I asked my followers to send me trans memes and gave $500 to the best one [Meme Assessment ep. 1]

[@maia_gaia]

I feel like the "I'd rather you just call me a slur" is relatable to most LGBT people, tbh

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

But seriously though, what IS the gender neutral equivalent to sir, ma’am, or Ms./Mr.?

[@arabellabelmonte821]

That's honestly my favorite one tbh

[@tourqoisrose822]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick comrade? dear fellow? minion?

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@tourqoisrose822 I dig comrade.

[@GGCrono]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick I don't know about sir or ma'am, but "Mx." (pronounced 'mix') as an honorific is gaining traction in some circles.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Episode One? Fuuuuuuuuck yeah. Additionally, Minerva P. Kelly sounds like the pseudonym for a veeeeeeeery sketchy romance author whose novels you’d buy at a Walgreens.

[@EldenaDoubleca5t]

lmao STOP

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@EldenaDoubleca5t Where’s the lie, though?

[@MT-lk7qt]

And who we find out via Twitter is six different people all suing each other for rights to the pen name

[@hiti6753]

@@MT-lk7qt *six cats in a raincoat.

[@MT-lk7qt]

@@hiti6753 You're absolutely right, I am a fool for not seeing this earlier

[@liv0072]

c o n s e r v i t i v e m e d i a I’m crying.

[@liv0072]

@@ameliasellers6396 hey nice pfp

[@ostrige8417]

This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!

[@davidceres4516]

The gender neutral terms thing reminded me of the dub for sk8 to infinity, a gay skateboard anime, and the “villain’s” entrance in one episode was “Hey bitches and bros and non-binary hoes”. And I don’t think I’ll ever recover.

[@ConnorDrawss]

YEAH SAME

[@pearlm1084]

HELLO FELLOW SK8 FANS

[@poke-talia268]

That's the clip that finally convinced me to watch it.

[@grey7685]

The- the what

[@grey7685]

Omw to watch this shit rn

[@daveystrides]

"it's mainly people calling themselves after homestuck characters" *sweats in dave*

[@junipersolis]

My name literally became John's trans name the same week I decided on it. I can't get away from Homestuck.

[@jade-nl3cs]

*sweats in jade*

[@garfield7951]

calling up my dude Eridan as we speak

[@Leon-hz8lv]

Ah yes, I also am a Strider adjacent trans guy. It seems like a reoccurring phenomenon.

[@genesisfrog]

going by genesis frog online has lead to "genesis" or "gen" being one of my names so uh,,, Minerva really called me out here LMAO

[@tyrant-den884]

She is generous to give those who failed to follow the rules an entire star.

[@emilybeaudette9917]

That “no gender, only lesbian!” called me out😂

[@Jeetaruey]

*stares in nonbinary lesbian*

[@camcommitsarson396]

@@Jeetaruey LMAO ME

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

Am I a he/him lesbian? Am I a straight trans femboy? Who the fuck knows! Certainly not me!

[@manicstatic370]

Men can’t be lesbians

[@kalmeio_17]

Tbh, that was me for a time but instead of lesbian, it’s raging bisexual disaster

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

Memes are universal, even if I'm not trans myself. I hope this truly will become a new series, regardless of the meme topic.

[@willbjorseth6834]

Thats what i said a couple months b4 i came out🤔

[@lovezorange33]

Hold onto this comment and see if it's still accurate in a year

[@Alberich_Prince_of_Dwarves]

@@lovezorange33 I'm turning 30, I'm 100% comfortable in my gender and I'm not in an egg. Thank you though.

[@nantha7357]

"What are the odds I'm gonna remember my fucking voice training daily? I just don't have the dicipline for it, you know? I didn't do sports in high school. I'm gay, remember?" You did it. You made the best trans meme.

[@jacobbrown9894]

“Needless to say you’ve all already disappointed me” Damn you do a good impression of my parents talking to me and my siblings

[@jameshayes3170]

My cis ass is going to continue to not question why some of these have me howling laughing/finding them a tiny bit relatable.

[@DeadFishTheKing]

If you ignore the feelings they're definitely going to go away. Definitely.

[@pokemaster123ism]

They’re just universally funny

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

It can mean one of two things: good, empathetic allyship, or the hidden potential for transition. Great shit either way.

[@Tesseract_King]

There's a big wide spectrum out there, and there's only good things to be found from exploring! Experiment with your presentation, think about the way you relate to gender. Maybe you're trans, maybe you're nonbinary, maybe you're cis but just learn something about yourself on the way, but no matter what the result is, the effort is worth it.

[@coreDesignix]

no harm in fucking around with gender a little bit. if you wind up still being cis that just means youre doing it on purpose now

[@zym5435]

reminded me of a meme on tumblr that was like “folx” with that simpsons screenshot captioned “STOP!! ITS ALREADY GENDER NEUTRAL!!!”

[@Wolfgang8-Y]

"Folx" was never intended to be a gender neutral thing; it's a 90s queer/punk culture thing. Basically a low key way of saying "fellow gays".

[@cadencenavigator958]

Okay but Bionicles has surprisingly deep lore though, like I got a bunch of the books when I was a kid and-

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

*Three Hours Later*

[@thevioletskull8158]

Me who dosen’t know what that is

[@ankergutten3428]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick three hours won't be even close to enough

[@nemnyoom]

it was my brother's special interest when he was a kid, and i inherited it

[@ramble4395]

What’s bionicle

[@xeye17]

13:35 One of the most right wing people I’ve ever met, who was uncomfortable around everyone even the tiniest bit liberal or not straight, was in love with the Matrix. He mentioned it like every single day, and I wish I had known this fact at the time, I could have shattered his world.

[@jazzycat8917]

Right wings nerds getting obsessed over misreadings of media made by or about the people/things they despise seems par for the course. They do the same thing for Fight Club and V For Vendetta too.

[@biancabrooks280]

My dad loved the Matrix. Can’t wait to rub this in his face

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Thanks for grabbin the source for that bug pokemon trans fanart; bcuz thats some of my fave fanart and I love seein the person get the credit deserved for its awesomeness

[@boring5551]

Binary trans people: -name themselves after characters- Me, a local enby: -steals my name from a fucking plant-

[@Tesseract_King]

I picked my name from a mythical character who gets turned *into* a plant!

[@nemnyoom]

i took the 'he' out of my name and got 'len' but unfortunately i have been into vocaloid since like 2009

[@noabinnendijk361]

*names self after fictional metal ore*

[@rainmer471]

i stole my name from a planet

[@ariannahoward4554]

@@Tesseract_King i don't know why my first thought was Nico di Angelo

[@mezgancs606]

Okay but that "Oh." in Italics thing from fanfics is so specific, and I don't know if I'm supposed to be proud or ashamed that I knew *exactly* what you were talking about.

[@aubreyhall1831]

"actually no its just people named after homestuck characters" made me scream 99% of my trans friends have named themselves after homestuck characters

[@sarahmaryja9762]

The P in Minerva P Kelley stands for PayPal

[@tyrant-den884]

Some people are cisgender Some people are transgender But we are all memegender

[@manicstatic370]

No

[@awesomegnat2065]

That we stand for the flag and kneel for the cross meme having a reddit watermark is funny to me cause it started unmarked on tumblr

[@perelandrawaddle]

Shout out to the italicized "oh" in every slow burn fanfic. She's in grave need of a massage for carrying the entire genre on her shoulders .

[@judith5327]

As a cis bisexual woman the one with "no gender, only lesbian" called me the f out and I'm glad I'm not the only cis sapphic who feels that way. The only reason I'm sure I'm cis at this point is because I love being a sapphic, it just feels right.

[@not_that_deadname8681]

"My gender is gay" felt

[@FourthDerivative]

My parents told me that if I'd been born a girl, they would have named me "Holly". Which I incidentally think is a super cute name, and it's what I would probably choose for myself if I were a trans woman. Which I'm not of course. I just browse egg_irl ironically I swear

[@malaksafa4074]

So, did your egg crack,?

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

​@@malaksafa4074I second this question

[@thanetothefalseking332]

@@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos third

[@Tesseract_King]

"no gender only lesbian" HELP IT'S ME

[@manicstatic370]

Rope

[@sweetbee9379]

“i didn’t do sports in high school, i’m gay remember!” actually iconic

[@cookitarebel9711]

The path to discovery starts with a relatable meme

[@SylviaRustyFae]

Rly? What meme led to Curiosity then? (Thank you to the one person who liked my bad geeky joke)

[@bluessbelles]

Ok but actually I remember seeing a tweet that was like “Being Bi/Pan is when you like a million different women but 4 specific types of men” and being like “Haha yeah-wait a min”

[@caitlinboice1692]

the way that I came out as non-binary by posting a meme and came out as bi by consistently making bi jokes. it is too relatable...

[@Jeetaruey]

I am already in the process of that. I just keep posting LGBT memes until no one is surprised that I am a nonbinary lesbian. XD Coming out is just too much work.

[@3000spiders]

"look guys, it's a wrap! it's a wrap dress!" I LOVE HER

[@Technodreamer]

That's not just a Dolly Parton meme, that's Dolly Parton wielding Bloodborne's Holy Moonlight Sword like the badass she is

[@carelsby]

I just decided to go by my last name when I came out, but I know a lot of people that like asked their moms what name they would have picked if they'd been born the other sex, and go by that, which I think is really sweet!

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

It is pretty sweet, I’ve gotta say. Hell, I’m about as cis as they come, and I didn’t even need to ASK my mom what my name’d been if I was a girl.

[@noabinnendijk361]

I asked and my mom's response was "oh I just instinctively knew you were going to be [AGAB] I never considered any other name :)" and I was like... uhhhh okay well instinct failed you

[@carelsby]

@@noabinnendijk361 big RIP

[@MxNEWCASTLE]

Mine is a common name that sounds like part of the constellation I would seek out every night during my shitty puberty. A lot of thought went into it. On the other hand, my middle name is from a science fiction novel I read in fifth grade. Yep 😂

[@bwup5845]

I asked my mom and she was apparently going to let my brother name me after A FUCKING TANK! I constantly forget the name because I was like ew. No. but every now and then I wanna be angry and ask her what it was.

[@sarafontanini7051]

The only reason you wouldn't date a gal who loves bionicles is because you're jealous you never got to play with a bionicle

[@Orynae]

I _am_ jealous! Maybe if she lets me play with her bionicles... (why does that sound highly suggestive tho)

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

*damnit you got me*

[@bwup5845]

I remember nothing about bionicles except I would constantly turn mine into a one long armed monstrosity. I miss it. It had a green mask I think

[@sarafontanini7051]

@@bwup5845 Bionicle has lots of weird things in it, that can just be one of them : 3

[@oliviaenoch4487]

Instead of Lagies and Gentlemen, i've just started saying Friends and Foes

[@Kebbythetraveler]

I remember a good tumblr post saying "instead of ladies and gentlemen, just say distinguished guests" and ya know what? Not Cringe!

[@VitaEmerald324]

8:22 weird thought I’m putting out: what if Apollo Justice is FTM and that’s why he’s so focused on his vocal training, not just because he’s a lawyer? That’s my new headcanon.

[@doctortalisman9861]

have always considered "apollo is transmasc" a very big brained headcanon personally..... i mean he's also 5'0 and constantly gets mistaken for being like 10 years younger than his actual age lmao

[@ghost_nunya]

11:03 i can't tell if minerva calling scout jerma is hilarious or crushing my soul like a soda can

[@luuexists]

The "uh, yeah. I sure hope it does" meme had me laughing so much I swear-

[@roobs2976]

my life motto is "be trans, throw hands"

[@creepypastalover5001]

Fair enough! Is it alright if I “be cis, throw fists” in the corner? Two is better than one, after all!

[@No1AldamonFanGirl]

@@creepypastalover5001 Three is better than two. "Be nb, kick in knees"

[@hopefulbadger2160]

How has she made her voice more feminine and added life to it? That was literally the reason I gave up on pitching my voice higher. It has slowly gone more fem for me for years and I am happy with it as it is now, but I am high key confused how she started changing her voice and lost how monotone she was.

[@adriannebee2056]

I've noticed she's gotten a lot more lively in general after starting to dress more feminine and even more so now that she's come out

[@hopefulbadger2160]

@@adriannebee2056 that is a good point. I wasn't thinking like that. I was (and still am, but no longer closeted) the loud jokey depressed tran before I came out. It is plausible the monotone presentation was in someway to do with stress of being closeted.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

When she raises her voice she sounds like my incredibly gay roommate, so I get to relish in that personal connection.

[@EldenaDoubleca5t]

...... Did you guys not know that me being monotone was part of the joke in the ship videos? Like that's not how I actually sound, that voice is part of the bit

[@adriannebee2056]

@@EldenaDoubleca5t you do sound a lot more lively now in the ship videos, and I saw that switch once you started dressing more feminine. So if that's the joke, it's slipping.

[@siennahartle9069]

I feel Dolly Parton would actually say that

[@ActingNT]

6:00 I got my name from my partner, because we were so indecisive that we had to name each other

[@emmar4085]

That's so cute!

[@brittalunde4361]

SHE SAID "so true bestie" AND I WAS HELLA CAUGHT OFF GUARD

[@AlexBermann]

I did not expect to see a picture of a pretty topless women, but I will not complain. Also, here is my gender neutral proposal for "mylady": "my liege". It is weird, antiquated and really cringy so it fits perfectly.

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

How about “M’theydy”

[@lucyalvey2770]

I picked my name based on meaning, so now my first and middle name combined mean "glowing fairy", which I think is really cool

[@Ljsthoughts]

That is genuinely so cool I love it

[@padfootprophet]

Not coming out but just making memes is very relatable. Also coming out because there was a joke you couldn't resist making is something that I did with a couple of friends

[@NonApplicable1983]

I’m so glad you liked my meme!

[@Papoompala]

Man I love watching stuff like this. People like you have helped convince me that trans struggles are actually real and not fake by covering small things that aren’t often showed in mainstream media. Keep up the wonderful stuff!

[@beacool3538]

I never thought I’d fall for “it’s a platypus? Perry the platypus!” Till I saw this video and realized that “the guy that does funny ship videos” did not in fact disappear off the face of the earth, and is in fact a girl. I’m like where are my funny voice ship videos? I do not see funny voice ship video guy in my recommended anymore :( then I saw funny voice girl video and thought she was replacing you, but she is you and I now feel dumb! So thanks Hannah Montana.

[@EldenaDoubleca5t]

LMAO this is my new favorite reaction to my transition

[@ellimiller8620]

"that italicized oh when the characters have that moment in a slow burn" holy fuck why is that so accurate tho

[@CharletteAndMo]

The fact that you even tangentially know about tf2 makes me cross my fingers for “What Your Team Fortress Ship Says About You”

[@RawwkinGrimmie64]

As an agender person who is trying to sound more androgynous, the voice training meme was very relatable. I couldn't stop laughing!

[@ammymara4868]

This was sweet as hell. I didn't get everything cause I'm a trans man, but the bioncle one is fucking gold.

[@lixxunlixxun5158]

I know THREE people named after homestuck trolls. One is Tavris The other is Eriden and the last is Vriska LITTERALLY JUST VRISKA.

[@thisdraco4794]

Vriska would approve.

[@ginar2339]

I know a Karkat

[@shartybterezi4248]

my best friend is named equius

[@lizzyb.8009]

i am trans, and even a "binary" trans woman with she/her pronouns. i still regard my gender as being first, and foremost: lesbian. with a side of "oh, also woman." also, i am so sad we would never be able to have a decent Bionicle ship video... ;-; the most "popular" ship on AO3 still makes up like... a mere 10% of all Bionicle fic (it's Kopaka/Pohatu, btw, which... i find hilarious how obviously i can see that being the most popular ship) ...might make excellent April Fool's material for you, tho...

[@manicstatic370]

Men can’t be lesbian

[@kellystardust2191]

Loved this!! Glad to see that my meme is now officially Minerva Approved(TM). Can't wait to see (and participate in) more!!

[@doveeee]

"most trans people are named after homestuck" me, whos name is dovey/dove after dave: 🧍‍♂️

[@doveeee]

OH I SHOULD STATE THIS: im nonbinary. thats all.

[@etunpeudevitriol]

17:34 I chose this unfortunate moment to drink water - half of it spilled onto my phone instead of in my mouth. I didn't realize that hearing you recite the vine out loud would crack me up so much

[@SylviaRustyFae]

As a redditor, theyre leavin the watermark on the reddit memes so folks kno that they found the meme on reddit.

[@miguelpixie6442]

if we’re sharing how we got our names, ill go first: i was making a character in wizards101 in 8th grade, and i saw the name miguel and i was like. yup thats my name now.

[@hello--hello]

holy shit, wizard101, that's a blast of nostalgia right there!! and that's as good a way of finding your new name as any (つ≧▽≦)つ

[@Wapoose]

YOO W101 ROCKS! And so does the name Miguel.

[@SecretIdentityStudio]

6:20 is probably because the anime girl in the corner is trans. She's from Re:Zero.

[@lauranh8954]

5:44 in case anyone was interested, that's Tobias Forge from the band Ghost, a Satanic Metal/Rock band. a great listen

[@hiti6753]

7:11 “The Moment in the slowburn!” I’m dying, this is so universal!🤣

[@feeluvsyou]

gotta love how you saw that bionical post and decided to walts in KEK

[@bashekis]

13:16 i have a friend who (inadvertently) named herself after her warrior cats of from when she was 10, we frequently joke about it

[@taylorbugsy3131]

8:16 honestly when the video started playing I wondered to myself if you'd started voice training! It's already noticably higher than when I first started watching your videos!

[@thevioletskull8158]

I love the idea of this already. Minerva sounds like Messiah,so we can call you Minessiah.

[@user-wf3nl3vg3g]

that’s a state

[@TenshiPrime]

Tbh my name Raphael is cause I played soul calibur as a kid, saw Raphael and went, "Man if I'm a boy when I grow up, I wanna be named Raphael!" And I didn't think about that for 16 years lol

[@alexlissau275]

11:18 Idk if anyone mentioned it already, but that is copyrighted music, it's one of Dio's themes from Stardust Crusaders (I noticed it IN AN INSTANT)

[@aldlkj]

"ITS A WRAP, ITS A WRAP DRESS" OMG UR SO CUUUTEE

[@pwojo9776]

My favorite trans meme by far, and to be honest I'm not trans but a lot of these were still funny, is still the Lily from Zombieland Saga "shut the fuck up terf" one, for two main reasons. One being it was SonicFox who I think originally posted it (I think he sent it in response to some terfy woman athlete, I want to say it was Ronda Rousey, but I'm not sure enough, while I'm almost sure it was a boxer or fighter; my memory is fuzzy, this is going back at least two years), and they of themselves are like a legendary meme; like I don't follow gaming tournaments but hearing that one of the best fighting game players of this age is a furry, nonbinary, black person, is known to play in full fursuit, and also used the transgender flag for their backdrop flag as like what country they're from, is like legendary in and of itself. The second reason was that it eventually found its way up to British Parliament. Think about that for a second. A couple dozen of British boomers, which I'm confident in saying none of them have ever seen an anime let alone this specific one, had to sit in a room and discuss whether this anime trans-girl meme with a photoshopped real-ass gun was tantamount to a death threat and worth pressing charges over. And I just think as a whole, that's fucking hilarious.

[@moonstrifflimestone5493]

really?? That's so cool!!!

[@pwojo9776]

@@moonstrifflimestone5493 Oh, one thing I forgot to mention. Said anime girl in said meme, she's a canon trans-girl. I don't want to spoil too much, but there's an origin story episode about her. Who she was before she died and became a zombie idol, how she died, her father recognized her.

[@thanetothefalseking332]

Just engagin’ with the content here, Barnes.

[@blueca]

5:49 i named myself after a minor jojo character that i ironically thirsted for at one point before i came out as ace

[@GoldenMarmotin]

Your voice!!! It sounds different?! 10/10 you go girl

[@MarySueSlayer]

She looks and sounds so happy, I'm so glad her transition is going well! Can't wait for more content 🥰🥰🥰

[@beatrixyarbo2888]

Pissing by the side of the road really got me

[@mar-rv2qb]

ok im sure plenty of ppl have said it at this point but u seem so much happier after coming out and i LOVE to see it!! ur trans joy makes me so happy too 🥺

[@hayden1351]

in regards to the "ladies and gentlemen" bit, I'm fond of the whole saying "Ladies and gentlemen, gays and theys"

[@lollipopsie_5230]

17:00 look the one time i actually got to go to ren faire they kept using "ladies, lords and gentlefolk all," and honestly it's gonna take some tough convincing to pull me away from that one

[@mewow3556]

I love your dress so much! What would make it better is if it had pockets. Also the first one is is accurate

[@biancabrooks280]

“I can’t see myself as hot” Babe, you are _gorgeous_

[@emilyyyyysim]

9 months since viewing this channel: oh I wonder how Eldena Doubleca5t is doing. I never did figure out their gender identity, maybe I'll figure it out this time. 1 second into this video: Oh

[@LydsTherinNotamon]

It's here, it's here! *3 seconds in* Are these tears of joy or jealousy? Joylousy?

[@coreDesignix]

I don't even know anything about bionicles but if someone wanted to tell me about the lore for three hours I'd be stoked

[@watercolouradmirer2350]

i was just about to make a joke about the ammount of trans guys i know named dave and john and the trans girls i know named jade and roxy but you beat me to the homestuck punch

[@ChloeKatiePuppy]

I always say this about the original scene in ROTS. Saying "only a ____ deals in absolutes" is, itself, an absolute.

[@megameleeplus]

My favourite has always been "Ladies,Gentlemen, and beautiful in-betweens..."

[@IsaoSoichiro]

I love how abruptly your outfit check came and went 🤣 you look great btw 💕

[@itsiz9738]

astrology and myers-briggs hate? I love to see it. subbed.

[@tardyrenegade3262]

also: the FIRST thing i thought when i started this video was "Holy shit, her voice sounds AMAZING!" SO. at 8:18 your dysphoria is LYING TO YOU!!!

[@GoldenMarmotin]

And you seem so much happier!!?? I'm so happy for you!

[@googleyoutubename5878]

I googled "homestuck rachel" and god damnit the prophecy is true

[@KyleRayner12]

I keep kicking myself for not keeping track of my voice stats until I'd been on T for a couple of months. I *know* it used to be in the 170s (Hz), but I missed most of the drop. I need statistics, dammit!

[@insidiouschaos812]

i got my name bc when i thought i was a feminine nb i was going by "talia" (my old internet penname from ye olde "dont use your real name online!!!"), so when i realized i was a trans guy "talyn" was the logical step for that

[@florallychaotic]

Not fair how wonderful you look in that wrap i can never get those to look right on me and you're killing it!! 🌻🌻

[@MissVioletTiger]

Longer nails suit you, you've got good shaped nail beds, very jealous tbh

[@Ljsthoughts]

I didnt notice but youre so right I appreciate you

[@kingseagull16]

LOVE THIS SO MUCH and the pissing on the side of the road one is so true its like an ftm rite of passage

[@CMDonovann]

“she talks about bionicle for three hours” YEAH LMAO

[@adriannebee2056]

I had to swear my decision to take the name Adrian was not a Castlevania thing and just because aloud it sounds like Adrianne too. But I'm also certain that Alucard probably did influence it a bit.

[@monomanico8362]

The 1st meme has Toph so that's my favorite already, no need for others, but tnx, haha