Final thoughts on Johnathan Majors

This is the horror of being a non-white woman, you have to live with the violence of your community and also protect your community from the violence of the racist system… but the problem always come from the same place patriarchy and white heterosexism and racism, not from non-white men. Thanks for the video ! ❤

Why do you think the Jonathan major is an abuser?

0:58 lmaoo

This case is a message to Black men across the globe to stop bunny hopping

I also wanted him to succeed. Damn

Good points, I don’t agree with all, but good points to some.

For me, this was always complicated. In real life old relationships can get messy and toxic. Through time and experience, SOMETIMES both parties can grow into better people. Not excusing his actions, but I do wonder how this being public makes him as black man be perceived.

In this instance, idk. If i were to characterize Majors, he would be that "ugly" black nerd in highschool that, after graduation, went to the gym and became more confident and successful. However, never worked on their toxic masculinity and how with great power/fame comes responsibility. Its like his head was gassed with his success. With what i heard, he sounds like he's definitely emotionally abusive and wanted a passive white girl that he could manipulate. Kinda like your Kanye video. Its like he surrounded himself with yes-women that he could manipulate but wanted the hand-off, independence, respectability that confident woman (often times POC) can provide like "Coretta" and "Michelle."

He wanted great women but not women that would check and look at him now. 🤦🏿‍♂️

I do feel for him in some instances like when he ran from her. I do feel like he was running for his life because as a black man, the words of a white woman can be a death sentence.

But i was rooting for him at first. I was surprised that he got fired because the charges that he WAS found guilty on were VERY light. I honestly believe if he was white, he would've been fine. I feel like a white man would need a video of himself beating a woman plus 50 women to come out with their abuse stories. However, a black needs a video of him pushing her into a car and running away from her and gets fired. I'm not saying he's a good guy, hes an asshole. I think Disney cut him not because of what he did but in fear of the worse things that he could do in the future. Basically like a bad investment. But if he were white, they would say it was a bad quarter and keep their stocks.

1. Your hair looks awesome, whatever you're doing, it's working.
2. I don't think that, "I was rooting for this person and I wish they were better, but they're not and that's disappointing." should be a hot take or taken as an offensive thing to say. I was rooting for JMajors, it sucks that he's proven himself to be unworthy of our hope and support.
3. F'real there should have been more consequences on Brad Pitt slapping his son around on that plane.
4. It is super weird how many dudes start dickriding as soon as a man is called out for abuse

I appriciated this video a lot. This helps contextualize some of the discussion I've been seeing.

Man, you know how the internet… ok the media in general is, all nuanced or comparativly complicated opinions are pushed aside. Its sad and upsetting to watch another dude get taken down and its sad and upsetting that he completely deserves it. Thats not a sensational take just like the myriad of other complicated topics that a story like this should (but never does) bring up.

9:54 this is the tea, at the end of the day our criminal justice system isnt about protecting victims but about punishment and we all know they dont wanna punish white men

The thing that’s so infuriating is how it is a fact that it’s so fucked up that black guys will be getting treated more harshly than white guys in the public sphere and the in court, but without that recognition of intersectionality, it’ll make other black guys (and some black women) want to double down on stanning whoever famous black celebrity is currently on trial (court or public opinion). I love that you mentioned holding space for Majors’ fans. It’s disappointing af.

❤that Badu ft sa-ra instrumental in background … Good points too

I can't figure out what Majors was guilty of doing. I'm so confused…

Honestly I feel the same way not just with Johnathan Majors but with a lot of contemporary conversations online. I guess it's just how social media is, but online, people always expect you to swing hard for one side or the other, and it always feels dangerous if you don't. If you try to express nuance or authenticity or an unflattened view that, even if it agrees ultimately, doesn't agree completely or as hard as they like, they just lump you in with the Them in their Us vs Them framework.

I think a big part of it is there's a lot of rhetoric strategy around poisoning the conversation, where bad-faith parties are performing for their peers rather than engaging earnestly, JAQing off, sealioning, virtue signalling, all that. A lot of people have decided the solution is to not have the conversation at all, and it's definitely the safest option. You probably won't get dragged or cancelled if you just repeat what most people are saying, if you smile and nod.

So I appreciate your videos a lot, digging in and sometimes saying the real things that might not fly well even with your own crowd.