When one of the hostages is Trans

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[@generalludwig1637]

"trans men are men and they deserve to be hostages" got me lmao

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

That's true allyship right there

[@0Sirenn]

​@@airplanes_aren.t_realSo true

[@Charlie_the_dog]

Same

[@sillycatboy69420]

lmfao as a trans man I love this

[@lolhihi3506]

​@@BlackOpsGulfWarlow effort trolling, better luck next time buddy.

[@moonblaze2713]

This sketch is so accurate. The trans person didnt speak a single word while everyone around them freaked out.

[@SinaHeuberger]

Literally how it feels to talk to a cis person about your gender if you’re trans haha

[@downtostandup]

And that's exactly the way it's wanted

[@Kieran_KIWI]

​@@downtostandup ? what do you mean??

[@Humanresouces]

​@@Kieran_KIWIVague statements like what you are seeing could have many interpretations.

[@Kieran_KIWI]

@@Humanresouces Oh ok imma just guess that I should ignore it 😅

[@crazydog1750]

"What if we flip a coin?" "Not enough sides." I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard.

[@Artemie-np3qu]

“You have a D100 on you by chance?”

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

What if it lands on the thin middle part?

[@arbitarious]

@@legrandliseurtri7495the probability of that might be lower than the enby population tho but it’s a good start

[@ff05t81t]

“Code rainbow” is what got me lol

[@candyh4284]

@@arbitarious too dependent on variables. IE what coin is it, does it have rutted edges, does it have rounded edges, what surface are you flipping it onto, etc. Sticky surfaces with a flat edged coin like a nickel you can probably get it up to 5-10%, DRASTICALLY more than the nonbinary populace. but if it's a hard surface it'll bounce and rounded edges basically make it impossible, like there's a negligible chance of a quarter landing on its side because of the ruts.

[@NoxAtlas]

Transperson: *exists and says nothing and everyone starts to completely lose their shit* Yep, that's pretty accurate

[@thatoneguy9582]

here before this gets 50+ replies like every other comment pointing this out ironically does

[@kp63]

I know reality is backwards for the trans crowd. In reality its society that says nothing and doesn't care while the gender ideologues shove their sexual ideology into our faces

[@RecoveryPlayz]

Yeah it really do be like that for us

[@Epicgirl3680]

Yeah that does happen

[@SheikAshii]

Weird how they didn’t say anything and solve the problem right away. It’s like they wanted to see an argument break out lol

[@henczzz2035]

I love how the robber is more afraid of being canceled rather than going to jail

[@guccithickums]

Ne he’s afraid of going to jail and that’s why he doesn’t want to misgender them because Canadas so fucked up that actual crimes are seen as fine but misgendering someone can put you in prison

[@lightyagami1752]

That's Canadian, eh?

[@dragonshadow4145]

@@lightyagami1752It’s not actually illegal, but gender-based harassment is.

[@markpostgate2551]

Well there has got to be a trial before you go to prison!

[@beesquestionmark]

Or more afraid of being arrested for misgendering but not for robbing the bank lmao

[@wingdingsgasterdings]

"Anyone you can't give an orgasm to" has to be the best definition of the word "woman" I've ever heard.

[@fffhahaha8521]

"when did ur mom transition", could be a a nice comeback, no?

[@user-ky9mh7cx5k]

​@@fffhahaha8521 when God needed to make a sissy version of your dad. Would be the response

[@nickronca1562]

Wait, wouldn't that make everyone ever a woman even if they do identify as a man lol? Although I have heard that joke before though.

[@user-ky9mh7cx5k]

@@nickronca1562 No. When God created Eve out of Adam's rib (Because Adam's first wife, Lilith, wouldn't submit to him) he essentially created a "Bitch Adam" kinda like that Joke in Family Guy with Bitch Stewie.

[@nickronca1562]

@@user-ky9mh7cx5k I don't think you understood my comeback joke. I was joking that he wouldn't be able to give anyone an orgasm regardless of how they identify, so according to that definition of woman, everyone is a woman. That was the joke I was making.

[@FerociousPaul]

The best part is that the trans person is just quietly existing while everyone else is arguing about them.

[@SuperMonaLisaBros]

It's like living in a broken home.

[@threeleggedcat]

and that's on commentary

[@Coughs_up_nails]

Relatable

[@Star-nl5id]

Ah, the rare "humor involving trans people that isn't just hate speech in a costume."

[@mrosskne]

People disagreeing with you isn't hate speech.

[@sfglim5341]

@@mrosskneppl arent just disagreeing tho they r callinf for genocide, its crazy its like ppl arent allowed to just exist without someone taking offense. Like i understand u think ur self important and you think that ur arbitrary definition of woman is objectively better than everyone else’s but like at least try to understand that nobody cares?

[@AuroraTheArcticMermaid]

@@mrosskne Dehumanizing and trying to push that certain people shouldn't be allowed to exist isn't "disagreeing with them". Stop being dishonest.

[@justtired2050]

@@mrosskneagreed but people voicing those “disagreements” disrespectfully and verbally promoting disrespect or even violence is.

[@mrosskne]

@@AuroraTheArcticMermaid no one is dehumanizing you and no one is arguing you shouldn't exist, calm down schizo

[@zard635]

"Misgendering someone is illegal in Canada", the bank robber said calmly 😂

[@leaaba2965]

seemed sarcastic actually

[@kingofgrim4761]

The best part is people still believe that myth thanks to Jordan Peterson propaganda 😭

[@Serizon_]

funny ngl

[@Mingle481]

It’s actually not

[@sheepman6785]

@@Mingle481have you ever heard of a joke

[@theswarming]

literally everyone else speaking for the trans person is so real

[@realdragon]

I like how trans person just stares and does not interact at all

[@remixtheidiot5771]

he/she/they must be able and willing to be a hostage.​@@realdragon

[@CriminalonCrime]

​@@remixtheidiot5771they must receive change for being oppressed and misgendered...

[@mm-yt8sf]

there's not enough legroom in the world to get me to volunteer for that 🙂@@remixtheidiot5771

[@crafternautsunite6846]

@@CriminalonCrimewhat?

[@Gamr-bc6kp]

As a trans woman, this is awesome “We got a code rainbow” 💀💀💀

[@mr.nothappy301]

Does trans women mean you are a man or woman?

[@Deniolia]

@@mr.nothappy301 woman

[@lostdrag0n]

Means male to female ​@@mr.nothappy301

[@realxinruz4064]

I think you are worthless

[@realxinruz4064]

@@mr.nothappy301it means you are crazy

[@taproot0619]

"TrAnS pEoPlE cAn'T tAkE a JoKe!!" Me, a trans person, with my partner, another trans person: laughing our asses off during this whole thing.

[@SukunaYaoi]

Same lollll

[@theGalonscreen]

im trans too im just confused if this is transphobic . Sorry if it seems like i cant take a joke

[@taproot0619]

@@theGalonscreen I don't see it as transphobic. I see it as how much people make a huge deal about us when we are just sitting there. Existing. We're the subject of the joke, but not the butt of it. The butt of the joke is how everyone reacts to us.

[@SukunaYaoi]

@@theGalonscreen dw it's not!

[@andromededp5316]

To be fair : this is an actual joke, not the most common "three hate speeches in a joke's trench coat" that we see

[@AnarchoEnby420]

The trans person not saying or doing anything at all is so real 😭

[@unprime_laugh]

@@daltonmcclure88my guy you are way too comitted to spreading hate considering how many comments you replied to 😭 chill the fuck out a little

[@jeromevaleska2014]

@@daltonmcclure88But he didn’t say the wrong gender. Most of the video was before they even said a gender.

[@themindfulmoron3790]

​@@daltonmcclure88In the real world, no, genderqueer people really don't. We let the whiny cishets punch themselves out and then we go home. We don't defend ourselves because we've been ridiculed our entire lives. It's called learned helplessness. We get shit on everywhere we go, defending ourselves today won't change anything, so we don't.

[@toast99bubbles]

@@daltonmcclure88 Wait until you meet transphobes and misgender their gods or their dogs. They get very offended by it.

[@wesleyr.6004]

⁠​⁠@@daltonmcclure88 I don’t believe this for a second. I’ve accidentally misgendered trans people before, and every time I’ve done it, I was gently corrected and that’s it. People usually only make an issue about it when you go out of your way to do it repeatedly. And at that point, it’s justified, because you’re just being a jerk.

[@pancakes4life804]

the trans person just sitting there silent like ._. while everyone is flipping their shit is hella accurate lmao

[@redbirb]

Trans person: (exists) Everyone else: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@caralho5237]

The antidepressants are doing their work i see

[@xsunflwrr]

​@@caralho5237dude what

[@caralho5237]

@@xsunflwrr Don't call me that. I'm a female.

[@rdowg]

@@caralho5237i hate that this made me laugh lol

[@goblindude4242]

The fact they only put it on the news when they heard a trans person was involved is SO ACCURATE. Except in real life they’d probably find a way of accusing the trans person of being mastermind of the robbery.

[@Anxiousbug]

Fr

[@dabiboiproductionns]

Yea

[@loumona76]

Huh..... Hostage situations are on the news a LOT...... Like... What ?

[@goblindude4242]

@@loumona76 Yeah I agree with that, I was meaning more about the timing. Like in his skit they didn’t deem it newsworthy until a trans person was involved and that pretty accurately mirrors real life in more general/minor situations now.

[@OneDapperFrog]

Depends on the New Station. Here in America, most major News sites would focus most on the suffering of the trans person.

[@papasquat9026]

“you can always tell” crowd has been real silent since this dropped

[@TaurielTheElf]

Okay, but the "non-hexadecimal" was so out of nowhere that I burst out laughing with tears

[@Eikomaniac]

SAME LMAOO

[@attila0323]

I also burst out loudly on that.

[@George-iz2ce]

also loved navier-stokes appearing after both sexuality and gender being fluids

[@digitaldritten]

new gender just dropped

[@bmeister88]

0x4200

[@nekodjin]

The most accurate part of this is that the entire scenario happened without the trans person saying a word. Literally just standing there lol

[@darthdonkulous1810]

Depends who the trans person is. Some won't say shit, however some would be losing their mind... "IT'S MAAM!!!" lol

[@roseJ96]

Love when people cite the video of the trans woman who explained her pronouns and an employee proceeded to ignore her and purposely misgender her and she wasn't okay with being obviously harassed.

[@nekodjin]

See thing is, those people only really exist in youtube clip compilations. The chances of you finding one in real life are abysmal.@@darthdonkulous1810

[@maxdrags3115]

​@roseJ96 How is calling someone the gender that they were born with "harassment"? Grow up you waste of space.

[@MyShiroyuki]

@@roseJ96Respect goes both ways. Don’t be surprised when you treat someone with no respect, you get none back.

[@ancient_bam]

"I know a way." "Not *that* way." "Oh, thank God."

[@JohnChen-xo3du]

i know the wayyyyyyyy the truth and the life

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Some of the little things that flew past also really made this complete. "Dude, aren't you a little white to say 'joint'?" The robbers are totally performative allies. They do it all for the cookies, which other allies bake for them. Brilliant.

[@mrosskne]

What gave you the impression anyone gives a shit what you think of their behavior?

[@Anonymous-54545]

@@mrossknewhat? this is commentary media. ofc the audience is supposed to participate in this discourse

[@mrosskne]

completely misunderstood what the comment was referring to lol

[@xycrypt]

Even more evidence that people are able to make non-offensive trans humor

[@kingofgrim4761]

Able and willing

[@TsukiNaito1]

Humor is allowed to be offensive. Able and willing. 🖕

[@StarryxNight5]

Humor is allowed to be offensive. And, when people use offensive humor, people are allowed to call those people insensitive assholes. Just how it works.

[@jacakent]

Exactly, this was just too funny

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@TsukiNaito1 yep. Usually it’s a sliding scale. If your joke is too offensive, it won’t be found funny by most people, especially not the group targeted. If it’s more funny than offensive, it’ll be like this video. Liked by almost everyone and understood to not be punching down

[@johnsmith8981]

As a straight man... I have nothing at all to say about this situation I just wanted to get to say "as a straight man."

[@VivaVenezuelaa]

lol

[@karpich1994]

as a slightly bended man i wanted to say i am slightly bended.

[@leaaba2965]

definitely there is no use in mentioning "as a straight man", but instead for trans people it's important to say, to convey the message that we are not against comedy if it's not dehumanizing.

[@johnsmith8981]

@@leaaba2965 I'm not really disagreeing with you I just never get a chance to say "as a straight man" in conversation It seems kind of fun.

[@lockekosta9014]

As a straight man... I concur. (Lol, it IS kinda fun. :D)

[@greycube9121]

I WAS SO WORRIED BUT THIS IS AMAZING

[@archaeopteryx-qi1uz]

Holy shit actually funny trans humor, never thought I would ever come across something like this

[@ciepykocyg8692]

I love how they're not afraid about going to a jail, because of robbery, but misgendering is such a big deal xD

[@CJtheentity]

Very much has the same vibes as the Joker refusing to commit tax fraud because he’s scared of the IRS

[@EvidentlyThinking]

That's the joke.

[@3emad.065]

Naah for real?​@@EvidentlyThinking

[@Monke1312_]

Just like real life... but i cant say that 🤫🤫🤫 can I? 🤔🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@zytr0x108]

@@Monke1312_You can say that but it’s bs

[@sharielane]

This one is easy to solve really. You just need to say "Can all the women and children stand up and form an orderly line by X", and let the trans person react as they see themselves.

[@ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108]

“Oh, so you ARE a woman?!” “No I’m actually 17”

[@tabletgenesis3439]

"This one is easy to solve" It was never a riddle, just a joke about society.

[@notsafeforchurch]

Doesn't account for nonbinary, and also allows people who identify as men to lie and line up in the women/children line. We're really making this way too complicated. Sex=gender, even the trans community believes this now (they're trying, mostly successfully I might add, to change their "sex" on government issued IDs like drivers licenses).

[@MrZaborskii]

That was actually addressed at 0:30 when someone said, "if that's how it works, I identify as a woman." A few men would have been able to stand in line and leave, lying about their gender identity.

[@lenaalt2387]

@@MrZaborskii nah, the thought likely never would've crossed their mind

[@xxaannddeerr6354]

3:45 - as a trans person, i REALLY like this articulate explanation of handling gender in the modern era lol

[@LittleNinjaXYBA]

2:19 “we got a code rainbow” 🤣

[@Dillon-ql5xc]

I love how Zach is not only WILLING but ABLE to enter dangerous territory

[@alitheeternity4230]

It's so not tho..

[@nido84]

​@@yourmother3819dont give a dam (very niche reference so points if you get it)

[@AmanSingh-ke3sf]

​@@yourmother3819 Well they're still able and willing to make the joke so not so old

[@Simqer]

@@yourmother3819 if you think a week is too old, then you should be locked up. FBI! We have a I-don't-know-if-there's-even-a-word-for-this-phile here!

[@Paganini-Liszt]

​@@yourmother3819I am willing and able to say that the 'joke' you're trying to imply that is old, is definitely not old.

[@robby7337]

I love how Zach is never afraid to enter dangerous territory.

[@Donuts_random_stuff]

This isn’t just dangerous territory, this is gambling with your life while the entire woke mob is glowing red from anger

[@ANDIMANGETSU]

Thankgod!!!! Zack finally made this video because i thought Zack could be an LGBT supporter because he was never sarcastic towards that community now I feel relieved

[@intergalactictitanium3566]

​@@ANDIMANGETSUhe has literally mentioned it several times. Also his comedy sketches make it really difficult to know where he stands on politicially considering he makes fun of opposites constantly.

[@leaaba2965]

it shouldn't be a dangerous territory unfortunately because of politics it has become like this even sometimes for us but btw i'm trans and I enjoyed it. comedy doesn't have to be dehumanizing or offensive.

[@Tom-rd8dd]

​@@ANDIMANGETSUHe doesn't really have a political identity(haha get it nvm) he makes fun of both sides even in this one skit

[@thegoosling8947]

Lets play the game of “will this be horrifically transphobic or actually funny”

[@thegoosling8947]

Also trans men can and do have adams apples lmao

[@dragonshadow4145]

@@thegoosling8947Yeah lol, same as how the bulge technique doesn’t work. Plus, my gf is trans but has no adam’s apple.

[@cameronschyuder9034]

@@dragonshadow4145 And my cis female friend also has an adams apple (am guessing it runs in the family, her cis brother has one too). Biology do be like that oftentimes

[@thegoosling8947]

@@dragonshadow4145 lmao yeah its dumb because 1. We can get that shaved off and 2. Alot of us dont have one, tell ur gf an internet trans girl says hai

[@xWood4000]

What was your conclusion?

[@Wyllram]

The trans person being silent the whole time is a mood

[@soliel5680]

so real lmao

[@firewarrior9999]

As a transgender person, it is great to see humour like this. Everyone thinks that we are so easily offended, but our humour is just as dark as yours.

[@AdamLove-me]

Nah fr. This was simply funny. This video was a better joke than simply “EW TRANSSS AND THEY WANT ME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM EWWW”. It was just a funny joke and lacked the underlying hate

[@blakesimmons5130]

I'm glad that *you* specifically were raised to have a sense of humour, but attempting to speak the the entire trans community is WILD. You have to understand how that's simply not possible

[@AbsurdTurk]

@@blakesimmons5130 I think firewarrior9999 simply meant to say that transgender people GENERALLY have a dark sense of humor as much as everyone else. Of course, there are plenty of transgender people who, like non-transgender people, have a different sense of humor.

[@burlingtonthecat]

@@AbsurdTurk trans person here and seconded; generally agree with what firewarrior9999 said

[@AbsurdTurk]

@@burlingtonthecat In my experience, when making a joke about any group in general, the funny factors (aside from varying from person to person because we're different) depends on I think: 1) Your relation to the person being a stranger vs an acquaintance: as people are more likely to find jokes targeted towards their group more funny if the joke is coming from someone they know. 2) *Intent* I was with some LGBT people once, including a non-binary person, and I remember making a bunch of jokes in the moment about LGBT related stuff. And those people found my jokes funny, I think, because they understood that *it was NOT my intent to offend them* Now of course, those same LGBT jokes I made then, other LGBT people may not funny, understandably, but I'm just trying to say that context and intention matters when making these types of jokes.

[@linamishima]

The absolute gag here is how the whole time everyone was talking about the trans hostage, rather than talking with them. This mirrors how so much of the ‘debate’ is happening without listening to trans people at an equal level to others involved. Well done, Zach!

[@onedova2298]

So... There's a possibility the robbers were wrong? But also wrong not to ask?

[@artOVtrolling]

If you have made the climate such a minefield that everyone is walking on eggshells, terrified, then you are the asshole. Not the people misgendering you.

[@KaleSTUDIOS]

THEM? CANCELED!

[@panickedanddistressed-ge8mv]

@@KaleSTUDIOS Completely serious question here: Do you realize that only deranged Twitter users actually cancel people over something extremely minor or do you think trans people can just magically cancel anyone?

[@KaleSTUDIOS]

@@panickedanddistressed-ge8mv Can I say "r/woosh" in this context or would you argue it's not reddit?

[@SanitizedArt]

As a trans girl I did enjoy this I also love how they overcomplicate the entire thing instead of just asking

[@arianewinter4266]

Yeah, literally just ask! To be fair, I avoided ever genderingbsomeone in my friendgroup since he was a trand men, but pre transitioning and I did not know it from him so I was not sure if I was supposed to lnow or not . . .but also I am autistic so i get a pass for socially awkwardness. It it where importent and someone new I met, I would have asked

[@jaydreams5007]

as a trans man. Thank god people are realising you can joke about gender without being a total dweeb. Good sketch, funny.

[@phantom3969]

my favorite part is how the trans guy is literally just standing there, not saying anything while this all goes down

[@magicman6908]

Hey, its how I feel about literally everything when someone gets in a tizzy about my gender. Just watch and see what they are doin' about it. Personally I think I'd want to _not_ be a hostage so I'd go along with whatever they decide for me. The adam's apple thing is also fairly inaccurate for trans men, if they have been on enough testosterone. I have a somewhat prominent Adams apple after three years on testosterone. I was also born w a more masculine frame like narrow hips and wide shoulders. I could be intersex or somethin but idk. Its harder to tell for trans men in particular because in utero all fetuses start out with the female stuff. taking testosterone therapy later in life just makes your body go "oh duh we're a man now. we're male as hell how did i not see this" forever and ever. easier to introduce the 'permanent male now toggle' than to try to undo the effects of that said toggle. Easiest way to know is to just ask, unless of course you are a criminal in canada under a life or death gender game show.

[@nicreven]

That's the thing that transphobes generally try to shy away from - sex is REALLY fluid especially those transvestigators. At least they're kinda funny sometimes.@@magicman6908

[@tails20342]

Anxiety?! ;O

[@matthewatwood8641]

Which is completely inaccurate. The "trans" person should be screaming at them for being "transphobic."

[@nicreven]

I "like" random "quotes". They're very "cool" and fun to "put everywhere".@@matthewatwood8641

[@UltravioletNomad]

Jokes aside, for those that assume/are worried that asking is offensive, its not. Asking is actually what we're advocating for. And realistically misgendering is only something that can be done AFTER its been clarified, the first time SHOULD be a free pass. (And lets be honest, non-queer people are the most likely to be offended if you "cant tell by looking"... Thats not to say there arent some weird, self important queer people... and the NA lefties love arguing with themselves...)

[@cameronschyuder9034]

Though I do agree with your first part, there are trans binary people who feel that they should be gendered correctly just by looking if they're used to passing virtually anywhere else. Even though asking is done with good intentions, it can still hurt or prod a bit of insecurity at "so I will never come of as [gender] enough, if people still have to ask, after all this effort into transition?" I don't think this kind of reaction is limited to just "weird, self-important queer people," though I do think it is a them problem, and asking has more benefits than being afraid to ask

[@LC-uh8if]

@@cameronschyuder9034 Honestly, just go with whatever it looks like they're trying to present as. Now, this can be an issue when someone has a more androgynous appearance/presentation or who is gender queer, but its a good guide for many cases. I don't get upset if someone makes an honest mistake. I get upset if they're being a dick.

[@beesquestionmark]

@@LC-uh8ifyeah honestly as someone who doesn’t pass all that well until recently, I know I’m androgynous and people can’t always guess. Someone’s more likely to be upset if they haven’t done the mental work to get over that insecurity. I know I’m a man no matter what I look like or no matter how others perceive me

[@MorbiusBlueBalls]

​@@cameronschyuder9034those aren't a lot. extremists find some few hostile examples of trans people and try to poster them on the entire community.

[@LadyDoomsinger]

People get misgendered even if they aren't trans, it happens sometimes (as evidenced by right wing bigots harassing cis women for not being "feminine" enough). Mistakes happen, and as far as I'm aware most trans people don't get upset about an honest mistake. My own parents got it wrong on multiple occasions after my transition, just out of habit, I never blamed them. The thing that bothers most of us is when people do it deliberately, specifically to be hurtful and dismissive. And even that usually just gets a shrug, because we've heard it all before.

[@monstermaker585]

See this is a good trans joke because its creative and doesn't boil down to "i identify as (random object) get owned liberal i love Jesus"

[@sciana21]

See this is how to make LGBT jokes without just being offensive

[@PandaPal_]

The reason Zach can make jokes about anything is that he doesn't punch down.

[@kiwimastermind4063]

smart way to put it

[@lysanamcmillan7972]

Precisely!

[@omp199]

Correction: The reason Zach can make jokes about anything is that he refuses to pick a side on anything and therefore has no bite as a satirist.

[@cameronschyuder9034]

@@omp199 No, one could argue that by not punching down, Zach is picking the "side" of the folks that don't want to punch down on minorities. And, even if it means he has no "bite," it seems many people are still enjoying the satire, so it seems having a "bite" is simply unnecessary to make good humor, which, unfortunately, some comedians just do not seem to get.

[@omp199]

@@cameronschyuder9034 I think you are just seeing what you want to see. This sketch makes fun of gender identity just as much as it makes fun of the people who are uncomfortable with gender identity. Everyone sees what they want to see, so everyone thinks he's on their side, and everyone is happy. You miss the point of satire. The point of satire is to attack and to shame. To quote the Wikipedia article, it is the genre "in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement". Satire is not supposed to please everyone. Zach's humour pleases everyone; I'm not sure it's even worthy of being called satire at all.

[@DaijDjan]

The Schrödinger's cat part was hilarious 😂

[@nikeun510]

dear comedians thats how you joke about minorities without being an arse. extra bonus - makes you twice as funny

[@CocktailsConsoles]

"I feel like their gender is like Schrodinger's cat" . . . 🤯

[@starflowers1751]

So as a trans woman i found this very funny. I will for sure be stealing the line "So everyone you can't make orgasm?"

[@user9267]

Same here girlie

[@aiiiia9971]

Absolute fire comeback

[@Nosirt]

The idea that somehow women being unable to get orgasm unless their man gives them is one of the weirdest self own insult. It’s supposed to be a joke about men but basically becomes an insult to the woman. If a woman cums= because of man If a woman doesn’t cum= because of man Therefore, women’s orgasm is completely at the mercy of men. And this sis supposed to be a jab at men?

[@sahar1213]

same

[@starnathanstar]

Trans dude here, this vid is pretty funny to me too lol

[@sir.e]

i love how they’re still keeping that “able and willing” thing alive

[@mrshmuga9]

He’s able and willing to keep the “able and winning” joke around.

[@flyingduck91]

it got old the second the comments stared using it

[@adriand.896]

5:47 "Then flip it twice" hahaha.... dang. Always a solution

[@TheMonotonePuppet]

LMFAO! I am so impressed that Zach managed to enter such freakin' dangerous territory without hurting my soul! The tension built as I worried about a transphobic remark, and the payoff was genuine laughter! That Schrodinger comparison got me in my SOUL! HAHAHAHA! So true! This was an amazing skit!

[@xogxreaper9230]

I love how at the scene at 2:49 , it isn't a picture, but rather there is a camera man RIGHT there and it's all live lmao

[@michaelblaes9847]

It got me. That's where I laughed!

[@pagadqs]

The last few sketches have been progressively funnier, this one is hilarious. You are getting very good at this niche you have found.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Seconded, Satire is indeed the highest form of humour.

[@ghostthelizard]

Love how theyre more concerned about getting jailed for misgendering than for the armed robbery

[@MrMarket1987]

I woulda figured non-hexacedimal was technically correct. Like how everything in the universe is either a potato or not a potato.

[@queerantine69]

"we could go to jail" he calmly said as he robbed a bank😅 I love good trans humor

[@venturer9400]

I am non-binary, but after watching this video I think I'm non-hexadecimal as well 🙏

[@tekcomputers]

But are you non-trinary and non-octal as well?

[@venturer9400]

@@tekcomputers Of course! My gender is J6FΦ5ΡQΞΑΩZ5

[@biggumscontro8995]

Clown world.

[@CJtheentity]

I for one AM hexadecimal. I identify as 46656d616c65, my pronouns are 536865/486572

[@roseJ96]

Or you could be wholesome like the rest of the comments section and appreciate the video instead of being a dick for no reason. @@biggumscontro8995

[@ensey.]

As a trans woman this was literally my top irrational fear in my early transition before I started passing.

[@TheZamaron]

1:25 I love this joke "If we don't identify them correctly, we could go to jail." Me: Um dude you're already robbing a bank and taking hostages, if you get arrested you're already going to jail anyway.

[@Aquilenne]

Yeah, but one of those things is forgivable.

[@BobBob-up8fz]

"Idk who is Trans. But i feel like a Hostage." -A debate viewer.

[@madelineparks5983]

"We could go to jail." *is robbing a bank*

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

We could go to jail for *longer*

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

Not to mention, they're threatening people with death, since they have hostages.

[@Lolhi830]

I went in this kinda scared by the title. Am now laughing. Bravo.

[@lijahsampson6979]

"We've got a code rainbow" -lmao best part of the sketch.

[@roostermaind6413]

The callback to the mind brother episode was insane. We praise zach for callbacks to prior videos but that one went farther than ever

[@attila0323]

I love all these callback or prequel/sequel in videos. I went back to watch it again and he gave the homeless man a dollar not just a quarter, but then I realized it was maybe a different person as the driver didn't wear a mask.

[@remixtheidiot5771]

i approve of this video as a trans person. my biological gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and pronouns however shall remain in a quantum probability state for everyone's inconvinience.

[@nathanjora7627]

Aha, but what if I find your secret twin and ask their pronouns to collapse you back into a determinable gender identity thanks to your quantum entanglement ?

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

Ah yes quantum superposition gender

[@saketbakshi4235]

'the world will be better off without me, which is why i must keep living' type of attitude and i love it

[@NastyVix]

ew...

[@FadedforFreedom]

​@@nathanjora7627jokes on you, identical twins are more likely to also be trans or nonbinary if their other twin is trans. both in studies and personally as a queer twin myself, LMAOOO

[@samon880]

As a trans women can confirm I’ll just stand quietly and let you guys figure it out cause I find it funny asf

[@curiokryptic]

Damn, as a trans man I wasn't sure what to expect going into this. But you managed to make a hilarious video joking about trans people without punching down! Kudos, really funny 👏

[@arianewinter4266]

Yeah, cause trans people where not the thing made fun of, but the idiocy around us . . .funny jokes are not aimed at minorities, but their circumstances

[@Derek_Wyld]

I like how the trans person just stands there patiently while taken hostage and everyone decides their fate without saying a word to them

[@joda7697]

reality-accurate treatment of trans people _sigh_

[@notsafeforchurch]

Me too, very refreshing to not hear constant screeching about "trans genocide".

[@yourclairygodmother]

​@@notsafeforchurch I'm sorry the truth offends you.

[@notsafeforchurch]

​@@yourclairygodmotherWeak

[@yourclairygodmother]

@@notsafeforchurch Yes, you are weak.

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

4:18 ngl I was expecting him to say the fourth option was "attack helicopter", but Zach had a better joke in mind.

[@kingofgrim4761]

Zach would’ve immediately lost a GIANT chunk of subs. Let’s be honest. Left wing audience, worst possible 2016 anti trans “joke” and an actual anti lgbtq video? You trying to ruin his career?

[@TheLobsterCopter5000]

@@kingofgrim4761 The joke certainly hasn't aged well, but I'm not sure if the original attack helicopter post was intended to be anti-trans, or if it was just expressing how complicated gender identity can be for some people to understand.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@TheLobsterCopter5000 that’s a good point, but even being surrounded by the anti trans crowd from 2016-2019 I never heard attack helicopter used as anything but a personal attack and “joke” against trans

[@username8644]

Wow attack helicopter is very offensive. "worst possible 2016 anti trans "joke" ". LOL. Bro do you even hear yourself talking. If anybody even finds that remotely offensive they are soft af. @@kingofgrim4761

[@worldlinezero4783]

​@@TheLobsterCopter5000 Ironically, iirc the "I Identify as an Attack Helicopter" joke originally came from a dystopian science fiction novel written by a trans woman criticizing Pink Capitalism in which the government exploits identity to train children into specific combat roles from birth, before being appropriated by transphobes

[@nobodybutaghost]

My favorite rebuttal to people arguing about trans women in women's sports is the transguy who beat out a transwoman in swimming. Whenever people talk trans in sports they always leave out transmen lmao

[@motionless_horizon]

As a trans dude, I would be fine being misgendered if it meant I got released, but also, it would be affirming to have to stay.. win either way tbh

[@allyhrjk8776]

Everybody speaking for the trans person is fuckin perfect, everybody being stessed about misgendering is also so on point, trans watcher here and please keep doing these, they are amazing!

[@AbsurdTurk]

You're transgender? And you found this video funny? Oh, cool.

[@louisrobitaille5810]

@@AbsurdTurkYeah, basically if they're not terminally on Twitter, they're chill 😛.

[@hitandruncommentor]

So you're a transvestite, cool, enjoy the comedy.

[@SinaHeuberger]

@@AbsurdTurkas a trans person I see this video as an absolute funny example of how to make jokes about minorities: all the punch lines were about how others treat the trans person and what cis ppl think to know about them. All the stereotypes that were used only to show: “look how stupid the others are, to think this or that is true”

[@SinaHeuberger]

@@louisrobitaille5810nice to know that there are trans ppl old enough to be on twitter (sorry for the dark Humor, if you’re trans you hooooopefully find it funny if you not and you don’t understand: nevermind, just a very bad joke about mental health issues and discrimination)

[@metalrex2480]

The two kidnappers are definitely one of my favorite recurring characters from now on

[@AmyRadiance]

This has given me perspective of how non-trans people feel when they have questions about trans people. Good video 🏳️‍⚧️

[@somerando136]

Someone who isn't trans finally made a good trans video 😅

[@jackfoster4935]

I was honestly scared to watch this at first. I’m glad it was this kind of sketch

[@sungod9797]

Finding a lower bound for the joint uncertainty of gender identity and sexual orientation was a genius move on Cruz’s part, he definitely deserves the medal of freedom or whatever award Canada has. After all, it’s fine to be in favor of forgiving kidnappings and burglary and all, but I draw the line at the evil of misgendering… that warrants capital punishment. So glad the iconic duo lives to fight another day lol

[@Maukustus]

"non-hexadecimal" lmao i love this this is how you can be funny and respectful at the same time.

[@kikiretzorg1467]

Everybody non-hexademical gangsta until the non-64-bit people pull up

[@axeldude7051]

The trans person the entire time: 👁️👄👁️

[@awkwardukulele6077]

To all my non-trans homies: it’s fine to ask, we get it. A lot of folks just try to guess the opposite of what they _think_ we identify as, just to be pricks about it. The fact you’re even asking is already more respectful than a lot of folks, so we do appreciate it. The whole “dId yOU jUSsT asSumE mY pRonOUnS?!?!11!!?” joke doesn’t really happen irl. Peace ✌️

[@FireGlitch]

No. I don't want to get in trouble.

[@Sharp22CatFish]

​@@FireGlitch?

[@acflamez]

I love how the crime isnt robbing the bank

[@airplanes_aren.t_real]

Robbing a bank doesn't hold a candle to the horrible crime of misgendering

[@mrshmuga9]

@@airplanes_aren.t_realNot in today’s society anyway, lol.

[@BwoahGamer]

Zach is able and willing to risk his life for this video

[@naorysm]

he's not risking anything, especially not his life 😐

[@Korvi-Kun]

@@naorysm You don't get the joke, do you?

[@naorysm]

@@Korvi-Kun no, care to elaborate?

[@Korvi-Kun]

​@@naorysm well, since I'm not sitting on emergency row, seat 12C, unfortunately, I am not able or willing to assist

[@christopherdixon4472]

Someone inform Dave Chappelle that his life was never in danger when that insane privileged whackjob tried to stab him over his forbidden jokes. I'm sure he will be relieved.

[@gh0stb014]

Legitimately hilarious without being offensive, I love this

[@ladyjuno2456]

I was so worried about this being some cringe transphobic bs but na, this was good lol

[@naorysm]

Oh boy, what a completely chill video without any controversial topics whatsoever. I'm sure the comment section here will be very peaceful

[@kingofgrim4761]

Thankfully Zach has a more left wing audience than most channels. Helps when you don’t just do shitty low hanging fruit humor

[@zapking8209]

It’s very peaceful!

[@TsukiNaito1]

This Woke shit seems like it's finally dying down, so it ain't bad.

[@StarryxNight5]

@TsukiNaito1 That is hilarious. Keep being you, my guy

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@TsukiNaito1 by dying down, you mean accepted by all? Because I haven’t seen that happen yet

[@Slothptimal]

Trudeau awarding criminals is probably the most accurate part of this sketch.

[@aerl3092]

"Non-hexadecimal" is anyone who doesn't identify exclusively with one of the sixteen MBTI types.

[@ShiftylittleDemon]

As a genderfluid person, I'm definitely using that Schrödinger's cat analogy for my gender

[@issackerth7248]

That analogy was joking about how pointless it is.

[@thebreadster1500]

@@issackerth7248 no it literally wasnt lmao

[@anantasadiankhan]

Zach seems the only one who can avoid controversy this smoothly while speaking the absolute truth.

[@kingofgrim4761]

It’s really not that he’s the only one. He’s just simply one of the few who understand comedy isn’t about punching down.

[@dominicrichardson5122]

@@kingofgrim4761 Comedy is about many things, and making fun of people being ridiculous isn't punching down.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@dominicrichardson5122 pretty sure the punchline of a joke saying “Asian/white/black/Indian/Hispanic etc etc people are ridiculous” will pretty much never land as a punchline. It doesn’t change with trans people. I’d say it’s more ridiculous to believe you know better than the majority of scientists and disagreeing with major (repeated and reputable) studies

[@StarryxNight5]

@dominicrichardson5122 And that's your belief, that it's nothing but "people being ridiculous." I'm sure you can see why people who see it as a bit more important than that could take offense to an entire group's identity being ridiculed and belittled.

[@ViltrumiteIsRite99]

@@kingofgrim4761Do you know how many comedians that have done “white/black/Latino people are crazy”? Some of these are talking about their own race, and some aren’t. It’s all about the content and delivery. I don’t believe in gatekeeping comedy. If people laugh, they laugh, you just didn’t that time.

[@TheParmesanMoai]

"I WILL NOT BE CANCELLED!" 😡 -Robber 2023

[@nex_r9750]

I love non-homophobic humor with queer people

[@equally.marketable]

Schrödinger’s gender is insanely funny and I’m using it now

[@TheMonotonePuppet]

It really is side-splitting and I'm totally using it too! It hits things on the nail so well!

[@NimbleBard48]

3:16 "What if we flip a coin?. Not enough sides." WOW, MY SIDES xD

[@pauligrossinoz]

*Because every trans person has a sign around their neck saying "Trans Person".* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joda7697]

we do in the ideal world of conservatives

[@KyraTheStrangeAndUnusual]

Omg y’all we found it, a non-transphobic sketch about trans people.

[@EktoAnim]

1:30 it's funny because they're worried about going to jail for the less obvious reason

[@somerando136]

You see wouldn't you be intimidated by your hostages pronouns?/j

[@scragar]

I like how the "let the women and children go first" which assumes assumes there's no single fathers or that non-parent women are more worthy of protecting than men gets completely ignored, but we're happy to obsess over how someone identifies. It's that kind of sexism so accepted which causes these kinds of problems. If it was just parents and pregnant people leave then there'd be no issue, but because of the needless gendering of a call to protect families/kids we get this kind of ridiculousness. Well done Zach.

[@ladywesker5307]

Does it assume that or does it just follow the bullshit traditional ideals that set that very idea in place because of men's perceived stance as the protectors

[@username8644]

I'm sure this will fly over all the heads of the people commenting "I'm trans and found this funny" on the video

[@hoon-kay4840]

I think I understand what you're saying. The whole "Let the women and children go" and not the men honestly could stem back to hundreds of years ago- hell, when people first made civilization there was a separation with the roles. So if anything, it is systemic sexism that has been classified as okay over centuries as there's not enough people fighting against it because of how long it's been in place. Very unnerving in these types of situations. Also the identification thing, the video was more geared towards talking about transgender people rather than sexism, but sexism should definitely be clarified in the video. One example that I thought of when reading your comment was the titanic, and how they like you said, only let the women and children go and the men had to stay on the sinking ship.

[@hoon-kay4840]

@@username8644 Don't be so sure, I am transgender and I understood what the original comment was saying!

[@notsafeforchurch]

Your suggestion allows people to lie, which many would in a life or death situation. And in life or death situations you generally don't have the time to sort things out. How many single dads would have appeared to take up limited spaces on lifeboats on the Titanic? That mindset was also from a time period when virtually everyone was married and had children by their mid 20s. So most of your adult women were moms.

[@jackgotgamez]

This was more emotional and impactful than any big budget Hollywood movie ever. Thank you Zach Star.

[@Localcatgirl_]

“We got a code rainbow” LMFAOOOO, I was thinking this was gonna disappoint me by being transphobic but this is gold lol

[@andromededp5316]

I don’t understand why people think it’s offensive to ask. It’s kinda what we’re asking for?

[@portugeese_man_o_war]

0:34 one time I made a joke (unrelated to trans people) and in it I used the correct pronoun for someone I didnt even know was trans. 1 hour later these two people were having a whole ass argument cause someone didnt like that I use the correct pronoun and the other person didnt like that the first person didnt like that I used the correct pronoun.

[@Dr._Bo]

It really became like a tradition to me every day at the same time watching his videos

[@attila0323]

Yeah, and I'll be so sad if he stops making videos every day. This seems like a holiday special event.

[@itsurdad907]

“We got a code rainbow” 😂😂

[@Nocreativeusername738]

As a trans-man I approve this