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Overthinking It: Calvin & Hobbes | Separating Consumption From Identity

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Calvin and Hobbes was a favorite of mine and I'm glad to be revisiting it with new ideas and a new frame of mind.
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Walker, R. (2009). Buying in: The secret dialogue between what we buy and who we are. New York: Random House.
Schroeder, J. E., & Zwick, D. (2004). Mirrors of Masculinity: Representation and Identity in Advertising Images (Unpublished master's thesis). Department of Industrial Economics and Management, Royal Institute of Technology.
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@RomanBearProductions 2 года назад

Hey everyone, since this video has been out for awhile and has the most views of any of my others by a mile I’d like to address the inclusion of the creator Peter Coffin. I do not endorse the decisions and ideas that Peter Coffin has espoused. I understand that other creators have had trouble with them and their most recent defenses of harmful ideas and figures is disappointing to say the least. Their work was helpful to me when learning about various leftist ideas but I do not want my work to send people towards them.

@erikred8217 Год назад

Consumer identity: see the subscribe button. Hey Roman say Hi and I'll do so. already liked. Singed the old man gamewink.

@TheSerfsTV 5 лет назад

I think this is the highest production for lowest subscriber count I've ever encountered. I hope you take off!

@emv2917 3 года назад

Funny seeing you guys here - love your work!

@elineitz2428 3 года назад

Same here

@callumgruber5296 3 года назад

Holy serfs!

@damianheczko7428 3 года назад

genuinely blown away how low the view and subscriber count is on the videos from this guy... They're greaaat

@andrewgrasham4604 3 года назад

I know right?! this is extremely well put together!! So my absolute faves making their living on RU-vid aren't this slick

@AJ69238 3 года назад

I loved this comic so much as a kid, and it has only aged better since then. Bill Watterson has my eternal respect!

@Blockhog 3 года назад

Calvin's dad is literally my dad, glasses, it builds character, loving the outdoors and waking up early. Also he told me story when I was young and songs, like "the itsy bitsy spider went crawling up your back, sunk in its fangs and had a little snack, when it was done you collapse upon the floor and the itsy, bitsy, spider, went crawling back for more" that was my childhiod

@acedelta12 3 года назад

It's situations like where Calvin and Susie are talking about why he didn't join baseball that convince me that the two of them have the potential to be great friends.

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

It’s one of the more frustrating parts growing up because they really do vibe well together if Calvin could only get over himself

@acedelta12 3 года назад

@@RomanBearProductions Agreed.

@MrSamulai 3 года назад

Theory; Hobbes always seems to have great time when he's with Susie and generally has no problem hanging out with her. Hobbes is a product of Calvin's imagination. A manifestation of his subconscious, if you will. (Whether or not that makes him real or not is unrelated, to me at least.) Some part of Calvin desperately wants to be Susie's friend. All his pranks are subliminal attempts to get her attention, by a boy who doesn't know how to actually make friends. His constant failure to befriend her fuels his dislike of her and other girls. G.R.O.S.S. is his method of protecting his ego.

@acedelta12 3 года назад

@@MrSamulai I support this theory with everything I have.

@mdtisthebest6249 2 года назад

@@RomanBearProductions I hate that boys in media are all made obnoxious while girls are perfect little angels.

@connorwalters3240 5 лет назад

Hot dang this was amazing! I always knew there was something underneath this comic, but never realized it till now. I hope your channel grows even more!

@sharondipity152 5 лет назад

"Every read-through is like a gift I get to keep opening." My thoughts exactly. Great video, RomanBear.

@akiyamada2306 3 года назад

Honestly, the part about connections is so true--especially when I think back on how desperately I wanted my stuffed animal to be like Hobbes in a childhood where I felt misunderstood. I connected with the comics core theme so much...plus I was a nerd for the social commentary even as a kid I felt seen by Calvin aka Watterson

@DanPurcell 5 лет назад

Dude, this is excellently put together, love me some Calvin and Hobbes, very excited to see more!

@DrawpinionDump 3 года назад

I straight up named my first cat after Hobbes, this comic means so much to me. It's so nice to see it being given the love and depth it deserves by videos like yours! Amazing work!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

If I wasn't horribly allergic to cats this would have been my move. Thank you for the kind comment!

@Saxoboneless 3 года назад

WOW. Just... Wow. I've never heard the philosophies of this comic meaningfully put into words until now, and it's making me realize how much my favorite comic since first grade significantly shaped my views on advertising and masculinity, and I didn't even notice it! Best video I've seen on C&H, I'd sub twice if I could

@anyaklum8757 3 года назад

My cat is named Sprite after Bill Watterson's. Best name ever.

@z.j.karasik9601 3 года назад

I think the "I sure didn't buy it for the music" strip was implying that he bought it so that his mom would see it and freak out.

@TurtlePower718 5 лет назад

Such a nice and deep analysis, entertaining, too! Keep up the fantastic work, comrade!

@kiddert 3 года назад

I study visual communication, one could say that im the enemy for making advertisements and making products more appealing for people and i just cant deny it. We learn that a brand is just 10% different and 90% similar to others, consumers buy brands, not products. I truly believe there is another way of thinking and producing and consuming, pieces of media like this keeps your feet on the ground. Loved the video!!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you for the comment and I would never call you an enemy just for working in advertisement (especially as someone that’s worked in advertisement myself). It’s all about being critical of the systems and culture that perpetuate this type of environment.

@a.n.9800 3 года назад

I used to sneak into my parents’ room to read their Calvin and Hobbes collection, now that I’m older I’m starting to see the deeper topics addressed. Thank you for the video!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

That’s the most wholesome reason I’ve ever heard for sneaking into a parent’s room lol

@Professor_SpaceTime 3 года назад

Amazing video. Fantastic editing. It's such a crime this hasn't gotten more attention.

@OldPongGeezer 3 года назад

I first came across Calvin and Hobbes in The Stars and Stipes newspaper while stationed in Korea (mid 80's). Really helped get me through that year away. Loved the innocence and imagination of that kid, and the companionship of the two. Favorite strip was the one about the wonder and fascination with the toaster - making toast! Found the complete collection in three bound books at Costco many years ago; now a prized possession 🤓. Thanks for this video, really enjoyed it and appreciate all the effort you put into it!!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

In between our schools scholastic book sales where I used to get the full books, I would get the Stars and Stripes for that purpose only haha (grew up on a military base in Japan). Glad you enjoyed the video!

@Sentrah1 7 месяцев назад

this is criminally underrated. the editing is top notch. and calvin and hobbes is such an underrepresented piece of media as well.

@salamilidaintgonfit7576 3 года назад

I always knew thst it was a metaphor for something like this but I never really thought about these examples too hard, thanks for informing us

@sharpduds 3 года назад

Calvin And Hobbes video essay? I see you are man of culture, an observation solidified by The Producers reference

@MattTOB618 4 года назад

Geez, I never realized how adult this comic was!

@Skyehoppers 3 года назад

This was a wonderful essay! The editing, the music, and the humor all work together to support the powerful argument underneath. I loved Calvin and Hobbes as a kid even though I missed such a large majority of the jokes I'm sure. But maybe it taught me some important lessons I didn't even realize. And in the end, the scenes I remember the most were the ones of the two of them going on their simple, pretty adventures so I think I did get it after all. Instant sub, hope to catch up on everything else youve made soon :)

@MrOrcshaman 13 дней назад

I love that Calvin and Hobbes exists within its own ecosystem, Bill never allowed his work to be taken away by anyone else and putting their spin on it like they have done with Garfield. This makes it purely timeless, something you can revisit at any time and recontextualise how you see it as an adult compared to how you saw it as a child.

@geraldtrudeau3223 11 месяцев назад

That one image of Calvin going ballistic with a mushroom cloud over his head just floored me! I forgot just how insanely funny Calvin and Hobbes could be. Just that one image and I couldn't laughing.

@christianboi7690 Год назад

I’ve never liked the idea of having clothes, posters, or any other merchandise of shows I enjoyed. It never set well with me and I never really knew why. One day my brother talked about consumer identity and I feel like maybe something clicked then. I think I just never wanted to define myself through things. The idea felt so cringy or materialist or whatever. I want to be defined by my actions alone.

@lucpelletier Год назад

Wow. I did not expect such a great breakdown of Calvin and Hobbes! Awesome work! Feel free to do more of these!

@therockmannorl 3 года назад

As someone who grew up in a very masculine world, every family member having been in the military, growing up in the american south, and so on, it only now occurs to me how much masculinity was baked into my very being. The more I think about it, the more I realize that if I hadn't ever been exposed to the concept that masculinity is not in and of itself an inherent quality of myself because of my genitals, I would never have discovered the world of euphoria and fulfillment I have now. My parents bought me toys and games, and paid for interests that were perceived as unabashedly masculine, and really still are today in a lot of ways. This idea of having my gender 'bought' for me as a child... it really warps the way you think of yourself. I thought of myself as a 'boy/ man' only because I was never presented the option of an alternative. In a sense, I was handed a sunk-cost way of thinking. "mother and father have paid a lot for me to be a boy, so I should be good and be that way, even if I don't really feel like that's true or accurate in any way." The commodification of our identities and the linking of gender norms within these things makes a strange and uncomfortable mask to have to wear as an enby who isn't really fully out. I appreciate your making me think about that more, and maybe I should re-read Calvin and Hobbes, lol. Thanks!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

I’m glad you that you are happy now. Thank you for sharing this.

@smygskytt1712 5 лет назад

This was a fantastic little video you've made.

@raisezell 3 года назад

I just found this video and I have to comment: this is amazing! I’ve been a huge Calvin and Hobbes since I found a complication at a yard sale. I’m glad you created this video because it did one of my favorite comics justice!!! I’m gonna have this on repeat for the next 10 years

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you so much! I used to get mine at Scholastic Book Fairs and would always be so disappointed when they didn’t have any new ones.

@evanniseventy702 3 года назад

Bruh this might be the best hidden youtube find ever

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Oh wow, thank you, just curious, how did you stumble upon the video? I have a hard time promoting my own stuff so it helps to know how people find me.

@evanniseventy702 3 года назад

@@RomanBearProductions i searched up calvin and hobbes video essay!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

@@evanniseventy702 Cool cool! thank you

@looniemoonie5955 3 года назад

Calvin and Hobbes was.. and WILL remain my favourite comic book of all times. It's so deep, heartwarming, phylocophical and entertaining, I don't think something can ever top it for me. Thank you for this video! I really liked it. Wish you all the best, kind stranger.

@Myzelfa 3 года назад

I don't think the anti-consumerism message within Calvin and Hobbes was intended to be the main point, though it was certainly on Watterson's mind as he struggled constantly against companies trying to monetize his work through cheap merchandise. I think it comes across more strongly now because it's such a sever problem in the present day.

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Like I mention in the beginning, there are a ton of different lenses through which to analyze Calvin and Hobbes. This was just the one I wanted to focus on because I think the comics had a lot to say on matter. Like all art, there is no objective way to understand it and I don’t want to give the impression that I’m telling people “this is what this is about. It’s the main thing to focus on” but I agree that certain topics come into sharper focus during certain periods of time.

@arthousepolitics 5 лет назад

Love calvin & hobbes music at 3:30?

@RomanBearProductions 5 лет назад

Art House Politics “BirdBrainz” from RU-vid’s Audio library

@rylanonline 3 года назад

Please.. PLEASE make more videos!!Everything about this from the scripting to the editing was some of the best I’ve seen on RU-vid and I’ve grown up on this hellscape. I can’t imagine how much effort went into this if my own shit can sometimes take me months and it’s not even half as good. Keep up the great work!!

@closetghost 4 года назад

This is really good! I don’t understand how this has so few views and you have so few subscribers!! Great job 💕

@tomfrazier1103 3 года назад

In some of his book introductions he expresses nostalgia and appreciation for the comics of the first third of the XXth Century. The getting beyond rigid lim ited square panels.

@evywthingseemsdiffagain921 5 лет назад

Loved this

@deensaleh13 2 года назад

Dude this was the video I was looking for, I searched up Calvin and Hobbes hoping for this and I found it right at the top thanks so much I was so surprised how your not a much bigger creator after looking at your subscriber count, I really loved this video and hope you really take off!!

@MangaPen 3 года назад

Just commenting to boost you in the algorithm, because this is great.

@ayangangopadhyay7500 4 года назад

Please keep making videos, I honestly loved this one. Great job, will keep tuning into your channel for updates :)

@skabbonica 3 года назад

How am I just now seeing this? Excellent work. Production, writing, animation, all top notch. Keep 'em coming!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Working on it! thanks for the kind comment!

@sunflowerboinagachika 2 года назад

I enjoyed this video essay so much that I’m actually mad cuz I can’t stop thinking about it.

@RomanBearProductions 2 года назад

I guess I should say thank you and sorry. Is there a word that covers them both?

@aalloy6881 3 года назад

23:23 - PERFECT example from the strip that shows the strip's insight on living in a world surrounded by consumerist media.

@KoruGo 5 лет назад

Awesome video! Found it from Reddit. By any chance, could you please tell me how you made or where you got the yellow background?

@RomanBearProductions 5 лет назад

Hello God, it's me, RomanBear. So I took this free overlay: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hX_rhsbFET4.html and brought it into after effects where I slowed it down, looped the footage (you right click on the footage, hit interpret, and change the number of loop times in the menu) and inverted the channels so I ended up with black specks on a white background. After that, I created a new solid for the background which I made the yellow color, and put that underneath the overlay layer. The last step is to change the overlay layer's blending mode to darken. Hope that has pleased you, lord. It feels somewhat blasphemes to be instructing God. Do not smite, please.

@KoruGo 5 лет назад

Thank you mortal, you will not die today! (Seriously, thanks, I will 100% be using that trick)

@DSPHistoricalSociety 3 года назад

Like a great band that go by the name of Fugazi once said "You are not what you own"

@rachel_espinoza 8 месяцев назад

I had a Webkinz tiger named Hobbes after C and H. I added more to my collection after, but he was my favorite because of my love for the strip. I always felt like Calvin and Hobbes chose me more than I chose them. My first book was Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat, and I just remember thinking. I don’t know who these two are yet, but one thing’s for sure. They’re going to take me on some incredible adventures. In other words I was attracted immediately. The snappy humor, the philosophy, amazing artwork and characters. It’s a gem

@thatguyyoudontknow 3 года назад

I loved Calvin and Hobbes since I was about 9...I'm about to be 36. This is attributed to why I have a great sense of humor, imagination, and am cynical and hate consumer ideology. Long live Calvin and Hobbes, and I hope Watterson is doing well.

@EverlastingHobnocker 3 года назад

Agreed! The comic began when I was twelve and came to my local paper when I was fourteen. Loved it ever since. ❤

@EverlastingHobnocker 3 года назад

@John Barber I certainly do, for the most part!

@thatguyyoudontknow 3 года назад

@@EverlastingHobnocker oh I'm quite sure he was talking to me haha.

@futuristica1710 3 года назад

High, HIGH production value and interesting content! Thanks! Keep up the good work!

@danae5578 3 года назад

19:10 This right here is HILARIOUS

@tee-shorts5891 2 года назад

Somehow in SOME WAY no matter HOW MANY YEARS PAST this this little CHILD never seems to AGE Ash ketchum: finally, a WORTHY OPPONENT, OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY

@lotsclosed19 3 года назад

absolutely phenomenal video. Please keep up the work!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you and I will!

@ThatsJustLikeYourOpinionMan 3 года назад

Dang this is great! Awesome production values too!

@martybartfast1 3 года назад

Loved that, thank you and well done. m

@slowboy9565 3 года назад

real good video love the editing/production. suprised you dont have more subscribers

@bookbook9495 2 года назад

I was right, you’re cool

@RomanBearProductions 2 года назад

Thanks! 😊

@vojaro5669 3 года назад

Maybe when this comic on insurance was originally written it didn’t mean the insurance company would “hit you with a slingshot.” However if you fast forward to present day, it’s not so far from the truth. Insurance companies have now stuck their greedy little hands into the decisions that physicians make for their patients. Saying what medications are covered and which ones are not, what procedures they will cover and what they will not. Leaving doctors trying to help the insurance companies not the patients (and did you know that all humans are cut from the same cookie cutter), so patients have now lost the connection with their physician. We’re all the same in the insurance games’ eyes. No more being treated like an individual. I could go on, but I’ll shut up now. Calvin and Hobbes was way ahead of its time. I wish Mr. Watterson would get back to the drawing board. There is so much more evil now to expand on … and I so much love Calvin and Hobbes.

@crackrat6166 2 года назад

Hobbes is more real than anything else in this world! Come at me bro!

@robertparker1621 2 года назад

Calvin’s mom’s face at 14:12 has haunted my nightmares since I first saw it as a kid

@RomanBearProductions 2 года назад

OMG! I never even noticed how absolutely terrifying that face is WTF!?

@phaedrusknife 3 года назад

A staggering level of quality

@baldrickt.adder-slayer287 3 года назад

You've got MAD research skills!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you! I feel like I’m pretty bad at it but it all seems to come together lol

@baldrickt.adder-slayer287 3 года назад

@@RomanBearProductions I have subscribed and look forward to more in the future!

@bbrbbr-on2gd 3 года назад

Tribute to the algorithm A well thought out essay, and a great analysis.

@dimarelos 4 года назад

Excellent video.

@Jouzou87 3 года назад

C&H has so much depth to it, I don't know if you can really "over"think it

@patrickmanway290 Год назад

I almost consider Calvin and Hobbes a work of classic literature. It's THAT good.

@user-qq5lg9uj6m 3 года назад

Loved this video, thank you!!

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@NathanOkun 3 года назад

The Great Peanut Butter Fiasco shows EXACTLY where and from whom Calvin got his identity from...

@RobMacKendrick 3 года назад

Godwin's Law, RU-vid corollary: Whenever a video compares someone or thing to the Nazis, it's officially entered the WTF zone. At this point the video producer either says "crap!" and backpedals furiously back out of the WTF zone, or sells his video to Alex Jones.

@plsarguewithme2665 3 года назад

it's insane that you dont have at least 500k subs

@connieatkinson418 3 года назад

Nothin’ like sucking the joy out of every square millimeter of a cartoon by overanalysing it.

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Slurp slurp

@considerthehumbleworm 3 года назад

glad the youtube algorithm has decided this is good now

@davidmccarthy4206 5 лет назад

3:34 I had to pause the video and look my living room around me. Really makes you think

@Smug_1996 3 года назад

I loved this video so much! Subbed ^^

@frankrosen4915 5 лет назад

how does this have so little views wtf

@dallasshumaker6148 2 года назад

Found you by the Noah leftist video comment section. Great video.

@elijahdick9568 3 года назад

Calvin and Hobbes is by a wide margin the best newspaper comic ever made

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

It’s honestly shocking to think that you’d find such incredible artwork and writing sharing the same space as Dilbert.

@elijahdick9568 3 года назад

@@RomanBearProductions or family circus 🤮

@gayshuk5810 3 года назад

Wtf, this production value is like a 1000 higher than your current sub count

@LexYeen 3 года назад

It ought to be a crime that the algorithm waited until 2021 to show me this.

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

I guess after 10,000 views is when the algorithm Gods decide it’s worth anything.

@JolgiFOlgi 3 года назад

VERY NICE.

@DICKNSful 2 года назад

Also, I respect Bill Wattersons' views vis a vis merchandising, but, a lot of fans (like me!) Would have LOVED Calvin and Hobbes merchandise!

@joachimb5721 2 месяца назад

I couldn‘t be a bigger Calvin & Hobbes fan and I not only respect his views, I fully agree. It is so amazing that he not only created my favorite comic characters but also has such a wonderful view on these topics.

@Wrappedinhair 3 года назад

Words of encouragement to help with the algorythm

@veramae4098 3 года назад

I don't mind being the target of consumer research. Helps me find what I want or need. Then, I put the brakes on.

@Theomite 10 месяцев назад

The only part I disagree with is the propeller beanie example. Calvin wants the propeller beanie because he actually believes it will give him the ability to fly. We see him imagining his travels through the sky with said beanie. Calvin frequently dreams of leaving his home & family and escaping the numerous irritants of his life, and his obsession with the beanie is based on that; the beanie is the first thing he's encountered that promises that escape. But he has no grasp of aeronautics and we can see from his fantasies every reason why his dream will fail before the beanie even arrives. Consumer identity has little to do with this example. It's pure desperation-based escape fantasy.

@TheBeteljuice 3 года назад

iT'S A COMIC STRIP! SIT DOWN!

@jackletooth789 3 года назад

Bro this video slaps

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Thank you!

@disqobunny 3 года назад

this was absolutely godlike. im going to reread the comics i have now, ty. music at 13:35 and 19:28 ? theyre just so wavey

@chimedemon 3 года назад

19:10 please, for the love of god do that for me too. Maybe a comic of Fight Club in the style of Calvin and Hobbes... duuuuuude, DUUUUUUDE HOLY SHIT YEAH MAN!!!

@TimothySweeney 3 года назад

Brand over quality, consumers can mature above this but it requires deliberate focus. Is identity over quality relevant to personal choice or preference? Only if you want it to be.

@Q269 3 года назад

Great intro, keep that fun personality in your videos; even if you feel wyrd about it sometimes. =D

@Q269 3 года назад

Dayum, it for real -real- quick though... To be expected given the source, but I'm still curious how your other essays will hit

@deadlightmutantdankballs2431 3 года назад

Calvin pissing bumper stickerr

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

Fun fact about those: nobody knows who started them. Bill Watterson has acknowledged their existence as something he doesn’t care much for but they continue to be sold and redistributed today. I personally don’t like them but they are a product of people and not business which is why, although illegal, they have never been stopped.

@RexJava75 3 года назад

It may be of interest to you to know that they are based on philosophers John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.

@DICKNSful 2 года назад

One problem I have with your reasoning is that brands AREN'T fully in control of their image. People ascribe their own meaning to products/brands, which may be radically different from the age/meaning marketing may strive to present. Yes, are purchases reflect who we are/want to be, but we determine the meaning of that purchase, which may be radically different, even in opposition to, the image and ideas producer's/marketing may want.

@RomanBearProductions 2 года назад

My critique is not about the process by which people ascribe meaning onto the products themselves, this is fairly common behavior. Our buying habits, even without the influence of the seller, can be just as much about the identity we want to project as the utility of the material item. It’s an important part of the human experience. The real critique comes from the way in which this behavior is co-opted and morphed within a capitalist framework. In a system that demands endless growth, these behaviors are weaponized for the purpose of expanding markets or creating an even more insatiable consumer base. Of course people can ascribe their own meaning (it doesn’t matter to the company so long as they are profiting) but consumption doesn’t happen in a vacuum and the ramifications for this weaponized conflation of identity and consumption can and are frequently harmful to culture, the quality of goods and services, and the physical environment itself. I appreciate the constructive criticism though! Thank you

@ultimaweaponxiii 3 года назад

Nationalism is not synonymous with consumer identity. Both can be manipulated by people with nefarious intentions, but they are not the same.

@TheChickenRiceBowl 5 лет назад

Here before 200 subscribers.

@Yarblocosifilitico 11 месяцев назад

As a man that didn't do sports until 18, when I found climbing, I wish someone would've pushed me to do more exercise before that. Because life will demand a certain level of competition (if anything, with yourself), and you don't learn discipline and effort by playing by yourself all day. There's a reason sports are an ancient thing: it's a controlled competition, in order to prepare a man for the actual competition of life. (Most jobs require teamplaying, btw...). It's a much lesser evil to force sports on a kid (reasonably, obviously), than it is to allow him to be sedentary. The problem is, taking the kid to sports requires time and gas, and having him in his room with a console doesn't. And in nowaday's families where both parents work full time, well... guess which one is the more common. Also, it's never been true that women have to be 20 pounds underweight as Susie claims. If anything, that's imposed by other women, just like the importance they put on accesories and clothes. Men are perfectly fine (the vast majority prefers it) with a woman that is in her optimal weight. Sure, ads and films portray the ideal body, but that's as true for women as it is for men. Susie doesn't really have a point there (16:34). There's other things she could've counter with, but not that.

@redneckhippiefreak 3 года назад

Calvin's Identity is wrapped around his Religious convictions and ANY threat to a Religion meets Resistance, Hobbs is of the Material and sees the world as Completely determined By ones Own Will. That is contrary to Calvin's Fatalist ideals and predetermined outcomes of life and Gods Will.. From there you get a duality that can access and explore EVERY facet of Political and Religious Life. . IE they are based on John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.

@sebastianmichaels143 4 месяца назад

Fantastic video. Though the “toxic masculinity” section was lame. The masculine traits you cited were (and this might come as a shock, so you might want to sit down) perfectly appropriate and proper. Being “daring and courageous” is somehow bad?! Being the breadwinner in a family is somehow bad? Too many boys nowadays are being raised to be weak, scared, and flimsy. Calvin not wanting to be a “sissy” is a GOOD thing. But again, apart from that section, this video is fantastic.

@RicardoPetinga 3 года назад

And all of this is why one day I thought to myself: when I adopt a dog, I'm gonna name him Calvin. Later that same day I helped a stray dog who followed me and I ended up taking him home. I was going to try to find him a family, but I had already chosen a name for him that morning and everything, so he stayed! Been with me for 10 years and he still acts like you'd expect a Calvin to act. :)

@RomanBearProductions 3 года назад

That’s amazing and adorable.

@larrylairsonjr5129 3 года назад

i liked it because it made me laugh.

@jameshughes4138 4 года назад

I was about to start taking this video with a grain of salt when you started to go into the ‘gender identity’ stuff, but then I watched the rest and realized you weren’t pushing some sort of ideology, just analyzing the work as you saw it. Good job on staying objective, even better job on editing, and fantastic job on the video. Edit: Syntax

@closetghost 4 года назад

Ugh fuck off with your transphobic dog whistles