Vidshow Discussion Post: But what about teh menz?

[cosmic_llin]

Welcome to the discussion post for the But what about teh menz? vidshow, curated by kabal42.

A show about masculinities. All the men we love and hate, love to hate and hate to love - and how we think of and show their menniness.

Whether or not you attended or supported the 2019 con, join us in the comments to chat about this show.

If you haven't watched them yet, or you'd like to refresh your memory, some vids from this show are available to stream on our site - scroll down this page and click on the show title to see the vids alongside their descriptions.

Comments

[cosmic_llin]

This show absolutely blew me away - one of my favourite vidshows of the last several years! It has such a clear throughline and presents its argument so strongly. There's not a single vid that doesn't add something, and they all build on each other so well.

It was a stroke of genius to open with a vid literally calling its subject a "killer beast" and a "predator". The vid is great on its own but using it to open a vidshow about the idea of masculinity casts it in a different light and gets right into the themes the show explores.

And good grief, the absolute sucker punch of going from The Price into Care to Stay! I feel like at that point the show pivots around completely and it's so effective.

I love how Wild One in the second half works in contrast to Animal at the beginning, and I love the whole build from there into the hopeful and uplifting end of the show.