What Celebrity Lookalike Competitions Mean For The Culture

[@M_n_M_n_M-01]

One of the finalists (not the winner) in the Chalamet lookalike competition went to my university. I had the displeasure of interacting with him a few times. He was known for being very pretentious and narcissistic, as well as only hitting on freshman girls when he was a senior. One of the clubs he was in did an "awards show" for the year where the "hosts" made a joke comparing him to Leonardo DiCaprio and peoples jaws dropped. He got PISSED about it. He "casually" wore a skirt once and wouldn't shut up about it because he wanted people to clap and call him a feminist icon or something. He was like a minor campus celebrity for being completely insufferable. Seeing this competition in the news and knowing that this guy is in all the photos has been my curse for the past several weeks. I haven’t watched any KZbin videos about it purely from spite but I will never skip a Jordan vid lmao

[@evie7262]

Thank you for sharing, I admire your bravery and I stand with you. ✊✊

[@Thawah]

You are so strong fr

[@lauramessy]

We need to know who it is

[@M_n_M_n_M-01]

@lauramessy if you google the contest, in the first photo that shows up he's the one in the bottom left corner in front of the guy who won. He doesn't even look like Timothee Chalamet lol

[@DitzyDaffy]

@@M_n_M_n_M-01 Is it the guy with the grey jacket and black button down shirt? If so I can tell he's insufferable just from those images lol

[@taliaf.3221]

I think a lot about Dolly Parton entering a Dolly Parton look alike contest and losing

[@JordanS-ww4eu]

Dalik Parton if you’re Dr. Who 😂😂😂😂😂 sorry just a joke

[@IsSarahPi]

More specifically it was a drag queen Dolly Parton look alike contest.

[@erinkinsella91]

I swear its happened to a few celebs over the decades with different celebs, so bizarre

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@selunescorpio]

7:13 The children yearn for ye olde town square

[@AA-lv1yg]

babe wake up new jordan theresa video essay just dropped

[@brookep6086]

Literally came here to comment this exact same thing

[@nekkidbuns]

Beep boop

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@HmmmInteresttting]

I recently discovered ikea as a third space.. you can meet your friend walk around sit on couches talk and have a cheap meal/snack. I did this with a friend recently to search for decor inspo and it felt like a very present experience

[@EzraSprouts]

Yes! Free tea and coffee on weekdays for the IKEA fam, good wheelchair access, no-one hassles you if you hang out for ages and don't buy anything. I mean, they filmed the soap IKEA Heights without getting kicked out! I also know someone who had an IKEA birthday party where there's a list of games to play in store, totally free and goofy fun

[@zinaak4194]

Sorry to hear you haven't been happy with your work lately. You're definitely not the only one having a hard time though, and I can honestly say your "silly little unserious" video made my day a whole lot better. Thanks for your work, keep it up! Don't let the internet algorithms make you mean to yourself!

[@cigguerra]

Dude she does look a bit like Megan fox from some angles

Yes! She has the facial features of Megan Fox, I see the resemblance

[@babydollyaldi]

Yes I hadn’t seen her before and I thought Megan Fox before she said it!

[@jigsawpiece8690]

She has Megan's "old" face like... Idk i did see it!!

[@tana3875]

Megan Fox also was asked about her in an interview and she said she definitely saw it. It was a real girls girl moment and I’m so happy she wasn’t mean about it.

[@Wookie_Tan]

I see it as having some bits of Megan’s face on a different head

[@whitneysegar2263]

babes i literally cited your last video in my final paper for a sociology class!! do not feel like your content is anything other than amazing

[@wish4somefish]

This part!!!!😊

[@cloudyskiees]

u can quote a youtuber's words in ur essay in the usa?? damn no wonder people are getting degrees left and right if its that little demanding 😭

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@MSK-n]

the people do yearn for the vibes of a 19th century town square 🙂‍↕️

[@makstracy]

Oh how I would love a town square….

[@michalapalmer8874]

Someone on Twitter said that these lookalike contests is us yearning for like a “central hub” or village square

[@abbieclaire4080]

your videos feed the part of my mind that i cant discuss with other people !!! i love it so much literally so interesting how do these seemingly random social trends actually reflect where we're at as a society

[@zoycam7742]

I say this a semi-consistent viewer and a long time subscriber, we came here to watch you talk! I know being a talker (video essayist, professional yapper, educator, etc) on the internet requires a lot of lampshading to avoid super annoying comments but Idk i feel like every time you remind us “you’re not beating a dead horse” i find my response to be “i know you’re just getting to your point? Exploring the topic?” You would sound more confident if there was a little less “i’m not just talking to talk” bc i’m here to watch you talk. I’m here to listen to what came to mind when reflecting upon this topic. Just because it’s maybe unserious doesn’t mean i don’t have a genuine interest in what you have to say. Again, maybe it’s just internet culture now but i’m here to listen!

[@chexmixbaby44]

Enjoy your break!! Also wanted to come on and say that I'm loving the silly videos. The baby naming video came out right after my sons were born, so it was really nice to see what was going around that in pop culture at the moment! I've been loving all the rest of them as well! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!

[@chexmixbaby44]

correction: it literally came out on my sons' birthday lmao!

[@satyasyasatyasya5746]

when you live in a wasteland of consumption and hypercommodification, you can't form identity through self-cultivation or expression or any real exploration of artforms/education. So you just subsume the self to the branding of another.

[@lilybrown9833]

Damn

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@adoubleu497]

So glad you’re taking this topic on!!

[@futuristicgirl14]

Celebs better be sweating between lookalikes and Luigi looking hotter than most of them irl

[@D4NIELXOXO]

everytime you link something back to a previous point i'm like WAITTTT REAL

[@brookep6086]

The absolute rush of dopamine I get every time I see a Jordan Theresa upload

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@yanniesays]

The topics you touch on are truly deserving of deeper understanding, they are not silly at all. :) You and Mina Le (another youtube video essayist) talk about things that tug on my brain and makes me want to learn more. I would not have gained such knowledge without you. Thank you for making videos on any topic that you are interested in/passionate about, no matter how super niche. ❤

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@Oceanatornowk]

Lmao Anthpo’s getting video essays about his stunts

[@earlybirddreamful]

23:20 well i like this video a lot, it brought up some interesting points seemed well-researched and was entertaining af

[@catastrophed]

me when i’m too lazy to catch up on new pop culture content so i just click on jordan’s videos

[@bbybluebutterfly]

One thing I believe differentiates Jordan from other video essayists is that she sparks conversations out of topics you may have never realized were connected, rather than regurgitating liberal takes from Twitter.

[@fruitygarlic3601]

The comment itself reads like it was copied and pasted from multiple sources written more than a year ago. Sis💀

[@user-lh3dr3cq2p]

I think when lookalikes get told by the celebrity to stop impersonating them (eg ari asked paige to stop) they really should just comply. I feel like its just basic decency and respect idk and like also dont make of using the impersonation???like it feels super off for me like crossing the acceptable boundaries.

[@G_12385]

On the topic of uncanny valley, Autistic people are more likely to trigger the uncanny valley effect in neurotypicals, hence why they find us “off putting” or they may think something “isn’t quite right” with us

[@graciousmarwisa9496]

please can I just say as a kpop fan I am not over the fact that a lookalike contest was held for an idol called Mark Lee and he himself showed up 😭😭😂

[@angelakiprevski7352]

and then the fans proceeded to practically mob him i felt so bad mark didn't deserve that 😭

[@bookofdaveandsteve]

I appreciate your output - you break me out of my bubble and I am entertained and informed by your videos. Good job rest up mate 👍

[@laureldesmarteau]

Mother I need you to speak on Dr Lilly Jay & celebrity cheating scandals

[@sagetenshi]

Sorry to hear you've been burnt out but this was such an enjoyable video, didn't realise how much I'd been missing your work, you always add a nice extra bit of insight I don't seem to find elsewhere (and I am a fiend for a good video essay). Hope you and the team enjoy your Christmas off, looking forward to whatever you have in store for 2025!

[@nasasjanitor]

TOWN SQUARE CORE!!!! THIS IS IT , I COULDNT THINK OF A WORD FOR IT BUT IT THIS IS ITTT

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@buginashirt]

Loved your energy, I couldn’t stop watching!!!!

[@Bludgeoned2DEATH2]

Wild to me that you don't think your last few videos have been that good because I was literally thinking that every video since your "Why does nobody want to be a hoe anymore?" have been nothing but banger after banger after banger. I know I am probably not your audience as a yank and a male but I just love your energy, personality and ability to tell an engaging story. :) xx

[@elizabethyow1165]

This was a very interesting video! I do like the themes from your recent video essays weaving together (as you said) One of my friends, told me what the uncanny valley is in conversation over dinner a while, she is very smart

[@helociraptor]

not the imposter syndrome 😭😭😭 ive always loved your videos and idk, i really love your latest ones! a lot of points you bring up make me go "oh shiiit", they are always really clever ❤

[@Bella-Anne]

It reminds me of the tiktok trend doing videos with "my good/bad twin" filming themselves only in different outfits/styles.😂

[@chococacti1510]

My friends literally made the Zayn Malik one n they did it as a joke but then they had to follow through 😭

[@k.r.3843]

I love cinematography. The colours in this video are so slay

[@honestlythough7250]

When i was young, i also bought into the “women aren’t funny” thing bc my comedy diet was all raunchy tv shows and netflix specials. Took me a long time to realize that i just wasn’t being exposed to enough women comedians. Like yea if there are 3 female stand-up specials to every dozen male ones, its gna stand out more when i dont like 2 of the former vs 2 of the later. Tiktok especially was a game changer for me. The women comedians of tiktok regularly make me cry laughing

[@noyouare5585]

How is TC placing #13 in his own lookalike competition the funniest thing I’ve heard all day 🤣

[@linx88]

I just want to know why like 80% of the humans on this planet now look exactly like the same 8 celebrities. So boring

[@KatieLeyden]

AHHHHH BUYING MYSELF YOUR SKILLSHARE CLASS FOR XMASSSSS for the culture

[@jacquelinealbin7712]

If any of you know the Cyberpunk TTRPG, they literally predicted Poser Gangs 😂😭 If we're gonna be in a cyberpunk dystopia, might as well go all out

[@PedanticGirl]

Oh what a great Christmas present - a video from you! 🎉

[@carolinatabr]

Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees also lost a Barry Gibb lookalike contest

[@graciousmarwisa9496]

Came here to find a blog to watch but OMG NEW JORDAN VIDEOOO

[@crystalleyvonne818]

great video per usual, i cant wait to start drag and occasionally do tinashe impersonations

[@alyssamendoza7708]

still love ur sillier videos💕

[@Fenimorka]

literally the first. im a true Jordan stan

[@hidansektas]

just the video i need

[@oliviajayward]

Jordan’s celebrity lookalike is that girl from season 9 love island uk

[@sofi7571]

Never clicked faster

[@Patience2dream]

The love is blind guy would be lucky to have her, she's really pretty and she does kinda look like megan fox in her face, like only the center including her eyes, eye brows, nose, and mouth. It's just her jaw and head shape/size that doesn't fit what people are also expecting of a megan fox lookalike. And honestly the same for the guy and his lookalike celeb.

[@Sarah-np4wu]

it's the best day when you upload a video hehe

[@the_agate_gate3782]

There’s something to be said about the subjectivity of perception, with the phenomenon of celebrities losing their own look-alike contests. Also, as woman, I have never laughed when someone makes an unfunny joke. It’s dumb to expect that.

[@30percentlesssugar16]

Merry Xmas Jordan!! Ty for the video. I was 3mins in when I realized you could cover any topic and I would always listen in. Love your perspective and analysis. Have a good rest! 😴🎄

[@Nora-sn5mc]

Love this!!

[@DianeCooperTW]

Hate how unoriginal people are. It was one funny thing by a KZbinr and now every idiot im the world is copying it

[@ville-c4u]

I'm so mad right now!!! Jordan stole ma content for views and money proof on channel

[@szigetizita2698]

Has any celebrity ever won their own lookalike contest?

[@maddyridgley4929]

We ❤️ you sis

[@marceline_the_swagqueen]

i luv u so much every video you make reads my mind😭💕

[@syriannam]

Watching this video made me think of the play "the ugly one" by Marius von Mayenburg. It's an interesting view on plastic surgery and doppelgangers (sort of). I think you'd really enjoy it ❤

[@ssarahoneil]

it’s like she knew i was about to have lunch 🙂‍↕️

[@loosebands2689]

you should have mentioned olí london trying to become jimin from bts !

[@randomfanaccount5061]

Not too interested in this topic, but I will watch anything you put out

[@ioanagurita-pt3gm]

U R THE REAL SOCIOLOGIST WE NEED

[@EzraSprouts]

Male pageantry has existed in leather community for a long time - what is Mr International Leather if not a pageant queen? More of a lifestyle commitment and an acquired taste though. Not something a pedestrian himbo can enter for fun, or a casual town square gathering

[@EzraSprouts]

Btw your recent videos have been great, just as insightful and original as ever imo 🤷‍♂️ You're one of the first youtubers I recommend, and your videos are engaging and fun when my adhd brain is zooming aimlessly like a toy car. That's a rare talent!

[@portaldolphin13]

TOMAHTOE

[@charlotte52yearsago84]

Should have got some WHAT Jordan?? 16:31

[@claclarolo1]

to-may-toes 😂 ngl, i was like... wait is that how the english say tomato

[@H2OBoB1]

ALLEGED shooter

[@kaylajarzab]

never been this early in my life

[@earlybirddreamful]

11:40 !!!

[@cheslxy]

Jordan Theresa LookaLike soon 😂

[@Vanessa-pm2jh]

You sound like my pe teacher

[@zesty6781]

Megan thee stallion look alike contest in my bedroom please 🙏🏾🗣️

[@claclarolo1]

10:10

[@zesty6781]

@@claclarolo1I’M GAY AND JOKING?????

[@linalol8390]

Didn't someone else already make this exact video??

[@kuhinde]

No 🤬 even if they did Jordan’s is cold we never skip a video

[@linalol8390]

@kuhinde Giving credit is important I don't care if I like the KZbinr

[@kuhinde]

@@linalol8390 i fear video ideas around this phenomenon are not going to be original.. if you like the video so much why didn’t you give credit in your original comment to @naomi cannibal , who made the video I assume you’re talking about. also , the videos consist of different topics and reasoning behind the competitions so 😭if you liked what you got from that vid more that’s good for u ig but people like different videos , creators are going to make videos for people that like their videos and that’s okay!!

[@kolezankazpracy8761]

❤

[@mikaela5607]

Yay 🎉

[@teslakanta8869]

Guys I really reckon she's not trying to beat a dead horse

[@Jess-rg4hf]

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