banned books + rainbow capitalism: rupaul's disaster book club

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00:00 introduction
00:38 celebrity book clubs
02:25 rupaul launches a bookstore
04:18 the amazon book selling model
06:31 rupaul’s bookstore controversy
10:53 squarespace [ad]
11:46 backlash to rupaul’s bookstore
14:23 rupaul’s bookstore apologises
15:13 the rise of book banning
18:50 rainbow capitalism
21:18 rupaul’s book “the house of hidden meanings”
23:13 rupaul’s fight against banned books
24:12 trans rights readathon recs
24:57 conclusion
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@imasisara 2 месяца назад

okay, opinion from a librarian - a bookstore is not a library, and has no obligation to have a wide range of materials on all topics from all perspectives (within their collection policies, which is a whole other conversation). A bookstore is a privately owned business, while a library is not. Therefore, someone not selling a certain title in a bookstore cannot be banning books, anymore than McDonalds not selling sushi is them banning sushi. The end. That said, a private company purporting to be a safe space, and then doing this is not okay.

@donjindra 2 месяца назад

"within their collection policies, which is a whole other conversation" -- meaning you want to hide the hypocrisy in a "whole other conversation?"

@imasisara 2 месяца назад

@@donjindra nope, but collection policies are based on what kind of library you are talking about. A public library and a college library will have different collection development policies. A university with a heavy STEM focus won't have a large literature collection, and a college that has a women and gender studies degree will make sure their collection reflects the resources those students need. I'm not sure where there is hypocrisy in that?

@donjindra 2 месяца назад

@@imasisara And who decides "the resources those students need?" The "collection policy" is whatever the librarian and management choose it to be.

@imasisara 2 месяца назад

@@donjindra....kinda? as someone who has both read and written collection development policies, however, they are purposefully broad and cover things like the type of material (print, electronic, media, etc.) involved, what subject areas that particular library supports, etc. They include lines like "to ensure relevance to evolving instructional, curricular, and research needs." And again, that is a line specific to academia, so public libraries or special libraries or archives will all have different purposes. Any library, or archive, cannot collect everything. It's not possible. I'm happy to debate the purpose of these policies, and I won't argue that a few (in my personal experience) may use these policies in bad faith, but calling them a hypocrisy for existing in the first place? Yeah, no, that's incredibly inaccurate.

@imasisara 2 месяца назад

@@donjindra Also, apparently my wonky internet didn't actually include the entirety of what I was trying to say with my initial comment - I am not arguing that what this bookstore did is okay. I'm just being a bit pedantic about the use of "banning books" by conservatives - a bookstore can specialize in whatever area they want. A bookstore, by definition, cannot be banning books by choosing to only sell LGBTQIA+ material.

@batatagumball5549 2 месяца назад

Selling anti-LGBT+ books in a supposedly safe space for the community because it is important to have access to this kind of thought is like selling vegetables in a candy shop because people should have a balanced diet

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

wow that's a great analogy

@Pokjhbvcf 2 месяца назад

Really good way of creating an echo chamber though don’t you think? Yes there are some obvious no gos like mein kampf, but who gets to decide that something is good or bad. I feel like a lot of the gender debate is seriously not scientific consensus, wouldn’t you rather have access to the truth, even if in a particular case it may be hypothetically different to your current outlook?

@improvetheword9691 2 месяца назад

Is having candy stores stopping people from eating vegetables and creating an echo chamber from fruits and veg???? obvs 😂 not sooo how you pitch yourself matters. Also, its hardly like you can't get the pdf of Hitlers work any old where

@adorabell4253 2 месяца назад

@@Pokjhbvcfit’s not an echo chamber but a specialty store. People don’t just go to specialty bookstores just they like they don’t do all their shopping at tutti frutti. There are bookstores specializing in cooking books, speculative fiction, non-fiction, etc, etc. Retailers are not echo chambers because they just sell product. Would you call a video game store an echo chamber because they don’t sell books?

@Pokjhbvcf 2 месяца назад

@@adorabell4253 no that’s completely different, videos and books are completely different products. my point is who gets to decide what is an acceptable book and what is not. Using the example of Abigail shrier, if you were a young person questioning your gender and only had access to books saying ‘you’re definitely trans, you should transition’ that may not be the right course of action. Surely you’d want to see all the arguments even if you disagree with a lot of them ,to properly evaluate your situation.

@irisiulia 2 месяца назад

rupaul is a capitalist before anything else and you can kinda see that in his every action lmfao

@annaphallactic 2 месяца назад

Yeah, the fracking should've given people a heads up on this lol

@QuirkyGirl10 2 месяца назад

An opportunist. His stated goal was to be famous no matter what. That already tells me about his integrity, more like a lack there of.

@hopeonmars9047 2 месяца назад

This. 🤧

@a1ntcry1noveru 2 месяца назад

Kinda?? Lol, more than kinda

@lordfreerealestate8302 2 месяца назад

That's so true. You can be a woman, a POC, LGBT, disabled ... and still be part of the toxicity of wealth.

@amirabrooks 2 месяца назад

as a video essay girlie, i really love that you've started to do them because there isn't a lot within the literature genre and you do them so well! yippee!

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

that's so kind of you to say!! thank you for watching!!

@maika0395 2 месяца назад

Do you know 'the book Leo' on RU-vid? If not, you might wanna check out her video essays :)

@meganlovejoy550 2 месяца назад

@@maika0395I love her videos!!

@frauleinstern5170 2 месяца назад

I also really enjoy 'according to alina' a lot. If you're interested in bookish discourse, I very strongly recommend giving her a watch

@riag2684 2 месяца назад

Jack I really love these video essay types of videos where you speak about issues like this!! Keep up the great work you’re the best

@ambyes 2 месяца назад

This is so sad. Rupaul destroyed these guys livelihood. They were probably so happy to have his support and now…. They’re probably going to start completely over or rebuild their credibility

@evilherbivore 2 месяца назад

He's destroyed a lot of lives by exploiting people as desperate to be famous as he was.

@renatal.129 2 месяца назад

tbf i think the rainbow bus will make or break their site bc they have the HUGE opportunity of pinning all of it on rupaul

@ll2323 2 месяца назад

Maybe the public should understand it was rupaul who is damaging the brand and not the original owners.

@ScollopQuack 2 месяца назад

Probably true, but it’s not like these men didn’t agree to RuPaul coming in as a shareholder, they knew by letting him in the company would be undergoing significant changes

@user-bn6ht5eg4q Месяц назад

@@ScollopQuackI don’t think they thought that meant putting Mein Kampf in their store

@StephTucker-hc8px 2 месяца назад

I think that reading literature from all side, whether you agree or not, is important. However, selling them in a space that is supposed to be LGBTQ+ positive and safe it gross.

@lordfreerealestate8302 2 месяца назад

Me*n K*mph might be useful for understanding how white supremacy operates as well as historical insight, but I agree it was wildly inappriopriate what ru did.

@LennethValkyrie 2 месяца назад

Exactly what I thought! We need to learn about our enemy, and it's important to have access to those books, and reading them and study them from a conscious perspective. But, gurl, what was RuPaul thinking 😩.

@StephTucker-hc8px 2 месяца назад

@@LennethValkyrie Honest to goodness, right?

@nostradamus1162 2 месяца назад

@@lordfreerealestate8302 yes but you can get book like that from anywhere else - these book stores are specialty stores and private businesses, not public resources like a library. its like complaining that a vegan café doesnt sell ham sandwiches and dairy products

@ll2323 2 месяца назад

I think it’s necessary. Why would u want to shied urself from the other side? Having both viewpoints can help u strengthen ur own beliefs. We can’t live in echo chambers and not expect others to have a different opinion than u.

@sarash8002 2 месяца назад

I genuinely feel bad for the original founders of the company. But they shouldn’t have expanded so quickly. I’m glad they’re going back to what they intended in the first place.

@nicolasrield Месяц назад

In my opinion, it’s clear that they were motivated by greed. They changed their whole model and philosophy when a rich capitalist offered them a lot of money. They should have seen the red flags from miles away, they should have been overseeing all of the decisions. They wanted to be rich and successful and they betrayed their vision for it, literally selling out

@0o0kalarava0o0 2 месяца назад

The point is obviously not that these books should be banned or these books should not be read or whatever but rather that a place, which is meant to be a safe space for queer people, where they expect to be able to read whatever books they want without finding mentions of xenophobia, SHOULD have done better.

@sofia_c_1 2 месяца назад

Hi, so I have only ever heard xenophobia as hatred/fear of immigrants and foreigners so perhaps you meant something else like homophobia or transphobia?

@AliceMeder 2 месяца назад

Mein Kampf especially should be and is banned in Germany except for annotated editions, which is the right way to go in my opinion. I agree with you that it should not be swept under the rug however it should not be left uncommented, therefore selling an „original“ version of it is very wrong in my opinion.

@minellahaas6209 2 месяца назад

@@sofia_c_1 xenophobia has the literal meaning of "fear of strangers" so you can use it this context as well to cover all kinds of hatred and/or exclusion!

@sofia_c_1 2 месяца назад

@@minellahaas6209 Thanks! I was super confused!

@vhe9560 2 месяца назад

@@AliceMeder As far as i know the book itself is not exactly banned in Germany either. Selling and printing is, as you mentioned. Which is the least any country should to. But original copies don't have to be destroyed or given away. Of course that sill means that those original books can get into the wrong hands of hateful people. They just have to be discreed about it. But with book banning also being tightly associated with the Nazis it's a complicated issue. At least when it comes to the original in private hands. I think it could be a bit tighter here as well.

@sophspice-zl7mn 2 месяца назад

i am absolutely LIVING for jack´s video essay era 🤭

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

i appreciate u

@nicolecaruso2129 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards yes!! Please do more. You are elegant and diplomatic in your introduction to nuances that others might not have formerly considered. Keep up the good work, and thanks for all you do!

@Phd366 2 месяца назад

Same!

@alexispatterson9730 2 месяца назад

Honestly, all of this could have been avoided if Ru had just given a large donation and sponsored them and amplified their platform. 🤦🏼‍♀️

@andrewsun8773 2 месяца назад

why would he just give a large donation? that doesn't make sense. he was never in it for the promotion of queer voices, he was in it for the money.

@valeriarossini543 2 месяца назад

also, the way he asked to have the title of “co-founder” is a bit insane to me because he literally did not found the bookstore lmao

@haukenot3345 2 месяца назад

@@andrewsun8773 Yeah, it does seem a bit fishy that he comes in as the co-founder and the next thing you know, a business with a promising concept has been turned into a drop-shopping site that doesn't have anything to do with the original idea.

@j.r.cilliangreen4083 2 месяца назад

That would require him to not be the center of attention...

@George-Inabox 2 месяца назад

It’s possible this could have been the original founders ideas too. That they pitched this drop-shipping deal to RuPaul and needed his investment.

@mareike2559 2 месяца назад

on the discounted books part: Germany has a things called Buchpreisbindung for this exact reason. German books have a set price and you're not allowed to discount them unless the publishers change the price, so that independent publishers and stores can compete with the big chain stores. You also have to pay a big fine if you violate this law.

@Madjle 2 месяца назад

Not only in Germany but in many Western European countries

@MaybeTheyreBatman 2 месяца назад

😮

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

you're right, i wish i'd mentioned this! in the UK it's the Net Book Agreement and in France it's the Lang Law. not sure what the rules are in the US though, or if there are any!!

@VeraHeidkamp 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards I think it's more strict in Germany though. Because stores can't do "Buy 2 get 1 half price" or something like that which is pretty much the norm in UK non-indie book shops.

@uui219 2 месяца назад

What a useless, tyrannical law.

@hellformichelle 2 месяца назад

Ru has always been an opportunist. One cannot deny his massive impact on the growing societal acceptance for the drag community, but we also cannot let that overshadow that Ru profits immensely from it. All Ru does is motivated by fame and fortune

@Chrysobubulle 2 месяца назад

Yeah… like what Lady Gaga does, or Madonna, or any famous and rich person…

@wombat4583 2 месяца назад

@@Chrysobubulle More than an opportunist. He's a judgemental asshole, or at minimum he presents as one.

@rgwood2381 2 месяца назад

Thank you for making a distinction between libraries and indie bookshops. I run an occult bookshop and I've had so many people saying that I'd make loads of money selling HP. I don't want to sell it for obvious reasons and I've had people say that she 'shouldn't be cancelled for having an opinion.' Like- never once did I tell anyone what to do (though my own opinions are very clear) I just don't want to sell it in my own personal shop! It's not exactly hard to get hold of, but I ain't giving her a penny of my own personal money. That is not cancelling/ banning, it's being a human with a right to buy what I damn well please.

@PKLuver944 2 месяца назад

Really? In an occult bookshop? Do you sell many fictional works normally to prompt that kind of suggestion?

@rgwood2381 2 месяца назад

I do sell a small amount of fiction yes, so it isn't totally random but still...

@sabaducia 2 месяца назад

I really had to check my brain, as I assumed you weren't selling H.P. Lovecraft

@dominique8353 Месяц назад

I've never read Harry Potter, but I'm genuinely curious what your reasons for not selling it are

@rgwood2381 28 дней назад

@@dominique8353 I don’t want to support the author

@nessyno-name3855 2 месяца назад

A for-profit retailer curating its inventory does not equal censorship. What people expected to pay for in a RuPaul bookstore was a curated space, only to find out it was Amazon-lite with a subscription for the pleasure of buying.

@rafafinhass 2 месяца назад

I'm absolutely obsessed with the sentence "Conversations need to move foward - through conversations"

@addicted2myxbox 2 месяца назад

This is so heartbreaking as a long time fan of Shop Queer. It’s truly been a struggle to find the great things they once had on there. The search feature isn’t as fine tuned as I’d like on top of the controversies explained here

@meikusje 2 месяца назад

RuPaul sucks, and I don't understand why people keep being surprised when he proves this once again. He has his place in history, I won't deny that, but over the last decade he's messed up so much, the unwavering adoration from the queer community is getting weird. He thinks he can do whatever he wants because he is RuPaul, and, well, I guess he can.

@jasonpie5048 2 месяца назад

yeah well said.he and drag race have a place in queer history and rupaul has done some good. but he's also done a lot of shitty things and as a queer person do not consider rupaul accepting or safe for me at all.

@ethanlyndraeger7406 2 месяца назад

YES. I find the admiration baffling and frustrating.

@lordfreerealestate8302 2 месяца назад

It's like the Ellen Degeneres situation all over again. Yes, they were prominent LGBT, but did some shady things.

@devonmunn5728 2 месяца назад

Yeah this isn't the first time I've heard RuPaul stirred in some sort of controversy

@msjkramey 2 месяца назад

I had no idea he was involved in other stuff

@jasonpie5048 2 месяца назад

not to sound all high and mighty but I'm not at all surprised rupaul would do this given the transphobic comments hes made and the exclusionary approach he takes to drag. As a queer person i have never personally considered rupaul to be a safe space.

@liriodendronlasianthus 2 месяца назад

Oh yeah I remember when he considered breast implants and estrogen to be the same as steroids in the Olympics. Several trans contestants stopped taking hormones or dressed in gender neutral clothing so they wouldn't get kicked out of the show.

@msjkramey 2 месяца назад

@@liriodendronlasianthuscall me an idiot if I'm way off base here, but isn't a big part of drag dressing up in a costume of gender different to your own? If a trans woman does drag, shouldn't she be a drag king and not a drag queen? I've seen the occasional cis woman doing drag queen stuff before, too, but it always felt off to me because I thought a big part of the point was the crossdressing aspect of it?

@margottago 2 месяца назад

@@msjkramey This is such a great question. The concept of "drag" as a whole is simply a performance of exaggerated gender expression, be it feminine, masculine, or any other. While drag does often involve cross-dressing (presenting as a gender you don't identify with), it is not an inherent part of the artform. I totally don't blame you for assuming this, because it's a very common misconception, and drag artists who perform as the gender they identify with are definitely in the minority. But if you think about it, if a trans woman has gone through all the effort, time and suffering it often takes to transition, it makes sense that they might enjoy amping up their femininity to a whole other level and serving not just "woman", but "WOMAN" 🤩 The same could be said for trans men and their expression of masculinity. Furthermore, I'm a cisgender woman, and I've dabbled in female-presenting drag because I find it a really fun and interesting way to think about and reexamine my own ideas of femininity and what being a woman means to me. So yes, while cross-dressing is a huge part of drag, and many drag artists use it as a way to consider and play around with presenting as a gender they don't identify with, there's no single right way to do drag and cross-dressing doesn't always have to play a part. Hope this helps!

@msjkramey 2 месяца назад

@@margottago that was so detailed! Thanks for taking the time to explain everything

@feltfrog 2 месяца назад

wholesome thread ❤

@mango-ww3ih 2 месяца назад

Expanding from 3000 to 10million books, how else did they expect that to work out 😮 This number is too high for us humans to grasp

@januarymilk9347 2 месяца назад

Rupaul has spoken passionately on the podcast with Michelle about the importance of curators in all walks of life - I really took that talk on board, seems he didn't!

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

omg lolllll

@themagpiem 2 месяца назад

I mean, this is the reason that brick and mortar bookstores have people called buyers who CURATE which books will be on their shelves, taking into account their customers and what they want to buy and read...

@books_and_heels 2 месяца назад

It never occurred to me that Oprah was the celebrity Book Club pioneer and that she did so much for the publishing industry. Super interesting video, Jack! Keep feeding us more book knowledge! 🍽📚

@thewrongcrowd6311 2 месяца назад

bookselling fact if you’re interested! In france it’s actually written into the law that a book has a unique price that cannot be changed by any sellers (except second hand bookshops ofc) I actually think this should be the case absolutely everywhere, but in the 90s independent booksellers came together against big supermarkets (like Leclerc) that started to sell books for half the price, the government then agreed to books having a fixed price decided by the publisher that could not change, even the french branch of amazon has to respect it, effectively keeping culture out of neoliberal marketplace and lessening the impact of chain book stores and online book shopping

@thewrongcrowd6311 2 месяца назад

+ as you mentioned LGBTI bookstores in london and nyc just wanted to promote Les Mots à la Bouche in Paris!

@maika0395 2 месяца назад

It's the same in Germany. A fixed price for every book. Great for authors, the publishing industry and independent bookstores who can compete against Amazon and large chains.

@Stefiiiz 2 месяца назад

There's been a discussion about that in Poland for a few years now, but it's quite heated, since books are quite expensive here and all the discount bookstores are a huge part of the market.

@bib4eto656 2 месяца назад

RuPaul will accept anyone's identity without questioning? When.

@TheLukecottle 2 месяца назад

To add to the two bookstores listed. The queer emporium in Cardiff and Gay-on-wye in hay-On-Wye. Are phenomenal bookstores that also provide safe spaces for local queer people. Highly recommend. I go to them both as much as I can ❤

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

excited to visit during Hay Festival this year!!

@TheLukecottle 2 месяца назад

@jack_edwards Oh, I am hoping to see you talk with Nathan Newman (if I can get travel up there). Would you be comfortable with someone greeting you or wanting a photo with you if they see you? (wanna know and respect your boundaries beforehand) thank you!

@isabellekh8112 2 месяца назад

Bookish Type is another nice queer bookshop if you're ever in Leeds! I was really impressed with the selection there.

@nefeligiannouli 2 месяца назад

Jack should definitely make a podcast. Cannot stop watching his videos while studying!

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

it's coming!!!!

@nefeligiannouli 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards OMG CANNOT WAIT!!!

@yaramahmoud3477 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards OMG YAAAAAY!!!!

@Caroline-bc3dq 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards AAAHHHHH YAYYYYYYY

@jessicapandapaw178 Месяц назад

@@jack_edwards OMG Actually?? You have no idea how excited I am by this I can't wait.

@marvinvogtde 2 месяца назад

In some places like Germany there is no unwritten rule to not undercut other book sellers with cheaper prices… there are written rules, you are not allowed to sell new books for less than what the official price is. No sales no nothing.

@nacho6438 2 месяца назад

love the longer video essay form!!

@balatoo 2 месяца назад

I work at a small bookstore in Germany. First am foremost: Creating and maintaining an online shop as a small bookstore with limited resources and staff is a nightmare. We decided to run our online bookshop via a dropshipping company, which delivers all of the ordered books directly to us, where we wrap and ship the books from individually. This means we only have very limited control over what can be ordered from us. We do place our personal recommendations very prominently, which minimises the amount of bad books ordered, and because the books first get sent to us we are alway able to intervene, if a book has harmful content or goes against what we stand for as a bookstore. Sometimes there are books, which aren't offensive and we completely dislike, but the truth is: some people find enjoyment in the shittiest of books. If they are not offensive or hateful, we still sell these. Deciding to curate you online shop means you are not including those books, meaning you won't sell those books, meaning you'll give up a substantial part of profit. Sometimes, deciding to not curate your online shop by hand isn't lazy, it's existential. Long story short: Not every small bookshop, which uses a dropshipping company for its online presence, does it because of laziness, sometimes they just want to survive

@balatoo 2 месяца назад

Which, very crucially, DOES'NT mean, that anything Allstora did was in any way acceptable. But with tbh with a face like RuPaul in the mix I wouldn't consider Allstory neither independent nor small

@arrhenninx4295 2 месяца назад

Do you feel comfortable in telling where you work? I might want to check out your store since Im also from Germany 😊 If you dont want to, thats absolutely fine though

@nottodayisay 2 месяца назад

3:32 did Ru really say... 'the conversation needs to move forward... through conversations... ' 👀

@denblakat9243 2 месяца назад

I think I could actually see a 'community flagging system' being a decent addition to an already curated book shop, in a 'we do our best, but we may sometimes miss things, so community can flag for ableism, racism, sanism, xenophobia, fatphobia, etc'. Hopefully it would mostly be something along the lines of 'has x language, but does not support x bigotry' or even 'not explicitly x-phobic but some passages have language with x-phobic undertone', but that could still be helpful

@littlecatfeet9064 Месяц назад

Fantastic idea! I hope the 10 books you’ll be left with are really well written, and of course offensive to nobody.

@idkhowbutimgay Месяц назад

@@littlecatfeet9064I dont think they were suggesting all the books with potentially offensive content be removed, but ok -_-

@nirmitmittal4751 2 месяца назад

Rainbow Capitalism is now one of my favourite terms

@PokhrajRoy. 2 месяца назад

As someone who just learned about this, happy to see the discourse being continued.

@jessicahohner1713 2 месяца назад

Throwing into the world another great queer bookseller, Vancouver's Little Sisters, who meaningfully battled censorship by suing the Canadian government for declaring their wares "obscene materials" and refusing to allow their import. They won (ish - TLDR, the Supreme Court found that existing obscenity legislation was valid, but that the manner Canada Customs agents used to determine obscenity was discriminatory and overly broad).

@LikusLibrary 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this! Gunna start ordering from them

@FOJO27 2 месяца назад

I was in my teens when this ridiculous battle was going on and sadly remember it all too well. Felt angry that Little Sisters was constantly under attack. Thankfully they're still around and thriving 💙. Excellent recommendation!! 🤗🏳️‍🌈⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ 🇨🇦

@jodavis5596 2 месяца назад

Might I add Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas to the recommended list? It's a YA sort of paranormal fantasy romance story about a gay trans boy trying to find acceptance in his community and help the spirit of the boy he fell in love with over the course of the book. It is on the list of books Texas has proposed banning.

@eeegee 2 месяца назад

I really wanted to like this book but thought it was slow and boring 😢

@olivercoulthard5468 2 месяца назад

It's SUCH a good book

@MaraMara89 2 месяца назад

I was scrolling through comments to see if someone would mention that book :)

@MaraMara89 2 месяца назад

@@eeegee I really liked how main characters were built, but I think the plot was really predictable.... or I have read too many books and fanfics ;) either way: I liked the book in general, even if plot points made me mad a few times :)

@whatsgiureading Месяц назад

In France, where I live, it is ILLEGAL to sell a book cheaper than its original price. I think that is the only solution for small businesses to survive

@HeheheHahahathefirst 28 дней назад

So no used books? How does that work?

@Paulina-yq5tp 25 дней назад

@@HeheheHahahathefirstonly applies to new books. Same thing in Germany

@Ireallyneedtostudy655 2 месяца назад

Jack you NEED to make a video reading Urdu books and poetry. You'll find a hidden treasure in there

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

oooh do you have any specific recommendations?

@jbriaz 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards if you're doing Urdu poetry, Faiz Ahmed Faiz or Ahmed Faraz are two of the greatest of all-time. Faiz was a lefty socialist in his time, so his leanings may be your vibe. If you want to go real old, then probably Mirza Ghalib.

@affanshikoh5069 2 месяца назад

@@jack_edwards Manto and Ismat Chughtai from South East Asia are two big names in progressive Urdu writing. A lot of people would mention poetry and there's no dearth of it sure, but there is a gold-mine of Urdu prose waiting to be discovered by Western readers today. Would love to hear your thoughts on the same! As a native Urdu speaker, I personally find the works of Manto fascinating as I just mentioned, and while I have personally not read any Ibn Safi mystery stories, my mother really adores that series. Love from India ❤

@CatHelicopter 2 месяца назад

This comment thread made me so happy :') love to see Urdu getting the love it deserves

@Webanglikethat 2 месяца назад

Hindi poetry too !!!

@melancholy0003 2 месяца назад

I was initially of the “if you claim to be inclusive you need to include povs you don’t agree with/may be harmful” school of thought. Taking into consideration this video and the comments left by smarter people than me… I have changed me mind 😅. Thank you for sharing with and educating me❤

@littlecatfeet9064 Месяц назад

So you now want to suppress povs you don’t agree with again. What an ideological roller coaster 🙄

@padndora021 2 месяца назад

“The brand must be a Pinocchio sidekick cause it’s suddenly jiminy…crickets” is an iconic line

@angelinabvby 2 месяца назад

jack pls start a book club 🙏

@TheBeatlesToday 2 месяца назад

Totally second your Bluestockings recommendation! I stop by every time I visit NYC. Not only do they have a fantastic selection of activist books, but also they’re worker-owned, and the City’s only queer-, trans-, and sex-worker-run bookshop!

@sob2237 2 месяца назад

"the conversation needs to move forward [...] through conversation"

@glitchy_taurus 2 месяца назад

“BomBASTIC side eye to Toyota” really got me good. Well done on this video!! I was skeptical going in but I thought you did a really thorough yet breezy job telling the tale. I would watch more video essays by you!

@moonriversou 2 месяца назад

NEW‼️ JACK EDWARDS‼️ VIDEO‼️ WHERE‼️ HE‼️ TALKS‼️ ABOUT‼️ BOOK AND PUBLISHING DRAMA‼️👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹

@brooklynjane5740 2 месяца назад

Jack making multiple fracking jokes takes the cake

@caromela2031 2 месяца назад

Omg a new Jack Edwards video, I’m frack- I mean, freaking out!

@chirarihorari 2 месяца назад

Great summary! Really highlighted for me how the shallowness of Allstora’s politics (rainbow capitalism, as you said) forced it into this no-win situation. They genuinely understood the Right’s book bans to be a serious problem (hence the bus) but they had such a superficial take on it that they couldn’t work out what to do when ppl said there were books *they* shouldn’t be platforming.

@bowtiesandcigarettes 2 месяца назад

What makes me sad is that I genuinely enjoy Eric Cervini’s (queer historian and shop queer’s co founder) content so much, and have found so many of my favorite queer authors and books and knowledge through him. And RuPaul can walk away from this mess relatively unscathed while ShopQueer is pretty much done.

@caitplol 2 месяца назад

10:46 The book on the right here, ‘Hell Followed With Us’ is actually a queer, YA dystopian fantasy written by a trans author. Not saying the filters work but it did grab that one which is a great read!

@VeraHeidkamp 2 месяца назад

I love your shoutout to Gay's The Word

@flor8567 2 месяца назад

All these celebs create book clubs for the same reason: to either sell their own books or to produce/star in the adaptation.

@vincent_2232 2 месяца назад

I love libraries like Queer Liberation Library that are online libraries that actually seek to curate queer inclusive and educational books! And it’s free!!!!

@PokhrajRoy. 2 месяца назад

0:04 (Recreates Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint doing the cross)

@sunnydays07 2 месяца назад

Excuse me! Don’t forget Pep as well?

@aliceborry3753 2 месяца назад

Thank you for making a video about this! I really like your video essays, I think it's a type of videos that really suits you, hope we get to see more of them in the future

@orcinusolive447 2 месяца назад

Happy trans day of visibility! If you want some really awesome drag Queen representation, you can read One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston. Though the queen is only a side character, they are absolutely amazing.

@MayaAs12 2 месяца назад

Plus: as a lesbian I think it really represented wlw love pretty good :)

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

such a great book!!

@LaughingStockfarm1 2 месяца назад

When I saw RuPaul pushing Allstora on Colbert’s show I immediately recognized it as both a store front for a much larger company, and a money grab. 😝 Now, here’s an idea for you Jack…how about taking a look at the Lammy Literary award nominees? I’d be totally here for it. I’d love to see a little more buzz for the awards. 😁

@hopetherespudding 2 месяца назад

I've never heard of this so thank you for the comment! 😊

@fulltimeweeb7394 2 месяца назад

omggg your personality is perfect for this type of video, it's actually capturing my failiure of an attention span

@Hi-sb5pt 2 месяца назад

thank you so much for making this video! it sparked an hour long debate between me and my dad. we both took a lot away from it and im loooving your video essay era.

@nadinesimon2771 Месяц назад

about the book prices: in germany we actually have a law, called Buchpreisbindungsgesetz (lol, we love long words) and it states that all book prices should always remain the same, no matter in which store you buy :) I think that's pretty cool, so small independent book stores have the same advantage as the big ones

@B-zk9bt 2 месяца назад

I cannot believe we got “RuPaul sold transphobic books and literally Mein Kempf.” Before GTA 6 and the full release of Deltarune. 💀

@judegrindvoll8467 2 месяца назад

I LOVE a video essay - more please! This was very well done 😊

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

thank you!!

@hummingawayawayaway 2 месяца назад

Woke up on Easter Sunday only to be blessed with Jack's new video let's go

@DilutedH2SO4 2 месяца назад

your video essays are the only things getting me thru easter exam season 😭😭

@monsth3te555 2 месяца назад

I love that we are getting a sit down social commentary video from you Jack! It's a fun way to mix things up.

@cobrakaiqueen6959 2 месяца назад

I love the video essay format! This topic is so interesting to me :)

@rita.sotero 2 месяца назад

Queer bookshop in porto portugal, “livraria aberta”

@arieslofi 2 месяца назад

desconhecia, obrigado!!

@1492irina Месяц назад

10:13 Hey, that's the bookstore in Pride! Love that movie

@dimitra_k 2 месяца назад

I love your video essays, I hope you keep doing them!!

@Alex-tc6gs 2 месяца назад

Yessss we need to see more of this style vid this was ELITE

@milusiakr 2 месяца назад

It's honestly rather insulting to hear their defense - "oh, I'm an academic at heart, I want free access to all knowledge". Never have I ever met an academic who would claim that all that's ever been written should be available freely for people to buy, consume, and misinterpret without proper context. You would never call an academic bookshop censoring their stock by selecting books that are thematically relevant, would you? You wouldn't march in saying "I demand Marvel and Mary Poppins to be immediately available, BECAUSE FREEDOM". It's stupid and they're either that or thinking that we are, using those excuses. Also, on a different note, libraries should also not carry all books ever, there's no money and space for that ;)

@duqial 2 месяца назад

Mein Kampf is like the book one should draw the line on. It's actually illegal to buy and sell in my country I believe and I am glad. I haven't personally read it, but from what people who read that told me it's just gibberish with horrid ideology of a person losing sanity sprinkles on top. There are better books documenting the fall of humanity in my humble opinion and it's way more interesting to read the accounts of people who were influenced by a crazy man's power trip and didn't turn out to be as horrid as him.

@zizi6538 2 месяца назад

My history teacher kept going on about how he is reading it like was ment to shock us. It was so cringe ,he was acting like an edgy 15 year old when this man is pushing 50.

@marina6166 2 месяца назад

Living in in germany with ✨Buchpreisbindung✨ is quite a different experience

@jepson_brown9892 2 месяца назад

After seeing your Instagram story I extra appreciated the editing effects 😂

@MountainShadow8 2 месяца назад

Yikes is right! Thank you so much for bringing attention to this. In my opinion, just throwing any book into a space that is supposed to be safe is horrific.

@kanakpandey2452 2 месяца назад

Been waiting for this since I heard about it on yap city !

@leratomahloko4983 2 месяца назад

I picked up Maya Angelou books at the library because of Oprah. Love that lady 🍁🧎

@arkromes 2 месяца назад

I was scrolling on insta before I started on homework & in the literal minute before I left the app your video came on my feed! it was perfect timing as I just ran out of things to watch while woking. super glad i checked out your youtube this is awesome! really cool video there isn't enough good lit crit video essays :)

@yodittesfaye9702 2 месяца назад

Jack your research was spot on, so impressed with summation and interlocking snaps of related histories - yummy delivery as ever. Also appreciate the editing and imagery, paced just so. If I were a chef 👩🏾‍🍳 I’d 💋 U

@QueenKunta Месяц назад

This was a fantastic transition into an ad read that was relevant to the topic at hand! Good on you!

@josepjulialangridge6093 2 месяца назад

One of your best videos Jack ! Please do more like these ! ❤️

@cooksbooks5451 2 месяца назад

How did I miss this happening?!?! great video, really accessible and well researched

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

thank you so much, i really appreciate the feedback!!

@blu3poisonfrog 2 месяца назад

thank you for the recommendations at the end, eager to dive into them!

@august_air 2 месяца назад

Video essay king 👑! love your videos and how you structure them ❤

@morganvogt6800 2 месяца назад

Very well thought out and researched. I work in the publishing industry and I'm always disheartened by book banning of any type. However, the books are still available even if they are banned in one area. The insidious topic no one talks about is the censorship going on within the publishing industry. Although the idea behind sensitivity readers is a good one, it has become a way to censor authors (they may say that an author doesn't have to make the changes but the implication is that if they don't the book will not be published). And then there are employees who protest against certain books being published and publishers have capitulated. Which means the book will never be available or will be in a censored form. One example is the way publishers expect Black authors to write. American Fiction touched on this and it is a real thing happening. You may not agree with what certain books say, but we all deserve a chance to make up our own minds. But when a publisher decides to censor something before it even gets out there, we're all left a little bit poorer not being able to decide for ourselves.

@mollygaffney7863 2 месяца назад

More of these types of videos, please! You have a real talent for this 🩵

@ryancoryea9598 2 месяца назад

jack’s book club coming when ??? the girlies are waiting!!!

@bdb89 2 месяца назад

Off topic, but as a former picker at an automated Amazon facility, the clips used towards the beginning of the vid give me anxiety 😂 Picking 1 item every 4 seconds without the right to pee is no joke lol.

@ellarose8696 2 месяца назад

Omg thank you for posting I just started the dishes!

@jack_edwards 2 месяца назад

i got u

@beedeer2907 12 дней назад

What you said on Booksellers agreeing on a fixed price to not undercut each other is actually a law in Germany (and some other EU states as well iirc) called "Buchpreisbindung". The argument for it is that there should be no market competition around "works of culture" and that small bookstores in rural places need to be able to sustain themselves to ensure a more equal access to knowledge.

@haileyfussell 2 месяца назад

I’m taking a college course about rupaul right now and this was so informative and helpful

@fh6019 2 месяца назад

How cool is your college omg, would you like to share more about the course? 😍

@haileyfussell 2 месяца назад

@@fh6019 it’s a gender in popular culture class and our focus is on rupaul and how rupaul / drag race has impacted queer popular culture!

@abundzufreddy 2 месяца назад

I recommend SheSaid in Berlin. Amazing queer-feminist bookshop.

@deedeedan8681 2 месяца назад

I had to stare at that thumbnail for a full minute, he sold W H A T

@blah914 2 месяца назад

😆 its in the public domain. you can get it just about anywhere.

@annabv55 2 месяца назад

unrelated but jack edwards I fw u heavy twin. not only are you literary smart but you now do video essays as well what more can I ask for

@diwataluna 2 месяца назад

What a succinct way to cover so many topics!

@nissasbookcorner 2 месяца назад

my two interests combined thank u so much

@ddiazmoron 2 месяца назад

I really like this videos where you talk about stuff that happens in the book space or community. Like the video about Ghostwriting. ❤❤❤❤

@ameonna8168 2 месяца назад

this video popped up just in time for my girl dinner and post dinner snack of cake and crunchy grapes

@sarahc882 2 месяца назад

cannot watch this vid full screen on my giant laptop without noticing jack's GLOWING skin. drop that skincare routine !!

@cerebralhan 2 месяца назад

thank you for making this video Jack, as a super queer book fan i embarrassingly had no idea about this (i tend to avoid things about Ru lol). Having watched you since 2017 it is wonderful to see you progress continuously and shed light on such important topics. I love how you included the positive things that the company is doing and information around the book bans. I also found out about the trans readathon through you and have just finished Detransition, Baby. Thanks for all your hard work! ❤