I grew up in a Christian family and as a kid didn't really know much about other religions. I watched a holiday Blue's Clues episode that included hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and suddenly I knew more about holidays aside from Christmas. It's probably the earliest example I remember of representation being fairly important to me.
@DautFromX
8 ай бұрын
And how has this enriched your life in any meaningful way?
@Bentons-Crib
8 ай бұрын
@@DautFromX it's never bad to have extra knowledge about stuff
@diamondhamster4320
8 ай бұрын
Growing up in Christian family prevented your from reading books like encylopedias and the like???
@kikiretzorg1467
8 ай бұрын
@@DautFromX Probably helped them by letting them see a menorah in a bagel shop and not bursting in to sing happy birthday and congratulating whomever’s birthday it was on their metal cake
@oddie97
8 ай бұрын
@@DautFromX I like learning more about the world an other culture tbh
@kid14346
8 ай бұрын
"We can't let our boys see female super hero! What if they grow up liking women?!"
@Linsen_Chips
8 ай бұрын
white cishet men are boring /s
@billcipher826
6 ай бұрын
it happened to me 😞
@MeatbagSlayer
4 ай бұрын
Or even worse: What if they ended up in a stable, loving marriage? Insanity. Me and my wife constantly gut punch each other every 30 minutes, and the concept of others not doing that is asinine.
@corryjamieson3909
3 ай бұрын
Or even worse they'll grow up to become women themselves, oh the humanity. (Cries while drinking gender change potion).
@bookbagfox
8 ай бұрын
Misrepresentation can also cause kind of the inverse effect of what you mentioned about realising you’re actually part of a group. Seeing people of that group (LGBT people comes to mind) depicted negatively can make you think you can’t possibly be a part of that group, because you’re not like those horrible people you saw in that piece of media.
@enderfire3379
7 ай бұрын
thats how you get a homophobic reaction out of the audience
@hunterkinsella5303
7 ай бұрын
Granted the community itself already does a pretty good job of that unfortunately.
@cutcutado
7 ай бұрын
Bro just decribed Twitter
@Happy_doggo
6 ай бұрын
How it feels being in the friday night funkin community 😔
@hunterkinsella5303
6 ай бұрын
@@Happy_doggo L
@Flubbadon
8 ай бұрын
I found out there was a town inside me at the end of April last year. I thought about getting it surgically removed but I grew to like it quite a bit and that silly little town made me a happier person.
@Santisima_Trinidad
8 ай бұрын
Ahh, i see you have inherited some of your moms size.
@Tonnyboi
8 ай бұрын
Is the town inside you car reliant?
@sator2766
8 ай бұрын
But where you really there but just watching from afar?
@tsp1999
8 ай бұрын
plurality?
@bpblitz
8 ай бұрын
bless
@Lummox874
8 ай бұрын
I think the ultimate goal of representation is to have marginalized groups be as normal as non marginalized groups, makes everyone human, right?
@2-bit567
8 ай бұрын
To quote Daftpunk HUMAN, AFTER ALL
@misunderstoodmadman6230
8 ай бұрын
You would think so right? Unfortunately the martyr complex/fetishism is a thing so that will never be a straight forward goal.
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
@@misunderstoodmadman6230 I see this sort of claim come way more from projection than it actually occuring.
@misunderstoodmadman6230
8 ай бұрын
@@ArbitraryOutcome "all lives matter" was a protest of a protest for equality. That doesn't look like projecting from my side
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
@@misunderstoodmadman6230 Oh, I didn't mean to insinuate it doesn't happen. It's that I've unfortunately seen that kind of talking point used to downplay actual discrimination or prejudice. Granted, you're right about reactionaries.
@eggguy20
8 ай бұрын
One game that I always played which had the best form of representation for the player was Dragon's Dogma. The game did not care if you were tall, short, strong or fat: the game only cared if you and your party had what it takes to slay the dragon and rescue the damsel/man in distress even if the task was done in a dress or armor that covered you from head to toe. shoutout to the pawn Rook for always being there for us at the start of our adventure.
@2-bit567
8 ай бұрын
Rook is a real mf
@minibotas9496
8 ай бұрын
If nobody got me, I know Rook got me Can I get an amen?
@syrelian
8 ай бұрын
Look, its not my fault this princess dress is somehow the best armor for way too long a stretch If I have to kill Grigori in this then dangit die to a small girl in a dress he shall
@miksid2705
8 ай бұрын
As a Russian I can say that correct representation of slavs in general in western media is almost non-existant (the only enjoyable one in recent memory is Heavy from TF2 and the game came out nearly 20 years ago). The Japanese do it nicely though with Zangief, Millia Rage and Dragunov. EDIT: Come to think of it, there hasn't been a better Russian western videogame character since Heavy. Remember "Meet the Heavy" short? It literally takes less than 90 seconds for Valve to capture nearly everything that makes a Russian "Russian". He says only what he needs to say. He comes off as a calm and stern man at first, but he still is able to laugh with joy. Every emotion he shows is sincere. He cares deeply for things he likes and even lovingly calls his weapon Sasha. Some think he is dumb, but in the very first scene he proves otherwise with calculations (he even has a PhD in Russian literature which makes him the second smartest TF2 character according to the wiki). There are other more recent Russian characters, but they are Russian only in name.
@respectfulevil9022
8 ай бұрын
Sadly america is pretty responsible for anti russian sentiment. Glad you can enjoy heavy tho
@miksid2705
8 ай бұрын
@@respectfulevil9022 it's not only Russia that gets underrepresented, it's the entirety of CIS and eastern Europe. I don't remember a single character in western media that would be born in Kazakhstan or Latvia, for example. Almost half of the world left out. Even Ukraine that has been in the forefront of the information field for nearly 2 years doesn't have representation in media. Would be interesting to see a character from Albania or Tajikistan though
@respectfulevil9022
8 ай бұрын
@@miksid2705 unfortunately western society (especially america) prospers from seperating themselves from other cultures
@berdinskiybear
8 ай бұрын
maaaan, every time a white american suburban guy makes "russian" accent by making up a constipated look on his face, switching his voice into lower register and then barking something incomprehensible I cringe so hard I might just combust. This is clearly a result of lacking representation (and maybe also of 90 odd years of red scares)
@berdinskiybear
8 ай бұрын
@@miksid2705 It is very generous of you to expect of them to even know these counties and peoples exist, so many public figures still search for "Check-o-slovakia" on the map of Europe. If anything changes for the better it would not be soon
@mk_gamíng0609
8 ай бұрын
Something i find funny is that a lot of ultra - conservatives will say " Seeing representation does not matter" but when a gay/black/trans e.t.c character comes up there suddenly against it, if it does not matter why do they get so up in arms about it?
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
Yes, this is something I've noticed a lot for whatever reason. Almost like "seeing representation does not matter" and "marginalized people should be allowed to exist in media beyond tokenism" are not mutually exclusive, and that some who parrot the first point often just use it as obfuscation.
@mk_gamíng0609
8 ай бұрын
@@ArbitraryOutcome Its the same with people who say "Media do not effect how we grow up" My point is not to do with representation alone but how media in general can effect our world view My example being how men in Japan treat women If you look at a lot of Japanese media , especially ones designed for teenage boys you come to the startling realisation that they treat women like crap Those teenage boys then grow up treating women like crap, and you now realise why Japan has a issue with SA it starts in the youth and how there world views are shaped because the media they consumed growing up, is filled with stuff like SA being treated like a joke , female characters always being beholden to there male counterparts It teaches teen boys that, Women are there for YOU and they are LESS than you. There's a very famous manga about Mangakas If I remember correctly the authors go on a rant about female mangakas being bad because unlike men they have no passion These are actual opinions the Real mangakas had and they are the ones teenage boys are learning from . Its why Cartoons have moral messages to there stories, because it ultimately does effect us Something Ultra-conservatives know and understand and use to there benefit but deny it when it comes things that they disagree with. Media matters more so than people think especially when you come to realise its raising kids more and more these days.
@phyllotaxis
8 ай бұрын
It's wild seeing those people start pissing themselves as soon as they hear gender-neutral language.
@virtualwastrel
8 ай бұрын
I hate those kinds of mental gymnastics. I also hate representation that removes original design and intent. Which people push me into the ultra conservative group because of. I just want accurate representation, not lack of cultural and ethnic representation.
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
@@virtualwastrel OP is not talking about tokenism.
@arthurpprado
8 ай бұрын
Rad Chad, the uncontestably based madlad and sometimes uncontestably based dad strikes again
@ET-Gamer
8 ай бұрын
Honestly seeing a character like Asa Mitaka struggle to understand and communicate with people in such an authentic way is really comforting with it all laid out in a way other people might understand. Also not holding back from the darker aspects of such a condition with her inner monologues.
@yoshi0e344
8 ай бұрын
Ok. So this just goes to show how media representation plus American school system failed me. Until just now, I kinda thought that New Zealand was just part of Australia.
@mythos6308
8 ай бұрын
Wait it’s not
@user-cx9nc4pj8w
5 ай бұрын
@@mythos6308 it should be
@sigurdtheblue
Ай бұрын
I think the confusing thing is that Australia is considered a continent, or used to be. I guess New Zealand was considered part of the Australia continent.
@nerdwarp112
8 ай бұрын
I used to not understand the importance of representation until I had realized I was part of a group that was underrepresented (or at least usually only portrayed a certain way). I have autism, and I remember thinking it was pretty cool that one of the main characters in the Power Rangers movie from 2017 was autistic. I hadn’t seen the movie since I wasn’t a Power Rangers fan but I probably would’ve seen it if I had known beforehand. I remember being excited and checking out clips with the character online, but I had stumbled across a clip of some guys complaining about the movie being pandering and saying something along the lines of “He’s black *and* autistic? They might as well make him gay, too!” That was when I had realized how cool it felt to be represented, as well as how much it sucks to be mocked for wanting representation.
@shoelace5977
8 ай бұрын
Oh now i want a breakdown of your opinions on bionicle, because i love that it has intricate lore and if something about it is bad i wanna feel that ruined childhood vibe
@RadChad
8 ай бұрын
When Bionicle first came out, they named the different tribes after Maori words based upon how they sounded alone without actually learning the meanings of the word. After the Maori Iwi called them out, they changed the names to vaguely sounding Maori but not actually Maori.
@kid14346
8 ай бұрын
LEGO (European company) be like, "We need some wacky tribal sounding words!" *glances over at Maori culture and language* "Ah ha! This sounds like wacky tribal words!" *does a colonialism*
@arthurfernandes3256
8 ай бұрын
As someone who consumes almost no media aside from games and music, I personally think Bissexuals (such as me) need more representation. Some people, like my parents, have on their heads that being Bissexual is just "indecision" and it kinda makes me think "why gays, lesbians and trans people have so much representation and the Bi/Pansexuals get so little atention?"
@astraamarante6233
7 ай бұрын
Plus, assuming that bi is indecision feeds into the idea that sexuality is a choice and not biology. There's also WAAAY too many people that are like "Oh, you're bi. Since you have both guy and girl, you're totally gonna cheat" BLEGH, gross! Honestly? Anyone that makes that assumption is prolly gonna be the one to cheat cause they're looking for excuses, or just projecting You do you! And hopefully I'll get to the point where I make my own animation company focused on making a series full of fun and wacky representation! My life's mission is to spread accurate information and portray people honestly so we can stop hating each other so much, it's stupid to hate!
@coledoe1030
6 ай бұрын
Luz from the owl house was bi, if you have seen it yet(assuming you haven’t since you said you mainly consume music and games) it’s a pretty good show
@astraamarante6233
6 ай бұрын
@@coledoe1030 It is a great show, but I heard it was discontinued. Other than that, though, there's still hardly any representation, so it's good to fight for more exposure of a good thing.
@coledoe1030
6 ай бұрын
Yeah it sadly ended a bit ago, but yeah I do also agree that there could be more representation@@astraamarante6233
@nielsking
5 ай бұрын
Also your pfp is a femboy
@A_Sad_Duck
8 ай бұрын
14:02 The most danish people are known for are vikings, "socialism" and war with our neighbors. So when I saw Niels Bohr in Oppenheimer I thought "Oh cool a danish guy in popular movie". They gave him a fucking German accent
@Ceran_Vasse
8 ай бұрын
A Rad Chad video on my birthday was definitely something I needed. It's my 18th and I'm not looking forward to the future, but being able to laugh with (and at) you while watching top-tier videos is something I can look forward to.
@takodacorliss5838
8 ай бұрын
Happy Birthday! You got a video by the funny gif your Birthday!
@froggo9369
8 ай бұрын
happy birthday
@bleedmagic88
8 ай бұрын
Happy birthday!! Good job on making it this far :)
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
Shout-out to Marina from Fear & Hunger for trans people. She isn't just great representation, she is also very authentic and sympathetic, because she pretty much checks all the main points in the video. Her struggles aren't done to the point of just tormenting her while also presenting the struggles of trans folk to a general audience, her presence in the story is of a main character with deep ties to the town of Termina, and she is pretty much spot on representation for how trans women would like to be seen in media! tldr: PLAY FEAR AND HUNGER!!11! I LOVE FUNGER!!!!11!1!!
@lynx4082
8 ай бұрын
As correct as you are I feel it should be stated that you should sure as hell not play Funger because it has a realistic depiction of a transgender person because those games are HEAVY, they are not casual fun games so be warned anyone who's read these two messages
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
@@lynx4082 Uhhhhh... oopsie daisy! Silli little me accidentally traumatized people after they lose to their first guard >w
@stelfer
8 ай бұрын
nah you trying to mess up some peoples brains
@eg_manifest510
8 ай бұрын
ohhhhhhhh so that's what that meme meant
@phyllotaxis
8 ай бұрын
@@lynx4082 I mean there's two paragraphs of content warnings on the download page and title screen, I feel like people should know what they're getting into.
@aimlesscrown647
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for spotlighting the oppression of gaymers. Not enough people understand the struggle of unplugging the LAN cable to rage quit.
@eat00002
8 ай бұрын
Unrelated but what he showed was an undertale fangame, not friday night funkin, I dont know much more search sans got rizz in the youtube search bar if youre curious
@Lunalul_
8 ай бұрын
@@TheCoolestEverIYou will never have a life outside of rotting on the internet
@arcadiawhimsies
8 ай бұрын
@@TheCoolestEverI0:50
@abandoned_channel41515
8 ай бұрын
@@TheCoolestEverI
@anishchetana7934
8 ай бұрын
@@TheCoolestEverIbro saw the trans flag and blacked out
@djthecowhugger691
8 ай бұрын
As a black guy, it's hard to enjoy some things but still I enjoy things regardless
@djthecowhugger691
8 ай бұрын
Also as a black guy the "exaggerated swagger" joke ISN'T FUCKING FUNNY AND PAINTS US AS A MONOLITH AND NOTHING ELSE
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
Hopefully media is getting better and better with representation. Have hope brother ^^
@slajmekpl83
8 ай бұрын
I love your profile pic mate
@smitefulaxe1344
8 ай бұрын
@@djthecowhugger691 The "exaggerated swagger" thing is just another example of video game journalists shitty writing lol.
@jellohead1036
8 ай бұрын
@djthecowhugger691 As a black guy, I think you're showing the unwarranted anger of a black father. 👀
@TheGalaxyWings
8 ай бұрын
I think plot relevance is also important. Regardless of how much they're developed, the character needs to matter to the plot otherwise it's just gonna feel like it was awkwardly added as an afterthought
@splish8869
8 ай бұрын
I’d also like to add that depending on the story, piece of media it art, the representation of a person or group can enhance a narrative and it’s themes if the story is one that is core to an experience of that group. As you spoken about with in groups and out groups, making art this way puts meaningful experiences out there for people in those groups to have media narratives that can be core to their experience. Also, for people outside those groups, this can be an opportunity to inform those of the experiences or struggles of those groups through media. It’s important to note that if these groups are being integrated into a piece of media for a purpose of how they fit into a story and how they may enhance it, it should be done tastefully, such as using the various methods discussed in the video. If not incorporated properly, a piece of media may only provide a token representation, could represent a group in a narrative in a way they shouldn’t be (such as representing marginalized peoples in antagonistic roles), or actively perpetuating or creating negative biases. One successful example of this thematic narrative integration I would say is the film Moonlight, which tells a story of a man’s struggle of finding his identity where one aspect of himself causes struggle expressing another aspect of his identity. Chiron is a black man whose homosexuality doesn’t fit with these expectations around how he is considered ‘supposed’ to act as a black man. While there are narratives around introspection, or black or queer identities, Moonlight’s narrative is one of finding peace with one’s identity, and it is enhanced specifically by who Chiron is.
@luizbento6240
8 ай бұрын
As a brasilian can confirm we can doble jump
@nonmagicalwitch
8 ай бұрын
Everydays a great day when Rad Chad, the mad lad, and quite possibly my dad uploads Additionally, I'd like to add that the "transgender Barbie" wasn't trans in the story, she was played by a trans woman, which is actually very cool. The acting career path is in general very excluded from trans people when looking at how hard it is for them to get into the business to begin with, so having a trans woman playing a cis woman in the story is very "poggers" and very "pepega", as us gamers would say.
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE IS A TOWN INSIDE THIS GIRL?!?!?
@SpookyBnuy
5 ай бұрын
too hungry
@persivle9
8 ай бұрын
hey dad, I've been subscribed to you for a while and I've gotta say I love how you can oscillate between legitimately well thought out video essays like this and shitposts like the gg racism tier list. You really are a fella that can do both.
@whizthesugoi
6 ай бұрын
That's a fine line to thread, which can only be done by people with their brains riddled by university life
@96FENIR96
8 ай бұрын
As a Slav who recently got into kiwi stuff through taskmaster nz, wellington paranorrmal and Waititi you honestly seem to do decent job representing minorities ... or eastern europe just set mine expectations so low.
@crusaddy982
8 ай бұрын
In my opinion, if a background character is a minority group like the gay people dancing talked about in Story Representation, does help normalize it. It doesn't need to be highly praised, but it is nice that the backgrounds aren't giga-straight cis reinforcement, and marginalized people are treated respectfully in something like dance scenes
@Lummox874
8 ай бұрын
It is nice that it makes it normalized, yes, but the problem is that companies like Disney for example uses that to look like they care, and not have to put effort into it.
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
I guess so, but I also feel like it can come off as lazy pandering and mere tokenism.
@crusaddy982
8 ай бұрын
@@Lummox874 agreed but it's better than no representation I guess(not saying we shouldn't call them out on it)
@ArbitraryOutcome
8 ай бұрын
@@crusaddy982 That reminds me of where some more offensive depictions of marginalized people in the past design-wise were considered positive at the time for at least still treating them as characters.
@DautFromX
8 ай бұрын
If something needs normalizing it isn't natural.
@ironblazer4565
8 ай бұрын
18:00 visibility being placed in a way that makes it hard to see is genius level editing
@MCBattlus
8 ай бұрын
Earlier this week my parents discovered I was transitioning. The conversations have been... hard, but I can only hope that representation can open their eyes more to people like me and become more accepting. Thank you for this video.
@KingOfFools784
8 ай бұрын
Good luck stranger, hope it all works out in the end
@ruby_waffle
8 ай бұрын
@@donange-louisorsini8062 The thing is, if they're upset at their child hiding their transition... that's their own problem, not their kid's.
@moresnqp
8 ай бұрын
@@donange-louisorsini8062 perhaps you should think why someone would hide something so important from someone so close to them
@moresnqp
8 ай бұрын
i wish you the best of luck! i transitioned socially to a girl fully a year ago, hrt ~6 months ago. I've not felt better even with the ups and downs. i hope everything ends up well with your family relationship
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
We support you and we believe that you can get through this. Do you need online resources?
@lynx4082
8 ай бұрын
I was raised by the whitest whites, I was a horrifically mean child and every kind of ist and phobic you could be back then, if you showed me Bridget from guilty gear when I was a kid I would have exploded but now that I've had the chance to grow up and be exposed to so many different kinds of people and learn to you know, be a decent human being, my only reaction to seeing characters like Bridget is "Hell yeah"
@Lummox874
8 ай бұрын
👏That’s What I like to see.
@Techno_Bunny433
8 ай бұрын
Based, you had a goddam character arc
@snore178
8 ай бұрын
LITERALLY 👏 ME 👏
@2-bit567
8 ай бұрын
REDEMPTION ARC? LESSGO
@lukashradecky5492
8 ай бұрын
Westoid moment
@Raynfgc
8 ай бұрын
Great video! funny you bring up people from New Zealand being seen as Australian because I don't know of an Australian character who isn't a stereotypical Crocodile Hunter-esque character, besides maybe Junkrat and Roadhog from Overwatch but I probably relate to them then most xD
@RadChad
8 ай бұрын
Funnily enough, Roadhog is also a New Zealander who lives in Australia, further pushing my point.
@eg_manifest510
8 ай бұрын
what about Blinky Bill? He's... well he's made by Australians so idk if that entirely counts since nobody who isn't Australian would know Blinky Bill
@traceable7875
8 ай бұрын
Something I’ve always found flawed about social groups, is that the very idea of creating a group in society almost always creates difficult grey areas that are hard to define within the group. Even though humans love creating groups, there will always be edge cases that do not fit and what does fit will vary from person to person.
@danielskovbjerg4562
8 ай бұрын
you are right. As a person who is lgbtq+ and terminally online, i often find people, often times also lgbtq+ and terminally online, arguing over what demographics certain people belong to. My belief is that there is no value to giving someone the power to assign a label unto another person. That in practice, labels should be decided by the labelled.
@spongy1695
8 ай бұрын
So apparently in the comic where black manta is cured of his autism and isnt evil hes actually tricking aquaman and is still evil even post autism cure which is less abhorrent and kinda funny?
@sonicanvaspost6867
8 ай бұрын
Rad Chad the Dad🎉 I am Indonesian(just a neighbor up the Australian region) and I’ve been struggling with how little this country(and SEAsia as a whole region) had been represented. I very much appreciate this video for shining some light on representations.
@Pootis-Spencer
8 ай бұрын
I can accept LGBT+ people, but I draw the line at French "people"
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
I'm 25%+ French and I agree with this /j
@highvelocitytictac4232
8 ай бұрын
I can accept LGBT+ people, but I draw the line at black "people"
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
@@highvelocitytictac4232 Ok first of all *BUUURP* ah shit excuse me *BUUUUURP* (farts and burp at the same time). Ah here it comes *PHOOOOOOOOO* dayum that's a stinker *stinky farts clog up the room* I call this one the big birtha *PLOHLOLOOOOOOOOOPOOHLPOHLO* *BUUUUUUUUUUUUURP*. *Slaps my ass* ha longest fart I had all day *BUUUURP* *grinning brushed teeth*
@aussieseal9979
8 ай бұрын
@@highvelocitytictac4232what??
@mrehatt2582
8 ай бұрын
ok bro... WHAT the FLIP.@@highvelocitytictac4232
@dreflox
8 ай бұрын
0:02 ITS THE GAME THEORY AVERAGE HUMAN GUY
@ordinarygamer5083
8 ай бұрын
I'm ok with people other than my skin color, gender or sexuality but gamer is too far
@Spucy_The_Slug
8 ай бұрын
Whoa, transgena?? I'm transgena! So cool!
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
Do you have a town inside you?
@butteredbean8686
8 ай бұрын
@@lennyface6828i have so many town inside me
@Spucy_The_Slug
8 ай бұрын
@@lennyface6828 I've probably had a town's worth of people inside me yeah-
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
@@Spucy_The_Slug Uhh, would it be ok if I tried rizzing you up?
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
@@Spucy_The_Slug Ok, I can do this, just try your best not to be awkward... Hey girl... WOLF WOLF OWLF WOFLWFO WFLF OWFOWFL BARK ABRKA BAKRAB ARK BAKR BARKARBAK BRAKRB RJA AWOOOOOO BARK BARKAR BARKA RBARKRABRAJ BARKB AKRABRAKB ARARAKRABRA KABRAK BARKABKAR BARK ABRAK ABRK BAKR WOFL WOFL ABKR BARKAKRABRAKBBARK BARKAR BARKA BARK BARKAR BARKA WOFOWFOWFLOWFOWFL /srs
@emptymimic5976
8 ай бұрын
As a trans, autistic New Zealander, I thank you Rad Chad for somehow talking about all three of these major groups I am a part of. You're not in my walls, are you?
@sator2766
8 ай бұрын
Yes he is
@LeMiniBigBoss
8 ай бұрын
Youve been doomscrolling for like an hour, do the laundry on your floor
@PhantomGato-v-
2 ай бұрын
I'm a trans, probably autistic kiwi. Is it something about NZ that we're so common here? It's probably because we're accepting and people here are comfortable coming out-
@NoelleHolid4y
Ай бұрын
I, a brazillian, can confirm that we indeed can double jump
@lucatamburello4545
8 ай бұрын
Thank you Radicus chadicus for this video It was so brave of you to come out as a gamer and a fruit… KIWI FRUIT KIWI FRUIT OH GOD
@mao4434
8 ай бұрын
As someone who draws since he was little and got inspired from anime a lot, in these couple of years i've been learning how to make different face features, skin colors, body types and more because seeing how much variety i can make my characters is fun ! I wanna be a gamedev someday and i hope people can find themselves relating with the characters i make
@ImCaitlyn1003
8 ай бұрын
IS THAT RAD CHAD THE HEAVY BALLED LAD??
@laszlokaszas1003
8 ай бұрын
Shoutout to Rolf from Ed, Edd n Eddy, who represents every foreign culture in 1 character
@darienb1127
8 ай бұрын
I hate how correct this is.
@fleetingselfconfidence612
8 ай бұрын
rad chad is the ally dad we never had
@coltonchristensen2863
8 ай бұрын
Not to all of us. To some of us he is our actual dad.
@lennyface6828
8 ай бұрын
What a quote
@north8530
8 ай бұрын
I would not wish chase by batta on my worst enemy. My deepest sympathies to the transgender community. You all are truly brave.
@longsocks7798
8 ай бұрын
SHUT UP THAT SHIT BANGS
@JJLarge
8 ай бұрын
chase by batta is fucking based
@I-do-not-exist-here
8 ай бұрын
大切なものを奪われそう 日常に紛れ込んだ悪魔 平穏ならとっくに崩れ去ってる 何気ないそしてさりげない 気付かないうちに奪われていた 取り返しに行くなら今さ 貫いた矢のような鋭さで ぶつけ合う心は美しい どこまでも chase you いつも chase you 俺は chase you 逃げ場はない 走り出せ chase you 明日も chase you 叩きつけてやるのさ 勝敗を分けるのは執念さ だから I chase you 貫いた矢のような鋭さで ぶつけ合う心は美しい どこまでも chase you いつも chase you 俺は chase you 逃げ場はない 走り出せ chase you 明日も chase you 叩きつけてやるのさ Cha-cha-chase you Cha-cha-chase you Cha-cha-chase you 夢を見ていたよ Cha-cha-chase you Cha-cha-chase you まだ醒めやしない 勝敗を分けるのは執念さ だから I chase you
@devbyglamour4265
8 ай бұрын
chase is sucj a good song
@I-do-not-exist-here
8 ай бұрын
@@devbyglamour4265 yep
@mirramig
8 ай бұрын
Thank you rad chad the madlad (and soemtimes your dad) for this absolute delectable video
@celestialwaffle1491
8 ай бұрын
I was all for representation until I learned about the British. Sorry, I can't agree anymore.
@guillermoelnino
8 ай бұрын
how na zi of y ou.
@EvyTallWoman
8 ай бұрын
This is really informative about representing everything. Thank you, Rad Chad
@JudeEaley
8 ай бұрын
I remember madeline from celeste being trans, but the creator respected their privacy, not wanting to make it a big plot twist like dumbledore being gay, so just put little hints in.
@theambassador2527
8 ай бұрын
this is just like the new terraria update when the clothier npc said 'its scrumble time' and hit a happy chaos combo specific to faust
@PhantomPhera
8 ай бұрын
We should also talk about escapism. Alot of stories involving people of color or other Margenilized groups often talk about there struggle and pain living as those groups, and while those stories are important to show and talk about not every story with a margenilized person has to involve a story about prejudice or bias. An important part of representation in the media is that we see are in other roles besides the "racism is bad" lesson. White people in entertainment can get roles that have just about anything in any genre but many who are in margenilized groups don't get to just have many roles like that often only being used as a vector for bigotry stories and not as people who could just live a normal life. That's not to say you must ignore the persons race, sexuality, or gender in escapism but it's important to understand that we can be in other stories that don't revolve around bigotry. Also slight note here please don't use the term "I don't see color" cause that doesn't mean what you think it does and itself is racist.
@logiepro76
8 ай бұрын
Interesting video! Really like the points brought up. Just curious, do you have anything to say about the ideas of bisexuality invisibility? It's really interesting to talk about especially with topics like The Gay Button and how it's mostly invisible in interactive media, and even if it isn't there's very few games on the market that let you engage with both male and female characters without locking you off in some way.
@RadChad
8 ай бұрын
It'd be something i'd have to look into more. Though I think Baldur's Gate 3 has absolutely skyrocketed bisexuality into the norm. Its literally a free for all on who you can get with and sexualities, lel
@logiepro76
8 ай бұрын
@@RadChad Thanks for the response. I still think that bisexuality has a way to go in public conscious, especially since most see it as being on the fence till you've committed to a side. BG3 is nice, but locking you into one romantic partner kinda pushes that agenda. Something like FalloutNV where you can flirt with both genders does a better job in my opinion because you don't have romance companions. Thanks for taking time to send something, have a great one! Edit: Just to be clear I'm also touching on the lack of polyamory in video game romance routes. Whilst you can date all genders most game do not let gay and straight romance co-exsist which leads to the idea that you're gay or not and not somewhere open to everyone like being pan or bi. Also side-nots there's a lack of bi-characters in media at all for this reason because of bisexual invisibility. Whilst someone like Kora is probably bi, she usually is called a lesbian. Although it has gotten better with most people acknowledging that Luz from Owl House is implied bi. Anyway, I should go to bed cause it's midnight in my time zone lol. Yet again thanks for the heart and responding!
@Ceiling559
8 ай бұрын
logie?
@logiepro76
8 ай бұрын
@@Ceiling559 oh shit uhh hey Ceiling did not expect to see you here lol
@Cheesever
4 ай бұрын
As a gamer, the struggle is real. My canon event was my mom unplugging the WiFi.
@pamtheman5748
8 ай бұрын
Ha! Jokes on you! I can't be categorized when I don't e-
@Bismark1815
8 ай бұрын
OH GOD ITS SPREADI-
@doctor-okami1947
4 ай бұрын
AAAAAA-
@oreganoed8913
3 ай бұрын
E-
@Mk2PoweredCombatArmor
8 ай бұрын
6:20 HUGE emphasis on this part, one of my buddies is a huge catholic and believes things like homosexuality is a sin, ever since he got introduced to ggst and subsequently to the bridget character, hes become a huge trans ally and overall supports lgbt rights. its a wonder how representation can turn someone. great video overall, and entertaining too
@sengudejanang7145
2 ай бұрын
Did he believe being trans is a sin, prior to that? If he didn't... then I guess there is a dire need for Bridget to be a lesbian. There is a chance that he likes her for "straightening" the sinners who were gay for her when she was a "boy". If that was the case, that would make the trans community look like bigots - so to debunk that she has to be a lesbian to make him leave.
@PhantomGato-v-
2 ай бұрын
Our Basket helps people be more accepting! Good on Brisket!
@somerandomyoutuber3509
8 ай бұрын
11:46 Perfect use of spooktune. Have a gold star for you exellence. ⭐️
@EbinDesu
8 ай бұрын
I really love these video essays you make these days!
@CosmicCake07
8 ай бұрын
1:19 as a brazilian i can confirm we do indeed double jump constantly
@Sigmund_Froid
7 ай бұрын
I didn't expect such an in-depth, informative and respectful video in a place like this, but honestly, I dig it! Keep making videos like these!
@marceloluis195
8 ай бұрын
As a Player from Brazillian Server, i can confirm, we can double jump´
@Lana_no_hana
4 ай бұрын
youtube pls show this vid to more people
@Human-163
7 ай бұрын
Rad Chad I am extremelly disapointed in you. You made a video dedicated to representation and it's power to affect groups and in 12:00 you put the british pub guy sterotype as a misogynist. He is round, he is jolly, he is merry, he is an alcoholic and that's that. Edit: 13:02 NO! Nooooooooooo!!!
@ursulcx299
4 ай бұрын
Honestly, much respect for you to talk about these topic with a level head and well, respect. You're doing a good work
@S1lly_Sail0r
5 ай бұрын
Pov: straight, cisgender, white men when ONE character in media isnt straight, cisgender, and white: 🤯🤯🤯
@defaultdan7923
4 ай бұрын
the LIBERALS are TAKING OVER!!!!!!
@TheDormantP
3 ай бұрын
Literally have never seen a single person complain about an LGBT character simply because they are gay or trans. People complain about gay or trans characters only when those said characters are there purely to just spread a political message and they are almost portrayed as the "victim" or the one in the right. I'm not saying that trans people cant be victims of negligence or abuse but honestly, LGBT characters feel like they are there JUST to be there. Hell, this is coming from a gay guy. I may not believe in gender ideology but that doesn't mean I will cover my ears and go "lalalalala" the moment I hear anyone talk about it on TV. The problem for me is when they depict a certain group as objectively correct and the opposition as objectively incorrect. I mean, just think about it. That's literally the oldest trick in the book: Depict your ideology as good and the right thing and the opposition as evil demons. I'd really like to know where you are finding "cis white men" (because apparently not having a different gender 'identity' to what you were originally born as and being white matters a lot???) complaining about characters in media for not being "straight" and purely because of that.
@S1lly_Sail0r
3 ай бұрын
@@TheDormantP its not that deep
@defaultdan7923
3 ай бұрын
@@TheDormantP you see, the issue is that it's fairly hard to "prove" to you that there are people who dislike characters for simply the aforementioned issues. either you've seen it, or you haven't. of course if you haven't it'll be fairly hard to convince you that it's really happening. similary to your not believing that people dislike characters for being lgbt, i simplly don't believe that media depicting lgbt characters as being right all of the time is something that occurs often at all. i have almost never seen such thing happen in very mainstream media; there are some examples, but not only are they often poorly recieved, they are fairly rare. i simply disagree that this is a common occurence in media. on another note, i've always been confused about the idea that lgbt characters are there just to be there. isn't that kind of the point? these people are just people like any other, but they are trans, or they are gay. i don't think it needs further explanation, but that might just be me. of course, i'm not going to deny that there's further complexity. if they are relegated to purely background characters, of course that's an indication of them just being a token character. finally, the whole cis white men is a thing that, while i believe has been blown way out of proportion, is something that can be explained. to put it simply; most (if not all) cis white men are not bigots, but most bigots are cis white men.
@OdaSwifteye
8 ай бұрын
Variety > Representation You can (and will) be represented poorly, especially if you demand it and pay people to do nothing more than represent you. I'm on the Autism spectrum, and I've never asked for representation and resent almost every attempt at it because they're all generally stereotypical and insulting to the archetype. What I do like is variety, things being different just to keep things fresh. In order for something to make a project feel refreshing, it has to escape whatever sort of bare minimum that currently dominates the meta. When you ask for variety, you get things that are actually nice. When you ask for representation, you get your ego stroked with back handed pats.
@lordfawful2329
8 ай бұрын
Gotta love how visibility got nearly covered up at the end. Genius.
@Taelo
8 ай бұрын
I wish I knew trans people existed growing up. I knew I wanted to be a girl since I was 7, but didn't know transitioning was even an option until I was 18. Then, I was kept in the closet for another 4 years for fear of losing all my friends and family. I feel like I've been robbed of the life I should've lived because I was kept in the dark until after puberty did it's damage. Having any amount of exposure to trans people that wasn't biased or bigoted could've completely changed my life. All the signs of being trans were there growing up, but I had no idea and thought I had to live as a man.
@slevinchannel7589
8 ай бұрын
Represensantation matters hence why I but barely anyone else takes issues wehen bad things get represented, like Incest, Polyamory and Necrophilia - the things Manga loves to show or glamorize, but no one but me seems to see the issue. I wished lgbt got good representation but oh my god: have you seen the recent increase of illetaracy online, the representation of HAREMS and so much more? Some stuff your born as but none of the things i mentioned i something your born as or are valid to express buuuut that doesnt keep people form saying outragous non-arguments like "CONSENT THOUGH!!?"
@DautFromX
8 ай бұрын
Transitioning isn't an option, ever. Changing your gender is physically impossible. All you would do is castrate yourself and you'd be very sorry. You're fine just the way you are.
@TheGalaxyWings
8 ай бұрын
I'm sorry people in the replies are being horrible, just know that you're valid
@slevinchannel7589
8 ай бұрын
@@TheGalaxyWings Yeah, i agree. Hope your not mistaking my comment for horrible though? If you dont understand a comment, ask, dont assume the worst of it
@DautFromX
8 ай бұрын
@@slevinchannel7589 It was probably mine. I can't see it anymore so it's likely that 'Chad' (lmao) deleted it because he is a coward and a hypocrite that is not willing to facilitate open debate with people that think differently. So much for representation being important, I guess. Just know that 'transitioning' between the genders is physically impossible. Not sorry!
@retraceyourvods
8 ай бұрын
Radchad getting more and more cool by the video! You are awesome man! Keep up the good work
@whizthesugoi
8 ай бұрын
Dorohedoro on screen, I repeat, Dorohedoro on screen 🚨
@Imm_o
8 ай бұрын
I felt so wonderfully and accurately represented in this video. I DO become a pile of mucus when I'm not watching good content on youtube! Thanks!
@JacF6734
8 ай бұрын
I agree that representation is important in media. I think the main problem when it comes to representation in media is that when you create a fictional minority character for the sake of representation, it's quite difficult to make that character an interesting individual in their own right and not just a stereotype since that character has to represent an entire group of people. It takes a skilled writer to pull that off, and I hope we can see more interesting minority characters with good writing that provide good representation in the future.
@dingola_
8 ай бұрын
In my opinion a "representation" character doesnt need to resonate with the majority in personality or design, but in situation. Like, if you make a character that discover theyselves as gay but is afraid to assume it publicaly, you can put any face, any color, any apperence, any traits, any personality, there will be people to resonate with it. Of course there is no way you come up with a fuctional character that can resonate with literally everyone, but it's entierly possible to make a character that resonate with a great part of an certain group, as much as you dont do it in a shallow way (at least in this context.)
@kikiretzorg1467
8 ай бұрын
It’s really not too hard if you don’t overthink it. You just focus on making them an interesting character as the first bit and don’t worry about their identity dictating who they are, and as long as you don’t accidentally do something _really_ wildly inauthentic (eg a gay character going “Oh boy I love having sex with women”) you’ll be fine. Overly Sarcastic Productions did a great 8-minute video on this called “Trope Talk: Strong Female Characters”
@dingola_
8 ай бұрын
@@kikiretzorg1467 exactally
@mysteriousnova600
7 ай бұрын
It’s hard to make a good character. that’s why there’s endlessly bad straight white characters. The problem isn’t that people try to add representation, it’s just that bad representation gets judged. On the other hand bad straight white characters are just accepted in popular media or forgotten if the show as a whole is bad.
@Sigmund_Froid
7 ай бұрын
@@mysteriousnova600As straight white people are still the norm in media, a bad straight white character is just seen as a bad character. Meanwhile, a bad character representing a minority is an example to be made how "representation is really bad" and all that nonsense people want to claim... That's why those who want to complain only mention these characters, because other characters don't perpetuate their argument.
@fl0wey57
8 ай бұрын
Honestly. I simply don’t have the words to describe how well put out and informative this video was. You absolutely should do more of this! Also, engagement comment.
@Gnome_Tank
5 ай бұрын
When i hear people describing "White Straight Men" as being "Boring" Or "Normal" It really just puts me down. Not trying to take away from the other groups being represented, but after being told countless times in my life that I'm "Not Interesting" just because I'm a straight white male, it gets old. Great Video Regardless
@Pinkcactuz
5 ай бұрын
Real asf I’m not white I’m black but when I see all these gay people talking about white strait guys all the time I get the same feeling of black people hating on white people unprovoked.
@KimFromTheCrypt
3 ай бұрын
as a super duper queer person, i agree. nobody is interesting or boring because of an inate factor. though id say try to not take it too personally. imagine always seeing the same main ingroup youre not a part of represented for most of your life. at some point youre like "yeah, ive seen that. many many times. all around me. im bored." that in combination with outright negative and hostile experiences can lead one to vent those frustrations in a generalized manner. if youre not boring and/or a bad person, just know its not u being adressed 🖤
@rfurthegamer3412
2 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen that, except people using that to describe characters who are also really basic archetypes.
@bbernyy64
Ай бұрын
yeah omg Another example is r/arethestraightsok, a subreddit mainly used for posting examples of crazy homophobes. I think generalizing straight cishet men and pushing stereotypes on them is much lighter than the other way around, since none of these claims actually hold any value because everyone knows at least one of us. I do, however, find it ironic. Don't fight fire with fire. I personally don't care too much when this type of stuff said, but the problem I have with this is that these jokes are made in a setting where stereotyping and prejudice are being fought. When somebody commits a murder, it's immoral to just murder them back and get on with your day. Instead, you work to stop the murder all together. I also realize speaking up to stuff like this, "Now you're being racist against white people", is so overshadowed by the *actual* racists with all their "where's straight pride bro??" "White lives matter too!!", since people will just think you're one of these kinds of people. This is also why I've never seriously spoken out about this stuff before.
@lulylou3371
2 ай бұрын
7:56 See, this is exactly how propaganda works. They take the thing that the other group doesn't like (in this case, the overly use of minority representation), overaxaggerate it so much that it's absurd and unrealistic, and say "Yeah, we don't like it this radical either!" when there's in fact no representation this absurd at all. As a gay man, I just want people to understand that we don't struggle as much as people on the tv want you to believe we do and that we don't need to be represented so much. You've got to acknowledge that the fact conservatives don't like minority representation is not because it's just there, but because it's overly used and is often absurd. And you don't need to make it even more unrealistically absurd to buy others' attention, it's absurd enough and you all support it.
@puppetmaskerr
18 күн бұрын
Congrats you get it
@2maka5u
8 ай бұрын
As someone who recently realized I was trans and was already a big guilty gear fan, my appreciation for their lgbtq reps has only grown over time. That being said arcsys needs to calm down with marketing biscuit everywhere lmao
@Jay_A_Comenter
6 ай бұрын
“Brazilians can double jump.” - Jetstream Sam
@theodoreroosevelt3143
8 ай бұрын
I'm a cis white male... i'm sure about the cis part now but that's because of a cowgirl babygirl little bean called Brisket Her arcade mode was so fucking touching, so adorable, it gave me even more appreciation for representation and she helped me think about stuff i was thinking a lot and i know that yeah, i'm pretty cis, but i will fight for them transgendas' and they well being i started playing WH 40K, i will paint my Adepta Sororitas air bright pink + bright blue and i WILL make other gamers at my LGS mad
@anothernerd6464
8 ай бұрын
YEAH GUILTY GEAR AND WARHAMMER 40KKK!!!! Such a random overlap but I know a lot of people who play both
@theodoreroosevelt3143
8 ай бұрын
@@anothernerd6464 i also love Fallout New Vegas, Celeste and Bloodborne. I'm a trans coded cis male. No egg. But trans awareness helped me cement my gender identity and i'm loving it. All thanks to brisket. God i love GGST, i'm such a trash at playing fighting games lmao
@dontkickmychick6076
7 ай бұрын
Deserter
@violetroseva
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely loved this video. Seriously, thank you so much for talking about this topic. For me personally, representation has been a changing factor in my life and has allowed me the opportunity to better understand myself and feel seen. Ive seen LGBT representation change so much over the years, and as much as it still needs some improvement, Im happy with how far it has come. I can’t really say the same for representation of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder). This disorder is so underrepresented and misunderstood ESPECIALLY by the very medical community trying to understand it. The small bits of representation Ive seen have been plagued in stereotypes or misinterpretations. It honestly hurts a lot to see that. The one piece of media that Ive seen that represented it (blatantly) was Moon Knight. It not only made me feel seen as someone in a system but pushed such an amazing message about the value of functional multiplicity and the humanity of system members. Other representation Ive seen done well have been either unintentional, unspoken, or framed differently. My favorite example is actually Asa/Yoru from Chainsaw Man. Their dynamic and the way they function and interact with the world around them and each other is all too familiar to me. This is even more the case in recent chapters. Serial experiments Lain is another example but one thats much more somber and leaves off with a much less healthy message than Moon Knight. Lain is all about dissociation and has so many aspects of system life in there that are deeply relatable. Even the distorted views of the world around Lain have a semblance of connection to my everyday life. We have yet to finish Inside Mari but I do know that the story is essentially that of an introject within a system. It’s really a shame to see so many people misinterpreting both Lain and Mari when its so clear what each of them are about with the right perspective. But this is why I feel like DID is so underrepresented. Barely anyone understands it or even knows it exists. And the people who do often have very warped views of it that actively harm systems worldwide. This disorder is in desperate need of positive representation, and I really hope things improve with it in the future.
@otgenesis7410
8 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see Rad Chad, I click.
@2-bit567
8 ай бұрын
14:30 In the Cartoon Network series Infinity Train, there's a recurring character named Randal, who is voiced by New Zealand actor Rhys Darby. Wait, now that I think of it, there's 3 youtubers that I love from New Zealand.
@dirtyharry0191
8 ай бұрын
As someone who is a part of a religious minority, representation is something I care about (not just for my group but for all groups) so thank you for this video, Rad Dad Mad Chadlad
@Doodle128
8 ай бұрын
It’s still really funny to see people stating blatantly incorrect facts about me.
@NurseValentineSG
8 ай бұрын
You know, as a child, I learned about sexuality (and how I am into women while being a boy myself) by playing with the barbie dolls of my cousin. So having no Black Widow stuff on boy merch might have an effect on boys psychology, but in another way than those concerned dads might think. Probably not, because that's not how sexuality works, but it might hinder their awakenings. Or reinforce them. Whatever those boys are into. Basically, a single woman won't hurt your boy, stereotypical british man with beer in hand.
@ExiaBlade
8 ай бұрын
I know it wasn't mentioned, but we need to replace the word tolerate with love. Tolerance is for things you inherently hate, like broccoli; it should never be applied to another human being just looking for acceptance. Also, let's ignore all those eccentric people on the Internet, we know they don't represent the good people of that group, no matter how loud they yell.
@elevatedmeance6807
8 ай бұрын
"but we need to replace the word tolerate with love" lmfaooo good fucking luck, best you are getting is tolerate, because least thats better than outright hate. Why I say this is because where most of me and my friends home countries are, the only way to get people united in by utter hatred towards someone else. My friends live in post Soviet countries, the only way that their people can be untied is by hating russia (they lived in georgia, ukraine and kazakstan) because there is so much amimosity especially after 2009 Maybe being loved over tolerated is achievable in the west due to so much cultures interacting and trying to get over animosity and hate, but in anywhere else, least to me the only way to get rid of hate is to get rid of the thing you are hating and sadly, its only getting worse now that war is starting to come back into the picture more than ever.
@wasquash
8 ай бұрын
i think a big problem with representation is that when creating media sometimes there is a shift to making art for representation instead of making art for, well, making good art.
@guillermoelnino
8 ай бұрын
we left that train in the 90s. it's only gotten worse since then.
@TheGalaxyWings
8 ай бұрын
No one makes art for representation, some people make art for money, but it's always been that way, and now representation makes money, which if anything is kinda positive
@KingNerdius
7 ай бұрын
Since never
@guillermoelnino
7 ай бұрын
@@KingNerdius Translation: "do not believe what y ou r lying eyes see"
@spoon8761
8 ай бұрын
Never expected my favorite shitposter to start making genuine videos about representation, but I'm here for it.
@MattMagnani
6 ай бұрын
As a brazillian myself, yes, we can double jump and use katana with our prothetical arms
@lna3108
3 ай бұрын
guess im off to Mongolia to consult the nomads
@admiralAlfonso9001
Ай бұрын
This comment is relatable
@pocketproductions7206
6 ай бұрын
Just a quick thing on the whole “gay villain” thing and how that was kinda harmful but people ended up loving it, in the queer community we have a name for something that goes SO extravagantly gay that it’s almost stereotypical but even more so than that and it’s called “camp”, scar’s constantly brooding gay demeanour that makes him standout around all the others who are acting “normal”, ursala’s makeup and the way she talks being drag based but still overly feminine, it’s a fine line but god is it a fun one
@ParadoxPerson02
8 ай бұрын
18:00 Hiding "Visibility" behind the "Struggle" was brilliant.
@minibotas9496
8 ай бұрын
Wait, Scar is coded? What does he do to be coded? (Honest question, Disney’s Hades is obvious to me, but not Scar)
@Quackers217
7 ай бұрын
unrelated but i LOVE your use of danganronpa music in your videos
@sator2766
8 ай бұрын
Not something that should be forced on creators and not something i feel is necessary for the audience to connect wirh the character, but still it's nice when it's there and should be encoraged to be done the right way
@badpunking5782
7 ай бұрын
One thing that certainly doesn't help is an argument I've seen going around that representation matters exclusively for the sake of relatability, and that if a character isn't relatable it isn't well written or groups that it isn't part won't be able to tell that it's well written. That's just factually not true. If it was, we wouldn't have xenofiction. Additionally, a character that is written as a person that just happens to be part of this or that group, whether that's impactful on the character or not, will be better than a character that exists solely to tick off a diversity checkbox and has no personality beyond the stereotypes or what corporate demands. A character written as a person first and representation second at most will be able to recognized as a good character even by those who could never relate to them. A good example would be the Kennet Witches from the web serial Pale. They make up the 3 protagonists of that story that have to investigate what basically boils down to the recent murder of the local demigod of violence and figure out which local magical creature or creatures is responsible. All 3 of them are 13 year old girls, but Lucy is black, Avery is gay, and Verona doesn't have an obvious representative group but as the story progresses it's implied she may be autistic and/or aromantic. I say this as an adult cis asexual white guy, but these are some of my absolute favorite characters in recent memory because of how fleshed out they are and the fanbase made a joke of constantly switching which of the Witches was their favorite. The fanbase (apart from a toxic minority of twitter freaks who've been breathing down the author's neck for years prior to Pale) has also generally agreed that these 3 are fantastic representations of their given groups.
@costelinha1867
8 ай бұрын
10:43 omg, that comic pannel is the most ablelist shit I've ever seen as an autistic person. Not only it uses autism to justify a person's vilany, but it treats it as a disease (something that it factually ISN'T), and as something to be cured! It's even straight up fearmongering. And also unrealistic for many autistic people, as many of us are strictly AGAINST the idea of curing autism. (Yeah, some autistic people do want to be cured, but from my experience, they're definetly not the majority.)
@spoopyd.8910
8 ай бұрын
"If a group is represented authentically, and competently" lol, lmao even.
@user-il7ot1rn5b
7 ай бұрын
0:02 OMG! ITS THAT ONE GUY FROM GAMETHEORY!!!
@laravioliiii2832
8 ай бұрын
I think what good representation is if someone who isn't a part of that group can relate to the character. It shows that even though you can be different from someone, you can still share similarities.
@Mysterygii69
8 ай бұрын
In writing a trans character of mine, the majority of her struggling in the story is temporary and she only comes back from it stronger and happier (and a deer). I also realized that while a main cast member of mine is black, their visibility is a problem because they’re in a costume almost 24/7. So I decided to make the next main cast member I added black too. I am so deep in representation that I’m also trying to faithfully represent minorities that I made up and are fictional.
@TheCoolestEverI
8 ай бұрын
alright, Y chromosome
@clankennon8253
8 ай бұрын
hold on, you can't just drop the deer part and expect us not to ask questions
@Mysterygii69
8 ай бұрын
@@clankennon8253 When you’re able to make your raw spirit ditch your body and create itself a new form, why would you be a regular person when you can be a cool deer person instead??
Пікірлер: 1,5 М.