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@womp_tomp
Instagram · Split screen
@womp_tomp #politics
Performance
Video #34071 · Split screen
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The creator delivers a sarcastic and critical monologue arguing that the rise of female creative power in Hollywood, spurred by the Me Too movement, has led to the decline of major franchises. He uses screenshots of news articles and interview clips as evidence to critique specific creative decisions, such as making characters LGBTQ+ or independent of male counterparts, and blames actresses for being 'too authentic' in interviews, ultimately suggesting their public comments harm the films.
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What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 15%
I'M NOT SAYING
Verbal hook · 80%
I'm not saying it was morally better when Hollywood told women to just be quiet and read their lines, but the movies were.
Visual hook · 5%
A split-screen layout showing the creator speaking on the bottom half, while the top half displays a screenshot of a tweet about the 'Supergirl' movie's poor box office tracking.
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Steal this for your own video
I'm not saying was better, but sure was.
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The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
The video opens by presenting a timely, real-world piece of news (a movie's poor box office tracking) as a problem or question, immediately grounding the subsequent commentary in a relevant event.
Payoff
The Authoritarian Punchline: The video concludes not with a real answer, but with a completely ridiculous and extreme 'solution' to the manufactured problem, serving as a final joke that reinforces the overall satirical tone.
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The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Satirical Grievance Cascade
To take a current, real-world cultural event, attribute its perceived failure to a controversial and satirical cause, and then 'prove' this thesis through a series of escalating, hyperbolic examples, culminating in an absurd final punchline.
The 'I'm Not Saying, But...' Gambit
The creator makes a provocative, pseudo-nostalgic claim that feigns innocence while delivering a controversial opinion, often using a shocking name-drop or reference to establish a satirical and edgy tone.
The Grand Unified Conspiracy Thesis
The creator explicitly states the central, absurd argument, blaming a major cultural movement or shift for the perceived problem. This serves as the core thesis for the rest of the rant.
The Hyperbolic Case Study
A current, well-known piece of media is presented as 'evidence.' The creator satirically misrepresents the creative intent behind it using extreme, simplistic, and often offensive language to support the central thesis.
The Principle of Cultural Decay
The argument is broadened from a specific example into a sweeping generalization, claiming that the identified 'problem' is systematically ruining all beloved cultural institutions.
The Ironic Deconstruction
The creator returns to the original topic to mock the stated intentions of its creators by highlighting inherent logical contradictions, often related to the source material's history or premise.
The Scapegoat Tangent
An unrelated person or trend is illogically blamed for the entire phenomenon, adding a layer of non-sequitur absurdity that heightens the satire.
#politics
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I'M NOT SAYING
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IT WAS MORALLY BETTER
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RUIN EVERYTHING. COOL.
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WOULD NOT EXIST
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WITHOUT HER MALE COUNTERPART.
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MILLION DOLLAR DECISION.
No saying it was morally better when Hollywood told women to just be quiet and read their lines, but the movies were. Harvey Weinstein would have never let this happen. That's all I'm saying. The Me Too movement was really important because it shifted a lot of cultural power to allow women in cinema to ruin everything cool. What if we made Star Wars like gay as shit for and stupid and bad? What if what if, hear me out, we took every cultural masterpiece and source of inspiration narratively in our culture and infused them with Good thoughts? The important thing about this movie is that it doesn't depend on a man, said the girl version of an actual character, who would not exist without her male counterpart. Plus, I'm gay, but don't sexualize the character. What left is there to enjoy? It's a girl that can bench a lot? We already have parades for those people. This is partially Jennifer Lawrence's fault. I don't know how to explain it, but it is. I'm just gonna be quirky and authentic and just say whatever I think. It's a $100,000,000 decision. I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to be themselves, you know, these actresses. I just think they should probably find a contract where you're not allowed to talk about the movie until at least a decade later.