Genocide Song Contest #eurovision2024 #unitedbymusic verilybitchie 2024-01-24 | Contact your national broadcaster:docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQULd4XJ4r5xD36AVrUAnNusouvUEP6aKu52b3wQc24v3kmBUL-GfH_woO1iJPK3Pft9O1KhNVoeAXG/pubIf your country doesn’t participate in Eurovision, you can still reach out to SVT, the organiser of Eurovision 2024, to individual participants, and to the sponsors (all contacts included in the above link).EDIT: We didn't realise this when the video was published, but the Eurovision sponsor Morroccanoil is produced in Israel - a fact that their marketing seems to go out of its way to obscure. Nevertheless, we think its still worth putting pressure on the other sponsors.
Why We Cant Fix the Makeover Movie verilybitchie 2024-10-04 | The makeover movie just won't die. Can we keep it alive with radical reimaginings like "Uglies" and even "Barbie"? Will "Princess Diaries 3" save it? How is it does do a feminism anyway?This video is part of a much longer video available now over on Patreon! "How to Build a Feminist" patreon.com/posts/how-to-build-113138906Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.orgMakeover movies and TV shows covered:Pygmalion (1938)Now, Voyager (1942)My Fair Lady (1964)Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)Matilda (1996)Pretty Woman (1990)She’s All That (1999)Star Trek Voyager (1999)Love & Basketball (2000)Miss Congeniality (2000)The Princess Diaries (2001)Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003)The Devil Wears Prada (2006)What a Girl Wants (2003)Mean Girls (2004)The House Bunny (2008)Descendants (2015)He’s All That (2021)Gossip Girl (2021-2023)Do Revenge (2022)Barbie (2023)Uglies (2024)
Emo bisexuals of #stardewvalley #queer #bisexual #lgbt verilybitchie 2024-08-06 | Full video, How Bisexuality Changed Video Games: youtu.be/iZGkxUTbDqw
Little bisexual creature #omnom #cuttherope #bisexual #lgbt verilybitchie 2024-08-06 | Full video, How Bisexuality Changed Video Games: youtu.be/iZGkxUTbDqw
Mass Effect resists lesbian slur #masseffect #kaidan #liara #bisexual #lgbt verilybitchie 2024-08-06 | Full video, How Bisexuality Changed Video Games: youtu.be/iZGkxUTbDqw
Romancing with a Salad in #stardewvalley verilybitchie 2024-08-06 | Full video, How Bisexuality Changed Video Games: youtu.be/iZGkxUTbDqw
Tolkiens Theory of Storytelling #lordoftherings #ringsofpower #tolkien #soup verilybitchie 2024-08-05 | The Soup of Story!Full video: youtu.be/FBHe5I98nwg
Is Lord of the Rings Gay? #lordoftherings #queer #ringsofpower verilybitchie 2024-08-05 | Full video: youtu.be/FBHe5I98nwg
Disney steals childrens joy with Mickey Mouse copyright but then Frozen makes lots of money verilybitchie 2024-06-25 | Full video "Accio Copyright" here: youtu.be/UO43wDZf08k
Nonbinary Doctor Who Aliens #doctorwho #nonbinary verilybitchie 2024-05-13 | More here: youtu.be/Rl4h3IeOuY8
Doctor Whos Cassandra #trans #doctorwho #russelltdavies verilybitchie 2024-05-13 | More here: youtu.be/Rl4h3IeOuY8
Eurovision adding fake cheers for israel #eurovision2024 #unitedbymusic verilybitchie 2024-05-11 | ...
Why is Israel in Eurovision? #eurovision #eurovision2024 #unitedbymusic verilybitchie 2024-05-10 | Sources:"Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest" by Dean Vuletic"Palestinians try to enter Eurovision song contest"reuters.com/article/idUSL29635145
Homonationalism in Eurovision #eurovision2024 #unitedbymusic #israel verilybitchie 2024-05-09 | a clip from: youtu.be/Wnjtzn7ZkCs
Is Eurovision Apolitical? #eurovision2024 #unitedbymusic verilybitchie 2024-05-09 | a clip from: youtu.be/Wnjtzn7ZkCs
Is Doctor Who Transgender Now? | A Video Essay verilybitchie 2024-05-03 | Didn't the Doctor transition? Twice? But why is the show suddenly obsessed with pronouns? And what is the deal with Rose Noble? With Russell T Davies and Ncuti Gatwa's new series coming up with guest stars such as Jinkx Monsoon and Mary Malone, it's time to ask the question...is Doctor Who transgender now?Video by Verity Ritchie with additional material by Ada ČernošaPatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.org
The Queer History of The Lord of the Rings verilybitchie 2024-02-23 | Was Tolkien a big gay? Were Sam and Frodo lovers? Was everyone in The Lord of the Rings transgender?! There is no way of knowing. Except to watch this video.No cats were harmed in the making of this video. Miško just wants to be included in the fun, he loves to be centre of attention!Video by Verity Ritchie. Script editor: Ada ČernošaPatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.org
Eurovision is lying about Israel and Russia #eurovision verilybitchie 2024-02-20 | Sources:"Eurovision: Russia banned from competing at 2022 Song Contest," BBC, 25 February 2022: bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60530513"EBU STATEMENT ON RUSSIA IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2022," EBU, 25 February 2022: https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/02/ebu-statement-on-russia-in-the-eurovision-song-contest-2022 "EBU STATEMENT ON RTR, CHANNEL ONE AND RADIO HOUSE OSTANKINO MEMBERSHIP," EBU, 26 February 2022: https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/02/ebu-statement-on-rtr-and-channel-one-membership "EBU STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN MEMBERS," EBU, 01 Mar 2022: https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/03/statement-on-russian-members "Israel can compete at 2024 Eurovision song contest, say organisers," The Guardian, 15 February 2024: theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/15/israel-can-compete-at-2024-eurovision-song-contest-say-organisers
Doctor, whats happening? #doctorwho verilybitchie 2023-10-24 | Doctor Who companions montage "What's happening, Doctor?" Susan, Vicki, Barbara, Ian, Jo Grant, Sarah Jane, Amy Pond, Martha Jones, Clara Oswald, Bill Potts
Doctor Who vs Women verilybitchie 2023-10-20 | With the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, its time to ask, is Doctor Who sexist? Or am it the feminism? Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchieIf you enjoy British pop culture, check out our Eurovison video: youtu.be/Wnjtzn7ZkCsAnd if you like American crap, check out our Barbie video: youtu.be/RToUZJ0l7PkPatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.org
Your fave cartoon is an ad #nostalgia #barbie verilybitchie 2023-08-06 | Full video: youtu.be/UBftW7FzOVI
Frida Kahlo Barbie Doll #fridakhalo #barbie verilybitchie 2023-08-05 | Full video on Barbie's feminism here: youtu.be/RToUZJ0l7Pk
The Plastic Feminism of Barbie verilybitchie 2023-07-24 | Is the new Barbie film feminist? Note: there aren't a lot of spoilers in this video essay.Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.orgKeywords: Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, body image, Girl Power, Riot Grrrl, Emma Watson
The [Queer] Politics of Eurovision verilybitchie 2023-05-05 | It's crazy, it's party, it's... political?Europe, we're coming for ya 😈Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchieVideo correction: at 2:22 there was a mistake which has been cut.Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.orgBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
Tolkien F***ed Up First verilybitchie 2023-03-17 | In 2022, Amazon brought The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to the small screen, and it was perfect, Jeff Bezos can do no wrong, he is a special angel, if we could only all be more like him. This is a totally uncontroversial video essay which everyone will agree with. Spoiler warning for Rings of Power, LOTR, etc!Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiAda's website about bisexual books: theliterarybisexual.neocities.orgBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
The Consumerist Dystopia of Harry Potter verilybitchie 2023-01-20 | Money can be found even in the darkest of times 💰Video by Ada Černoša and Verity Ritchie 😘Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybi
The Lesbian Gaze verilybitchie 2022-11-25 | Why does it feel so...male-gaze-y?The unc*nsored version is no longer available on Patreon, but there is an extended version: patreon.com/verityritchieSpoiler warning for: The Handmaiden, Blue is the Warmest Colour, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.Video essay by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybi
Why Queer TV is Getting Worse verilybitchie 2022-10-21 | Queer representation. Heartstopper. The Bisexual. These are just some of the keywords I want the algorithm to pay attention to, but there are so many more words in this video. What makes bisexual representation "good"? Am I good? Am I even real, or just pixels on a screen? You decide!Video essay by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiMore words: Desiree Akhavan, Nick & Charlie, netflix, lgbt, film, television, disney+, amazon prime video, appropriate behavior, channel 4, streaming
Dont be creepy, Emma Thompson verilybitchie 2022-08-19 | From "Pretty Woman" to "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande," sometimes hiring a sex worker can lead to love, as long as you're the mostest specialist client in the world. When Emma Thompson hires a hot bisexual sex worker, what could possibly go wrong?Spoiler warning for those films and also "Cam."Content note: discussions of sex work, trafficking, violenceVideo essay by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
First Kill & the Lesbian Vampire | Review verilybitchie 2022-07-15 | Netflix's new lesbian vampire romance "First Kill" exists and it exists hard. They promise a goodness more good than Twilight, more modern than Buffy. But is it actually any good? No. Edit: Oh and now it's cancelled!Review by Ada Černoša & Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
How Social Media Changes Your Mind verilybitchie 2022-06-20 | CW: Its gonna be intense, we're not just talking about the Amber Heard/Johnny Depp trial either, we're talking about like fascism and death and stuff too so. Be warned.🤖Video essay by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
00s Bisexual Chic verilybitchie 2022-05-20 | Were emos bisexual? What was up with Madonna and Britney? Was it queerbaiting? Was it just a coincidence that this video dropped the same week as My Chemical Romance's new song? All this and more!Video essay by Ada Černoša (twitter.com/theliterarybi) and Verity Ritchie!An appendix video extending the Jennifer's Body segment is available to patrons: patreon.com/posts/jennifers-body-66914075twitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchie
100k Subscribers Q&A Livestream! verilybitchie 2022-04-19 | Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchiehttp://verilybitchie.tumblr.cominstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
Taking Back Harry Potter verilybitchie 2022-04-01 | With JK Rowling's new film, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore and the coming of Hogwarts Legacy, its time to take a look at the Harry Potter franchise and ask the question: should she even own this at all?Video by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/huggedFanfiction
The Bisexual Gimmick in Reality TV verilybitchie 2022-02-25 | [Content warnings at start of chapters] This video essay will explore the world of bisexual-themed reality television programmes beginning with A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. It will be chaotic, there will be drama, there will be tears. Be warned! Video essay by Ada Černoša & Verity Ritchie.Featuring the voice talents of...Broey Deschanel: @BroeyDeschanel Jessie Gender: @JessieGender1 Ruby: twitter.com/RubySusan29 (Triple Bi Pass: joy.org.au/triplebipass)Tara Mooknee: @TaraMooknee And of course the design skills of the amazing Tjaša Pejntboks: twitter.com/pejntboksPatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged0:00 A Shot at Love38:00 The Bi Life58:00 Are You The One1:10:30 The Bachelorette Australia
Saving MJ: The Feminism of the Spider-Man Films verilybitchie 2022-01-21 | Spoiler warning for Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man Homecoming, Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse, Marvel's Spider-Man for PS4, Spider-Man Far From Home and Spider-Man No Way Home. I am gonna talk about Spider-Man sexism btw.Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieNew York Midtown Skyline at night - Jan 2006, Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0
Bisexual Activism in the 70s: The San Francisco Bisexual Center verilybitchie 2021-12-30 | The swinging 70s. San Francisco. Bisexuality. Need I say more? Well I will, I guess. In the video.cfgvvvvvvvvvv That was my cat. Anyway this video is about bi activists Maggi Rubenstein and David Lourea, co-founders of The Bisexual Center in San Francisco and their contributions to the very bi world we live in today!(Also thank you to Lani Ka'ahumanu! Cover illustration from her archive - artist unknown. Let me know if you find them!)Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
AI wrote this bisexual video essay verilybitchie 2021-12-17 | All my bisexual video essays were fed to the GPT-2 artificial intelligence. This video is based on the script the AI wrote. Everything I say in this video essay was written by the AI (except for the patreon credits). I do not endorse the AI's opinions on bisexuality or feminism or the history of cinema. For the most part.Thanks so much to Neil and Sarah, please check out The Liberal Cook's AI video here: youtu.be/teGVfHB21kwPatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
Good LGBT Representation is Boring (and why thats a problem) verilybitchie 2021-12-03 | Erm. Gonna talk about tv and stuff. CN: I have some small clips of some transphobic content in the first half.Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchie
BBC Transphobia? Or Just Terrible Journalism? (Or Both?!) verilybitchie 2021-10-26 | What a horrible way to start the day! Edit: So after posting this, it turned out one of the cis lesbian "victims" interviewed was in fact a big time sexual abuser (of queer cis women...in restrooms) who then went on to write a killalltranswomen manifesto. Woops, didn't see that one coming when I published this video! Check out @KatyMontgomerie 's interview with Chelsea Poe where they discuss what happened with the cis lesbian from the article who assaulted other cis women: youtube.com/watch?v=7Y-maZbwo6cVideo by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
The Past and Future of RTDs Who - Predicting the Next Doctor Who verilybitchie 2021-10-08 | Christ, Casanova, Doctor Who. This video is a quick look back at Russell T Davies' era of Doctor Who and what his earlier work (such as The Second Coming with Christopher Eccleston and Casanova with David Tennant) might tell us about what to expect in 2023! Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
Commodifying Bi Validation: Loki vs Russell T Davies verilybitchie 2021-10-01 | Loki. Russell T Davies. Bisexuality. Disney. I've got a few things to say.Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchietwitter.com/verilybitchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
How Bisexuality Changed Video Games verilybitchie 2021-09-03 | Do you play video games? Or do they play you?Please consider supporting my work via Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieGames discussed: Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Borderlands 2, Butterfly Soup, Coming Out Simulator 2014, Demi Lovato: Path to Fame, Dragon Age: Origins, Dream Daddy, Fable, Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas, Fragments of Him, Greedfall, Hades, Life is Strange, Mass Effect, Morrowind, Night in the Woods, The Outer Worlds, Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh, Rimworld, The Sims, Skyrim, Stardew ValleyVideo essay by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/hugged
Earthsea v Harry Potter: What the Original Wizard School Got Right verilybitchie 2021-07-30 | What are the literary origins of the boy wizard and the wizard school? Well...you can probably figure that out from the thumbnail. Nevertheless, I shall, if I may, take you on an adventure through 20th century fantasy literature to explore the roots of this trope, the connection between Tolkien and Harry Potter, and how race, feminism and...(wait for it)...gay wizards and bi witches feature in all this!Special thanks to Tjaša Pejntboks for being the cameraperson/heckler.Please support my patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieinstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieJessie Gender's Video "Earthsea & The Magic Behind Transgender Names": youtube.com/watch?v=pJq3AhYKF08
Internalised Biphobia verilybitchie 2021-07-09 | A short video exploring the unfortunate effects of internalised biphobia. Join Dr. Itchie as they attempt to explore this difficult topic.Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchiehttp://verilybitchie.tumblr.cominstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my comic Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieOther videos:The Bi-Cycle: youtu.be/DmQGDoWn52kWhy We Hate Bi Men: youtu.be/IbHhIeYL9noWhy We Hate Bi Women: youtu.be/cww0fLXMnzsThe Lesbian Vampire: youtu.be/7hP8H1kbT1QIs Dracula Bi?: youtu.be/U2nZVAryOU0Spider-Man, Class, and Militarization: youtu.be/I0Wpm25FaF8
A Bisexual History of Dracula verilybitchie 2021-06-11 | See also: The Lesbian Vampire (and her Bisexual Lovers):youtu.be/7hP8H1kbT1Q"First Kill": Camp or Just Terrible?: youtu.be/FFOIb_2TIKAWas Dracula bisexual? Are all vampires bi? What does any of this have to do with Oscar Wilde? Contains spoilers for Dracula (1897), Dracula (1931), Dracula (1958), Dracula (1994), and also Dracula (2020).Patreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchiehttp://verilybitchie.tumblr.cominstagram.com/verityritchieBuy my book Hugged as a paperback or PDF on my Etsy!etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchie
The Lesbian Vampire in Film (A Deep Dive) verilybitchie 2021-05-21 | (CW: jumpscare at 56s)The Lesbian Vampire is a trope as old as cinema, often including a good deal of bisexuality! Let's take a look back and see how far we've come! Part 2 - A Bisexual History of Dracula: youtu.be/U2nZVAryOU0Part 3 - "First Kill": Camp or Just Terrible?: youtu.be/FFOIb_2TIKAVideo by Ada Černoša and Verity RitchiePatreon: http://patreon.com/verityritchieVerity's Twitter: twitter.com/verilybitchieVerity's Instagram: instagram.com/verityritchieAda's Twitter: twitter.com/theliterarybiBuy my comic Hugged!Etsy: etsy.com/shop/VerityRitchieGumroad: verityritchie.gumroad.com/l/huggedOpening music:Mermaid by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100671Artist: http://incompetech.com
