Amy Schumer & the Plague of White Feminism

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  • @FairyPrincessNia
    @FairyPrincessNia 7 місяців тому +2512

    I really hate how Martin Luther King, Jr. is treated like America's sweetheart, as if he wasn't the most hated man in the country before he died.

    • @haute03
      @haute03 7 місяців тому +143

      Thank you for saying this because it is so damn true and a truth that is often overlooked.

    • @f.d.5173
      @f.d.5173 7 місяців тому

      It's all part of the white supremacist ploy to erase radical opposition leaders

    • @Lsjiwhayjjjaahhgsyy92726
      @Lsjiwhayjjjaahhgsyy92726 7 місяців тому +66

      Martyr, Icon, Activist, Brilliant Writer & Orator, those are the words I’d use to speak of him. And let’s be clear that the hatred you speak of was imposed on him by a pretty specific group of people. I get where you’re going with this but I prefer reverence. But I appreciate your comment and bringing attention back to an issue that’s still ongoing.

    • @alexandernelson3703
      @alexandernelson3703 7 місяців тому +137

      ​@user-my1yp1ky2k Gallup polls taken throughout the early 60's consistently show public approval on King as being around a 50/50 split at the best of times. By 1966 63% of Americans said they viewed him unfavorably.
      Now I totallt understand preferring reverence and not wanting to focus on the negative. But that very negativity and hatred is what he was fighting against in the first place. To undersell that hatred is to undersell his struggle, which you could argue does more to "diminish" the man's legacy than honor it.

    • @cosmicsunflower9254
      @cosmicsunflower9254 7 місяців тому +155

      I hate how people always bring up MLK but never Malcom X, its almost like they're scared to show up real examples of radical thinkers that prompt change.

  • @Chickenleghoused
    @Chickenleghoused 7 місяців тому +2250

    Amy Schumer saying she came from being dirt poor when she grew up in manhattan is honestly so classicist. She’s from the UPPER EAST SIDE. After her parents divorced she moved to Long Island with her mom (also an affluent area) like I’m not saying she never struggled, but as someone who did come from poverty i think she’s wildly out of touch.

    • @anniej844
      @anniej844 7 місяців тому +307

      I recently watched an interview with her and Bill Hader for Trainwreck and she literally admitted to growing up never worrying about money. Now she’s saying she was poor 😭 Amy, girl pick a story smh

    • @lmnlstes
      @lmnlstes 7 місяців тому +120

      It’s like Jeffree star when he said he was poor living in Orange County yet Orange County is one of the most affluent areas south of Los Angeles and even living in a trailer park in Orange County you still have money because it’s not cheap living down there.

    • @NeonJ1
      @NeonJ1 7 місяців тому

      What’s your definition of poverty?

    • @anewagora
      @anewagora 7 місяців тому +41

      It's feasible she just lied about being poor to gain relatability points.

    • @coda3223
      @coda3223 7 місяців тому +14

      Iirc, she is related to Chuck Schumer (the Senator)

  • @lv515
    @lv515 7 місяців тому +1346

    Hey just so you know, the poem actually starts with “First they came for the Communists
    And I did not speak out
    Because I was not a Communist”
    and then continues with the rest of what you said. It is commonly excluded from certain recitations of the poem.

    • @Gigislaps
      @Gigislaps 7 місяців тому +38

      I did not know that!!! 😮

    • @user-tx5vr2lu6e
      @user-tx5vr2lu6e 7 місяців тому +18

      I think it was *Socialists

    • @stfuomgdude
      @stfuomgdude 7 місяців тому

      excluded due to cold war politics and propaganda. sad

    • @WinningSidekick
      @WinningSidekick 7 місяців тому +167

      ​@@user-tx5vr2lu6e It wasn't originally a poem, but the original iteration does specify communists.
      From an interview with the author: "There were no minutes or copy of what I said, and it may be that I formulated it differently. But the idea was anyhow: The Communists, we still let that happen calmly; and the trade unions, we also let that happen; and we even let the Social Democrats happen. All of that was not our affair."

    • @Stallya
      @Stallya 7 місяців тому +98

      Americans think communism and socialism is the same thing heh

  • @weofparadigm
    @weofparadigm 7 місяців тому +436

    " I used to live in Israel"
    oh and you were allowed to leave? Don't you see how that's different?

  • @Thuwomp
    @Thuwomp 7 місяців тому +843

    Amy Schumer once admitted to sexually taking advantage of a drunk friend. Whats worse is she used that encounter as an example of her journey towards self love and empowerment. It’s odd to me it’s not brought up more.

    • @HotaruRea
      @HotaruRea 7 місяців тому +2

      YES!!! But also call it what it is. She raped a man. That's what forcing yourself on intoxicated person is. It's rape. She doesn't get a pass and mild language because she has a vagina and her victim has a penis.

    • @canesugar911
      @canesugar911 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@witriole_22 can it?

    • @1che3mau
      @1che3mau 6 місяців тому +21

      ​@@canesugar911Is this a genuine question? Not asking sarcastically.
      The reason I ask is because it absolutely can be. She empowered herself at the expense of another person (in this instance). I suppose more correctly, you'd say she exploited another human being for her own interests. It's still empowerment in a way, just not of a kind sort.

    • @fpedrosa2076
      @fpedrosa2076 3 місяці тому

      1qq

    • @voidify3
      @voidify3 6 днів тому

      I want more context on this. Like in what context did she say this which allowed it to be that nobody made it a story???

  • @christianscholer6599
    @christianscholer6599 7 місяців тому +581

    Before the whole Zionist implosion, there was a running joke in queer media that Amy Schumer's comedy was edgy for people who had no understanding of edginess. (There's an example of this in the movie Fire Island.)

  • @magister343
    @magister343 7 місяців тому +323

    Actually the original poem began "First they came for the Communists..." but the US was so anti-Communist at that point in history that no American publisher would share it unless he skipped that part and started with the "First they came for the Socialists" instead.

    • @lulucool45
      @lulucool45 6 місяців тому +8

      oh my god

    • @aecides3203
      @aecides3203 2 місяці тому +5

      I get it from a marketing perspective but I honestly don't understand how you can both agree that a poem is worth publishing AND miss the entire point of it so spectacularly.
      It's like going to a BLM march with a T-shirt that says "Unless they're from X country. Screw those guys.".

    • @budgetcommander4849
      @budgetcommander4849 2 місяці тому +1

      @@aecides3203Something is worth publishing if it makes money.

  • @anthill1510
    @anthill1510 7 місяців тому +872

    Thank you! I always thought Amy Schumer was a really bad comic and it made me livid that she cried "misogyny" or "fatphobic" every time someone critized her work. It really doesn`t help the movements if somebody misuses these terms to deflect rightful criticism.

    • @alabrrmrbmmr
      @alabrrmrbmmr 7 місяців тому +29

      Amy Schumer is objectively a bad comic.

    • @pixelbomb97
      @pixelbomb97 7 місяців тому +37

      ​@alabrrmrbmmr that's objectively an opinion

    • @biteofdog
      @biteofdog 7 місяців тому

      She's as despicable and pretentious as Lena Dunham.

    • @alabrrmrbmmr
      @alabrrmrbmmr 7 місяців тому +10

      @@pixelbomb97 Great, you got the joke. You win a prize.

    • @DvonBrandenburg
      @DvonBrandenburg 7 місяців тому +29

      It does hurt the movement. I've seen really useful terminology hollowed out this way, and using leftist terms to defend horrible right wing stances is a massive turn off.

  • @triofan9
    @triofan9 7 місяців тому +592

    She's been really insufferable and unhinged lately and I feel like people have been relatively silent about what she's said recently, so thank you for shining a spotlight on it.

    • @lmnlstes
      @lmnlstes 7 місяців тому +27

      Let’s be real, she has been insufferable and unhinged as soon as she became a household name years ago.

    • @biteofdog
      @biteofdog 7 місяців тому +9

      I've only known her as being insufferable and unhinged since she first came into the public eye over a decade ago.

    • @triofan9
      @triofan9 7 місяців тому

      @@lmnlstes lol true

    • @triofan9
      @triofan9 7 місяців тому +1

      @@biteofdog It's quite a feat that she's somehow gotten worse 😂

  • @wen6519
    @wen6519 7 місяців тому +727

    Amy's behavior can be described as: the caucasity. Also, y'all might hate me, but I actually like those liberal yard signs in the suburbs; especially after being scared to look into people's yard during the first Trump election, it reminded me that I wasn't surrounded by a mob of MAGA people ready to catapult me over the southern border. I'm not gonna go be friends at that house, but I'm gonna breath a little easier when walking by.

    • @Gigislaps
      @Gigislaps 7 місяців тому +128

      Thank you. I felt that way about those signs too, but I think it’s because I come from severely closed minded big0try in my upbringing.

    • @John_Malka-tits
      @John_Malka-tits 7 місяців тому

      I'm sorry you're surrounded by people with different values. That must be so hard for you /s

    • @yesvember11
      @yesvember11 7 місяців тому +90

      I feel this way about the yard signs too! I moved from one very Republican state to another very red Republican state, but the city I live in here is liberal, and my neighborhood is very vocally liberal. It’s super refreshing and makes me happy to see all their yard signs when I go on walks.

    • @twiggledowntown3564
      @twiggledowntown3564 7 місяців тому +38

      Same. Even though I live in area, where I never see MAGA signs. It's great to know there's people out there who have support basic human rights.

    • @brookejon3695
      @brookejon3695 7 місяців тому +50

      I agree that they're a good sign (ha), but the subtext here is making fun of people whose entire idea of resistance and protest is "I have a sign"

  • @DariaElGrellPozina
    @DariaElGrellPozina 6 місяців тому +167

    24:30 It's also wild how everyone's vocal memory of MLK doesn't include his assassination, which, arguably, underlines the flaws of the non-violent protests. One of which is that you can be as peaceful as you can but if the people in power think you're a nuisance it won't save you.

    • @lotrgeek22
      @lotrgeek22 4 місяці тому +19

      I think you misunderstand the point of political non-violence. It was never meant to be a shield or something that “saved you.” Part of its effectiveness (should be, this country is so pro cop these days it has lost some of its effectiveness) is the fact that the people in power still violently attack and kill non-violent protesters. It’s supposed to demonstrate their depravity. The idea that Dr. King being assassinated is an indictment of non-violence (particularly when many civil rights leaders that did not embrace non-violence have also been killed) is off-the mark. There are plenty of valid criticisms of King’s movement and the way he has been weaponized against any and all protest since, but his assassination is not one.

    • @SchulzEricT
      @SchulzEricT 2 місяці тому +5

      @@lotrgeek22 I don't want to put words in her mouth, but I assume her point is that "non-violence" is often propped up as the way to win arguments; any protest that is "violent" (the cops showed up) is then denounced by everybody in the media as they seek to hide the issue you're fighting for beneath the issue of "are you protesting the *right* way"... and the point is that "non-violent" protest isn't some perfect means by which to achieve your goals either. It's (yet another) example of how the argument over the "right" way to protest is a bullshit device used by bad faith actors to distract from the real issue.

  • @ANIisaweirdoooo
    @ANIisaweirdoooo 7 місяців тому +393

    I’m currently editing a video review of her movie Trainwreck and it’s insane to me that she calls herself a feminist with the amount of racist, homophobic and misogynistic “jokes” in that movie.
    update: I finally finished my video. (Shameless self promotion )
    thank god I never have to watch that movie again lmao

    • @caitie226
      @caitie226 7 місяців тому +12

      oh yeah… that movie has not aged well and honestly I’m surprised people weren’t more put off when it was released

    • @catherinenye4194
      @catherinenye4194 7 місяців тому +33

      I think she believes that experiencing sexism makes her a feminist. And experiencing sexism makes her immune to criticism

    • @RandomGamer9
      @RandomGamer9 7 місяців тому +3

      It's honestly wild that her movie was considered "started" by that movie when it sucked at the time and I already knew who she was and her gimmick

    • @kwill84
      @kwill84 5 місяців тому +1

      I used to love her show but now I think Jessie Klein the show runner was the genius behind her.

  • @anewagora
    @anewagora 7 місяців тому +302

    Amy Schumer always seemed shallow and materialistic to me. She's not doing anything to challenge cultural norms, she's a representation of mainstream feminism being the status quo the last 30 years.

    • @SikanderG
      @SikanderG 7 місяців тому +7

      She's literally defended the Palestinian genocide. Why is Matt inviting people who 'hold a lot of nuance' for someone who defends genocide?

    • @kaeg.7800
      @kaeg.7800 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@SikanderG did I black out or something? when did Broey even imply that she supports Israel's genocide?

  • @Summer512
    @Summer512 7 місяців тому +246

    Alex Jones literally claims every time he goes outside that people stop and shake his hand and tell him how right he is. So thats not the brag she thinks it is lol.

  • @lauren8135
    @lauren8135 7 місяців тому +67

    “It didn’t raise my heart rate I didn’t cry nothing.” She said over a cozy Brooklyn heights tavern. This is peak I’m taking a historical atrocity unfolding before my eyes and centering myself. “I didn’t cry.” Wow so brave.

  • @Itri_Vega
    @Itri_Vega 7 місяців тому +152

    I think we as a society need to hold celebs to greater standards. Being a rich white woman does not make you a feminist. Hard, consistent, inclusive work advocating for women and other marginalised groups does.

    • @TemporaryParticipant
      @TemporaryParticipant 6 місяців тому +9

      Not to greater standards, but accountability. Fixed it for you.

  • @GhostIntoTheFog
    @GhostIntoTheFog 7 місяців тому +144

    Perhaps a good topic for a follow-up video would be how ableist Amy Schumer is. Since her husband was diagnosed autistic, she’s spread an incalculable amount of misinformation regarding the autistic neurotype and the Autistic community and hired Michael Cera (who has never identified as autistic) to play her autistic husband in her “Life & Beth” TV series. Additionally, the way she speaks about her husband is like someone speaking about a pet. It’s truly revolting.

    • @emaeco6602
      @emaeco6602 7 місяців тому +6

      😮😮😮

    • @madgooseadventure4896
      @madgooseadventure4896 2 місяці тому +2

      I'm so glad someone else pointed it out, her first stand up special about autism and her husband is the moment for me she went from annoyingly bland in her attempts at offensive humor to being willfully ignorant and uncaring of the very real harm of her actions.
      The blatant Abelism seems to be glossed over about by anyone who isn't disabled. When calling her out on it historically.

  • @collin2401
    @collin2401 7 місяців тому +103

    "Amy Schumer is someone everyone has opinions about."
    *Me clicking on this video to find out who Amy Schumer is* lol

    • @sonnentausnest
      @sonnentausnest 7 місяців тому +9

      Same, lol

    • @Paul-mk6zz
      @Paul-mk6zz 7 місяців тому +5

      There's no way you don't know who Amy Schumer is. Pretending not to know who famous people are for "cool points" in a comments section is incredibly tedious and desperate.

    • @sonnentausnest
      @sonnentausnest 7 місяців тому +27

      @@Paul-mk6zz Chill. The world is a big place. Maybe everyone in the US knows her, but that isn't the case here in Europe.

    • @collin2401
      @collin2401 7 місяців тому +22

      @@Paul-mk6zz Well, now I know who she is because I watched this video about her, but I don't want comedians. Sorry that bothers you so much? Lol

    • @___Somebody___
      @___Somebody___ 3 місяці тому

      @@Paul-mk6zz nobody care about Amy Schumer is non-English Europe for example, 99,99% don't know her

  • @XavierReichbaum
    @XavierReichbaum 7 місяців тому +200

    I know this isn't relevant to the topic at hand, but your content genuinely brings me so much joy, even when the topic is somber. Thank you for what you do.

  • @phangkuanhoong7967
    @phangkuanhoong7967 6 місяців тому +53

    no one who claims themselves to be self-made, is ever self-made.

  • @eylulhorozoglu3459
    @eylulhorozoglu3459 7 місяців тому +524

    Please make a separate video of Taylor Swift’s white feminism! Very important

    • @pahulg2843
      @pahulg2843 6 місяців тому +29

      This would be so interesting to listen to

    • @disgoop
      @disgoop 6 місяців тому

      yeah white feminism is a plug that is harmful to trve intersectional radical feminism and that needs to be always called out

    • @enter4none
      @enter4none 6 місяців тому +5

      Fair.

    • @cetacious
      @cetacious 6 місяців тому +23

      From community, maybe less popular for XYWhite reasons there is this one: "This Video Isn't Just About Taylor Swift. It's About You". Hope it helps.

    • @syrupsealpha
      @syrupsealpha 5 місяців тому +3

      Seconded!

  • @simeggy
    @simeggy 7 місяців тому +51

    The Arab thing…girl went from Hamas to Gazans when she really meant all Palestinians…then to Arabs when she really (incorrectly) meant Muslims. This is not how anything at all works. The ignorance is bonkers.

    • @gamingwhilebroken2355
      @gamingwhilebroken2355 3 місяці тому +3

      As someone who’s Arab on my paternal side but were not Muslim (we are catholic, well I was raised catholic) nah, people in the west use Muslim and Arab (and Middle Eastern more broadly) are used interchangeably. I have had people tell me I didn’t experience Islamophobia because my family is catholic and that simply isn’t the case. Anti-Arab/MENA sentiments and Islamophobia are extricably intertwined.

  • @SineadLeavy
    @SineadLeavy 7 місяців тому +88

    The first line in the Niemöller poem is "First they came for the communists".

  • @arcie3716
    @arcie3716 7 місяців тому +154

    Bringing up Amy Schumer’s and Taylor Swift’s self serving feminism was very satisfying because I couldn’t I couldn’t put into words before

    • @mynameispeaches
      @mynameispeaches 7 місяців тому +1

      Self serving is a very good description of “white feminism”. It’s a swath of WW seeking equality with WM while not acknowledging that being second ONLY to WM in the social hierarchy is still a relatively sweet position. One that comes with many perks.

  • @TippiTappi
    @TippiTappi 7 місяців тому +159

    I can't think of another public figure (aside from politicians) that angers me more than Amy Schumer. I've always been confused how she became famous. She went from stealing jokes and using racial and gender stereotypes for laughs, to imo infantilizing her husband after his autism diagnosis to even more blatant racism and Islamophobia. She has always managed to deflect any valid criticism of her actions by bringing it back to body shaming or misogyny. The self victimization never stops with her.

    • @John_Malka-tits
      @John_Malka-tits 7 місяців тому

      She ripped off numerous comedians. There are compilation on UA-cam of her doing Patrice O'Neil set word for word

    • @brookejon3695
      @brookejon3695 7 місяців тому +9

      Bill Maher.

  • @emmacouffon2450
    @emmacouffon2450 7 місяців тому +27

    As a jewish women, people like Amy shumer makes me soooo angry, like girl have you learn nothing from your own family history??

    • @vodkaboy
      @vodkaboy 2 місяці тому +2

      her grandparents on the Jewish sides left Europe/Ukraine in 1912, so even if they probably suffered from antisemitism and pogroms, they never had to endure the Holocaust..

    • @STAR-de9lo
      @STAR-de9lo Місяць тому

      @@vodkaboy jews outside of europe still faced racism (antisemitism)

  • @denkinoms
    @denkinoms 7 місяців тому +68

    I love when he said this isn't the plight of women this is just the plight of Amy Schumer because how many women have had their movie scene disrupted because they've said racist shit on the internet during a genocide? 🤔This just sounds like an extremely specific Amy Schumer problem 😂

  • @sojournertruth9844
    @sojournertruth9844 7 місяців тому +26

    This was one of the most intelligent, timely, and nuanced discourses I've seen on YT in quite a while! Bravo! As a Black woman, I have always found Amy exactly what you described: sometimes very funny and a bit of a trailblazer in her early career, but also punching down from her privileged perch at folks like myself who have to negotiate various -isms *daily*! She is so ensconced in the establishment (much like Seinfeld) that she gets to be a bigot without much consequence, though I agree that the tides are beginning to turn. I so agree that she's the poster girl for white feminism and all the ills therein.

  • @elena_1776
    @elena_1776 7 місяців тому +72

    I get annoyed when people start of their criticism saying she was never funny, because it's so beside the point. It's subjective and irrelevant. Like if she WAS genuinely funny, would that make her statements okay?

  • @amazingspiderlad
    @amazingspiderlad 7 місяців тому +73

    "Vitamin supplement homophobia scandal" is a wild phrase lmfao

  • @DecarabiaSMT
    @DecarabiaSMT 7 місяців тому +58

    im 21 minutes in and want to point out that cartoon was AI generated. none of the faces are distinct, the further you look into the crowd they start to melt together, the shadows are inconsistent and their fingers and arms are all disconnected and melt into each other. the only human intention in that image is the text on the signs. which someone had to type out for it to be legible. which implies either she wrote it or shared it from another platform in which this AI generated image was posted to. no one would draw something like this.

    • @pleasestopscreaming
      @pleasestopscreaming 7 місяців тому +13

      The cartoon is from a website/blog called Elder of Ziyon.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 7 місяців тому +153

    Thank you for discussing this! Also, f**k you to people who chose to feature her on Variety!
    P.S. YAY BROEY DESCHANEL WOOOOOOOOO

  • @satellitesahara6248
    @satellitesahara6248 7 місяців тому +110

    BROEY DESCHANEL! The crossover I didn't know I needed.

    • @gapsule2326
      @gapsule2326 7 місяців тому +2

      Plus surprise Yung Chomsky from Trueanon mention.

  • @Medved725
    @Medved725 7 місяців тому +58

    I'm not all too familiar with American politics, so it might just be me. But I see some similarities with the uncritical praise Schumer gets for her "resilience" and "material success" and the praise people like Trump and Musk get from their supporters. Which if I'm getting right, is essentially what "white feminism" strives for? To simply say that women can be the boot as well?

    • @CorwinFound
      @CorwinFound 7 місяців тому +33

      Yeah, I think you are right. I think you see it commonly in people that experience one very specific form of oppression, but outside of that have a lot of privilege.
      Schumer is a good example. She has absolutely experienced misogyny. She's also white, cishet, able-bodied and affluent. Rather than admit she experiences a mixture of privilege/unprivilege, she focuses exclusively on the one side and fails to use those privileges to help others who don't.
      I've noticed it more recently with cis, gay, white men. Certainly not the majority or even large minority, but it's definitely out there. It can lead to a "burn the bridges down behind me" attitude. A specific subset of gay men have seen an apparent growth of acceptance and see others in the queer community as threatening that very shallow social success. Forgetting conveniently how much of that progress came from the sweat, tears, and actual blood of those "less normal" queer folk.
      Sorry for the wall of text. Your words just sparked thoughts. Thank you!

    • @Sarcasticron
      @Sarcasticron 5 місяців тому +4

      @@CorwinFound I wish everyone would read and understand the "wall of text" you wrote! Thank you for describing this complicated problem so succinctly.

    • @keepyourshoesathedoor
      @keepyourshoesathedoor 19 днів тому +1

      @@CorwinFound Fax and it's not a big wall of text, it's actually easy to read.

  • @ThePupYT
    @ThePupYT 7 місяців тому +85

    43:15 I never got into Amy Schumer's stuff but the drama triangle and her persecution complex suspiciously reminds me of JKR

  • @omowhanre
    @omowhanre 6 місяців тому +21

    All jokes aside, thank you white people for calling out your own. As a 30 year old Black girl, I’m TIRED. I can’t wait to see what kind of conversations will be had in 20 years. I’m impressed ✌🏾

  • @Flemrora
    @Flemrora 7 місяців тому +26

    Hearing the bastardized 'First They Came' my first thought was that I didnt remember her doing anything beyond like black square posting and roasting Crowder, so knowing that I'm not alone in seeing this lack of actual support while she was being so patronizing, was a trip.

  • @moonlightauras1
    @moonlightauras1 7 місяців тому +109

    The thing about the personal being political is that it was (and still very much is) a tenant of BLACK feminist theory. It posits that our personal experiences with misogynoir can be connected to wider political systems and institutions of oppression. Black women connect and build community and personal relationships with each other by connecting over these personal experiences with racism and misogyny in order to find safe spaces among each other. White feminism's "understanding" of that is just the usual appropriation and commodification of ideas that aren't organic to it's practices.

    • @maryann2970
      @maryann2970 7 місяців тому +13

      The phrase actually comes from an essay by Carol Hanisch from 1969 called "The Personal is Political".

    • @katie8325
      @katie8325 3 місяці тому +1

      The phrase was originated by a white woman

  • @MonkeyDanceAlongs
    @MonkeyDanceAlongs 6 місяців тому +11

    Thanks for being a non toxic guide into difficult subjects, you can talk about things that are very serious without making me feel anxious. Keep it up!

  • @symonewest5449
    @symonewest5449 7 місяців тому +69

    I won't pretend i never laughed at an Amy Schumer bit or joke. But I love Chappelle's show too. I don't like anyone's jokes enough to stand for any transphobic, homophobic, racist, Zionist nonsense.

    • @SchulzEricT
      @SchulzEricT 2 місяці тому

      Back when Chappelle was a stand-up comedian, he was a REALLY good one. Like, an all-time great; I don't know if I'd have him top-5, maybe not even top-10? But "Killing Them Softly" is an all-time comedy special.
      (I wish he'd go back to doing stand-up, instead of ranting on stage about how he doesn't understand things and that makes them bad.)

  • @KirttyBird
    @KirttyBird 7 місяців тому +36

    Being a black person both Lena and Amy have always been racist… it’s just about how well they can pivot from that to another thing.

    • @dont_harsh_my_mellow
      @dont_harsh_my_mellow 4 місяці тому

      They’re both sexual abusers too. Double whammy. Wow. 😖

  • @Oryx7000
    @Oryx7000 7 місяців тому +30

    Your interviews with Natalie Wynn brought me to your channel.
    Love your videos.

  • @angiep2229
    @angiep2229 7 місяців тому +32

    The Rosie the Riveter thing bothers me in a more insidious way than her racism blatantly infuriates me. I feel like she's co-opting Rosie the Riveter... I think because I associate that image with the working class. I kinda wonder if Amy even knows what a riveter is.

    • @lepetitangesf
      @lepetitangesf 5 місяців тому

      Shes a single mom working two jobs remember? She probably thinks she's entitled to rosie the riveter

    • @angiep2229
      @angiep2229 5 місяців тому

      @@lepetitangesf That is a pretty dishonesgt way to describe a racist and islamophobic celebrity.

    • @Gay_Bradbury
      @Gay_Bradbury 3 місяці тому +1

      A riveter,,, it's, like, a really good movie, right?

  • @Bansell262
    @Bansell262 6 місяців тому +10

    Her ‘apology’ isn’t an apology at all, it’s passive aggressive and manages to miss being relevant completely.

  • @sonofliberty1
    @sonofliberty1 7 місяців тому +10

    I really appreciate the calm and measured way in which you conduct your interviews/ conversations. In the few videos I've watched so far, you've tackled very serious topics from a point of inclusion, togetherness and light humour. I hope you continue to make such content.

  • @reneilweisfine
    @reneilweisfine 7 місяців тому +12

    maia was such a perfect guest to discuss this topic. her perspective and takes on culture and politics are always refreshing.

  • @Khut28
    @Khut28 3 місяці тому +9

    The PRIVILEGE to just be able to 'move on' from heinous posts and views. She's disgusting. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ❤

  • @annieholley1808
    @annieholley1808 7 місяців тому +19

    One thing I'm surprised about which wasn't mentioned about the comic she posted was how obviously AI generated it was. Idk if she made or got it from somewhere else, but it doesn't surprise me that she posted art that was just as shit as her message.

  • @Leonore995
    @Leonore995 7 місяців тому +30

    Amy reached levels of posting previously only seen on JK Rowling’s Twitter feed

  • @brycedumas59
    @brycedumas59 7 місяців тому +25

    49:58 My niece has the EXACT book youre referencing omfg it mentions like "margaret took milk from children, and some people didnt like that"

  • @alexlemaire8513
    @alexlemaire8513 7 місяців тому +22

    one of the first thing i heard about her was proof of her stealing jokes. I think she was pretty insufferable before so i totally missed this entire thing of her being fully unhinged

  • @introusas
    @introusas 7 місяців тому +22

    I GOT HALFWAY THROUGH THIS VIDEO THINKING YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT AMY POEHLER, OH LORDY.
    I was so fucking confused.

    • @kkimsey5866
      @kkimsey5866 7 місяців тому +4

      🤣

    • @JackPinter
      @JackPinter 4 місяці тому +2

      Leslie Knope would *never* 🤣

  • @briandoczahm
    @briandoczahm 27 днів тому +2

    27:30 Not to nitpick, but “row”, meaning a fight, or argument, rhymes with now, or cow. When “row” rhymes with no, or show, then it means things in a straight line, or how to use the oars to propel a boat.

  • @brainbane8550
    @brainbane8550 3 місяці тому +3

    When Martin Luther King Jr gave Amy credit for writing his speeches, I felt that. I think we've forgotten as a society how to be grateful.
    Thank you, Amy, for being the true leader of the civil rights movement.

  • @M_Alex
    @M_Alex 2 місяці тому +3

    The purpose of those "person of the year awards" or "most influential X" is marketing. Either for the person or for the body giving out those awards.

  • @bails161
    @bails161 4 місяці тому +7

    Loved this episode!
    Just wanted to add, the first line of “They came” is supposed to be “first they came for the communists.”
    I know it doesn’t seem like a big change, but it’s an important one. Over time that first line has slowly been watered down as anti-communist rhetoric has grown. And it’s incredibly important to remember the OG line - communists were slaughtered by the Nazis because they were communists. They need to be properly remembered.

  • @lightblulbb
    @lightblulbb 26 днів тому +1

    Ty for interviewing Broey and introducing me to her❤ checking out all her stuff now :)

  • @LoneWulf278
    @LoneWulf278 7 місяців тому +12

    I remember where I was during the ‘Bye, Sister’ scandal. I had no idea who she was, but I was enthralled. 😂

  • @abandonedcastlearoace
    @abandonedcastlearoace 6 місяців тому +7

    I don’t think ‘lack of empathy’ is the problem here, it’s not required to be a good person and, although a useful skill, it’s a poor moral code.

  • @jayjayjay21
    @jayjayjay21 7 місяців тому +111

    Not the slander of my unfunny zio yt feminism icon☝️😔

    • @John_Malka-tits
      @John_Malka-tits 7 місяців тому

      *joke stealer

    • @jayjayjay21
      @jayjayjay21 5 місяців тому +3

      @@slushmonsterz same they r literally my babies

    • @slushmonsterz
      @slushmonsterz 4 місяці тому +1

      @@jayjayjay21 omg i accidentally deleted my original comment 😭 but its so nice to see btl out in the wild! i dont see ppl mention it usually

  • @jasunci
    @jasunci 7 місяців тому +48

    Cis Male, checking in to say that I luuuuuv your Podcast…

  • @Sorenzo
    @Sorenzo 5 місяців тому +4

    Whenever people say Hillary Clinton is a feminist icon, I find myself wondering, no snark, why people think Hillary Clinton is a feminist in the first place. She isn't a feminist author or academic, she isn't particularly liberal on women's issues such as abortion rights, her politics don't seem to be feminist, and as far as I know she doesn't even call herself a feminist. It feels like people just like the idea of powerful women and project feminist politics onto that.
    The only example I can think of is that in the 90's, she said she wasn't just gonna bake cookies at the White House. Shrug?

  • @moustik31
    @moustik31 7 місяців тому +6

    Actors and entertainers lost career opportunities over their support of Palestine and Amy is being interviewed at brunch bec. her racism was met with some backlash online. The disconnect.
    🙃

  • @tsukitty6420
    @tsukitty6420 7 місяців тому +9

    Variety is an entertainment industry magazine. I wouldn't expect them to be anything other than shills for celebrity PR.

  • @Space_Trucker
    @Space_Trucker 7 місяців тому +4

    Gosh, you are SUCH a good interviewer, Matt! Absolutely loved this, and having Maia as your guest! It's like your plucking all my fav's out of thin air and bringing them on your show. Excellent episode. I've never really enjoyed Amy Schumer's comedy for a lot of the reasons discussed in the later part of this interview, but it could also just be me being a grump who doesn't enjoy movies/stand up as much as I used to. The examples of what she's been saying recently literally made my jaw drop. I appreciate (both of your) level-headed analysis about the whole thing.

  • @maddiehite3502
    @maddiehite3502 7 місяців тому +10

    Omg I NEED a Volume 2 with ContraPoints dissecting the intersectionality of all this!!!!

  • @starrr365
    @starrr365 7 місяців тому +27

    Broey Deschanel & Mattxiv??? Never thought I'd see the day🥹

  • @coda3223
    @coda3223 7 місяців тому +12

    42:35 I love Matt mentioning Karpman's drama triangle, woo! It's such a helpful lens sometimes... as long as you realize that everyone can occupy any space and switches between roles moment to moment, but think they are occupying a different role than their behavior indicates.
    The empowerment triangle is a good companion to it, because it helps people grow out of getting stuck moving through the triangle over and over. It's also really helpful to understand what your preferred / most comfortable role is and how to keep from falling back into those habits.

  • @jacobmerrill693
    @jacobmerrill693 7 місяців тому +10

    WAIT. Shes related to Chuck? I genuinely thought it was just one of those weird coincidences

  • @aorihanazari524
    @aorihanazari524 3 місяці тому +3

    Thank you so much for covering this issue. I was horrified to see those posts (I had heard she was problematic before but this was so visceral). If I may make one suggestion to anyone reading: certainly, a lot of the anti-Arab racism and anti-Palestinian sentiment comes from Islamophobia...but there are also non-Muslim LGBTQIA+ Gazans, Christian Gazans, and atheist Gazans being killed as well. Christian Gazans especially have been trying to appeal to the Christian communities around the world for help. So as to not flatten the diversity of Gazans (and inadvertently further the stereotype that all Arabs are Muslims and all Muslims are Arabs) , please consider emphasizing the anti-Arab racism more. Or mention the twin Islamophobia+racism together...

  • @dunderbread
    @dunderbread 5 місяців тому +4

    16:57 it also blows my mind how you can TELL the "cartoon" in this post was ai-generated. using a picture so fabricated it wasn't even drawn by something that wasn't an algorithm is dystopian

  • @vintageMiku
    @vintageMiku 7 місяців тому +19

    I personally don't think she ever did anything good for the feminist movement, and she just always seemed out of touch. And no, it's not good to "hold a lot of nuance" for someone who's literally defending a genocide taking place and she won't admit Israel is doing it.

  • @KazumiShiunsai
    @KazumiShiunsai 7 місяців тому +6

    Alexander Avila made en awesome video about the 'apolitical' figure that Taylor Swift intentionally creates.

  • @outcast_stars
    @outcast_stars 5 місяців тому +4

    17:37 just wanna add that this is also a really gross AI generated image, not a cartoon illustration. But Amy has never been against stealing other peoples content lmao

  • @TheDerpyDeed
    @TheDerpyDeed 7 місяців тому +29

    gotta do the second comment, hope it helps in the algorythm
    Every Jew I've met so far has been kind to me, has invited me over to dinner, has been nothing but kind, and I still have jewish friends.
    Jewish hospitality is unrivaled and I generally love them.
    but that DOESN'T mean their government should be allowed to just "do a silly little genocide" 🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

    • @MaeganClearwood
      @MaeganClearwood 7 місяців тому +3

      To clarify, it isn't the Jewish government, nor is it the government of all or even the majority of Jews. It's a government that's weaponized Judaism and is committing genocide in our name, but many Jews don't consider it our government. There are plenty of zionist jews, to be sure, and it's a deeply troubling reality, but I think it's important to differentiate between the government that's trying to be a jewish ethnostate and the actual people of Judaism. We're such a diverse people, with such a diverse array of relationships to this geopolitical moment, and screw the state of Israel for stealing our name, iconography, and identity.

    • @SpecialBlanket
      @SpecialBlanket 7 місяців тому +4

      I must dispute that! Iranian hospitality is unrivaled ^_^

    • @Samuel-hd3cp
      @Samuel-hd3cp 5 місяців тому +1

      Iranians are super hospitable.

    • @steveb1155
      @steveb1155 3 місяці тому +7

      As a Jew, Israel is not 'my government'. No government has claim to an entire ethnicity of people, especially not in cases where most people of that ethnicity have never and will never be a citizen. Israel in particular uses ethno-state propaganda not only to victimize Palestinians but also shields itself with the anti-semitism inflicted on Jews around the world; a reason I like to call Israel the largest exporter of anti-semitism in the world is because it has a cyclically beneficial relationship with anti-semitic, nationalist ideologies.

    • @mz8584
      @mz8584 2 місяці тому +3

      @@steveb1155 I also wanted to point that out 😅 Equating Jews with israelites is incorrect and extremely dangerous. It's that equation that's used to say anti-zionism = anti-semitism. It's very dangerous for a lot of reasons, but no less for the Jews themselves. I've had to argue with colleagues that by wanting to condemn Israel's genocide came dangerously close to use actual anti-semitic "arguments".
      Also, as an European, I think it's desperately naïve (at best) or in very bad faith (at worst) to believe this is a Jews vs Muslims problem, and not an Imperialism 2.0 problem. Let's not forget the very heavy interests the West has in the situation being what it is, and how much it profits from trying to portray this as just a religious/ethnic conflict.
      P.S: I'm aware both israelites and palestinians have become more extreme in their religious/political views, but that's to be expected after decades of an extreme situation. It's not the root of the conflict, it's the result of it.

  • @regularshowman3208
    @regularshowman3208 7 місяців тому +6

    Like I know that this isn't the biggest issue here but the fact that she used AI art for her anti-Palestine message really is the cherry on the shit sundae isn't it.

  • @jenifermh3751
    @jenifermh3751 5 місяців тому +1

    Omg your voice is so relaxing i love listening to podcasts for sleep since it caters to my over active brain and your voice makes my brain quiet

  • @alphabetsoup6837
    @alphabetsoup6837 6 місяців тому +4

    Early in the video, idk if you'll touch on it, BUT one very important thing to note about Amy Schumer in her early career and first few specials as well as the roast of Charlie Sheen, she was dating fellow comedian Anthony Jeselnik, and her sort of edge, pacing, and delivery were VERY similar if not identical to her boyfriend, to an extent where it is believed but not confirmed that Anthony was actually writing much of her material. This definitely fits the joke thief narrative as well. Amy struggles when she has to be original, and has always needed someone else in order to be funny. It's in part why the movie trainwreck and her sketch show are funny: she has a mediator who can improve on concepts. She has delivery. She lacks inspiration.

  • @ja_santana
    @ja_santana 5 місяців тому +1

    Just found out your channel here yesterday and I'm obceced with it. So good to see this good exchange of ideias in a light and yet meaninful way....and also I just adore to know your guests (first one was Nathalie/ContraPoints, so SMART!)

  • @Jeffsterpal
    @Jeffsterpal 7 місяців тому +24

    My favorite mindful of why he was invited to the section, eloquent, honest, thoughtful and cute twink is back 🥹

  • @NoctisAquila
    @NoctisAquila 3 місяці тому +3

    I am utterly addicted to your channel- as a matter of fact I did not do anything in the past 12h- what is going onnn 😂

    • @Gay_Bradbury
      @Gay_Bradbury 3 місяці тому

      That's so odd you say that... I'm a recent follower. I've been sat on my arse for far too many hours today binge watching lol

    • @NoctisAquila
      @NoctisAquila 3 місяці тому +1

      @@Gay_Bradbury I was so reluctant to even click and now I am hooked! Love how well balanced the analyses are, how articulate! Great topics!

  • @katiehope2132
    @katiehope2132 7 місяців тому +5

    41:26 this is an excellent breakdown but I desperately needed to clarify that the Reba theme song is “works too hard” not “works two jobs.” I know. I was shocked when I realized.

  • @dailyamine
    @dailyamine 7 місяців тому +6

    I've never been a fan of Amy Schumer. I don't find her funny, her acting skills seem lacking, and her recent posts about Palestinians and Muslims are simply appalling. How did she become famous?

  • @brodieorr5393
    @brodieorr5393 7 місяців тому +10

    Damn.. Jamie Lee Curtis too? i liked her..

  • @louisachalarca6494
    @louisachalarca6494 6 місяців тому +8

    The dirt poor upper east side

  • @alysium22
    @alysium22 6 місяців тому +3

    I will never forget watching Trainwreck in theaters with my parents in my late teens. She should be required to pay for my therapy

  • @eleanormorgan5400
    @eleanormorgan5400 7 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic conversation thank you both!

  • @sarikadesai8683
    @sarikadesai8683 7 місяців тому +3

    Always so excited to see a new fruity vid bestie

  • @peach_ringz_4evz
    @peach_ringz_4evz 7 місяців тому +14

    I was never impressed by her comedy specials but her show Inside Amy Schumer has some incredible writing and performing. It won a Peabody and I understand why.
    She’s dead wrong for her white woman antics-I just want to acknowledge that show because it seems to get buried in these conversations, and I think that’s dishonest.

  • @pickledandrea
    @pickledandrea 7 місяців тому +10

    i think a big part of people who do or don't face consequences about speaking out is a mix of if they're white or not and how long they have been in the entertainment industry for. like mark ruffalo and tilda swinton have both been very vocal but they're both white and have had more longevity in their careers whereas melissa berrera is a young woc so i think the industry may think it would be easier to just swipe her under the rug??? if that makes sense

  • @zia8248
    @zia8248 7 місяців тому +1

    It's so wonderful when you find a channel that voices solidarity with so mant just causing. The intersectionality, feminism, lgbt+, anti colonialism. Great job, I'm subscribing ❤

  • @Anelkia
    @Anelkia 6 місяців тому +1

    I have to say I really appreciate the vibes of your interviews, you've got yourself a new sub!❤

  • @eronwelch3742
    @eronwelch3742 4 місяці тому +2

    51:40 this whole conversation reminds me of the "question for the culture" post especially the fitness influencer

  • @funde19
    @funde19 7 місяців тому +1

    The thumbnail made me think that Maia had done something Schumer-esque and I was like ah fkin hell Brooey. I see now that I just misunderstood lmao. So happy to see her here. Very talented creator!!

  • @toft287
    @toft287 7 місяців тому +5

    it reminds me about all the new james baldwin biopic being made by billy porter...

  • @danielesquivel9326
    @danielesquivel9326 3 місяці тому +1

    Few things have instantly sent me the way Maia's INSTANT rendition of the Reba theme song did.

  • @TheShapeShifter20
    @TheShapeShifter20 7 місяців тому +2

    as always, great episode, Matt. Maia is so great

  • @ericae.6547
    @ericae.6547 6 місяців тому +4

    I feel like you should say that her comedy was subversive for white women. Black female comediennes have been subversive since forever. Also, her being on that Fox News show isn't accidental foreshadowing, I think it's just foreshadowing. lol

  • @RamenKitsune
    @RamenKitsune 7 місяців тому +5

    I'm so happy Broey is on this pod. Huge fan of her essays!!!😊

  • @Sam-lq7qi
    @Sam-lq7qi 7 місяців тому +18

    Yung Chomsky is producer of the True Anon podcast. It's one of my favorites. Very fun to hear him come up here! Excellent show, as always!