Logan Paul is Running for President - Very Really Good

[@veryreallygood]

i mentioned in the podcast that the fundraiser was going to benefit The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence but I wasn’t able to connect it to a KZbin fundraiser so any donations will go towards “Everytown for Gun Safety”; another non-profit that works towards passing stricter gun laws.

[@tryzstart]

you're so good with everything and I'm so glad you talk about this kind of stuff. it needs to be spread

[@alliexcx5576]

Ok

[@thatbro8287]

It’s too bad that won’t stop the violence. Love you bro, but making more laws does not help. Making drugs illegal has done so well for the drug war, right? We need better education on guns, just like people need to be properly educated on drugs. Taking them and making them harder to get does nothing but make it worse for everyone, including the people fighting to make it harder to get a gun. This affects y’all too. Look at Chicago. Strictest gun laws in America, yet simultaneously, have the HIGHEST murder by guns per capita. I’m not saying I’m right, I’m just saying that history has proven it doesn’t work that way (in more ways than Chicago, just first thing that comes to mind). To everyone who wants to donate, donate. Just make sure the money is going to help these families that lost their precious kids and teachers. Such a sad and despicable thing to do, regardless of what isle you fall into.

[@Justthatguy34]

Doing more for the shooting than fox news

[@tm2524]

@@thatbro8287 bruh

[@spookygreg]

A kid in my grade was gonna shoot up the school and posted about it on tumblr. The kids who bullied him and stalked him tumblr saw it and told their parents, their parents reported it, and the kid’s backpack was searched the next morning. He had tons of guns and ammo packed. There aren’t any articles about this. It didn’t make the news. But it almost did. Talking with friends from other towns, it seems like a lot of them have similar experiences. I wonder how many attempts there really are that we never learn about. Way too many young boys think the solution to their suffering is guns. We need to raise boys who can understand their emotions and talk them out. We need positive masculinity, not violence.

[@eminempreg]

Literally, a little bit of gun control and teaching boys (well everyone but boys specifically for rn) how to handle emotions, reach out. And talk would do so much good

[@lavalampluvr]

we had something similar happen here too. except the dude wasnt bullied or anything, he was a golden sports white boy with toxic masculinity

[@scr1be_iv]

Did anything happen with the kids who bullied him? Literally stalked him online? I'm glad he was stopped but the cause of suffering is toxic masculinity just like the solution many of these boys/men are turning to is toxic masculinity. Basically, I agree with you 100%, just pointing out that this is a vicious cycle

[@allisoncastle]

@@lavalampluvr Really?!? A popular, successful school shooter?! I don’t think we’ve heard of any of those??

[@lavalampluvr]

@@allisoncastle what is your point/problem

[@nafz8203]

Just graduated from a public high school. Being safe from these events was genuinly a huge weight off of my shoulder. Every, single, american child fears this to some degree.

[@silasreed1]

Same here

[@fisharecool2849]

I remember my biggest worry as a freshman was a school shooting. I went to a large public school, and I remember feeling like a shooting was inevitable before I graduated. I was certain! I don't feel that way anymore fortunately, but I still worry! And it's justified! We still get threats often It's so upsetting we have to feel this way and that fucking law makers aren't doing anything.

[@fanofthings6720]

I felt this same way, my school even had some false alarms and they found this one kids plan to shoot kids during graduation, sometimes I’d have visions of like going to graduation and a shooting suddenly happening or just imagining what I would do in a shooter situation, the fact I’m not going to die from a shooting now just because I’m older is just sad, it should be kids who are less likely to die and not more

[@WillToNihilsm]

Gun control now

[@na6731]

im about to have my graduation ceremony and im honestly a little scared because there are little to no safety regulations and there are some people in my class im a little wary of to say the least

[@kewlcucumber]

I'm glad I moved to KurtisTown because in this town, the mayor DOES something to address and prevent issue of gun violence. KurtisTown can increase my taxes by 20%.

[@jeanneann3545]

Hi, Im the tax collector officer. Your tax is now 20K dollars. Thank you for supporting KurtisTown!

[@frosty_teacup]

@@jeanneann3545 if only taxes worked like this 😭 they don't even tell us how much we owe even though they know the exact amount

[@rinamine]

@@frosty_teacup that's why KurtisTown is better, they actually tell you

[@faifairini]

kurtis you should never apologize for discussing issues like this on your podcast, it’s good to hear you speak up about it and share your condolences especially when you aren’t American. it shows to us that you care and want change even if it’s something that many of us don’t think will change.

[@jenniferbaker8545]

I thought you were talking about the Logan Paul part because I hadn't watched the video yet

[@Catsenui]

As a American I'm truly so tired of it, I want to live in a country that loves children more than guns and money.

[@ScientificallyStupid]

I'm so fed up, we keep just saying meaningless words like "so horrific...thoughts and prayers"...without actually doing anything meaningful. Opponents of tighter gun restrictions just say "well, that wont work" (lets not forget that this particular person, like the perpetrators of many mass shooting events here, was a legal gun owner- so maybe in these cases tighter restrictions would work)- well, WHY DONT WE FUCKING TRY? Is this situation not dire enough that we're willing to try anything? See if it works? People just say "criminals will still get the guns". Nobody is even talking about stopping all gun crime. Nobody is saying you're not going to be able to hunt or protect your home. We're talking about making a dent in a type of mass shooting that is particular to the US. But the gun lobby has such a tight hold on the government that they just throw their hands up and say "there was nothing we could do...if only someone had figured out a way to stop this guy".

[@happy80thgertrude25]

@@ScientificallyStupid NO SERIOUSLY. Everyone would rather cling to their guns instead of worry about the lives of actual children. Columbine survivors were unsurprised and tired when they heard. It’s disheartening. It’s frustrating.

[@caitlinreddy7330]

I'm no American so it's not something I can understand, however I am very empathetic to your anger... I hate so much that it is still legal for these kids to buy guns. I wonder what the pro-guns are thinking after this incident. I want to believe they feel stupid.

[@Catsenui]

@@caitlinreddy7330 They never do, the issues with guns in America is that they are tied to politics. The NRA funds a lot of conservative campaigns, so in turn the conservatives push for easier access and loose laws for guns. Cause easier access means more money! More money means they can continue this cycle. It's really sick here. Rich white men still make the less fortunate suffer to this day. As if stealing this land from indigenous people wasn't enough for them.

[@Catsenui]

@@ScientificallyStupid it's seriously so ass backwards here. Nothing matters if it doesn't make the rich even richer. This is why billionaires want to live here cause they can get away with anything !! Including murder. And tbh at this point I'm so frusted and pissed off about guns idc of anyone has them. I've been anti-gun for a long time, and every single time this happens it reinforces my thinking that much more. Idc if ppl want to hunt, find a different hobby 😭 it's 2022 and you gotta kill shit to feel something ? See a therapist please 💀 but that's just how I feel at this point I'm exhausted 😩

[@GA_131]

I’m from Texas and this is just so disheartening. My little brother is going to go to school this upcoming school year and it really worried my mom and she was thinking of not letting him go and keeping him doing online school. And it sucks because he really is so excited to go. It’s just awful that this happens over and over again it’s really heartbreaking. Anyways, please donate if you can people!!!

[@silasreed1]

Texan as well, my family and I are seriously contemplating moving to another state or country, my brother is only 15 and the fact that he could die at his school is terrifying

[@l.36125]

im also from texas and my brother is starting high school next year at a much bigger school than mine. after recent events its starting to make me nervous :\

[@namjoonie936]

just keep him off school in general in protest

[@SparkyGecko]

My daughter is going to a brand new school built in my city when school starts again. There's no fence around it and it's all HUGE WINDOWS. I'm literally going to request she be in a class that's on the inside.

[@WillToNihilsm]

Only thing that helps is gun control

[@babycowboyz]

21:26 "take your clothes off so we can tell you to put them on" is the MOST accurate description of the comments those guys leave EVER

[@jasminv8653]

For real! All about control through shame.

[@EmeraldLeafPixie]

I'm scared for my daughter to start kindergarten this fall... I never thought I'd feel this way. And it's truly horrifying because I know NOTHING will change...

[@nafz8203]

Teach her to be kind to everyone but still trust her instincts. Some kids, regardless of how nice or kind she could ever be are still dangerous.

[@namjoonie936]

dont send her then

[@chewnotchw3]

@@namjoonie936 Kids have to go to school. Imma assume you're young if you don't understand this.

[@miad6160]

@bunny !! statistically, guns aren’t even a good way to combat a mass shooter. To them, it’s the only way though. The Republican Party is often just trying to be the opposite of the Democratic Party

[@marissamae1696]

@bunny !! the fact that regular people even have access to automatic weapons in the first place is ridiculous

[@NaileaSaylio]

matilda isn’t kinda sad, as a queer girl with homophobic family and abusive father im proud to say i bawled my eyes out on my bathroom floor the first time i listened to it. and i’m proud to say i cry every time i listen to it even though i’ve listened to the album like 2800 times

[@bagelcult3703]

ayy same here, I'm a bi trans guy who also has a horrible family. that song just hits way too close to home lmao

[@emmylou2442]

I go to high school 3 hours from Uvalde and we have gun/bomb threats consistently. It scares me and i genuinely can’t imagine how these 5-11 y/o are going to deal with this, when my friends and I barely deal with it. It’s going to affect them for the rest of their lives and it’s so devastating that they have to deal with this. It angers me that government officials are offering condolences while continuing to do nothing. It’s so angering.

[@catleal8970]

why does no one ever talk about how good kurtis’s voice actually is?? like the run he did when singing satellite? i was shocked, so proud of him.

[@caseyponce3799]

omg frrrr! i almost said the same thing! i had to do a double take when i hear it lmao

[@kaylanh]

yess

[@futuristic.handgun]

Dude, seeing you almost cry talking about the shooting made me almost cry. As an American, thank you for caring about this issue and doing a fundraiser to help stop gun violence. It keeps on getting worse as the years pass by. I remember back when I was in high school in 2005 the doors to the school were open and unlocked and now you have to be buzzed in, which is good, but also really sad because shit just keeps on getting more and more crazy. Again, I appreciate you caring and using your platform to help try and stop this issue. And please don't apologize for speaking on serious and/or sad topics on your podcast. I know it's a comedy pod, but life isn't always happy and funny, so you taking the time and space for important topics is a good thing. Love you Kurtboy! 💗

[@s...5885]

My aunt (a poc immigrant) lives in NJ and her neighbor is always calling the police on them and knocking at their door at 3 a.m. even just when her child cries (he's 2), she's shifting to Texas in a while and we're all very scared because my cousin will start schooling there. It scares me to think that literal monsters like this exist who would do that. I mean I live in a still-developing country but I really cannot fathom how in the USA, one of the most developed countries, people k*ll school-going children and YET guns are allowed to everyone? WHAT THE ACTUAL FUXK

[@eminempreg]

It's genuinely so frustrating. This has been an issue for YEARS, DECADES! and still nothing. People aren't even saying "outlaw guns completely" but people act like it. We're just asking that it not be as easy for anyone and everyone to obtain a gun. My old town Walmart had an entire gun section. My home town had atleast 3 shops dedicated to selling guns and ammo. Why is it this easy? And still he see mass shooting after mass shooting, it's to the point the flag cant even be flown at its full height anymore cuz every week there's a new tragedy. Oh but it goes against our rights to bear arms. I feel like right to bear arms should come second to right to idk, live a safe life

[@s...5885]

@@eminempreg it really shocks me, here in my country you have to fill whole ass forms and talk to officials before possessing any sort of arms (unless you're a part of mafia/or some gang). Ik it was easy access to get arms in the US but an entire gun section IN A FKING WALMART?? that's news to me

[@peasandmashedpotatoes6246]

The United States likes to lie and say it’s a supremely developed country, people here are constantly told it’s the best country in the world. But that’s a lie to cover up the fact that Americans live in an authoritarian state that systematically kills POC, women, non-gender conforming people etc. and it’s built off the backs of enslaved people and the people in the countries it imperialized. I hope your sister and her family is safe ❤️

[@eminempreg]

@@s...5885 yes! I think recently most Walmart have gotten rid of those sections due to the amount of shootings. I'll have to check my sources but I think the most you need here is a license to conceal carry. Which just mean you need a license to hide your gun if you choose to keep it on you.

[@zackieboyo]

the title already has me confused and horrified and I can't wait to hear Kurtis tell me about it so I can be even more confused and horrified ❤️ edit: actually watched the pod now, wtf is Jordan Peterson on about "not beautiful"?? I'm a gay man and that woman is literally gorgeous to me 😭he's just in denial about the fact that women don't have to be stick-thin white girls to be attractive

[@DMO-DMO-DMO]

Well I'm a straight man, and I think Yumi Nu is smoking hot 🥵 best SI cover I've seen in a while lmao

[@namjoonie936]

lmao real shit im a lesbian but i can appreciate a hot ass dude

[@bobettepancakes]

Jordan Peterson is a horrible guy. He called trans people "a contagion" on the Joe Rogan podcast.

[@zackieboyo]

@@bobettepancakes oh god, why am I not surprised 🤢

[@strangerinalostworld]

Literally shes so gorgeous

[@VeraEdelman]

Crying while washing the dishes and listening to music is such a relatable experience bro. Straight up aesthetic

[@jaxintheboxoxo]

I live in SC pretty close to Sandy Hook. I was young but I still remember the devastation. The cartoon character balloons at the funerals. The faces on the news listed as “deceased” that were younger than me. The difference in the way the reporters talked about it as compared to other shootings. The way that adults cry differently when it’s a child that dies. My mothers a high school teacher and she loses a student almost every year to car accidents and the like but these aren’t accidents. These monsters intentionally target helpless people. I remember the fear I felt for myself and my brother when our schools went on lockdown because of an escaped convict in the area. I can’t even begin to image the terror of being in an active shooter situation. I bought a bulletproof backpack in high school and I still carry it around my college campus. We need change. I don’t know how many dead kids it will take to get it. There’s already too many.

[@eminempreg]

The fact alone you felt the need to buy a bullet proof back pack..I seriously don't get how politicians can see how schools are nowadays and just say "yup that's good" and move along. No kid deserves be to scared of it being their final day every morning.

[@LisaFevral]

me after bawling my eyes out: "I'm going through something, I guess"

[@Tikklil]

If you find her beautiful, great. If you don't find her beautiful, great. But hey, "beautiful" people aren't the only ones allowed to appear on magazines.

[@tryzstart]

yess exactly!!!

[@yikesmydude5641]

and also, there’s no need for you to act as though your opinion is fact. if you don’t find her beautiful, you don’t need to go on twitter and act like no one else should. besides, even if she wasn’t or you wanted to share that it’s still amazing that she’s there at all. it’s an amazing step forward for society to start accepting people and that’s more beautiful than anything

[@muskanmanwani6208]

Yeah I personally don’t find heavier people attractive but I don’t think they should be heckled

[@peachy_lili]

@@muskanmanwani6208 I don't mean to be mean but whenever we say stuff like "I don't find x attractive".. we need to remember that literally nobody else cares what we like.

[@sondpnichqfvd]

@@peachy_lili literally! and part of what kurtis was saying re: jordan peepeeson was “who cares? no one asked” as well like as a plus sized person i do not need to know whether or not you personally find me desirable to treat me like a person 😭

[@milanbirkhahn-vandeusen5168]

Thank you for actually talking about what happened in Texas, no one else is.

[@namjoonie936]

@@chasethdevil being outside of america its weird to watch it be such a political issue, in gun controlled countries its both sides of the political spectrum that understand the need for gun control. like i can sit down with a conservative in australia and we both are equally freaked out by americas lack of gun regulations. i actually dont know anyone that would travel to america even for a short holiday because no one wants to be caught up in a shooting

[@fanofthings6720]

Just wanted to add h3h3 made two huge 2 hour long podcasts about the events and a lot of in depth coverage of it which I thought was great, love these podcasters talking about it it needs more awareness honestly

[@eminempreg]

Idk about that. Everyone's talking about. Even as someone who's been avoiding the news since 2020 for the most part for my own mental health I've heard it talked out. You might just not be engaging with people speaking about it. This is in no way accusatory or negative but at the end of the day it's not anyone's job to talk about national tragedies. If they choose to that's great, if they don't, that's their decision

[@eminempreg]

@@chasethdevil nah you're right, I can't pinpoint it but things have changed in terms of how we talk about tragedies like this. At this point they get maybe 2 days in the spot light and then we move on to the next. And I'm not sure if it's cuz gun crimes getting worse or it's just easier to televise any and everything now so there's no real time to give these people lost and their grieving family the time they need

[@noizepusher7594]

@@eminempreg “there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything ever again. Everything is supposed to be very quiet after a massacre, and it always is, except for the birds. And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like “Poo-tee-weet?” -Kurt Vonnegut

[@jaredjjacobs]

Kurtis Conner acknowledging Jordan Peterson and even trying to do his Kermit the frog voice has mad my week

[@donairsauce2496]

rough look for jp, guy is a goof

[@frosty_teacup]

I watch H3 so that was a welcome crossover for me

[@waterbug5950]

for a psychologist jordan really forgot that beauty is subjective

[@pokemom4328]

As the mother of an elementary school child in America, we don't know what to do either. I can not express to you how much it hurts my heart to know my son has to be scared that someone will come into his school and kill him. The schools do active shooter drills and it's always hard on him and his classmates because they are so small and don't understand what's really going on. I wish there was a simple answer but there really isn't and that's the worst part. I wish politicians cared about kids/babies as much as they like to scream about it but they don't. It's hard and my heart goes out to the people in TX right now.

[@eminempreg]

Not to turn this political, I'm not here to argue one way or another on this specific topic. But they fr claim to be "pro life" but then couldn't care less about the lives of actual living children

[@peachy_lili]

@@eminempreg that's pretty apparent and pretty provable, so it shouldn't be political anyway, right? I agree.

[@sassafrasfruit]

Wtf, standards of beauty and a woman's 'ideal' weight literally changes constantly, has that guy ever seen pretty much any old ass painting? The women had multipe rolls of fat, and it was considered beautiful. If he actually knew anything about history and facts he'd know this- usually the 'in fashion' weight was dictated by the socioeconomic climate. When poor women couldn't afford to eat and thus were thin, it was fashionable to be curvier to show off your wealth, and when poor women could only afford low nutrient, high carb/fat meals and thus got bigger, it became fashionable to be skinny. There is no biological or scientific definition of beauty oh my god I hate these kind of dudes so much. hilarious how he can dish out insults but can't take them, pwoor witttle baby :(

[@komal146]

Surprisingly, he never talks about how malnourished anorexic models are not beautiful. Guess it was never about health Jordan.

[@caramelizedterrorist]

you’re literally subscribed to kurtis

[@sassafrasfruit]

@@caramelizedterrorist Why do you think I'm talking about Kurtis? Did you even watch the video? Also why on earth would I have so many likes on a Kurtis video if I were insulting him? Use your critical thinking skills. I'm talking about something he talks about in the video.

[@sassafrasfruit]

@@caramelizedterrorist I'm assuming that's what you meant with this comment at least

[@therealslimshitty5186]

@@caramelizedterrorist what?

[@rat3645]

Mine and my older sisters school has had 3 shooting threats and a bomb threat this year, it disgusting that almost nobody’s doing anything about it, I’m glad someone’s actually talking about it

[@calicoathena]

I really appreciate that everything in your podcast is always clearly labeled. Truly can't listen to anything more about Texas right now. I've got two younger siblings in elementary and high school and my mental health is already not great.

[@kayleewilson12]

I’m from Texas, and it’s so painful to see elementary teachers having to explain to their students what they need to do in case some sicko wants to kill them. We’re terrified for our younger siblings, and for ourselves.

[@taymarie08]

never been this early to the pod and THAT is very really good; edit- thank you for making a point to bring up the Texas shooting, yes it is a comedy podcast but some things are bigger and you are one of the few creators that gets that. thank you.

[@wattw3900]

Thankyou Kurtis for talking about this and supporting our country I’m really hurting for my country right now and I hope to God something changes

[@kodokuna.]

I remember, when I was like a year older than these kids (I’m only three years older now and my point still stands), I would tense up whenever I saw an adult who wasn’t recognizable. I would hear a loud noise and all my classmates would joke bordering panically about how it was a shooter. Genuine state of anxiety every day. And everyone joked during the drills, but we all had and still have the attitude that it will happen and we’ll die regardless.

[@eminempreg]

Same here. We were always on edge, I mean sure we'd have fun, we'd laugh but everyone had that thought in the back of their head. A balloon went off in the cafeteria one lunch. Which in general would shock anyone, but the amount of kids who ducked under tables in genuine fear was scary. Even after everyone realized we were safe, the cafeteria stayed quiet for a minute or two. Mind you this is a cafeteria with maybe 200 kids in it..silence

[@peachy_lili]

@@eminempreg that story breaks my damn heart.

[@starlight8554]

Jfc you kids are living in a dystopia and I’m so sorry that that’s your reality

[@nastaciaaa519]

i love how consistent u are w the podcasts rn !!!

[@cakobjoker8134]

my budgie Sora just died around the time Harry's album dropped, he was a beautiful blue bird. While listening to Daylight, Sora's wife Kaze flew away during the line "If I was a blue bird, I would fly to ya" and I broke down crying. I like to think she was looking for Sora, they mate for life and it got to her really bad. I haven't seen her since, but I hope she's reunited with him one day

[@alina-yc2bl]

just know that your sora is with you, forever. and you won't be able to see it, but you will be able to feel it. 💙

[@kotacaelum9428]

last year i took the last half of my school year online, i did this because i was too scared to continue going to public school. it was my senior year. we need change, we shouldn’t be scared of our place of education.

[@kathrynjones8748]

Thank you so much for talking about this. I live in texas and I'm scared for the future of my child, and everyone's children. You never seem to disappoint. You're one of the best content creators I know

[@fanofthings6720]

Kurt, thank you for even talking about it and providing a fundraiser link, you’re a Canadian so it wasn’t even your responsibility to talk about it so I really appreciate it

[@dumbdonny4824]

I cant explain enough how much i love and appreciate when guys are open about ceying and their emotions and struggles.

[@boule8988]

This is the one time I hope a video is actually clickbait 😭

[@cryptozoologist9795]

god i love how long it takes for Kurtis to play his lil sound effects so it's just a bit of awkward silence whilst he tries to press the right button

[@Maplefairy777]

"I'm going through something I guess.." ahaha I've never related to kurtis harder than that moment

[@ghostoyster]

went from running from the long hands of the law to running for president

[@shotaaizawaslay]

I am not from the US but I am absolutely horrified by what happened in Texas. I send all my support and love to the families of the victims and the survivors. It's just awful. I find it horrible that 4chan decided very early on to try to spread a rumor (that a lot of right winged politicians/journalists believed ofc) that it was a trans person who was the shooter and I feel it was mainly to try to distract from the actual problem and make people believe trans people are dangerous for kids (doesnt surprise me though). The fact that in the US gun control is so minimal. They were so careless, so much so that there is way too often tragedies of that kind happening.

[@vixennti]

My school had like a walkout thing at 12pm in the football field and we all sat on the bleachers while two girls were talking about the shooting and the kids who died like yk what you'd expect but oh my god I hate everyone in my school So we were doing like- the girls were calling out the names of the people who died and for every name they said, a minute of silence would come after so it was like 21 minutes of silence And everyone around me was like whispering and complaining and the thing about this event was that it was optional. They could have stayed in 3rd period. They could have went to lunch. But instead they sat there complaining about the heat and how hungry they were while we were supposed to be silent. After the 21 minute thing and after the girls gave us some ways to help with gun control, the principal made a short speech (let's ignore how ready everyone was to leave) adding on his thoughts about it and oh my god people treated it like a comedy show. Like they made fun of it and they were trying to hold back laughs- you could tell by their tone of voice that they weren't taking this shit seriously and I was so tempted to kick them off the bleachers. The girls talked about how it could have happened to us (we actually had a code red a few weeks ago, luckily no one was hurt) but like you don't need to imagine if it was you- you can still have empathy for the kids who died- the kids who were 9-10 years old and you can have empathy for the teachers who died without fucking imaging if that could have happened to you It was clear that most kids used it as a way to get out of 3rd period and goof off. I hate my school Sorry for ranting

[@vixennti]

I hope that made sense 😭

[@mintypatapeepee7106]

i read some testimonies yesterday from first responders and i just sobbed for like 10 minutes. it was so sad.

[@aubryellaotero1064]

But I really do understand your frustration and am so sympathetic towards it. It’s so fucking sad that kids these days are becoming desensitized to horrific violence like mass shootings. They should be sickened, sad, horrified, afraid, worried about their country’s future. But it’s only America’s fault for letting this happen for so long that these kids just breeze right by it.

[@vixennti]

@@aubryellaotero1064 like how disrespectful can you be? Can't you shut up and turn your phone off for 21 minutes??? And like I mentioned- it was optional they didn't have to be there if they were gonna complain. One girl whispered about "where's the pizza" cuz we saw some staff lady carrying some pizza boxes 😭

[@eminempreg]

Had that happen at my school in 2018 when that shooting happened in Florida. 18 minutes of silence after reading each person's names. But right in the last minute class let out and people started crossing the court yard. And of course the little freshmen boys who don't get enough attention at home had to be edgy and called us "pussies" or whatever. Not like anyone even paid them mind. It was honestly embarrasing

[@izzie7694]

Kurtis making a joke and awkwardly pausing to search for the laugh track on the sound board is so funny

[@gracekelly2282]

the chicken fingers metal band bit made me smile so hard for the first time in awhile, i’ve been going through a painful breakup from a 2 year co dependent (on my part) relationship so just thank you for making me smile and feel happy for a bit

[@omegalefou5845]

I don’t want to talk about it much, but my school was close to the shooting and hearing that you’re helping with this mess comforts me in some way. I’ve heard people at my school say that they have guns with them and holy shit, it’s the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced; knowing that people are trying to stop this hell is nice.

[@evie_33]

I live in a state of Australia that experienced a mass murder in 1996. The site was literally an hour and a half away from my house. That was the biggest mass murder in modern Australia's history. It took the government ONE WEEK to start discussing gun controls in parliament. Now guns are illegal, and I have never had to worry about guns or dying because of gun violence. I can't even imagine having to go to school every day in a country where basically anyone has a "right" to own a gun, and then again and again having these people abuse this, and NOTHING BEING DONE!!!!

[@roxyritarigsby7034]

Bruh, this gonna be another kanye "I'm running for president in 2020!" Incident

[@maylagesse]

Texas has chosen MORE guns and now we’re looking into arming teacher. The poor underpaid teachers. Trapped in abottistan and it’s scary.

[@adripurdy1998]

thank god i needed something entertaining in the background while i paint and youtube was DRY AF

[@mw7845]

It's hilarious too because he's SUPPOSED to be a critical thinker, so he should understand that beauty standards are COMPLETELY made up and vary greatly from culture to culture and throughout time. The fact that he's saying that the eurocentric western beauty standard is THE ABSULUTE biological standard of beauty is insane. (even though he didn't out right say it, it's pretty evident. She's not the first full figured model to grace to pages of sports illustrated, and as far as I know he never called anyone else out for "not being beautiful enough") Actually a lot of men don't like to admit that what they're attracted to has been conditioned into them. And it also has to do with controlling and policing womens bodies and self esteem, but i digress

[@ms42662]

He did an interview with Joe Rogan, where he much more blatantly displayed his “preference” for euro-centric western people and belief in the “lower status” of POC Was wild how people seemed to miss it

[@mw7845]

@@ms42662 that's absolutely disgusting and horrifying, not at ALL surprised rogan didn't call him out on it

[@serpentine9069]

YES. god that guy annoys me

[@kaylanh]

exactly!!

[@jubilee16777]

who is this comment referring to

[@meowmeowmeoww69]

Literally in 5th grade I rejected this boy that lived near me, he was in 4th grade at the time. The next day after school he shot me with a BB gun 3 times in the back as I was running away. It’s honestly insane how he did that when he was only like 9. Surprisingly enough, he got caught with a BB gun in his backpack this year, and he is a sophomore now😀

[@lolaaakaypeanutbrittle9213]

Holy shit! Did that boy get in trouble at least when he hurt you????

[@meowmeowmeoww69]

@@lolaaakaypeanutbrittle9213 he would have been kicked out of the apartments, but his uncle was the owner of course LMFAO

[@hell0mega]

Logan paul saying he's gonna run for president reeks of someone who doesn't understand what the role of the president actually is lmao

[@beeboop4556]

i feel like he'd be like "im gonna replace the water fountains with soda fountains and ban homework!" lmao

[@bilethumper1912]

@beeboop well now you’re just campaigning for him

[@frosty_teacup]

Tbh the last two presidents don't really understand it either. Trump is, well, Trump. And Biden had some hope but he's done basically nothing. Him basically saying that he can't do anything about the guns and school shootings really had me upset.

[@roadman373]

@@frosty_teacup i mean he can’t really do anything since it’s not the executive branch’s job he’s just like leader of the military, the ones that have power is congress but they’re not doing shit they’re just trying to move america backwards

[@bingbozo6969]

Also hilarious that most of his fans (I think) are too young to vote

[@rebeccatomato]

Thank you for using your platform to talk about this. I grew up in the area near where the shooting occurred and I can't stop thinking about those kids and their families. They deserved so much better.

[@mewohearts]

im a highschooler from Florida and its honestly super terrifying. ive been in situations where we have been threatened/people have been on school campus. thankfully nothing has ever happened to me but i always walk around in fear. people never take it serious. especially students- people will purposely pop chip bags and for that split second its genuinely horrific. every family that has lost a child due to a school shooting is forever in my heart.

[@zoeweasel5049]

I had to pause at 17:10 and immediately say, your "strange addiction" to cosplay hand gestures is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time and made me laugh out loud. THANK YOU! Wholeheartedly, thank you!

[@tonystarksanxieties]

"I'm just going through something, I guess." Mood. I saw an instastory a friend posted of a screenshot of a news article about the "world's loneliest bird" dying surrounded by his fake bird friends, and I just started sobbing instantly.

[@lobstermass]

Kurtis, as someone in us public schools, thank you thank you thank you so much. for caring, for donating, for bringing attention. every time i see shootings on the news, i’m reminded that it could be me, and your videos are a reason i can get away from that. your humor and compassion are one of my favorite things about you, and every time you do charity things, or have talks like this , it just cements how fucking awesome you are. thank you, Kurtis

[@jessicapn2089]

It’s so nice to see a man show genuine emotions about things that actually matter, never stop being you kurtis. I came here from Spotify to comment this.

[@stefanoramirez3492]

i’ve just been crying for the first 10 minutes of the pod no big deal

[@stefanoramirez3492]

well for 10 minutes but only 5 minutes in

[@spinspin88]

This podcast is the only reason I know internet drama and what concerning or funny things are going on this time around

[@aubryellaotero1064]

As an Asian woman who NEVER EVER saw herself represented in magazines growing up, it’s actually so refreshing and amazing to see the representation. I literally used to think something was wrong with me and my skin (I was adopted into an all white family and though they never made me feel different bc of my skin I just knew that I was). I used to think “oh those colors on her are so beautiful…. Too bad they wouldn’t compliment my darker skin….” “I love that eye shadow look but idk how it would look on my skin”. If I would’ve seen women who looked like me just represented more in media it would’ve helped so much.

[@levelxxv]

100%

[@kiralonely]

Not to sound all ew, but as like a white AFAB person, hearing the like actual thoughts of a POC in society that's so like white-centric is something I think people need to hear more, because people often don't think of the nuances of small things you see in society and think "oh that wouldn't look good on me though, because I'm just not 'normal'" or whatever or "the norm" or what have you, and I think even me reading that is really enlightening. Not saying it's like "people won't understand unless you do this or that" but like, I think it's really enlightening and telling and overall illuminating on issues that I can't honestly ever fully understand, but can conceptualize easier with that stuff. Like, I say that because I've been down the alt-right route before in my life, I'm thankfully not there anymore, but like, I know vaguely how they think in that regard, and in that sense, I think that would be a kind of perspective I hope more people get to see and really let fester in their minds. Like, from my perspective, it's not a matter of relating to an Asian woman, it's a matter of "oh look, more variety, I like that" but that's still very like disjointed from the perspective of actual people of color, and I think it's something white people struggle to conceptualize a lot, ig. Idk, I'm kinda just rambling, my point wasn't to go into the concepts of racial imbalances in media but rather to commend you for that description cause I thought it was really illuminating on such issues and helped me a lot with perspectives a bit, even though I'm aware of the general concepts behind that specific kind of perspective. Kinda helped things cllck a little and I wanted to say thank you cause, ya know, that's a good thing and all. I really hope this isn't coming across condescending or anything, really, like, racial aspects of society are something I'm less able to put into words well or really understand, because in a lot of other aspects, I understand being the minority, so it can feel a little jarring to have to be on the other side of things, ig? Cause I'm white, but I'm also a gay trans dude, so there's a level of empathy and understanding in being a minority in that sense, but at the same time, it's really not the same and I can't pretend it is. And it's a little weird to talk about those issues and stuff cause I really don't wanna come across like the very type of person I have to fight against in those other areas, knowing this isn't my topic to really discuss and all of that. So yeah, TLDR: Thank you for putting that into perspective because while I know having representation matters, as a person of minorities in other aspects than race, I also didn't have a good idea of how representation racially impacts people growing up, and even the minor examples are really enlightening. (Like you're not always aware how representation can matter when you've always had it.)

[@aubryellaotero1064]

@@kiralonely you know that means like a lot to me. More than you probably realize. I didn’t even know if this comment would get any attention at all, if anyone would relate, but to hear someone say “hey hearing about your struggle and experience with this issue is enlightening” is like so nice. Thank you for telling me how you felt, genuinely. :))

[@Salithin]

“This woman should be casted to hell because I said so”

[@sarahvalles4918]

34:44 kurtis, that bit was incredibly funny, please give yourself some credit lmfao. the fuckin “ranch” had me crying

[@carasullivan6345]

I was a junior in high school when the parkland shooting happened and I really thought things were going to change after that. I did whatever I could to help as a 16/17 year old girl in Iowa, like writing letters to Congress, going to protests against gun violence and advocating for gun control, donating to non profits like every town, but it became more and more discouraging whenever I’d hear about another shooting. I’m studying right now to be a math teacher and I never thought I’d feel like I was putting my life on the line to teach math but here we are. It’s hard not to feel powerless in this situation especially after so many people have fought so unbelievably hard for gun control but it helps to know that we’re all still trying to do what we can

[@Leoji0325]

Kurtis I appreciate you using your platform to address gun violence. This topic hits too close to home for me and it made me very emotional just to see how much you care, even if you're not sure how to articulate your feelings. Love you bro.

[@Lvr_grll]

Makes my week everytime!

[@jillianyourdreams]

legit thought this said "makes me week" and u spelled weak wrong lmfao

[@lilygray5569]

I live in Texas and it’s crazy that this stuff keeps happening. When you mentioned gun violence my mind immediately went to another issue that happened in recent times. A school in Donna, Texas faced a critical threat with armed individuals and had to shut down for its last few days of school. That’s scary enough, and when I found out what happened in Uvalde, I was horrified. Gun violence is no joke, people.

[@kiwii5463]

kurt my older brother lives in toronto (hes doing his phd in math rn at UofT everyone congratulate my big bro) and all he had to say to me about the storm was "eh it wasnt even that bad" for context my family lives in calgary where is REALLY fucking windy i actually got blown over walking home from the train station one day anyways. ty for the pod, i caught covid three days ago and im steadily getting better but ive been by myself for three days straight with no human interaction so the pod is a nice distraction! :)

[@jen639]

Thank you so much for using your platform. Americans have this reputation for being gun loving nuts but so so many of us have been trying so hard to change things. And you’re right, it feels so powerless when people who make laws listen to the gun lobby instead of the people. Thank you again for speaking up and trying to help 💛

[@saffistarz]

as someone who lives next to oxford michigan, where a shooting happened in november, thank you for talking about this! gun violence is actually getting out of control and it’s sick

[@maleahh.2186]

school today was so surreal. I live in Washington and everyone knew about Texas, so we spent all day talking about it. I'm glad you're putting the fundraiser here and talking about this subject.

[@samanthaholt2894]

thank you for raising awareness, my family is considering home school for my siblings because we are so scared. so sad and even more because it’s completely preventable

[@serunato]

"authentic" and "creative" are the last two words i'd use to describe someone like logan paul

[@bunny.0311]

as a new mom in the states and repeatedly hearing about children dying when it could be avoidable makes me so angry and so sad. thank you for bringing it up and making space for conversation ❤️

[@anna-ee5me]

as an american student, there have been days where i have thrown up because i was so scared to go into school. i don’t feel safe at school, and i never have. we do shooter drills at least once a month. i’ve done them since kindergarten. it’s terrifying. i‘ll be a senior next fall and i can’t wait to graduate so i don’t have this stress on my shoulders constantly

[@cobalt.studios]

unfortunately I cant donate, but it's really nice to see the number going up while watching this video

[@alexu8708]

My daughter was a Junior in high school, and one day while I was at work, I got a text from her telling me that "everything was OK, and she was safe for now". Her classroom was hunkered down in the dark, behind a locked door, because there was a shooter in the school. I have never, NEVER, been so terrified in my life. The thought of losing my girl... I don't wish that nightmare on ANYONE. All the kids were taken out of the school unharmed that day. Her school was on the 24 hour news cycle, wash, rinse, repeat. I had told her from a much too young age that if there is ever a shooter in her school, she has ONE JOB - she is to stay alive. Just... stay alive. Imagine saying something like that to your child. Imagine having to say that to your child. Imagine sending your child to school in the morning and never seeing them again. She's a college student now, but that fear lives in me. What a time to be alive, right? Why doesn't anything change? She didn't ask for this. She doesn't deserve this. No young person deserves to grow up like this. Anyway. Thank you for this fundraiser. It's important. As grim as things seem sometimes (well, mostly all the time now), we can't ever give up.

[@amayaanderson2746]

I love that your doing a fundraiser ❤️

[@embercarrot]

Small rant about being a student in the USA: Every time I hear someone come over the intercom it’s like my heart stops. As I hear someone over the speaker say “(school name) staff and students….. at this time…” no matter who is saying it I freak out. And I feel like I should be numb by now but I also don’t want to be numb because I want to be able to feel for these people. The sound of the intercom beeping on is like an alarm going off telling me I could die at any moment. It’s a reminder of where I live and the people who want to hurt others.

[@connordirks]

thank you for caring and being an advocate. you are a good mayor, and a better person.

[@jillianyourdreams]

YOOO GUYS WAKE UP KURTIS JUST POSTED!!

[@laurtheonly4980]

I watched this to make some space between myself and this heavy news. But I appreciated the way you spoke about it. 💕 thanks for being amazing.

[@Abeezeyy]

Me and my hubby will be at the Savannah show and we can't wait!! I was SO excited to hear you were coming this way!

[@eep3]

i remember school shooter drills in elementary school. it was absolutely terrifying to me. it starts for kindergartners in my county. it felt so real. the principal went around shaking door handles and hitting doors. the teacher would make sure all of us were completely silent and hiding. i remember thinking i would try to hide in a cubby or closet. kids shouldn’t have to pretend someone is coming to murder them.

[@clarrytheclam]

The fact that children are losing their lives, often at the hands of other children, because some adults will throw a tantrum when you try to suggest that maybe they shouldn't be able to get hold of highly dangerous killer weapons, all because they can't understand that a law that was put in place 300+ years ago might not be as relevant or important in the modern day, is complete insanity... The most I had to worry about in school was that one time a crazy guy flashed us from outside the gates, but we could all just laugh and throw things at him, because we didn't have to worry about him potentially shooting us...

[@therealslimshitty5186]

emphasis on the "at hands of other children" bit. there was a sh00ting at a school a couple years ago done by an 11 year old boy that ended in him also dying.

[@isac6459]

I’m an educator and I fear for this for my students every single day. Thank you for speaking about it

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

Yea I cried when an 18 month old I look after did a cosy dance when I put his dressing gown on him because it was so stinking CUTE! 🥰

[@lazersneverdie3561]

You hopped onto Harry’s house 😂 “Obviously. I know my audience” 😂😂😂 smart man, lmaooo.

[@lazersneverdie3561]

Bruh. DAYDREAMING & SATELLITE THO HOLY F K

[@retal555]

pls no the 7 year olds are gonna make their parents vote for him

[@lvamaria8063]

they’re gonna try

[@wanderinggstars]

It is insane that the tour is starting soon but it's going for SO LONG Can't wait to see you in November!!!!

[@iboken39]

I love how kurtis says “almostsoldout” like it’s one word

[@hellomynameiscensored]

Matilda by Harry had me crying as well. I generally dislike intense "feels" so I actively avoided the song on the album until my sister made me listen to it. She knew exactly when I would begin crying too. I do agree though that it is good to cry every once in awhile.

[@Artist_Dakota]

KURTIS PLEASE THOSE SCREAMO IMPROVISATIONS WERE SO GOOD I DID NOT EXPECT THAT, FREAKING GOLDEN!!

[@soegs9271]

As someone with two children and a spouse who is a hs teacher, I can’t began to process these tragedies

[@zoegiordano261]

Omg Curtis wtf. I was cleaning dishes listening to the new album ( I can’t listen to something without doing anything obviously) old tomato sauce on my plates, not even disgusted by the pices of bread stuck in my sink, and Matilda came on and I started crying are u fucking kidding me YES 100% hitting home experience

[@vakarebaranauskaite6691]

Its Kurtis not Curtis lmao

[@zoegiordano261]

@@vakarebaranauskaite6691 all the thinking went to the second part of the comment

[@addiesmith3987]

my school has had around 3 shooting threats this year and we just kinda… don’t do anything about it. like the kids who made the threats had total access to guns and the government is just chill with that The best my school could do was start ruining kids educations for having pepper spray in their car. it’s disgusting but no one who is effected by it can do anything. i just have to sit there while this happens and pray that whatever billionaire controlling the gun laws right now loses interest in his American propaganda movies

[@jayden_gore]

as an american, i’ve had a couple of instances where we’ve had to genuinely worry about school shootings. i’m used to it, but i shouldn’t have to be. this is so disheartening and i really wish i didn’t have to fear for my life when i’m just trying to get an education.

[@iamthegooplab]

I know you’re not from the states, but thank you for bringing this up at the beginning. It’s not easy to talk about, but it’s so important

[@unicornwizard2118]

10 more episodes till Jenna is back on the pod

[@darkwebgirl]

Bro???? I just noticed the fundraiser a day later. This is why I watch you. Damn. You are a very really good dude. Damn.

[@LadyCaspar]

I went to see Kurtis for my first comedy show and it was so much fun! If you have the chance definitely go see him. Kurtis- thank you for sharing so emotionally about the shooting. You didn’t bring me down any more than I already was about it. I’m a mom if two school aged kids in Texas. I’m terrified.