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Pop Detective

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Pop Detective

@PopDetective

Cultural criticism by Jonathan McIntosh. Video essays and shorts can be found on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube

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Joined April 2016

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Pop Detective
@PopDetective
May 27, 2025
New video essay examining the myth of the "alpha male" and how that false ideal is propagated through popular culture:
The Myth of the Alpha Male
From youtube.com
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Nov 12, 2024
This is a worrying statement. We absolutely do not need another sci-fi movie about “bad revolutionaries” who fight for freedom in the “wrong way” and are therefore “just as bad as their oppressors.”
DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilm
Nov 9, 2024
James Cameron describes the Ash People in ‘AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH’ as a reflection of the worst side of N’avi. “We have a lot of anger and a lot of rage in the world we live in right now” (via: @cinepop)
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Aug 10, 2024
This is one of the most depressing indictments of corporate media that I've ever seen. There's exactly ONE original story on this list. Everything else is a sequel, remake, or reboot.
Letterboxd
@letterboxd
Aug 10, 2024
*A lot* of Disney/Pixar/Lucasfilm/Marvel films were updated, teased, and announced at #D23 last night. Which one are you most looking forward to? Check out the full list: boxd.it/xNGca
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Apr 5, 2025
I recently watched Adolescence on Netflix and at the risk of sounding a bit iconoclastic, I’d like to offer some criticisms of how the mini-series inadvertently undermines key elements of its own message.
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
May 19, 2022
Sex scene discourse is back again and once again missing the point. The question isn't should sex be portrayed (yes), the question is *how* is sex portrayed? Is it consensual? Is it coercive? What are the power dynamics? Is it mutually satisfying? Is everyone having a great time?
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Feb 17, 2020
We’re working on a future video essay examining the media pattern wherein men achieve instant redemption through death, instead of struggling through personal transformation. We're including unsuccessful self-sacrifices and unexpected resurrections as well. Suggestions welcome!
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Nov 12, 2024
Replying to @PopDetective
I do hope I'm wrong to be concerned but just try replacing the word "N'avi" with "Native Americans" or "Palestinians" in the above statement and read it again. It really doesn't bode well.
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Nov 12, 2024
Replying to @PopDetective
Anyone looking for a more nuanced and politically savvy take on colonialism, resistance, and the toll it takes on people forced to fight for their own existence should read "The Word for World is Forest" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Feb 9, 2020
One of our upcoming video essays will examine colonialism in modern board games. It’s going to be quite the undertaking! You can follow our playthroughs via this thread and donate to our project here: patreon.com/popdetective
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Jul 1, 2023
Which policy was violated exactly? You linked to a long list of guidelines but refused to tell me which one I violated. None of them seem to apply to this video. How am I supposed to avoid this issue in the future if I don't know what I did wrong?
TeamYouTube
@TeamYouTube
Jun 29, 2023
Replying to @PopDetective
unfortunately, there's not more we can do on our end. it was carefully reviewed & the decision is final, based on the policy violations we shared in our last tweet. we really appreciate your understanding. let us know if you have any other q's
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Jul 4, 2025
Because Turning Red centers the experiences of girls and we live in a society that hates women and devalues all things feminine.
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Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Feb 4, 2024
She should have ended her journey surrounded by a community of found family in the resistance. Not all alone again isolated on another desert planet. Rise of Skywalker was an unforgivable disgrace.
💛✨Jasi✨💛
@STAI2GAZER
Feb 1, 2024
If you were given the opportunity to change one aspect of Rey’s story or character, what would you change? The only rule is that you must keep things constructive and respectful.
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Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Jul 1, 2021
Boys DO cry. In this video essay we examine the narrow set of social situations where tears are permissible for men in media.
Pop Detective
@PopDetective
Dec 1, 2022
New video essay! Marvel superheroes rarely use their powers to help build a better world, it's the villains who are constantly dreaming up audacious schemes to transform the universe.