This tram-troom has absolute zero self-awareness. He is seriously complaining about Tucker criticizing the media for making female characters less feminine.... while he is made up to look like a stereotypical feminine woman. He obviously has exactly the same ideal of a feminine woman in his head as Tucker, and yet he calls Tucker names for lamenting the loss of femininity which he himself is desperately trying to live out. I bet he would gladly wear one of those bikinis from the old Moral Kombat, alas, he shall not pass. And as far as changes in Dead Space go, if they are so insignificant and inconsequential, why make it a point to make them? Being woke is not about what you do, it's about the why.

Zombies used to moan and groan atmospherically, and shuffle forward menacingly like broken automata - it was all good fun. Now they just congeal together at hate rallies, forming moronic herds armed with poorly spelled signs, while they all squawk “Woke, woke woke, WOKE!”.

"Woke" is anything that make people think of politics, not anything political, anything that makes you THINK about stuff in the real world. They don't want to be challenged, just entertained.

I finally catch the thing I don't like and pull it's mask off only to find that *gasp* it was Capitalism all along!

What is also ridiculous is that the people complaining about less sexualized female characters shame women in real life for even possibly maybe inching towards being somewhat sexual. Also they’ll talk about how the media “hates fathers and families” but then call strong, fleshed out, positive father characters like Kratos or Peter B. Parker “woke” for having flaws and emotions.

To add to your comment about white men who watch and play all those things that have inclusive characters. Just because the person isn't white or straight or even a man, doesn't mean you cant see representation in them. In the movie everything everywhere all at once, For me (a white guy) I felt so represented in "beta waymond"! his radical kindness and softness. that's me! I am that person! I was so happy to see that type of man represented. And him not being white didn't take anything away from my enjoyment of the movie or the character.

“Get woke, go broke” is especially silly. Like, Barbie was supposed to be this unforgivably woke thing and it literally made a billion dollars. These guys need to ignore most of the facts to make their worldview make sense

The worst part is that social media seems to push it in their algorithms

Imagine calling Kratos "woke" like he wouldn't fold you like an omelet lmao. Also Kratos is an exemplary dude. Anyone should strive to be like him. He's finally learning to be better.

"As a writer, this change serves two purposes" Holy crap, thank you! Every time people complain about a change and they don't question the narrative utility, it actually kind-of drives me insane. I'm so glad Domain(?) approached this from a logical perspective. The representation is nice, but it also just makes logical sense in the context of the script. I really feel like that's the type of thing people need to consider way more often when they get into actual media analysis.

I'm a straight white cis guy who enjoys a lot of these things that are supposably "woke". I do my best in trying to agrue against these type of individuals arguments and it is exhausting. I couldn't even imagine how much worse it is for people who are LGBTQ. On the bathroom issue. Shouldn't these anti-woke people have some against Starship Troopers? Since in movie there's a scene where they all shower together. Anyway, great video! I hope you have a fantastic day!

“Full of clothing zombies” nearly made me burst out laughing at work and cringe simultaneously. Imagine genuinely believing women can’t be beautiful or sexy unless they’re naked.

The bathroom controversy bugged me in dead space... i just thought it was more immersive as the owners would have to pay for the building of the ship and would probably want to save money on bathrooms, so instead of 2 bathrooms u cut the cost of materials to about 2/3 of the bathroom budget by making 1 slightly bigger bathroom for all genders.

YES ! thank god someone actually acknowledges the issue with calling everything woke. finally, it feels refreshing to see a normal conversation about this.

The problem with "woke," is everyone has their own definition. To me, i have used (and stopped for this reason) being overcorrective, ridiculous, trying to be offended by minute things. But there's the other side of the coin where people use the word as placeholder for anything that isn't considered "normal" by 1950s standards.

Thanks. This was a great commentary on the shallowness of anti woke culture. I'm glad I came across you. Love the earnings by the way.

Good point that it's really weird to see certain fandoms nowadays care so much about how a female character should act & look, always to the faces of female fans, as if they're no different from nosy gossip columnists from Cosmo. Meanwhile, it's frustrating yet fascinating how selective they are on which female they criticise. Animated Harley Quinn almost gets no criticism despite her series having strong "woke" elements, compared to specifically her live-action role in Birds of Prey. When a woman character, despite her oversexed looks, is given agency, it somehow warped the brains of most fans.

if you hadn't told me explictly that kendra had a girlfriend, i would have just assumed she was puttinh herself in isaac's shoes and agreeing with his distaste. that exchange was such a throwaway interaction you can so easily miss it, assuming it's even there at all tbh. really spells out how non-existent these things are that supposedly drive these dorks up a wall. also WOW the casual procession of takedowns toward the end was just, MMM! \*chef's kiss\* love your work. _honestly_ love your whole vibe, easy 13/10 💛

I really liked when you basically summarized the argument by saying that anti-wokeness is a stance with no nuance at all against complex issues; really explains so clearly and with very few words what rightist ideoligy is all about

I played through dead space and loved it, not once did I notice the bathrooms. Why do inter only those who would take issue with it would have eagle eyes open for it. It’s insane how easily people are threatened by the slightest thing, I’m scared sometimes to simply wear a “trans lives matter” badge at work as a cis het white dude who gets harsh looks from customers, but when I see the folks in attacked communities stand up and make videos like this I feel emboldened to at least show my tiny little piece support.

Another show I can compare to Velma is the new show My Adventures with Superman, most characters are reimagined as different ethnicities, different ages and appearance. Unlike velma, the show is written well and the characters don’t make you want to end it all. Those new things have nothing to do with the quality of the show. It’s considered “woke” to some people out there just because now Lois Lane is a cute Korean woman with a pixie cut.

Woke is an excuse. It is a way to hate things without putting real effort into finding a reason to dislike it. They don't even need to watch or play something if it's "woke" its just bad. And if they watch it, they may like it and then need to change their mind and they can never do that.

Your conclusion regarding shared cultural experiences is why Gamergaters were so focused on calling people "fake gamer girls" and repeating over and over that "woke" games were being made to appeal to people who "don't even play games." They had to make sure to negate any possibility of shared human experience to dehumanize the other.

Really brilliant how you managed to so thoroughly point out, break down, and denounce Fascism without ever actually uttering the word. Huge props. p.s. your earrings are fucking awesome!

Does anyone remember the unbelievable insanity that surrounded the Pixar animation Turning Red? How the Chinese director dared to be direct about menstruation and female puberty? How this movie was "pushing an agenda" of (GASP) inclusion and representation? The fact that the movie was largely based on her own experience (minus the fantastical parts, of course) living in the melting pot that is Toronto seemed to be lost on them. The utter creepiness of some of the responses towards this movies (we all know what her "Panda" is!!! 🤷‍♂🤷‍♀) were gross as hell too.

They complain about "Wokeness" yet every morning they _w o k e_ up from sleep

This felt like you were about to pitch a part two on anti-consumerism and honestly I'm sooo here for it

I saw someone call DMC5 woke because Lady was naked in front of Nico, who he called "the feminist lesbian OC". Conservatives are wild.

i'm only five minutes in but i'm commenting to say that your look in this video is everything

My theory as to why they call kratos woke is he becomes a good parent.

OH MY GOD I can’t believe they made Isacc and Nicole the same age. They made the evil lady gay!!?! Oh my goodness. So woke, truly the biggest story in the entire world, won’t somebody think about at the children!

“The reality is, we’re all sharing the same cage and it’s being rattled to confuse us; to keep us fighting one another.” Damn… That sentence so perfectly sums it up. Damn... 😢 More people need to realize that it is capitalism that’s the enemy, not their next door neighbors… Thank you for another excellent video. You did a wonderful job. I’m glad I found your channel. ❤

Im disappointed they made shaggy a black person. Not because I hate my own race, but its because shaggy was known to be a stoner, and now it feeds into the stereotype that poc are just drug users. Helping cement a more harmful stereotype

I feel like their's just too much emphasis being put on wether or not a certain piece of media is "woke" when discussing it's quality or it's validity. And that's true for both sides of the spectrum, people who think it's "too woke" vs people who think it's "not woke enough". There have been instances where woke culture was detrimental to the media, a good example is the in new Star Wars movies : Showing women and people of color as officers of the empire was a mistake IMO, it weakens the symbolic message of a culturally diverse Rebel Alliance fighting an evil Empire exclusively represented by old white dudes like in the old movies. Being woke for the sake of being woke isn't interesting, it's the message and the ideas that you convey that are important Great video btw :)

Funny thing about the all gender bathroom is Dead Space... It is literally what spaceships have. Spaceships have unisex bathrooms, both because it is smaller to have one bathroom for all genders and because there is usually only one toilet... Again, one toilet because it is smaller to have just one. It's basically like the bathroom in your own house in that sense. One person goes there at a time, so it isn't gender exclusive. Dead Space was probably making a nod to the fact that actual spaceships are only have unisex bathrooms, even if the restrooms in the game have mutilple stalls (idk I've never played, but I'm pretty sure they do). This is to say I can't wait until a conservative becomes an astronaut and screams and wails about the unisex bathrooms on the spacecraft.

It was easy for people in Medieval times to scapegoat the Jews because they were a small and insular group that mostly kept to themselves. Since a lot of people didn't actually know very much about the Jews, it was easy for them to buy into anti-Semitic propaganda and beliefs. So that's why it's important to have stuff like representation and diverse voices. It helps move the needle forward.

Logan from Tek Syndicate sent me. Thanks for the video Jordan and lets get you to 1K subscribers! 🤘

one of my favorite games is searching Brie Larson on TheQuartering and guessing when the most recent video will be

People being mad over a NB transformer is hilarious. Why would a robot have a gender anyways?

This video is honestly the best video I’ve seen talking about “woke” culture and everything behind it. Perfectly summed up what I always say too. Great job!

i saw so many people calling things "woke" that i actually cringe now everytime I hear it

My woke psychiatrist keeps trying to indoctrinate me with politically correct bullshit like "eating drywall is bad" and "the voices aren't real" and "you have a persecution complex and paranoid schizophrenia" but since I'm a redpilled based gamer patriot I never fall for his crap.

I'm so glad for these videos. They put a lot of things in perspective

You hit the nail on the head. EVERYTHING is woke. And Oops! All Dog Whistles!

Everything should be woke.

Brilliant work, on point dissection as always, and you look incredible doing it 😍

a trigger warning on suicide is actually really useful since for many people thats a much more sensitive topic than general gore and unlike general gore its not something you necessarily expect in a horror game

"Where are their internal organs?" It's Mortal Kombat. You'll see them soon enough.

If their problem isn’t with the whole franchise, it’s the cast, or it’s one movie, or a character, or one scene, or minor/undertone themes, or an innocent celebratory event, or the fact that someone’s hair is blue. The problems just get smaller and smaller until all we’re looking at is a speck of dust that they still stare at with disdain and everyone’s left to wonder why they care so much about nothing at all.

I remember several years ago there was a reactionary content creator who often complained about 'forced diversity' which is what they called woke before they started calling it woke instead. And then a game was released that had a POC in a setting where in the source material everyone was white. And usually this was something he'd complain about. But in this case he thought the way it was explained made it plausible. It never happened in the source material, but he believed it could have happened. And suddenly he started getting comments accusing him of having gone full SJW. I don't know exactly how many comments he got. Could have been 200, could have been 20, could have been only 2, but it was enough to make him deeply uncomfortable with how extreme some of his viewers were. Because as it turns out, people who use these terms never discuss what they actually mean. They just assume everyone have the same definition and don't even consider the possibility that maybe they could have completely different thresholds. It's just a buzzword they use about everything that doesn't personally concern them and therefore think doesn't need to be addressed.

So, let me get this straight: Dead Space Remake ages up some characters (but most offensively, the player character's girlfriend!) so that they, who are an expert in their fields and working in deep space in a industrial, technical and scientific jobs that would take incredible amounts of education and experience to attain, no longer looks like 20 something models. No, obviously the original was much more realistic.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this!

hearing a dude unironically listing "wokeness changes" and describing someone as being "diversified", ahhh no awful vibes. on velma, i've actually seen specific criticism about mindy kahling that talks about her conservatism and the great irony that the show is far more anti-woke than "woke". lovely video and if it's not too cheeky to say the camera definitely helps me pay attention lol. i'm not actually using twitter atm lol but new account followed, i'd noticed the old one was gone and was little worried ❤

New subscriber cause this vid was super solid. Keep it up, love what im seeing!

this channel is underrated as h*ck how did I just find you now never seen your other videos but you are glowing

I cant believe they made Mortal kombat women from ridiculous strippers to regular strippers i cant believe the woke mob would do this😡😡 also i cant believe how they FORCED the mk devs to give women internal organs during fatalities! Shouldve just gone realistic and made their waist 0.2 pixels thick Hope this message helps to any aspiring devs😘❤👍🏻

Found this video from Tek Syndicate. Just subbed. Really good video!

Hi! Just found your channel and defined going to sub. I’m really glad to see more trans-women on youtube, it actually makes me feel better and more accepted. This is exactly why cultural representation is so important in movies and video-games. Thank you for your content! You are beautiful 😊

what I find very amusing about conservatives and right wingers is that what are they today would be considered "woke" or even "leftist" for conservatives 100 years ago...

I'm commenting to play the algorithm and increase engagement because your channel deserves so much more love

I don't want to be reductive of this video because the topic is important and calling out dog whistling is important, but I just had to say that I think your look in this video is impeccable, and the lighting really makes your eyes pop and look incredible.

would of been funny to call him a clown than idiot, use their memetic bullshit against them, maybe they'll think beyond their battle lines

I am happy that I finaly found an individual that isnt against "wokeness" for no aperant reason.

This was such a good video & the way you wrapped it up at the end, plus served some serious food for thought!!! ❤

that's why I say, STAY. WOKE!!

Your conclusion was FANTASTIC!

Wow, this is brilliant. You've absolutely nailed it; sadly I doubt the people who need to hear it the most will listen :( easier to just turn your brain off and give in to the hate.

in dead space, Kendra getting a girlfriend could also be a methode to NOT suggest isaac and kendra hooking up it may sound weird for someone who played dead space, but the trope of the main hero getting together with the girl is a very previlent one. that actually happens in dead space 2. so by isaac talking and talking to kendra, people might start to expect kendra and isaac hooking up. but because she has "a girlfriend" people understand "oh, so this is not gonna happen then."

you know what i find sexy in a woman? confidence. Self esteem

had to pause to laugh at "good gravy, choke-"

Gender neutral restrooms in space is logical, why tf would anyone waste room for segregated restrooms.

SHARK earings??! I love them so much!💕

I needed this video. Thank you

Test results came in....turns out im woke. Case is terminal. Im working with my family on hospice and end of life plans.

HONK OFF! HONK OFF!!! IVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE HONK OFF A THING FOR YEARS I LOVE YOU

17:03 A KZfaqr called Crimson put it pretty well, the more realistic women in games don't meet standards of a 14-year-old virgin's fantasies of what the "perfect woman" is.

The word "woke" originally emerged as a term rooted in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and was used to describe being aware of social and racial injustices, and advocating for social change. It was associated with activism and the pursuit of equality. However, it is alleged that sinister forces manipulated the term and weaponized it for their own purposes. One could argue that the concept of spiritual consciousness, which emphasizes self-awareness, mindfulness, and a deep connection to the inner self and the universe, has been used as a tool by these alleged forces to further their agenda. By co-opting the term "woke," they sought to distort its original meaning and use it as a pejorative to mock and discredit those who advocate for social change and equality. This manipulation aimed to create confusion and division within social movements, casting doubt on their intentions and undermining their efforts. Furthermore, proponents of this argument might claim that the weaponization of the term "woke" has been intentional, strategically used to vilify those who express dissenting opinions or challenge the status quo. By associating "woke" with negative connotations such as political correctness, divisiveness, and extremism, these alleged forces aimed to stifle free speech, suppress alternative perspectives, and maintain the status quo by demonizing the very concept of spiritual awakening. Additionally, it could be argued that the weaponization of the term "woke" has been amplified through social media and online echo chambers, where misinformation and disinformation can spread rapidly and influence public opinion. The alleged forces behind this headless psyop may have used these platforms to create a false narrative around the concept of spiritual consciousness, distorting its true essence and manipulating public perception. In conclusion, this argument suggests that the term "woke" was intentionally co-opted and manipulated to serve a hidden agenda, by distorting the concept of spiritual consciousness and using it as a divisive tool to undermine social change movements. However, it's important to note that this argument is speculative and lacks concrete evidence, and should be approached with critical thinking and skepticism. It's essential to rely on credible sources and evidence-based information when forming opinions or conclusions.

Awesome vid, salient points!

The people calling MK11 woke irks me especially since their only consistent source on ''sexy characters'' has been MK9. There have been MK games before that with female characters wearing gear that was less skimpy than in that particular game with for exception maybe Mileena (Which if you know the character would make sense why they go a bit further with her on that front). But look at for example Kitana in Mortal Kombat Armageddon or Deadly Alliance and I'd say that design is more similar to her current design than MK9's bikini design. They parade themselves as diehard Mortal Kombat fans but often it feels like they're only a fan of MK9 and only for that particular reason. And I don't even mind skimpy or sexual outfits, I think that's completely fine and I don't consider sexualization a bad thing provided it makes sense for the character and tone of the game. Hell with the heels and skintight catsuits in MK11 I'd say they're pretty consistent with that still. Maybe they're more ''classy'' about it now but they're still checking off all the boxes that the mainstream audience would consider a conventionally attractive female character. But MK9 (Which is from 2011) shouldn't be the standard of a video game series that's been around since the 90s. Hell, if they gave Sonya Blade in MK9 like a skintight t-shirt or tanktop under her bulletproof vest I think it'd have been a better design while still being sexy. Sex appeal aside, wearing literally nothing under a bulletproof vest looks silly and incomplete. Here's the reality: They probably didn't duplicate MK9's style because they wanted to go ''woke'' on the newer games but moreso because you can only recreate basically lingerie so often before it becomes repetitive.

“We’re all sharing the same cage, it’s just being rattled to confuse us.” Excellent quote, will def be using that.

I'm glad you compared Velma and Harley Quinn. Both are kinda similar: edgy HBO comedies based on existing franchises. Both are "woke" but one of them is actually good. My favorite line is "So we're blowing up Todd after dinner" followed by "Todd doesn't work Wednesdays"

Absolutely love these videos!!!

I kind of felt it was something like this but wasn't too sure, this is a great explanation of the situation.

There is a mistake at 26:38. Tucker Carlson doesn't have a platform on tv, let alone the biggest. :) Great content by the way, keep it up!

I'm a huge Mortal Kombat fan and I really don't understand the hatred people have for the newer character designs. More realistic athletic bodies just look more natural, and the characters not having to exclusively wear tiny bikinis means they can have so much more personality. In a game with very little dialogue, a costume that can convey a character's status and background is super important

Found this video after watching the video on infiltrating the hate church. I really appreciate how you cultivate and interact with your audience. Keep up the good work. Growing up in a rural area in a 'blue' state, a lot of my experiences are mirrored in how you describe your experiences growing up. People do not realize how pervasive this type of hate (Christian 'love') is in American society and how much it can impact family and friends.

Very thankful for your thoughtful breakdown! Good stuff!

As a cis man, I love strong women in videogames and movies. But Rey in star wars was just plain bad writing. Sadly, that just made it all the easier for the anti woke crowd to target.

I just discovered your content by this video. Don't worry about the perceived "mistakes" you made. I vaguely remembered that disclaimer towards the end and thought, "This was a great video essay." I'd normally mention something from the video, but I think you touched all of the bases.

I'm so glad I'm out of this mindset now

18:53 “looking like Dave Batista ate the Rock” LOL 😂

Her mentioning "I'd listen to my GF over security protocols" Isn't even confirmation she has a girlfriend, just that she understands why he'd rather listen to her than the protocols.. They reach so far for this rage bait, it's crazy.

Thank you for laying this out to succinctly. It's a shame that the people who really need to hear this message likely wont stay until the end, but it is so, so powerful, and I'm so impressed by how beautifully you laid the whole thing bare.

Love your analysis 🙌🏾

We're all in this 💩 together. Whether we like it, or not.

As a science fiction nerd- the current use of "woke" as catch all term for something not being conservative enough has really laid bare just why progressives write better science fiction. Tiny details about imagined future or alien societies that I used to just accept like "yeah ofc, it's the future/an alien culture" are suddenly brought to the front and centre and complained about, no matter how fitting they are in the setting. In warhammer 40k, for example- human society is largely consolidated into a decaying theocratic fascist empire- so many conservatives miss the point that that society is *awful* to a humorous degree, and love the Imperium. Standard stuff. But there's this one sect of humanity that is explicitly transhuman, the Adeptus Mechanicus, they worship a machine god and pursue extensive, often NEAR TOTAL, cybernetic augmentation to "bring themselves closer to the purity of the blessed machine". These are people who view *experiencing emotion* as a vice not to be indulged too often, and have been known to alter their brains so that they can logically decide whether or not it's warranted to experience *feelings* based on notifications that their "emotional core" has registered they should have felt an emotion. In a semi-recent novel, an Admech character explicitly identified as agender and used neo-pronouns to reflect that fact. Reading this, I didn't see it as pandering, or a win for progressive representation. It just makes sense. The admech want to be machines- and by their understanding, machines don't have sexes, they don't have genders. So they reject them as another vestigial weakness of the flesh. It's not positive representation, it's not endorsing or deriding those identities, it's just good worldbuilding, of course the admech would do that, that's kind of their entire deal- you love to see it. But then the rightoids just lost their shit over it, but they couldn't explain *why it was bad*, they all just called it woke. "The Imperium is fascist!!! I thought fascists hate woke!!???". They are literally incapable of imagining a society or character that doesn't function exactly the way they want it to, because it's the only way they believe it's even possible- they are so rooted in one way of thinking that they can't even conceive of the future being *different* from the now, not even brighter or better, just *different*. How can someone like that write a compelling fictional setting with such an embarrassing lack of imagination?.

Imagine looking at the new mortal combat women and say they are lacking sexual appeal 😂 they’re so hot like what

Great video! Really nice overview of this phenomenon

Great video. A lot of media critics have never heard of Chesterton's Fence, and it shows.

There are entire KZfaq channels just dedicated to coping over Marvel being "woke" and how those movies doing more poorly over time proves politics the uploaded doesn't like to be wrong, somehow.