#marc evan jackson

Jake: I love how much you pretend to like Die Hard.

Amy: I like the second one.

Jake: You don’t have to.

Amy:Okay.

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I cannot stress enough how much I love The Good Place.

The best part is that Marc Evan Jackson (who plays Shawn) doesn’t know a damn thing about Pewdiepie. The writing staff gave him that and he delivered it perfectly regardless.

Can we talk about how fucking absurd it is to actually believe that PewDiePie holds a candle to the atrocities committed by war criminals..

really? the man who is consciously introducing MILLIONS of children world wide to fascism isn’t as bad as a war criminal? he’s creating future war criminals you fucking idiot

Cite your sources, pewdiepie engages in satire. Maybe if people paid attention in school, you would know the different between being a neo-nazi and making satirical content.

We live in a world where a guy paying poor people to hold up a sign saying “death to all jews” while jews face hate crimes around the world and a person can UNIRONICALLY call that satire and say that OTHER people need to go back to school for not knowing what satire is.

Just let that sink in.

the good place has a morality system which is based on impact, not intent. by citing pewdiepie, the show isn’t commenting on if he’s “actually” racist or not; the show is pointing out that his actions put more harm into the world than good. regardless of his “true intentions,” by paying someone to hold a “death to all Jews” sign and promoting channels that support white supremacy, he has done more harm than good.

and before anyone complains about how “he raised money for charities” or whatever, that doesn’t negate the harm he’s done elsewhere (especially given the whole fiasco with his recent “attempt” to donate to adl. regardless of your opinion on whether it was right or wrong to cancel the donation, there’s no denying that white supremacists felt, once again, emboldened by his actions).

this “impact vs. intent” morality actually goes pretty well with the claims his fans make that these acts are satire. anyone who studies literature could tell you that true satire, effective satire, mocks oppressors/the powerful by mimicking them to such an absurd degree that no one can mistake what they say for agreement. people generally cite jonathan swift’s “a modest proposal” for a reason — he calls attention to starvation in ireland by suggesting they eat babies. it’s absurd and appalling, exposing how poorly the english treated the irish.

this is why pewdiepie’s actions are not satire. he doesn’t seem to be mocking antisemites; he’s simply behaving the same way. that’s not satire. that’s just being a white supremacist. paying people to hold a sign and promoting a channel are not big, ridiculous actions that obviously point to satire. using the n-word when you’re mad at a game is not satire. those aren’t big, ridiculous actions that clearly mock those who hold those views.

that’s just supporting those views, plain and simple.

and that’s the point the good place is making. even if his fans are correct and he’s being satirical, he’s still harming people. he’s still exposing people to antisemitism, using the n-word, and exposing kids to channels that promote white supremacy. he’s creating a place for white supremacists to find each other and feel emboldened to share their views with children.

so that’s what this means. he has put a lot of bad into the world, and no defense of “it’s a joke!” negates that.

PERIOD!! you articulated your point so well

Also:none of these people are considered unambiguously evil in the world right now

Elizabeth Holmes was the youngest female “self-made billionaire” ever who started a medical technology company.

Henry Kissinger was head of the National Security Council and secretary of state under Nixon and Ford and was awarded a freaking Nobel Peace Prize.

And PewDiePie is the most subscribed-to Youtuber in the world.

These aren’t traditional villains who are universally despised, and regardless, the fact that PewDiePie isn’t widely considered to be particularly evil is what makes this a joke. A pointed one.

Holmes committed massive medical fraud, Kissinger perpetuated war and crimes against humanity, and PewDiePie is an unabashed antisemite and white nationalist - who literally shared a video of protestors being murdered in the car attack at Charlottesville - for his audience of young kids. These are all people who are pretty difficult to defend, and yet plenty of people, particularly powerful people, are happy to bend over backwards in order to do so.

And this show doesn’t pull its punches. That’s a big reason people love it.

Also, it’s just a joke. Nothing wrong with a joke, right, pewdiepie stans?

Happy Nine-Nine Day!!!!

This trip to LA has been a real eye opener. I finished treatment the day I flew out, which is awesome, I just gotta wait for a scan to see if all the tumours have totally gone but I’m not as ready as I though mentally for this trip. I miss my dog so much and to call home to have my mum ask me who I was is heartbreaking and to know I’m not welcome at my granddads headstone blessing because I’m not in the UK for Easter just makes me feel like what is the point? Why do I keep fighting? but then I stick my ear buds in and try carry on. I have had so many anxiety attacks it has been tiresome. So I have spoken to my complex care team and I’m going in to see them when I get back. Don’t get me wrong I am so glad I made the trip, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the podcasts, they have literally saved my life. I listen TAH, Janie and Aaron does Hollywood, dead authors podcast and now the two new ones spontaneanation and we got this, they all help me.
To meet paulftompkinshallublinaaronginsburg & Marc Evan Jackson and to be able to say thank you to them was just the best I can’t even put into words how amazing it was to see them, speak to them and get hugs as well, I do not deserve how nice they were to me. I am glad I made the trip I just wish I could be a better person.

Omg I can’t believe this time next week I will be in LA to watch Thrilling Adventure Hour. I am so excited but freaking out big time. I’m not only going to see the people who have pretty much saved my life, hallublinpaulftompkins Marc Evan Jackson, Mark Gagliardi and Paget Brewster have been the Workjuice players who have made a big difference I really want to say thank you to them. But I’m going to respect the wish of a friend who wanted to see the show but lost the fight with the demons.
I have sorted everything out at home for my mum and nephew so they will be sorted but I feel selfish for going and leaving them. I havnt been on holiday for 10yrs so it’s well over due but I’m really nervous, Anxiety is a Bitch. Sending a great big hug to anyone out there who suffers from it. Onwards and upwards. Ok gotta stop the moaning, this washing won’t put itself away.

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I’ve been listening to @ThrillingAdv from the beginning lately, because I need some familiar, soothing things in my life, especially things that can make me laugh. One unexpected thing that’s bringing me reliable, quiet joy: Hearing the Sparks Nevada theme song at the top of those episodes. The song itself just makes me happy, because of its associations with these stories that I love, but I’m also just so solidly awareof it. I love that MEJ does a kind of Marvin the Martian thing as he goes into the bridge. I love the different configurations of voices on the “response” parts as the cast changes. I love the “special versions” by guest musicians (Sara Watkins’ POW! floors me every time).  I love the tiny differences  that make it different and alive and joyful every time. I miss the show SOmuch (all the features, not just Sparks), but man. That theme song. It is just pure gold to me.  

I love this. So might you!

This is such a perfect sum up of why this song is so wonderful. I almost can’t actually believe I got to duet it with Marc Evan Jackson once; it really feels like it happened to someone else. And I was so nervous that I flubbed all the chords and most of the words, so even in those moments when I DO feel like it happened to me, all I want is another chance to do it justice. 

This world did not deserve Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars.