#not everyone’s humor is the same

[cavernfullofexistentialdread]

My thoughts on FIVE

LONG POST AHEAD

I found it promising, I’ll tell you that much. I do have to acknowledge my bias towards to this piece of art. It’s WONDERFUL that a musical like SIX has sparked so much creativity and is even getting a parody!! WE’VE MADE IT INTO THE HALL OF FAME QUEENDOM!!

ALSO FUCKING JAIME??? STARKID FANS RISE UP!!

I’m was giving this thing the benefit of the doubt. I was sort of confused when I first learned about it, and I had this gut feeling that I’d hate it. I honestly thought it was kind of weird that we’re using this to make a parody of… TRUMP of all people??? Like these women are still ALIVE to my knowledge.

My only wish is that they acknowledge and give their opinion on this musical in some way because say it with me now; THEIR STILL ALIVE AND HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN OPINION ON HOW THEIR VIEWED!

However I have not seen it yet and I am excited to see what my favorite musical has inspired! …Is what I’d be saying if I hadn’t read some reviews. It seems the general consensus is that while it is funny it’s not as innovative in its humor as it could be. And it may not have done what it wanted

As this TheaterMania review states

“A musical send-up of the women in Trump’s orbit, Five: The Parody Musical, would seem to be just what the doctor ordered as we face the prospect of yet another Trump administration. So why wasn’t I laughing?“

I thought this article was being a little harsh on this musical, until I read THIS.

“The few genuinely funny moments in Five spring entirely from Jen Wineman’s adequate production — her choreography is both simplistic and sloppily executed, which is funny in its own way — and the ingenuity of the actors.”

I was surprised by this, the advertising leaned heavily into the humor of it all. The fact that it was a parody—“LOOK OUT SIX!” And “MAKE AMERICA LAUGH AGAIN!” made me excited to see how they’d creatively dunk on Trump. Like how SIX had done with Henry VIII

Then I remembered what else this article had said in regards to the humor

“The jokes generally hit three points: Donald Trump is orange, he has a small penis, and he likes getting peed on. This is territory that our overpopulated heard of late-night hosts have already stomped to death — without asking audiences to fork over the price of an off-Broadway ticket.””

And I was getting suspicious, so I looked at some more reviews. This article spends a lot of time dogging on FIVE and I was still trying to hold out hope.

This review from StageandCinema is a lot more kind! I was excited to find out what went RIGHT! About this musical!

“Five is much more sexual and crude in its descriptions of being fucked by Donald Trump. Hearing about his small prick and his sexual escapades (especially from pornstar Stormy), I struggled to immediately delete such images from my mind’s eye. The thought of Donald in any sexual act turned my stomach, which may have kept me from laughing. Perhaps nausea and comedy cancel each other out?”

OH… UHM…

Of course in the end they do have the same acknowledgment at the end of SIX, “Just because we were fucked by Donald Trump doesn’t mean we need to fuck each other over.” (A direct quote from the end of the paragraph containing the previous quote)

Through this article I also found out that this is actually a jukebox parody! (Which is when you parody existing songs in order to use it in the plot of a musical story telling medium). Which honestly was a welcome surprise. They’re not ashamed that is a BLATANT parody.

Okay! Let’s see what else we can find!

“It did seem like a clever idea, for at least five seconds”

WOW okay…

This article then goes on to discuss some political and legal matters that has come up surrounding the Sex worker that Trump is going against in court. He IS the first president with a criminal record (he went to court for sexual abuse, and also was impeached)

The article puts it perfectly

“Given such news of late, it’s increasingly difficult for me to appreciate, or even tolerate, a trivial show like “Five.” The creative team hasn’t read the room.”

This isn’t a fuck you to Trump supporters, this isn’t seriously discussing Trump’s effect on these women in ANY sort of fashion, this isn’t even ABOUT discussing Trump’s political status. It’s about parodying SIX and making fun of these women. The main selling point is “WHAT IF SIX BUT TRUMP!?”

“But even those who still view political humor as political armor will be disappointed, because “Five” seems little interested in Trump’s treatment of women, much less his threat to American democracy; instead, its main target is “Six.”  As political commentary, “Five” is near witless, tasteless, and toothless. But even just as a parody of “Six,” it’s too on the nose. If some theatergoers will find “Five” entertaining, I suspect it’ll largely be because its talented six-member cast makes the most of the moments in the show that add up to a stealth, second-rate “Forbidden Broadway.”

This review is BRUTAL it points out the flaws it see’s in FIVE with wit full words. This article was my turning point. It made me genuinely start to be dissatisfied with a show I HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN YET.

““Five” is not an exercise in female empowerment; the women in Trump’s lives are most often mocked.  Nor is it a takedown of a would-be tyrant; zingers against Trump rarely get more sophisticated than commenting on the size of his penis or calling him the orange bitch or orange troll.”

This is an insult to the very FABRIC of my opinions. THIS WAS A PARODY OF SIX. OF SIX. INCLUDE STUFF FROM SIX. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE MORAL DOES NOT MEAN YOU TAUGHT IT. TRUMP IS NOT A GOOD PERSON.

THIS IS A PARODY OF SIX. BE CREATIVE WITH YOUR INSULTS! IF YOU’RE MAKING A PARODY ABOUT TRUMP THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE SUFFARAGE OF WOMEN AND WHAT WE DO WITH TRAGEDY; FUCKING SHOW IT!

This is so obviously anti-Trump. But it does’t FEEL that way. It feels against these women as well. Which is strange, considering it’s supposed to be like SIX.

Don’t get me wrong I fucking HATE TRUMP CAN’T WAIT FOR HIS ACTIONS TO CATCH UP TO HIM. But HOLY SHIT this is NOT where I thought this musical was going!

I plan on looking more into this musical, but these are my thoughts for now. I was initially a hater, turned skeptic, turned confused and insulted.

Look—I don’t WANT to be so hateful about something I haven’t seen. But if THIS is what reviews are saying (and there’s barely any of them) then WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH IT???

I WANT THESE ACTRESSES TO HAVE AMAZING CAREERS! But if THIS is the show their put on, a show that is INSULTING women… then what???

#Youtube #FIVE #FIVE a parody musical #FIVE musical #jaime lyn beatty #jaime starkid #Starkid Jaime #Anyae Anasia #Gabriella Joy Rodrigue #Gabi Garcia #Hannah Bonnet #Jasmine Rice Labeija #SIX #six musical #six the musical #I wouldn’t call this a “review” #Just my thoughts #RANTY RANT RANT #TLDR; Wow okay… WHAT. I was skeptical at first but this is… it’s infuriating as a woman appreciator a six fan and a trump hater. #I understand if you find this show funny #not everyone’s humor is the same #But I just wanted… more #Especially from an off broadway production #We obviously can’t hold it to HIGH standards #But we can hold it to higher standards #NO BETA WE DIE LIKE DEAD COUSINS

[bubbl3s-dot-jpg]

I feel like it's a crazy month to be a fan of independent youtube* companies

1. Watcher was streaming-ified and then un-streaming-ified

2. The ghost files tour starts this week

3. Shayne and Courtney from smosh announced, not only they are dating, but married on April fools of all days

4. Smosh announced their live show

5. Game Changer is adding lore???

6. Bingo might be the best Game Changer episode yet (hot take, I know)

7. The Dimension 20 tour is going on right now

8. The drama about Dimension 20 tour tickets being sold on ticket Master for THOUSANDS of dollars

9. There's at least one new Dropout show coming out this week, as well as rumors of another

10. Starkid realsed a trailer for a live show with Dropout and Smosh (it's called The Great Debate (Smosh vs Dropout) if you're looking for it) Edit: Tin Can Bros, bit Starkid. I saw Joey and assumed, lol, my bad.

I know I missed some, the sheer volume and variety is actually crazy

#dropout #college humor #watcher #ghost files #dimension 20 #game changers #starkid #the great debate #smosh #why is everyone going on tour at the same time #please i cant afford this

[socksandbuttons]

anyway i am going to convince you all

KC brought eclipse back

#WHY??? because itd be the plot twist clickbait they would pull #BUT ALSO... just humor me #every ruin fan: NOO HES DEADDD #YEAH EVERYONES DIED AT LEAST ONCE AND BROUGHT BACK NOW #WHOS TO SAY KC WASNT BROUGHT BACK SOMEHOW #BLOODMOON COULDVE MISSED A PIECE! #CREATOR COULDVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT. #KC RAN OFF (AGAIN) BUT THIS TIME JUST MAD AND DECIDES TO PULL SOME OF THE WEIRDEST DISTRACTION #BRING HIS SON BACK. but dont tell him that hes got a fragile ego who cant handle the implications #u get ur evil kc but also eclipse but also bloodmoon no ones the same as they were except SUN #(im just throwing it out there really i have the bean au with eclipses return and kc and bloodmoon and- yeah) #we cant hgave ANOTHER au but i wanna throw this in the ring see what happen #would they go for that #WOULD THEY?? WE'RE GETTING SOLAR FLARE ASSUMINGLY BACK

[whumperofworlds]

Me, when I first started out: Used as bait!!!

The community: FUCK YEAH!

Me now, nearly four years later: Used as bait!!!!

The community still: FUCK YEAH!

#whump #whump humor #keep on making the same tropes over and over again everyone #the entire community would love it no matter what ❤️

[booasaur]

Ted Lasso - 3x07

Bonus:

#tedlassoedit #ted lasso apple tv #jack danvers #keeley jones #jodi balfour #juno temple #ted lasso 3x07 #jack x keeley #femslash related stuff #heh this is all just so funny #like this is an actually really nice little resolution to their arc this ep #the conflict raised and keeley being super straightforward about it #and jack actually reacting rather petulantly at first #but quickly able to acknowledge the point and agree to do better #all done with good humor and affection #and the little double twist with it being ''just'' a croissant and then a ring in it #lovely #but at the same time--not to keep repeating myself but it feels hard to really enjoy them #feeling like there's such a hard expiration date stamped on them #and that's aside from everyone ready to read this all in the worst way possible :o

[ceescedasticity]

Have the people recommending Wizard of Earthsea as a replacement for Harry Potter actually read both series? Because "wizard school" notwithstanding I wouldn't even put them in the same subgenre.

Also the first book is worse than Lord of the Rings for female characters.

#writing style tone level of humor philosophy of magic everything is different #they're very good! #I liked tombs of atuan back when I read them #but they are not remotely the same #and they're not for everyone #if you were trying to convince someone not to support some politically terrible pop singer financially #would you suggest they check out Italian arias instead

[fear-no-mort]

just experimenty morty doodles i will never be happy with the way i draw him but i kind of like these

#girl how you got a receding hairline at 14 #)my hair is the same #i like both curly and fuzzy hair on him which is good bc i can just put either on different mortys #absolutely NOT straight hair though. i will die before i ever Humor the idea of morty straight hair #everyone else? sure. morty? No. Never #all the power to you if you like that though #anyway i already said this but you have to listen to i like her by mac dmarco #rick and morty #morty smith #odieart #rick for one second #evil morty #and him

[whack-patty]

Reporter asked if they were an ****item*****

#TOOK AN HOUR BREAK OFF HW BC THE ANIMATION ITCH WAS STRONG AND THIS CRACKSHIP IS SO FUNNY TO ME #EVERYONES TAGS ABT THESE GUYS HAVE BEEN MAKING ME LOSE IT #SLAY SHIPPING #????? #C R Y IN G #I STILL DUNNO HOW TUMBLR ETTIQUITE QORKS SO IDK HOW TO RESPOND TO EVERYO E BUT I HOPE Y ALL KNOW #I SEE EVERYTHING AND I THINK YOURE FUNNY AS FRICK #ANYWAY ENJOY THIS #ok ok genuine thoughts abt them tho #clay is still recovering but i think. as he gets better over time his old sense of humor returns #and he can be a little more lighthearted in the same way i #an ace person #can flirt stupidly with my other ace friends #bc i know They know its a joke and we all respect each others boundaries in the process and know it Wont get taken too far #but the joke still is there #u feel #does that make any sense #anyway clay is one of the 2 ppl in the world who have ever seen simon crack a joke #and nobody will ever believe clay ever #the other person is a sweet lady named cass #not even ethan has seen it and she cant tell is clay is lying or not when he INSISTS simon has some of the best comedic timing ever #THEM. GRIPS THEN #I GOT SO ATTACHED TO THIS THROWAWAY CROSSOVER GOSH D A N G IT #earth day/sing #clay calloway #simon hardy #my animations lol #my art lol #animation #please read An Item like tulip from storks btw

[lottieurl]

cmon join the joyride

#yellowjacketsedit #yellowjackets blogging #umm so. everyone who watched this and enjoyed is obligated to let me know #nah kidding but this took so much more time than i expected IM BAD AT TIME MANAGEMENT #so id appreciate that <3 #also listen this is the exact same type of humor as in the show so dont @ me fdshjk #i think only like. unemployed europeans are online rn probably but well #yellowjackets #rosevid

[torra-and-the-toons]

The credit sequence of D.I.A.P.E.R. is so funny, I can't 😂😂

#torra rambles #torra rewatches knd #might i reiterate I have the humor of a teenage boy #idk the 'where do babies come from' episodes are funny to me #a cringe but funny combo #i like to imagine abby did tell them some of the truth #not everything because they're like 12 #but she probably knew they were born from their mothers (and NOT hatched from eggs Nigel...) #which is why everyone is so -shocked face- #and maybe that their fathers has SOMETHING to do with it but they don't know what exactly #a few years down the line when they get 'the talk' they have the same reactions lmao

[goldensunset]

riku’s whole series-spanning journey of redemption and trying to become the hero he was supposed to have been is kind of interesting to me. bc he like hardcore beats himself up over what he did but it’s not even the worst thing he did. yeah he gave in to darkness in kh1 but it’s really hard to blame him for all that much imo. not trying to say it was fine but in the grand scheme of things idk. again in the sequence leading up to kh2 he resorts to using the power of darkness to defeat roxas and in kh2 he’s beating himself up for that again. all like oh man i’m not worthy to be sora’s friend i’m not worthy of anything. meanwhile sora has never once this whole time felt resentment for riku and just wants him to come home and really riku you don’t have to beg him for forgiveness. but riku is really trying to forgive himself. bc he’s so hurt by the fact that he ever hurt sora at all. we see it all the way up to kh3 how much regret he feels for what happened all the way back in kh1. he is deeply devoted to sora and it makes him blind to the fact that hey um. you’ve actually like hurt several other people along the way maybe like apologize to them and earn their trust maybe it’s actually your bond with other people you gotta work on. like maybe go talk to roxas actually maybe go communicate clearly with kairi for the first time in years maybe say hey xion sorry for telling you to uhhhhh do that. like

#he DID need a whole redemption arc. but for something else entirely #riku’s whole thing is like he’s like the best person imaginable toward sora. everyone else better watch out though #i don’t personally find it admirable… #i know i know. guy who would kill anyone for you = coolguy. but only in certain contexts #like humor. orrrr being classified as a villain or at least morally gray #i love the development of his relationship with sora but ultimately it makes him. kind of the same as kairi #if his identity becomes based on one person #he has more agency and gets to fight more but his motives are much the same #not that it’s bad to have a single favorite person #but both riku and kairi are really in need of some other friends to round out their characters #of course they do have other people. including each other. but none of those bonds are fleshed out enough #kingdom hearts #mine: kh #mmm i won’t tag this any more i’m just getting thoughts out not trying to be controversial

[aliceindaisychains999]

I forgot April Fool’s day was a holiday

#maddie speaks #its a bad holiday #i dont care if this makes me on the same level of some 40 year old mom who dances to ABBA and is a head member of the PTA #its boring or at least blah #i admit the most fun i ever did on this day #i april fooled my family by glueing googly eyes on all the containers in the fridge #it was silly and everyone had a good laugh #i think its my bad memories #when humor is used against you when you’re the joke its not funny #do not send anything to me that isnt a rick roll #or else I’m mailing you to Alcatraz via cargo ship

[destinyc1020]

X

I'm glad I'm not the only one affected lol 😆 😂 His voice is sexy asl 🥵

No she didn't say "I'm sorry, I know it's Black History Month" lol 🤭🙈😭🤣

#Twitter humor #rofl 🤣 😅 #same girl... same lol #austin butler #Twitter #I guess not EVERYONE hates his voice lol 😆

[theshadowrealmitself]

Nick Fury being old as hell and just. always being there whenever people get recruited into SHIELD is great and all, but I think it’d be funny if he was also another person who’s not that old but no one knows that, it’s unfathomable to everyone that there was a time before Nick Fury, the guy just seems ageless and inexplicably tied to SHIELD, there’s theories going around that when SHIELD was created, Nick Fury just formed inside the first base, already an adult

#meanwhile he’s just not that much older than them #anyways I was thinking about an au where Spidey starts vigilante-ing super young and if they met up with Fury how that would go #and I was like ‘oh wait what’s the actual age difference like obviously Fury is much older but what would he look like then?’ #and yall. #I didn’t check every comic but one of the first ones that pops up is the ultimate comics and he’s. #OVER 80 years old #jfc #let gramps rest already oh my god #anyways that’s amazing that he’s over 80 and still kicking ass like that #buuuuut #that means for this au he’d look exactly the same in the fucking flashback. #I don’t want that. #I wanna a visibly younger Fury just cause it’s fun in flashbacks when everyone’s younger #anyways that thought process inspired this post #obviously Fury would be able to rescue himself #but I love humor and I’m imagining tiny lil Spidey going ‘don’t worry civilian I’m here to rescue you!’ #and Fury’s like ‘civilian???’ #anyways #Nick Fury #s.h.i.e.l.d. #marvel #do I need any other tags for this?

[sugaroto]

Headcanon that Neil makes jokes about being kidnapped again and no one laughs

Like they're out somewhere, maybe lost, and the place looks creepy and someone jokingly says "What if a creepy guy pops out of nowhere and kidnaps us?!"

And Neil is like "Nah.... I'm not getting kidnapped again. My dad is dead how would he kidnap me? I mean cmon what are my chances of getting kidnapped twice?"

And no one answers or laughs with him cause they're like dude u ok or they pretend they didn't hear him bc they don't know how to answer

Or like maybe he doesn't answer his phone and Andrew is like wtf did you got kidnapped again? And he's like nah

#this is 100% canon cause i said so and no one laughs when i make these jokes so i want to relate to neil since we both once were kidnapped #(only difference that i wasn't being tortured thank god and that i was missing longer than neil- #also me and neil werent the same age but anyways) #i once made a joke and my friend was like 'dark humor' #i cant really make those jokes a lot though- cause not everyone knows about it(i think) and they usually dont react #and i think they feel awkward #i remember telling a new friend about it and when i showed her the missing poster she started crying and well... that was kinda awkward #bc like... it wasn't that dark for me i didn't realize at the time what was happening and someone crying for me was... weird #aftg #neil josten #all for the game #the foxhole court #andreil #aftg fandom #aftg textpost #aftg incorrect quotes #andrew minyard #aftg headcanons #palmetto state foxes #all for the gay #neil josten is a menace #Neil josten hc #aftg headcanon #aftg trilogy #aftg hc #aftg shitpost #aftg series #incorrect aftg #all for the angst #sugaroto

[betweenlands]

i don’t know what the fuck is going on. why don’t you all go watch ivorycello or legundo’s 100 days multiverse or vikingpilot’s dominion smp series (including the monologue after s1e6) or yourpalross’s redstoner or kakujo’s horizons / magic world or inro’s secret rivals and then maybe you’ll calm down

#for legal reasons this is a joke do NOT come after us #genuinely really sorry your guys's finale sucked though! i'm sorry about that! #the only thing worse than no conclusion is an actively bad one and i'm sorry that happened! #that said: i have a responsibility to shill if everyone else on the dash is also doing it #also helpful series notes for those actually taking recs: #the 100dmv playlist is in reverse order for some reason #redstoner DOES have some old shitheads in there but they don't make any money off the series as it's fan archived #both redstoner and kakujo's series were made in OLD mcyt era so they may have some outdated humor #and finally -- read the comments in horizons starting at ep17 so you can see ed's diary #(and also the comments on the first and last episodes of magic world for the same reason) #OKAY that's my shilling done now i have to tag this (i am NOT maintagging this) #(except one bc my tag for that is just the series tag. oops fuck) #yt #txt #orig #misc #ictv #dominioners #redstoner #kj #secret rivals