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You just explained why I hate heroes

Damn. I thought I clicked on a TEDtalk. This video made me want to be better.

Idk. An Amazon warrior trained in combat since childhood and literally a goddess or war, looking like she eats nothing but Big Macs and Whoppers for all three meals totally seems believable. Right guys?.....Guys?...I-it's believable right? God that illustration was so dumb

This video should be playing on every screen in the world !!

I got to agree with that I only thought about going to the gym coz ever since I saw Tarzan I wanted to look like that

"They represent the best of what we can and should strive for." exactly.

Those that can do, those that can't criticise... The end result; Starfire's and Nightwing's failed abortion.

Your best one yet. Good job.

Another brilliant commentary!!

0:17 Dear merciful god, they ACTUALLY named a fucking superhero duo SNOWFLAKE and SAFESPACE!? What. The actual. Fuck!? I...I just have no words. *facepalms and tries not to weep for the modern age*

One of my favorite videos to rewatch whenever I'm feeling down...that ending speech was unironically inspirtional!!!🤩🤩🤩

Funny how an actual teenager can write a more engaging story than these insecure 30 year olds.

Politics I blame

Fucking'eh! Couldn't have been said better amigo!

Its hard to change yourself ...... Because you are scared about your reflexion You need to see the problem and when the problem is you , its hard to accept the turth because it hurts To some extent i understand them but i dont agree with them Just pity them they are sad inside and full of hate I strive to better myself everyday to the point it became natural and it is natural , and you will feel fantastic , you will see the person you wanted to be and then you..... will.... smile.....

Inclusivity is ok but not mandatory. Just my two cents.

an incredible video, which was delightfully unexpected. i was expecting a joke at the end, but what i got in the end was far more poetic.

This... this was heavy truth.

I think representation is important. There needs to be more positive and frequent representation of child molesters, and murderers. Not to paint them in a negative view, but to lift them up as the champions of diversity who are victims of prejudice.

I just don't understand it. You create a character who is the daughter of one of the most beloved and unique DC Characters. A character who is unique in both character traits and appearance. Then you make the character completely bland looking, and no doubt has a bland personality as well. She doesn't even remotely look like Starfire, even though it's her daughter. At least give her orange skin and solid green eyes.

Postmodernism is a way to demoralise society in order to corrupt it, so as to better overcome a population.

Because life is completely miserable, and heroes are a way to escape temporarily from the monotonous cum stain that is life.

I have listened to this video at least 20 times . Inspirational

There is hope yet...good stuff man.

Liking only for the reading of heroes as symbols of humanity's capacity to overcome adversities and strive for good. The more adversities these heroes are faced with and the more reasons they have to ignore doing the right things (i.e., the more they do resemble the fretful parts of reality) makes it all the more satisfying and aspiring when they DO make the heroic choices. So heroes and hero stories are definitely meaningful, and in that way I don't think good faith attempts to have these heroes more accurately reflect all sorts of realities of human experience (flaws, weaknesses, selfish desires, etc.) neutralizes that meaning.

You don't just be your own hero

What I find weird is that I don't think even liberals want this shit.

the funny thing is marvel was already good with diversity, they had black superheroes, overweight villains and more

why reinvent old character for pc readers when you can use your mind and invent new characters?

Then again, this should be my alarm clock.

I'm glad you can say it. No one sees my similar comments about Diversity and Inclusion Hell because I've been shadowbanned. I never get those hundreds of thumbs-up.

Bwahaha, best video yet! Edit: Just realized those damn men in tights started this! JK love that flick.

I dissagree. sure it's full of shit marketing. but she knows it. um hummmn. (it's fun really)

I have been a comic book fan ever since I was 6 and now 16 years later and watching how far the comic industry has fallen it hurts to see how these hacks, fakes, and terrible people be in charge of these paragons of virtue and hope and turn them into disgusting versions of themselves all in the name of “Diversity” but really is just cringe so thanks for taking 87% of my childhood and shooting in the face good job

If you want fictional media that's more realistic and less escapist, go play Desert Bus. That's as realistic as it gets.

my pc crashed when the character showed up. and this is no joke, my pc litarly crashed

yeah.... people don't change...like in the movie Quigley Down Under...there are still mobs who would push a people (Aborigines) off a cliff... we need more Quigley's.

For drunk bastard you sure do know how to make a moving speech.

It's well written, beautiful , profound, and inspiring. Thank You

A truly inspiring speech. You have joined the ranks of the heroes. Thank you Drinker.

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Watch this video about once a month. Such a great reminder to keep working hard and not be a c*unt. Thanks Drinker!

You pretty much put all of our thoughts into words. Certain people are really trying to ruin comics, TV games, games,etc by taking away what made them so amazing, great and special in the first place, and for what? I hate how some people just see something great and just wanna take and bring it down simply because it's better than the things smaller than it. It's saddening and it makes me very worried for the entertainment industry as a whole, a LOT. Where is it headed with some of the people in it who are in some ways so corrupt, I wonder .

eeeeeeeexxxxxxccccceeeeeppppttttttt they dont accept anything. in fact, the case could be made that they accept very little.

there is clearly zero resemblance between the "author" and her main character. the "authors" eyes are brown. the main characters eyes are green. yup. not a bit of resemblance.

“Once you accept everything, there’s no need to strive for anything.” -The Drinker

I see a man who is reaching for the best that's in him. Let's all do the same!

This video gave me goosebumps the first time I saw it.

The biggest problem I have with starfire's daughter is that she doesn't resemble her mother at all, she looks more like Raven's daughter than starfire's. Why couldn't she have orange skin? Or the bright red hair?

This reminds me why I chose ‘The Last Roman’ as my channel name. I’m inspired by my ancient hero Flavius Belisarius. A man of undying loyalty who fought to restore an empire even though the world had moved on from him and who fought with great courage and skill despite the slander and slights he was forced to endure. Like myself, I also try to have traditional values and strength despite living in a world that has moved on from what I believe in and care for and delights in trying to break my spirit as well.

"like burning money"

As a wise woman once said... "Im holding out for a hero... He's got to be STRONG... he's got to be FAST... and he's got to be LARGER THAN LIFE" This wise woman, who speaks in ancient riddles, did not say "and he's got be morbidly obese to represent the common failings of a calorie high diet, he's got to be slow but tolerated on a fitness test, and he's got to be in no way shape or form special or unique due to the fear of making the others in the group self conscious..." Probably cuz that sounds really stupid and wouldnt work well for a song... but that's just me >.>

this is my first video by you i've watched, and I'm impressed!

The start of the video was good, until you started preaching...

My god, when the melodramatic piano enters the bombastic hero description I had to turn it off. The Drinker is honestly one of my absolute favorite critics, but here he had a few too many pints and went down the road of melodrama.

For more proof that we’ve been obsessed with this kind of thing for fucking ever... take the myth of Heracles, and the fact that he uses a club and wears a pelt. They’re signs that his original myth predates Ancient Greece by a long shot. As in, NEOLITHIC predates. How far have we fallen if we’ve gone from Heracles in the fucking Stone Age, to... this drivel?

I choose to reject these anti-heroes.

I need to get back into writing

Whatever this petulant, entitled, angry, accomplishment-free female is in the thumbnail, that's not a hero. If I had to draw a cartoon of a Karen, I couldn't do a better job than this. I can almost hear her demanding to speak to my manager. Did I mention unattractive? Yes she looks intentionally unattractive. People aren't this repulsive by accident. She must have worked hard to repel men so effectively. Women too, I assume.

Damn this vid is cool

Who would make more sense? 1) An industry with millions of dollars, hundreds of writers and years of proven concepts 2) A drunk guy on the internet in a 7 minute video

Think he stopped being drunk for a bit there

I just stick to manga, I was never into comics. I’m nearly 30. Every since I was in 4th or 5th grade I’ve been enamored by anime and manga. American comics and movie adaptations never did it for me back then, and now... well, yeah, no.

Facts

Time for Barry to change the fucking timeline again cuz this world ain;t it chief

"When you accept everything, there is no need to strive for anything." Very well said.

Good Lord that was a beautiful speech

I don't remember from where I heard this, 'To kill the spirit/soul of a culture/civilisation, you must first destroy/corrupt its champions.' I feel that the human race is slowly self-destructing.'

She looks like Henrietta 😁

It's time for us to become the next generation of heroes. Rise above, sacrifice, and succeed. That's what heroes do. Good luck, and godspeed!

" Who is gonna be inspired and motivated by this " Who do you think ¬¬ twitter of course

The whole world needs to hear this!

4:31 The whole cancel woke culture that most of my generation is comprised off is the complete anithesis of this The pretence that there’s something healthy about stagnation That if it’s inconvenient it shouldn’t be attempted and that the notion of someone else trying at something and succeeding is offensive because it makes them feel bad about how shitty they actually are

Lets be real, comics are essentialy like paid-for fanfics at this point.

i do not understand how these people get jobs as writers in the industry. I think actual writers or even normal people should apply to fill these positions.

THAT'S STARFIRE?! WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BADASS FROM TEEN TITANS!?

damn...i really did not expect such a moving speech in such an unsuspecting vid. im speechless. subscriber earned

Excellent.

The thing that makes heroes great is that, like you stated, they are an image of the human spirit. And so when you write them you have to greatly consider moral philosophy so to create a representation of an ideal that is strong enough to reflect the message you want to send. In essence, not only are they the modern evolution of the myth, but also the parable. They’re a story through which we can expound our ideals or our view on the complexity of morality and our relationship with it or anything else we can think of. The problem with modern comics is that they are a symptom of the poisoned modern philosophy. Society has been reshaped so that moral philosophy is shallow and weak. It’s about finding ways to prop up ourselves so we can be placed on an undeserved pedestal for having said the prettiest words. We praise victimhood rather than perseverance, words rather than action, biased shouting rather than balanced discussion, all the things that require effort and forethought are being told to die while we celebrate self-pity and destruction of healthy world views.

Dear Drinker, Another fine piece of work. Reminded me of a quote, "No one ever raised themselves up by putting someone else down." You go, Dude. Peace,

Your speech was really awesome, but god dang did that second of Judge Dredd hit me in the nodtalgia bone. Which is kinda weird considering that I never read his comics, I only know him from my father telling me about the embodiment of justice that he is, conveying what he meant to him. And in my opinion that's exactly what makes a hero a hero, inspiring people to carry on their tale to not only aspire to that ideal, but to share it willingly with others.

I'll drink to that!!

But what you lament is the end of the era of humanity reaching for higher. Comic books are just the latest, perhaps the last- casualty of the creeping, malevolent rot of Post-Modernism and nihilism. We stopped wanting to go to the moon. Then we stopped fantasizing about outer space. We stopped wanting to explore other cultures, and declared cultural differences nonexistent. We stopped wanting to go outside. Stopped wanting to have families. Everything revolves around petty arguments on platforms, read on smart phones. You're surprised and depressed that people stopped caring about superheroes? Huh... I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did.

LOL!!! I'm just going back and watching all the videos covering this... _AHEM!_ book. Here's what I noticed. Every single YTer that made a video on this starts with uncontrollable cackles and laughter at the cover. LOL!!! It's fucking hilarious.

Well, at least she isn't a reimagining of Starfire.

What John Goodman and Roseanne having procreated would look like

This isn't new. We love to pull our estabilished paragons/gods/ideals back to the swamp to be like us. It takes some time but it allways happens! Ever heard of the story when Ra and Seth were having a race on which of them can put semen in the other's hindsight? Ever heard the story of Hephestus catching his wife Aphrodite with her lover (she's got a point!) in an invisible chain net? Don't need to wonder why in later christian era the devil becomes the good+helping person....

I'm happy this wasnt just SJW bad

Is this is supposed to be nightstar? whats her power? blocking the sun with her body?

The author is playing off the success of Supergirl Being Stupid.

I’m mixed race, and my personal hero is Miles Morales. That’s not because he looks like me, it’s because he’s everything a hero should be to me, Peter Parker is too and so is Barry Allen. and that’s okay because it’s not about how they look, it’s their hardships and how they overcome them

Wow...you hit the nail on the head with this one! Such good stuff. Love your channel!

the last two minutes should be mandatory listening to anyone under the age of 30

The irony of the writing and its message is a bit funny also. The only thing that makes this awkward version of nightstar special, is their parentage. In making that the situation, and letting the author interject themselves into the character, you also get a sense of self hatred from the author, believing that their flaws are inherent through their parentage and that its the one thing they would change if they could about themselves if they could, but cant. it contradicts the idea of self acceptance and being ok to be who you are. it instead conveys a message to refuse and despise what you are, and run towards the shelter of forged identity through actions behavior and association. In short, bury yourself in delusion until you cant see yourself or where you come from anymore, then pretend you don't know what those things are, while mostly depending on the benefits of those concepts as the foundation for success since they are in-fact inherently foundational to who you are.

Broads will ruin anything if you let em. Case in point.

It's great to see ourselves in our heroes, but these people take that way too far. If they want a character to represent them, that's Clark Kent, that's Bruce Wayne, Hal Jordan. That's the secret identity, the everyman which we project ourselves into, through relatability. And through empathy we learn from their struggles, and we are inspired to be a greater version of ourselves. Just beneath that dull grey business suit is a shining superhero emblem, we too can tear off the mundanity and believe we are special and capable. Or..... we can just have a projection of ourselves in the comic/movie, nothing special beneath because the mundanity goes to the bone, nothing to prove and nothing to discover. It's just a person, and most of the time it is not actually us, it's some lunatic form of the writers vain imagination of themselves. Just imagine a Superman comic where there is only Clark Kent, no fancy suit or unique style to change into, just a guy working his job who has powers and stuff, and also carries a deeply rooted frustration that he can't get a girlfriend because his writer can't afford a therapist.

I hate everything about that design. It is an abomination. Burn it and cast it into hell so that it may never come back.

There's no room for excellence when "everyone's a winner!"