Cheyenne Lin
Oscar Bait but Asian
updated
In this video I discuss Hollywood as propaganda, the United States’s soft power reach across the globe, and the 'American' gaze.
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: Intentional Military Propaganda and Censorship 3:26
Part 2: The Foreign Enemy and Racial Other 39:50
Part 3: Oops All Propaganda - Unintentional Propaganda and Soft Power 51:52
Part 4: Maintaining U.S. Supremacy Through Exclusion 1:00:43
Conclusion 1:05:17
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Videos mentioned:
The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump by @BroeyDeschanel
youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0
Black Cops Won't Save Us by @FDSignifire
youtu.be/xVyujBMnKq4?si=lc0MNW4ffgsDOHCu
anti-war films don't exist. @itsjustcinema
youtu.be/GO8NoZ7d8H4?si=WV9vuD1XzIz3q8hj
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Works Cited:
tinyurl.com/hollywoodasprop
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Music:
Hall of the Mountain King · Kevin MacLeod
youtu.be/yEWFxNNjalI?si=yVDuSEGEUrEEg8ZA
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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.
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Part 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 10:22
Part 3: How Social Media and Pseudo-Events Rewire Your Brain and How It Affects News Coverage (and makes you 'miss' twitter) 14:58
Conclusion 32:09
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Music:
Kevin MacLeod - Investigations
youtu.be/SgJ8dyD01I8?si=_NWjd2XEQZp-Kg9U
Kevin MacLeod - Local Elevator
youtu.be/kcUWDBPfOsk?si=YgGBBydwy0a8KzTU
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BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/cheyennelin.bsky.social
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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.
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: Republican Declinism, Liberals vs. Leftists, and The Liberal Mind
Part 2: Liberal Optimism
Conclusion
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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.
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: Is the U.S. actually declining? 3:29
Part 2: Declinism in Politics: What is it and How is it Used 15:28
Part 3: The Romanticization of Declinism as Part of the “American Identity” 20:59
Conclusion 25:36
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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Music:
Far Behind · Silent Partner
youtu.be/Jvt0xT0ENyQ?si=YJCHiEf0frA2SaX4
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!
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro/Thesis
3:28 Part 1: The Male Gaze, Katy Perry, and ‘Satire’
15:41 Part 2: Stupid Girls and Pink
27:50 Conclusion
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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Music:
Oh My · Patrick Patrikios
youtu.be/7OHilA5ZIcs?si=Lo9EAfsXZp8OIiVW
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro/Thesis
2:12 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 2025
29:38 Part 3: Proper Homeschooling vs. Everything Else
- “free schooling”
36:34 Conclusion
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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References:
tinyurl.com/2resp92b
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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.
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Timestamps:
Content Note: 0:00
Part 1: Pro-Natalism - The Ultimate Dog-Whistle 0:21
Part 2: The Curious Case of Simone And Malcolm Collins (And What to Do about Them) 18:50
Conclusion/TL;DW 34:54
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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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%20racist
Christian, 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-it
Consumption 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/547493
Keith, 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-priority
Kleeman, 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-collins
Laboris, I. (2023, December 21). South Korea: New leave entitlements granted. SHRM. shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/south-korea-new-leave-entitlements-granted
Losonczi, 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_rates
Ma, 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 University
Pro-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-tag
Putting 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-csok
Rashid, 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-pronatalism
Stone, 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
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Music:
♪ Bored (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtu.be/t9r4cHSnjq4?si=R0B1Xu08NQrwhrJt
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.
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Timestamps:
Content Note 0:00
Intro: Sacha Baron Cohen - a case study 0:32
Part 1: What is liberal comedy? 16:57
Part 2: The Offensive Liberal Comedian to Conservative Pipeline 32:22
Conclusion: Where do we go from here? 35:26
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References:
Borat has last laugh after lawsuit fails
https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/borat-has-last-laugh-after-lawsuit-fails-20080121-gdrxmx.html
Chehade, G. (2017). The Problem with Borat. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 11 (1). doi.org/10.31390/taboo.11.1.09
Jewish Celebrities and Influencers Confront TikTok Executives in Private Call
nytimes.com/2023/11/16/technology/tiktok-jewish-open-letter-antisemitism.html
Gross, 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-over
Is Borat racist? | TRT World
youtube.com/watch?v=bVNdYZhHdlI&ab_channel=TRTWorld
Lucas, E. (2023, July 5). Why Borat Isn’t Funny. CEPA. cepa.org/article/why-borat-isnt-funny
Murphy, 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-career
Pulver, 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-violence
Rubin, R. (2024, May 5). Variety. Variety. variety.com/2024/film/features/amy-schumer-jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-israel-hamas-war-views-1235983163
Some American Jews uneasy over Baron Cohen duping supporters of Israel
timesofisrael.com/some-american-jews-uneasy-over-baron-cohen-duping-supporters-of-israel
Staff, 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
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Music:
Hall of the Mountain King – Kevin MacLeod (No Copyright Music)
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TIMESTAMPS
Intro: Subjective Beauty and Objective Ugliness 0:00
Part 1: Who Benefits from Objective Beauty? 3:37
Part 2: The Different Ways We Cope with Objective Beauty: From Body Neutrality to Red-Pilification 16:34
Part 3: Hyper-Radicalization and Gendered Beauty 24:25
Part 4: Does inner beauty matter? 31:32
Conclusion 40:31
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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_11
Kim, 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 Disability
youtu.be/9CzckAP0Dm4?si=x6MqrCG5Mpr7kmAQ
Staff, 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-body
Vandette, K. (2020, October 14). The science of beauty is simpler than you might expect. Earth.com. earth.com/news/beauty-science-simpler
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Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: The Rise of Jackie Chan and China’s Soft Power 1:25
Part 2: The Allegations - Falling Out of Love 5:55
Part 3: Adored Abroad, but Hated at Home 15:01
Conclusion 20:45
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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.
Timestamps
Intro - Rethinking The Housewife 0:00
Part 1: Who got to be a housewife? 11:10
The Crucial History of Housewifery and Women’s Liberation from the 1770s-1990s
Domestic Labor
Part 2: The Modern American Family 33:58
Single moms
Immigrant mothers
Same-sex parents
Child caretakers of adult relatives (oldest daughter syndrome)
Part 3: The Current State of Women at Home and at Work 40:46
Reaganomics
The independent self reliant nuclear family
Turning parenting into a one person job
Sleep training as an ‘American thing’
Part 4: The Rise of Trad Wives 49:18
Part 5: Stay at Home Dads 58:04
Conclusion 1:02:18
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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Works Cited/Sources:
docs.google.com/document/d/1r--isaaDQ8coL-WxQd8yoI5d8LSXT3jIwLXu2q14Xng/edit?usp=sharing
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Music:
𝑴𝒓. 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒏 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒔 [𝑳𝒐-𝑭𝒊]
Thiago Montagnini
youtu.be/a690TbXM5EQ?si=lnUZjDZKKlrxlFsy
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.
Timestamps
Intro: The Best Country in the World? 0:00
Part 1: The Rise of a Superpower and The American Century 09:20
Part 2: U.S. Privilege 34:04
Part 3: The U.S. vs. The Rest of the World 46:07
- no third spaces
- car culture
- schooling
- healthcare
- dress
- food quality and food deserts
Part 4: Romanticization of Life Abroad 1:05:42
- romanticizing life abroad
- passport bros
Conclusion 1:12:35
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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Works Cited/Sources:
docs.google.com/document/d/1WUae9Ay5Qt-IhtnOpmTSQX0C8hBxzcdm2wKFVQTU_gA/edit?usp=sharing
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Special Thanks to Nicole Cooper:
Twitter: @_NicoleCoop
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Music:
all music is from the YouTube Audio Library
Kevin MacLeod Darkest Child
youtu.be/NDJ7uBPVcH8?si=Icls9j-Zta9Pj6zH
Kevin MacLeod Investigations
youtu.be/Bfj25m8MPbI?si=56YGyahDrZsBlFWf
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.
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Important links:
How did the Nakba happen? | Al Jazeera English
youtu.be/megzzpTWajg?si=C9Fs5czHcM2ozUjF
Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentary
youtu.be/H7FML0wzJ6A?si=EiG3PF9B1zh7sghP
There Are No Safe Places in Gaza | New Yorker
newyorker.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 Gaza
cnn.com/2024/01/30/middleeast/famine-looms-in-gaza-israel-war-intl/index.html
Artists Call for a Ceasefire Now Letter
artists4ceasefire.org
Brad Pitt and the Bizarre Charity Mess That’s Left Katrina Victims Stranded Again
hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/brad-pitt-charity-mess-katrina-victims-stranded-1235371222
Melissa Barrera Incites More Controversy With New Social Media Posts, Sparking Heated Debate at WME
variety.com/2024/film/news/melissa-barrera-controversy-social-media-posts-uproar-wme-1235894339
Sara Ramirez reportedly axed from ‘And Just Like That,’ blasts Hollywood stance on pro-Palestine actors
nydailynews.com/2024/01/19/sara-ramirez-dropped-and-just-like-that-pro-palestine-posts
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#ceasefirenow #freepalestine
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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.
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Intro/Thesis 0:00
Part 1: A State of Mind (2004) - Children Under Communism 4:55
Part 2: One Child Nation (2019) - A Population War 13:20
Part 3: American Factory (2020) - Worker Solidarity 24:07
Conclusion 32:47
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lukrembo - early morning in winter (royalty free vlog music)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the viewer survey :-)
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Intro/Thesis 0:00
Part 1: Birth Rates, Ecofascism, Childfree plane rides/weddings etc
Part 2: Parenting, The Loss of ‘The Village’, Homeschooling 24:54
Conclusion 42:59
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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.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
4:56 Part 1: Children’s Animation (TV) Then vs. Now
15:11 Part 2: Family Entertainment (movies) Then vs. Now
30:26 Conclusion
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lukrembo - train covered in white (royalty free vlog music)
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.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro - Do you eat dogs?: A Conversation
5:37 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 Subjectivity
32:34 Part 3: Morality: Non-Human Animals Right to Life and Universal Moral Truths
45:58 Part 4: Counter Argument: Why We Shouldn’t Eat Dogs
48:35 Conclusion
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Annie
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Olivia
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Nicole
Twitter & IG @_nicolecoop
Medium: medium.com/@nicolecoop
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Dogs - Sources
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Music:
Golden Cage ~ Jimena Contreras
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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Brazil Questions 1:03
YouTube/Creator Questions 8:47
Miscellaneous Questions (favorite films, books, cats or dogs, etc) 15:48
Creator Burnout/next video topic 18:39
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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro: Poor People Are Happier Than Rich People BS 0:00
Part 1: Can money buy happiness? 5:38
Part 2: Pure Happiness 10:39
TL/DW 16:19
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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 0:00
Part 1: My Own Experience 1:38
Part 2: Survey Results 12:38
Part 3: Set Up to Fail - Learning Disorders 18:48
Part 4: What even is ‘gifted-ness’? 23:14
Part 5: Gifted Programs and The Intersection of Class and Race 29:04
Conclusion: What should school teach us? 35:00
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Patreon:
patreon.com/cheyennelin
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Special thanks to these content creators for their amazing narration:
Aishyo youtube.com/@Aishyo
Foreign Man in a Foreign Land youtube.com/@ForeignManinaForeignLand
LadyKnightTheBrave youtube.com/@Ladyknightthebrave
Lola Sebastian youtube.com/@LolaSebastian
OliSUNvia youtube.com/@oliSUNvia
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Content Note 0:33
Special Thanks to... 0:45
Part 1: A Short History of Labor Hierarchies and Global Manufacturing 0:59
Part 2: Fast Fashion Just Keeps Getting Worse 21:13
Part 3: Fast Furniture: Everything Is Ugly 32:05
Part 4: Fast Appliances: Made to Break 38:10
Part 5: The Loss of Valuable Life Skills 43:34
Part 6: Reverse Outsourcing: Fuyao Glass 46:26
Conclusion 50:15
Sources: We’re Buying Trash - Sources docs.google.com/document/d/17A8QDyP_C7gqTnmOllKt_WaDIJuPnsaV4TOUlodWzOI/edit?usp=sharing
Music:
🎵 Evil Plan - Kevin MacLeod 🎧 No Copyright Music 🎶 YouTube Audio Library
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
00:00 intro
1:05 content note
1:07 colleen ballinger
10:01 OG youtube 'for kids'
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 SAG-AFTRA and Content Note
1:12 Intro
9:28 Notes and Disclaimers
11:07 Part 1: 2000-2005
Even Stevens, Kim Possible, and Christy Carlson Romano
Lizzie McGuire and Hilary Duff
That’s So Raven and Raven-Symoné
Aly & AJ
Part 2: 2006-2009 31:46
High School Musical (Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu)
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus
The Jonas Brothers
Wizards of Waverly of Place and Selena Gomez
Sonny with a Chance and Demi Lovato
1:16:59 Part 3: 2010-2019
Zendaya and Shake It Up
Lemonade Mouth
Liv and Maddie, The Descendants and Dove Cameron
Girl Meets World and Sabrina Carpenter
Bizaardvark and High School Musical (the series) and Olivia Rodrigo
1:27:20 Conclusion
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Music:
Honey · Bad Snacks
youtu.be/Q71d23FJUuY
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Patreon: patreon.com/cheyennelin
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 Disclaimer
0:15 Content Note
0:33 Intro
2:20 Part 1: Barbie’s History and Boobs
10:13 Part 2: The ‘Other’-ed Barbies
18:40 Part 3: Barbie, Whiteness and Femininity
28:15 Conclusion
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Links:
ANNA MAY WONG BECOMES THE FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN DOLL IN BARBIE’S INSPIRING WOMEN SERIES
thepopinsider.com/news/first-asian-american-barbie-inspiring-women-series
Barbie logo history
logo.com/blog/barbie-logo
Oriental Barbie Doll
barbie.fandom.com/wiki/Oriental_Barbie_Doll
1980 Barbie Dolls
fashion-doll-guide.com/1980-Barbie-Dolls.html
‘A little act of revolution’: How Mattel came to make the first Black Barbie
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/black-barbie-racial-mattel-documentary-sxsw-b2306898.html
Launching a Toy Company
artsandculture.google.com/story/a-history-of-shindana-toys-dolls-and-games-with-a-difference-the-strong/EwUx4VSdcBtsLg?hl=en
Why the new Barbie movie is the feminist epic we deserve
standard.co.uk/insider/barbie-2023-movie-film-feminism-greta-gerwig-amy-schumer-margot-robbie-b1072464.html
Francie (Barbie)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francie_(Barbie)
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Music:
all music is from the YouTube Audio Library
Dancing Star - Aakash Gandhi
youtu.be/-koExK3xr2U
Summer Breeze - Nate Blaze
youtu.be/IticFBaCM-4
TIMESTAMPS:
Content Note 0:00
Intro 00:13
What does the Right Offer Women? 2:15
The Radicalization of the Center Left 7:57
Fear and Threat 13:35
Conclusion 15:43
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Links:
The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling | ContraPoints
Jessie Gender youtube.com/@JessieGender1
Kat Blaque youtube.com/@KatBlaque
Aranok youtube.com/@Aranock
Soulbunni youtube.com/@soulbunni
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Music:
all music is from the YouTube Audio Library
Fugue Lullaby | Sir Cubworth
youtu.be/VCNdzzGnMqM
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: Characters and Stereotypes 0:43
Part 2: Humor and Heart 8:58
Part 3: The Kids Aren’t Alright 12:08
Part 4: Race and Adoption 16:51
Part 5: Sexuality 28:22
The Last Great Sitcom? 33:40
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Links:
ADIÓS, GLORIA DELGADO-PRITCHETT: OR WHY SOFÍA VERGARA SOMETIMES MAKES ME CRY by MARÍA ELENA CEPEDA / WILLIAMS COLLEGE
flowjournal.org/2021/02/adios-gloria-delgado-pritchett
‘Modern Family’ Finale: How Cameron and Mitchell Forever Changed Gay Families on TV
indiewire.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
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Music:
all music is from the YouTube Audio Library
Gymnopedie No. 3 - Wahneta Meixsell
youtu.be/6RevYn8Mhkw
I Found an Answer - Twin Musicom
youtu.be/TjxxFObj_8A
And how once everyone was a self proclaimed nerd, no one was.
Timestamps:
Content Note 0:00
Intro and Thesis 0:14
Part 1: What is a Nerd? 1:13
Part 2: The Plight of the White Male Nerd 8:18
Part 3: Mainstreaming of Nerd Culture and the Loss of the Nerd Identity 13:19
Part 4: The Nerd to Fascist Pipeline 17:50
Conclusion 28:53
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Videos Mentioned:
Innuendo Studios - How to Radicalize a Normie
youtu.be/P55t6eryY3g
Innuendo Studios - The Alt-Right Playbook
youtu.be/4xGawJIseNY
Non Compete - The Pewdie Pipeline
youtu.be/pnmRYRRDbuw
Sarah Z - The Rise and Fall of Geek Culture
youtu.be/9vWJE8k-Meo
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Music (in order they appear):
*all music is from the YouTube Audio Library*
Prelude No. 4 - Chris Zabriskie
youtu.be/Dlc48FpGMWM
Comfortable Mystery 2 - Film Noire - Kevin MacLeod
youtu.be/PMMWEDKSeDQ
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.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Content Note
0:20 Intro
1:55 Part 1: The Normalization of the Age Gap
6:19 Part 2: Self Objectification and The Hypersexualization of Girlhood
15:02 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 Endorsement
26:35 Conclusion
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Souces cited:
files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ915514.pdf
growthinktank.org/en/the-dangers-of-the-hypersexualisation-of-young-girls-a-stolen-childhood
today.com/parents/victorias-secret-sells-pink-panties-girls-problem-i533322
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Music from YouTube's Audio Library:
Blue Dream by Cheel
youtu.be/Odfs3KOX0ww
Tags:
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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.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: Who is Raj Koothrappali? 1:34
Part 2: Emasculation, Hypersexuality, and Orientalism 5:21
Part 3: Raj’s Ex Lovers and Why None of the Stuck 12:04
Part 4: Kunal Nayyar IRL 16:47
Conclusion 18:04
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
When Your Existence Is a Spectacle | My Lived Experience as an Chinese American Adoptee | youtu.be/Mf4yTgIpd7E
Memory, Nostalgia, and Hollywood | Why are we so obsessed with high school? | youtu.be/9qk7zCd_bn0
What Justin Bieber Tells Us about Fame and Capitalism | youtu.be/eU82I7byzqI
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Music from YouTube's Audio Library:
Blue Dream by Cheel
youtu.be/Odfs3KOX0ww
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:39 My Background
7:10 A Brief History of Anti-Chinese Sentiment
12:59 Debunking Stereotypes
17:39 Asian american Community vs. Adoptees
21:59 Being Asian in Brazil
26:40 The Ramifications of Harm
29:14 Final Thoughts
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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.
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Sources:
Why Chinese people don’t need deodorant
thechinaproject.com/2019/07/08/kuora-why-chinese-people-dont-need-deodorant
Chinese 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 States
migrationpolicy.org/article/immigrants-asia-united-states-2020
Chinese Exclusion Act
youtu.be/fWIAv7yTqLE
What was the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act? | The Chinese Exclusion Act
youtu.be/FbBatK7JWYc
How the 1965 Immigration Act Changed America
youtu.be/DU-D6b40WX0
1965 Immigration and Nationality Act
youtu.be/ivnWXxiKERs
Museum of Chinese in America Shows a Little-Known History
youtu.be/bRNos3m-z5k
【HD】SING女團-寄明月MV(舞蹈版) [Official MV Dance Ver.]官方完整版MV
youtu.be/49d95ni5J9Y
Rising Together: Asian American Activists | Nightly News Films
youtu.be/7BZnHa-4CI8
US sees huge rise in anti-Asian hate crime since pandemic began
youtu.be/RalXdPtYNyI
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
Memory, Nostalgia, and Hollywood | Why are we so obsessed with high school? | youtu.be/9qk7zCd_bn0
What Justin Bieber Tells Us about Fame and Capitalism | youtu.be/eU82I7byzqI
Avatar and the Wh*te Imagination (or lack thereof) | youtu.be/mbeKn1Pqcfk
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Music from YouTube's Audio Library:
Blue Dream by Cheel
youtu.be/Odfs3KOX0ww
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 Intro
2:57 Who Is Justin Bieber? And His Rise to Fame
8:33 The Scandals
16:42 The Purpose Re-Brand
19:50 His Current State
25:22 The Evolution of Online Fame: From Singing to Influencing
27:43 The Last Global Superstar?
30:13 Justin Bieber as a Social Experiment That Should Never Be Done Again
Video Sources:
Never Say Never (2011)
Believe (2013)
Our World: Justin Bieber (2021)
YouTube Originals:
Justin Biebers: Seasons
Justin Bieber: Next Chapter | A Special Documentary Event (Official)
Articles:
nytimes.com/2010/01/03/fashion/03bieber.html
revistacrescer.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.html
g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2013/11/justin-bieber-e-autuado-por-pichacao-em-muro-no-rio-diz-policia.html
https://www.purepeople.com.br/noticia/justin-bieber-e-expulso-do-hotel-copacabana-palace-no-rio_a12209/1
edition.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/justin-bieber-racist-joke/index.html
abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/justin-bieber-says-im-retiring-from-music
eonline.com/news/479581/justin-bieber-s-brazilian-girl-who-filmed-singer-sleeping-speaks-out-about-sexy-night-with-the-singer
cbsnews.com/pictures/woman-sues-justin-bieber-claims-he-fathered-baby
officialcharts.com/chart-news/myspace-acts-who-found-success-on-the-official-charts__25882
rollingstone.com/music/music-features/justin-bieber-martin-luther-king-jr-justice-album-1144896
edition.cnn.com/2023/01/24/media/justin-bieber-music-catalog-sale/index.html
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
Avatar and the Wh*te Imagination (or lack thereof) | youtu.be/mbeKn1Pqcfk
How to Deal with a Bully (as Seen on TV) | youtu.be/utm3DNrlbV4
Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqs
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 patreon plug
0:12 intro
1:19 Part 1: James Cameron, what is wrong with you?
5:00 Part 2: Ableism
7:56 Part 3: Race
10:01 Part 4: White Fantasies and the White Imagination
11:48 Part 5: The Lack of White Culture
13:58 Part 6: Brazil
15:21 Part 7: Loose Ends
16:30 Conclusion
Thread:
Check out these sci-fi films by actual Indigenous people telling our own stories instead
twitter.com/DrBlackDeer/status/1603884556020391936?s=20&t=m8q8AYqychRqdyAB9DBwMw
Sources:
collider.com/avatar-ableism
dsq-sds.org/article/view/1353/1473
https://disabilitystudies.nl/en/avatar-ableism-and-normalization
abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/wheelchair-users-applaud-avatars-parapalegic-character/story?id=9505175
edition.cnn.com/2022/12/22/entertainment/avatar-2-way-of-water-Indigenous-boycott-cec/index.html
unilad.com/film-and-tv/james-cameron-addresses-avatar-racism-accusations-477594-20221209
cnbc.com/2023/01/07/why-Indigenous-groups-are-boycotting-avatar-the-way-of-water.html
theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/18/avatar-james-cameron-brazil-dam
womensrepublic.net/is-your-food-more-palatable-now-that-its-been-white-washed
mic.com/articles/186892/how-square-dancing-became-a-weapon-of-white-supremacy-against-an-anti-semitic-jazz-dance-conspiracy
southernliving.com/culture/debutante-cotillion
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
How to Deal with a Bully (as Seen on TV) | youtu.be/utm3DNrlbV4
Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqs
What Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk
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Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):
2020 by Dyalla
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 plug
0:12 intro
0:35 part 1: Depictions of Bullying in Media are Bad (generally)
5:38 part 2: Sitcom Bullies and Breaking the Social Order
9:50 final thoughts/send in your video suggestions!
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
Why Kids Are Breaking Up with Their Parents: A Video about Parental Estrangement | youtu.be/SLCQVZr_jqs
What Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk
1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9Q
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Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):
I Found an Answer - Twin Musicom
youtu.be/TjxxFObj_8A
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 patreon plug
0:12 intro
2:28 the causes
4:09 why estrangement is becoming more common
11:03 final thoughts
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
What Happened to the Gross Out Rom Com?: The Death of Two Genres | youtu.be/f61fs7vbJAk
1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9Q
Why do people hate Jim and Pam? | youtu.be/joonZVhEB9E
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Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):
Erik Satie - Gymnopédie No.3
youtu.be/jVLsLT6cvJ4
The Mini Vandals - In Memory of Jean Talon
youtu.be/vmRGVqW-7Sw
What happened to them? Well in this video I decide to answer that question and more.
Let’s dive in!
TIMESTAMPS:
Patreon Plug 0:00
Content Note 0:13
Intro: What Is a Gross Out Romcom? 0:29
Part 1: The Movies 2:55
- There’s Something About Mary 4:16
- Shallow Hal 8:12
- I love you, Beth Cooper 10:55
Part 2: Why Gross Out Romcoms Died 14:33
Part 3: What Replaced Them? 17:44
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
1950s Teens Debate Race and Prejudice | youtu.be/VyE57Ir1o9Q
Why do people hate Jim and Pam? | youtu.be/joonZVhEB9E
Penny Deserved Better: The Cool Girl, Pretty Privilege, and Nice Guys
youtu.be/5KEAdDKYLNc
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Music in order they appear (from the YouTube Audio Library):
Honey - Bad Snacks
youtu.be/ktkv89yq5U4
6 Shots - NEFFEX
youtu.be/7UmBGMktAoI
No Filter - NEFFEX
youtu.be/T6WI2bJrNz4
Are these criticisms deserved? And why, just why does this couple seem to get on everyone’s nerves?
TIMESTAMPS:
Super Thanks 0:00
Why do people hate Jim and Pam? 0:20
The Gripes with Jim 4:44
The Gripes with Pam 8:40
Final Thoughts 11:15
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
Penny Deserved Better: The Cool Girl, Pretty Privilege, and Nice Guys
youtu.be/5KEAdDKYLNc
Purity, Shame, and Surgery | How Hollywood Warps Our Perception of Puberty | youtu.be/DOtRumJgA5c
The Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqM
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Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):
Carmen María and Edu Espinal | Love in Mexico
youtu.be/MHWDyL65pkw
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 0:00
Disclaimer 0:15
SuperThanks 0:19
Who is Penny and Why She Deserves Better 0:27
The Cool Girl Paradox 16:36
Pretty Privilege 24:28
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
Purity, Shame, and Surgery | How Hollywood Warps Our Perception of Puberty | youtu.be/DOtRumJgA5c
The Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqM
Is technology *really* ruining your life? The Rise of Pop Psychology and the Social Media Debate | youtu.be/yx0_B-AyokE
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Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):
Just Dance by Patrick Patrikios
youtu.be/w9RdrA3t95o
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 0:00
Part 1: Making Puberty Profitable 0:09
Part 2: The Demonization of Puberty Weight Gain 6:03
Part 3: The Normalization of Hiding Plastic Surgery 14:34
Part 4: Purity Culture and Exploitation 17:10
Part 5: The Lack of Appropriate Preteen Media 20:19
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My last three videos: (◕‿◕✿)
The Kardashians: When Will It End? | youtu.be/OtfRGJNQJqM
Is technology *really* ruining your life? The Rise of Pop Psychology and the Social Media Debate | youtu.be/yx0_B-AyokE
The Blue Eye Brown Eye Experiment - what went wrong? | youtu.be/G0gyB_k6j4Q
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Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):
The Joint is Jumpin | youtu.be/IEBkcGqvMU8
Patrick Patrikios | You Should | youtu.be/HIjOSJlvg-E
TIMESTAMPS:
Content note 0:00
The Cucumber Question 0:12
The Mainstreaming of Black Culture 0:33
So how does this have to do with the Kardashians? 7:16
The Cucumber Revisited 14:29
Everything I know About Them Is Against My Will 17:51
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Sources:
tinyurl.com/mr32kw46
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Music (from the YouTube Audio Library):
Anno Domini Beats | Contrast
youtu.be/fGYehtIiEeQ
TIMESTAMPS:
Two Types of Owners 0:00
Hoarding, Collecting, and “Ethnic” Dolls 9:50
Content Note 16:24
Sex Doll Brothels and the ‘Benefits’ of Sex Dolls 16:36
Conclusion 19:53
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Music used in order they appear (all from the YouTube Audio Library):
Through the Crystal - Jeremy Blake
youtu.be/egnGzbYyNPg
Ocean View - Dyalla
youtu.be/KMctRcqmQho
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.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Disclaimer and Content Note 0:00
Intro 0:13
Part 1: The 1968 Classroom exercise 1:54
Part 2: The 1970 Classroom exercise 4:56
Part 3: The 1985 Prison Guard Exercise 11:34
Part 4: The 1992 Oprah Winfrey Show Exercise 14:45
Part 5: Is the exercise good? 30:46
Part 6: Diversity Training by a White Woman 37:39
Conclusion 40:54
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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
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 0:21
Unbothered Writing (The Pre CinemaSins Era) 2:17
Plot and Character Synopsis 5:39
Walter White Character Breakdown 7:40
Race in Breaking Bad 16:01
The Women of Breaking Bad 29:44
Disability and Illness in Breaking Bad 41:30
Class Commentary in Breaking Bad 45:30
Conclusion 48:53
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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
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Music:
All from the YouTube Audio Library
Tumbleweed Texas - Chris Haugen
Firely - Chris Haugen
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 0:00
Intro: The New Movie Going Experience 0:05
The Art Style and Character Designs 3:39
The Themes: The Asian Diaspora 11:51
The Themes: The Broader Parent and Child Dynamic 13:51
The Themes: Puberty 15:24
Responding to: “This Story Isn’t for Everyone” 18:26
Conclusion 20:56
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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
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Music:
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♪ Butter (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtu.be/Ua7Qfc1xu90
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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 0:00
Intro 0:26
Part 1 The Real “Experiment” 7:41
Part 2 He Didn’t Answer the Question 13:07
Part 3 The Afterschool Special 16:44
Conclusion 23:53
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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
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
What was Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat? 0:39
Themes: Safe Spaces and Self Segregation 3:25
The Games and Merch 7:11
Conclusion 10:36
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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
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MUSIC (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ
Sagwa Theme Song
youtu.be/n2cvyOnEsJw
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Content Note 0:22
Part 1: Liberty’s Kids and Founder’s Chic 0:25
Part 2: The Narrative Problem with Liberty’s Kids 16:38
Part 3: Hamilton: When Founders Chic and Founders Fic Collide 20:00
Conclusion 31:27
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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
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MUSIC (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ
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♪ Lamp (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtu.be/ZwyWgwUjYoY
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TIMESTAMPS:
Intro 0:00
Part 1: A Brief History of the Brand 1:44
Part 2: Trying to Tell History in a Capitalist Hellscape 8:25
Part 3: “Not Like Other Dolls” 14:21
Part 4: Other American Girl Ventures 19:18
- The Online Games 19:34
- The Physical Stores 21:21
- The Puberty Book/Content Note 24:40
Part 5: The Movies 29:17
Part 6: The Controversies 34:19
Part 7: Radical? 44:34
Part 8: The American Girl Alternatives and the Canadian Girls? 47:32
Conclusion 51:48
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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
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MUSIC (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ
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♪ Castle (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : youtu.be/t5w7rgu9_00
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TIMESTAMPS:
We Are Legend: Intro and Spoilers 0:00
The Replacement Narrative and Mid Century Monster Metaphors 4:37
HG Wells Was Wrong - The Time Machine 7:53
The Original Planet of the Apes and the Myth of Laziness 14:28
Content Note 22:13
The Planet of the Apes Reboot Trilogy - When Allegory Works 22:16
Conclusion 34:43
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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
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MUSIC (づ。◕‿‿◕。)づ
Matt Harris | Strange Stuff
youtu.be/bHg-uUd4VLw
Plastic Patina - Midnight Stargazing [Official]
youtu.be/BUX4_Um3HHY