The Worst "Inspirational" Content On YouTube

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[@thelastchannelonyoutube]

Why did the video about the pregnant cheerleader treat pregnancy on the same level as sexism or racism and not a condition that actively affects your ability to perform physically exhausting tasks?

[@ciciamanda.]

and also a condition where it is totally valid for someone to think that you are not in a state to be thrown into the air/throw others into the air. That shit is dangerous and pregnant people shouldn't put themselves in situations where the risk for injury is so incredibly high

[@imsotiredofthiscrap2341]

because in this universe cheerleading exclusively involves putting your hands in the air and saying weird chants

[@demetria-n]

@@ciciamanda. Yeah, there's a reason why pregnant people aren't allowed on rollercoasters. Not only could it cause extreme stress, but the restraints they use to keep people on the ride aren't very malleable to pregnant bellies, or even overweight people.

[@mr.skeletonhands]

Pregnancy is a race

[@luffyduffy7817]

also i think its a bit weird hows its also like teen pregnancy isnt bad either like can we just be real

[@off-the-grounder568]

That poor cheer captain. Her worries about the baby are falling on deaf ears.

[@KM-mw3jp]

For real though - like maybe don’t do a cheer flip and like stand on top of a 5 person pyramid while you’re obviously in your third trimester.

[@esobelisk3110]

@@KM-mw3jp tbf, it didn’t look like they were doing that much.

[@maggiebottoms6526]

@@KM-mw3jp I was a cheerleader from the time I was 8-15 ish, I was on a very small high school team, and I’ve seen girls get dropped, thrown to far, stepped on, Ive seen girls get hurt bad even using the absolute most safety procedures. A pregnant cheerleader is a liability to the team, herself and her child

[@fortunomancy]

Dhar mann’s videos tend to have bad or misguided morals but it really seems like all of his imitators are outright vile with how consistently misogynistic and ableist they are

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Honestly! They’re making Dhar Mann look like a saint

[@teathesilkwing7616]

Yeah, at least I’m p sure dhar man has good intentions

[@rinothename5563]

Dharmann vids also looks professional while the imitators just feels like they just shot randomly? Like i don't agree with the message of dharmann vids but at least its nice to look at, while the imitators i always feel like i wanted to look away from the screen.

[@Chuck_EL]

@@teathesilkwing7616 true and dhar mann's videos arent overly racist and transphobic

[@Alexandraadftxr7052]

I remember in on of Dhar mann's videos the boyfriend wanted his girlfriend to end her friendship, with a guy, because he thinks that the only reason why he is friends with her, is because he is in love with her, and in the end this turned out to be true. So the moral of the video was that we can't have friends from the gender we atracted to? So Dhar mann thinks that straight man can't be friends with straight, and straight woman can't be friends with straight man, because one of them going to have feelings for the other? So in his logic bisexuals, and pansexual should't have friends? Even if he has good intentions, he still does a really bad job. (Sorry for the grammar, and spelling mistakes, English is not my first language.)

[@jamiexit]

ugh i hate the ideology that disabled people aren’t cool or their ‘full self’ until they’re “cured” it’s so stupid

[@thatguy3903]

Agreed!! I'm autistic and people have remarked (about autistic people, not me specifically thank god) that we would be so great if only we could "act normal".

[@GamesFromSpace]

Don't worry, the pregnant lady will be fine in a few months, and no longer disabled.

[@janetandamocha7874]

When I have seizures, I use more of my brain than normal, so technically I am more of my full self when I'm having a seizure :)

[@mightymeatymech]

@@janetandamocha7874 stop I don't have seizures but this was so funny 😭🥴 I've never been myself, I have BPD 💅🏽😎

[@AndromedaD]

Absolutely

[@MultiJordan2005]

I hate to side with a "bully" but pregnancy is a totally legit reason not to allow someone on a cheerleading squad. Cheerleading is the most dangerous sport for women

[@theawsomegodsause]

i really thought they would go to the principal and she would say "actually no you can't do athletics while pregnant". very weird message to that one

[@sourgreendolly7685]

The creators have never seen pregnancy or cheerleading lol

[@lefthandcigg4253]

Really,cheerleading is THE most dangerous sport for women

[@BeeseChoard]

As someone who still has permanent damage from horseback riding, I’d beg to differ on the “most dangerous” front.

[@kalikoserpent]

@@BeeseChoard neither houseback riding OR cheerleading are exclusively for women (though they tend to be dominated by women), I don't see the point in deciding the most dangerous sport for women because it's probably just as dangerous for men too

[@WickerOSeer]

Ah, yes. The only reason you shouldn’t beat up the disabled is that you might “fix” them on accident, and then they’ll suddenly be a karate master and unalive you with their bare hands.

[@amoureux6502]

Someone saw those "careful who you bully in middle school" memes and said "I can do one worse"

[@aarasko]

ah yes dont beat me up you might accidentally fix my autism or adhd

[@dracohatesu9894]

i wish one of the times i got beat up for being disabled they accidentally fixed me:'D

[@VforVendettas]

Unalive you with their very unconvincing fake martial arts. Seriously what was that?

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

Another lesson taught is there’s no need for you to pay for medical treatment for your children because some bully will eventually fix your child’s medical issue for free.

[@aspenlawrence835]

As a wheelchair user I can safely say that the only thing that's stopping me walking is the fact that my dragon spirit hasn't awoken yet, I'll get there one day 😔✊

[@playskahoot]

ITS SO CRINGE 😭 these are the type of people to tell a disabled person "thoughts and prayers 😔✊"

[@aarasko]

you get there homie /j

[@datboi8955]

​@zoeplayskahoot my friend who had a stroke got prayed over after we left a restaurant 💀

[@Veestar88]

As someone who started using a wheelchair last year bc of my multiple sclerosis, the number of times I’ve heard some version that…

[@LemLyraProductions]

As an ex-autist I finally graduated from being autistic after my dragon spirit awoke! 😊 /j

[@rickygonzo2225]

it makes me so upset to hear things like "you'll be stuck in that walker forever." it's not a case of being stuck it's literally just what they need to move around 😭 why is it such a horrible thing to use a mobility aid to these people...

[@somedude172]

this, its like complaining that youll be stuck wearing glasses the rest of your life. like yeah theyre annoying at times but im mostly just glad i can see more than 3 feet in front of my face lol. i feel the same way about my mobility aids- yeah its annoying to carry around but hey, i got to leave the house and be independent today!!

[@Miipmiip]

Yeah it’s a problem with old people where I’m from too. Using walkers and scooters etc is “embarrassing” and they end up barely moving at all, getting no exercise and only eating the cheapest food at the closest little store meaning they get overweight. My parents told me they almost teared up when they realised that people where we live now aren’t afraid of using aids, and a lot of old people are relatively really fit and healthy

[@ticrific]

Like the alternative to mobility aids might be zero mobility at all sooo it’s not being trapped. It gives people freedom

[@rickygonzo2225]

@@ticrific EXAAACCTTLLLYYYYYYYY

[@esobelisk3110]

it’s like when people say “wheelchair bound” like tf do you mean?? the wheelchair moves. that’s the whole point.

[@kotacaelum9428]

just so we’re clear, people do bully disabled people in school and it happened to a lot of people i know. visibly disabled people are also more likely to be physically assaulted and killed.

[@in_the_low]

Thank you, I get that Ethan hasn’t seen that personally, but this is a major issue that does happen

[@oyinkansolaadebajo9716]

@@in_the_low Yes, and it's even worse if you're disabled and another identity. I understand what Ethan was trying to say, but it has happened to me (disabled), and it's not usually direct, it's more so ostracization

[@somedude172]

yeah im disabled and didnt get too much shit for it because its not super obvious, but i saw some kids get *hell* for it. a lot of people would pretend to be their friend just to mess with them, or just straight up call them slurs and push them around. usually only one or 2 people were willing to stand up for them, if anyone. hell, even before i became disabled, ive been picked on literally just for being friends with disabled kids... or one time just because a disabled kid had a crush on me and i didnt attempt to publicly humiliate him when i found out

[@ticrific]

It’s extremely common to the point where I feel like every disabled kid has been bullied to some degree. At least that’s what I gather in my experience when I was in public in person schools and the discussions I’ve had with my disabled friends from different parts of the world. I wish it wasn’t the case, but I find it hard to imagine anyone going without it. Hopefully I’m wrong and there are kids out there who are fully supported and accepted by their classmates. It’s the bare minimum but it feels like a utopia to imagine a world like that. The bullying is just in a less “obvious” way, like saying ableist and infantalizing things or mocking the appearance of people, rather than a mortal kombat fatality in front of the whole school lol

[@ciciamanda.]

im diagnosed with adhd and asd and the amount of times ive had to sit through classmates chatting shit about people with those diagnoses, claiming people with those diagnoses to be lesser-than and that they should have less rights and blatantly using slurs is fucking disgusting. especially when teachers dont do anything about it or even casually join in and agree. Like tf?

[@shannond1511]

Teaching ppl that ppl with disabilities just havent had their "dragon spirit" awoken yet and kill them in the process.

[@aarasko]

EXACTLY. like yes my autism hasn’t been cured bc i havent awakened my dragon spirit yet

[@joantoons]

My favorite thing is how many of these videos frame disease and depression and fucking disabilities are framed as personal choices that just need discipline to be overcame lmao why is that always something they come back to

[@pierregikh]

i think it's because of movies and tv showing people getting into accidents and having a disability. Then after some PT, they can walk again or be "normal" Even though that's the case SOMETIMES, a lot of people take it as something that applies to everyone with a disability.

[@somedude172]

yeah as someone who has chronic pain, im so glad i never saw anything like this before i started having those issues. i wouldve straight up thought god was punishing me

[@mr.skeletonhands]

It was my choice to have dwarfism

[@Atlas_Quin]

@some dude I actually did think god was punishing me for being gay with chronic pain. I realize now that it’s bullshit but damn it hurt at the time.

[@somedude172]

@@Atlas_Quin i bet that was a horrible feeling, im so glad you know better now! and i hope youre getting the help you need

[@JordanAdika]

evil ethan be opening the video like "bye"

[@SNK_LRD]

“Video ends at 0:00”

[@creeperinvasion6885]

“You think you have what it takes to join the rebel cheer squad?” “Yeah, I know I am!”

[@mauratyson9580]

I was hoping someone else noticed this

[@gargles5270]

thank you that bothered me too lmao

[@sail4170]

The principals stomach looks absolutely ridICULOUS

[@LakinMae5]

@@sail4170 She might be having twins or triplets by the size of her while the teen is only have a singleton.

[@sail4170]

@@LakinMae5 true but yeeeesh

[@DiMagnolia]

As a disabled person the video about terry was actually so triggering wtf was that

[@Cj-up7ge]

Same it’s not a mental switch, it is literally a disability. Trust me I’d love to not walk without a brace.

[@aarasko]

EXACTLY

[@dracohatesu9894]

ive been trying to say the same thing. i would give or do anything to have full ability of my legs back. ANYTHINGG! its debilitating ! i have to use elbow crutches or a rollator to get around, soon to be a wheelchair. i hate it and I'm so much more vulnerable, n I've been assaulted because of it.

[@flamingfoxx]

Yeah it was distressing even for someone without a physical disability. The only distraction really was how the kids looked like they were having fun doing the mortal combat scene

[@TurbopropPuppy]

For those who aren't acquainted with Roblox culture, "bacon hair" is Robloxian slang for new players because one of the default hair types looks vaguely like a pile of cooked bacon on your head.

[@somedude172]

thank you, i was so confused but scared to question it lmfao

[@OfDoom98]

I hope soon we'll see ableism held to the same standard as other discrimination, there's so many subtle jabs that literally allude to eugenics all the time. The fact people think the R word is still fine to throw around hurts deeply. We don't need awareness we need acceptance and people to stop going out of their way to hurt us

[@thenetherbaddie9760]

i completely agree. i remember when i was still in school, and my library actually had the r-slur on the blurb of a book. i remember being so shocked, but no one else seemed to care? like, apparently they were fine showing the book to 13 year olds?

[@ThisIsNuckingFuts]

@@thenetherbaddie9760 when I was a kid we all said the r word. And looking back it was so disgusting. I’ll always be sorry for that 😞

[@suzumutsu]

My guy classmates call each other autistic as an insult like 5 times a day and it's honestly so annoying to listen to them as an actual autistic person, I can't believe we're still doing this in 2022... And they're almost 18, they should definitely know better by now. I wish I didn't have social anxiety so I could actually confront them about it.

[@aarasko]

DEFINITELY.

[@coffin1316]

Honestly! And disablism too.

[@lazilylapis676]

16:27 .. not to be that person but plenty of disabled people get bullied, in my school no one stopped bullies from picking on kids like that 😓

[@ethanisonline]

that’s true! I should have chosen my words more carefully and I never want to undermine the experience of disabled people, that was just my experience, not a universal one!

[@lazilylapis676]

@@ethanisonline ah yeah, It happens. I enjoyed the video either way, at least there's some hope that some places it isn't as prevalent to see c:

[@Riverrr123]

Yeah I saw mostly non-physical, passive-aggressive bullying through like people asking inappropriate questions and treating disabled people like they couldnt do things by themselves. I think it just depends on where/what type of school you go to. And just through google we can see that (especially visibly) disabled people are so often attacked verbally and physically

[@spacekid9680]

I'm mentally disabled and I get bullied A LOT unfortunately. But then the poop stains run because they know if they don't I'll beat them up.

[@atticuspappin2504]

@@ethanisonline thanks for saying this. I think you should pin this comment as i saw a bunch of other comments making the same point and spent ages looking for your reply. Plus i cant imagine you’d want to misrepresent something like that without further clarification. Anyway. Loving your work bro! Keep it up. I always look forward to your drops

[@marnenotmarnie259]

just a small note, disabled kids DO get bullied. it's just that the bullies have figured out ways to do it subtly so that they don't get caught. so many times i saw them being "friends" with some of the more visibly disabled kids, but then laughing behind their backs. and most teachers don't notice/care about invisible disabilities so they didn't even have to be as subtle with people like me

[@aarasko]

EXACTLY. I’m on the spectrum and LGBTQ and I was blatantly bullied for being both. You know what those teachers did? Nothing. It got so bad that I had to transfer.

[@coffin1316]

This is so true. I was way more visibly autistic than I thought I was as a child, and there were two specific people who would keep me as a "friend" just so they could laugh at how "out of touch" I was and make fun of me asking what pop culture things were. I don't know if I was ever bullied for being asthmatic without diagnosis, but I do know my PE teachers would be upset with me and fail me regardless of my physical disabilities (because of medical neglect I assume)

[@marnenotmarnie259]

@@jasonbender2459 what is wrong with you

[@marnenotmarnie259]

@@jasonbender2459 the comment is gone so idk if you deleted (or it was deleted) it and are playing dumb or got hacked or something, but you replied to my comment "R*****. LAUGHING BEHIND BACK IS NOT BULLYING." i don't know what kinda response you were looking for but i'm not gonna apologize for not wanting the be called an ableist slur. also laughing behind someone's back is bullying ?? so again, idk what you wanted to get out of this exchange. if you were hacked i'm sorry that happened to you. if you weren't, you need to reassess the way you talk to and about people. now please leave me alone.

[@marnenotmarnie259]

@@aarasko sounds about right unfortunately. teachers that will actually step in and defend kids from getting bullied (yk, half of their job) are so rare it's disgusting. i'm honestly glad i didn't know i was autistic until after i graduated, cause that would've made it so much worse. and i still don't know if i'll ever be comfortable with being publicly out as lgbtq. i hope things have gotten better for you.

[@peterdafox]

Holy shit that poor fuckin' dog. She's panting non-stop.

[@mightymeatymech]

Probably anxiety :(((( I hope she was just anxious because they didn't train her AT ALL to understand "acting" (idk how trainers do it!) and she's not Constantly Anxious.

[@ticrific]

And she got pushed underwater by a grown man relying on her to swim :/ so hard to watch

[@ciciamanda.]

@@ticrific okay so this is very off topic and im sorry, but its cute and your comment made me think of it. So i have a dog, and he loves to go swimming in the ocean with me in the summers. So i have him on a really long leash and we kinda just swim around -he loves swimming towards waves and then "lunging" at them and biting them when they hit him. The problem is that we are often out where its like chest deep for me, so too deep for him to stand on the bottom and rest, and after literally chasing the waves for a few minutes he gets tired but neither of us wants to go back to shore only for him to rest for a couple minutes. So what he started doing, on his own without me teaching him, is that he swims towards me and turns his side to me so i can pick him up and hold him. So i stand there, holding this big ol really-happy dog in my arms until he wants to swim again. I always end up with a lot of scratch marks but it is absolutely worth it

[@squibmclovin4612]

@@ciciamanda. ❤❤

[@greentaigo2552]

Its also weird how the video is basically him doing what the video itself recognised as abuse. I expected him to fake hit the dog or something but the entire video is just the actor actually doing things to the dog that the video itself calls abusive

[@jaendhoe3962]

"Golden sister" refers to Golden Child, the favourite who can do no wrong. Scapegoat is the punching bag and can get punished for GC's shortcomings

[@SECONDQUEST]

Yeah it sucks being the scapegoat. Glad I was the golden child.

[@atomichearts9332]

learning about the scapegoat role helped me heal from trauma. i was always the “difficult” child, but i don’t fault my GC. it wasn’t his fault

[@Jane-oz7pp]

@@SECONDQUEST I was the scapegoat in a family with 5 golden children. I don't speak to either of my parents or most of my siblings anymore.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@Jane-oz7pp Glad you took a stand for yourself! I had to cut off my mother because I was the scapegoat too. I’m lucky cuz my brother realized how awful she is after his son was born

[@Jane-oz7pp]

@@sourgreendolly7685 My mother actually ended up working with my ex to cut me out of my son's life and everything. Literally no reason for them to do so, other than my ex still being mad that I broke up with her, ten years later, and my idiot mother thinking that siding with her protects *her own* relationship with *my* son. Jokes on her, my ex cut her out next, fucking idiot she is. Definitely wasn't bothering with her after that.

[@LisavonWerder]

I can't be the only one bothered by how bad the captioning is... what's the point of it if it either doesn't get the actual words spoken, or doesn't clarify what the person means.... you're gonna tell me that mom's name is Rudd, and not RUTH?? her accent isn't that hard to understand

[@bubby632]

If there are no captions then how will it look like Dharr Manns video

[@sourgreendolly7685]

They shoulda named the dog Rudd cuz she DONT LISTEN

[@LisavonWerder]

@@bubby632 you got me there

[@somedude172]

this. like with the baby one, he said "contrusion", which is not a word at all, but im assuming he was trying to say PROtrusion, which is when theres something poking out. but the captions said "contusion", which is just the medical term for bruising. i struggle hearing clearly so i was very confused about why a bruise would need a surgery, and how a baby would even be born with bruises on the spine to start with. had to rewind like 6 times and slow the video down to realize what he was trying to say

[@Dragoru]

Asking Terry to do roundhouse kicks *without the walker* implies that Terry is improving in the art of roundhouses with his walker.

[@maxkanefield3775]

How to tell that the writer of your sketch has the social intelligence of a teenage boy: -The sketch takes place in high school -One of the characters is pregnant, and she wants to be a cheerleader. -The pregnant teen's biggest issue is being judged for her appearance.

[@MasoTrumoi]

"I don't get it, wasn't she born pregnant??? She can't help it!!" - the writer, probably

[@ronwerks]

​@@MasoTrumoi human women are like aphids, right? /Joking

[@ensommeille5315]

bro with my disability if those kids treated me like that there would be no dragon my shoulders and hips would dislocate lmfao

[@nikkinnom]

eds?

[@ensommeille5315]

@@nikkinnom omg how'd you guess lmaooo

[@nikkinnom]

@@ensommeille5315 im the same way hahaha

[@karl9397]

Holy shit the scene with Terrys disability being challenged and being screamed at for not physically performing in the moment like an abled bodied person is so fucking triggering. School officials literally do this to disabled kids all the time

[@mangoslormpy7618]

I know the kid isn't actually disabled but seeing imagery and such a poor script of a disabled kid gettin beaten up made my skin crawl. I was cringing whenever it happened. The poor scripts make these seem like someone was bored and just wanted to write a script to beat up a disabled person.

[@ah_dan6572]

Ethan my guy. I love you, but if you ever make me watch this trash at regular, paint-drying speed again, I will be forced to comment a sad face.

[@Second_UNIT]

I want to give this comment a standing ovation

[@auntiem0thman]

I read comment as "commit", now I'm going to start telling people I'm going to "commit a sad face"

[@flyingtoast9267]

The grand father repeatedly saying the word “ listen “ the exact same way genuinely got me

[@welvynzporter]

A lot of these feel like Tim and Eric sketches that never pay off.

[@christopherminutolo9384]

Especially the dog one

[@stingray1irwin0]

Nailed it.

[@razzle8140]

That's exactly it. I'm watching the cheerleading one and that's all I can think of.

[@vetreas366]

Does it ever feel like a lot of these things are made by people who watched parodies and satire without realizing they were parodies and satire? Would explain why they feel like that but without the punchline, probably removed so that they can keep the intended message intact.

[@jessicaleajames]

Dude. Yes.

[@AliciaMajo]

I used to work in rehabilitation for animals (mostly dogs and horses), and that last video was like a punch in the gut. Re-training abused animals to trust again, and to be happy again is so hard, and takes so long. It is so rewarding to see them get better, but whenever you see signs of their abuse returning, it's so heartbreaking. I worked with a German Shepherd who was abused, and after years of work he was doing so much better, and I'm really good friends with his family, so I get to visit him often, and whenever there's people yelling, he immediately hides behind my legs because of his trauma.

[@AliciaMajo]

In case you're wondering, the dog is safe and loved by his new family, he just has triggers.

[@BDChupacabra]

I work with a cat right now that was abused by the former owner and it’s been hard to get her to trust me. But she’s warming up very quickly to my positive reinforcement and encouragement. She plays now and sleeps on my bed with me. I love her so much 💜 there’s still work to do but we’re getting there

[@BDChupacabra]

Her name is socks and she’s a striped little grey tiger 🥲 I call her lasagna bc she has wavy layers lol. Working with animals is so fulfilling I’m glad that I can help her.

[@AliciaMajo]

@@BDChupacabra Oh my gosh she sounds adorable! You're doing such amazing and important work, and you should be so proud of yourself (I am), Socks is lucky to have you, and I hope you both bring eachother so much joy and healing! ♡

[@ancel4452]

Ethan, you just gonna ignore the fact that a pregnant cheerleader is a HORRIBLE idea? It's like making a video about why pregnant girls shouldn't be excluded from drinking contests or slip-n-slides.

[@SomeRandoDum]

He did mention how it would hurt the baby

[@gothclown9013]

the janitor was like "terry you shouldn't let these kids bully you...let me bully you instead!"

[@ruinedcloset]

As a disabled teen who uses a walker I hate this ablist BS. "Getout of that walker" our mobility aids aren't fucking trapping us they are extensions of who we are. Also one of my friends calls me wheeler as a joke so hearing it seriously used in the script was surreal.

[@ratk1ng.0]

That last one was such a weird way to come out as a pet owner who's pet visibly dislikes them

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Imagine not knowing that cheerleading isn't something you should do pregnant... like exercise is fine but cheerleading is often a dangerous sport

[@PastelOddity]

As a former competitive cheerleader and a current mom…no, no you cannot still do a cheer routine pregnant.

[@FlyingBlueNic]

i tried to get to the end of the video, but i just couldn't get through Sameer Bhavnani's videos. (TW for ableism and the start of Sameer's video at 14:04 ) I struggled watching Nick's series on him too. Sameer just uses and exploits stories about disabled people in such a disgusting way for his own profit and to seem like he's showing some "heartwarming" lesson. There's no good lesson, there's no moral, its just bad shock value and ableism.

[@oyinkansolaadebajo9716]

Yeah, I really wish there was a content warning for that. I myself am disabled and that one brought back traumatic memories.

[@SNK_LRD]

I hate channels like this just because it’s clear they don’t really care about marginalised communities and just use them to profit off of “inspiration porn” for clout. Like, I’m a gay trans man, and I’m fortunate enough to not deal with a lot of shit for it, but seeing videos where 3/4 of it is just some guy shitting and demeaning someone for being gay or trans doesn’t make me feel “inspired” at all, it’s more like: “God, nice to know that all I’ll ever be seen as to these people is a helpless victim.”

[@aarasko]

SERIOUSLY I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE A BREAK SO I DIDNT HAVE A PANIC ATTACK

[@gloomy_shroom]

Is your brain ok after all this content?! You should take a break after that, to much could be dangerous

[@rainphee]

i have to say, it was genuinely amusing seeing that kid try really hard to pretend that he couldn't walk. he was trying his best, bless him

[@KennyFrierson]

The acting couldn't be more stiff and awkward if they tried

[@mightymeatymech]

The kids smiling while pretending to fight was hilarious tho (obv no judgement on them)

[@tylerwhite1322]

The boy with the “Kick Me” sign freaked me out with his smiling & thousand yards stare.

[@Miipmiip]

“Kick them in the…. Underneath!” Was so awkward omfl

[@StefanyDjuba]

especially Emilia's

[@somethingstupid1075]

I totally get what you mean about obese dogs. I used to have these neighbors who got an adorable puppy despite being completely irresponsible people who didn’t know the first thing about taking care of dogs and it was heartbreaking to watch her grow up because she became obese, poorly nourished, emotionally neglected, and was basically just left to wander the neighborhood without a collar or anything. Her body aged so rapidly, she looked like a senior dog by the time she was two. Whenever she saw someone nearby she would wander over and try to get any sort of affection or interaction bc she got absolutely none from her owners. Anyway it always makes me sad to see super obese dogs bc it always makes me think of her :(

[@phoenixgirl70]

That breaks my heart. Dogs are one of the greatest gifts we have.

[@somethingstupid1075]

For anyone who might be interested, I recently saw her again for the first time in 4ish years and she was looking MUCH healthier. Good weight, healthy coat, and playing outside with her owners. It made me smile :)

[@phoenixgirl70]

@@somethingstupid1075 Thank you. 💛

[@plantsb4pants978]

@@somethingstupid1075 oh god thank you for updating this! So glad to hear this!

[@StefanyDjuba]

I'd report them for animal abuse

[@willo4719]

Everything about that dog one is so funny to me. Him constantly complaining in the background while the dog is doing nothing wrong, telling the dog to keep walking while it’s already at the fence, grabbing the wrong side when he had the heart attack. I love it.

[@hoaxghost3268]

I always love siding with the "gold-digger" women in these sorts of stories knowing it goes against what the director intended.

[@BlueeTheClown]

For real- I felt like she wasn’t the villain from where I stand rn

[@spacegay6030]

I'm surprised Ethan didn't notice that two of the same actresses we've seen in Dhar Mann videos have been in videos from Totally Studios. One is the girl in the thumbnail at 2:29 , the other is the main bully in the cheerleader video

[@karl9397]

I'm in a wheelchair and I was severely bullied for it in school so it feels kind of shitty to hear people say it never happens

[@theblacklapinou]

I love how the grandpa tells the dog “you don’t listen!” repeatedly, like someone trying to order an untrained dog to sit.

[@KM-mw3jp]

So.. I’ve done martial arts since I was 2 years old. My dad is a martial arts teacher. I’ve had a surrogate family my whole life of martial art instructors and professionals. And never ever in my experience as a martial arts student and teacher, have I ever seen a teacher force a student out of a mobility device. We’ve had dozens of students with wheel chairs, walkers, prosthetic limbs, braces, casts, and so on and so on. And we always just found a way to make it work for them with their devices. So you can’t stand to do your kata, that’s fine, sit in your chair and do the moves from the torso up. Do “ground kicks” instead of standing kicks from the chair, it’s not a big deal. One of my closest friends from our younger years was a kid who started up when he was like 5, and he had one arm. He did the moves just fine, made modifications where needed, and became a really really impressive martial artist. Martial arts, and sports/self defense in general, is made for everyone - not only for able bodied people. Like it genuinely really pisses me off that this “teacher” would pull a kid’s walker away like that. Fuck him. Sure, we encourage students to push their boundaries and if someday they were able to do it without the walker then that’s great and all; but that’s a choice they make on their own time.

[@hayley58]

oh my god its so good to hear people call out fat dogs on the internet, its straight up animal neglect & almost abuse in some cases but its impolite to point that out 🙄

[@pumpkin2505]

I get it sometimes, but also I had a fatty who went on long runs daily and ate a regular amount of food. I put her on diets with the vet but girly was just a fat dog 😭

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

This.

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

@@pumpkin2505 Yeah some animals are just fat and that's fine

[@hayley58]

@@pumpkin2505 oh totally, i call my cat fat everyday as a joke but i also have to work to keep her active because i want her to get a few pounds off. some pets are just little fatties and thats not a bad thing as long as we're able to recognize it and do our best to let them be healthy n happy :)

[@Stinkyskidmark]

yesss and not just call them cute

[@janetandamocha7874]

Genuinely sad you didn't address Sameer Bhavnani's weird video where he deepfakes Denzel Washington into it. It feels like a racist fever dream.

[@minnows-_-]

What was that one about?

[@janetandamocha7874]

@@minnows-_- A racist police officer stops the daughter of the black police captain and they deepfaked Denzel Washington as the police captain - it is horrifying

[@KM-mw3jp]

“I use to work in veterinary, obese dogs bother me” the most relatable statement you’ve ever said…

[@Prologue18]

honestly the actors in the ‘wife jealous of mom’ video weren’t too shabby! the only awkward spots were due to a language barrier.

[@umbram8073]

Thankfully the cheer squad was so awful and cheesy that they don't even do jumps - instead they use nursery rhymes as a basis for cheers as they stand in one spot - so it actually is perfect for a pregnant cheerleaders health :p

[@anyrija.]

was the dude so mad at his dog for not listening, that he had a heart attack?

[@PocketDeerBoy]

Disabled kids aren’t exactly unlikely to be bullied, they’re more likely to be either seen as a burden or their needs are completely ignored by the adults around them. Either that or random assholes will try to “cure” them

[@coffin1316]

It's also likely that they get bullied still

[@saltydinonuggies1841]

So just because you never saw a disabled kid get picked on does not mean it didn't happen. Because i was picked on for my disabilities all the time and others can say the same. Perhaps the ones in wheelchairs and using walkers weren't as much (though I doubt it) but only because people tend to see visibly disabled people as babies who can't do anything themselves. That you have to tiptoe around or you'll hurt them. Which isn't great either.

[@saltydinonuggies1841]

Also people aren't "stuck" with mobility aids. Mobility aids give us freedom and the ability to go places

[@dontwear_itout]

The principal revealing she is pregnant honestly fucking sent me, the way everyone just stares silently 😭😭😭

[@emiliamatlock8566]

if I could speak for the Emilia's for a moment: we're not all misogynistic interpretations of women written by men can't speak for her tho

[@minjaarsic3327]

my grandma’s name is Emilija and i *jumped* when the guy said her name

[@shroomy7131]

Emilia Romagna is the name of an Italian region lmao

[@heavenly2k]

"You have a dragon burning inside of you" lmfao I'm done bruh this is ridiculous

[@swordbird]

What really bothers me about the dog video is that the dog has no way of knowing that the people are acting. It doesn’t seem super upset but for all that it knows its owner is very mad at it.

[@manda-om9ls]

Hate the last one sm lol. say listen like 1000 times and treats the dog like shit for a video

[@theodorefelixgrant]

Bad take on the bullying :/ as a disabled person, we are 100% bullied in schools and no one stands up for us

[@theodorefelixgrant]

I know you're saying that as your personal experience, but if you're not visibly disabled, you're not going to know, yk?

[@uisce_]

@@theodorefelixgrant yea he apologized that he misplaced his words in a reply to another comment.

[@katzcradle6674]

Ngl the pregnant story would've made more sense if it was about a fat person, but they made it about a pregnant person instead for some reason

[@heavenly2k]

That pregnancy cheerleader skit was goddamn grating. That sh*t was murdering my brain cells. The acting is ABYSMAL. I'm not even joking when I'm saying that Tommy Wisseau in the Room had a more compelling and charismatic performance. I feel like the plot was randomly generated by an algorithm that's fed vapid "inspirational" content all day.

[@toothfairy10133]

they have the same breaks between lines that u get on the news when they're showing the person in the studio speaking to the person who'se live from wherever

[@blakeanderson5011]

Laughing at the idea of the pregnant teens water breaking at the top of the pyramid.

[@kelsiemcveety999]

Disabled kids definitely get bullied, that's nice that you didn't see it at your school but it's definitely a thing. Kids can be really cruel and pick on differences, and they pick up ableism from their families

[@sjk7467]

That disabled kid video was actually one of the most disgusting and despicable things I've ever seen. Having the janitor do that could convince people to do things that could fuck with disabled people so bad. Literally severe abuse of a disabled child and it turns out great for him! The moral is don't bully them? Maybe you think it is but he's actually the only one hurting disabled kids here by making the vid. I really hope everyone who watches immediately recognizes it as terrible but with the type of people who watch the crap in the first place... I don't know

[@jeremydoerksen5988]

When I heard Ethan say Sameer Bavnani; I knew shit was about to get real. Sameer's videos are fucking insane lmfaoooooo

[@teddyvalentine2193]

the samir video is literally a carbon copy of the scenes in cobra kai after miguel diaz is paralyzed and johnny lawrence is trying to rehab him holy shit.

[@yellobb3848]

I really hoped that the dog was gonna push the grandpa into the pool and that’s why the dog was standing there watching him in the thumbnail

[@Sendinggoodvibes]

Ironically, that Golden one was kinda the case between my grandma and "her dog", Chloey. It got so bad that she had Chloey in an x-pen all day while she just sat there.. so I ended up training the dog to behave around the house. But then My grandma had a minor stroke resulting in the dog to literally choose my gma over me. Im totally not insulted 😂

[@emilyhazel]

Jokes aside I think it's important we look past the cringe and see how revolutionary these videos can be for some people. As a drama student, it showed me how to NOT act and what to avoid to make a performance half bearable.

[@pauline_f328]

I mostly just feel so sorry for that dog. Poor thing must've been so confused :'(

[@kingkat_]

after seeing this i never wanna hear the word "listen" ever again

[@ariannastemp9798]

i hope they gave that dog so many pets after that and told her shes a good girl

[@EarlyySunsetss]

Those videos made me feel like i’m having a stroke. love ur content ethan!!!

[@poof9447]

16:25 i went to catholic schools up until dropping out in 11th grade and almost all of the disabled kids were passively picked on until they would blow up at those kids and THEY would get sent out for being disruptive. it was truly disgusting and no staff ever cared to put the blame on anyone other than the victims of bullying

[@alexsnightmare]

The disabled kid video made me really uncomfortable for some reason. Probably because I'm also disabled and have had to take care of my disabled parents, but the way the janitor abused the kid and the way he was suddenly "cured" was just... eugh. Rubbed me the wrong way.

[@MikasRhetoric]

I remember you talking about this video on stream! It’s really good keep it up Ethan 🥰

[@starboyonyx]

ty for this

[@oliverolivers5080]

16:27 Yeah your experience is not universal here, at my school disabled kids were THE prime target for bullying. Glad you went to a school where that wasn’t the case, but for the most part that is not the case at most schools

[@HaidebugCreates]

Maybe it’s because I live in the south or maybe it was my school, but disabled kids both mentally and physically were picked on in school. Including myself because I’m physically disabled. It was pretty bad and no one did anything.

[@DesmoTwanipop]

I grew up in the west and was bullied pretty bad too for being autistic at multiple schools. Called me horrible things like the "r" word or worse and some tried to beat me. However, I was pretty scary when I little, because I didn't know how to control my anger. So most wouldn't have tried. Hopefully my bulling situation got better as I got to older grades at a school where I was more respected. Also, I wasn't very fun to bully once I learned to stand up to them and ignore them. So it was probably just the school you went to. Sorry you had to go through that.

[@oyinkansolaadebajo9716]

Northeasterner, here. Most bullying was not direct, but I did face a lot of ostracization which really impacted my well-being, so

[@HaidebugCreates]

@@DesmoTwanipop nah it’s okay. I’m grown now so it doesn’t matter anymore. I’m sorry you had to go through it too though. I guess Ethan just went to a good school lol.

[@HaidebugCreates]

@@oyinkansolaadebajo9716 yeah same. A lot for me was like jabs at my appearance like most disabled and mentally disabled people get. It was like getting shoved into a locker type of stuff. Just verbal. I guess Ethan just went to a nice school lol.

[@SallyBerry9]

I grew up in the uk and I’m very obviously ADHD and Autist, and at one point my bullies tried to knock me out with a log. This was like 2008 and it still follows me.

[@ProjektDarkSide]

So, you're telling me that that kid that couldn't walk needed a chiropractor adjustment?! Damn...

[@poppyseed5270]

The way you say "hiiiIIIIiiii" at the beginning of the video makes my day, always

[@Zeon.foxie.]

All of these videos are sooooo inspirational /s (Side note: don't shave a double-coated dog. Poor bb, probably over heating because of it)

[@colormecoco3779]

Dogs have no way of knowing if there’s “skit” going on in my opinion and him yelling at that dog made me a bit sad because that baby looks so sweet… even though she is in fact , chunky .

[@squidcultist0022]

Clearly the lesson is, solve bullying with violence

[@ciciamanda.]

your bullies cant bully you if they're dead

[@spacekid9680]

That's why those who bully me run from me... because they know that if they didn't this tiny autistic 16 year old would beat their asses.

[@aformofmatter8913]

Unironically good advice

[@BigAlexgator]

Got the 5th like and loving this already. Thank you, Ethan for always making my time go by a little bit better and easier.

[@crunglemcbungley]

The blond woman in the StepMother video talks like a character from What We Do in the Shadows

[@livtai3686]

As someone with a spinal disability, the bullying video made me so uncomfortable and I don’t think you were upset enough about it Edit: somehow the dog video made me feel even worse 😐

[@chirbee420]

"Listen" is no longer a real word

[@emileejohnston232]

finally seeing what an action movie would look like without stunt actors is crazy

[@Nocturnalux]

The janitor is not a doctor, he cannot be telling a disabled child to let go of her walker! This is horrifying.

[@--Animal--]

I need to ask if this is a fever dream after watching the pregnant cheerleader video. How can anything be real if something like this was made. WAKE ME UPPPPP!!

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Bro give that golden retriever some water!

[@eldritchteletubby9319]

Disabled kids certainly get bullied, it's just not in places where an able-bodied person would see. Also, I don't think people would usually actually beat up disabled kids. It's going to be more subtle than that. The wild oversimplification of the realities of bullying really hurts kids who are actually suffering from that. I was bullied really badly as a kid, and the trauma has stuck with me. Spending years constantly looking over your shoulder, knowing that you can never have social media because it would destroy you, waiting for the next mockery to come... It really fucks up a kid. This kind of message of "punching people is bad" doesn't help anyone, and only serves to make bullied kids feel like what they're going through isn't that important.

[@ericapierson-way213]

"It counts as extra kickular activity on my college applications."

[@FacelessCog]

Holy shit, as a disabled individual (double below knee amputee and full time wheelchair user), Samir's video is absolutely infuriating. I have lost count of the number of able bodied people who think they're helping, trying to get me to practice walking, just try harder, push yourself, etc. Here's the thing, though: I know my stumps. I know that if I push myself too much trying to walk on them, I will open up pressure sores that will dramatically limit my mobility until I'm able to get them all healed. It's just super frustrating when people assume that they know your condition better than you.

[@SpiceIntolerance]

Aww that intro hi was so wholesome, hi back to you Ethan! 👋🏽

[@thatlycantomboy]

I was like “Roblox Dhar Man?? huh? man, kids these days…” and then the footage actually got shown and nostalgia decided to beat me over the head with the solidified era of minecraft roleplays.

[@Emily-pn1rg]

I knew the dog one was going to make me mad but still it pissed me off. Like that poor dog! She was probably so confused why he was yelling at her and treating her that way. She's just having a happy time and he keeps yelling at her for no reason!! Poor baby girl. Also as an owner if a big dog that is 100% not the first time he has stepped in a big Ole pile of dog shit.