Horror, Melodrama, and Porn Are the Same Genre - FiendZone
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Date: 2023-12-10
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-sophiewhiting6610
This is amazing to see! I literally wrote an essay about this topic for my Media university degree! For those interested in further reading, Linda Williams discussed this a LOT (and coined the term. The best introduction is her essay 'Film Bodies: Gender, Genre and Excess' as well as her book 'Laughing, Crying'
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This is amazing to see! I literally wrote an essay about this topic for my Media university degree! For those interested in further reading, Linda Williams discussed this a LOT (and coined the term. The best introduction is her essay 'Film Bodies: Gender, Genre and Excess' as well as her book 'Laughing, Crying'
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-chriskarate
I've been thinking lately that -furry- and -singularity- media have both been pointing toward a new category of body-genre that allows people to project themselves into bodily modes that don't (yet) exist. But most creators in those two genres don't quite think in those terms, and so the genres feel -stuck-.
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I've been thinking lately that -furry- and -singularity- media have both been pointing toward a new category of body-genre that allows people to project themselves into bodily modes that don't (yet) exist. But most creators in those two genres don't quite think in those terms, and so the genres feel -stuck-.
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-MusicalBloodDrop
Really interesting! I wonder how these views are changing with the times since video games have been equally gendered to be -only for boys- either in marketing or in the sheer volume of Let's Players - how that shift from extreme emotion of onscreen and demographic has affected how we intake the media.
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Really interesting! I wonder how these views are changing with the times since video games have been equally gendered to be -only for boys- either in marketing or in the sheer volume of Let's Players - how that shift from extreme emotion of onscreen and demographic has affected how we intake the media.
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-beowulf3370
AHHHHHHHHHH! I'm all about this series, it's reminding me so much of why I decided to major in English (never mind the different mediums, the sentiment is the same in both) and why I really just love the humanities and media arts so much. I wait with bated breath for the next installment of this series: )
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AHHHHHHHHHH! I'm all about this series, it's reminding me so much of why I decided to major in English (never mind the different mediums, the sentiment is the same in both) and why I really just love the humanities and media arts so much. I wait with bated breath for the next installment of this series: )
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-barnyardhouse
I-m pondering how mediation affects my experience of horror. I love horror games but am a big baby about horror movies. Maybe my empathetic response to the characters being scared is stronger than my response to being scared myself. Thanks for provoking these weird thoughts!
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I-m pondering how mediation affects my experience of horror. I love horror games but am a big baby about horror movies. Maybe my empathetic response to the characters being scared is stronger than my response to being scared myself. Thanks for provoking these weird thoughts!
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-joelrivera551
My dear Jenna. It is a -fact- that women are less tolerant to stress than men in general. There are clear gender differences, they are not socially constructed. Of course, movies tend to exaggerate. Such a wonderful video almost ruined by your political indoctrination.
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My dear Jenna. It is a -fact- that women are less tolerant to stress than men in general. There are clear gender differences, they are not socially constructed. Of course, movies tend to exaggerate. Such a wonderful video almost ruined by your political indoctrination.
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-ponderatulify
I saw something similar in romantic comedies, where men are put through ridiculous hoops, to impress a woman, and she falls for him, only after he raises his gift giving to a different level. Which is both fake and not how desire works in the first place: )
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I saw something similar in romantic comedies, where men are put through ridiculous hoops, to impress a woman, and she falls for him, only after he raises his gift giving to a different level. Which is both fake and not how desire works in the first place: )
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-etherealaisling
Jenna, this was fantastic! I've never really liked these body genres much, but I couldn't really understand why. This really opened my eyes as why to why, but also gave me new respect for the genres! Can't wait for the next video!
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Jenna, this was fantastic! I've never really liked these body genres much, but I couldn't really understand why. This really opened my eyes as why to why, but also gave me new respect for the genres! Can't wait for the next video!
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-skellyvee
I thought for sure this was going to be a film about -Basic Instinct-, which is essentially all three of the body genres. I loved this video Jenna, wish it was longer and that I could like it twice. Please do more of this series!
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I thought for sure this was going to be a film about -Basic Instinct-, which is essentially all three of the body genres. I loved this video Jenna, wish it was longer and that I could like it twice. Please do more of this series!
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-rudymartin8583
I had always wondered why horror always stars women and never really showed male characters really being horrified to the same extent female characters are shown to be horrified. Now I know a little more than I did before
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I had always wondered why horror always stars women and never really showed male characters really being horrified to the same extent female characters are shown to be horrified. Now I know a little more than I did before
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-aidansullivan551
So excited to see where this series goes next! This is really interesting and informative, especially by making CONNECTIONS I would never have come upon myself. ;)
I'm not sure if that makes sense as an innuendo.
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So excited to see where this series goes next! This is really interesting and informative, especially by making CONNECTIONS I would never have come upon myself. ;)
I'm not sure if that makes sense as an innuendo.
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polygon
you know what porn's for? it's for men to beat off to. It sucks that without the greatness of the McElbros, this site is just gonna turn into up-its-own-ass, pseudointellectual 'soft-boi-nonbinary' gamer SuperDeluxe
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you know what porn's for? it's for men to beat off to. It sucks that without the greatness of the McElbros, this site is just gonna turn into up-its-own-ass, pseudointellectual 'soft-boi-nonbinary' gamer SuperDeluxe
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-DrArbitraro
So are body genres extra hot versions of the media belong to because they engage with our animal brains more directly that pieces from the same medium that require more intentional -reading? -
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So are body genres extra hot versions of the media belong to because they engage with our animal brains more directly that pieces from the same medium that require more intentional -reading? -
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-LethalCheshire
Got my attention from the first sentence and now I HAVE to come back for the next vid. Way to go Jenna. Also, I'm now styling my hair like yours cause wow that's a super cute style.
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Got my attention from the first sentence and now I HAVE to come back for the next vid. Way to go Jenna. Also, I'm now styling my hair like yours cause wow that's a super cute style.
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-yvetteberner815
This is such a cool video! I'm terrified by horror, but analyses like this on the genre and its facets are so incredibly interesting to me. I think I'm going to love this series!
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This is such a cool video! I'm terrified by horror, but analyses like this on the genre and its facets are so incredibly interesting to me. I think I'm going to love this series!
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-tristanjohns5288
The concept of this is fine, but I get the sensation that this is reading too deeply into things and a counter argument could be done to unravel the points made here.
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The concept of this is fine, but I get the sensation that this is reading too deeply into things and a counter argument could be done to unravel the points made here.
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-Ravenlock
This is great stuff, Jenna. Thank you - and mirroring other comments, this could definitely stand to be longer with more examples, I'd happily watch twenty minutes of these.
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This is great stuff, Jenna. Thank you - and mirroring other comments, this could definitely stand to be longer with more examples, I'd happily watch twenty minutes of these.
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-moonprison4904
i recently wrote an essay on It Follows for my horror class and i wish i had known more about the body genre so i could have mentioned some of these points!
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i recently wrote an essay on It Follows for my horror class and i wish i had known more about the body genre so i could have mentioned some of these points!
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-madskatz8932
wow i love your video essays i wish id seen these sooner jdkfnzjsdfhaoujafois as someone already aptly said it: -We, the gays, love professor Jenna-
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wow i love your video essays i wish id seen these sooner jdkfnzjsdfhaoujafois as someone already aptly said it: -We, the gays, love professor Jenna-
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-GroggyGhoul
This is fascinating! Has Jenna put out any academic research or papers on this topic? I would love to read some more in to this, in depth: -)
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This is fascinating! Has Jenna put out any academic research or papers on this topic? I would love to read some more in to this, in depth: -)
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-GWASGY
ajshlbjafhsfjk i literally bought and watched all of The Cabin in The Woods bc the ballerina was so so creepy and i just had to know her stoyry
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ajshlbjafhsfjk i literally bought and watched all of The Cabin in The Woods bc the ballerina was so so creepy and i just had to know her stoyry
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-Abigail-hu5wf
-This sounds like a Jenna v- JENNA VIDEO TIME-
- excitedly sits down to admire the undisputed champion of Best Hot Takes -
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-This sounds like a Jenna v- JENNA VIDEO TIME-
- excitedly sits down to admire the undisputed champion of Best Hot Takes -
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-garden-goblin
I love this video and can't wait to see more from Jenna. You're awesome, and such a wonderful addition to the Polygon team!
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I love this video and can't wait to see more from Jenna. You're awesome, and such a wonderful addition to the Polygon team!
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-allancruz4069
I'm wondering how would you analyse Get Out since it does some things a bit differently than the rest.
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I'm wondering how would you analyse Get Out since it does some things a bit differently than the rest.
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-nyala353
this is such a good frickin' series and i want loads more and also a TV show please. Jenna, you're great.
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this is such a good frickin' series and i want loads more and also a TV show please. Jenna, you're great.
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-QuikVidGuy
What's the movie with the woman in the blue sweater struggling to walk? Slightly past the halfway point
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What's the movie with the woman in the blue sweater struggling to walk? Slightly past the halfway point
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