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Matthew Adler, “Interpretive Contestation and Legal Correctness,” in William and Mary Law Review
Garland E. Allen, “The Role of Experts in Scientific Controversy” in Scientific Controversies
Hannah Arendt, What is Authority?
Amy Coney Barrett, “Countering the Majoritarian Difficulty,” in Constitutional Commentary
Amy Coney Barrett, “Originalism and Stare Decisis” in Notre Dame Law Review
Amy Coney Barrett & John Copeland Nagle, “Congressional Originalism” in Journal of Constitutional Law
Amy Coney Barrett, “Stare Decisis and Due Process”
Amy Coney Barrett, “Precedent and Jurisprudential Disagreement” in Texas Law Review
Mitchell Berman, “Originalism is Bunk,” NYU Law Review
John Biskupic, “The inside story of how John Roberts negotiated to save Obamacare,” CNN
Paul Brest, The Misconceived Quest for the Original Understanding
Jamelle Bouie, “Which Constitution is Amy Coney Barrett Talking About?” in The New York Times
Robert Cover, Nomos and Narrative
Daniel Farber, “The Originalism Debate: A Guide to the Perplexed,” in Ohio State Law Journal
Jamal Greene, Nathaniel Persily & Stephen Ansolabehere, Profiling Originalism
Jamal Greene, Originalism’s Race Problem
Michael S. Greve, “Originalism as Ideology,” Law and Liberty
Ian Harworth, “Democrats Try New Tactic To Stop Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation. Here’s Why It Must Continue,” in Daily Wire
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Jane Mayer, Dark Money
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#AmyConeyBarrett #SupremeCourt #Election2020

[@Akaraut]

Due to a printing error, Americans now have the right to arm bears

[@absolutezero951]

The real intention of the second amendment 🙏🙏🙏 originalists eat your heart out

[@theblandcharlie822]

I have the right to be hugged, I have the right to bear arms, and thus bear hugs

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I usually have a serious pet peeves against my fellow citizens chanting "USA", yet you just made me wanna stand & salute as a patriot which is equally as pathetic and hilarious. 🤦🏾‍♀️😂

[@WillowTDog]

My parents had a window sticker thing that said that from donating to an environmental charity in the 90s. Bizarre memory. :)

[@DragonWinter36]

Pretty sure the Polish did that in WW2

[@miricobladetail9670]

Everyone stop freaking out about the horses. It's just a costume, horses don't exist they can't hurt you.

[@Deoxys911]

Horses are a hoax invented by the Chinese.

[@nerdywolverine8640]

Goodbye horses,,,,, you dont exist at all!

[@ryanlocke1117]

I'd hate to live in the same world as horses ☹

[@kalehsaar]

what horses are you even talking about?

[@frechjo]

Exactly, just like birds or Finland.

[@Controlled_Khaos]

It's literally scary hearing you ask "Will those precedents stand?" in reference to Roe and Casey, knowing the answer is now "NO"

[@luisandrade2254]

Life always wins in the end

[@numinousnihil3804]

Saying that with no real idea of what your ideology forces on people being made to have children doesn’t make you a good guy. Life ain’t that simple. Also, ‘life’ takes on a different meaning when you remove the religious idea of a soul. Not even universally religious in concept or meaning either. Very specific to only certain forms of Christianity. This ruling is literally the imposition of a specific religious interpretation of life on the rest of the public. A ruling that then justifies sometimes endangering and other times burdening the lives of women who might not be able to take care of the kids in a society that is very strongly against any "entitlements" to help the women take care of children being forced into the world. Whole thing is a joke. A very bad one from people who very rarely have to deal with the consequences.

[@nadas9395]

I was thinking exactly that. Sitting here talking to my screen, "Nope. That's gone. That too." It sucks

[@luisandrade2254]

@@nadas9395 good it was a terrible precedent

[@numinousnihil3804]

@@luisandrade2254 Glad you can respond to substance with substance. Hope you vote to help these women take care of the kids they are being forced to have. The healthcare for the mothers too.

[@Jamandabop]

Seeing people edit their comments to change the pronouns and name they used for Abby on a video before she came out is so wholesome. Edit: Came back a year later and people are arguing about the definition of "wholesome." Never change, internet.

[@wilsonedwards8189]

Using "Wholesome" here is cultural appropriation.

[@wormthirtyfour]

@@wilsonedwards8189 what does this even mean

[@wilsonedwards8189]

@@wormthirtyfour Using "wholesome" here is cultural appropriation.

[@unlikelysalmon786]

@@wilsonedwards8189 Ah is this a wholesome 100 big chungus Reddit moment joke, where wholesome can't be used on KZbin because it's not Reddit?

[@rhyderrek6155]

@@wilsonedwards8189 no it’s not. No one people have a cultural stranglehold on wholesomeness,. It’s not dreadlocks.

[@eleanorschille-hudson4338]

I can't get over how LegalEagle looks like a Pixar animation of a lawyer

[@odile8701]

OMG, he’s totally a perfect cartoon lawyer right out of central casting. When you want them to be the good guy.

[@bowlsallbroken]

"We need to cast a lawyer... A good guy lawyer... You know, chiseled jaw and all that, not a sleazebag lawyer..."

[@olegsbalaclava1051]

He's handsome so you know he'd be the twist villain.

[@ethanmagnuson2988]

WHY ARE HIS HANDS SO BIG

[@eZU4nQsWN9pAGsU38aHj]

@@ethanmagnuson2988 he's the anti-trump that's why

[@billyjackson1767]

Slavesblood O'Hoolihan isn't a fair name for a founding father. They'd never allow an irishman into the halls of power

[@wsollers1]

The 8 Irishmen that signed the declaration of independence sigh...

[@emmalinesheahan4788]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GoikOShea]

@@wsollers1 One of them might have been gaelic

[@Abitheartist]

*hercules mulligan enters the chat*

[@kmaher1424]

Only one Catholic of Irish descent signed the Declaration. That was Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who could not be ignored because his family owned half of Maryland. Hercules Mulligan played an interesting role, an early influence on Hamilton and a spy during the Revolution. But he was a tailor, not a man of influence.

[@ink7761]

Realised that when she did the evil ACB voice, she wasn't putting on a voice, she was taking one off.

[@arandomcomment1092]

Timestamp?

[@bree77749]

@@arandomcomment1092 30:00

[@OkamiSykan]

Came down to the comments looking for this. Rewatching Abi's old videos is wild.

[@sholaadesina3044]

i literally came to the comments to see if it wasn't just me thinking that!

[@MarkSiefert]

She does do a pretty good Frieza.

[@ZZ-sb8os]

When I was imprisoned for the oh-so-evil act of being in possession of a few grams of cannabis, let me assure you, the law didn't just feel strange and absurd, it felt vile.

[@erikstone2321]

Kamala Harris sentence you? Ugh she’s an awful excuse for a human being isn’t she?!

[@RM-yw6xe]

Come up to Canada... leave the guns at home and I'll roll you a J.

[@JamesRoyceDawson]

Hbomberguy is going to be very confused by this video. It's full of blank frames where I think horses would be... if they existed that is.

[@Hazel-xl8in]

callback

[@Shinimusha]

I'd say the whole video has more of an hbomb vibe in general... which I like! Normally it seems like an arms race between nat and him, but this time it's against Harris style of humor.

[@crazywoollady9325]

Goodbye horses

[@melissab2557]

HORSES DO NOT EXIST!!

[@Tenchigumi]

@@melissab2557 and hail Sobek

[@redactedredacted6656]

If I had a nickel for every time LeagleEagle had a cameo in a lefttube video that strongly feature animal metaphors/humans with animal behaviour I'd have two nickels ,which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice,.

[@thenthderivative]

If you left your hypothetical animal nickels alone together, I wonder if they'd breeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed.

[@Axius27]

@@thenthderivative I hope not, it'll collapse the economy

[@thenthderivative]

​@@Axius27 If breeding nickels don't collapse the economy, Wall Street will just come up with something equally stupid. I say let the nickels fuck.

[@kwcl176]

@@thenthderivative reading this might be my favorite moment of 2020

[@kjj26k]

What was the other time? I feel like I need to have seen that to understand this conversation.

[@redactedname247]

Realizing now that Legal Eagle and Adam Conover were probably aware of Abigail long before us given their guest appearances. More plaudits for them for being good friends.

[@madelinevandongen1192]

Yeah, it's interesting going back over the last year's videos with this new context.

[@miloformiles]

*Last two years, Abigail said she has everything legal sorted out and that probably includes a GRC which takes two years of 'living in your gender' to get.

[@addisonkennedy7111]

@@miloformiles she hasn't gotten a GRC yet

[@addisonkennedy7111]

@Lilith does stuff She mentioned it in the Trash future podcast, I do appreciate your point though

[@addisonkennedy7111]

@Lilith does stuff There's a few actually, you should definitely check out kill james bond :))

[@fishiex4891]

this video aged like... well it just aged. my heart is breaking for all the americans affected by the overruling of roe v wade

[@georgiannallegar5720]

Hopefully they regret it in November. Voters may turn things around if democrats get the number of seats needed to codify abortion into law

[@enderriderone5180]

@@georgiannallegar5720 i wish they'd do something like that, unfortunately i don't know how much I'm holding my breath for it

[@It-b-Blair]

We have to make it a fiscal incentive for the corporations for any change in the USA right now… 😣

[@cristocastillo710]

Please explain what the over turning of roe and also Casey did… because I’m still a bit lost

[@fishiex4891]

@@cristocastillo710 roe was a decision by the us supreme court protecting the rights to people having abortions, so that none of the states could pass a state-wide law against it. casey provided a system for restrictions of abortions so long as they don't provide an "undue burden" (it was still something that was used to discourage people from getting abortions though as far as i know) with those overruled, states can now effectively make abortions illegal in their perimeters. there were states that tried to make abortions as inaccessible as possible before but with roe overturned they've made it a straight up felony in many places. they're just denying healthcare in the typical american way at this point. the penalties for it in states like alabama are the same or even worse than those for sexual violence which just makes me sick.

[@kingwilson2399]

KZbin assumes I’m straight, cis, white, and republican. I only watch the leftists and I keep getting right wing flavored ads. This is a nightmare.

[@bethanyfromm7267]

are personal ads turned on? if they’re not it goes by location. i live in a conservative town and get Trump ads all the time :/

[@DGollp]

Gotta think positive: Every Ad wasted on you is less exposure to more gullible folks.

[@iloveprivacy8167]

If you have to see an ad, then an ad for something you have no interest in whatsoever is a win - no temptation to pull your wallet out.

[@ClearAsCrystal823]

@@DGollp Is there a limited number of each ad?

[@rodney2x48]

@@bethanyfromm7267 I live in Puerto Rico and get unskippable Trump campaign ads. I fucking hate it.

[@j.s.m.5351]

Every time a British person slags off James Corden, an angel gets its wings.

[@kneazle3603]

“Britain’s loss is America’s loss”

[@andrewgutierrez4841]

"Slags off" is the most British thing I've heard in a while

[@SpencerCJ]

He betrayed us.

[@euansmith3699]

That explains why The Seraphim have four wings each.

[@max2000warrior]

@@kneazle3603 I genuinely feel bad for Stewart Lee.

[@mothmustardseed1858]

And here I am a year later dealing with the consequences of her appointment, and the fact that a man who tried to OVERTHROW OUR DEMOCRACY put her in office.

[@fkrkf]

Lol, what democracy? At least if the dump truck was put back in office by is chuds we wouldn't have to listen to the elite lie to our faces that this shtihole is actually a democracy and the mass suffering of so many is just "the will of the people"

[@erikstone2321]

Please stop lying!!!

[@freewilly1193]

​@@erikstone2321 how about you stop lying?

[@magicalgirl1296]

As an American I am endlessly entertained by Abby's recounting of American history and governmental systems.

[@davidtarnawski9904]

"America is not Britain. ...we've come to accept that now." LMAO

[@gracebates3336]

We're going the other way with Brexit.

[@disastermidi1990]

@@gracebates3336 Brentrance

[@AK-jl2wm]

@@disastermidi1990 stoP i love it

[@mathieuleader8601]

Originalist justice portrayed as a horse personifies one of my favourite proverbs "You can lead a horse to water but cannot make him drink,"

[@fafo867]

could u help me out here. i do not really understand

[@eliasalbarracin5549]

@@fafo867 I think what he means is that no matter how much information and data you present someone, even if you think it's absolutely in your favor, the final decision is not up to you. It is ultimately their decision on how they decide to interpret the information out there.

[@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758]

@@eliasalbarracin5549 hm not sure I really understand, can you explain some more?

[@ganginfr4923]

@@ireallyhatemakingupnamesfo1758 you can lead someone to a conclusion, true or not, with all the evidence and rhetoric you want, but you cannot force that person to believe what you are saying is true. they have to make that decision themselves. edit: im a moron. a fool. ive been played.

[@Autists-Guide]

@@ganginfr4923 Nope. Still need more information. ;)

[@SATOhara3173]

So did you like, map out all the scenes you'd need to eat haggis in and film them back to back or are you eating cold haggis

[@corbiecrow9738]

Doesn't matter either way, haggis sucks so cold or hot doesn't matter (spoken as a person who had to eat it for school lunches on burns night every year...maybe that was cause our school lunches were shit though)

[@gethinblake4826]

@@corbiecrow9738 how dare you attack the good name of haggis so! This is a violent assault on the very concept of good food taste. I am appalled!

[@catarinacampos690]

@@corbiecrow9738 I ate them both at burn supper in school and out of class. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get some but they do taste much better outside of school

[@corbiecrow9738]

@@catarinacampos690 fair enough maybe I'll try some though I am really picky so tbh I prolly won't change my mind to drastically

[@dysmissme7343]

😂😂

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

My favorite part of originalism is that its adherents assume they are time-travelling mind readers capable of synthesizing the consensus of deliberative bodies comprised of dozens of people while simultaneously divining the metaphysically true interpretation that should be adopted for whatever provisions may have been agreed to specifically _because_ of their ambiguity.

[@saine-grey]

Independent of whether or not originalism is good or not, we do have a number of documents from the drafters of the constitution called the federalist papers that talk about their specific intent on a lot of the wording of what they wrote. There are also plenty of surviving newspapers and documents from the time period, it's not like it was so long ago it's ancient history. It's not like originalists are completely guessing at what their intentions were when they wrote the constitution.

[@jackbarman7063]

There is also the problem of the subject that we are trying to identify the meaning and intent of. How narrowly or broadly are we supposed to apply the words and principles in the law. The legislature may have written a (vaguely worded) law to only protect one group of people that they saw as vulnerable, so by one originalist interpretation that group is the only one that the law protects. But that same legislature may have thought that group needed special protection because they weren’t being treated equally and passed that law because they thought promoting and furthering equal treatment and protection for people who are vulnerable was important. So another originalist interpretation of the same law and text would extend those protections to other groups as well. Don’t even get me started on how broadly or narrowly “history and tradition” is supposed to be understood or even why that’s part of the test in the first place for substantive due process.

[@charlieparker5346]

Therapist: Supreme Amy doesn't exist, she can't hurt you Supreme Amy: 👄👁️👄

[@fenestrapain]

Heavy sigh

[@bog4543]

fenestra heavier sigh

[@fern5505]

*There’s a horse loose in the supreme court*

[@thundergozon6439]

*The horse of originalism*

[@ursamagickmt672]

You can smell it, right?

[@jospinner1183]

Here's hoping we get a new horse-catcher?

[@folksy1813]

Theres a horse in this house theres a horse in this house

[@chada4806]

Godammit the fact that we ALL know the context.

[@Laecy]

Upside to being bi: finding a new youtuber and thinking “Holy crap that person’s gorgeous!” Seeing comments congratulating them on their transition . . . Thinking, “awesome, good for them. Also, holy crap that person’s gorgeous.”

[@justcallmenoah5743]

Absolutely for real.

[@narnigrin]

Yeah, holy shit this is a mood.

[@dianamiller3307]

Same

[@Amazing_missB]

Straight cis woman here and I agree that she was and is still gorgeous

[@literally4891]

i started crying because abagial thorn is so fucking beautiful

[@vilma20]

using bowie's "i'm afraid of americans" as the background music during the title card... i see you, abi

[@whydowelivejusttosuffer7704]

Instructions weren't clear, A Bear has my arms.

[@DarkorthAurelius]

Hey, you have no right to arm bears! Your 2nd amendment is to be interpreted as "the right to be hugged by a large hairy homosexual man"

[@nemo9540]

or it could have meant that they have the right to shave their arms.

[@blokcomNativeFaces]

This must be the KZbin useful idiots section, a collection of progs who are passionately willing to put themselves into slavery with shill philosophers leading the way. No?

[@MF-R]

I had a similar issue due to the lack of clarity; I now have the arms of a bear. Typing this with my claws was hell.

[@MF-R]

@@blokcomNativeFaces Dafuq you talking about?

[@lincolnjohn8227]

There's no way to prove that Amy Coney Barret ISN'T really Lord Frieza in disguise Olly. Checkmate.

[@trashcatlinol]

I've certainly never seen them in the same room together.

[@WredFawks]

Yeeting a destructo disk?

[@abababababa8]

I remain agnostic as to the existence of Lord Frieza.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

@@abababababa8 *when Amy Coney Barret see’s Roe v Wade* “Garsp! Who are you supposed to beh?”

[@takanara7]

You cant prove it's false so it's definitely true.

[@anon6056]

"They poisoned the environment... I live in the environment" YES I LOVE YOU I wish I could hear a judge talk like this in a real court also I love the Australian representation Your Australian accent is really good by the way

[@agoatinthecircus125]

This video is so special to me. The David Bowie song, the horse judge, horses in general as a symbol of borderline insane burocratic structures of power that serve the few, ACTUAL HORSES as tools of suppression of riots, what's not to love? Edit to add: THE WAY SHE TURNS TOWARDS THE CAMERA AFTER INTRODUCING DR. BUCEPHALUS

[@soharbennett4487]

PhilosophyTube, looking at the camera, dead serious: “I don’t like the Democrats, I don’t like Obama either” -Pause- “I like haggis” I’m dead 😂😂😂

[@stephaniel2850]

Honestly, I was just like "preeeach, Olly, PREACH!" It drives me bananas how right wingers can't seem to grasp that the actual left does not like the Democrats or Obama either, so bless Olly for making that very clear ^__^ (as a vegetarian and 99% vegan, though, I can't get behind the haggis haha)

[@Akira-ss6cm]

@@stephaniel2850 agreed, lot of democrats, myself included, aren't really democrats. The democratic party just comes closer to what a growing number of people actually want, and take it as a compromise, hence the rift that's starting to emerge between establishment democrats, and more progressive ones like Warren and Sanders.

[@saltypork101]

​@@stephaniel2850 I've had vegan haggis. It's pretty nice.

[@laurenbastin8849]

@@Akira-ss6cm problem is right now the Democrats won’t actually cater to progressives, so it’s basically just the Republican Party dressed up with a modicum of civility and marginally less bigoted

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@laurenbastin8849 Not really.

[@crazywoollady9325]

"Thomas Washington? I think you mean George Jefferson" Best line ever honestly

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

Fun Fact: George Jefferson was a character from an American television show called All on the family

[@lordbuddybear]

A not so great line was "Barrett is a devout Catholic". Well, that's a euphemism, she's in a cult with crazy speaking in tongues and women submitting to men. I think it is legitimate not wanting to have someone with behaviour and worldviews like that as your Supreme Court Judge

[@jospinner1183]

@@lordbuddybear _Theoretically_ the Court is supposed to simply interpret the law as intended, and not to apply any additional religious or cultural viewpoints. In reality, 6 of the 9 justices are Catholic. Of these 5 were nominated by Republicans in a concerted effort overturn Roe v Wade. In addition, there are two Jewish justices and 1 Protestant. As far as I know, there haven't been any atheist or nonreligious justices ever. Yet we represent a good 20% of the US population. Hmm.

[@llamaliammm]

Whats the joke?

[@crazywoollady9325]

@@llamaliammm Their actual names are George Washington and Thomas Jefferson (two of the US's founding fathers)

[@98Clank98]

when the horse started its nightmarish hell whinnies i found myself just whispering at the screen 'Abigail, what the fuck, are you good?' and honestly the answer doesn't even have to be yes

[@TaylorAlexander]

Love hearing a bit of Abby's voice come out when you do a voice for Amy Coney Barrett's thoughts. ☺ Came here after you mentioned this video in the anniversary stream as one where you just went for it thinking the channel was over, and I love the feeling of freedom you show here!

[@alexonline2340]

i lost it at the beginning when he said, "the script is clear, i'm just gonna have to apply the original meaning of the text even as the facts change and it becomes outdated." the foreshadowing!!!

[@benl2140]

Well, the good news is that he doesn't even have to change what's in his script. He can just keep the text the same but claim that it means something different now.

[@fandomcringebucket]

@@benl2140 *she

[@sudarshanseshadri5504]

@@fandomcringebucket i mean the comment was made a year ago and also pre transition so this reply is pretty stupid

[@Dwamak]

As far as understand, US supreme court is like an ancient priesthood, appointed for life, interpreting the vague writings/teachings of their mythology.

[@prkp7248]

You started to see patern that lead very famous lawyer Carl Schmidt (conservatist and "most important lawyer of nazi germany" but it is not important for this text) to establish school of idea about constitution law that is called "political theology" that insist that every basic institution of the constitution law, every basic rule of constitutional law is fundamentally just secularized religious principle. I give you example that will give light to what this mean - in continental school of law, we have something called "fiction of rational legislator" that insist that every lawyer should interpret every law act as something logic and something that was created in order to achive something. Schmidt would said, in accordance with "political theology" that "rational legislator" as we call him (even if we knoe that just fiction) is just secularized concept of Gods infinite wisdom, that create only rational and logical law. The other clear example of "secularized religious teaching" is the importance of "human dignity" in constitutional law. Modern concept of human dignity of every person, that can't be removed from anyone, can be traced directly to catholic idea of personalism.

[@jaxs616]

*mind blown*

[@woooweee]

That's certainly philosophy tubes understanding, unfortunately for him, its entirely wrong. Rekieta Media "The Philosophy of Being Wrong - a Video Review"

[@error.418]

@@woooweee Not gonna watch 4 hours of a child ranting from Minnesota.

[@davidarnold2456]

Tocqueville also made this joke, due to the fact that American common law is not easily understandable (arguably less so than French Civil law and its sister systems), American lawyers do form a weird (and as a law student I think unhealthy) caste.

[@allysonhirst1167]

I was fully jumpscared by Abigail’s voice at 30:00 lmao, we love good vocal training

[@truebornseeker9767]

*realises that you can hear abby’s actual voice come through, especially after the drivel segment* thats why she was so good at the girly voice.... *SHE WAS A GIRL ALL ALOOOOONNNNNNGGGGG*

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

(sings to the tune of the song) IT WAS ABAGAIL ALL ALONG

[@Rycluse]

I just scrolled down to the comments to mention the exact same thing. It must have been hard to keep up the act for so long

[@nob1130]

What is Abagail btw? Woman or a man?

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

@@nob1130 woman

[@voidify3]

@@nob1130 she's a trans woman; by the time of this video she had been transitioning in secret for some time but was still closeted for the youtube channel

[@blep8563]

strong "caligula appointing his horse to a government position" energy

[@steener3334]

You weren’t the only one who was surprised the horse was named Bucephalus instead of Incitatus.

[@patrickgibsonmusic]

@@steener3334 Bucephalus was Alexander The Great's horse if my memory of Horrible Histories serves me right

[@peccantis]

That just makes it better, because the story goes, Bucephalus was untameable until young Alexander came along and noticed the beastie was afraid of shadows, and adjusted his approach to accommodate that.

[@johndododoe1411]

Did Caligula actually appoint his horse as a nominative consul, or did he merely threaten to do so?

[@huburgalula4031]

*There's some horse in this house, there's some horse in this house.*

[@diego_wagner]

Careful now! Big-brain Ben Shabino's gonna rant about you very stiffly for a cringey nine minutes now!

[@nelu2371]

@Rebecca Mason Im compelled to give you all my posessions for this

[@DustSoilStudio]

watching this after watching Abigail's coming out video and im realizing how much really went into keeping her secret until she was ready to come out.

[@NicoFitz]

As a trans man i noticed her specific stances to attempt to conceal her breasts during the Drivel segment. I was relating a little too hard tbh

[@charminglychelsea5250]

I'm an American watching this after the leaked Supreme Court Ruling came out. This aged so well. Abby is amazing.

[@mostlyharmless6x9]

Abby's Australian accent is so weird bc she's trying to sound working class but her british tinge makes it come off like an oddly posh bogan

[@keters159]

That feels strangely right for the character as a youtube personality, acting like they came from modest means but actually grew up rich

[@ValkyrieTiara]

Me, an American: "There's more than one Australian accent?" 😮

[@DizzyOdd]

@@ValkyrieTiara ok so I'm in Ireland, and you have no idea how hard I laughed at this comment. If you can imagine trash bag Floridian being compared to D.C. Socialite... maybe you'd understand. Even whatever state you're in, rural sounds different to city, right? And Broke-inner-city sounds different to private school gated community, within that city. Like, I know you know this, but I'm tipsy and therefore, this is hilarious

[@oliverhunter4427]

He should study the accent of friendlyjordies

[@12onin_Gypsy]

Like dazza the concretor at the races.

[@ThalerMan92]

If the Supreme Court is truly Supreme, where is the guac, ground beef and sour cream?

[@anthonym4996]

It's Supreme Court, not Court Supreme, lol

[@dalstein3708]

And why are there 9 of 'em, when we all know that the Supremes consists of 3 gals?

[@economicist2011]

The ground beef is all there, as would be expected of an 89¢ original court. It's just sour cream and tomatoes which would make it Supreme.

[@BATCHARRO]

Guac made a guy who died over 200 years ago sad is why.

[@chazpruchnicki9316]

We'll need to wait for Jeb! Only he can bring Guac to the court.

[@user-po9iy3pk2y]

Ok but like how am I just noticing you look like you were transitioning here already lmao you were hudung it well tho I'm so happy you came out

[@corinnelucy8165]

God yeah as a bisexual stan I was just living for the more androgynous look and not even thinking any further

[@casey3889]

I noticed her face looked softer/more feminine quite a bit ago but I just thought she started doing a really good skincare routine gdsgkl

[@user-po9iy3pk2y]

@@casey3889 yeah she looked better but I didn't know my trans friend said her skin looks too soft to not be on estrogen lol

[@user-po9iy3pk2y]

Chloe if you see this I'm sorry for commenting this and referring to yiu as,my trans friend ily

[@8Rincewind]

She really likes using David Bowie in her videos ♥️

[@nerfherder1986]

I mean, if you don't like David Bowie there's something wrong with you

[@macabrecitrus2127]

Hell yeah 👨‍🎤

[@megatennepster3833]

James A Janisse would agree. I always forget how to spell his last name.

[@choerim8986]

Didn't think I'd be seeing Oscar Wilde as a youtuber in 2020 but here we are (love the hair)

[@ASocialCommentary]

I said Robert Smith but I think you're spot on 😂

[@Rose-qw7if]

What is a fellow orbit doing on this side of KZbin? I thought I was the only one.

[@choerim8986]

@@Rose-qw7if Watching loona theories for a few years gives you big brain energy, that's how I got here 😂

[@odile8701]

Ya know, it’s funny. I never really considered it, but if Wilde was around these days; he’d totally be a KZbinr. And his channel would be epic as shit.

[@wendyleeconnelly2939]

I definitely thought I'd be seeing it but wondered why not earlier

[@RufusTheBaptist]

John Mulaney: There’s a horse loose in a hospital! Olly: There’s a horse loose in the Supreme Court!

[@polarys79]

When he referenced the derraged horse at the beginning of the video, I was sure there was gonna be a reference to the John Mulaney skit.

[@Cruizinelli12]

I thought he was going with the Trojan horse metaphor at first. You know, Amy coney Barrett being the republicans’ way to destroy the American constitution from within the highest courts...

[@omershaik6374]

it's a reference to a Kafka short story- "the new advocate", which talks about a new judge who is Bucephalus- alexander the great's horse. it very much shows Kafka's uncomfortableness with the law and how it was made.

[@RufusTheBaptist]

@@omershaik6374 Holy shit, guess we have to cancel John Mulaney. Stealing jokes off 20th century Czech authors is not cool, man...

[@YumLemmingKebabs]

I thought it was just a Tomska reference.

[@abigailsiobhanxx]

Revisiting in June 2022 as ACB has been successful in her joint efforts to over turn roe v wade, listening to Abigail to help me process

[@jamiel6005]

ARE WE GONNA GET AN AUSSIE WOMAN. IS THIS. GONNA HAPPEN. ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY THE ARSONIST’S WIFE. I am so excited to see what you have up your sleeve, Abbie.

[@cuttlefishjoe8387]

God I hope so

[@chada4806]

I *already* loved the way she played the arsonist SO I'M GONNA HAVE A FIELD DAY IF SHE PLAYS THE ARSONIST'S WIFE :O 💜💜💜 eeeek! TvT

[@doodlegirl44]

I’m mostly excited for her to potentially play Tom Gently’s sister.

[@anone.mousse674]

@@doodlegirl44 Minnie Gently, host of Traditionally Minnie

[@kingkooki7761]

i really hope so though her character is a paraody of Marcus Dibble so who knows

[@zacharybutler5944]

Abby over here lookin' like Brian David Gilbert's British cousin Briain Davey Gilberthe

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Brian David Gilbert in England = Brian Gilbert

[@SquishyHo]

Ok, we now need an Olly-BDG collab.

[@pipperoni8567]

@@SquishyHo +

[@davidsiriani9586]

Yes. But doesn't BDG have equinophobia?

[@skippykay599]

He’s actually quoted BDG a few times in his streams

[@Not_that_Brian_Jones]

"Thomas Washington? I think you mean George Jefferson." XD

[@moscanaveia]

The casual playful disregard of the importance pegged upon these late, elderly slaver chaps is amid the finest flavours this video has delivered

[@phantasmagore7991]

as a non american it took me like 5 minutes to realize why it didn't sound right

[@moscanaveia]

Even better, I suppose is LegalEagle joining in on the pun. I love it when people from the USA decry their whole foundation myth as the sham that it actually is.

[@alisaurus4224]

Movin’ on up

[@zimmerwald1915]

TFW you realize a fictional petty-minded small businessman would design a better state than the one we've got.

[@Kalmlikeabomb84]

"I live in the environment" The mind our generation was waiting for.

[@VacentViscera]

I hadn't watched this and was independently a fan of both Philosophy Tube and Legal Eagle for a long time. The moment Abigail mentions having an American legal expert talk about this, my mind immediately went to Devin, and then *poof* my wish was granted. That was so awesome. Yay me having happy times with revelations on a two year old video.

[@Kat-nd5fq]

"Based and haggispilled" is my new phrase whenever Scotland does a good.

[@appa609]

I bet this is going to mean something pretty different in 2-3 years

[@roseheimbichner7296]

Dr. Eggman! Long time no see!

[@Kat-nd5fq]

Oh also Oli's hair in this video is like mine but good

[@IceGoldDev]

Anna Chronis? ANACHRONIST SHE'S A TIME TRAVELLER

[@tgreaux5027]

Mind = Blown. lol

[@VapeKidJr]

Also Chrono = time

[@NephRainbows]

Also, Greek or Cypriot origins, guys, not everything is timey wimey. But then again, horse

[@intraum]

@@VapeKidJr yeah, that's why anachronist means that lol

[@TheCarbontedMan]

Something something anachronistic something...

[@stbananastein]

Coming back to this today after the Alito leak from the Supreme Court. Feeling so down and powerless

[@malum9478]

none of that. get angry and stay that way.

[@stbananastein]

@@malum9478 oh, certainly! I'm part of a local social justice group (have been for the last couple years, I'm on the leadership team this year!), and we're making great strides in our community on the judicial side of things: every progressive judge we backed in the primaries made it to the general election ticket for this fall 🎉. And since so many people sleep on judicial races (yet judges have more direct impact on people's lives than any other elected official!), we can make a big difference in the outcome just by getting out and knocking on doors. Plus our other political work we're doing (a lot of non-partisan, class-focused coalition building in rural parts of the state). All that being said, I know things are going to get much, much worse before they get better, and my heart aches for all the unnecessary pain and suffering we're collectively going through.

[@fitzal]

I come from the future to say that those precedents of Roe and Casey no longer stand.

[@jasonchicago7276]

"Choosing a method of constitutional interpretation is also choosing a method for how people will experience the law." And that, ladies and gentlemen is the crux of this whole video. A brilliant, insightful line.

[@dukeofdenver]

Ironically, that's a good case for originalism. It's the safest bet to prevent the perverse consequences of the above quote

[@soccerruben1]

''But I'm afraid there's a point at which trying to be neutral becomes hiding the facts.'' *PREACH!*

[@mylesjeffers6148]

All right wing people ever. Sometimes the facts are even hidden from their own brains

[@appa609]

Yeah this is a classic case of equality of opportunity vs equality of outcome. What neutrality should mean is you present all the facts and their respective certainties, and you calculate how consistent each idea is with the data. What neutrality seems to mean in media is you present facts and their certainties in just such a way that each hypothesis is equally supported.

[@saltypork101]

Louder for the BBC in the back...

[@JohnSmith-hr3yv]

@@mylesjeffers6148 What did he mean by this?

[@IsYitzach]

@@saltypork101 BBC can't hear over noise of Fox, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, CBS, and maybe 5 other American broadcasters who can't figure out neutrality and/or reality. BBC at least has a firm grasp on reality.

[@aubreetanner9543]

My heart literally started racing when "I'm afraid of Americans" came on. That was INCREDIBLE!!

[@quinnmorlock]

I like how you're like "oh my meme mash up retelling of american history sounds wrong, better get an american on" because we are so well known for the general depth of our historical knowledge.

[@CraftyVegan]

Generally speaking, our knowledge is out of its depth in raindrops…

[@bibijinnie7184]

You’re looking very Oscar Wilde lately, it’s fantastic

[@maggielauzon4057]

I get that vibe from him too...That and the singer from the cure...and something of a swashbuckler too. His costume wardrobe must look like the backstage of the Pavillion Theatre.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Except without the antisemitism, so that’s good

[@no_peace]

Looking younger every day also

[@johnswanson802]

I was thinking Robert Smith tbh

[@JackieTheCatfox]

Turns out there was a reason for that. Completely unrelated to Oscar Wilde, but a reason.

[@RayAtchley]

Legal eagle in a philosophy tube video is something I never knew I needed.

[@jospinner1183]

@James F. Yeah, he was in Lindsay's video about that lunatic erotica author. It's delightful and highly recommended, including the follow-up where the author attempted to issue a DMCA takedown for Lindsay's video about misuse of DMCA takedowns.

[@wolight]

@James F. And he did a collab with Hbomberguy but that was a while ago

[@gunsandkithes6900]

@@wolight i wanted to say dat! ;-;

[@pineapplesocks8603]

Ya but after the collab with adam conover anything is posdible

[@piedpiper1185]

@@wolight He also did one with Dr. Mike recently, too.

[@hv10]

I am binge watching this channel since a few days ago, and I really like the way Abigail is presenting those topics, with so much depth and detail, fabulous work! Her content is a blessing for the youtube community.

[@periodicgaming5159]

Same here.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

TIL LegalEagle's actual name is Devin. He lowkey doesn't look like a Devin.

[@Pandaemoni]

LegalEagle is doing collaborations with everyone I watch recently. KZbin is beginning to feel like "LegalEagleTube ft. You".

[@criticalthought7527]

And that's a good thing, IMHO.

[@TheSlasherJunkie]

I legit never would’ve expected Devyn to be a LeftTuber, but here we are. Homeboy got radicalized by Trump. Maybe acceleration can work?

[@odile8701]

@@TheSlasherJunkie Trump tends to have that effect on people....for better, and for worse.

[@BaldingClamydia]

Right! I just watched Cody's Showdy movie yesterday, and he's in it. So is Ollie!

[@sealogic4552]

@@TheSlasherJunkie I don’t know that I’d necessarily call Dev a lefttuber but he’s definitely got strong opinions on laws and justice

[@pipolwes000]

"West Virginia may be unconstitutional" seems like a brand new sentence

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

as a former west virginian: a brand new sentence for a very old truth

[@SometimesCompitent]

It must have been said in 1871 when there was a Supreme Court case about it or else there couldn’t have been a Supreme Court case about it.

[@benfiander40]

Ive been watching leagle eagle since he was just a lawyer reacting to lawyer scenes in movies. Its so cool to see how much he has grown in the last few years to one of youtubes biggest channels

[@CraftyVegan]

I remember him from back in the day… his current content is inspiring and heartening.

[@ChazCardigan]

THANK GOD FOR ABIGAIL!!!!

[@SpiriBethLove]

My professor of social psychology once told us that people outside of a group perceive the members of the group to be far more intrinsically linked to the group than they actually are. I used to think, for example, my granny was 'superreligious' because she went to church several times a week and had the whole Jesus and Mary-themed interior design going on. As a teenager though, I asked her why she believed all that stuff and she answered that she actually didn't really care much for the scripture or the priest. She just really liked having a community to be a part of. Makes ya think about the intentionality of actions.

[@okuno54]

@@fuckamericanidiot Don't quit your day job to join the Psychic Friends Network.

[@DanThePropMan]

@@fuckamericanidiot I think they know what their professor taught them better than you do.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Most religious people are like that too, especially here in my mostly Catholic/Christian country, and known for social culture.

[@TheCalebMoline]

@Elisabeth Goethals if I had a penny for every time an evangelical told me I am progressive “because” I am gay, I’d have soooo many pennies. In reality, I’m progressive because I’ve invested years in learning how to think critically and logically, evaluate the credibility of sources, and regularly challenge my own heuristics and social conditioning. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@cheesecakelasagna]

@Kyle Richard I believe that. Especially since I live in a mostly Catholic/Christian country, people really be operating their beliefs based on societal tradition. They value sense of community and usually stay within the belief system their community operates in.

[@TubbiesMaggoo]

Ok "im afraid of Americans" by David Bowie and Trent Reznor was a great choice

[@narvuntien]

I have been arguing with some MAGA Americans on twitter (originally about Climate change but its spun off from there) and to be honestly, I truly am afraid of Americans now

[@briannawaldorf8485]

narvuntien I’m an American and I’m afraid of Americans

[@doubtful_seer]

@@briannawaldorf8485 same

[@vinny5638]

Most americans are afraid of americans, we know the powder keg we sit on & pray someone doesn't catch a spark.

[@commentsiguess1263]

@@narvuntien As an American, same.

[@DDendrite2]

This video hits a bit differently with Roe V Wade overturned.

[@TawpShelf]

"Eee poisoned the environment! I live in the environment!"

[@hyacinth1320]

My favorite line lmfao

[@thuytienlives8487]

We all live in the environment. :) I like most of Oliver's videos that I've watched, but damn. That line was a bit too uncomfortable for me. Australia's had to deal with shocking bushfires and floods in 2020, so...the environment line was not the best joke.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

@@thuytienlives8487 My take on that character and that line is that the guy has some good heart, just dumb/shallow expression of intention, so him being mad saying, "I live in the environment!" reads to me as still genuine and for that I can agree with some of his takes because I relate to teh intention. Idk if I'm expressing myself in coherent English right now, my bad.

[@derlumpenhund]

I like how calling it "the Trump regime" has slowly ceased to be ironical

[@andrewmartin2321]

i almost can’t remember the word “administration”

[@ahmedamine24]

@@andrewmartin2321 Administration means looking after an estate on someone's behalf. The Public Administration is supposed to look after the Commonwealth of the public. The US Admin has pointedly not been doing that under DJT, POTUS#45. They have been doing a lot of regimenting, though.

[@sealogic4552]

I don’t

[@andrewmartin2321]

@@sealogic4552 valid and same

[@xXRickTrolledXx]

I read it as “bionicle”

[@ashleighwoolridge7326]

Olly, thank you so much for this video. As an American, I appreciate your view point since you do come from a different world. I think we get so stuck within our little world that we forget how to take a step back and look at the whole issue. This also helped clarify some of my personal confusion with what is happening. My husband and I discovered your channel about 3 months ago. The first episode we watched was the one on Suicide and Mental Health. I will never be able to fully express my gratitude for that video. Not only did it help my husband better understand what I go through, it helped me finally feel comfortable talking about my battle with suicidal thoughts and feelings. We now watch at least one video a week and discuss the topic. This year has been very depressing. Watching your videos has helped us battle that depression and bring regular joy into our lives. Plus, we have both learned so much!

[@jospinner1183]

I agree with this. The current zeitgeist of the US is so bonkers that it helps to get an outside view to help remind us that none of this lunacy is normal. And on another note, you're very much not alone on the depression front. Olly's mental health videos are truly excellent.

[@diod2392]

So basically you’re saying that My bisexual ass got to simp over a really hot woman and now I get to simp over an even hotter woman?

[@nextlevelgamer6936]

Honestly Abi made me think I'm bi but now I might be straight after all???

[@diod2392]

@@nextlevelgamer6936 well you never know...

[@deepam5246]

I’ve never quite heard this complex subject explained in such simple language and so effectively. Also, totally loved the dig on Last Week Tonight. Thanks for that callout. I think I am going to check out your other videos, Abigail.

[@cheesecakelasagna]

Yeah, I'm really digging these non-American perspective (as a non-American myself) because through modern history, most discussions that I get redirected to are conducted and tackled with an Americanist set of ideals, which can be limiting, especially in the context of law/politics.

[@TiagoToshimi]

But the problem this video have a misconstrued view from what originalism really is AND cited incorrect and incomplete information about the Anna Chronis Lawsuit

[@FullSlack]

I thought I was being patriotic while I've been stock-piling bear arms all these years, turns out I'm just bad at interpreting texts.

[@B_Skizzle]

Wait, you mean I _wasn't_ supposed to supply the local grizzlies with rifles in hopes that they’d start their own Bearshevik revolution?

[@tremisanthrope]

I interpreted as bare arms and haven’t worn sleeves in 30 years.

[@vincentmuyo]

The Libertarian take: "That explains Grafton! You've been fomenting communism among bears"

[@TheNeoVid]

At least we know she won't intentionally undermine the Constitution, because that would require knowing what it says. Seriously, finding out she couldn't name the five freedoms in the First Amendment while applying for the job of interpreting the Constitution seems like it should have been an auto disqualification.

[@sleepythemis]

A sweet and immediate karma for bragging about her notepad. lmao It killed me to see people say "she was under a lot of pressure" like... if she can't take the pressure of the job interview, maybe she can't take the pressure of the job?

[@Cujo2447]

@@sleepythemis *Yeeeeah*... The USA is going to be an interesting place to live for the next 25 or so years. I need to migrate back to Europe, the land of my ancestors.

[@Theroha]

The last two Court appointees have been terrifying. One acted like a petulant teenager when it was suggested that he shouldn't get the job, and the other doesn't know the law she's supposed to be defending. Set aside the debates on abortion and gay rights. There is no clearer indication that the Republican party is aiming for a theocratic dictatorship than the fact that these two failed the job interview and still got pushed through.

[@bbqseitan7106]

The only thing she had to say was “I will, to the best of my ability, be a hack for the Right Wing” And then bam! Job

[@OpiatesAndTits]

For someone obsessed with originalism that was a pretty good oopsie.

[@rikititi1848]

15:09 "votes for chicks? Yeah, whatever I guess" America's response to feminism

[@elguacamolesf4414]

"motherfucker poisoned the environment... I LIVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT" cracked me up

[@pacingandmuttering5106]

Jokes on John Mulaney, the whole STAFF of the hospital are horses!

[@jt_hopp]

What is law? Baby, don't hurt me. Don't hurt me no more.

[@SilverMoon459]

LOL

[@megmorningstar4250]

I laughed far more than I should 😂

[@mizjulio]

That ending... is exactly it

[@DJMcCoo1io]

Looking back after your latest video makes me sad i couldn't see it sooner, glad your happy now and hopefully more people will gain the courage to come out because of it

[@Tcrror]

"Theoretically, the president can't do things that violate the Constitution." Me, as someone who lived through 2016-2020 in America: Hah, that's cute.

[@sirmclovin9184]

You just don't get the original meaning of the constitution. 😉

[@Tcrror]

@@randybobandy9828 LMFAO. Enjoy being on the wrong side of history! It is truly hilarious when Trumpers think that they're the ones with truth and logic on their side. Bahahahahaha.

[@Tcrror]

@@sirmclovin9184 I mean, duh. :p

[@andrewyellstrom2585]

"and America is not part of Britain... we've come to accept that now" omg I died haha

[@thomasw4422]

If I was Britain, I wouldn't want them back neither

[@basileusbasil4041]

That was hilarious.

[@SophisticatedBanjo]

LegalEagle is the crossover king of KZbin, essentially undisputed at this point.

[@evalinanegus4608]

Crossover meme King

[@timothymclean]

Maybe we should start calculating KZbinrs' LegalEagle Number.

[@idonotvlog1067]

HBomber definitely would not be able to get through this horse fest

[@ryanmarie4461]

"I never pledged allegiance to a flag!" God, I wish that were me...

[@flyflybaby2723]

Hello, I lived in France, Russia, for a few months in Baku and in Japan! Those experiences changed my life and made me love my country. I think that left-wing Americans who hate America need to be more grateful for the goodies that the constitution and the bill our rights give us

[@gnaskar]

@@flyflybaby2723 Like the ability to fix laws they find to be broken? The right to critize the government? It feels to an outsider like me that american left enbody the things that are great about the bill our rights [sic] more than those who try to shut them down for simply wanting to make things better. America in 1776 wasn't a great place for the majority of the people who lived there. That's not a controversial statement. It was a better place in 1876, and even better than that in 1976. The process of making it a better country again in 2076, like in the privous years, comes down to critizing the things you feel are wrong, proposing solutions, and getting them put into law. That's not hating the country. It's self improvement on the national scale. Basically, look at it this way. Imagine someone saying Lincoln hated america because he claimed that slavery was bad when slavery was written into the constitution. That someone would be wrong, right? Lincoln clearly loved america, despite wanting to change it.

[@flyflybaby2723]

@@gnaskar Slavery was never part of the constitution, quite the contrary with the phrase "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" The people who criticize my country and want to "fix its broken laws" like you said will not make America better by cheering for policies that are *racist* against Asian-americans( read an "An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy" by Kenny Xu ) or by opening up our borders knowing that many people who are "socialists" are actually rich kids who never lifted a heavy object their entire life Note that I only gave you two examples "stunning and brave" ideas of the American left

[@QuestionableKenz]

The Stanislavsky idea: If you pretend that you believe something all the time, it is no different than actually believing it

[@k_a_y_l_e_e]

which is where i think kelly ann conway went astray. she went into her job thinking is was "just a job" and then got in _really_ over her head to the point where, while she was really good at her job, she became one of the most hated persons in the usa. for example.

[@foodiusmaximus]

@@k_a_y_l_e_e huh. Kelly Ann exists. I forget about that.

[@ericafleming5197]

@@foodiusmaximus I thought she was just an SNL character

[@rhemacreel1339]

something I found myself saying earlier today. It's true

[@TheMrVengeance]

Yes, this is the same reasoning for when Olly talked about anti-fascsism, and how to decide who is a fascist. It doesn't matter if you truly believe fascist ideas, if you're constantly "ironically" acting like you do and spread those ideas "for the memes", it's really no different than _actually_ believing them.

[@Joffy]

An american woman suing the U.S Government due to a bad private service that is also healthcare is literally the most american thing ever.

[@jsnsk101]

well it was medicare, so it was free government healthcare of a sort

[@lemon93]

@@jsnsk101 nope the first claim she made was to Medicare and she had to go somewhere else. This was explained in the video

[@gardotd426]

She wasn't suing the US Government. She sued the hospital. And since the hospital gets some amount of government funding, the US Government substituted itself as defendant. This is clearly stated in the video.

[@emperortransman]

@@jsnsk101 Medicare isn't free. And I don't mean that in a taxes sense.

[@sagecolvard9644]

* Accidentally* suing the U.S. Government.

[@TheN00bmonster]

20:16 nope. i’m just going back and watching old PT videos and they’re at least a little comforting at this time. thanks, abigail.

[@hailhummus]

The effort you put into your captions is great and appreciated! They add a lot of character.

[@GingerWithEnvy]

Philosophy tube: horse girl edition

[@thecrazygainerguy]

Should've been a crossover with Jenny.

[@beannathrach2417]

At we don't have any horses in the senate. Wait... I don't think so... Let me get back on that.

[@AbsolXGuardian]

Devin: *makes a normal educational video in his usual style* Abby's editor: HORSES

[@shortforsophie]

10:08

[@lyqi101]

As someone who is new to this channel and so has only seen your videos after you came out, the in the subtitles at 30:02 absolutely sent me! 😂❤

[@kaviweaver5152]

ABI IN DRAG ABI IN DRAG 💀 Still slaying.

[@mysticalquilava]

Trueee but eh it’s not really drag it’s just before she came out

[@kaviweaver5152]

@@mysticalquilava maybe she didn't feel like it was drag, but I know before I was out( when I had to present in a way that wasn't authentic to me for a social situation etc) that Absolutelyyy felt like drag. Hence my comment. Edit: also, to be clear, Abi has said herself that she identified, dressed and was accepted as a woman long before she made this public on her channel. That she was in most other aspects of her life, fully herself. So I definitely think Drag here.

[@mysticalquilava]

@@kaviweaver5152 no I know the second thing cause it’s been mentioned that friends like Hbomb as well as people who featured in these videos like Devin/LegalEagle and Adam Connover and everybody else and just people who knew her more personally have probably known she’s a woman for years now, I wasn’t disputing that. I understand what you’re getting at idk from what I know drag is meant to be both a choice and a more positive experience and from what I know and what you’re saying for both your and our impressions of Abi’s experiences it doesn’t seem. It sounds like you feel like y’all had to do it to conform to society and other people and transphobia and shit which doesn’t really sound like a choice. If you have to do something to be safe or anything then that does not feel like a choice or something you want to do. Idk if that makes sense I get what u mean with basically putting on a costume that isn’t who you are but there’s differences and it feels disrespectful to both drag and Trans people. Again I could be wrong I hope it makes sense and that’s just my understanding idk sorry

[@kaviweaver5152]

@@mysticalquilava ooooh I am seeing the nuance of what you meant now, thank you. For me, calling that experience drag is much more positive and reclamatory than other ways I could describe it, but I see what you mean about conflating Drag as an art form and ultimately incredibly positive form of expression with dressing in a way that is contrary with one's own gender identity in order to remain publicly in the closet. Thanks for clarifying!

[@hayez3915]

Everyday I walk outside my home here in the American South, David Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans” reverberates through out the confines of my mind; this includes a fear of myself.

[@rini6]

It’s becoming more and more prescient.

[@jasonMontalvo1]

Johnny is an American.

[@ro_the_lion]

I think about that song so often these days it's scary. Do we know the version in this video, though?

[@pahbody5336]

@@ro_the_lion in the subtitles Olly specified that it's a version arranged for the show by Nina Richards You might find a bigger cut of it somewhere around his social media? Maybe on Nina's? I gave you the general direction, anyway

[@klisterklister2367]

lovecraft ghostwrote this

[@LudicGamer]

The horse whinny slowly fading into a police siren during the intro was genius.

[@morales8697]

It's Colt Corona

[@dreamerdoes_is_love8986]

And then having it in the outro after the last question was whole ass vibe asf mood.

[@AwesomeEpicnes]

@@morales8697 ooo ooo o ok o oko look inibb look ok kolokok ooo o ok lol look ooo ooo o ok lol ok ok ok okok look ok k lol

[@AwesomeEpicnes]

@@dreamerdoes_is_love8986 jobb

[@AwesomeEpicnes]

In. O

[@kathlenedaniels9401]

Imagine giving your child the middle name “coney” good god

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

Coney island

[@paultapping9510]

I presumed it was where she was conceived

[@liranpiade4499]

Eh it's a middle name. Personally I'm probably not gonna bother changing my middle name (I'm not changing my first name) even though it's very much male (my first name is neutral).

[@elyseendlich8673]

It's her maiden name, she kept it when she got married. Her actual middle name is Vivian.

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@elyseendlich8673 You think they would know that wouldn’t you ?