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We don’t take the critical eye to our film and tv as often and as deeply as is needed. The level of influence that they have on how we not only see ourselves but the stories we believe about other people, requires that we take a step back. In today’s episode, Thamarrah is joined by F.D Signifier (he/him). During our conversation I learned so much about Fiq’s upbringing and how that shaped him, but we also get into a conversation about how the portrayal of Black men specifically has impacted how WE as a society behave towards them, what we expect from them, and how THEY navigate the world as a result.
Today, BadBunny was watching F.D Signifier's video "Drake and the Death of Hip Hop" when he offered on twitter to hop on the stream and talk about it! What follows is a fantastic conversation about many topics: White supremacy's complex effects on black culture; the function and dysfunction of gatekeeping; the difficulty of trying to be an internet content creator with values and more!
Discover the unspoken truths of the hierarchy of marginalization.
In this week’s bad faith I spoke to YouTube video essay celebrity F.D Signifier about his most recent take on the MANOSPHERE. What time do online male spaces play in cultivating mass shooters? What does it teach is about the psychology of these people? What is the left doing wrong that makes Jordan Peterson an appealing outlet for lost youths? Also, we can talk Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, if we must. ;)
The self-described "Black godfather of BreadTube" joins the podcast today to talk about his latest viral video on the mass shooter phenomenon and the role internet culture plays in radicalizing disaffected youth. F.D. Signifier wrote his master's thesis on mass shooters and also thought young boys -- many of whom took their own lives -- and brings a unique perspective as a very online elder millennial who has done his fair share of book-learning on the subject. The conversation expands to a critique of the left's own recruiting prowess -- especially when it comes to Black leftist. Be sure to check out F.D.'s latest, "Dissecting the Manosphere," as well as the other videos on his YouTube channel.
Does the Manosphere care about men? We chat with F.D.Signifier about his string of popular video essays: 'Dissecting the Manosphere', 'Connecting the Manosphere' and 'Understanding the BIack Manosphere'."The manosphere is a collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition to feminism."The conversation covers aggrieved entitlement, the promise of patriarchy, the loss of male power and the desire for dominance, the socialist ideology of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and the whiteness problem of Socialism... and that's just the first 15 minutes! It's a good one!
A conversation between FD Signifier and trans content creator Soulbunni. The two give a deep dive into trans issues from a black trans lens. For the original video from Soulbunni, please see Transphobia and Trans Misogynoir - Soulbunni (Jan 9, 2023)
In “Breaking Bread,” F. D. Signifier offers an uncomfortably accurate parallel history: the rise of video essays from rant reviewers like The Nostalgia Critic. The trend of debate bros and, in F. D. Signifier’s words, every LeftTuber making a video about Ben Shapiro, isn’t just rooted in the medium’s history, though; it’s also rooted in whiteness. That lens and style of video stays prominent thanks to the YouTube algorithm, and while the homogeneity of video essays has been critiqued many times, “Break Bread” breaks down the issue with an astounding level of complexity, research, and guests from all over the video essay ecosystem. How much of a video essayist’s success comes down to talent? How much comes down to luck? And how much comes down to the algorithm knowing that what keeps people watching is simply who looks familiar?
Audio readings of TRANSlating Everything content and wacky discussions!