demure: explained

[@peterlarkin762]

Demure I know, deless I understand.

[@mifratic]

underrated

[@heathers1967]

FOR THE WIN

[@cmsquared63]

Boo. Boo I say. Boo.

[@tinyfreckle]

"That's no longer nonchalant, that's chalant." - pure poetry

[@alexanderespinoza]

true wordsmith hahaha

[@AndreasDelleske]

Now I wonder what "mure" means.

[@gomes.98]

“historically, poor people have always imitated the fashion of the rich. But because your socioeconomic status comes preloaded with specific cultural, stylistic and taste based contours, poor people always wore rich clothes wrong. The colours got louder and the labels more pronounced. Fashion became a way to display wealth for people who didn’t really have it, driven by a deep seated impulse to prove to everyone you made it out of the hood. So when gucci became ghetto, the rich had to switch up their styles again, to protect themselves from appearing cringe. So the rich, for the first time ever, became demure and differential to differentiate themselves from the great unwashed. Being demure became the new form of performative status denial” This part really struck me as great writing

[@Chorum28]

Very demure

[@tesla6422]

deferential*

[@Ренато.де.Луна]

"There is nothing more deceitful than the appearance of humility". Jane Austen.

[@alexanderespinoza]

i’m humble af

[@cecilyerker]

Perfect Jane Austen quote as this was filmed in Bath, England

[@West_0z]

I’ll Google it … I’ve always known it to be true of myself and have articulated it with councillors but no one understanding me

[@mysticallymerry5523]

The quiet ones are always the worst!

[@closeconscious]

frankie getting real with this one

[@meskahmusic]

"Demure" sounds like an adult website category tag...

[@xXBigGodXx]

sounds like a cheese or yogurt or something... "mmm, its dem-ure"

[@stadtbekanntertunichtgut]

@meskahmusic Are there any demure porn films or pictures? What exactly would that look like and what would one imagine under this category?

[@lovezatla]

You're just pornbrained buddy

[@hollyjoy117]

lots of kissing and missionary - very vanilla, very pure

[@robertpetre9378]

Sounds like the manure

[@pd1323]

The music is amazing. Very special composition

[@meditationsfortheanxiousmind]

thank you! I made it an hour ago 🙃

[@stephenshadenough]

The framing and setting of these shots and “extras” is brilliant.

[@kc8485]

Trinity College, Dublin , Iveagh Gardens (formerly UCD, Earlsfort Terrace and Oxford...

[@vishwjeetchavan4656]

Thanks for explaining demure, i was living under a rock

[@tiotom9217]

The vast majority of people over the age of 20 don't follow dumb Internet trends.

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Thanks for mentioning rock, I was living under demure.

[@margaretdraper4327]

I hope it’s a nice rock.

[@theowainwright7406]

Say hi to the bugs for me

[@vishwjeetchavan4656]

@@tiotom9217 i am not even 20....i am 17 lol

[@insomniacvoid9364]

"With the separation of church and state and the emergence of quasi-religious mother figures like Taylor Swift an Ru Paul, morality got decentralized, now instead of having one divine entirety, we have multiple divas shouting their user commandments at us all at the same time."

[@sempi8159]

What?

[@insomniacvoid9364]

@@sempi8159 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqTdqYdtapt8epo

[@Somerled_Pox]

@@sempi8159 04:26

[@sehar7904]

brilliant isn't it

[@Bleilock1]

Taylor swift and rupaul way better spiritual figures than pope francis so im glad we finally switching for the better, after 2k years of horror

[@kafeleboothe]

"Performative Status Denial" *chef's kiss*

[@nina4343]

that was so good

[@davidkennedy3154]

Thank you. I am enriched, edified and emboldened. On to winter.

[@alicentmarveltrra2504]

🔥

[@mexicanwarstreets]

welcome back James Joyce

[@theprecipiceofreason]

That "like them" as the people politley avoided breaking the shot was truly adorable

[@jamestooher7066]

So the new demure, is giving the appearance of being unremarkable in a manner that suggests your exceptionalness.

[@sehar7904]

"only a tiktok trend could mobilize us enough to care about anyone other than us" word

[@danielflanard8274]

It is endlessly interesting to see the same reoccurring behaviors, habits, attitudes, and mentalities be expressed and named in new unforseen ways generation after generation. I wonder what the behavior of "being demure" will be labeled in a decade+.

[@dirk.no-whisky.4u]

This was surprisingly very stimulating for the pleasure and humor centers of my brain

[@theragandb0neman]

This ‘comedy’ is quickly becoming some of the best intellectual material on KZbin. Bravo man!

[@georgiosvavliaras1066]

Surgical precision with these descriptions and analyses, respect

[@tomkemball-cook1923]

In order to obtain true freedom and understanding one must embrace both the brat and the demure within themselves

[@EricAwful313]

Embrace? How about just getting it out of oneself. That's not a real self.

[@AndreasDelleske]

So, the mure is the debrat?

[@mannion7646]

Man this is so well written, such good, on point ideas

[@gtukiole]

There’s talent right there. Great writing and social commentary. Hard work has gone into this.

[@georgiosvavliaras1066]

Couldn't agree more

[@tim8468]

He is so spot on to a terrifyingly accurate level.

[@Rainbro359]

I dont understand how social media works and i do not want to know

[@Glissycat]

Well you don’t win a prize for burying your head in the sand it’s not a flex to be close minded. Plus your commenting on a video on a social media platform so I think you do understand a lot

[@Rainbro359]

@@Glissycat *you're

[@officegossip]

It’s better off this way. You’re cooler for not knowing.

[@dmacarthur5356]

Think of drones in an ant colony but instead of chemical scents they use tik tok.

[@SeaAycheEyeEye]

​@@Glissycat Look at you

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

The emotions you put into every scene really speak to me. Its like i can feel what youre feeling

[@jessicaferrari3987]

thanks for enlightening me, as I'm realizing I am indeed "old" and pop references are slipping away like sand from my palm, leaving me alone with a feeling of wonder and sorrow.

[@RapidBlindfolds]

You had me googling ‘performative status denial’ like it was a real sociological term ffs. About time people start quoting your videos in their PhDs like an academic

[@Icneumone7]

It is now...

[@boyruns]

Per formative status denial = slumming

[@RapidBlindfolds]

@@boyruns me lowkey (I live in my art studio)

[@storiesnotstuff]

Thanks algorithm. I liked this.

[@masahige2344]

The proclaimed demure is both demure and non-demure until the views are counted

[@LoveProWrestling]

Schrodinger's demure?

[@j377yb33n]

At the gates of the afterlife, Anubis will weigh the demure of your soul

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

Trying to be Demure in Oxford Witnesses gave a description of Frankie being the total opposite of demure after five hours in the "The Four Candles" Wetherspoons in Oxford city centre. "I blame the intemperance and my impression of Borachio, That caused me to somersault out of the premises at 1:15 a.m. I thought I could have turned down the free Jägerbombs and bottles of Desperados, but I was too polite to refuse."

[@Christian-os3kk]

I didn't even know such word as 'demure' existed. So huge respect to Frankie - it seems that he can allow himself to be, at least to some degree, immersed in the current and latest social-media-driven issues present at the boundary between individuum and society, without any hindrance to the mental fortitude required to obtain the original, removed and distanced bird's-eye point of view.

[@_WhiteMage]

"Acetic aesthetic" 🔥🔥🔥

[@pendafen7405]

the princess pink traineys were a demure choice, bang on

[@oneputt4152]

"are you tapping your foot?"

[@Scrambled6653]

Continues tapping

[@bruce-le-smith]

is foot tapping demure?

[@margaretdraper4327]

Only if it is done quietly.

[@BigMek667]

I thought that's what kids just called Demi Moore these days, to save time! I am so emberrassed

[@yell9140]

The background music is really good, well done

[@bobpowers9637]

This isn’t a Yt video…it’s a Phd dissertation

[@vwverweij]

This is one of the best in the series, not demure, yet very mindful

[@tonyxfury]

The like button glowing at 3:15

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Hope has been fizzling away since Gen X, and as one, I appreciate this man's presentation very much.

[@ben_the_botanist]

the timing of the smash that like button was *chefs kiss*

[@nanowiseman1442]

3:15 is where it's at then the like button lights up which I didn't know was in the bounds of demurality

[@ProStateExaminer]

🤓 I'm gonna be that guy. KZbin highlights the subscribe or like buttons whenever someone in the video mentions it.

[@ben_the_botanist]

@@ProStateExaminer heartbreaking.

[@DAKESIS17]

dude, welcome to Oxford!

[@adataodyssey]

The intro was a personal attack!

[@johnsondeng]

Frankie sure isn't demure when he's usually sitting uncomfortably close enough for butts to touch next to each and every scene NPC.

[@adamarmfield1069]

an old boss of mine went on to work on metallica's tour after his business went to shit, he said it was exciting for a short time but then it became group therapy style drinking sessions with the other lorry drivers, all sorts of "why are you moving your leg like that?", got a bit much for him...

[@extremechimpout]

I still have no idea what it is

[@michaelkaro3254]

right now, for me, this is the best channel on YT. you sir, are a genius. the writing is brilliant. just shared on FB. 67 here, in northern california.

[@_thrasymachus]

do you post the scripts for these videos anywhere? I would love to read what is basically a short essay at my own pace

He posts them on his onlyfans.

[@_thrasymachus]

sign me up!

[@PeterKoperdan]

You can access the subtitles on YT.

[@Mad_ADVENTURESFORLIFE]

I had no idea what this was until now, thanks Frankie 😂😂

[@dbass4973]

a fashion trend for your very state of mind. fucking dystopian.

[@peterkerj7357]

Haven't heard anyone say "web 2.0" in ages.

[@bruce-le-smith]

what will the youths think of next, incredible times to be alive

[@Lala-kc2fw]

We have people in our schools on all fours actin like dogs and cats. So, don't know... 😂

[@AlysN1dr]

Dude - that was brilliant! Thank you! I had no idea what everyone was on about regarding 'demure'. I'm 58 and well need I say more? Cheers!

[@Marqan]

I cannot recall a single thing he said, but it was entertaining

[@ironymatt]

At one point he mentioned something about a path wearing itself

[@charlesming7875]

The guy with the random tie

[@zcl812]

Love this stuff man really unique. You have a gift!

[@martefact]

You my man are a genius! I LOVE this! I am a 55 yr old recluse - and you just prove my purpose in same! 🤣

[@Jman16007]

Like Dolly said, it takes a lot of time and money to look this demure, honey.

[@mitzib99]

wow frankie, you really are the cultural critic of our time

[@farzadjahanfard]

This man deserves his tv show 👌🏼

[@raylast3873]

„At some point between starting up and selling out, we somehow lost our way“

[@Supermunch2000]

This is so profound and amazing.

[@artistlovepeace]

Always brilliant.

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

Great work. Mind you, I first read the word "demure" in a Sunday magazine supplement about lingerie in 1989.

[@PrestonTaylor-db2bg]

always so topical

[@macsarcule]

I’m wayyyyyyyyy outside the age group who may be doing this. This is the weirdest understanding of demure I’ve ever heard. Like, not being seen or taking pics / videos of yourself or participating online would be the most demure you could be. I was in secondary school in the 80s (talk about weird), so no shade here. Good video, fascinating.

[@Deadlyaztec27]

"Demure" is simply a Gen Z/Gen Alpha aesthetic that is understated, and like the video said "a heteronormative reconfiguration". It's importance is that it's redefining casual and semi-casual wear in the mid 2020's to finally form an abrupt difference in fashion eras. The last big fashion era was 2015 to 2024. Now it will be 2024-future. Demure is a rejection of wild and daring style, much like the 1980's completely clawed back the wild fashion of the 1970's. "If I saw someone in bright retro neon of the Covid era right now, that wouldn't be very Demure. It would give me 'the ick' and be giving desperate..."

[@Civilis1980]

You're getting deep bro

[@monke.7769]

Your the best creator

[@wickedcurve1975]

Demure Pups for Frankie🐶😍🙌❤️💖

[@jennajewert]

I'm just here for the demure (mindful) pink shoes.

[@Koovalectro]

Now I understand why my 13 year old son kept asking me if I was demure and mindful 😂 it was driving me crazy. Thanks for the explanation

[@snager80]

It's so nice to see benches with no armrests in the middle out in the wild.

[@Cypekeh]

I like how tight you sit next to them on the bench

[@jonaspete]

The participants acted like people in black and white footage.

[@Dr.CumsteinMD]

You can be anything you want to be as long as you have the right hashtags under your post

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

Absolutely Genius.

[@_robustus_]

4:19 How did he travel back in time AND find the 15 year old Cillian Murphy?

[@sammyb1651]

How is Frankie flitting between London, Dublin and Oxford so demurely?!

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

Magic Underpants.

[@randalalansmith9883]

Iki is the demure of whatever-century Japan. The rising middle-class was banned from wearing china silk and brash colors of the noble classes. So they wore Sad Beige Mom, and raw silk, in weights that were more expensive than satin, but looked like peasant linen.

[@mmeping]

luv your rants 🥰

[@meathead365]

We love what you do

[@monodimensionalbeing]

5:05 mans checking his bmi. Good video

[@ashleykapelewski7450]

This is a riot 😂, thank you!

[@yperboreus]

I feel explained

[@xguboekoberav1980]

Hey, i learned a new word! 🎉 Thanks, and please do more of these! ❤ Edit; Hey, i watched this video x2 and i learned even more about this word! 🤩 Edit#2; Hey, i watched this video x3 now and I’m learning more and more about ‘Demure’ … i’m also starting to realize Frankie’s state is rather demure in itself, whilst on the other hand i’d have to confess ; my own state might be best described by using an antonym of ‘Demure’ 😅

[@boilabum]

Idk what it is about this guy, is it his overanxious attempts to employ dead pan humor or am I just enjoying the candid temper tantrums mid monologue? Either way, this is premium spectrum content. Bravo sir.

[@vikmonkebruh5057]

very mindful, very demure

[@tommym875]

That’s chalant. I’m stealing that.

[@alternativepreacher4516]

Would be interesting to know the goth girl's takes on Brat summer and the "demure" trend.

[@ashgonza92]

Who cares

[@petersilva037]

@@ashgonza92 She sure wouldn't.

[@clvrswine]

No, it would not. She is a poser, like 99.99% of kids that think they are Gothic. Goth is a music thing, not a look.

[@ashgonza92]

@@clvrswine the sole criteria for being goth is being good at makeup now

[@alliwantforyouistofeel]

your videos are so cool

[@bernmahan1162]

You are a funny guy! If you ever do any chat vids again I would love to see you talk with Shite Guides (when he is back in the country) or Mike O.

[@combatcook]

Highly intelligent video

[@gospelofchange]

This is the vibe

[@BNoble86]

I can't take much demure of this.

[@francinebacone1455]

Ok, but I am loving your pink sneakers!

[@tubecated_development]

I appreciate this dedication to talking utter bolloks for a long time

[@MrLuridan]

Late to the party, but this is gold

[@mchparity]

Very respectful.

[@jonjames7328]

Nonchalant is to cholant as gormless is to gormful.