Reese Grey Analyzes

Hello my loves. 

Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Life Update + Content Warning 
2:33 Is Sexualizing/Objectifying Characters OK because they aren't real people?
4:08 Japan's "Soft Power" & How Anime Can Effect Real Life
6:04 Making Anime "Political"
7:27 Sexualization is Subjective Objectification is Not
9:09 The Evangelion Hospital Scene
14:09 Asuka Can't Sleep...

Let's Explore the possible benefits and disadvantages of living in an age where where hearts, minds, and algorithms are so deeply intertwined.

Video Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Chit Chat
2:00 How Social Media Frames Our Understandings of Love

Part 1: Self Love & Self Awareness
4:20 Selfishness
7:78 Falling into Codependency
9:10 Staying Single & Hoping to Find Self Love
10:25 P...

Hey Guys :) Join me as we analyze TikTok creator Mol & "Karen" Memes. 

Mol is a LGBTQ TikTok influencer who was recently "cancelled" via unfounded sexual assault allegations via TikTok. His mannerisms and speech patterns are mocked, as well as his content highly criticized. We'll use Mol's TikTok account as a case study to analyze why people choose to hate and bully, and if the public ridi...

Whether you want to start your own country, or wonder why others have such a difficult time being recognized in international law, there are a lot of politics that goes into the recognition of statehood. There are currently 195 countries in the world that are recognized by the United Nations, however there are countless others all over the world who are struggling to advocate for their people and independence of their land. Territo...

Comin' in hot today with a little bit spicier content than usual, so I hope you all enjoy. Today, we're going to be exploring both the sentiment of "white privilege is a myth" and "systemic racism still affects people today". Can there be an agreement between both sides? I think it's possible if we genuinely value each other. There is a lot of nuance needed when talking about subjective experience...

Disneyland. Branded, the happiest place on earth. But why? What about the park’s aesthetic makes people happy? what makes people feel so good when they are there? What gives Disney it’s magic? 

Here, I’ll go into an in depth explanation of what the philosophy of aesthetics encapsulates which includes anthropology, architecture, culture —and most importantly your own personal experiences. 

This adventure explores h...

In this era of “branding yourself”, there's this unspoken feeling that your success is measured by the influence that you have. The bigger the number of subscribers—the bigger the number of views—the better that you're doing. The barrier for entry for content creation is low, nonexistent even. This is simultaneously both the best and the worst thing about the internet.  

This popular notion of "selling yourself" ...

Social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube have democratized fame & notoriety. Anyone can upload any content they wish, at anytime they please. Although this can be an incredibly freeing and cathartic experience for both creators and viwers, allowing both anyone to express themselves and create an audience, while simultaneously giving power to the consumer to choose they type of content they want to see. It also gives an...

So is there a female gaze? Yes. But it is not sexy men jumping around, like in Magic Mike, or a closeup of Thor’s badonk. This tends to confuse people. If hypersexualized depictions of female bodies, like up skirts in anime, and mega tight clothing in superhero movies (that shows a surprising amount of booba that is in no way tactical), why is it then, that the “female gaze” isn’t Magic Mike? How are they both the male gaze? Well, ...

 Welcome to the first Mental Health Monday where Reese Grey answers questions about love, life, politics and questions about prior Reese Grey Analyzes Episodes! 

Chapters (Questions Asked) 
0:00 Intro | The First Mental Health Monday! 
1:58 Is the "Male Gaze" a one Sided Argument? 
8:16 Why Do Parent's Bully their Kids? How Is Generational Trauma so Culturally Acceptable? 
13:22 What is Optim...

With the rise of hustle culture, often times, people (especially adults) demonize video games, saying that it's a waste of time. But, what if that's the beauty of it? Let’s explore how maybe videogames aren't the bad guy.

Gaming offers an outlet, a reprieve, and an escape from an often complicated, scary and stress inducing world. The world often tells us success is only deemed valuable if it makes you money...

I left the theater after seeing Everything Everywhere All at Once with the phrase “nothing matters” echoing in my brain— and I felt at peace about it. 

Mundane and common issues such as taxes and laundry are brightened up by the movies sci-fi themes while diving head first into exploring a multiverse, which isn’t actually as fantastical as it seems. We all can’t help but entertain our imaginations and wonder “what if?”. It’s a cruel...

All eloquence aside, being genuine is just — hard. People deemed “successful influencers” usually need to exist within a nuanced gray area space— an odd intersection between entertainment and impact. And of course, with most things in life, that influence that one holds can be a positive or a negative. For instance, an influencer can promote brands who are only trying to commodify social justice movements by using their stances to ...

 I asked my little brother why zoomer humor was so confusing and he said "I don't know, I guess I'm always just so confused anyway so I laugh as a coping mechanism" 

On Reese Grey Analyzes, we look at creations and experiences in art, media, music, & even videogames to explore exactly WHY we think the way we think, question what we believe, and learn something new. And what better way to explore pop...

Hey :) Let’s talk about Turning Red, and how it gives excellent depictions on how the male gaze in film effects the girlhood and boyhood experience. Turning Red (2022) is a Disney Pixar movie directed by Domee Shi about a Chinese Canadian tween girl named Mei who must confront her mother during the midst of puberty.

TimeStamps:
Chapters
0:00 Funky Fresh Intro
2:30 Turning Red's "Relatability" (If...

 Today, we are gonna be talking about the metamorphosis of Bo Burnham’s entire career and how all 3 of his comedy specials actually intertwine with each other, as they are very connected content wise. We’ll be talking about Bo’s struggle with his own concepts of himself and his authenticity. I was inspired to do this because I heard someone describe Bo’s Inside as “Pretentious Self-Importance, disguised as Woke Self-Reflection”. Fa...

Join me, Bo Burnham & Socko as we try and figure out How The World Works? Spoiler: It’s complicated. Bo tries to tell us that “The secret is the world can only work, when everything works together”, but more than stating a fact, I believe Bo may be wishing the world worked that simply. This is a deep dive on just 1 song on Bo’s Netflix Special: “Inside” titled:“How The World Works”. This podcast works as a response to my origin...

Squid game is shiny new. Kinda. As per usual, I’m a bit tardy to the party. Released in September 2021, Squid Game is totally binge-able. Its only a 9 part series and 1 season long, so you have about roughly 8 hours of content to consume. So it’s all in a days work right? With Squid Game being such a worldwide phenomenon, we’re going to get into the shows depictions of human nature, violence for monetary gain and desperation vs. ad...

Afong Moy | Barnum & Baileys "Chinese Lady": The first ever documented Chinese woman to come to the United States in 1834. Afong Moy’s case is a fascinating one, as it crosses lines between capitalism and exoticism. Afong Moy, as a Chinese woman, as a person rather, was used as an exhibition. And it sounds bizarre —because it is. She was marketed as a “Chinese Doll” and put into a literal box, ornamented with painting...