James Corden Must Be Stopped

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

You absolutely hit the nail on the head about modern entertainment no longer presenting issues from different perspectives and allowing the audience to make up their own minds, because most likely they'd reach a different conclusion from what the film makers want them to, and we can't have that nowadays. Art is supposed to be thought-provoking, but instead its become thought-suppressing.

[@theauthenticobserver]

oh shit, was just binge watching your videos earlier today, this is very cool to see you in the comments! Thank you, yeah the absolute state of modern storytelling is pretty bloody depressing. Mind-numbing mush for the most part, but your videos ripping them apart are always entertaining, so that's a plus at least.

[@mattys95]

Fancy seeing you here Drinker!!😂As a big fan of your videos, I was just thinking how you would enjoy the ripping into this movie by a well crafted and engaging criticism. It’s almost like she’s the more calmer, quieter and English version of your drunken, rough Scottish interviews. Yet both still likable and great to watch. Thank you and go away now. And to the Authentic Observer, do us all a favour and make more of these videos because this one was quite excellent. Well put together, engaging, intelligent, funny and just enjoyable to watch. You definitely picked up another subscriber!🙌🏼

[@TheBayouCritter]

@@theauthenticobserver Hey, I watch both you guys, this is cool! That's it, that's all I got.

[@isfahelww]

And then a drunk Scotsman entered the chat!

[@gadflyfiction]

The difference between art and propaganda, one examines and evaluates what it is to be human, the other tries to control it.

[@cjbsims]

The most frustrating thing about the "This Cinderella is modern and necessary because she's not doing this to find a man, she's doing things for herself" comments is that it's been done before - in the DISNEY CARTOON!! Cinderella doesn't go to the ball to bag herself the prince, she goes because it's the event of the century and she wants to have a good time once in her life. Falling in love was a surprise for both the Prince AND Cinderella. So congrats, Mr. Corden, you've accomplished something that was done in 1950!!

[@LordVader1094]

It also was already done better in the 90s with Ever After

[@vashtilantigua908]

@@LordVader1094 LOVE that movie 🥰

[@quintfl]

Cinderella in the original fairy tale did things for herself too.

[@gurlinacoma]

🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 This is what I always say as well whenever I hear people bitch about Cinderella and most other fairytales too.

[@zinasantana]

He didn’t even manage that

[@TheWoodlandFellowship]

I didn't realize that British people were as skilled with coffee as with tea, because this English Roast was utterly enjoyable.

[@LordBilliam]

Well, we do have a roast every Sunday after all 😉

[@SJ-dl6uc]

this is so insulting, so funny... the shade, tho. amazing.

[@wildcardproductions6010]

Good one 😌!

[@juanarocha8629]

Must say this is quite an enjoyable brew

[@ephraimlusansu9807]

you should go to jail for those bars

[@cakecrumb095]

You know what career Cinderella should have wanted to make it all make sense? Glass worker (glazier). Fits in with her glass slippers and is somewhat male dominated. There…problem solved, but they chose dress making. Sigh…. Also 1950s Cinderella was empowered. She also kept her positive attitude, made the most of her abuse, and lived without an entitled attitude (she was always grateful for what she was given). Cinderella has never been a poor role model, so James Corden Cinderella looks even more like a parody.

[@anjanontonyoutube4176]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!! my first thought watching it is," IS IT PARODY???"

[@martastahlfeld6126]

Okay, I would watch a movie about Cinderella glassmaking.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

Eh original is better. She made the bitches pay in that.

[@zellalaing5439]

Love this idea, the 2021 back story feels more appropriate for fairy godmother

[@ch355_]

men who do not value women equally, but pander to them with this pseudo-feminism, has become fairly popular to get woke points.

[@mayormccheese6171]

And they are often eventually exposed as over-compensating for their own slimy and salacious behavior.

[@RoseBaggins]

@@mayormccheese6171 as recent allegations have been proving.

[@modernmythsart]

Well, 'equal' is a very difficult term (for example, women have an in-group preference for women and men have an out-group preference for women, so men actually value women more in some respects, which totally makes sense biologically). I will also say this isn't pseudo-feminism, but rather the natural conclusion of some of the foundational ideas of the first-wave feminists (the history of humanity is men as a class oppressing women as a class, which is just completely ahistorical). However, let's just say when it comes to male feminists, in the circles I run in there's the saying 'reset the clock'...because sexual allegations against these creepy predators happen so often lmao.

[@ch355_]

@@modernmythsart if you find equal to be a difficult term, there are several good online dictionaries. i said equal meaning: ‘a person considered to be the same as another in status or quality.’ if what you mean to say is that you find it difficult to conceptualize women as equal to men, then biology and history aren’t that likely to help one with such an abstract realization. i call it pseudo-feminism because it sounds a little like feminism but actually is not feminism. bringing into the conversation some vague references to different waves of feminism, male feminists as a group, and the circles in which you run only seems to serve to make the issue less clear.

[@modernmythsart]

@@ch355_ 1. Men and women do not consider each other 'equal' (as I mentioned both men and women have a group preference towards women, a fact that is backed up by various studies) 2. "if what you mean to say is that you find it difficult to conceptualize women as equal to men" Equal in terms of what? Equal under the law? Sure. Equal moral worth? Sure, though that is more of a humanist thing than a feminist one. It's when feminists start complaining that men don't act in the world exactly like women, or that women and men want different things from each other as potential romantic partners that I have the issue. AKA "Men are more often CEOs than women, therefore women are not equal and still oppressed" 3. "i call it pseudo-feminism because it sounds a little like feminism but actually is not feminism." Why is it not 'feminism'? Sounds like 'no true scotsman' to me.

[@whydoyouwanttoknowthat]

The thing that annoyed me the most was the fact that poor, ill treated, unable to own her own business, has to marry someone to be able to afford food, Cinderella, has a full fledged designer studio in her basement with baskets full of fabrics in every colour imaginable. Fabrics. The most expensive community that poor people had to save up to buy before the 19th century.

[@lga.d3351]

You are right. I heard one time this interesting fact that viking women where in charge of family finances. I wanted to see if it's true so I did some research and found out that viking women where in charge of fabrics and food and sometimes coins. Was it disappointing? Not really. I found out that fabrics and food held much more value in the past than it does now, that's why people are saying that they were in charge of the finances

[@reynadelikat6410]

I still can't see why Hollywood hates the classic Cinderella story. What's wrong with a victim of abuse being saved. What's wrong with a girl falling in love and getting married? 🙄

[@RoseBaggins]

Uh, maybe because Hollywood knows it's the abuser and doesn't want us to escape its clutches?

[@Femmeaesthetic]

Because they think a woman falling in love doesn’t make them strong

[@IUsedToBeAnAdventurerLikeYou]

Haven’t you heard? Women can’t be strong unless they’re man hating/ quirky girl bosses that scoff at romance and other dainty pursuits.

[@hym3323]

If they would adapt the REAL Cinderella, which is a German folktale and not a fairytale spun by Disney, people would know that Cinderella is actually very independent, good at hunting, gathering, taking care of herself and very well read, thanks to her father. Doesn't mean she's less of a person because she falls in love with the prince

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@hym3323 Right!

[@RorryPondicus]

“James Corden is a furry” was not a take I was prepared to hear whilst casually viewing my favourite KZbinr

[@Apollo890]

I couldn't stop laughing for two days after seeing that.

[@mango_sheikh786]

Now this is a welcome surprise. I like to think of James Corden as the male (and British) Amy Schumer. Both unfunny, both untalented, yet both darlings of the entertainment industry.

[@debzykvids]

Very accurate statement. 😆

[@RoseBaggins]

Yeah, and I'm still trying to figure out why they're such darlings.

[@mango_sheikh786]

@@RoseBaggins they’re useful idiots

[@DylanRomanov]

I saw James in a movie with Keira Knightley where he was actually funny, but other than that everything else is a train wreck . Why does he need to be in everything? Who are his fans?

[@sippy1sippy]

I don't find her particularly funny but she does have some talent in acting in my imo lol there are some movies where her performance was pretty decent, trainwreck, thank you for your service. Her new movie The Humans looks pretty decent. She's kinda like the Melissa Mccarthy, Adam Sandler type, most of their output is kinda meh, but once in a while they give one gem of a performance.

[@raven_moonshine39]

37:23 YES!! I will die on this hill! if your version of feminism requires women to be more like men in order to be seen as valuable it's by definition not feminism. I can't stand when media takes a woman, saps away all her emotion and nurturing traits, puts her in a sexy version of men's clothes, has her work in a man's field, and has her turn her nose up at feminine women and motherhood and romance, then looks at the audience and goes, "See what we did there? That's feminism. Tell us how progressive we are." Like, no! It's just one more example of women and femininity being forced to be inferior to men and masculinity.

[@christianbjorck816]

People that think the Prince is the main goal she chases after and can’t do anything else in the old Disney version can just sod off. The Prince is the reward for her diligent work, kindness, moral character and sticking to her dream of getting out of an abusive household.

[@Udontkno7]

also, even it was the goal...it's not a bad one. wealth, a handsome man that she really likes/loves, and being able to leave her family. if she wasn't thinking about all the benefits while falling in love with him, I'm sure she thought about it later. the Disney version isn't even that bad.

[@christianbjorck816]

@BATS Exactly.

[@hengineer]

That's an interesting take I hadn't thought of, the pipe dream of escaping an abusive household. Literally in my head I think of James and the Giant peach, how children come up with all sorts of fantasies to escape abuse. Any Roald Dahl book.

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

But it was the Prince who sort to find her, not the other way around. I don't know how anyone could think she is chasing after prince charming. The prince chased her.

[@roriemarie2968]

The Prince falls in love with her because of her qualities, I know it is silly in one night.. but that's kind of what it is ..she's so good, she's so lovely inside and out that he couldn't help but fall in love with her and you've seen the example of her loveliness in how she treats everybody around her.

[@hardygal2]

“I should be allowed to sell it.” “Sure, but women can’t own shops.” Okay, so maybe my knowledge IS solely based on fantasy stories, but there have been plenty of tropes in old timey stories involving women shopkeepers - women pub owners, women bakers, old ladies who sell you fruit from their stand, or milk…

[@MlleCarocks]

Historically, in my country, men did the hard work in the fields, and women did too and then it was the women who would take the goods (cheese, milk, potatoes, anything) in their charriots, travel all the way to the market in the nearest city (still miles away) and sell them there.

[@lightningpenguin8937]

Code of Hammurabi around 1750 bc has laws specifically about female owners.

[@Limonenmixgetraenk]

Like in Snow White, the stepmother comes to the dwarves' house to sell Snow White a comb, a belt and an apple.

[@jimmyhun91]

That was one part that enormously got on my nerves. Also, we're led to believe that she's disinherited amd abused by her family bit she literally has her own workshop complete with luxury materials in the cellar. Who's having their dreams stolen again?

[@thetechnocrat4979]

@@jimmyhun91 Her dreams being ' stolen ' is equivalent to Greta Thunberg crying about her ' stolen ' childhood and dreams, ie, fake tears.

[@-k4349]

Don't lose hope, we need people like you. Sane people like you give us hope.

[@l.jagilamplighterwright9211]

That is so true. I know people from twenties to seventies who are wait eagerly for a new video just for the breath of fresh air that comes from sanity.

[@jtmichaelson]

As an American, I can tell you that James is mostly just a talk-show host to us. He is competing mostly with the likes of Jimmy Fallon and despite his Carpool Karaoke, we don't, in general, care for James all that much. He has decent ratings but not one of those people we see making news, or appearing anywhere that anyone here cares to read or hear about. As a fan of British TV, I have seen James in his British suit and I enjoy his humor there. But even so, he's nothing special. Nothing like your Lee Mack, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell, Alan Davies (or even Noel Felding) on your panel shows. Put James up against those people and he'd be funny, but still can't hold a candle to the genius and brilliance of the majority of your British comedians.

[@haggisa]

Not Alan Davies…Alan Davies is as funny as watching a forest burn…

[@gabbyytname]

An an American also, this is spot on.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Those are England's finest comedians, and only comedians apparently.

[@draven31]

How about Graham Norton?

[@jfm14]

@@haggisa Still 10x funnier than James Corden.

[@eivor9097]

Cinderella: "why won't anyone take me seriously?" me: "because you're walking around in your goddamn underwear". the costumes in this movie are some of the worst I've seen - I can literally call out the exact patterns used for 90% of the costumes, which also span like 500 YEARS of historical inspiration. Thank god they didn't know about the best cinderella movie of all time: Tři oříšky pro Popelku (1973)

[@snowhitepp3339]

I'm glad to find somebody who is a fan of this wonderful movie gem! When translated to english, it usually goes by the name of Three Wishes for Cinderella. For anyone interested, here it is, with english subtitles :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnqpdHx3p6-lecU

[@BeckyMa9482]

@@snowhitepp3339 thank you! I've never seen that and now I need to.

[@snowhitepp3339]

@@BeckyMa9482 Yes, do yourself a favour and watch it with a nice cup of hot cocoa ;-)

[@katerinakruzikova4906]

Omg, this is the Czech adaptation! I am happy that somebody knows it :)

[@SENISM1991]

@@snowhitepp3339 Thank you for this link. definitely going to check this out later

[@CassTeaElle]

I never saw Cinderella because I had zero interest in it for all of these reasons, and I'm SO glad to hear you rant about it! I am seriously baffled at the fact that so many "feminists" don't see how extremely misogynistic their views are when they are acting like the OG Cinderella isn't as good as this new, career-driven Cinderella. It's literally just an opinion that is completely rooted in misogyny... because they see femininity as weakness. That's just misogyny, plain and simple. And it drives me insane how hypocritical people are about this kind of thing without even realizing it. If you think a woman like the 2015 Cinderella is weak and pathetic and needs to be "stronger" and more career-focused, congratulations, you've just admitted that you think femininity is weak and pathetic. You've just admitted that you're misogynistic. It's the complete opposite of feminism.

[@pisceanbeauty2503]

Having a career isn’t antithetical to being feminine.

[@Intotheabyss1988]

@@pisceanbeauty2503 that is true, but saying that someone traditionally feminine is “weak” and the only way to make her “strong” is by making her career oriented is an issue.

[@hollykimball401]

I also didn't see this film, the movie trailers alone were enough to make me lose interest in this film and drive me away.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

First feminist Cinderella, my backside! Who are they kidding?! Ever After is where it’s at! Ever After was the bomb! Danielle/ Cinderella was a great blend of strength, intelligence, courage, & femininity- Prince Henri got a real character arc of growth & maturity over the course of the film (unusual for a fairytale, especially where they weren’t the lead)- Angelica Houston was deliciously wicked, & you can get a sense for her backstory/ feel a certain sense of sympathy- but they let her be evil, which is what a villain is _meant_ to do. No namby pamby half-arsed ‘not really a villain’ villain - **&** they had mother-lovin’ Da Vinci in the fairy godmother-esque role! It doesn’t **get** any better than that!

[@debzykvids]

Yes, so true! I grew up with Ever After and upon a recent rewatch, it still holds up so well and even for a few flaws here and there, there's still so much to love about it! The only okayish takes which came later were A Cinderella Story (the first one, not the sequels) and Ella Enchanted, but not even they compare to Ever After.

[@RoseBaggins]

Heck yes!!

[@arkonwolves7192]

I’m going to be honest I don’t really like princess movies period but this one was just especially bad.

[@hannahremmel9550]

I immediately thought about Drew chilling by the lake with DaVinci.

[@aishas2497]

My favourite part of ever after is when she carried the prince to safe him against the men who would have killed him.

[@DDonSon1]

"Women can't own shops". Wow. Historically woman have always worked. All a movie like that will do is confuse children even more. I could imagine a child telling a teacher of a movie they watched which says different. SMH

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

peasant women worked about as much as the men and middle class women, if they didn't work, would usually have a cottage industry, and rich/upper class women would often indulge in their interests or would influence things behind the scenes which is effort

[@jwhippet8313]

Depends on country. Middle-class and aristocratic women in Britain did nothing by policy. In Central Europe, women serfs worked themselves to death just like men. Middle class women were usually Jews and did all the work the men did. Aristocratic women ran whole estates, did animal husbandry, managed forests, etc.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

@@jwhippet8313 I should probably say that regardless of laws or social expectations these things happened throughout Europe through much of its post Roman history and non tribal history. Middle class women in Britain often Had plenty of influence, and were often involved in artistic and cottage industry pursuits depending on the time period and upper class women, while obviously politically were expected to basically shut up, had many ways to exert influence and pursue humanistic things. Obviously it's way more complicated than what I'm saying but women have always been major actors in every society, regardless of societal ideals.

[@marvalice3455]

Yes. It's easy to look at the past and see the differences as injustice, but even the most oppressed people were still agents, and effected things in their own ways. That doesn't justify the injustice, but we should understand the real problems, rather than just looking for something to act offended at

[@modernmythsart]

​@@marvalice3455 Well, I would even argue with the idea that women were oppressed, particularly in comparison to their male counterparts of the same class. If you read anything about the lives of coal miners in northern england, for example, the women had a way better deal than their husbands (there are many other examples across history - the gender roles of the eastern plains Native Americans also comes to mind). In short, life was shitty historically for pretty much everybody.

[@Name-dl3uq]

@@modernmythsart "lives of coal miners" - oh, I wonder *who* made those men's lives hell. Oh, that's right - richer men.

[@HidinginPublic]

As an American with plenty of "normy" friends of all kinds in America. Living in 6 states, going to highschool in a rural town and to University in a large city - I have never met somebody who liked James Corden. At best they seemed indifferent or "enjoyed some carpool karaoke a few years ago"

[@nymerianan4short314]

Funny I'm from the England and most my mates feel the same... No body cares about James Corden

[@DS-fk7ed]

I'm English, and no one I know likes him here either. What I can't understand is that he's always on TV; it makes no sense. We always seem to be told that he's funny and talented, and yet he's not. At all. Ever. What he is though is an egotistical, rude, and obnoxious lump of blubber, and the fact that he's become known in the US is for me a national embarrassment (along with the utterly vile Russel Brand who's even worse - although Brand's multiple psychiatric problems do let him off the hook a bit). There are so many other down to earth, decent and talented people we could have exported instead, and yet this creep manages to get shows in the US.

[@stephengeldard6122]

Even in the car pool Karaoke he was fake as, I saw him interviewing, if you can call it that, Victoria Beckham, he was embarrassing trying to embarrass her with regards to what she was wearing. He's not funny, completely detached and has become more fake since he went to Hollywood. Then he recently started talking about the pain of his weight issue, sad! looking for sympathy because most know he "acts" like a complete knob.

[@yog-sherkoth1782]

I liked him in Dr who and into the woods. That being said it's been years since I watched either and I mainly watched it into the woods for Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, and the song agony.

[@Sousabird]

I think its from the contingent of people still watching late night tv like my Mom.

[@jwhippet8313]

Just to point out how ridiculous the premise is: the first confirmed female self-made millionaire in the US was Sarah Breedlove, who was black, born 2 years after slavery ended, lost her mother at age 7, her father at age 10, and yet became a millionaire selling beauty supplies. Women have been in trade for ever.

[@robinthrush9672]

It's even reflected in naming conventions that are so old people forgot their implications. Webster is a surname from a seamstress and Weber is from a tailor; Brewster from a female ale/beer crafter compared to the male Brewer.

[@jwhippet8313]

@@robinthrush9672 that's very interesting. BTW, it's so old it's in the Bible. The last chapter of Proverbs is praise for women in business.

[@robinthrush9672]

@@jwhippet8313 Yeah. It's just something women did to help the family. Sell baked goods at market, child care, laundry, medicine ladies, etc. Small boosts to the family income or unmarried women. It bothers me when my mother refers to her Elizabethan/Edwardian, upper-class love stories about women not being allowed to work when there are maids in them! We can't judge history by how the rich lived in time periods alone.

[@ferrisbueller9991]

Makes capitalism sound pretty dope.

[@alex.profi27]

@@ferrisbueller9991 ofc its dope The hate towards freedom and fairness aka capitalims comes from the commies. It has been like tnat for over 100 years

[@ethanarc]

Hillarity is that the other Cinder-Ella's weren't "Looking for men", they just wanted to go to the ball to at least have some fun as a break from their shit life of being oppressed by their step-mom & step-sisters. The Prince thing was serendipitous.

[@RachyGirlH]

Just wanted to say that I have always enjoyed your content and I don’t think you should look at your reviews of entertainment media (books, movies, etc) as pointless, because this is exactly the stuff that has been shaping everyone’s minds up until this crazy point- art is the biggest conscious/ unconscious influence on people. Why do you think they are working so hard to remake every single story and cartoon? And why do you think it affects you so strongly? It’s good to have a voice like yours, which vibes with the little voices in my head saying “is it just me, or does this feel illogical and shallow?” and reminds me that I am not alone when I think against current ideological ideas. Don’t ever pressure yourself to make videos- prioritize your life for what is most efficient and meaningful to you. Just know that you have a great “voice” and I like listening to you because of how bold your are in your earnest concern for the fall of rationality. It’s inspiring to hear your concern, because I feel the same way.

[@RoseBaggins]

Oh hard agree.

[@lga.d3351]

Everytime I get frustrated with books, movies or anything I just watch something from Galatea and it makes me feel sane again. And everytime she is angry I feel so weirdly relived becouse now I don't feel like I am alone in this anymore. And it makes me calm.

[@angelique9527]

Hear! Hear!

[@mee6703]

@@lga.d3351 its the joy of being validated, especially in a world where we are being bombarded with 'this is the truth, here it is, watch it and digest it and move on ahjkhakhdj'

[@Katya_Lastochka]

Same here. I don't really care for influencing policies or peoples' decisions. I just want to hear rational thoughts from people around me, on any topic. Maybe if they tune in to something they like, and they hear how someone forms rational opinions on their own, maybe it will help them to get those gears in motion.

[@natatatm]

It would have been more interesting if they'd set this in the early haute couture fashion world, where women were often relegated to being seamstresses while the men got to be the designers and faces of the brands. There is a long history of sexism in *those* fashion circles that could actually be examined in a way that doesn't insult the audience. That's an updated designer cinderella that would actually be a unique setting for such an overdone story.

[@movealongnowDT]

Good idea, you already have more talent then 90% of Hollywood these days.

[@M.M.Morris]

“Women give BIRTH!” Yesss cinderblock we’ve been knowing that since the dawn of time.

[@GigaChadh976]

@@nmartinez18 Yeah they had a ton of gay sex but they still respected their wives

[@uramijajlovic5444]

Now I realize how much sense Barbie movies make, now I have ten times more respect for them then things like this disgrace... At least they have a good message, that is not really being spit on our faces and expecting us to accept them altogether.

[@icantstopsparkling7450]

How does OG Cinderella manage to do more to accomplish her dream when she couldn't even leave her HOUSE!?

[@MonStarGuy]

I'm an American, I find him obnoxious. The movies he's in are terrible, and yet somehow he finds a way to make them worse.

[@eugenideddis]

The Brothers Grimm isn’t the original version. In the oldest known version, her wish is granted by a cow skull. So yeah, it can get weirder.

[@moseyonover733]

I thought it was a magic goldfish.

[@eugenideddis]

@@moseyonover733 Ok, oldest I know of really, I doubt we'll ever learn the actual oldest. Also probably not even the weirdest one.

[@greasybumpkin1661]

That's pretty metal

[@Rednecknerd_rob9634]

"her wish is granted by a cow skull." I would pay to see that movie.

[@rockyblacksmith]

@@Rednecknerd_rob9634 There is a movie (albeit in German) in which the wishes are granted by 3 magic hazelnuts. Probably as close as we're gonna get. And the movie is actually pretty good.

[@ladyprimrose4533]

The Knights of Shadiversity send their respect. In a world where common sense is becoming less common, this was a delight to watch. Please don't stop, every voice of reason is important, especially in these troubled times.

[@warspawnedpainting4380]

You couldn't be more right. I'm watching old films and TV shows now to escape "The Message". These people act like shows or characters like Xena, Buffy or Ripley, hell even Lara Croft, never existed. And James Corden sold his soul to the late night vacuous cringe fest all those shows have degenerated into. I'm glad he's Americas problem but I'd also like to apologise - no one deserves that fate. Not even Americans.

[@rosskwolfe]

I've noticed that filmmakers today seem to think that history perpetually began last year. If not last month.

[@nomdeplume2213]

Yep, just like they pretended Bri Larson was the first female superhero on screen. As if Halle Berry, a half black woman, didn't have her own superhero movie 20-25 years ago. I guess Catwoman never existed. Gal gidet and superwoman never existed either.

[@helenahandbasket1489]

It's so bad that I don't want to watch any female led films. Their stories are insulting.

[@CafeLu]

Ha!

[@clownworldcartoons]

"We don't need another Cinderella movie for at least 20 years"....No, we don't need another Cinderella film ever. We need original stories, not yet more mind numbingly boring remakes of ancient ideas that have been done to death.

[@afterwit3620]

Your voice is necessary, and I hope you'll continue. Yours truly is the perspective of the sane middle, and there simply aren't enough people from that perspective speaking up. I do hope you'll continue making videos until this new and fashionable tyranny is done and gone, or at least until freedom-minded folk are driven from the public square. Chesterton nailed it in What's Wrong With The World: "There is not really any courage at all in attacking hoary or antiquated things, any more than in offering to fight one's grandmother. The really courageous man is he who defies tyrannies young as the morning and superstitions fresh as the first flowers. The only true free-thinker is he whose intellect is as much free from the future as from the past."

[@florathefauna1919]

Besides the money aspect, there was a lot of kitchen work, especially before refrigeration. Keeping the house, mending the clothes, tending the garden all took a lot of labor. Not to mention raising the children, as there weren't always all day schools. I think the devaluing of "women's work," more aptly called "domestic labor," is a part of the convenience of store bought goods and specialized trades based in currency. This was foundational work in creating the society that we inhabit. Just wanted to mention that in the light of the feminist take of housewife's lives are wasted potential. Thanks for making such a thought provoking video!

[@tjw2911]

Maybe the fact that you're starting to consider critiquing books/movies irrelevant means you could make videos analysing other topics you find more serious; either way it could be argued that the movies, books, and series that have come out in the last few years do reflect the ideas that are being pushed more generally, and therefore reveal important (and possibly very incorrect) ideas of our time.

[@sanada-sama8303]

THIS COMMENT!

[@kevinkazmierczak9161]

Specialized

[@DrygdorDradgvork]

I only just found your channel (Shad's recommendation) but I absolutely love your personality and style. Even if you feel that it's arbitrary to talk about film and literature and whatnot when the world is burning around us, your voice still matters and I really hope you keep uploading. Don't get me wrong, you do you, but you really are a rare gem and the world needs people like you to continue speaking up.

[@tjw2911]

The "think for yourself" point (or even just think) point is so very important these days; there's so much propagandised nonsense being pushed. It's ruining storytelling.

[@joykitheka1190]

Especially on Netflix! !!

[@mattbarker2943]

Your rant about it being “feminist and woke” is a perfect description of the entire entertainment industry today.

[@MolemanITA]

Omg, James Corden as a furry lover is a revelation. He totally is. I can finally make sense of him. 10:38

[@gammafoxlore2981]

We don't want that s**t. (At least those of us left with a functioning frontal cortex)

[@kobayashi1194]

Furry here. We don’t claim him.

[@mee6703]

@@kobayashi1194 doesnt matter, choose to identify yourself with a group and youre automatically grouped in with the others.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

@@kobayashi1194 You don't get to choose.

[@DarkPegasus87]

"I choose me." Wow! That was EXACTLY what the villain in the series "Continuum" said right before he made his last great mistake. They just love selling villainous traits as heroic, don't they?

[@alex.profi27]

Ofc,because how else are they supposed to sell bad people as good in real life? :) The cultural revolution requires steps :)

[@akabaneaki]

cinderella is my 2nd favorite story ever (first goes to alice in wonderland) so i was so INFURIATED to see this 2021 version and them talking it up as if its some woke shit. Its so obvious james did not see the main point and understand the story of the original cinderella. All cinderella ever wanted was a free night. JUST ONE FREE NIGHT where she can be free to be herself and ENJOY HERSELF. She has been enslaved by her own family. step mum and daughters for god knows YEARS. Never eaten properly, never clothed properly, never having a single moment to herself. Her only friends are legit animals around her. U KIDDING ME? CAN U IMAGINE THE LONLINESS? And yet despite all this, she stays positive and kind to others. She just happen to fall for the prince that night she had her freedom. This is also the first time im told by a film that as a female, its hard/insulting for me.....to work in a heavily female industry???? In the past females that doesnt want to do such "female" based works are even insulted for it and yet here they are insulting cinderella 2021 for wanting to be in it lmao.

[@nomdeplume2213]

Woke sjws are the bane of existence...

[@akabaneaki]

@@nomdeplume2213 ikr tell me about it =w=

[@adriaanswart7829]

Sent here by Shadiversity and GAME KNIGHTS, such a funny, 'cheeky' video and so true. Would love to see more videos!

[@lga.d3351]

I watched only 7 minutes and I feel so happy to watch something of yours again 😂 Love it. Also, yes as a female I did feel insulted. 7:15

[@RoseBaggins]

Hard agree, on all of the above.

[@nahnahb7753]

I know I’m late to the party, but I’d like to point out that even in Disney’s 1950 Cinderella (the one they so obviously despise), she didn’t go to the ball looking for the Prince, she was just going to have a fun and magical time, and just so happened to catch his attention and hit it off

[@twilightguardian]

I just want to say, the story where the stepsisters cut off their toes is the German version of the story, where as the Disney version accurately depicts the French version of the story, which was published as a novel before the German version. But the basic story of Cinderella with all of the core elements ( 1. the Cinderella figure is still in some sort of terrible living situation. 2. There is a "helper" character. 3. There is an item of clothing that is lost and found by a future lover, who 4. searches for the owner and takes her away from the situation. A 5th core tenant with most of the other versions involve Cinderella's kindness) is over 2600 years old and was set in Greece with an Egyptian pharaoh as the lover. While I haven't been able to determine how old the European versions are as oral traditions, the stories that were collected and written down, the version we're familiar with, the French version, is older, with the German version published roughly 3 years later. So this idea that Cinderella is a linear story that used to be darker and more sanitized as the centuries passed is inaccurate.

[@Domcas74]

Loved this until the end. Working in the funeral industry, I’m not sure people realise the way this virus has affected so many families who have lost loved ones. However having just found your channel I have liked and subscribed, coz we all have our own opinions and as long as you stay true to yourself then it’s all good

[@rajanlad]

Beatles and James Corden were considered "The British invasion" only the latter being a mistake.

[@NowhereMan7]

I know its just a joke but still have to point out that the 60's British invasion was far more than the Beatles. It was a whole culture shift involving dozens of bands.

[@debzykvids]

@@NowhereMan7 And with comedy too like Monty Python in the 70s/80s.

[@fauxpseudocounterintellect5436]

British infection then?

[@novatalking]

true feminism is about understanding that yes, some women want to work BUT if she just wants to marry and be a mother then that's *fine too*

[@nomdeplume2213]

36:00 that's one of the things i despise most about 3rd wave feminists. They believe if you're a woman and a homemaker that you're anti feminists and a victim of the patriarchy when they dont understand its the CHOICE that feminism was built on. Women having a CHOICE and being able to choose for themselves is the entire point. Saying all women must work out of the house is no different than saying all women must be stay at home moms and homemakers whom aren't allowed to work outside of the house. Its the exact same thing. Its having the free will and choice to make your own decisions. Decisions that don't restrict or exclude you based on your gender, thats real feminism. 3rd wave feminists have lost the goal, hell they arent even on the field anymore at this point. It has nothing to do with equality and free will anymore its all about superiority, conformity and outlandish group think. Its cult-ish in some ways. I highly dislike it. I think they're doing nothing but setting us back and not only that but they're making men hate us in the process. ffs, i start to hate us and then remember 3rd wave feminazis are the minority and there are still competent, sane women out there who know what feminism was and what its truly suppose to be. 😅

[@brendabrinton2062]

Yes! I had friends with "careers" ... they always made me feel lesser because I chose to raise my children instead of a stranger at a daycare!

[@lga.d3351]

I will never be able to call myself feminist becouse of how feminism seems to be everything. I met some feminists and all of them have a different opinion on what it is. Yes, they will say that "it's about equality" ans then they disagree on if we should fix a wage gap or not. Some consider stay at home mums to be brain-washed victims of patriarchy, the others think it's ok as long as she bullies her husband. And the amount of bullying I saw on the internet on stay at home mums coming from feminists is crazy. There are feminists who belive that feminism is about aknowledging the differences beetween the genders and focusing on problems caused by these differences. The other ones say you can't be a feminist if you are even only slightly sceptical about transgender movement or non binary nonsense (I absolutely think that non binary is nonsense). I think... being honest, I think that feminists barely talk among themselves about the important stuff. And they often just go with the flow without thinking for themselves. I don't mean that in a mean way, becouse it's not only feminists. But when you call yourself something, you become it. It influences the wsy we act a lot. I have seen so many people call J.K Rowling a peace of sh*t becouse of her transgender controversy. But when you ask them why they can't give you a straight answer. And most if these people were teenage feminists. As a woman, these are the reasons I consider feminism to be garbage, meaningless movement. There are women who consider themselves feminists and I agree with 99% of what they are saying but on the other hand I see how many other women who call themselves feminist do not agree with anything with them.

[@yasshhaaaa]

Never has been called James more stressful and more embarrassing, than sharing a name with that buffoon. I speak for all James’s when I say “we don’t stand with or want to be represented by James Corden,” there is no need to be scared anymore. 😌

[@sirparrotthegreat]

Ok i dont know if you will read this, but i just want to say that your channel has by far become my favorite on youtube (i love listening to someone who is on the same wavelength :D) and it would be very sad to not see a new video again, although i know of course that your own wellbeing is far more important than "keeping a youtube channel alive" could ever be!. i wish you the best time possible for the coming months (and whatever comes after that) and hope to hear from you again sincerely Sir Parrot

[@lenawheeler2555]

When I discovered you I found you to be a breath of fresh air. You know your stuff and you voice what everyone is thinking. I think talking about our media can be pointless at times and yet somehow it isn't. I noticed that people now a days like to twist new media to fit pop culture to make it seem good. When in actuality it isn't. I think that it is important to keep talking about these things. If you want to feel better about story telling, writing, music, art I would recommend finding artists that are local and actually meeting them and talk with them. I help run a gallery in my small town and I have found that it has been the one thing that keeps me sane. I would much rather be surrounded by that art then watch the product they call "art" out of Hollywood. I hope that helps or at least give you a glimmer of hope in these dark times.

[@noxxhound]

I think we need a bit of silly and irrelevant content precisely because the world seems to be going to hell in a handbasket. People need an escape from that. I believe that life becomes way too depressing if people don't have something to take their mind off the state of things. We also need our minds taking off James Corden who, I agree, is a national embarrassment. Great video and I look forward to your next upload whenever that may be. Stay safe 🧡

[@dianevierra781]

I think I agree with this. Yes there are some serious things happening right now but it would be much more difficult to go through without laughter and joy. This is a time when people could use a few laughs.

[@april5897]

You know, for a Cinderlla-as-seamstress-who-has-to-face-sexism thing they totally could have gone with something that has happened in the fashion industry before: the top, most reputable names mostly being men. Cinderella could have really cool dress designs, but is pressured to hand her designs over to an already-reputable male designer who has gotten to where he is by using other women’s designs (not saying that this part has actually happened in history... but society tends to be more willing to recognize and prop up male designers over female designers.) Movies seem to be reluctant to portray realistic instances of sexism… like, instead of people walking up to Cinderella and saying ‘but you can’t do that, you’re a girl!’ she could instead have to deal with more subtle but insidious things- like people assuming she’s an assistant and then, when they find out that she is the designer, losing interest in her work. It’s more of a silent judgement. People could be assuming that her work is lesser because she isn’t working under male tutelage. And then, if she brings up the issue of sexism affecting her business, she could have to deal with people telling her that she’s ‘reading too much into it.’ Like, there are so many relevant things to say about how people are treated today due to their perceived gender…. but instead of talking about that, movie makers just want to set things in a fantasy-medieval time where cartoon sexism runs rampant and no one in the audience would have to consider how sexism continues to effect both women and men today. These movies make it so easy to point at and say ‘look! At least today women are allowed to own businesses! We’re doing so great!’ And there is ZERO reflection on the modern issues women face. Blergh. Anyways, I really enjoyed this video! You put a lot of my feelings about the trend of forced wokeness into words! And, when it comes to making more videos, obviously do whatever feels right to you and whatever you are inspired by, but my opinion is that media criticism is always important. The media people watch and how they interact with it really does have an impact on world view. And videos like yours are what actually helped me learn how to critique media! I’ve actually learned how to process movies and shows and look at the implications they hold, and it helps me to spot nasty little sexist undercurrents, understand why movies might rub me the wrong way, and also it helps me to better explain why I really enjoy certain movies!

[@lga.d3351]

20:30 Yes. Exactly. That's what makes me so tired when talking to some feminists who seem to think that women just weren't allowed to do anything and didn't contribute anything to society. When I try to point out some problems that I have with feminism they always use the argument that without feminism I wouldn't be allowed to do anything now and basically they tell me that I should just bow down and admire feminists for everything they do. Which is so insulting for... all the women that lived before feminism. I think the world changed so the laws changed but I don't belive women are inherently inferior to men and just allowed evil patriarchy to opress them and had nothing to say about that.

[@akiraholland457]

Feminism is super old. It just didn't have a name before

[@lga.d3351]

@@akiraholland457 Well, sadly feminism now is whatever anyone wants it to be. That's why I can't call myself feminist

[@tamialeslie7187]

Well we wouldn’t have an rights without 😬 which is a big deal

[@Lodestone8]

Four observations. 1. You have a very nice voice to listen to. 2. Your lexicon is quite diverse and vast. 3. Your points are exceptionally biting and well-made. 4. I feel very similar vibes perhaps in your accent and cadence to that of Wilbur Soot.

[@bluelanternguardianangel8038]

First of all, I love a woman who is a spitfire when neccessary. Like dam girl you roasted the hell out of James AND the Cinderella movie in the same video lol Seriously these feminist dont understand the very concept of strength. They think it literally means physical strength. If a woman isn't some macho man with boobs then they aren't women in their eyes. Anyone with any brain cells know there is more than one kind of strength. Strength of character, willpower and heart. The best example in my mind is merida's mother from the movie brave. That scene where all of the tribes going into an all out brawl but the queen....... she just got up and walked right up to the leaders including her husband. Every........single.......blood thirsty...........MAN immediately stopped and asked for her forgiveness. She scolded the leaders and her husband was humbled in his own court. She didn't even say a single word yet her grace and very presence stopped the fighting. She used her femininity stop rein in the masculinity of the tribes and she did with such grace and dignity. THAT is a strong female character

[@takkie2089]

God i love it when someone has the talent to rant but keep it sharp and to the point. It's just that special gear and i love it when it is combined with some actual thinking. +1 Subscriber

[@lga.d3351]

31:20 OMG YES! It might be suprising but I came by this "I can't marry you, the king that can basically do anything he wants with us, I will go back to living in poverty with my family and we will be starving and work 24/7 until we die". It makes me furious especially since most of the time these women are in love with the king/prince/ruler or whatever. If I lived like that and would be given the opportunity to marry a king I would do that even if I didn't love him for the sake of my family and in hope of changing things. I read one stupid book like that a few years ago where the main character nearly died of starvation before she met the ruler and she still decided to leave him for whatever reason.

[@noodlepoodle3582]

Love your rant about how the whole story is historically inaccurate. Also, they could have justified her not having a business because of her poverty (starting a business, especially in textiles, is expensive) and talk about how being a woman makes it all that more difficult. It's called intersectional feminism.

[@radmom4612]

Books and TV shows can function as a mirror or an allegory to society - It could be a great way to say what you want to say without using the Bad Words… But please don’t leave! Too few authentic observers around ❤️

[@SuperJohnsmith]

Shad sent me and 5 seconds in and I'm glad he recommended your channel. (Though it appears I had caught some of your videos from 4 years ago!) As a fellow Brit, I must thank you for this... James must indeed be stopped. Your delivery is great, as somebody who makes youtube videos myself (Not on this channel) I find it super difficult to articulate what I want to say well on the spot but it seems to come super natural to you, or at least you hide it well with your edits. Also I love the chapter names. Feeling the general sentiment at the end of the video, however I feel that you need to keep making videos and calling out the BS because culture is just as important as politics. You're not just criticizing dumb movies or TV shows, you're also entertaining people and spreading your ideas, there is a whole lot of value in that.

[@AnimeMidnightMe]

"Culture is upstream from politics" so they say. Or rather, culture decides where what values we adopt. Commenting on what cultural media is saying is not worthless, it's asking society to do better.

[@PestoPosta]

Seriously don't stop what you are doing, you are a needed voice amides all the bs in the world. PS hear from game knights/ shadaversity.

[@js7934]

I agree with you on so many points and was so happy to hear you arrive at the last one. I just feel so tired after everything that's happened in the last couple years. But, if anything, that's more of a reason to keep putting your opinions and critiques out there. I used to be an avid movie-goer, but I hate what's become of TV and films. If you started doing more video essays about genuinely good stories, I know I would personally be really interested. I've watched your videos for the last couple of years because I like the way you analyze stories and passionately present your opinions. In a fake, plastic world it's great to listen to someone put actual thought into what they say, that isn't being muddied and corrupted by political propaganda. I hope you don't stop making videos because that's exactly what these Hollywood type people want; for anyone with a dissenting opinion to shut up and get in line with what they're preaching. I know many are interested in hearing what you have to say and I'm sure would be happy to hear you speak about stories you like that add something to the world. Don't lose heart. As cheesy as it sounds, you're not alone. And now is exactly the time to embrace real art to keep it from disappearing into the woke, corporate noise. P.S. From someone in the U.S., I don't know a single person who likes James Cordon over here, so I'm not sure how he's gotten where he is

[@FaceEatingOwl]

Sent by Shad. You, my fine content creator are funny as all F. Please continue, it is important these things are called out, and you do it so eloquently and hilariously. Thank you, Galatea. p.s. Now I've watched further into the video I can really see how passionate you are, and Imagine this video was actually incredibly draining and stressful to make. I've considered myself making some videos, but even thinking of the topics I'd like to cover is pretty stressful.

[@commanderbacon6426]

I came from Shad too, was wondering if I’d find anyone else.

[@rockyblacksmith]

Shad as in Shadiversity?

[@commanderbacon6426]

@@rockyblacksmith yep.

[@josephreuben3643]

What video did Shad shout her out?

[@shawnpendlebury5517]

Love it when you rip someone apart. Never been more attracted to a KZbinr. I hope you figure out what you want to do with your life and future but I know I will miss your content. You are awesome Galatea.

[@karariekstins366]

Actually in Western culture most tailors and knitters were men. Even today the majority of successful designers are men

[@karariekstins366]

Well I suppose I should add that most knitters and home sewers are women, but traditionally men were knitters. And today I'd say more women sew, but actually making $$ and gaining fame from fashion belongs to men

[@Finvarra]

There's a channel called Morgoth's Review that I think you would like, look for his film critiques.

[@kait112]

Please don't stop this discussion! I've only just discovered you and your voice is very needed

[@patrickkelmer6290]

Just remember that Corden is just one of many celebrities who want a murderer released from prison.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

which one?

[@patrickkelmer6290]

@@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 Julius Jones. It was a man who shot the father of two girls right before their eyes and stole his car, and he was arrested shortly thereafter and sent to prison after a trial that proved that he was the murderer. He would then also send threatening letters to the family of the man that he murdered. However, his family wants him free and then they got Viola Davis to make a documentary about him that was filled with lies, and it distorted facts. Now the family of the victim is fighting back.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

@@patrickkelmer6290 ah yeah, that guy. I don't understand how anyone could defend him. I swear hollywood celebrities have a fetish for obvious murderers

[@Jesei1211]

@@patrickkelmer6290 If you're interested you should watch Actual justice warriors content on thats case. It's very thorough. If you know of him already that's even better.

[@patrickkelmer6290]

@@Jesei1211 That´s where I got the info from :)

[@sarawagistrom]

I love your summary of 2015 Cinderella and her strengths. "Have courage and be kind", a simple yet powerful message.

[@rosskwolfe]

"...someone with such a small *part* taint the entire movie." (Emphasis mine.) If that double entendre was intentional, then that was brilliant and I think I've fallen in love with you. If it wasn't, it was still hilarious. Best laugh I've had in a long, long time.

[@dreiraven3rvn457]

"Is this a fetish James? Is it?" "Do I want to say...slimey? I do." You have a gift for skewering the cringe that passes for Hollywood / mainstream entertainment these days as well as the over-inflated egos that perpetuate it. To add to your points regarding women engaging in business / commerce prior to the Sexual Revolution: The whole term "cottage industry" that we use today for both start-ups/small businesses goes back to the Medieval Wool Trade. Medieval women would spin woolen into spindles of thread from with in their homes. That woolen thread would then be sold to the weavers( many of them also women) on both sides of the English channel - creating a international trade good sought after from Portugal to Far East. Thank you for your videos! They're entertaining to listen to, a voice of sanity in a world devolving into a 3 ring spectacle, it seems like, on a daily basis.

[@nonsensefreeeditor]

Loved this! I definitely understand the need to make videos that aren't "useless." I'd love more videos like this one where you point over the BS messaging in films. Since you have such a firm grasp of good storytelling I think you'd have a great take on movies that should have been good if not for the woke lecturing.

[@ethanarnold4441]

A lot of people still don't understand that the original Cinderella didn't go to the ball to find a husband. She went to the ball to get away from her abusive step-family.

[@oldaccount7370]

My friend and I actually recently decided that Cordens should be a unit of measurement for how annoying something/someone is.

[@overdressed]

Great Video, great points. I love how you stand up for the feminine Cinderella. Strenght is not just benchpressing 10 men :D.

[@bethr4695]

I love your videos, but I understand what you mean about more important things going on in the world. I'd be interested to see you do more videos on those political topics if that's what you're passionate about discussing. Your take on feminism is what drew me to your channel initially and your articulation of these issues is eloquent and enlightening.

[@WavePotter]

I really appreciate your comments at the end about the general sense of existential dread over everything happening right now and talking about entertainment feeling so insignificant and pointless right now. It’s nice to see more people who actually have the ability to think critically about these things putting their voice out there. Hang in there. You seem like a genuinely cool and down to earth person.

[@tatianacueto6815]

I love your channel so much you're so eloquent and level headed, and I hope to see more of you eespecially if you decide to cover more serious topics.

[@TripleSBreakdowns]

Only just found you through Shadiversity/Knight's Watch! Really enjoyed this video!

[@cyberwolf_1013]

I'd say if you're looking for a real "feminist" Cinderella with her own agency and will the strongest contenders would be either Ever After with Drew Barrymore or R&H Cinderella with Brandi. People seem to think that they only invented diversity and woman power in the last 10 or so years. The 90s and even the 80s has some of the strongest ideas of women/minorities ever.

[@vadandrumist1670]

Here from Shadversity's Game Knights.

[@Tooznoze]

Keep making videos. We need as many articulate voices pushing back against THE MESSAGE [Critical Drinker] as possible.

[@MillarVideoProductions]

We have finally have an equal to Critical Drinker

[@reddittolife]

love your take on this one, been waiting for someone to call this man out🤣

[@robertmacdonald6592]

Shad from Shadiversity and Game Knights referred your channel to his subscribers, so I'm here to see your voice.

[@HickoryDickory86]

Nearly two millennia ago, the first Christian convert in Philippi was a woman named Lydia. She was a "seller of purple." That means she produced and sold purple fabric and clothing. On average, a fully purple toga (really only wearable by the emperor) would have run anywhere between the equivalent of $35,000-45,000 (US). So, she was fabulously wealthy. And she ran her own household (and mind you, the households of wealthy people were quite massive; pretty much small companies in their own right). Nearly 1,100 year prior to that, there is a Hebrew Proverb (Proverbs 31:10-31) that praises the godly who, in the poetic narrative, runs an entire household and a business while her husband "sat in the gate" (meaning he was a city elder, helping run its affairs and presiding over various cases brought to "court"). Women have always been a backbone of society and the economy, regardless of time and culture. Anyone who would tell you otherwise is either woefully ignorant, dishonest, or both.

[@watcher99999]

Bo Burnham wrote a song called art is dead where he takes an introspective look at what it means to be an entertainer and the narcissism that is required to become the next big name. He explores themes about growing up and empathy, but it seems like James heard the song and took it to be a literal guide to stardom.

[@mlk0-0]

Oh my *GOD,* I've missed you so much- What a stunning return. Ya know, I appreciated James Corden's treatment of K-idols on his show. He seemed genuinely interested in them and saw them as simply other artists, another guest, rather than being abysmally ignorant, unnecessary, clout chasing, and offensive like too many other US interviewers of Kpop groups have been. But yeah, never acknowledged, liked, or respected the other things he did. In Cats, definitely with this new Cinderella. And after watching this? ...😬😬

[@johnecoapollo7]

They turned one of the few traditionally female dominated professions, that gave women a measure of financial stability and independence for themselves (my grandmother and her two sisters owned their own shop and were very successful so I know this first hand) and made it into a taboo thing for them... OK that makes absolute sense and it's very empowering!!

[@othmanechen]

I came here because of Shadiversity and HOLY MOLY your channel is amazing!! I could listen to you talk for hours!

[@Femmeaesthetic]

7:03 wow I haven’t even finished watching the movie but seeing this scene also insults me, there is nothing wrong with Cinderella having dream but putting more feminism into this is (when she was already was a feminist trying to get out of an abusive household from her stepmother and still staying optimistic) just inaccurate to the character

[@nocturnalcove9736]

A Knight's Tale did 'women owning a business' way better than this film. The female character owned a Blacksmiths and no one questioned it. Why? Because in Medieval times, if the husband died in that trade, the wife automatically took full control. Sad a film from the 2000s got feminism better than today where it's much more vocal.

[@alxh3727]

It's okay if you only make a video when you really feel like you have something to say. We'll watch! With all those drafts of scripts, you could for instance make a numbered list of your random thoughts about these bad media you've watched without having to make it super deep. Most importantly, I hope you're doing well despite the craziness!

[@philla7780]

I think it is not just gaining feminist points for economic gain (it is, but there is more to it). It is also hyper-individualism, the American myth of pulling oneself up by ones bootstraps. That is at the heart of the dilemma presented in the film. Success can never be the result of social connections (even though in reality it is, as you point out). I agree, being a feminist does NOT mean being a man-hater. We always end up having to go full circle on everything (the critique is real and legitimate, but there is more to it in reality than the critique) and I like how you back yourself up. Wonderful that you brought up women in business, especially during the early modern era, has mostly been ignored, and I try to correct this with my students (I am a history teacher). We seem to have amnesia regarding what women were able to do prior to 1975. It would almost be amusing if it were not so tragically fatalistic.

[@bigsistahtips]

I understand the anti-vaccine debate of "my body, my choice" that you're referring to at the end of your video, but there's a paradox called the "Tolerating intolerance paradox", which explains it better. If allowing something that calls for more intolerance, then we end up in a loop of constant intolerance, where tolerance is lost for good. That's why we can't always be completely free. Sometimes we do need limits to evolve. The so-called herd immunity didn't happen in Sweden, the country that chose to do nothing about it. Scientists predicted this, and, for some reason, people decided not to believe them. So, if having most of the population vaccinated helps to ease the damage this virus is causing worldwide, it's ok for governments to act they way they're acting to help.

[@RnRnR]

Sweden's goal was never herd immunity, that is a myth. Some thought it could happen as a result of our covid strategy but that wasn't why we did what we did. Our laws that protect our democracy don't allow for our government to put people into quarantine. It couldn't have been done in a stricter way without changing laws first. Personally I wish we could've had proper quarantines but that couldn't happen for that reason :(

[@justsomebloke6784]

@@RnRnR Thanks for explaining that. I'm also happy for all sorts of things to happen that I would have balked at before covid. To the conspiracy theorist that means I'm a frightened little rabbit, unable to think for myself. To me, they are acting emotively towards a perceived assault on their individuality, and never the twain shall meet I fear.

[@GigaChadh976]

The scientists were being paid off by pharmaceutical corporations. Covid has a 99.7 percent survival rate, that’s not something you shut down economies for.

[@williamenglish565]

Here from Shad's video. This was great!

[@Xiatter]

I am of the opinion that we need opinions like yours to keep us from all becoming James Cordens. If you enjoy making content, please don't stop. If you don't, be well regardless.

[@bluemoonblackthunder]

You became very irate... but for reason and that's why I enjoyed this. It's not like you are not picking for no reason. You have logical reasons for your distaste which I can appreciate and enjoy. My favorite bit: pointing out for a dress maker, marrying a prince is the biggest business opportunity she (Cinderella) could have had. The queen did set the fashion. So for her work it would have been best to say yes to the prince's proposal. Immaculate point indeed.