"He catches you off guard with shit that's not funny." Yessss. Bo is a genius when it comes to making people do that awkward "maybe I shouldn't be laughing" type laugh.
I actually thought that that is what most of Bo’s attitude is with what he does in a lot of the special; like a “I’m being funny, but I’m also dead serious at the same time” kinda vibe
The edit is also different. Because it is from the heart. But the moment she is stating her life and it is not about her mom the frame goes back to instagram
@@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE idk man, obviously its satire but something about how Bo delivers it so poignantly that its so hard to ignore. He's so good
The bridge in the middle that's not funny is the true theme of the song. You'll notice that during that moment, the frame expands from the 1:1 ratio used on Instagram to a wide shot which, when matched with the sudden, intense seriousness of the subject matter, is designed to show you the duality inherent in social media. You see only what people want to show you. You know and recognize the content of the jokes simply from the title of the song, and that recognition reinforces the idea that you really know the person he's singing about. Then he hits you with that bridge, and you are forced to realize that behind all of that, there is a real person who you actually know nothing about at all, whose life you are only seeing through carefully curated snippets.
This is exactly the point. The internet loves to tear people down and dehumanize people into memes but these are real people holding on to real issues. Bo Burnham knows this all to well
I think it’s even more intentional than that - at least from my own social media bubble, the one time ppl go off script / aspirational insta posts is for RIPosts
I thought it was more to show the serious heartfelt message, then shifts back to the instagram ratio as soon as "she" begins talking/gloating about herself instead of her late mother.
Another possible interpretation is to notice how the frame closes back right as he says 'give a hug and kiss to dad', meaning the sob story was never real but just meant for more attention. Either way, it's well done for it to have so much potential meaning. The man is definitely very clever!
I think if you’ve ever heard Bo speak in interviews, the interpretation that there’s a real person behind each carefully curated post is the correct one. Claiming that women just post heartfelt shit on the internet for attention is sexist and he’s very much against that. It also just fits the theme of the whole special better than assuming he’s just ripping on women. It’s definitely a commentary about how we’re always performing via social media.
The fact that the frame pans out to represent her “real” life then pans right back into the superficial things. Its so clever. I love all your reactions!
Bo is a genius. He checked every single persons judgement who laughs at a white girls instagram, forcing them to realize that there’s real people behind those pictures with sadness, and hurt. But, the ‘girl’ only received real understanding and sympathy when she was being real. If we would just be more real, perhaps we could connect with others a bit more deeply.
@@bambicrandi The sad part is there's enough comments here saying the emotional bridge is just showing how white women lie for attention, or she moved away from her parents or had some falling out and it's just complaining about things she's done to herself. I hope this song actually changes the thinking of some people, but there are still many, many more that refuse to see a person's pain for more than attention-seeking.
@@redthorne1129 I can't BELIEVE whenever people say that, that they think the emotional part is about lying... like, the point is that she's a 3 dimensional person with real problems behind all the happy, wholesome pictures, that she has a real life and maybe she does this "basic ass" instagram stuff because it *makes her happy* and you should just let her
This one does such a weird thing to me. My perspective in the first half is like “yeah, white women lawl” then he hits the part about her mom and I can’t keep my eyes from welling up. Then here’s the weird part. I suddenly find everything after that part admirable and cute. I can’t help it. No matter how many times I’ve seen it.
Yeah, that despite the hurt she carries she's not overwhelmed with it and tries to enjoy the good life she has. (And you're not the only one who tears up at the bridge.)
I think it's because at that point she becomes a person rather than a platonic concept, which is really affecting in the point that so is everyone else you've ever looked at and seen through the lens of the first part of the song. It reels you in by making you complicit in the joke and then yanks the rug out by making HER not the joke.
Same, I tear up during the bridge, and then when he says "a ring on her finger from the person that she loves" I can't help but tear up again because I am... happy for her? Proud of her? You look at the whole song with different eyes, after that bridge. That's genius.
And don't get me started on the frame widening thing, I study script writing, and that is... really, really smart storytelling. The whole music video is.
Yeah the serious part is definitely meant to be like "well yeah, maybe pumpkins and latte foam art are basic instagrm pictures but let her have that, let her live the aesthetic if that's what she wants to do, she's a person with real-life problems, so why do we need to scrutinize every little thing she does. Notice how the aspects ration changes from the (instagram) square to the wide screen! But also at the same time, it is calling white women out for some things obviously, there are a few quite specific jabs, like the "quote from Lord of the Rings incorrectly attributed to Martin Luther King" or the "dream catcher bought from Urban Outfitters" or the mug that says "Beyonce is my spirit animal". Like most (all?) of Bo Burnham's songs, there are several meanings
There's a lot of references to women not being aware they are not being culturally sensitive as well like how the mug says "Beyonce is my spirit animal" and the headband with feathers.
There's a lot of criticism of cheap, capitalist, lean in feminism in the video. Including the "My Favorite Position is CEO" shirt and the "Just a Girl Boss Building Her Brand" one.
He invites the viewer to make fun of an instagram profile with seemingly superficial surface level "feel good" content and then proceeds to ask us if that is fair when theres a person on the other end drawing comfort out of that aestetic and lifestlyle.
I'm not sure that's exactly what he's trying to achieve. The square aspect ratio shows when the woman is being performative, and the widening ratio and lyrics about her mother are when she's tapping into her true feelings and being less performative. Not sure it's trying to teach us not to make fun of people though. It doesn't really link together that she's drawing comfort out of the superficial content. Just that it's rather thoughtless, but she does have some kind of authenticity in her if she dug deep enough. Also, just a theory, but I'm not actually sure the mother is dead, and if she's not, that might just play into her performative nature even more. What do you think?
@Chris Pridmore I'm pretty sure the message is supposed to be that the mother is dead. She's been gone 10 years. The daughter is learning to live without her, she's telling her how she's doing, but not directly, not seen her house or met her boyfriend. Either she's dead or she's disowned her daughter. Both scenarios are pretty sad. Its safe to assume its the former. I agree with what the original comment personally - no matter how superficial and samey a girls Instagram is - remember there's a human on the other side of it, which bo illustrated. Its funny to joke about the stereotype, but it's harmless fun, most of Bos song seems to laugh at how wholesome & pure it is. Its their little piece of heaven (is this heaven? No its a white womans Instagram). Its marginally critical of some cultural insensitivties (like the MLK reference) but seems mostly for humor than to make a statement.
@@hoodyboodyI think that if the mom not being dead was something that was insinuated than the aspect ratio wouldn't have changed to reflect the difference in narrative
It’s fucked up but genius the way he gets you engaged with comedy and once you put your guard down he hits you with some real life sadness. But he’s genius. Inside is possibly the best special I’ve ever seen and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s his peak considering the situation that pushed him to create it
Not even gonna lie, these are some of the best reactions to bo burnhams songs (especially the new ones), cause i've seen people completely missing the dead parents part and just kinda laughing through it? It's a weird vibe
@@user-mm5zv4nm7b that even though all of the real life problems someone is going through, they can still see the happiness in living, even if its a latte foam art or an avocado.
he literally spent an entire year shooting, editing, recording, acting, writing, this entire production himself in 1 room. i think he's allowed to have some random shit whether it be from his production equipment or not making a bit of a mess, though.
Yeah Bo can be summed up with the line from Can’t Handle This “you can tell them anything, if you just make it funny, make it rhyme”. He uses his stage persona to make it easier to talk about sad topics and things close to his heart, while embedding it within great catchy viral songs to make sure it gets to a wider audience
My personal take is that even though a lot of it is cliche and easy to tease that doesn't mean it isn't earnest. Even the letter to a dead relative is kind of a cliche at this point but that doesn't make it less meaningful. In this special he explores the idea of the good and bad of the internet, especially on Welcome to the Internet. I think this is a primer for that, in that we see this idea that platforms like instagram almost outright demand superficiality by nature but that doesn't make it without meaning or resonance.
I love that you think the song is about him clowning on women who just post silly wholesome pics on Instagram...and at the end, it gets sad because she just misses her parents and is just looking for someone to share her random stuff with.
You don't get to laugh at the superficiality of white woman's instagram without Bo kicking you in the gut with the realisation that this is a real person with real feelings and struggles. But then back to goat cheese salad!
Best reaction personality on TH-cam dude! You actually listen to what goes on in the videos and talk intellectually about them. It’s awesome watching you learn Bo’s style with every new video! Fully support your channel keep doing what your doing!
Finally someone actually felt the deep emotion of the song! The other reviewers are so shallow and do not get that emotional part of the song. Great job man!
The serious interjection in the middle of the song is a glimpse at the real person behind the Instagram, stripped of the aesthetics. As you see Bo talking about the real stuff you can notice the camera panning wider like you are really entering into this person's world but once Bo starts talking about vane, egotistical things again, you can see the camera narrowing back to just the surface level aesthetics.
5:38 One really cool part of this piece is the aspect ratio changes away from Instagram when he gets real about her family and who she is, before going back to the artificial social media photo shoots.
And none of the images are at all about what he’s talking about, except maybe the avocado. He says one thing and shows the other, kind of critiquing the dissonance and fakeness of social media
What I love about this song is that for most of it he is teasing white women's posts on instagram which a lot of us do, so we're vibing to it and laughing and then out of nowhere he reminds us that they're people and have just as many real problems as we do. Maybe the posts can be annoying but maybe it also helps them cope with the harder parts of life. I love Bo.
Bro, he does just bring the realist shit just randomly throughout the whole thing. And it catches you so off guard and it hits that much harder I think.
The 6 whole seconds of silent reflection starting at 7:53 followed by "Bo Burnham man you just might be a creative genius" is a mood I think we're all feeling.
I love the facial change you make after the song changes its tone. Even through your professional posture, you can see your emotion change after the bridge. This is why I watch reaction videos. I'm going to see what else you got. Have a good one.
I'm obsessed with this special. Probably because I relate to it so much. I tried to show my fiancé, and she said "so his shtick is he hates life? great angle for a comedian." Despite my undying love for her, she might never understand anxiety.
Love your breakdown of it. That’s a thing I appreciate about Bo, he hits you with serious shit, but he can bring it back to the comedy immediately after without losing the pain he brought up
5:23 And the aspect -ratio- of it all changes as you getting a wide -screened- view of it all. Nerdy enough to appreciate the little correlation he did there.
The thing about funny interjected with serious is called "emotional whiplash" and is used as a way to keep the audience on their toes so the sad bits hit harder and the comedy makes you laugh more. You see the same thing happen in shows like bojack horseman as well
Amen. Bo Burnham might be a genius. Yo I loved how you pointed out how Bo sprinkles in some “not funny” (but thought provoking statements into his songs). That girls dead mother can answer that girl or say hi to Dad. She’s dead. And it’s serious but I gotta admit I laughed when I first heard that line. Again… great prospective/ great content Broadband.
When Bo gets real it truly hits, He made a song that says something like "Is it really ok to joke at a time like this" Which can be taken at alot of time and matters. But i can also see it in all the songs he makes, when he hits whit reality i think those are the words that goes in his head. And thats why "inside" gatta be my favorit of his work cuz he really has been building his charcter in this life. A white womans instagram sounds silly in the beginning and some people even thought he was just making fun off them but in reality he really just points out their existence and shows both sides that theres allways a real person behind it living a life with real problems as well that we all go threw.
I agree but at the same time I think it's because the song is meant to be heard in the special, not isolated. In the special we don't know the title before it starts.
you have to pay attention to when the frame looks like an instagram post. The square format appears when he sings about the typical white woman stuff, but when the post about the mom comes up, the screen expands to full view to show that the post is meant to be truthful and not a performance. Then in goes back to square when he says "goat cheese salad" at the end of the section about the mom dying.
I like how throughout the Instagram post bits there's little snippets of the character behind it. Like, early on, you get "a couple holding hands" and it gets passed over. Then in the emotional, real-world segment, the character mentions they have a boyfriend, and suddenly that gets put into context. Then at the end, while going through superficial standard Instagram stuff, the song lingers for a couple lines on "three little words, a couple of doves, and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves", complete with wedding bells in the background, showing that the character married her girlfriend. Notably, it's worth noting that the song for the most part just... lumps these in with the rest of the posts. And really, that is what it is. To us, random people browsing the internet, we just see yet another picture of a couple, or a marriage. But these are REAL PEOPLE. That's two real people in love, or getting married. Behind every stereotypical Instagram page, behind every faceless internet user playing some manufactured persona for views or clicks, there's a real person, doing something they really do enjoy. Really makes you think.
If you ever watch the whole special I think the context of the messy floor will become a bit sad. I do like that it's included here at the top even though it doesn't fit with the context of the song because we're transitioning from the main thesis to a perfectly cropped performance.
That serious part reminds me of my grandma. She died 2 years ago. And whenever i hear this part of the song, i can see my dad and grandpa crying at the funeral again..
Notice the aspect ratio when he starts talking about the mom being dead. The whole song is the same aspect ratio as actual instagram pictures. But when he's talking about the real shit like her mom being dead, he makes it full screen because that's real life. Everything else is faked.
Notice on the mom part, it expands out from the Insta square. Because every once in a while people will be real on social media, then it shrinks right back to the square and all the fake stereotypes start again
The song follows the flow of a "white woman's instagram"... all that nonsense... followed by her very serious post about her mom... followed by more nonsense... also, since you're already on a Bo Burnham kick, you gotta watch "welcome to the internet" it's excellent!
yeah dude, i love the the call back to the serious part a bit later that I missed the first few listens because it was thrown in with the nonsense, but the 3 words, couple of doves and a ring on her finger has got to be calling back to the boyfriend part earlier and them getting married. there are real people hidden amongst all the meaningless corporate things people post on the internet. And definitely gotta do welcome to the internet.
I love Wisecracks video on bo burnham from a few years ago about his evolution in comedy and how he’s one of the only leading comedians out there who offers genuine emotion and hope in his comedy that most mainstream shows ignore. Like his early years, kinda like how the beginning of this song resembles the kind of nihilistic comedy of Rick and Morty: “everything is stupid and derivative, all white women are the same and geez aren’t their instagram accounts laughable?” And then in the bridge he hits it with that honesty and introspection- saying “hey, every person on social media is struggling with things you don’t know about”, in this song she misses her parents and sharing dumb little things with her followers that bring her some joy is a way she’s coping with not being able to share her life with the people she really wants to. It’s kinda beautiful tbh
I think I've watched White Woman's Instagram going on 10-15 times now, between myself and showing it to others, and without fail, every. single. time. I cry when he gets to the part about the mom. The first time was the worst, he lures you in deep with the haha white women are so superficial and then destroys you with that part. And my mom is healthy and should have many decades left, but that part absolutely tears me up every time.
The joke about the dead mom is a commentary about how they throw out that post for 1,000s of likes on a serious post but their next post is about them posting about a goat cheese salad. It's not so much introducing serious subject matter to the song, but how they get serious for 2 seconds and immediately about-face and follow it up with some bullshit.
@@midnightscara how do you know it wasn’t though? Did he say that in an interview? The special thing about art is it’s up to the viewer to take what they want from it and interpret it however they want.
@@tinabina8371 I don’t know if he has said that specifically but he has said he’s a fan of specific streamers that do lots of reactions in their streams so to me he’s having fun with the reaction format while not specifically mocking it so to say
Tina Bina yeah, but it’s just getting annoying seeing the amount of people telling reaction channels that them reacting to bo is ironic and using it as an excuse to hate bc of that one scene that is often misinterpreted /nm
im so glad you picked up on the nuance he gave to this random "white woman" that he did for the song; he shows that she can be shallow, but she can also want to be politically progressive, while at the same time having blindspots about her own privilege, she does cliche things like have a job and an apartment and celebrates getting married and being 27 in kind of an annoying way, but she's also a person who loves her parents and had to deal with a huge loss and is in pain. people are complex man, and i love that he put those sort of contradictions in the song about this character, it made it so meaningful and hard hitting.
I can’t wait for him to actually watch Bo Burnham’s special and watch the bit about reaction videos.
Bo already knew so many people would wanna react to this one.
That was less about youtubers doing reactions and more about bo's own insecurities about his creations.
@@asmshafin6200 yes! it feels more like a comment on how he feel the need to overexplain every single thing he writes
@@oftenwrng exactly. And also his tendencies to overthink every little thing he does
I can't wait for him to see that his room looks way worse in different parts of the special
"He catches you off guard with shit that's not funny." Yessss. Bo is a genius when it comes to making people do that awkward "maybe I shouldn't be laughing" type laugh.
I actually thought that that is what most of Bo’s attitude is with what he does in a lot of the special; like a “I’m being funny, but I’m also dead serious at the same time” kinda vibe
The edit is also different. Because it is from the heart. But the moment she is stating her life and it is not about her mom the frame goes back to instagram
It's basically called Satire.
@@EMPERORSPROTECTION-TERRA4LIFE idk man, obviously its satire but something about how Bo delivers it so poignantly that its so hard to ignore. He's so good
as someone in another comment section put it, Bo is really great at making you feel superior and then immediately slapping you down for it.
The bridge in the middle that's not funny is the true theme of the song. You'll notice that during that moment, the frame expands from the 1:1 ratio used on Instagram to a wide shot which, when matched with the sudden, intense seriousness of the subject matter, is designed to show you the duality inherent in social media. You see only what people want to show you. You know and recognize the content of the jokes simply from the title of the song, and that recognition reinforces the idea that you really know the person he's singing about. Then he hits you with that bridge, and you are forced to realize that behind all of that, there is a real person who you actually know nothing about at all, whose life you are only seeing through carefully curated snippets.
This is exactly the point. The internet loves to tear people down and dehumanize people into memes but these are real people holding on to real issues. Bo Burnham knows this all to well
I think it’s even more intentional than that - at least from my own social media bubble, the one time ppl go off script / aspirational insta posts is for RIPosts
I thought it was more to show the serious heartfelt message, then shifts back to the instagram ratio as soon as "she" begins talking/gloating about herself instead of her late mother.
Another possible interpretation is to notice how the frame closes back right as he says 'give a hug and kiss to dad', meaning the sob story was never real but just meant for more attention. Either way, it's well done for it to have so much potential meaning. The man is definitely very clever!
I think if you’ve ever heard Bo speak in interviews, the interpretation that there’s a real person behind each carefully curated post is the correct one. Claiming that women just post heartfelt shit on the internet for attention is sexist and he’s very much against that. It also just fits the theme of the whole special better than assuming he’s just ripping on women. It’s definitely a commentary about how we’re always performing via social media.
The fact that the frame pans out to represent her “real” life then pans right back into the superficial things. Its so clever. I love all your reactions!
Bo is a genius.
He checked every single persons judgement who laughs at a white girls instagram, forcing them to realize that there’s real people behind those pictures with sadness, and hurt.
But, the ‘girl’ only received real understanding and sympathy when she was being real. If we would just be more real, perhaps we could connect with others a bit more deeply.
@@bambicrandi The sad part is there's enough comments here saying the emotional bridge is just showing how white women lie for attention, or she moved away from her parents or had some falling out and it's just complaining about things she's done to herself. I hope this song actually changes the thinking of some people, but there are still many, many more that refuse to see a person's pain for more than attention-seeking.
@@redthorne1129 I can't BELIEVE whenever people say that, that they think the emotional part is about lying... like, the point is that she's a 3 dimensional person with real problems behind all the happy, wholesome pictures, that she has a real life and maybe she does this "basic ass" instagram stuff because it *makes her happy* and you should just let her
This one does such a weird thing to me. My perspective in the first half is like “yeah, white women lawl” then he hits the part about her mom and I can’t keep my eyes from welling up. Then here’s the weird part. I suddenly find everything after that part admirable and cute. I can’t help it. No matter how many times I’ve seen it.
Yeah, that despite the hurt she carries she's not overwhelmed with it and tries to enjoy the good life she has. (And you're not the only one who tears up at the bridge.)
I think it's because at that point she becomes a person rather than a platonic concept, which is really affecting in the point that so is everyone else you've ever looked at and seen through the lens of the first part of the song. It reels you in by making you complicit in the joke and then yanks the rug out by making HER not the joke.
Same, I tear up during the bridge, and then when he says "a ring on her finger from the person that she loves" I can't help but tear up again because I am... happy for her? Proud of her? You look at the whole song with different eyes, after that bridge. That's genius.
And don't get me started on the frame widening thing, I study script writing, and that is... really, really smart storytelling. The whole music video is.
She gets married at the end and it’s absolutely heart wrenching.
Yeah the serious part is definitely meant to be like "well yeah, maybe pumpkins and latte foam art are basic instagrm pictures but let her have that, let her live the aesthetic if that's what she wants to do, she's a person with real-life problems, so why do we need to scrutinize every little thing she does. Notice how the aspects ration changes from the (instagram) square to the wide screen! But also at the same time, it is calling white women out for some things obviously, there are a few quite specific jabs, like the "quote from Lord of the Rings incorrectly attributed to Martin Luther King" or the "dream catcher bought from Urban Outfitters" or the mug that says "Beyonce is my spirit animal". Like most (all?) of Bo Burnham's songs, there are several meanings
He absolutely breaks my heart and makes me laugh at the same time.
Inside is a modern day masterpiece
That's his thing. I love it.
There's a lot of references to women not being aware they are not being culturally sensitive as well like how the mug says "Beyonce is my spirit animal" and the headband with feathers.
There's a lot of criticism of cheap, capitalist, lean in feminism in the video. Including the "My Favorite Position is CEO" shirt and the "Just a Girl Boss Building Her Brand" one.
Yeah especiallly that little statue. And the dream catcher bought from urban outfitters.
@@thanatos101b a bobblehead of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
He invites the viewer to make fun of an instagram profile with seemingly superficial surface level "feel good" content and then proceeds to ask us if that is fair when theres a person on the other end drawing comfort out of that aestetic and lifestlyle.
I'm not sure that's exactly what he's trying to achieve. The square aspect ratio shows when the woman is being performative, and the widening ratio and lyrics about her mother are when she's tapping into her true feelings and being less performative. Not sure it's trying to teach us not to make fun of people though. It doesn't really link together that she's drawing comfort out of the superficial content. Just that it's rather thoughtless, but she does have some kind of authenticity in her if she dug deep enough. Also, just a theory, but I'm not actually sure the mother is dead, and if she's not, that might just play into her performative nature even more. What do you think?
@Chris Pridmore I'm pretty sure the message is supposed to be that the mother is dead. She's been gone 10 years. The daughter is learning to live without her, she's telling her how she's doing, but not directly, not seen her house or met her boyfriend. Either she's dead or she's disowned her daughter. Both scenarios are pretty sad. Its safe to assume its the former.
I agree with what the original comment personally - no matter how superficial and samey a girls Instagram is - remember there's a human on the other side of it, which bo illustrated. Its funny to joke about the stereotype, but it's harmless fun, most of Bos song seems to laugh at how wholesome & pure it is. Its their little piece of heaven (is this heaven? No its a white womans Instagram). Its marginally critical of some cultural insensitivties (like the MLK reference) but seems mostly for humor than to make a statement.
@@hoodyboodyI think that if the mom not being dead was something that was insinuated than the aspect ratio wouldn't have changed to reflect the difference in narrative
"One does not simply walk to Mordor" -Martin Luther King
It’s fucked up but genius the way he gets you engaged with comedy and once you put your guard down he hits you with some real life sadness. But he’s genius. Inside is possibly the best special I’ve ever seen and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s his peak considering the situation that pushed him to create it
Not even gonna lie, these are some of the best reactions to bo burnhams songs (especially the new ones), cause i've seen people completely missing the dead parents part and just kinda laughing through it? It's a weird vibe
At first this seemed like mockery, but after listening a bunch of times, it seems more like a celebration.
I think it's both
Celebration of what?
@@user-mm5zv4nm7b that even though all of the real life problems someone is going through, they can still see the happiness in living, even if its a latte foam art or an avocado.
The “clean your room” comment made me die laughing
he literally spent an entire year shooting, editing, recording, acting, writing, this entire production himself in 1 room. i think he's allowed to have some random shit whether it be from his production equipment or not making a bit of a mess, though.
@@GroundOne you ever seen white girls take selfies in their room? I'm not convinced it wasn't intentional
Bo's house is a fire hazard
@@TheGoIsWin21 watch the full show...the whole show is a mess like that
@@TheGoIsWin21 big fax
"He catches you off-guard with shit that's not funny" - basically me recovering after watching his special... multiple times. It's real heavy.
Yeah Bo can be summed up with the line from Can’t Handle This “you can tell them anything, if you just make it funny, make it rhyme”. He uses his stage persona to make it easier to talk about sad topics and things close to his heart, while embedding it within great catchy viral songs to make sure it gets to a wider audience
My personal take is that even though a lot of it is cliche and easy to tease that doesn't mean it isn't earnest. Even the letter to a dead relative is kind of a cliche at this point but that doesn't make it less meaningful.
In this special he explores the idea of the good and bad of the internet, especially on Welcome to the Internet. I think this is a primer for that, in that we see this idea that platforms like instagram almost outright demand superficiality by nature but that doesn't make it without meaning or resonance.
"There is some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for." - MLK.
I love that you think the song is about him clowning on women who just post silly wholesome pics on Instagram...and at the end, it gets sad because she just misses her parents and is just looking for someone to share her random stuff with.
You don't get to laugh at the superficiality of white woman's instagram without Bo kicking you in the gut with the realisation that this is a real person with real feelings and struggles.
But then back to goat cheese salad!
You should really sit down and watch the whole Special ''Inside''
you will understand the whole thing in context and it will truly blow you away.
Best reaction personality on TH-cam dude! You actually listen to what goes on in the videos and talk intellectually about them. It’s awesome watching you learn Bo’s style with every new video! Fully support your channel keep doing what your doing!
Finally someone actually felt the deep emotion of the song! The other reviewers are so shallow and do not get that emotional part of the song. Great job man!
The serious interjection in the middle of the song is a glimpse at the real person behind the Instagram, stripped of the aesthetics. As you see Bo talking about the real stuff you can notice the camera panning wider like you are really entering into this person's world but once Bo starts talking about vane, egotistical things again, you can see the camera narrowing back to just the surface level aesthetics.
"They're taking the Hobbits to Isengard!"
-MLK
5:38 One really cool part of this piece is the aspect ratio changes away from Instagram when he gets real about her family and who she is, before going back to the artificial social media photo shoots.
And none of the images are at all about what he’s talking about, except maybe the avocado. He says one thing and shows the other, kind of critiquing the dissonance and fakeness of social media
The visuals on this song blew my mind on my first watch
"mama, I love you; give a hug and kiss to dad". That shit wrecked me. Ps-loved your reaction video! 💞
What I love about this song is that for most of it he is teasing white women's posts on instagram which a lot of us do, so we're vibing to it and laughing and then out of nowhere he reminds us that they're people and have just as many real problems as we do. Maybe the posts can be annoying but maybe it also helps them cope with the harder parts of life. I love Bo.
Bro, he does just bring the realist shit just randomly throughout the whole thing. And it catches you so off guard and it hits that much harder I think.
The 6 whole seconds of silent reflection starting at 7:53 followed by "Bo Burnham man you just might be a creative genius" is a mood I think we're all feeling.
“He catches you off guard with shit that’s not funny!” 😂 Bo in a nutshell!
I love the facial change you make after the song changes its tone. Even through your professional posture, you can see your emotion change after the bridge. This is why I watch reaction videos. I'm going to see what else you got. Have a good one.
I love how this song starts inconspicuous and becomes hilarious. Then becomes a love letter to a contemporary girls accumulation of experience.
I really think he has created a really important work with Inside. I think it is genius.
4:28 "I can't stand up and show you, 'cuz I ain't like that breh" LMAO
I'm obsessed with this special. Probably because I relate to it so much. I tried to show my fiancé, and she said "so his shtick is he hates life? great angle for a comedian." Despite my undying love for her, she might never understand anxiety.
Love your breakdown of it. That’s a thing I appreciate about Bo, he hits you with serious shit, but he can bring it back to the comedy immediately after without losing the pain he brought up
5:23 And the aspect -ratio- of it all changes as you getting a wide -screened- view of it all. Nerdy enough to appreciate the little correlation he did there.
5:52 notice how the view expands while its being real, then back into frame as we go back
Full screen to represent real life and the 1:1 ratio to represent social media, bo is truly amazing
The thing about funny interjected with serious is called "emotional whiplash" and is used as a way to keep the audience on their toes so the sad bits hit harder and the comedy makes you laugh more. You see the same thing happen in shows like bojack horseman as well
Amen. Bo Burnham might be a genius. Yo I loved how you pointed out how Bo sprinkles in some “not funny” (but thought provoking statements into his songs). That girls dead mother can answer that girl or say hi to Dad. She’s dead. And it’s serious but I gotta admit I laughed when I first heard that line. Again… great prospective/ great content Broadband.
"Clean your room". Whoosh
Bo is a generational talent. Definitely look into his other specials
By far the best reaction video of this song. Awesome
When Bo gets real it truly hits,
He made a song that says something like
"Is it really ok to joke at a time like this"
Which can be taken at alot of time and matters.
But i can also see it in all the songs he makes, when he hits whit reality i think those are the words that goes in his head.
And thats why "inside" gatta be my favorit of his work cuz he really has been building his charcter in this life.
A white womans instagram sounds silly in the beginning and some people even thought he was just making fun off them but in reality he really just points out their existence and shows both sides that theres allways a real person behind it living a life with real problems as well that we all go threw.
You'll notice where it got heavy talking about her mom it framed out of the Instagram filter to full screen and full exposure.
The mom bit makes the song.
I cry every time.
That mom part almost got you bro. It’s OK. Gets me every single time and I always see it coming.
This man needs to watch "we think we know you" to me it remains the best moment in stand-up history
I feel like he should've just called it "Instagram" so you're not sure what he's referring to initially. Title is a bit of a spoiler imo
I agree but at the same time I think it's because the song is meant to be heard in the special, not isolated. In the special we don't know the title before it starts.
you have to pay attention to when the frame looks like an instagram post. The square format appears when he sings about the typical white woman stuff, but when the post about the mom comes up, the screen expands to full view to show that the post is meant to be truthful and not a performance. Then in goes back to square when he says "goat cheese salad" at the end of the section about the mom dying.
omg i love your reactions to bo's content-- i've only seen a few videos of your so far, but your energy is impeccable.
He got that white woman Instagram right on the money lol. So fun watching you review Bo's videos!
You wouldn't believe how many reaction channels actually do research before-hand to make their "reactions" better. I know you're real. Props to you
I am glad people are watching Burnham, his stuff is top tier among comedians. Would put it among any top 5 of its time.
id recommend watching the full special on Netflix called inside !! its really well done and I'm obsessed with it right now.
Him talking about the mother Dying hit me harder than his other Songs because my mother died Four years ago.
I'm so sorry. Recently lost my dad. Much love ❤
4:05 "I cant stand up and show you cuz i aint like that bruh" 😂
I like how throughout the Instagram post bits there's little snippets of the character behind it. Like, early on, you get "a couple holding hands" and it gets passed over. Then in the emotional, real-world segment, the character mentions they have a boyfriend, and suddenly that gets put into context. Then at the end, while going through superficial standard Instagram stuff, the song lingers for a couple lines on "three little words, a couple of doves, and a ring on her finger from the person that she loves", complete with wedding bells in the background, showing that the character married her girlfriend. Notably, it's worth noting that the song for the most part just... lumps these in with the rest of the posts. And really, that is what it is. To us, random people browsing the internet, we just see yet another picture of a couple, or a marriage. But these are REAL PEOPLE. That's two real people in love, or getting married. Behind every stereotypical Instagram page, behind every faceless internet user playing some manufactured persona for views or clicks, there's a real person, doing something they really do enjoy. Really makes you think.
YES! I was waiting for you to do this one!
You need more love on this vid! You are one of the VERY few reaction channels that actually have something of substance to say. Keep it up!!!!
"Ayo man clean yo room"
Has definitely never watched the special lmfao
If you ever watch the whole special I think the context of the messy floor will become a bit sad. I do like that it's included here at the top even though it doesn't fit with the context of the song because we're transitioning from the main thesis to a perfectly cropped performance.
I love your reaction videos!!
Catches you off guard. Exactly that.
I give him props with replicating these popular poses and photos on Instagram. I can't imagine how much time it took to get the perfect take
He's hilarious I love how he pokes fun but then reminds us that the people he's poking fun at are still real people behind the jokes.
That serious part reminds me of my grandma. She died 2 years ago. And whenever i hear this part of the song, i can see my dad and grandpa crying at the funeral again..
Being a middle age white woman I felt this 😂 so incredibly true!! 😂😂
Notice the aspect ratio when he starts talking about the mom being dead. The whole song is the same aspect ratio as actual instagram pictures. But when he's talking about the real shit like her mom being dead, he makes it full screen because that's real life. Everything else is faked.
Notice on the mom part, it expands out from the Insta square. Because every once in a while people will be real on social media, then it shrinks right back to the square and all the fake stereotypes start again
I like the way you articulate your thoughts
Thank you.🙏🏿
Bo is trying to say that the way we portray ourselves on instagram can be unhealthy and not show the full picture.
That hook with the letter to the mom really hits hard. Mfer is a genius.
The song follows the flow of a "white woman's instagram"... all that nonsense... followed by her very serious post about her mom... followed by more nonsense... also, since you're already on a Bo Burnham kick, you gotta watch "welcome to the internet" it's excellent!
yeah dude, i love the the call back to the serious part a bit later that I missed the first few listens because it was thrown in with the nonsense, but the 3 words, couple of doves and a ring on her finger has got to be calling back to the boyfriend part earlier and them getting married.
there are real people hidden amongst all the meaningless corporate things people post on the internet.
And definitely gotta do welcome to the internet.
I love Wisecracks video on bo burnham from a few years ago about his evolution in comedy and how he’s one of the only leading comedians out there who offers genuine emotion and hope in his comedy that most mainstream shows ignore. Like his early years, kinda like how the beginning of this song resembles the kind of nihilistic comedy of Rick and Morty: “everything is stupid and derivative, all white women are the same and geez aren’t their instagram accounts laughable?” And then in the bridge he hits it with that honesty and introspection- saying “hey, every person on social media is struggling with things you don’t know about”, in this song she misses her parents and sharing dumb little things with her followers that bring her some joy is a way she’s coping with not being able to share her life with the people she really wants to. It’s kinda beautiful tbh
"ay man, clean yo room!"
Lol this mans should really watch all of Inside.......
Love it man. Subscribed. Would love to know what you think of bo burnham's kanye style rant from his netflix special "Make Happy"
so what I'm hearing is you need to do the "Black Women's Instagram" version of this
I really could do one 😭
If you get it, you get it. Great video.
He actually understand that comedy is based in tragedy as well.
I'd love to hear more people react to his more political songs. How The World Works hit a lot of people really hard
great reaction man... you got it
I think I've watched White Woman's Instagram going on 10-15 times now, between myself and showing it to others, and without fail, every. single. time. I cry when he gets to the part about the mom. The first time was the worst, he lures you in deep with the haha white women are so superficial and then destroys you with that part. And my mom is healthy and should have many decades left, but that part absolutely tears me up every time.
My man said “starchily” different lol 😂 shit made me laugh bruh
Subscribed for the Bo Burnham reactions!!!
The funny part about the sad mom caption is that the caption is two paragraphs long about her whole life
Yooooo good reaction bro
Good pfp.
Bonus points for not even being fazed by a scantily clad man.
The joke about the dead mom is a commentary about how they throw out that post for 1,000s of likes on a serious post but their next post is about them posting about a goat cheese salad. It's not so much introducing serious subject matter to the song, but how they get serious for 2 seconds and immediately about-face and follow it up with some bullshit.
The fact that you’re doing a reaction video to this makes me laugh. There’s a part in the special where Bo satirizes reaction videos. Hilarious.
that part actually wasnt meant to mock reaction videos, but was meant to show how bo is overcritical of himself as he reacts to everything he does
@@midnightscara how do you know it wasn’t though? Did he say that in an interview? The special thing about art is it’s up to the viewer to take what they want from it and interpret it however they want.
@@tinabina8371 I don’t know if he has said that specifically but he has said he’s a fan of specific streamers that do lots of reactions in their streams so to me he’s having fun with the reaction format while not specifically mocking it so to say
Tina Bina yeah, but it’s just getting annoying seeing the amount of people telling reaction channels that them reacting to bo is ironic and using it as an excuse to hate bc of that one scene that is often misinterpreted /nm
@@midnightscara who said I was hating? You have grossly misinterpreted what I was saying. I was pointing the irony out, that is all.
"fall comes and i don't follow any white women" lmfao
You're the first person to react to this whole special who actually stopped it to say "Hey man, clean your room..."
Love all his specials. This one was his best
You should definitely check out "Welcome To The Internet."
It went from “what a lame! 😂😂 hahaha, so cliche” to “😢 stay strong. You deserve happiness. Go off on that goat cheese salad. We love you❤”
im so glad you picked up on the nuance he gave to this random "white woman" that he did for the song; he shows that she can be shallow, but she can also want to be politically progressive, while at the same time having blindspots about her own privilege, she does cliche things like have a job and an apartment and celebrates getting married and being 27 in kind of an annoying way, but she's also a person who loves her parents and had to deal with a huge loss and is in pain. people are complex man, and i love that he put those sort of contradictions in the song about this character, it made it so meaningful and hard hitting.
Great reaction.
I love how you, a Black man, grooving to this song about a White woman’s Instagram is like me listening to a Tori Amos album. 😂
Was thinking the exact same thing!