Harry Potter

Wonderful background art by Skutch: https://twitter.com/Skutchdraws JK Rowling's transphobia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us&ab_channel=ContraPoints https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-rh-N4eFDU&t=2349s&ab_channel=SarahZ Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids


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BBC Transphobia Part 3

Content warning for transphobia and sexual assault, same as the previous videos. Previous video #1: https://youtu.be/b4buJMMiwcg Previous video #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfjTG6SVjmQ Complaints page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids Text of my protest complaint: On Saturday 8th January, a protest was held in front of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in opposition to the BBC’s recent coverage of trans issues. The event was reported on by other news organisations, but received no coverage by the BBC. The protest was in part a response to an article published on the BBC news website on 26 October 2021 titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women,' which has been widely criticised as biased and transphobic. In response to accusations of transphobia, the BBC has defended its coverage of trans issues by invoking impartiality, stating that it has a responsibility to make sure a wide range of voices are heard. This claim is dubious, as the BBC is proudly not impartial when it comes to other types of discrimination, but it would be stronger if the BBC did not ignore the protests held in response to its coverage of trans issues. As things stand, the BBC is giving the impression that its claimed impartiality on this issue is nothing more than an excuse to publish attacks upon trans people. Thanks, Shaun


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BBC Transphobia Part 2

Content warning for transphobia and sexual assault, same as the previous video. Previous video: https://youtu.be/b4buJMMiwcg Complaints page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints Awful article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57853385 Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids Text of my escalated complaint: This response does not answer my initial complaint. It responds as though my complaint was that Chelsea Poe was not included in the article, but this is not the case. My complaint was not that Chelsea Poe was not included. My complaint was that the author of the article both 1) interviewed Chelsea Poe and 2) claims in the article that no high-profile trans women who have spoken about sex and relationships wanted to speak to her. This is not true, because she spoke to Chelsea Poe. Chelsea Poe is a trans woman. She has spoken about sex and relationships in various media outlets. She was interviewed for the article. This is all beyond dispute. Chelsea Poe is also indisputably high profile, by the definition of high profile used by the article. Firstly, she was high profile enough to be contacted and interviewed for the article in the first place. Secondly, the examples given in the article of trans women the author does consider high profile are people who have similar or smaller profiles than Chelsea Poe. It is impossible for those women to be high profile and Chelsea Poe to not be high profile. Chelsea Poe has over 20,000 social media followers and has been quoted in Slate, The Huffington Post, Glamour, Paper magazine, and other media outlets. The article includes quotes from people with much smaller profiles than this. I understand fully that the author can include or not include whoever she likes in her article and do not need this explained to me. What she cannot do is make false claims about who was interviewed. The article’s claim that no high profile trans women who have spoken about sex and relationships wanted to speak to the author is provably false, and that is what I require a response from the BBC about. Text of my new complaint: My complaint is about language used by a source in an article posted on the BBC news website on the 26th October titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' The article includes as a source a survey released by the group Get The L Out, which it links to. This survey deliberately and repeatedly refuses to gender trans people correctly. It also approvingly includes a quote which says “All transsexuals rape women’s bodies,” & states in reference to this quote that this “analysis remains as relevant as ever.” I would like to state that my complaint is solely about the transphobic language present in the survey which is being given a platform by the BBC. I have absolutely no complaints about the sample size, distribution method, or findings of the survey. I have zero issues whatsoever with the survey or the article in which it appears, with the singular exception of the transphobic language and attitudes being shared in the survey. The transphobic language and attitudes are the only thing about which I am complaining, and the only thing for which I require a response. Does the BBC agree with the attitudes and language expressed in the survey linked in the article? Is it considered acceptable to misgender trans people by the BBC? Are quotes likening all trans people to rapists considered ‘relevant analysis’ by the BBC? Is it acceptable for the BBC to platform such language and attitudes?


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Response to BBC transphobia

Content warning: extreme transphobia, sexual assault, threats of violence (including sexual violence) You don't have to let the TV License people inside. Complaints page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints Awful article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-57853385 Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids Special thanks to Sophie (https://twitter.com/theymerSophie) and Mystery Contributor for providing feedback for this video. Text of my complaint: An article published on the 26th of October titled 'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' contains a factual error. The author, Caroline Lowbridge, states that no 'high profile trans women who have either written or spoken about sex and relationships' wanted to speak to her in order to offer their views on the subject. This is not true. The author interviewed Chelsea Poe for the article in September 2020. Chelsea Poe is a high-profile trans woman who has spoken extensively about sex and relationships in interviews in Slate, the Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and other media outlets. The BBC confirmed to PinkNews that the author interviewed Poe for the piece in an article published on November 4th: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/04/bbc-trans-chelsea-poe-lily-cade/ "A BBC source has confirmed to PinkNews that Lowbridge interviewed Poe, and said that her contribution was judged not to be relevant to the story." Given that Lowbridge interviewed Poe and chose not to include her in the article, the claim that no trans women who have written or spoken about sex and relationships wanted to talk to her is factually incorrect. This inaccuracy must be amended.


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Jimmy Dore's Anti-Vaccine Lies

Content warning: injections, needles, animal testing, blood, all manner of medical stuff Rip to the mice. Singapore article: https://fortune.com/2021/09/28/singapore-covid-reopening-record-cases-vaccines/ Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids


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Hijacking the Dead? Terry Pratchett & the Trans "Debate"

Not much of a debate, really. Illustrations from 'Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium' by Paul Kidby. The Times article: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/you-cant-hijack-the-dead-for-todays-battles-5t3slv7k0 Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids


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PragerU & The Law

Laws for thee, but not for Dennis. Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaun_vids Thought Slime video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6njzAq7ttA LA Times article: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-los-angeles-homeless-neighboring-cities-sidewalk-lawsuit-20190605-story.html Business Insider article: https://www.businessinsider.com/california-gop-breaks-with-party-embraces-unauthorized-ballot-harvesting-2020-10?r=US&IR=T


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Important Announcement! omg

https://www.twitch.tv/shaunfromyoutube https://www.pcrf.net/ thanks folks


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The 1776 Report

CW: racism i look at school Links: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/1776-commission-takes-historic-scholarly-step-restore-understanding-greatness-american-founding/ https://aupresses.org/news/aupresses-responds-to-the-1776-report/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/06/1619-project-new-york-times-mistake-122248 Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids​ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube​ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaunfromyoutube​


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Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Cw: racist speech and imagery, violence Apologies for the surely terrible pronunciation throughout. Special thanks to JusticeKazzy & Shuklia for providing very useful feedback! :D JusticeKazzy: https://twitter.com/JusticeKazzy_ Shuklia: https://www.instagram.com/shuklia.comics Thanks to Erick & Katy for help with sourcing articles! Thanks to all my supporters on patreon :3 Contact: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/shaunfromyoutube Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/shaunfromyoutube Chapters: Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 8:21 The Russo-Japanese War 9:58 Yalta 13:52 Japan's Aims 22:56 The Japanese Military 26:48 Strategic Bombing 41:37 Bomb Targeting 53:06 Potsdam 01:05:28 Unconditional Surrender 01:22:43 The Bombs 01:32:25 The End 01:38:31 Discussion 01:52:49 Another Solution 01:57:32 Reasons 02:06:58 The Invasion Narrative 02:17:09 Appendix 02:19:30 Outro Books: I Was There - William D. Leahy Speaking Frankly - James F. Byrnes All in one Lifetime - James F. Byrnes Prompt and Utter Destruction - J. Samuel Walker Hiroshima Nagasaki - Paul Ham Journey To The Missouri - Toshikazu Kase Racing the Enemy - Tsuyoshi Hasegawa American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer - Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin Bomber Offensive - Arthur Harris Henry L. Stimson: The First Wise Man - David F. Schmitz Memoirs of Harry S.Truman


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The Death Penalty feat. PragerU | Shaun

"The Death Penalty feat. PragerU" by Shaun
Subject of Discussion: Sequelae? Content warning: violence, sexual assault PragerU video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dnVZibrV6g Peterson & Rubin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJJClhqGq_M https://ift.tt/2SdoOGN https://ift.tt/2oHihX6 Debating the Death Penalty - Hugo Bedau & Paul Cassell Assessing the Impact of the Ultimate Penal Sanction on Homicide Survivors: A Two State Comparison: https://ift.tt/2SeneEz Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://ift.tt/2RzHxg6 Twitch: https://ift.tt/2I7IaYx


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300k Q&A! | Shaun

"300k Q&A!" by Shaun
Subject of Discussion: ❤❤ love you all ❤❤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaun_vids Patreon: https://ift.tt/2RzHxg6 My Twitch: https://ift.tt/2I7IaYx Videos and channels mentioned: Three Arrows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-QtoSfM38 Contrapoints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD2briZ6fB0 Jenny Nicholson: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-E5xhZBZdW-8d7V80mzfg Curio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJmlCcnfMlyPA2oSbb072QA


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The Bell Curve | Shaun

"The Bell Curve" by Shaun
Subject of Discussion: I would like to never hear about The Bell Curve ever again. Section time codes: 6:15 Intelligence 17:18 The Bell Curve 30:03 General Intelligence 57:21 IQ Tests 1:41:15 IQ vs Environment 2:02:34 Politics Content warning: discussion of racism, ableism, misogyny, Nazi ideology Extra special thanks to Nate Frost from Portland State University and Thea for their help sourcing studies. Also extra special thanks to Olive & Kav P for all their script editing help: https://twitter.com/coherentstates https://twitter.com/RealKav_P Books: The Bell Curve (1994) The Mismeasure of Man (1981) Inequality by Design (1996) Intelligence, Genes & Success (1997) The Bell Curve Debate (1995) The Nazi Connection (1994) Articles & Studies: Lewis M. Terman: The Uses of Intelligence Tests (1916) Ned Block: How Heritability Misleads about Race (1996) Ewan Birney, Jennifer Raff, Adam Rutherford, Aylwyn Scally: Race, genetics and pseudoscience: an explainer (2019) Zack Z. Cernovsky: On the Similarities of American Blacks and Whites: A Reply to J. P. Rushton (1995) Richard Lynn: Race differences in intelligence: A global perspective (1991) Byrnes, Rita M., Library of Congress. Federal Research Division: South Africa : a country study (1997) Mallory Wober: The meaning and stability of Raven’s Matrices test among Africans (1969) D. H. Crawford-Nutt: Are Black scores on Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices an artifact of test presentation? (1976) John C. Raven: Standardization of progressive matrices (1938) K. Owen: Test and Item Bias: The Suitability of the Junior Aptitude Tests as a Common Test Battery for White, Indian and Black Pupils in Standard 7 (1989) K. Owen: The suitability of Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices for various groups in South Africa (1992) Fred Zindi: Towards the Development of African Psychometric Tests (2013) Links: https://ift.tt/2mp2cq3 https://ift.tt/2p8VVjh https://ift.tt/2pQHAbu https://ift.tt/2jwb1eE https://ift.tt/2O14Sn0 https://ift.tt/2dw2u8L https://ift.tt/1oTIjTM https://ift.tt/2kY8eLl Picture credit (dancers): Raina Peterson & Govind Pillai; (photographer) Anandh Bala At 17:56 I say 'IQ' instead of 'g'. Whoops! Note about Zimbabwe: Rhodesia’s minority-rule government issued a declaration of independence in 1965, but Zimbabwe did not gain recognised independence until 1980.


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How PragerU Lies to You: Charlottesville | Shaun

"How PragerU Lies to You: Charlottesville" by Shaun
Subject of Discussion: Grr, argh, etc. Contact: https://twitter.com/shaun_jen https://www.patreon.com/shaun_jen Charlottesville: The True Alt-Right - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcoYKuoiUrY Sources: PragerU video: https://www.prageru.com/video/the-charlottesville-lie/ Articles: https://twitter.com/ABC/status/897566325190602753 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lashes-alt-left-charlottesville-fine-people-sides/story?id=49235032&cid=social_twitter_abcn https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-on-charlottesville-i-think-theres-blame-on-both-sides/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/15/trump-not-all-of-those-people-at-virginia-rally-were-white-supremacists.html https://www.npr.org/2017/08/15/543740542/president-trump-blames-both-sides-for-charlottesville-violence https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-press-conference-charlottesville.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/15/trump-again-blames-both-sides-in-charlottesville-says-some-counterprotesters-were-very-very-violent/?noredirect=on https://www.vox.com/2017/8/12/16139144/gop-senators-react-trump-charlottesville


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An entire collge course in five Minutes?

Peak flower. Fear it. PragerU is a what?? It is just a YouTube channel talking trash!

Sargon of Akkad Can't Read

This is Shaun, another brilliant analyst. Content warning: mentions of suicide and sexual abuse. Don't harass anyone on our behalf, please! Be nice online! It's about the debate.