Disturbing Origins of Internet Memes.

[@MercuryKurogane]

I wouldn't say police sketches are meant to be "disturbing" but when they are made they are often drawn in a way to exagerate certain features so that they stick with you

[@3bodYking99]

So they want you to REMEMBER, even at least a CARICATURE of the criminal so you can identify them?

[@FrawgTheDawg]

kind of like caricature

[@3bodYking99]

@@FrawgTheDawg yes

[@kimokawaii9653]

So like, you see the exaggurated features and remember those features so you can identify the individual because you remember like, a big chin

[@pit2992]

How the heck are those not disturbing

[@skirdus367]

in regards to the creepy police sketches, i recall watching a lazy masquerade video that explained how these sketches intentionally exaggerate notable features or qualities of the subject in order to try and make them appear more recognizable and distinguished to people who might recognize them. after all, which are you more likely to remember: the police sketch with regular, average features, or the one with giant distorted teeth or sunken, hollow eyes?

[@Teeth_gatherer]

as a Mexican person, selene is most definitely is a real person! I know so many people that look JUST like her. im like 89% sure she is a real missing person.

[@Coolskeleton2030]

what about the 11%?

[@ashura9706]

Tbh if she has a common face there's a both a big chance she's a generic person, but also that she's made up from random people's faces. 50/50 for me.

[@chickengaming4344]

I would 100% watch a video about all the characters Mexican people are in love with for some reason please make it

[@connorharrell3822]

Yeah make that fckin video

[@pawprintssystem5481]

Agreeeeeeee

[@StomachPlug]

Gimme.

[@alexa.127]

yea i agree

[@scarletbard6511]

Absolutely.

[@NoMoreBots]

17:42 “The early internet had a serious issue, it was comprised of a bunch of people who had zero conceptions of social cues and standards that created echo chambers justifying anti-social behavior.” So nothing has changed? ‘Cause that applies just as well to current internet.

[@hrr597]

Fax 📠

[@DBumple]

This guy is projectile vomiting fax much like my 2006 HP Envy Fax Printer Combo that i got for a steal (only $125!!!!) at the Boston area flea market in the spring of 2009

[@phosspatharios9680]

Yeah, pretty much. The only that has changed is that this demographic is nowadays a lot more ethnically, racially and sexually diverse than back then

[@shadou1234567]

first time i heard of the term an hero was about a girl who did fanart of steven universe, people bullyed saying it was ugly and for her to become an hero and she did just that. Now i know the complete detail of it, thanks i guess.

[@nightwingmix1]

An(other) hero

[@Myuxi-i8x]

based

[@CasualLog]

​@@Myuxi-i8x dude

[@-error-7936]

It just show you how toxic the internet really is....

[@repeatedecho]

Question would her name happen to be similar to zamii or something like that?

[@ChrisFV]

As a born and raised Mexican, I would love a video of the weird characters we love, or even the knockoff depictions of pop culture characters everywhere, having woody and buzz painted on the side of a building while wearing a public school uniform is absolutely sureal.

[@snailart14]

Oh my god knock off Shrek rides, I swear to God I have seen so much knock off Shrek merch and kiddy rides

[@mosskin2016]

the mascot of my old preschool was cinderella; it was on the uniforms and everything lol. still wonder if stuff like this is legal

[@greenhowie]

Never knew the origins of An Hero, that's messed up. All those people are still out there being just as shitty but in slightly more grown up ways now.

[@skirdus367]

Also, I really do like your choice of music for this. Most youtubers who cover this sort of content opt for royalty free / stock horror music that becomes really generic and samey over time, but the mix of different horror game OSTs really fits this type of video a lot better imo

[@Surepeacooler]

And of course, we are happy landfill during the intro

[@olinartz9526]

I was honestly surprised to hear that creepy chan (Allison Harvard) that she suffers from the same condition as me, Trichotillomania I understand that the disorder does indeed vary per person- but I was so happy to see that this disorder is actually known, so, thank you so much, Jay

[@behinddeadeyes]

Selene Delgado isn't that uncanny but there's another missing person called Joanna Lopez and damn that picture gets me every time

[@kaitlin9288]

I'm only partway through the video but PLEASE make the video where you talk about characters popular in Latino culture I'm so curious now

[@kaitlin9288]

Also your editing and soundtrack choices fucking hit keep up the good work!

[@blaze_sir]

istg if he doesn’t ill be very angry

[@Joob_Toob]

I know, I want to know why Goku of all characters is so popular over there.

[@periwinkle43]

Same

[@Joob_Toob]

@@dumbenderbot oh good to know 👍

[@pumpkinspice2048]

missing people pictures scare me because the uncertainty if they are dead or alive is very unsettling and ones from before 2000 scare me the most it feels like you're letting their spirit in

[@theturdflinger]

I hope the algorithm doesn't let you down again. I love long form videos and it's very disappointing to see the regular show video flying under the radar so hard.

[@SOUL-KING-93]

I was actually apart of the "Pools Closed" on Habbo Hotel years ago like right when it started. I had my character dancing and blocking the pool for some days until they started cracking down on bans. Man.. them was good days on Habbo Hotel

[@cipherfresh]

Wow, I wasn't aware of most of these memes. On a different note, this is a fantastic video, your research and editing are solid and I love your narration.

[@spongewaffle]

10:04 they make them disturbing and exaggerated because it sticks in the mind better because if it looked normal than it wouldn't be effective because it could look like anyone so they exaggerate it so if you know someone who has those features it recalls to the picture and thinks "hey my missing friend looks like that creepy police sketch" Mr cruel (middle sketch) is like that because they only know him for his balaclava that he wears Suitcase lady (right) was a decayed body of woman found in a suitcase due to the woman having chickmunk like cheeks the artist was told to exaggerate that Unknown (left) Unknown

[@therealdusksun9202]

Love your videos. I’m legitimately surprised you’re not a bigger channel. I started watching your regular show video and just from the editing and effort I just assumed it had a couple million views and that’s why it got recommended. Great stuff, hope you grow, and I’ll definitely keep watching. Would watch that weird Hispanic icons video btw

[@robotz5166]

love your videos man. can tell youre super passionate about what you do and you format your videos in a way that makes anything you talk about interesting. i think you should pick topics that intrigue you and people will watch anyway though i do get the need to appeal to the algorithm unfortunately. keep doing what youre doing

[@frogforadoption4686]

babe wake up, new jay latne video

[@passionate_possum_pal]

Real

[@cha0tix581]

I honestly would dig a mexican character obsession I always see different forms of goku that aren't cannon or just seeing him every where when shopping like posters on a wall and figures that feel like wax but hurt when you swing at someone head I've also seen fnaf as one buy only on figures now that I think about it younger mexican are huge weebs

[@Myuxi-i8x]

It's not even just Mexico, the rest of Latin America and Spain do the same. Quite random honestly but I get where it comes from.

[@dainsleifsanders3627]

About the composite sketches. It remember Lazy Masquerade explained that it was because exaggerated features made it easier to recognize them and made them more memorable

[@nahusmash8390]

Here in Argentina, The Simpsons are a fucking religion. Every Argentinian born after 1990 know every dialogue from the early seasons of the show. Its pretty funny how we still doing shitty memes about the show from the last 20 years.

[@pudsla9427]

You got a good editing style and articulate everything well. Glad I found this channel you got a good thing going on here bro I like it

[@N0rbertas9]

10:08 iirc - the police intentionally make the faces more uncanny/unhuman so that it would stick around in your head for a while. If they looked too normal, they would just be generic faces and you would forget about them very quickly, so they purposely exaggerate certain features that stick out and make you think "hey, i know a person that had a very narrow face" or something

[@wistfulanthophila9317]

It sucks that your last video underperformed. I just found your channel from the Regular Show video and have been watching some of your other stuff too because I love your style. Hope it gets better and I look forward to seeing what you do next!

[@pit2992]

Not even DEAD PERSON are safe from people brutality. Such scumbags they were...

[@beabadoobea7520]

The first vid of yours I watched was the Moral Orel one, and tbh I was just excited someone else had watched and enjoyed the show, but I gotta say it was the best vid covering the series out of all the others

[@Sambrodie17]

Sadly the An Hero meme is still being recreated from the death of others like Ronnie Mcnutt in “Dark humor” memes

[@funkaydingo4151]

Me at 12am: "this looks good. I'll watch this and go to sleep" 02:23* Me: "FUCK"

[@VonVikoGoat]

my hatred for edgy and "muh dark humor" people started when i found out the origins of an hero

[@itshorriful]

One thing is dark humor. Another very different thing is going irl or harrassing people

[@rowmaster6894]

HELL YEAH MAN!!! I have been binging your stuff, and its amazing. Love your work man, you are great at what you do.

[@Xamsims]

Anonymity on the internet really brings out the worst in people.

[@SketchCast64]

Amazing video. I'd 100% love to see a vid on all the bizarrely popular characters in Mexico lol

[@bluetea8181]

YESSS im so happy you posted this! Your videos are amazing and the quality is perfect! Keep up the great work, man

[@notbuffy]

the an hero one was rlly sad it made me mad how grown shit heads just mocks a dead kid like that

[@mini_hek]

one of your most interesting videos! learning about "An Hero" really made me sad...

[@Korbu7125]

It's just banger after banger. Love your content homie

[@justhereforawhile]

love the video and you should totally make a video about characters that latinos love i think it would be cool to see!

[@luridvistas]

would fucking love watching that character video, it sounds fun. also i actually found this channel via the regular show video! it was really really good i was excited to see this in my sub feed

[@vaux1719]

fucking lost it the moment i found out pools closed became a real world thing 💀

[@yogicrux6623]

Such an amazing video really loved it, you remind me of an old friend so keep it up!

[@MSMContent]

good video and underrated channel

[@b0y_l0nley]

I just found you're channel/video and wow its well made! I had no clue these things existed/happened besides the Selene Delgado Lopez case

[@mr.goodboi2780]

This is a really good video. I like how you tied them all together. I like your take on how edgy memes like HABBO can be fun, but when they get to the point of "an hero" become sad and depraved. I think our culture is full of apathy, and I can't blame anyone. Sometimes I think that affects people more than others. We become so numb we become horrible. I think it's happened to everyone in some capacity, as with the internet it's so easy to see how bad things are. Some people get pulled in to hard and lose themselves, becoming ill and cruel in their apathy. We have to try to keep each other from getting there and protect the people who do have optimism in this world. I hope we can weaponize post-modern apathy and our newfound cultural awareness for good and can get us and those who cause it to realize it doesn't have to be so awful all the time. The internet has been both the world's greatest blessing and it's greatest curse.

[@QuilltheWriter]

As an Australian, I also love Mexico and the culture!!

[@taneroont1023]

I'm honestly shocked you don't have millions of subscribers. I feel like I found you early on just before you massively blow up. Great videos man. You became my new favorite channel almost immediately

[@pawprintssystem5481]

I know you were just goofing but 05:29 was what got me to sub after watching this vid, which is the only one Ive watched on your channel so far XD

[@BeaverAru]

i really appreciate how you touched on the edgy humor that was popular in the earlier days of internet culture without excusing it. a lotta channels that cover this kind of stuff wave it off as being "just how things were back then". very insightful analysis of internet culture and how it created these memes!

[@lindabiscuits9330]

Instantly subscribed when I heard We Are The Happy Landfill playing in the background. Another Gorillaz W 🚬🗿

[@knifecat6192]

Thank you for using Doki Doki literature's music ❤

[@PetrifiedAdolescents]

Bro you’ve become my new favorite youtuber

[@Lesseroldertales]

I have an explanation for the Derek Todd Lee sketch. He would look into womens' windows at night and the victims reported that he had very large eyes so that detail was emphasized in the sketch.

[@nathanaelwaters2509]

Hey, I just wanted to say I just found your channel and I think it's awsome. Amd to see you have gained almost 15k subscribers in only 2 months is awsome :)

[@phosspatharios9680]

I heard about An Hero from Encyclopedia Dramatica, and curiously have never seen it be used outside of ED.

[@pinkfloyd1327]

I love the regular show video. I truly believe in you and your video making skills.

[@ppbrain2328]

Genuinely such a good video, thank you for your time and effort

[@KevinThe7]

A video on why Goku is a legend in the country of Mexico would go hard. That Goku Taco stand needs more exposure

[@pheonix2132]

the an hero one lowkey made me cry, that’s so fcked up

[@PKFLASH123]

Man an hero you just brought back so many good memories

[@coyoteartist]

If someone who is currently working at the station was a child when the original photo ran and it stuck with them, they might well think something that would get notice. It's buggered that it happen, but I can see how one might think, ok this got my attention, it will probably get yours.

[@Mochiiiee]

creepy chan/allison is so pretty. im a young girl struggling with body dysmorphia and eating disorders as well and it just makes me want to hug her. nobody should ever have to go through this. especially since there is literally nothing wrong with how she looks at all, she’s pretty and the creepy dirty but cute aesthetic is awesome. i wish everyone including myself could just like themselves.

[@lunatic3899]

the picture where someone put an ipod on mitchells grave is so fucking disturbing

[@suleimanmajed2116]

Bem provavelmente ninguém vai entender esse comentário por estar em português mas foda-se, to com preguiça de traduzir. Você tem um conteúdo muito bom, sinto muito por seu canal estar passando por uma fase difícil, da para ver todo o empenho que você põem na edição e no roteiro. É difícil encontrar vídeos acima de 8 minutos com bom conteúdo e bem trabalhados, por favor não desista de seu conteúdo logo logo vai receber as views que merece. Contamos com você bom trabalho. Ps:well if you are going to translate the text, it is written in Brazilian Portuguese

[@Epictoee]

I just want to tell you it translates it for us automatically

[@ruthharris9664]

I am sure I am much older than most of your subscribers however, I think you are an incredible person

[@Dani-yo]

Watched this while playing ahit looked at the screen, looked at your profile picture and said. "huh that's fimilar" great video. 👍

[@jello-baggie]

i really hope we get that latino characters obsession video some day ive been thinking abt this phenomenon for years 💀

[@rebelstation7]

Great video as always. I really do appreciate the amount of work you put into these videos. Keep up the great work

[@sincerecinnamon]

When I open a video and a clip of Neil Cicierega is in the first 30 seconds, followed by the ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny, I know it's gonna be good. Hearing DDLC soundtrack songs not that much later is also just investing me more

[@nicklemay8056]

Need to see that video about Mexico and their diehard allegiance to Goku

[@SnowpawShaw]

I mean this with the utmost respect, no intention to make you uncomfortable: You have a VERY attractive voice, dude. Like woah. Also personally I'd love that video about popular characters in Mexico!

[@materwelon69]

bro I never knew that the pools closed thing happened in my city lmao loved the video btw

[@user-saraswatidevi]

s.d.l scares me so much, I know I really shouldn't be scared but the photo keeps me up at night not even the police sketch people though was her but the original

[@xzerox4263]

how does this guy not have 100x the amount of viewers he has rn

[@nnamdinwajide9445]

Dude fucking love ur vids like how expressive u are and ur personality is hilarious❤

[@jellysquid8077]

I gotta say though, I miss when boomers just saw the horrible things 4-chan does as terrorism instead of something to base the USA on 😕

[@mimimoomoo2902]

I know this is off topic from the video but the music when he was talking about pools closed had me jamming Edit:it saddens me so much to hear about the an hero story messing with someone’s grave is uncomfortable to me and the harassment that came with it

[@jmrivera_piro]

about Selene Delgado: very little people cover this case correctly. Only extremely gullible people believed the Florecita Dreams video over here. It's shitpost, you can see how the editor overlapped memes over the police sketches. The reason why Selene Delgado is scary is simply because of collective trauma. In Mexico missing people and femicides are horribly common. Us, the generation that grew up watching Canal 5 and those PSAs saw how those cases increased and the streets became more and more dangerous. We were also the generation that saw those cases get more publicity with tv covering and the internet. Now that we're adults, we find the PSAs scary because we realize how much that unsafety robbed us of our childhood and innocence. We realized that tomorrow the people on those PSAs could be our morhers, siblings, friends or ourselves. Lots of urban legends from poor and colonized countries are reflections of that kind of trauma. And all of this paired with the fact that the photo is simply unnerving, it becomes an urban legend.

[@juancasas7539]

found this channel off the regular show vid, god damn there is not enough content, channel membership when?

[@Somewhere_someplace.]

The last video made me cry so much man

[@periwinkle43]

I don't need them myself, but I'm really glad to see more creators are using content warnings for those that do

[@rubymunoz5927]

I really love your videos a lot I look forward to following your channel as it grows💗

[@cone170]

Love this, keep it up

[@GaotogXD]

The Selene Delgado video of Florecita Dreams is pure shitposting. There was a time when Latino shitposting was weird and disturbing on purpose. Simply for the fact of disturbing and scaring people xd. It is a variant of the dark Halloween memes that were in English and well they were adapted and lasted longer here

[@GaotogXD]

I add a curious fact that may seem strange to you is that in Latin America facebook is still used a lot thanks to the meme groups. Our main form of distribution of memes is Facebook

[@GaotogXD]

Saludos desde Argentina

[@Wynnie1121]

The pools closed protest at first sounds honestly hilarious, but of course neck beards and incels on the Internet take it too far

[@emmymills4662]

the length of the video was perfect, it ended when i finished my bowl of cereal

[@Aleksimaier]

bro i love your videos keep it up

[@Ky-Nas]

The video on popular characters in Hispanic culture sounds fire as fuck. I look forward to when you drop that shit cause it sounds like it's gonna be _heat!_

[@Moony1568]

Bro that pool’s closed section is so good! Thank you for talking about how awful early Internet behavior was and how apathy leads to bigotry. It concerns me when I see people wishing for the old Internet because I immediately think of the rampant racism and hatred. I miss the Internet being less centralized and more individualized but I sure af don’t miss anything else.

[@Myuxi-i8x]

If apathy leads to bigotry centralization leads to cancel culture. There's no middle ground in this kind of situations, unluckily.

[@Calabrooo]

@@Myuxi-i8xThat just sounds like you want to be a bigot ngl

[@Myuxi-i8x]

@@Calabrooo I always follow my dreams.

[@Jezt3r]

An hero basically didnt make it out of the 4chan space back in that day. Who knew, knew, but for everyone else it was a nothingburger.

[@Snoc75]

Okay, so I've gotten here from your (amazing) Regular Show video, and I've since been binging all your content my god dude you are MY kind of KZbinr. Words don't do justice how much all your stuffs appeals from me through topics, editing, vibes and subject matter. So uhh, yeah, thank you also yes i'd 100% be down to see a video around Mexican culture

[@aesthetic4829]

Amazing content but bro shout out to the Slauson Malone intro. INSANELY underrated artist, A Quiet Farwell is a masterpiece

[@spliffin.stryker]

the DDLC background music is awesome

[@palacsintakat]

The An hero part reminds me of Amanda Todd

[@TainoVino]

You’re one of them ones. When’s the Mucha Lucha retrospective coming along with the early 2000’s WB kids Saturday’s and Sunday’s? You got big money on the way Papi Chulo

[@giganosaurus7777]

Bro as a Mexican myself I can tell you, just go to a random street in Puebla and I bet a million pesos that you'll find a poster with goku or goku black going super sayian with the funniest text in the top and bottom bro

[@chapingasman]

Hey, nice video man, it was really scary. But, did you know that there was a Selene Delgado in the USA. Look for Joana Lopez and i think you'll find it, not so easily, but you can find it

[@PabbyPabbles]

bro I wasn't ready for Creepy Chan

[@jordcharlery]

Okay one last KZbin video The video in question:

[@itsonlyculture]

0:28 wwas that neil cicieeregca