DEI Disasters: When Diversity Hiring Goes Wrong in Hollywood

[@DespotofAntrim]

Reply to this comment with your DEI horror stories. Other movie / TV examples, any industry or (most importantly), DEI you have personally witnessed. Thank you!

[@maguffintop2596]

Black, Gay, Luciferian (hence left hand hidden). Last part most important…

[@Jaredskoll]

Not DEI but I do remember nobody wanting to work with a brown guy in university because he always came to classes late and was generally thick as shit, and he claimed it was racist that nobody was enthusiastic to do a group project with him lol

[@andyakap]

love ur channel, was happy to see you on a star wars panel the other night

[@paularized1]

@@DespotofAntrim My cousin is a straight white male and the smartest person in the family. Highly disciplined, talented and educated. Last year he got laid off from his job and the reason he was given was that he did nothing wrong but they needed a non-white person in the role. He worked for a university here in Canada, has a masters degree and the job is now being done by an East Indian high school graduate.

[@LindyWithAWhy]

Kamala Harris

[@hoeraufist]

"The most boring people i have met in my life only talked about themselves" applies to a lot of the adherants to DEI as well.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Leslie Headland can't get through an interview without informing the interviewer who she likes to f*ck. She is a true narcissist.

[@johnnycrown5097]

33:03 who has watched full metal alchemist or read the manga... This is like praising Shaw Tucker for what he did to his daughter and dog... My goodness, I never imagined that evil heartbreaking scene that everyone says is one of their best moments in FMA because of how sad and enraging it was would be something seen as an happy ending in Hollywood just because the sex was reversed...

[@LiterallyAWesternHognose]

​@@DespotofAntrimMr Despot i do believe you are refering to Lesbian Headlamp?

[@suezcontours6653]

@@DespotofAntrim WHITES ARE DYING. THAT'S YOUR FAULT FOR NOT REPRODUCING. BLACK AND DIVERSE PEOPEL ARE THE FUTURE. DEAL WITH IT, LOSER

[@FunPicard]

Yeah, or an identity trait viewed as a proxy of themselves. Russel T. Davies and Joe Glass (obscure failed comics creator) come to mind as people seemingly incapable of talking about anything without somehow pivoting to injecting their gayness into the conversation.

[@GIBBO4182]

When has diversity hiring gone RIGHT? As soon as you hire on anything but merit, the standard inevitably drops

[@JB-ti7bl]

Equity was sold to us as giving the short kid a box to stand on to see over the fence like the tall kid. What equity has morphed into is...LOWER THE FENCE.

[@CGMedia2023]

Don't forget almost without exception, the diversity hire ALWAYS flexes hard on all of their co-workers to show them how much of a protected class they are. Thus making them the most insufferable people to work with and rendering the workplace toxic.

[@marcusmiller5443]

Indubitably.

[@sba8710]

Hundreds of nepo kids disagree.

[@onesith4528]

Star Trek. They were hiring black characters for major roles during a time when that was unheard of. Granted, this is my only example. Everything after has just been bad.

[@radumacsim3700]

Dude doesn't post in a while then comes with a 2 hour rant about DEI. This is a good day.

[@justforever96]

I would be happy with four half hour videos more frequently. But undoubtedly My Lord knows best, and doesn't wish us to grow too accustomed to his presence among us. We might grow overfamiliar.

[@davemccage7918]

That Rings o’ POWah trailer The Despot created absolutely slaps! I’d actually watch the show if DoA was a producer.

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

Yeah my one complaint is that it isn't 17 hours long.

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

​@@davemccage7918po'or*

[@theabhorrentchef7226]

Agreed NoOne. I love the long videos. I throw them on while I’m ruck marching or out foraging. I’m usually dirty, sweaty, and/or bundled up and freezing and I want to hit play and have hours of talk in my ear with my screen blacked out and not needing to mess with the phone again. I’d like more Despot videos but the quality of these occasional masterpieces lets me listen to them multiple times with just a little rest in between.

[@KidFresh71]

Reversing racism doesn't undo the past. All the hatred towards middle aged white men is the very definition of ageism, racism, and sexism. Love your channel. Keep fighting the good fight!

[@kathyflorcruz552]

It's just racism- NOT reversing it - it was always there. Now it's condoned and EMPOWERED. Globally.

[@arostwocents]

Exactly. Equity claims you can lift up black people to make up for what was done to them in the past by the same rich families that give us all miserable lives now. It's targeting the poor for the sins of the rich, just like climate fascism.

[@sashalove83]

There is no such thing as reverse racism. Groups that have been discriminated against hold no power which is a main component in racism.

[@OlgaHolger]

white men AND white women! its a sick cult of demons

[@CarmeloRagusa-w7t]

I am a firearms instructor for a public sector state close protection unit. We are responsible for protecting domestic and visiting foreign heads of state and government. A few years ago, a female only course was run for DEI reasons. This course had a 100% pass rate, comparing to the usual of 30%. The standards were floored, the physical test was removed, not one passed the firearms qualification. And all of this was lied and lied and lied about to everyone. The training team was then nominated for a diversity award. I protested all of this and was accused of sexism…for believing that gender should not be considered. The damage this did to the credibility of that unit, to women who may otherwise be capable and to morale and pride, to this day is disgusting. None of those women remain. They didn’t earn it and not being stupid, realised exactly how they were being patronised. The recent attempt on Trump highlighted precisely the same dishonest vandalism that puts lives at risk.

[@seancharriman]

Exactly what I’m saying! If that shooter had received even one iota of proper firearms handling, he would not have missed those shots. So sad.

[@cameronjones8641]

​@seancharriman One like, impressive. So I guess you proved that a peice of scum like you is not quite alone.

[@IHaveAName1824]

which of the attempts were you refering to?

[@cameronjones8641]

@@seancharriman I am fascinated, how does it actually feel to swallow every lie, every twisted peice of propaganda to the point were you would wish this on a another person? What is it like being so utterly ignorant and brainwashed?

[@cameronjones8641]

@@seancharriman If you are a young man, then I think it's pretty forgivable for your acute mind virus, but if you are not, then may God have mercy on your soul.

[@pietbokvanrensburg8131]

" A face for radio, a voice for a silent movie". 😂😂😂

[@JonathanBresnihan77]

One of the greatest quotes I've ever heard

[@bottlethrower1544]

Copy that

[@nordveld]

Reminds me of Better Bachelor: A face for radio and a voice for print.

[@whoeverfromwherever]

​@@nordveld fellow man of culture

[@yig_501]

😂😂

[@sirneko1278]

"The power of gay" "The power of representation" "The power of racism toward white people" -DEI in a nutshell

[@FadedintoLegend]

@@sirneko1278 Name one way someone can be racist towards Caucasians and get away with it please explain it for us in the back.

[@MrFiddleedee]

don't say racist, say anti-white

[@vee-bee-a]

How in the hell is this comment still around? When I speak my mind by posting a comment, it usually gets deleted, and some‑times KZbin complains. Damn this inequity, man.

[@bladeduffer]

​@@pbradics3670, correct. It's literally the same thing however, it's literally an anti-white agenda. As a Latino who can see this anti-white racism being perpetrated by the very same intersectional morons claiming they're the victims, I am sick and tired of it.

[@stanclare-sh6vi]

😂🤣 🙏✌️🍻

[@Niedfyr]

Nothing as relatable as millionairs talking about their struggles....stunning and brave.

[@alesksander]

IKR

[@jravage77]

The analytical truth bomb on the caste system that is DEI is yet another cathartic moment I find myself rewinding to hear again and again. Well done, Despot!

[@Rambam1776]

I not only didn't watch a single thing on this list, I had forgotten that any of them even got made.

[@paxluporum4447]

Life was better that way.

[@sullivandmitry1416]

Ricky Gervais already ruined any other golden globes host that could ever come after his hilarious performance

[@SecretMagician]

And he also pointed everything people coming on the stage should never do if they truly respected themselves. So glad to see his message going through one ear and out the other for "modern day celebrities ".

[@SirDankington]

I still laugh every time I see that clip of Adam Driver having the time of his life while everyone else just looks at Ricky with murder in their eyes.

[@Tallorian]

One of the clearest signs that Gervais is an outstanding performer is that he featured in GTA back in R*'s better days.

[@daniellewillis2767]

​@SecretMagician obviously they won't let it happen again

[@cookie5535]

gervais is pure brain rot tier humor

[@Ploxtifs_OldAndDeadAccountXD]

Whatever happened to “do not judge people based on the color of their skin, but rather the content of their character”?

[@tereninsecundus6084]

That notion came about from white-male cis western ideals. Couldn't have that, could we?

[@The13thRonin]

You got conquered. That's what happened. "The price of liberty is eternal vigilance." You went to sleep champ, now it's their world.

[@gregsmith7949]

It all started with "Political Correctness" in the late 1980s. Just like the boiling frog analogy, the temperature has slowly been rising since until we're where we are now.

[@fenrifegads5571]

The problem was that they were judged on the content of their character all along. it was never about the skin colour. The skin colour was just an easy way of identifying them. No one cares if they are black or purple or polkadot. We just don't want to be around cannibals.

[@fenrifegads5571]

@@The13thRonin Oy vey, some dangerous noticing going on in this post.

[@samm5111]

"2 Billion dollars given to people who think fires can burn in space..." Perfect summation.

[@mikeboudreau2382]

Freedom of speech given to people who don't think oxygen can be running through pipes

[@John-fk2ky]

@@mikeboudreau2382 You clearly don’t know what that kind of fire looks like (hint: not a campfire), and if it was an O2 fire, the most likely fix would have been shutting down the pipe inside the ship. There would simply be no way to fix the issue from outside the ship because even if you took care of whatever was sparking the fire, you’d still have a serious O2 leak. You clearly don’t understand how even your proposed solution actually works.

[@mikeboudreau2382]

That's a fine point. You also gotta remember the force, kyber crystals, hyperspace; none of it is real, it's possible star wars world abides by different sets of rules. Anywho enjoy or hate episode 7! We're all in this together :)

[@trolleriffic]

​@@mikeboudreau2382 Star Wars stil has a clear set of in-universe rules that don't change arbitrarily. Their fire works like real-world fire (except in the Acolyte), and fantasy worlds like that of Star Wars or the worlds of science fiction become utter garbage if there isn't a reasonable level of in-universe rules, logic and consistency.

[@abicrystalwing1543]

​@@mikeboudreau2382 It's not about freedom of speech, it's about making sense. Just because star wars is fantasy doesn't mean that you write every detail off as just being fantasy. It still has to be realistic in the sense that it doesn't break immersion. This is like those people saying that players should be allowed to walk on gas giants in starfield 🤡

[@chrisgilmore4655]

Your critiques and reviews are so enjoyable. They help me get through the trash that is modern entertainment. Keep up the good fight!

[@garymcderp1146]

Can’t wait for the next Terminator film starring Lizzo as the first body-positive Terminator model Zim/Zur-800lb, that is sent back in time to prevent the medical research that determined obesity is actually harmful to a person’s health.

[@mew10521]

I'd watch that

[@SecretMagician]

With Nikocado Avocado as the villain showing weightloss benefits. Watch his new video for why I picked him.

[@cpdreyer]

Me: "Pretty bold of them to start the Golden Globes with Eldwid Marteph giving a Ted Talk." You: " This is actually supposed to be a stand up routine." Me: "Dear God..."

[@Mr_Bones.]

I legit thought he was playing a low quality capture of an AA meeting and found it a little distasteful. Like c’mon man, don’t make fun of AA. Those people are going through a rough time and… wait that was the real Golden Globes?? The cringe has given me Stage 99 cancer

[@Millionmes]

On a serious note, dei has ruined and is ruining western culture and its economy, it is destroying society and I applaud your courage and hard work documenting this. Keep up your brilliant work.

[@The13thRonin]

On a serious note, I applaud your documentation of the Titanic sinking as we all stand on the Titanic.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

It is by design. Who looks white but doesn't think of themselves as white?

[@ralphr2711]

​@@BumfluffAddlepateOy Vey intensifies

[@jaibonaparte]

​@@juliantheapostate8295Who nose

[@saviorself1164]

You ain't lying. What's really crazy is that the only people clamoring for DEI are rich white people. I've never once heard a black, Asian or Latino person say anything about being underrepresented in movies and TV, without someone else bringing it up. Real people worry about real things that actually impact their lives. People who have time to count how many non white people are in a movie are people who have plenty of money. There aren't too many of those

[@John.Angell]

I drink a shot of whiskey every time Mr Reflection says, "Reflection of myself" and now I'm in late stage liver cirrhosis

[@Bot23]

Do you mean cirrhosis? Psoriasis is a skin condition.

[@The13thRonin]

This is definitely a lie. You wouldn't have liver psoriasis. You would be dead after the first video.

[@tabaflip]

​@@Bot23 He's that drunk lol

[@gregsmith7949]

So...your liver has dandruff?

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

My mouth still utters “what is that mouth?” Anytime he shows up. Can it stretch any wider?

[@zoch9797]

1:13:03 "The most boring people I have met in my life all had something in common: they only talked about themselves... and nothing else." Wise words, Despot.

[@RRTNZ]

Despot, I'm surprised you didn't include Eternals, probably the MCU's most DEI by design film. Not only were the characters altered to suit the DEI hire cast ( hint, guess which ethnicity and sexual orientation turns out to be the villain) but Chloe Zhao, who won an Oscar for a low budget fill about Frances McDormand urinating in buckets, was its stunningly unquallified DEI hire director. The fillm marketed itself on DEI , and totally avoided everything that earned the comic book source material its somewhat niche but also revered status, as a Jack Kirby masterpiece.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thanks for the tip RRTNZ. To be honest I only remembered The Eternals after I made the video. It would have been a great one to include.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

And so the Despot returns to face down possibly the greatest disaster Disney Star Wars has unleashed upon the world. He will stand against this terror and strike it down with great intelligence and furious critique as he lays his judgment upon it.

[@DespotofAntrim]

This video actually only goes through the Acolyte briefly. The next video will be a dedicated Acolyte video.

[@metaljacket8128]

Lol

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

@@DespotofAntrim Eh still though.

[@cyfreusz]

...greatest disaster Disney Star Wars has unleashed *so far ... ;)

[@sojalemmi1515]

@@DespotofAntrim hey friend, love you content. lemme ask your opinion on this... do you agree with oscar wilde that the critic and art criticism is the superior artist/form of art, or do you believe the artists themselves hold that accolade? curious what a skilled, modern day critic might think of this issue.

[@Camarillo36]

The Despot is criminally underrated

[@zawarudo1041]

Maybe that's better for now. He is the best that you can take from little platoon, critical drinker (when he was in prime) and tbys while also adding a lot of good own creativity. He is a gem that should be protected until he gets clone on odysee and/or rumble. Otherwise he will be attacked by toxic and hateful Twitter/tiktok "folks" and deplatformed, because he is mostly saying truth even if sometimes I disagree with some of his opinions

[@DSPHistoricalSociety]

He really is

[@ohannesjarjisfrancis8837]

It’s the accent

[@simcard027]

"i only got the gig 10 days ago" i bet ricky gervais could've been asked to go up out of the audience on the night and he would've killed it

[@zawarudo1041]

Dude spoke like some fkin troglodyte so even if he had year he would still be saying yoooo and shut up

[@mbamichael9848]

Oh my! How generous of you to put out yet another two hour video. I will partake it in its whole with grace and gratitude. Thank you very much.

[@drop830]

I just wanted to come here to thank you for the Selma Hayek clip.

[@dqverify6797]

I am a straight, happily married woman, but I was glued to that clip, too, lol. She is just so stunning!

[@SecretMagician]

Neuron activation moment right there.

[@marcusmiller5443]

'Sacrifices must be made for the greater good' is the message they push, coming from people that are overpaid, under-talented, and completelt oblivious to what it take to live a REAL life. I firmly believe they are projecting, to the nth degree.

[@mariussielcken]

The system is unfair, so give me an unfair advantage.

[@DH1984-d7d]

How quintessentially communist of them.

[@marcusmiller5443]

@@DH1984-d7d I noted, over a decade ago, that the U.S. is more communistic than Vietnam. (I dated a Vietnamese woman, who taught in Ho Chi Mihn City. She did extremely well.)

[@GH-ub7qz]

nhilism

[@marcusmiller5443]

@@GH-ub7qz same type of people that always choose scorched earth option, on their way out...filthy fuqers

[@SophiaPerpetua]

They race-swapped half the Greek and Trojan armies in the tv series "Troy." It was laughably implausible.

[@Nopeasaurus]

yeah that makes me laugh. like if youre making a show based in greece, why is a huge portion of the army…oh…i dont know not white? of course if you point it out, you will be accused of racism, whej in reality they are the racist ones for trying to push the false narrative that ancient greece is as ethnically diverse as modern america. and the sheer hypocrisy, they’d never pull this move if the show took place in africa.

[@arostwocents]

It's hilarious that the people who talk about cultural appropriation constantly, culturally appropriate all of European history

[@SonOfTheOne111]

DEI isn’t just destroying films & TV- it’s wrecking most of our economy. We just can’t see it happening as clearly. Just a gradual decrease in quality and more airplanes falling from the sky.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

The rot started when we stopped calling them aeroplanes

[@finalfantasy50]

we can see it clearly but the info is hidden or outrigh denied by a huge section of the population race and sex based quotas were a mistake

[@SammEater]

You know what is funny? They are also pushing for DEI hirings even in Brazil, even among a mostly biracial population DEI practices are now being pushed everywhere (in this case where most of the population is already non white, they are pushing for more of the XX to get the jobs that were usually male dominated). Amazing.

[@phoenixmistertwo8815]

ESG

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Welcome to the party. That's been happening to my country (South Africa) since the 90s.

[@IfBatmanHadAParrot]

I absolutely love how this longform date section of all the travesty involving DEI in the industry is interrupted in the middle for a tirade where you just completely rip the strokes to shreds. Absolutely fantastic.

[@PaulieMcCoy]

The Strokes were nearly a war crime. I hate their insipid bullshit. It came out of nowhere and I was laughing my ass off.

[@rossbach451]

That you like Napoleon Blownapart tells me all I need to know. I will be a fan for life! Your work is timely, funny and always spot on.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thanks! Napoleon is best MMA channel going.

[@owenchapman8320]

"I'm black and i'm GAY" is way funnier than it was ever meant to be.

[@ArsSanctum]

It's just the way he says it, and the weird pause in the middle LOL

[@therealdeal3866]

@@ArsSanctumThe pause in the middle is when he was expecting someone to say “I don’t care.” Unfortunately, no one did.

[@lachlank.8270]

😃

[@SeanSandberg-j3q]

@@therealdeal3866 I care!

[@g_dub]

Totally! The way he says it...says it all

[@dococ3272]

They even race swapped Scooby, turning him from a Great Dane to a Pit bull.

[@bezimienny_andzej6425]

Oh god, what a sheitshow...

[@DragonEclipseX7]

I'm very certain that was Scrappy in Velma S2

[@dococ3272]

@@DragonEclipseX7 eww did you actually watch it? Still race swapped

[@johnnycrown5097]

33:03 who has watched full metal alchemist or read the manga... This is like praising Shaw Tucker for what he did to his daughter and dog... My goodness, I never imagined that evil heartbreaking scene that everyone says is one of their best moments in FMA because of how sad and enraging it was would be something seen as an happy ending in Hollywood just because the sex was reversed...

[@dococ3272]

@@johnnycrown5097 true, I don’t think you meant to put such a great insight about that Emma stone movie on my comment though brother.

[@SammEater]

Blue Beetle also hiring a brazilian actress to try to appeal to fans of her (the few that are still left because no one really cares about her that much now) in Brazil was such an obvious marketing stunt that everyone skipped on the film. Lol

[@Jordo246]

Jesus Christ, I have to pause and have a break after that whole Brendan Shaub section, you made me laugh so much I could barely catch my breath. Amazing work, Despot.

[@viderevero1338]

Loved the Napoleon Blownapart shoutout. Discovered his channel around 2 years ago, and I've been a devoted fan since.

[@LadySquiffington]

Thats a bit of my afternoon sorted. Your videos are fantastic.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thanks!

[@LadySquiffington]

Oh my god, your segment about the strokes is hilarious. I have a playlist with some songs by the strokes because I think they're ok, yet I skip it every time. You might be on to something there 😂

[@Burns_RED]

​@@DespotofAntrim Legit most based channel on this site

[@davematkins6829]

Your scathing critique s are hilarious _& on point. You call out the no talent woke self blowing jerk offs that are killing Hollywood.

[@davematkins6829]

PS you described Stalyor Twit's music perfectly.

[@AngryBootneck]

Been a while Despot, glad to see you are still hard at it!

[@DespotofAntrim]

I just watched a couple of your videos over lunch Boot. I'm looking forward to your post election coverage. Should be a good laugh if nothing else.

[@AngryBootneck]

@@DespotofAntrim aye comedy is all our politicians are good for, cos they don’t have a handle on governing! 🤷‍♂️

[@Leon-cv5uz]

Ayup boot o7

[@Derikboy]

One note: they didn't just turn the damsel in distress into "girl boss don't need no man", but they went further and created the "MANsel in distress trope"

[@Xeorboom]

atleast make him fress like a cartoony princess and be comedically stupid! that would be fun!

[@prismaticbeetle3194]

this channel is comedy gold

[@bdbyt6835]

My boy count dankula! he is definitely one of my top 5 favorite youtubers. Bigbunjeeeee is also 10/10 classic, organic content. This channel is also extremely enjoyable.

[@Mr_Bones.]

I came for one review and got six instead. It’s crazy that this witty and thoughtful video dissertation is free. We live in a time where consistently the reviews of entertainment is profoundly deeper and better made than the supposed entertainment.

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

Currently there is also the fact that Lightsabers are not dangerous at all. If it was a proper star wars movie Kylo Ren would be either dead or severely disfigured, the guy taking a lightsaber to the face and only getting a scar is unbelievable

[@shmoga]

according to the acolyte, butter knives are more powerful then light sabers now.

[@Xeorboom]

meanwhile in The Bad Batch: a Trandoshian gets his gun destroyed in one hit by a lightsaber and then gets carried off to be eaten by spider monsters as he screams to be freed before agonisingly dying off screen

[@PostCrisisRH]

Its crazy anyone still follows post EU SW. SW Died when George sold it and they decanonized the EU.

[@Xeorboom]

@@PostCrisisRH I don't care what ANYONE says, the lego shows and films are 100% canon and so is the Phineas And Ferb special! there is nothing that says they aren't in the old or new canon

[@PostCrisisRH]

@@Xeorboom There is, it’s called canon hierarchy

[@FacadeWitch]

The subversion of the “Damsel in Distress” trope has become the norm, now it would be total subversion to actually HAVE the male hero rescue the woman! I would be shocked!

[@GeraltofRivia22]

The original Star Wars subverted that trope in the 70s. Leah was a badass who took charge of the situation.

[@kaykutcher2103]

In Pat and Mike Charles Bronson and goons corner Tracy and Hepburn, Kate then proceeds to kick Bronson's behind. She does it again once the law arrives, demonstrating to them what happened. Pat and Mike came out in 1952.

[@sallybags9090]

I don't think the industry to promote good relationships between men and women. Like love stories. Because men and women loving each other and having families would be bad for the environment.

[@redmondthealien7840]

I am a bisexual, severally autistic guy, with anxiety that bad it means that there will occasionally be days, and once two weeks straight, where I cannot keep food down due to vomiting. I have, quite literally, Never felt the need to "Justify My Existence" to the world at large, for one simple reason. I am not a raging narcissist. That's what this is about for these people, it's not about making better media, it's not about "Diversity", "Inclusion", Or "Equality" it's about people who cannot stand a single minute where everything is not about them.

[@ethanreynolds4942]

Looking back on this makes me smile. I didn't know how good I had it.

[@DroidStudios001]

THE KING DESPOT HAS RETURNED

[@arkadiuszjuszczak565]

All hail the despot!

[@vee-bee-a]

Hail to the king!

[@doublep1980]

Jennifer Salke also cancelled the Conan-The Barbarian series, that Ryan Kondal was working on. Kondal is a big fan of the original Conan stories by Robert E. Howard and the script was supposedly very good, according to some people who read it. Kondal than jumped ship to HBO MAX and wrote/ produced House of the Dragon, which is a huge hit with audiences and critically acclaimed. Imagine, we could have had a well written, mature Conan series with great production values. Instead we got shite like Rangz of Power & that abysmal Wheel of Time show....

[@paulvontarsus729]

That is a tragedy. Was there an actor envisioned to play Conan? I can't think of any particular actor who would do it as well as Arnie.

[@dbf1dware]

@@paulvontarsus729 I do not know if they had anyone in mind, and I doubt it got anywhere near that point of production. But I think Alan Ritchson (from Amazon's Reacher) could pull it off. He's no Arnold. There will never be another Arnold. But I could see him as Conan.

[@briers3715]

"headlands wife is so bad at acting she couldn't act her way through her own front door acting as Leslie headlands wife" I haven't laughed that hard for a while.

[@nickwebster9280]

Nice video Despot, thank you! I really liked what you said about how the most boring / uninteresting people you have ever met only talk about themselves. I could not agree more and I have thought that as well since I was 14.

[@jokerincgaming2730]

I burst out laughing at the last "KAREN iPhone, HIT THAT SH#T" 😂🤣

[@marcusmiller5443]

Despot, the only issue I don't have with Eichner blaming str8 people for the failure of his movie: He's right...which only serves as proof not as many people are 'down with' their nonsense. There's your silver lining, bud.

[@davemccage7918]

“Give me the meat… and give it to me RAW!” Said Billy to the sweaty, drunk, masturbating hobo who was the only other patron in the theater that was showing Billy’s masterpiece, “Bros”.

[@marcusmiller5443]

@@davemccage7918 spot on! 😂👍

[@Nyet-Zdyes]

Yep... I guess str8 people just aren't interested in their rainbow poop.

[@gottesurteil3201]

The movie isn't made for you so you can't criticize it but you also are also obligated to watch and love it

[@marcusmiller5443]

@@gottesurteil3201 I v an criticize whatever I want. My reply wasn't meant for you, d1psch1t, but you replied. Viva freedom, a55hole. Now, p1ss off, ya lame brain nuisance.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

DEI = DIE spelled differently cause it effectively kills anything it's attached to.

[@mariussielcken]

Ever wonder why Diversity (racial and sexual social engineering) and Equity (communism) are more important than Inclusion?

[@timelesspoultry8849]

because those two things will be what ruins society as we know it (no matter how nice they appear), the inclusion is added to make it look good (wich it absolutely fails at) i'd recommend respecting people over being woke, you don't even need the latter to do the former

[@wizerdjuice9589]

DIEversity

[@AshCosgrove]

This may well be Despot's best video to date. Been watching you for a couple years and I am so proud to see our beloved Despot nearing his first sub milestone of 100k!

[@DespotofAntrim]

And only 3 months later I finally hit it! Thanks Ash.

[@lancevance585]

That whole area of the video about the caste system was so well put together man. Completely summed up everything wrong with the film industry and pretty much all industries in the western world right now. DEI is an abhorrent practice. On a side note, watched the whole video but subscribed about 20 minutes in. Apart from being informative it was an absolute chuckle. Really funny stuff man.

[@phoster3322]

22:08 the Amazon partnership gag always gets me 😂

[@simondavis750]

Both Jim Rash and Brie were in Community. A show that approached diversity with its tongue firmly in its cheek. They made constant jabs at diversity being used for monetary or social gain. It was both actually diverse and was aware of how diversity was used to manipulate. Now they are both fully riding that band wagon all the way to Hell.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

Unless i missed something, I believe you are confusing Brie Larson and Allison Brie.

[@simondavis750]

@@williamdixon-gk2sk Brie had a part as Abeds girlfriend. And she was actually good, good acting, warm, charming, funny. Nothing like the Brie we know today.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

@simondavis750 my bad. I recall that storyline, but not that it was Brie Larson. Haven't watched community in a while.

[@simondavis750]

@@williamdixon-gk2sk You probably didn't recognise it was her because she was pleasant and sweet and funny.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

Disney used that "The Power of Many" song as a promotional idea for a Father's Day gift.

[@jonathanmcstay]

I still can’t believe Selma Hayek was overlooked by the academy for her role on “From Dusk til Dawn”

[@Whookieee]

From Dusk Til Dawn switched to a vampire movie and I barely noticed

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Damn she was smoking hot in it. Also, very entertaining movie, Tom Savini is excellent as Sex Machine and special effects guy.

[@revolvertaco7493]

Unforgettable.

[@SecretMagician]

That dance scene was genuinely a "neuron activation" moment for me.

[@lemond2007]

I want you to know that I noticed many of the subtle visual puns you edited in and appreciated them.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thank you! That makes it worth the effort.

[@slaphappy8246]

i enjoyed every second of this video. Great job Despot

[@SPoftheNorth]

The “I hate the f-ing Strokes” rant and resultant dissection was sublime.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

They’re badly aged 2000’s junk to you too?

[@PauloHernandezXD]

I hate the Eagles >:( Got kicked out of my taxi because of it, lol

[@PauloHernandezXD]

@@calebemerson9317 Btw, I was just referencing the movie 'The Big Lebowski'; he has a terrible night & is beaten, he gets a taxi ride home & the driver has The Eagles playing. He asks if the driver can turn it down & the driver gets angry, he then says "Look man, I've had a long night & I hate the f**** Eagles!" The taxi driver immediately pulls to the side of the road & kicks him out, lol

[@calebemerson9317]

@@PauloHernandezXD oh shit haha I’ve actually never seen that movie. Comment retracted.

[@PauloHernandezXD]

@@calebemerson9317 You're ok, you have good insight to music :) But it is an interesting comedy, you might like it.

[@Scriptures_K]

Not only modern entertainment, but it's replacing our people as a whole, in all of our cities, in all of our countries.

[@The13thRonin]

That's what happens when you get conquered champ. The time to wake up was 10 years ago. Too late now.

[@Scriptures_K]

@@The13thRonin You'll have to forgive my not being completely aware of everything political which, in itself is a complete waste of time, at the age of 14 - I was too busy being in secondary school. Also, it's never too late to return to YHWH and forsake all the degenerate crap that our civilisations have produced and worked alongside. What is birthed from all this behaviour comes as no surprise. As long as one has balls, they will never be conquered. Grow some.

[@The13thRonin]

@@Scriptures_K Oh, I don't have to forgive you champ. You're going to need to forgive yourself. And I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to do so as we're all on the verge of being put into re-education camps by the left.

[@justforever96]

That's not DEI hiring. That's a different aspect of the same program.

[@justforever96]

​@@The13thRoninyeah, I think you are right. I don't think there is any chance to undo it any more. Western civilization is over, they were phenomenally successful at that they were doing. It was textbook more or less. They did exactly what they said they were going to do.

[@avrivah1101]

How many permutations of the phrase, "sometimes, to build a better world means tearing down the old one," do you think we've heard uttered in movies & shows over the past decade? And does anyone else feel like this isn't just a throwaway line, but accurately encapsulates the philosophical nihilism of activist writers, directors, & producers in Hollywood?

[@juliantheapostate8295]

Oy vey. Stop noticing

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Reminds me of lines from that certain book written by the toothbrush mustache wearing austrian man... "We are not creating here a new state, but rather tearing down the *something*ish state, so that a new state can assert itself."

[@TTAmber]

When I wear my tin foil hat, it looks like NWO to me 👁

[@SecretMagician]

​@@juliantheapostate8295shut up.

[@SecretMagician]

​@@juliantheapostate8295enough.

[@drinkxyz]

I love your channel, Despot. Almost as much as I love The Strokes.

[@CookieMangler]

I NEED to see the musical “Terminator: F*ck Yeah”.

[@marcusmiller5443]

More realistic scene- She pulls up, and swings open the door: "Get in, if yoy wanna live!" Me: "I'm driving, then."

[@Mcvthree3]

"Bilbo Cosby" made me HOWL!!!!!! It's even more epic than "Guess Who's Coming to Second Breakfast"

[@catherineginn3232]

Even though I have never watched Brendan Schaub’s stand-up, I can guarantee the Despot’s usage of Schaub’s annoying noises caused more laughter than all of Schaub’s jokes combined.

[@DespotofAntrim]

I don't think he has any jokes. Honestly, his entire set does not contain a single real joke consisting of a set up and punch line.

[@warren1078]

​@@DespotofAntrimDicey dicey

[@mikeshinoda703]

​@@DespotofAntrimconfirmed Homeless

[@LegendaryDorkKnight]

I fell asleep watching an ENDYMIONtv video and woke up to this right as you were starting the Terminator section and I was absolutely glued to your description of this completely fictional movie. I would pay infinity money to see that.

[@DespotofAntrim]

I like this comment so much I screen shotted it.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

I loved whatever terminatoe that was called.

[@josephnugent3065]

Still can’t wait for the 5 hour review of Acolyte, tearing it to fucking shreds!

[@mariorcanazza2267]

That Golden Globes hosting was hard to watch... second-hand embarrassment and awkwardness.

[@The13thRonin]

Buh... He was the first, first xir of the rainbow to have ever worn shoes while presenting the Oscars in a mildly barmy 26C degree, slightly humid hall. A true historical figure.

[@mariussielcken]

Smart people like to talk about ideas. Average people like talking about events. Dumb people like talking about people. Degenerates talk about themselves.

[@samanthasmith733]

​@@The13thRonin Truly a xir of all time 😂

[@kaykutcher2103]

My dad coincidentally showed me a clip of 2024's host Jo koy's standup yesterday. Guy was funny, what on earth went on at the GG?? I don't watch the telly because, come on, but my dad didn't laugh like that since The Dean Martin Roast. Some bts bull no doubt.

[@why_not_you1790]

And he returns when we need him most. Been a lot of shite being spewed out lately

[@jackthumbikomkandawire8591]

Despot's concern for the goat is funny

[@anterokeil6421]

Fortunately your video recommendation burst out the shadow ban and I was presented with this excellent content. Thank you!

[@ArsSanctum]

Your meme trailer for RoP season 2 is genuinely more entertaining than both seasons could ever be

[@NoraNoita]

"A Face for Radio and a Voice for Silent Movies", I love that line.

[@jim6038]

A face for radio, and a voice for print. Better bachelor joker

[@Boytoycowboy]

you LITERALLY dropped this on my birthday. bless you good sir 🫡

[@DespotofAntrim]

Happy Birthday!

[@Thunderalpacka223]

Happy birthday! Hope today is fun for ya :)

[@ScrapComputer]

Have a good one my friend.

[@therealfakecaptain7978]

Habby birfdey

[@SHARK_TASTIC]

Turok 2 primagen reference was chefs 💋 👨‍🍳 😆

[@LadyFan05]

The two parts that made me laugh the hardest were the Facebook/Titanic joke and "Am I right, girls?" You said you'd subvert the joke and you did! 🤣🤣🤣

[@DespotofAntrim]

That Facebook joke was funnier than it was meant to be. Gender swapping the joke was important for representation.

[@Sarcastic_Sophist]

Just want to extend my appreciate for the silver lining you put on Echo. Horrendous show, with horrendous writing, but at least it got someone out of a job in an amazon warehouse. Good for her, and even if she is a terrible actress I am glad you took some time to extend your well wishes to her. I hope she took that money and spent it wisely.

[@GH-ub7qz]

roger that

[@Gringosaurus]

If you like Napoleon blown apart, you would love rocket powered Mohawk. He’s the best KZbinr I’ve ever seen. Absolutely hilarious. He makes videos about formula racing, which I’ve never watched nor will ever watch but I’ve obsessed over his videos. He’s a British guy and he is freaking hysterical. His editing is beyond the best I’ve seen. It’s absolutely remarkable.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thanks for the recommendation.

[@juliantheapostate8295]

@@DespotofAntrim For war and geopolitics I recommend History Legends. I get my burst at every video

[@LordCraneo2]

You can get way better writing anywhere else other than Hollywood. I literally seen better structured, more coherent, complex and awesome writing, and characters done by fans than the actual writers.

[@TunezCottage]

This might be the best video on youtube, not even gonna lie.

[@HardRockMiner]

Thank you for the Selma Hayek clip. You have no idea how much I appreciate it right now❤❤.

[@1ChristFollowingNerd]

Hollywood will only save itself if it recognizes the truth in the title of this video but I doubt many of them could

[@DespotofAntrim]

DEI will get considerably worse before Hollywood realizes what a disaster it is (assuming they ever do).

[@Burns_RED]

​@@DespotofAntrim And they deserve everything they've brought upon themselves

[@Burns_RED]

Comment censored again...

[@Burns_RED]

​@@DespotofAntrimMade their own beds, now they get to lie in them.

[@bawsack69]

​@@DespotofAntrim this isn't accidental. Pushing the agenda is the point, they don't need to make money when they own the printing presses.

[@andre_santos2181]

We love Despot. Just writing to share my love for such wise baldness.

[@DespotofAntrim]

Thanks man.

[@TranscendentaLobo27]

@@DespotofAntrimyou really are one of the best. And now a homeless cat to boot?!? Too good brother, too good.

[@izi5150]

You forgot to mention the grandma with a chainsaw gun in Blue Beetle… I can’t believe some people like that stuff in movies. I see comments on other videos like, “you can’t say a grandma with a chainsaw gun isn’t badass…” That’s seriously something you would see on Disney Channel.

[@definitelynotapervert5602]

They sound like soy-drinking millennials.

[@rufusblue8044]

We were just in the hurricane path and lost power for a week. We have a generator to make it bearable. But my mother who is late 60s and also a grandmother wouldn't stand a chance filling, setting, starting. The generator. Wouldn't stand a chance starting the fire to cook hot water. Wouldn't stand a chance with the small electric chainsaw to clear debris. I'm not saying my mother sucks in any way but she is very healthy and in shape for her age and reality has limitations. So we are supposed to believe Jamie Lee Curtis's hand Wouldn't turn to dust in a skin bag if she punches me in the jaw

[@LividCreature]

The inserted random rant about The Strokes was so fucking brilliant. It truly made me truly think about why I liked them back in the day, and it’s literally just Last Night. That’s it.

[@timbarker7914]

I loved the Terminator section. I haven’t laughed like this in awhile. Thank you!!

[@GarrettLoganGriffin]

There is not one other creator’s videos I look forward to more than yours, man. I appreciate your efforts. They’re vindicating.

[@walter_lesaulnier]

The Marvels- 300 million dollar budget- they cut a hole in a rubber door mat for the villain's costume.

[@TheScrootch]

Maybe it was refilmed from the very beginning about 30 times

[@secretname2670]

@@TheScrootch non sequitur. Just because something was filmed 30 times in a row does not magically make costumes bought with a 300 million budget disappear. Your point does not follow logic.

[@Burns_RED]

The good news is: NO ONE EVER NEEDS HOLLYWOOD (No joke, it took over 4 times for this to post and not be censored. Thanks, yt!)

[@johndarksouls4566]

That Parody Trailer is legit better than the actual trailer

[@Ricki_47]

Wasn't expecting Napoleon on this video, his videos are top tier and funny. Also turok 2 soundtracks 👌👌 best turok game btw.

[@pauldunny2951]

Ha ha his sidekick the brown trout... killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nagirondart]

I'm so glad to see someone else says "La-tinks", since that's how it looks like it should be pronounced, and not "Latin-X".

[@offthetrail5675]

The carey mulligan clips have become my Despot favorite

[@Jack_Krauzers]

Mr Reflection hands down the best Despot crew