I've seen Laura perform a few times, and she's such an amazing personality on and off stage. She's exceptional. The very thing she does is magic, creating a space and show that everyone can enjoy. I liked this video, I didn't find it ramming feminism down my throat, or ticking some agenda. It was a nice little shout-out to the women in magic!
Succesfully using tricks and deception against best tricksters and deceivers in the world. Illusionists fell for the illusion so they kicked her out of spite
I respect that you share a difference of opinion. But I'm not here to veer the topic off track into other areas of politics or to deceive anyone. In a world bombarded with politics, I'm sick of it all and just want a YT channel that's able to act as a refuge. Some place that's able to produce quality content from which we can all enjoy together (no matter a person's political position) without discussing politics. Let's leave those conversations for a subreddit or something 🙂
*women have been doing magic shows since before 20th century but their names are erased by history and magic organization do not accept women until 1991 Men: UGH WOMEN ARE ENTERING MALE SPACE
As an amateur magician who has read a lot about the methods behind classic magic I can honestly say the magicians assistants often were incredibly technically proficient magicians often better than then men but due to misogyny in our craft their talent often goes unpraised
Well aside from the trash comments, I thought this was a rad video! I always wondered why I never hear about female magicians and though now I understand, im sadly not surprised. It is SUPER awesome though to hear that young girls are showing interest! It’s just a really cool hobby!
Why are there no female magicians? Well, witches and shit. Bad image. And the magic circle didn't accept women until 1991. But there have always been female magicians. Wow, good video.
When the title misleads a potential viewer to believe the subject will be focusing on some type of mystery instead of feminism then yes, it is jarring. If I clicked on it with the intent of watching politics then that'd be a different matter. But this is basically a case of bait and switch. The election is over, I wish to move on from every video being centered around politics especially when the title is misleading. Edit: The video title "The greatest disappearing act in magic" (or something close to this) for which this comment thread was addressing has since been revised.
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, yet doesn’t give an answer. It’s a good question! I’ve seen tons of male magicians and not a single woman. You don’t explore the subject at all, and can’t say “miscredited” as a one answer fits all. You could almost change the title to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
Screw the Magic Circle Society. They wouldn't know talent, if it mugged them in a back alley, then the police called them the next day for suspect identification.
Hello! I had a show called Queer Lady Magician. The name was kind of a placeholder, but it stuck because the notion of a queer lady magician was novel enough to be interesting. There are female and non-binary magicians out there worth checking out - my favourite is The Sacred Riana and I also strongly recommend my friend Blake Maxam!
Hopefully one day there will be universal understanding that you can respect a woman without agreeing with the political ideologies that are associated with the feminist banner.
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, y’et doesn’t give an answer. You could almost have change the titel to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
If women cared about magic they can go do it, nobody is stopping them. Forcing men's clubs to let women join just shows how little women actually care about magic, they are literally half the population, if they cared enough they can make their own clubs. A good example is in sports, if women cared to watch women perform certain sports they can do so but they choose not to. In most of the middle eastern and African countries women aren't given the choice, so that's where you should focus your efforts instead of pushing women to do something just because men are the large majority doing it.
@moonhunter9993 Sexism is a well documented occurrence at this point as are many other forms of inequalities. As a society, we're all aware of this. The point is we're also exhausted of hearing this same statement over and over and over again. At this point, it's doing more harm than good because of something called the "boomerang effect." If people simply focus on doing exceptional work instead of political agendas then people will take notice. They'll seek to write stories, pursue interviews and make movies highlighting their accomplishments. People from all walks of life (men, women, poor and rich) will hear their stories and be inspired to pursue in their footsteps and will be more compelled to view them as equals. In short, you're able to share the message you want in a manner that's unoffensive to all parties and in a way that is educational for everyone to enjoy together.
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, y’et doesn’t give an answer. You could almost have change the titel to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
Why do women feel entitled to be part of every "male-dominated craft?" .. either dominate it yourself, or go start another one that you can easily dominate. Just stop complaining.
I think your question is misguided, and in itself highlights a big part of the issue. It's not about domination. Women want to participate and be given the option to be measured eaually, and men generally keep making things about dominance, and won't even let women have the option to be measured or considered an equal. Women historically (and still today) haven't even been given a fair opportunity to be measured on the same playing field. Women not being allowed access to education, not being allowed to vote, not being allowed access to serving in priesthood, not being measured in the same challenges as men in various Olympic challenges (being given closer targets in archery than men, not being able to participate in steeplechase, swimming shorter distances, having shorter hurdle race distance, less gymnastics events and getting scored on "artistry" more than athleticism, not being able to ski large and small hill, etc). If they're going to lose, let them lose. If they're going to win, let them win. Gender isn't the most accurate qualification of skill or ability. I think skill and ability are indications within themselves.
@@joshuaramirez9088 Thank you for the respectful viewpoint. Although I share your desire for equality I also feel that perhaps this perspective is misguided as well. Please allow me to elaborate. I'm the individual who created the original comment that resulted in this discussion in the comments. While it has been directed towards women due to the subject of the video it's "spirit" is centered around the greater DEI situation in general. The problem being an emphasis on prioritizing "diversity" at the expensive of skill/ambition. A prime example of the potential consequences pertain to university admission. If schools set a quota that they've got to have "X" number of students per ethnicity/gender then there's a very serious risk that more qualified student's will be rejected not because they're less qualified but simply because they weren't the right color or gender. This is no different than the discrimination your expressing. The solution is instead focus on equality at large. How can we ensure that testing for schools, job applications and job opportunities can be conducted in a unbiased manner for all that rewards hard work and commitment vs a person's bias. Now a common rebuttal to this is that due to life circumstances such as gender, race, finances ect it's not an even playing field. That certain individuals have an advantage. But the truth is we all have struggles to overcome. Some people grow up without both parents and have to work at an early age and have to sacrifice time that can be dedicated to studies. Others like Stephen Hawking have debilitating illnesses, have to care for loved ones, can't afford college, age discrimination ect. In summary, we all have our own unique set of challenges to overcome. But as Laura herself has stated in this video she managed to overcome these obstacles and reached the top. At the beginning of her interview, she explained that there was a mysterious magician that performed which sparked her passion. Presumably, it was a man since the video (and new title) mention it's a male dominated field. However, that didn't matter because at the end of the day it didn't matter. She loved magic and it didn't matter what gender the magician was or that it was a male dominated field. The difference between her and so many others is that she worked hard and didn't make excuses and that's why she achieved her goals. That's what @zdrux meant when he said "dominate it yourself, or go start another one that you can easily dominate. Just stop complaining." Guess what, she did dominate it (presumably according to the video) but she wasn't relying on handouts.
It's because they cut all the women in half
Best comment
* Rimshot *
But then wouldn't there be twice as many women??
A group of magicians expelling a member for deception, seems a tad ironic.
Great to see laura here. She is someone who helped me out in me starting to do professional work. She is one of the best performers in london today .
I've seen Laura perform a few times, and she's such an amazing personality on and off stage. She's exceptional. The very thing she does is magic, creating a space and show that everyone can enjoy. I liked this video, I didn't find it ramming feminism down my throat, or ticking some agenda. It was a nice little shout-out to the women in magic!
I always presumed a female magician was a witch.
Succesfully using tricks and deception against best tricksters and deceivers in the world. Illusionists fell for the illusion so they kicked her out of spite
I respect that you share a difference of opinion. But I'm not here to veer the topic off track into other areas of politics or to deceive anyone. In a world bombarded with politics, I'm sick of it all and just want a YT channel that's able to act as a refuge. Some place that's able to produce quality content from which we can all enjoy together (no matter a person's political position) without discussing politics. Let's leave those conversations for a subreddit or something 🙂
@@a.8874 Piss off then
This is fascinating, it did strike me as odd that I hadn't really seen women magicians in media but I'm glad I've come across Laura now!!
*women have been doing magic shows since before 20th century but their names are erased by history and magic organization do not accept women until 1991
Men: UGH WOMEN ARE ENTERING MALE SPACE
As an amateur magician who has read a lot about the methods behind classic magic I can honestly say the magicians assistants often were incredibly technically proficient magicians often better than then men but due to misogyny in our craft their talent often goes unpraised
Zatanna: “Am I a joke to you?”
My first thoughts exactly...
This is so great to see! I remember many years ago purchasing a card in bottle effect by her
Can't wait to visit the magic shop! What an inspiring story by Laura and GBS.
Well aside from the trash comments, I thought this was a rad video! I always wondered why I never hear about female magicians and though now I understand, im sadly not surprised. It is SUPER awesome though to hear that young girls are showing interest! It’s just a really cool hobby!
Loved this video, always great learning more magic history to delve into!
Next video: Why are there no black magicians.
Why are there no female magicians?
Well, witches and shit. Bad image.
And the magic circle didn't accept women until 1991.
But there have always been female magicians.
Wow, good video.
Apparently talking about erasure of women TRIGGERS some people huh
When the title misleads a potential viewer to believe the subject will be focusing on some type of mystery instead of feminism then yes, it is jarring. If I clicked on it with the intent of watching politics then that'd be a different matter. But this is basically a case of bait and switch. The election is over, I wish to move on from every video being centered around politics especially when the title is misleading. Edit: The video title "The greatest disappearing act in magic" (or something close to this) for which this comment thread was addressing has since been revised.
@@a.8874🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
@@a.8874you’ll make it through this difficult time.
Because it's a lie.
We had a World War about lies like this 80 years ago.
It's up to you to learn things on your own.
Most things taught are lies
Laura is fantastic!
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, yet doesn’t give an answer. It’s a good question! I’ve seen tons of male magicians and not a single woman. You don’t explore the subject at all, and can’t say “miscredited” as a one answer fits all. You could almost change the title to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
Not an answer YOU were hoping for.
@
Not an answer at all
Title: Why are there no female magicians?
Video: Female magicians exist!
Screw the Magic Circle Society.
They wouldn't know talent, if it mugged them in a back alley, then the police called them the next day for suspect identification.
Hello! I had a show called Queer Lady Magician. The name was kind of a placeholder, but it stuck because the notion of a queer lady magician was novel enough to be interesting. There are female and non-binary magicians out there worth checking out - my favourite is The Sacred Riana and I also strongly recommend my friend Blake Maxam!
Very interesting
very nice video🙌🏻
I prefer women to be a witch thooo
Sexism runs deep. That's all.
Hopefully one day there will be universal understanding that you can respect a woman without agreeing with the political ideologies that are associated with the feminist banner.
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, y’et doesn’t give an answer. You could almost have change the titel to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
Yeah give women whatever they want but don't come crying at 35 when Chad doesn't want to marry you after you hit the wall
@@dengamleidiot you said this already, we get it you weren’t listening
@@fantasyEXX oof you need to make friends with women
If women cared about magic they can go do it, nobody is stopping them. Forcing men's clubs to let women join just shows how little women actually care about magic, they are literally half the population, if they cared enough they can make their own clubs. A good example is in sports, if women cared to watch women perform certain sports they can do so but they choose not to. In most of the middle eastern and African countries women aren't given the choice, so that's where you should focus your efforts instead of pushing women to do something just because men are the large majority doing it.
You didnt get the point of the video. Why Would the magic circle be a "mens club"? Its for magicians
You're just pushing the stereotype.
*Unsubscribe*
Oh I thought it said musicians
Absolute Cinema 🎦
There were, but people throw them into a huge fire 🗿
It because they all burned?
If Zatanna has taught me anything, there aren't many women magicians anymore because they'd make the male magicians look bad.
Zana is one of my favorites in the DC universe, despite being a magician
Stop with the feminist propaganda!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
it's not propaganda if it's true. grow up.
@moonhunter9993 Sexism is a well documented occurrence at this point as are many other forms of inequalities. As a society, we're all aware of this. The point is we're also exhausted of hearing this same statement over and over and over again. At this point, it's doing more harm than good because of something called the "boomerang effect." If people simply focus on doing exceptional work instead of political agendas then people will take notice. They'll seek to write stories, pursue interviews and make movies highlighting their accomplishments. People from all walks of life (men, women, poor and rich) will hear their stories and be inspired to pursue in their footsteps and will be more compelled to view them as equals. In short, you're able to share the message you want in a manner that's unoffensive to all parties and in a way that is educational for everyone to enjoy together.
Sounds like you've got a lotta unresolved resentment against women. Probably best to swallow your pride.
This videos titel is misleading. This doesn’t explain anything. It points fingers at men, mostly rightfully so, y’et doesn’t give an answer. You could almost have change the titel to: “where aren’t there more women in construction, car mechanincs, lumbering etc.” and gotten the same non-answer and not a real answer you were hoping for
Why do women feel entitled to be part of every "male-dominated craft?" .. either dominate it yourself, or go start another one that you can easily dominate. Just stop complaining.
THANK YOU!!!!
Sounds like you've got a lotta unresolved resentment against women. Probably best to swallow your pride.
I think your question is misguided, and in itself highlights a big part of the issue. It's not about domination. Women want to participate and be given the option to be measured eaually, and men generally keep making things about dominance, and won't even let women have the option to be measured or considered an equal.
Women historically (and still today) haven't even been given a fair opportunity to be measured on the same playing field.
Women not being allowed access to education, not being allowed to vote, not being allowed access to serving in priesthood, not being measured in the same challenges as men in various Olympic challenges (being given closer targets in archery than men, not being able to participate in steeplechase, swimming shorter distances, having shorter hurdle race distance, less gymnastics events and getting scored on "artistry" more than athleticism, not being able to ski large and small hill, etc).
If they're going to lose, let them lose. If they're going to win, let them win. Gender isn't the most accurate qualification of skill or ability. I think skill and ability are indications within themselves.
@@joshuaramirez9088 Thank you for the respectful viewpoint. Although I share your desire for equality I also feel that perhaps this perspective is misguided as well. Please allow me to elaborate. I'm the individual who created the original comment that resulted in this discussion in the comments. While it has been directed towards women due to the subject of the video it's "spirit" is centered around the greater DEI situation in general. The problem being an emphasis on prioritizing "diversity" at the expensive of skill/ambition. A prime example of the potential consequences pertain to university admission. If schools set a quota that they've got to have "X" number of students per ethnicity/gender then there's a very serious risk that more qualified student's will be rejected not because they're less qualified but simply because they weren't the right color or gender. This is no different than the discrimination your expressing. The solution is instead focus on equality at large. How can we ensure that testing for schools, job applications and job opportunities can be conducted in a unbiased manner for all that rewards hard work and commitment vs a person's bias. Now a common rebuttal to this is that due to life circumstances such as gender, race, finances ect it's not an even playing field. That certain individuals have an advantage. But the truth is we all have struggles to overcome. Some people grow up without both parents and have to work at an early age and have to sacrifice time that can be dedicated to studies. Others like Stephen Hawking have debilitating illnesses, have to care for loved ones, can't afford college, age discrimination ect. In summary, we all have our own unique set of challenges to overcome. But as Laura herself has stated in this video she managed to overcome these obstacles and reached the top. At the beginning of her interview, she explained that there was a mysterious magician that performed which sparked her passion. Presumably, it was a man since the video (and new title) mention it's a male dominated field. However, that didn't matter because at the end of the day it didn't matter. She loved magic and it didn't matter what gender the magician was or that it was a male dominated field. The difference between her and so many others is that she worked hard and didn't make excuses and that's why she achieved her goals. That's what @zdrux meant when he said "dominate it yourself, or go start another one that you can easily dominate. Just stop complaining." Guess what, she did dominate it (presumably according to the video) but she wasn't relying on handouts.
Bless your heart @zdrux
Because there are dishes that need to be washed 😂
Sad your’e admitting to not having basic skills, do you need someone to wash your ass too?
I'm skipping this one. It didn't interest me at all.
Everyone was waiting to hear from *checks notes* Sunstepa, is it?
She can give me a proper job 🎉