Youtube: You like film criticism and politics! How about this feminist reading of a movie you like?
Me: Cool, thanks.
Youtube: How about this cat slapping a seal?
Me:
Youtube: How about feminism is cancer and fetishization is empowerment actually?
Me: No.
Youtube: Cats?

Youtube has a lot to answer for in terms of radicalization. I thought they were working on the algorithm, but every fucking video lately has been referring me to extreme right wing propoganda. Wtf.

After the alt-right "feminism is cancer" shit ("the secret feminists don't want you to know!!!!", etc) it recommended I watch a video on how Sucker Punch is a feminist masterpiece bc...

It has several women in it.

The bar is so low.

I also hate finding out a YouTuber I'm enjoying is secretly a TERF or a misogynist, but I'm not blaming the algorithm for that if they're good at keeping it on the DL.

By the by, if you know a historical weaponry YouTuber who doesn't suck, lmk. I've been burned there a lot.