Reese Grey Analyzes
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Reese Grey Analyzes, Reese takes a look at creations & experiences in art, media, music, & even video-games to explore exactly WHY we think the way we think, question what we believe, and learn something new.
The media we consume undoubtedly impacts our lives & interactions and that doesn’t have to be an inherently good or bad thing. What is important is that there’s an awareness that we have that our minds and hearts...that we are in fact, being effected whether we like it or not.
Join Reese on her journey, clutching tourist pamphlets in one hand and an iced coffee in the other. Reese will be the best tour guide she can. Sarcastic quips, apathetic meltdowns, and when you need it, reassuring hi-fives—all included.
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The Internet Lied to Me About Bunny Girl Senpai: Video Essay
November 13, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 7.5 MBThe Japanese animation industry takes on some very mature topics. So, you’d see an anime titled “Bunny Girl Senpai” and immediately think…”fanservice trash”. But conceptually, the anime handles very complex themes such as depression, loneliness and struggling to find a healthy sense of self during puberty, and all in all had the promise of being a pretty wholesome and complex show. Culturally, we’re taught to largely ignore emotional pain and scars. Many teens learn that in adolescence, you...
Anime Uses Meta Sexualization As An Excuse to Objectify: Evangelion & Danganronpa
April 14, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBHello my loves. Timestamps 0:00 Intro & Life Update + Content Warning 2:33 Is Sexualizing/Objectifying Characters OK because they aren't real people? 4:08 Japan's "Soft Power" & How Anime Can Effect Real Life 6:04 Making Anime "Political" 7:27 Sexualization is Subjective Objectification is Not 9:09 The Evangelion Hospital Scene 14:09 Asuka Can't Sleep Scene 15:53 The Subjectivity of what is "Appropriate" Critiquing the way anime sexualizes characters, mostly women, and albeit — very you...
19: Anime Uses Meta Sexualization As An Excuse to Objectify: Evangelion & Danganronpa
April 14, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBHello my loves. Timestamps 0:00 Intro & Life Update + Content Warning 2:33 Is Sexualizing/Objectifying Characters OK because they aren't real people? 4:08 Japan's "Soft Power" & How Anime Can Effect Real Life 6:04 Making Anime "Political" 7:27 Sexualization is Subjective Objectification is Not 9:09 The Evangelion Hospital Scene 14:09 Asuka Can't Sleep Scene 15:53 The Subjectivity of what is "Appropriate" Critiquing the way anime sexualizes characters, mostly women, and albeit — very you...
18: TikTok Asks: How to Love?
January 29, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBLet's Explore the possible benefits and disadvantages of living in an age where where hearts, minds, and algorithms are so deeply intertwined. Video Timestamps 0:00 Intro & Chit Chat 2:00 How Social Media Frames Our Understandings of Love Part 1: Self Love & Self Awareness 4:20 Selfishness 7:78 Falling into Codependency 9:10 Staying Single & Hoping to Find Self Love 10:25 Performativity of Love 13:52 Loving Through Mimicry Part 2: Learning How To Love 15:00 Loving VS. Wanting to be In Lo...
17 TikTok Asks: Why Hatred is Trending?
January 22, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBHey Guys :) Join me as we analyze TikTok creator Mol & "Karen" Memes. Mol is a LGBTQ TikTok influencer who was recently "cancelled" via unfounded sexual assault allegations via TikTok. His mannerisms and speech patterns are mocked, as well as his content highly criticized. We'll use Mol's TikTok account as a case study to analyze why people choose to hate and bully, and if the public ridicule is in this case, or any case for that matter, is deserved or not. We'll also be analyzing the K...
16: What Makes A Country "Unrecognized" Transnistria, Somaliland & The Principality of Sealand
January 15, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBWhether you want to start your own country, or wonder why others have such a difficult time being recognized in international law, there are a lot of politics that goes into the recognition of statehood. There are currently 195 countries in the world that are recognized by the United Nations, however there are countless others all over the world who are struggling to advocate for their people and independence of their land. Territories like Somaliland are rich in culture and have history of ...
15: Post Segregation White Privilege: Why People Believe Systemic Racism Doesn’t Exist
January 08, 2023 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBComin' in hot today with a little bit spicier content than usual, so I hope you all enjoy. Today, we're going to be exploring both the sentiment of "white privilege is a myth" and "systemic racism still affects people today". Can there be an agreement between both sides? I think it's possible if we genuinely value each other. There is a lot of nuance needed when talking about subjective experiences to understand the sentiment of White Privilege in the United States. Let’s adventure together ...
14 What Makes Disney Magical? | Commodifying Culture: A Critical Analysis of Disney's Aesthetics
January 01, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBDisneyland. Branded, the happiest place on earth. But why? What about the park’s aesthetic makes people happy? what makes people feel so good when they are there? What gives Disney it’s magic? Here, I’ll go into an in depth explanation of what the philosophy of aesthetics encapsulates which includes anthropology, architecture, culture —and most importantly your own personal experiences. This adventure explores how entertainment is not value neutral, and the most mundane story lines may i...
Content Creation vs. Artistic Expression: Why We Feel Like We Need to Monetize Hobbies
November 15, 2022 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBContent creation can really be whatever you want it to be, but its best if your honest with yourself about what you want from it. 0:00 Intro: What is your Goal of Content Creation? Creative Expression or to make Money? 0:51 The stress of "creating value" by turning creativity into money 1:51 your hobbies do NOT have to be your job.... 3:51 let's stop romanticizing of "self branding" 5:48 not everyone has the skills & charisma to be a content creator 10:13 Emotions and Content Creation 1...
13: Content Creation vs. Artistic Expression: Why We Feel Like We Need to Monetize Hobbies
November 15, 2022 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIn this era of “branding yourself”, there's this unspoken feeling that your success is measured by the influence that you have. The bigger the number of subscribers—the bigger the number of views—the better that you're doing. The barrier for entry for content creation is low, nonexistent even. This is simultaneously both the best and the worst thing about the internet. This popular notion of "selling yourself" and "self-branding" romanticizes content creation in a way that makes it seem l...
12: Analyzing Social Media's Obsession with "Critique" & Unwarranted Hate (Bullying)
November 15, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 9.44 MBSocial media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube have democratized fame & notoriety. Anyone can upload any content they wish, at anytime they please. Although this can be an incredibly freeing and cathartic experience for both creators and viwers, allowing both anyone to express themselves and create an audience, while simultaneously giving power to the consumer to choose they type of content they want to see. It also gives anonymous users with bad intent the ability to anonymously bully, h...
Social Media's Obsession with "critique" Featuring: Stephanie Soo & Sevyn Satiiva
November 15, 2022 21:00 - 13 minutes - 9.47 MBcritique vs. unwarranted hate. Let's evaluate both Stephanie Soo & Sevyn Satiiva's journeys in social media. you might notice that the title of this video is super zoomer esque. It's like not capitalized. Idk sometimes it works for the algorithm, idk what i'm doing, please pay attention to me. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:59 You Don't Have Total Control When "Personal Branding"& It's Terrifying 1:35 Sevyn Satiiva Sudden Vitality & Unwarranted Hate 4:47 Stephanie Soo Mukbang Drama Controversy (H...
11: TikTok Asks: Female Gaze VS. Male Gaze | What Even is the Female Gaze?
September 23, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MBSo is there a female gaze? Yes. But it is not sexy men jumping around, like in Magic Mike, or a closeup of Thor’s badonk. This tends to confuse people. If hypersexualized depictions of female bodies, like up skirts in anime, and mega tight clothing in superhero movies (that shows a surprising amount of booba that is in no way tactical), why is it then, that the “female gaze” isn’t Magic Mike? How are they both the male gaze? Well, despite Magic Mike being about hypersexual and overly sexuali...
TikTok Asks: Female Gaze VS. Male Gaze | What Even is the Female Gaze?
September 23, 2022 06:00 - 14 minutes - 9.85 MBSo is there a female gaze? Yes. But it is not sexy men jumping around, like in Magic Mike, or a closeup of Thor’s badonk. This tends to confuse people. If hypersexualized depictions of female bodies, like up skirts in anime, and mega tight clothing in superhero movies (that shows a surprising amount of booba that is in no way tactical), why is it then, that the “female gaze” isn’t Magic Mike? How are they both the male gaze? Well, despite Magic Mike being about hypersexual and overly sexuali...
10: TikTok Asks Is The Male Gaze One Sided? | Mental Health Monday
September 18, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWelcome to the first Mental Health Monday where Reese Grey answers questions about love, life, politics and questions about prior Reese Grey Analyzes Episodes! Chapters (Questions Asked) 0:00 Intro | The First Mental Health Monday! 1:58 Is the "Male Gaze" a one Sided Argument? 8:16 Why Do Parent's Bully their Kids? How Is Generational Trauma so Culturally Acceptable? 13:22 What is Optimistic Nihilism? Exploring Friedrich Nietzche 17:57 Why Do People Choose to Believe Lies Despite Fac...
Is The Male Gaze One Sided? | Mental Health Monday (Answering Questions from TikTok)
September 18, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWelcome to the first Mental Health Monday where Reese Grey answers questions about love, life, politics and questions about prior Reese Grey Analyzes Episodes! Chapters (Questions Asked) 0:00 Intro | The First Mental Health Monday! 1:58 Is the "Male Gaze" a one Sided Argument? 8:16 Why Do Parent's Bully their Kids? How Is Generational Trauma so Culturally Acceptable? 13:22 What is Optimistic Nihilism? Exploring Friedrich Nietzche 17:57 Why Do People Choose to Believe Lies Despite Fac...
How Gaming & Twitch Streaming Changed my Life (For the Better) How Gaming Changed my Life (For the better)
August 21, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBHey Everyone! HewwoReese Socials! Gaming Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/hewworeese Podcast: https://www.hewworeese.com/episodes Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hewworeese Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hewworeese TikTok & Twitter: @HewwoReese_ (yup, an underscore at the end) ReeseGrey.com Affiliate Links SOVEREIxN Street Wear! Use code: hewworeese for 25% OFF!!! https://sovereixn.com/ *I got the confusion x controller in pink hehe* This gets really heavy, and deals with ve...
9: How Gaming & Twitch Streaming Changed my Life (For the Better) How Gaming Changed my Life (For the better)
August 21, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBWith the rise of hustle culture, often times, people (especially adults) demonize video games, saying that it's a waste of time. But, what if that's the beauty of it? Let’s explore how maybe videogames aren't the bad guy. Gaming offers an outlet, a reprieve, and an escape from an often complicated, scary and stress inducing world. The world often tells us success is only deemed valuable if it makes you money or gives you prestige. As a recent graduate student who spent 7 years in higher edu...
8: How Everything Everywhere All at Once Rejects Nihilism & Encourages Empathy and Kindness
July 24, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBI left the theater after seeing Everything Everywhere All at Once with the phrase “nothing matters” echoing in my brain— and I felt at peace about it. Mundane and common issues such as taxes and laundry are brightened up by the movies sci-fi themes while diving head first into exploring a multiverse, which isn’t actually as fantastical as it seems. We all can’t help but entertain our imaginations and wonder “what if?”. It’s a cruel reality that we don’t get to choose where in the world we ...
How Everything Everywhere All at Once Rejects Nihilism & Encourages Empathy and Kindness
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7: Bo Burnham Inside Outtakes - Why Being Yourself Is So Scary
July 11, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBAll eloquence aside, being genuine is just — hard. People deemed “successful influencers” usually need to exist within a nuanced gray area space— an odd intersection between entertainment and impact. And of course, with most things in life, that influence that one holds can be a positive or a negative. For instance, an influencer can promote brands who are only trying to commodify social justice movements by using their stances to virtue signal and gain public support, which in the end encou...
Bo Burnham Inside Outtakes - An Analysis on Filming Yourself
July 11, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBOn Adventure With Me, we look at creations and experiences in art, media, music, & even videogames to explore exactly WHY we think the way we think, question what we believe, and learn something new. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Hi (again) + Looking back on Bo Burnham's "Inside" from 2021 2:43 Performing In Front of a Camera feels Insane 3:22 Everyone is Performative 5:34 "Performativity" Gets a Bad Rap 6:22 Bo's Issues With Guilt 10:42 Analyzing the Chicken Song 14:07 Mental Health Monday Submiss...
6: Why Memes Are SO Different Between GenZ and Millennials
May 22, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBI asked my little brother why zoomer humor was so confusing and he said "I don't know, I guess I'm always just so confused anyway so I laugh as a coping mechanism" On Reese Grey Analyzes, we look at creations and experiences in art, media, music, & even videogames to explore exactly WHY we think the way we think, question what we believe, and learn something new. And what better way to explore popular media than with memes. So have you ever wondered WHY younger people tend to perceive ol...
Why Memes Are SO Different Between GenZ and Millenials
May 22, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBI asked my little brother why zoomer humor was so confusing and he said "I don't know, I guess I'm always just so confused anyway so I laugh as a coping mechanism" On Adventure With Me, we look at creations and experiences in art, media, music, & even videogames to explore exactly WHY we think the way we think, question what we believe, and learn something new. And what better way to explore popular media than with memes. So have you ever wondered WHY younger people tend to perceive olde...
5: Why Pixar's "Turning Red" Was Phenomenal: An Analysis of "Girlhood" in Cinema
May 15, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBHey :) Let’s talk about Turning Red, and how it gives excellent depictions on how the male gaze in film effects the girlhood and boyhood experience. Turning Red (2022) is a Disney Pixar movie directed by Domee Shi about a Chinese Canadian tween girl named Mei who must confront her mother during the midst of puberty. TimeStamps: Chapters 0:00 Funky Fresh Intro 2:30 Turning Red's "Relatability" (If You Don't Relate...That's okay) 4:30 Mei's Greatest Strength & Greatest Weakness is her Emotion...
Why Pixar's "Turning Red" Was Phenomenal: An Analysis of "Girlhood" in Cinema Ep.5
May 15, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBHey :) Let’s talk about Turning Red, and how it gives excellent depictions on how the male gaze in film effects the girlhood and boyhood experience. Turning Red (2022) is a Disney Pixar movie directed by Domee Shi about a Chinese Canadian tween girl named Mei who must confront her mother during the midst of puberty. TimeStamps: Chapters 0:00 Funky Fresh Intro 2:30 Turning Red's "Relatability" (If You Don't Relate...That's okay) 4:30 Mei's Greatest Strength & Greatest Weakness is her Emotion...
4: Bo Burnham’s Metamorphasis (2006-2022) : Authenticity vs. Performativity
January 23, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBToday, we are gonna be talking about the metamorphosis of Bo Burnham’s entire career and how all 3 of his comedy specials actually intertwine with each other, as they are very connected content wise. We’ll be talking about Bo’s struggle with his own concepts of himself and his authenticity. I was inspired to do this because I heard someone describe Bo’s Inside as “Pretentious Self-Importance, disguised as Woke Self-Reflection”. Fair enough, let’s talk about it! We’re going to try and break ...
Bo Burnham’s Metamorphasis (2006-2022) : Authenticity vs. Perfomativity EP4
January 23, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBToday, we are gonna be talking about the metamorphosis of Bo Burnham’s entire career and how all 3 of his comedy specials actually intertwine with each other, as they are very connected content wise. We’ll be talking about Bo’s struggle with his own concepts of himself and his authenticity. I was inspired to do this because I heard someone describe Bo’s Inside as “Pretentious Self-Importance, disguised as Woke Self-Reflection”. Fair enough, let’s talk about it! We’re going to try and break ...
3: How Does The World REALLY Work with Bo Burnham | Art, Jargon & International Relations Theory
January 16, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin me, Bo Burnham & Socko as we try and figure out How The World Works? Spoiler: It’s complicated. Bo tries to tell us that “The secret is the world can only work, when everything works together”, but more than stating a fact, I believe Bo may be wishing the world worked that simply. This is a deep dive on just 1 song on Bo’s Netflix Special: “Inside” titled:“How The World Works”. This podcast works as a response to my original YouTube video. We Discuss: Realism VS. Liberalism Debate i...
How Does The World REALLY Work with Bo Burnham | Art, Jargon & International Relations Theory: EP3
January 16, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin me, Bo Burnham & Socko as we try and figure out How The World Works? Spoiler: It’s complicated. Bo tries to tell us that “The secret is the world can only work, when everything works together”, but more than stating a fact, I believe Bo may be wishing the world worked that simply. This is a deep dive on just 1 song on Bo’s Netflix Special: “Inside” titled:“How The World Works”. This podcast works as a response to my original YouTube video. HewwoReese Socials! Visit HewwoReese.com In...
Squid Game: Gambling Addiction, Capitalism & Foreign Worker Exploitation + Korean Culture Nuances You May Have Missed: EP2
January 09, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBSquid game is shiny new. Kinda. As per usual, I’m a bit tardy to the party. Released in September 2021, Squid Game is totally binge-able. Its only a 9 part series and 1 season long, so you have about roughly 8 hours of content to consume. So it’s all in a days work right? With Squid Game being such a worldwide phenomenon, we’re going to get into the shows depictions of human nature, violence for monetary gain and desperation vs. addiction. And of course, we’re going to get into some Korean c...
2: Squid Game: Gambling Addiction, Capitalism & Foreign Worker Exploitation + Korean Culture Nuances You May Have Missed
January 09, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBSquid game is shiny new. Kinda. As per usual, I’m a bit tardy to the party. Released in September 2021, Squid Game is totally binge-able. Its only a 9 part series and 1 season long, so you have about roughly 8 hours of content to consume. So it’s all in a days work right? With Squid Game being such a worldwide phenomenon, we’re going to get into the shows depictions of human nature, violence for monetary gain and desperation vs. addiction. And of course, we’re going to get into some Korean c...
1: Afong Moy | Barnum & Baileys "Chinese Lady": The First Chinese Woman to Come to the United States
January 02, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBAfong Moy | Barnum & Baileys "Chinese Lady": The first ever documented Chinese woman to come to the United States in 1834. Afong Moy’s case is a fascinating one, as it crosses lines between capitalism and exoticism. Afong Moy, as a Chinese woman, as a person rather, was used as an exhibition. And it sounds bizarre —because it is. She was marketed as a “Chinese Doll” and put into a literal box, ornamented with paintings as she drank tea, used chopsticks and spoke Chinese. This was done as a c...
Afong Moy | Barnum & Baileys "Chinese Lady": The First Chinese Woman to Come to the United States: EP1
January 02, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBToday, we’re going to be taking a look at Afong Moy | Barnum & Baileys "Chinese Lady": The first ever documented Chinese woman to come to the United States in 1834. Afong Moy’s case is a fascinating one, as it crosses lines between capitalism and exoticism. Afong Moy, as a Chinese woman, as a person rather, was used as an exhibition. And it sounds bizarre —because it is. She was marketed as a “Chinese Doll” and put into a literal box, ornamented with paintings as she drank tea, used chopstic...