Let’s face it: hatred on the internet is big. Hatred of all varieties including sexism, racism and homophobia (etc.) are found everywhere online, and some sites in particular are known as a breeding ground for offensive and insulting users (yes YouTube, I’m looking at you… )
Recently I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the Feminist Frequency YouTube channel. For those of you who aren’t familiar it, Feminist Frequency is a YouTube-based video series run by Anita Sarkeesian, who creates intelligent, thought-provoking videos on the rampant sexism in the pop culture of contemporary society. I very much enjoy watching all of Anita’s great videos, and was happy to find that on each there was an intellectual exchange of ideas, praise, and even debating – that’s reasonable debating- going on …
So chances are if you have a pulse and an internet connection, you’ve seen the viral video “Marcel the Shell With Shoes On.” But what you may not know is that it’s the brainchild of Jenny Slate – former cast member of SNL and all around awesome female comic. Read more about it here – and watch both Marcel the Shell Parts 1 and 2 below.
I saw this video popping up all over my Facebook newsfeed this week. Does re-posting it make me clever, or pretentious? Either way, this gem from video blogger RitchandFamous (Ritchard Ludlow), speaks for itself.
My friend is obsessed with the YouTube star Jenna Marbles, and forced me to watch about fifteen of her videos in one sitting. At first, I was skeptical. I usually don’t find YouTube performers all that funny. But there’s just something about Jenna Marbles. Is she feminist? I mean…meh. What I do know about her latest video is that the blatant sarcasm mixed with gender commentary had me laughing, and that’s good enough for me.
[WARNING: this video contains profanity, sexual references and all that fucking shit]
