intro and Spoilers 0:00The Replacement Narrative and Mid Century Monster Metaphors 4:37HG Wells Was Wrong - The Time Machine 7:53The Original Planet of the Apes and the Myth of Laziness 14:28Content Note 22:13The Planet of the Apes Reboot Trilogy - When Allegory Works 22:16Conclusion 34:43--- ---My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿) ⭢ Squid Game and The International Fascination with Class | youtu.be/MU8ImvReKOg⭢ Mean Girl Media and the ‘Anti-Feminism’ of the 2000s? | youtu.be/YZ6AvusYIe4⭢ The N@zi Alt-History Show That Was ‘Hijacked by Sjws’ - The Man in the High Castle | youtu.be/Qyl7HzRHc9Y--- ---MUSIC (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づMatt Harris | Strange Stuffyoutu.be/bHg-uUd4VLwPlastic Patina - Midnight Stargazing [Official]youtu.be/BUX4_Um3HHY
