Bo isn't gay. He's just always been scrawny, self conscious, and wasn't particularly masculine. I'm a year or two older than him and when I was in school, gay jokes were commonly used to make fun of any kid who was nerdy or didn't get chick's.
Also as a queer person, I love that bo uses the f slur and reclaimed something that was used against him. He never uses it as an insult/to put others down so Im baffled why it triggers people. He uses the slurs and insults in the song to reclaim them and prove his point.
In my experience, I haven't heard anybody actually have a problem with Bo's use of the word. It's just been people going "oh man if he released this today he'd be canceled, amirite?"
A lot of people just hear the word and don't react to the context because the context that they know it from in their own life is too huge in their minds for other things to be there
I feel the same, I also dealt with M.E and fibromyalgia and using the world cripple as a joking way really makes levity of the situation. Just makes you feel better when you can joke about these things
He is cool kid now, but it's great that he never forgot he was nerd weird kid back then. So many celebrities act like they were cool all the time. So it's super important for me that he acknowledge he was weird kid back at school, but actually he was really cool deep inside and got where he is now because of it. So maybe I was actually cool too even if I was weird kid. And maybe it will get me somewhere one day too. Everything is temporary. It's bad now, but he knows how it feels and know it will get better. He got ours back.
i was friends with a band kid who didn't have many friends, but he was actually funny in my humor way, and pretty quick (my brother was the same way. we'd be talking and then i'd say the joke first and they'd say "i was just about to say that!") he was a year under my main circle, but taller than almost all of us. my best friend at the time loved him, and i still see them replying to each other on facebook posts. the funniest guy i ever knew ignored schoolwork to draw, and he messages me out of the blue after 6+ years. he's now programming games for indie developers and thanked me for being willing to say the joke he wouldn't. it meant a lot, because i always looked up to him, but it turns out it was mutual. he has since gotten that band kid a job doing music on these projects. my point is: IF YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL, BE NICE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE A CONNECTION IN THE FUTURE
I've never been the most confident person ever. Especially in high school. Though i was starting centre on the basketball team, and also starting middle on the volleyball team, played in the Canadian National league. I hung out with the teams, but also I hung out with the chess club, because i love chess, and the film group, i took media production, and law, poli sci. I was all over the place. There wasn't "one group" that i ever felt 100% comfortable with. Not even my friends from elementary school because I took the french immersion route, they all took the english only courses. They're still friends of mine. However more distant now than i would prefer.
I completely agree with the twitter people and keyboard warriors. I always thought it was empowering for him to use that f word, as he does in many bits towards himself Bc it’s like him taking back the word that people tried to hurt him with and he just laughs at it ya know?
Everyone entitled to their opinion. But he doesn’t use the slurs to harm people so I find it weird that people are trying to cancel him. Not surprising tho, people are getting more and more offended nowadays by things that aren’t even offensive. I was bullied and called a fag and a dyke and emo in high school. Does that make emo a slur now just because it was used to upset me back then?
@@Y13-t2b oh I agree, sorry if that read wrong. I meant I agree that he’d be attacked by twitter people and keyboard warriors. Yeah everyone is entitled to their opinions but also yeah, people need to chill a bit when it comes to what offends and doesn’t offend others and if you are offended…just don’t watch…?
In my experience, I haven't heard anybody actually have a problem with Bo's use of the word. It's just been people going "oh man if he released this today he'd be canceled, amirite?"
Me too dude. Basically everyone knew me. I had people who knew my name who's faces I'd never even seen. Thing is I was a fat loser, I just happened to somehow be friends with some of the most popular people in school, a couple linebackers, my buddy I lifted with that was in everything, the head cheerleader and some of her non cheerleader friends. I knew some popular people for being a gaming nerd with zero social skills because I was homeschooled for a while for medical reasons.
Maybe I missed you mentioning it but on the part talkin about cuts the last line is talkin about how all of that made her feel like hurting herself just to feel. Or maybe you just didn't want to get into that verse not sure just wanted to note it. But hey you're on point with the overall message just adding the consequences of the way people act could've added to the picture.
And also he talks on past tense past tense about her, also there’s an organ play at the end these leads to assume she not only hurt herself but also committed suicide. It’s a real message
"Can't expect to much from a site that constantly shoves politics in your face", I love how he's completely ignoring the fact that bo burnham is super progressive and puts a fuck ton of progressive talking points into his music
I can't relate to the things mentioned in the song becuase I was never bullied in school. I consider myself extremely lucky in that regard becuase pretty much every kid from elementary to high school where I grew up almost always looked out for each other. The most of bullying I saw was this one younger girl cutting kids off and being mean in the bus line in the morning. My heart goes out to those less fortunate than I was
This song reminds me back in 97 when my friend who was a nerd I was like you and someone was picking on him and I paid another dude who was a gangster to bust the dudes teeth out and I told him the same thing I got your back kid
Oh, yeah, for sure, dude. Without even lookin' back, I'll give you one of my early favorites: "3.14 Apple Pie". It's s vibe as fck. If you've heard, I stand corrected and will check that one out after this, but if not, why not drop everything you're doing and do that one, next?
Listening to you, almost reacting to true song like you have to defend yourself, coming from having being both bully and bullied, pretty sure you were also a bully, and like most bullies completely oblivious about the fact they were/are bullies. Since this song doesn’t seem to make you choke up even a little adds to this idea, because it seems you are getting the message, all left brain - but maybe that is all that is left, right? Being numb like the girl in the song is also an explanation, if you were actually bullied and lying to yourself and as a side effect to your viewers, Bo got your back. There is actually a good book about being the class clown and it is about bullying, not sure if is translated into English do, A Comedian’s Childhood by Gardell, give it a look.
I was an outcast in school but since upper middle to hs I had a few stoner friends I trusted for years but they all fucked me over eventually whether it be for weed or for my money I had a buddy since kindergarten he was my boy for nearly 20 years but he died in a saw accident 3 years ago but I don't trust nobody now I keep my distance till ik I can trust u I've had a good friend for the last couple years but I keep to myself if I can chill and shit im down but she ain't never gonna really know me or how much I have I've heard before she's shady but I do enjoy her company i try to get drunk first because she sais I seem down or not myself when I'm sober but shit in a world where people getting shot for 20 dollars I'm watching my ass I been shot at and grazed for a 40
No he’s straight he just got called words like the ones in this video as an insult. I know me and many other queer people don’t don’t mind this song as it is used supportively rather than maliciously and the parts where he say that is him quoting what the bullies are calling the other kids. For me it’s kinda like when people use it in books, it isn’t nice to hear sometimes but it may be essential to the story and message
this song got me through six years of bullying. it's the best thing ever.
^^^
Bo isn't gay. He's just always been scrawny, self conscious, and wasn't particularly masculine. I'm a year or two older than him and when I was in school, gay jokes were commonly used to make fun of any kid who was nerdy or didn't get chick's.
He's not gay, he's just lanky
i get teary-eyed whenever i hear this song. it just feels very raw, and you believe him when he say he's got their backs.
Also as a queer person, I love that bo uses the f slur and reclaimed something that was used against him. He never uses it as an insult/to put others down so Im baffled why it triggers people. He uses the slurs and insults in the song to reclaim them and prove his point.
Exactlyyyy
In my experience, I haven't heard anybody actually have a problem with Bo's use of the word. It's just been people going "oh man if he released this today he'd be canceled, amirite?"
A lot of people just hear the word and don't react to the context because the context that they know it from in their own life is too huge in their minds for other things to be there
I feel the same, I also dealt with M.E and fibromyalgia and using the world cripple as a joking way really makes levity of the situation. Just makes you feel better when you can joke about these things
he speaks with such conviction. it’s such a goofy song but he makes it sound so good and gets the message across
He is cool kid now, but it's great that he never forgot he was nerd weird kid back then. So many celebrities act like they were cool all the time. So it's super important for me that he acknowledge he was weird kid back at school, but actually he was really cool deep inside and got where he is now because of it. So maybe I was actually cool too even if I was weird kid. And maybe it will get me somewhere one day too. Everything is temporary. It's bad now, but he knows how it feels and know it will get better. He got ours back.
He already released "problematic" from Inside addressing his not so great past. He's grown from that stuff lol
Exactly
I thought problematic was poking fun at cancel culture?
@@BadDubII it was, but he was still acknowledging his legitimately problematic past content. He talks about it a lot in interviews.
i was friends with a band kid who didn't have many friends, but he was actually funny in my humor way, and pretty quick (my brother was the same way. we'd be talking and then i'd say the joke first and they'd say "i was just about to say that!")
he was a year under my main circle, but taller than almost all of us. my best friend at the time loved him, and i still see them replying to each other on facebook posts. the funniest guy i ever knew ignored schoolwork to draw, and he messages me out of the blue after 6+ years. he's now programming games for indie developers and thanked me for being willing to say the joke he wouldn't. it meant a lot, because i always looked up to him, but it turns out it was mutual. he has since gotten that band kid a job doing music on these projects.
my point is: IF YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL, BE NICE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO WILL BE A CONNECTION IN THE FUTURE
I've never been the most confident person ever. Especially in high school. Though i was starting centre on the basketball team, and also starting middle on the volleyball team, played in the Canadian National league. I hung out with the teams, but also I hung out with the chess club, because i love chess, and the film group, i took media production, and law, poli sci. I was all over the place. There wasn't "one group" that i ever felt 100% comfortable with. Not even my friends from elementary school because I took the french immersion route, they all took the english only courses. They're still friends of mine. However more distant now than i would prefer.
I completely agree with the twitter people and keyboard warriors. I always thought it was empowering for him to use that f word, as he does in many bits towards himself Bc it’s like him taking back the word that people tried to hurt him with and he just laughs at it ya know?
Everyone entitled to their opinion. But he doesn’t use the slurs to harm people so I find it weird that people are trying to cancel him. Not surprising tho, people are getting more and more offended nowadays by things that aren’t even offensive. I was bullied and called a fag and a dyke and emo in high school. Does that make emo a slur now just because it was used to upset me back then?
@@Y13-t2b oh I agree, sorry if that read wrong. I meant I agree that he’d be attacked by twitter people and keyboard warriors. Yeah everyone is entitled to their opinions but also yeah, people need to chill a bit when it comes to what offends and doesn’t offend others and if you are offended…just don’t watch…?
In my experience, I haven't heard anybody actually have a problem with Bo's use of the word. It's just been people going "oh man if he released this today he'd be canceled, amirite?"
This song was on repeat for me when I was in school. I loved it. It helped me a lot.
no but this song from bo literally makes me cry lol
This is why I love Bo's music. He wouldn't give a FUCK about Twitter cancel culture. Hell, he'd write a song about it
Excited to see you finally review this bo song!
You should give us some Lil Dicky reactions next!
"Hold up, this might be a lil bit deeper than I thought..."
Every fkn bo joint
In high school I had tons of friend groups, I just hung out with basically everyone. I guess I was like you.
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Me too dude. Basically everyone knew me. I had people who knew my name who's faces I'd never even seen. Thing is I was a fat loser, I just happened to somehow be friends with some of the most popular people in school, a couple linebackers, my buddy I lifted with that was in everything, the head cheerleader and some of her non cheerleader friends. I knew some popular people for being a gaming nerd with zero social skills because I was homeschooled for a while for medical reasons.
That streets of rage shoutout though 😂
Just discovered this banger. It would´ve helped me a lot some years ago but I still can relate and feel less bad about it when I listen it.
That harmony at 8:30 *chef's kiss* 👌
Maybe I missed you mentioning it but on the part talkin about cuts the last line is talkin about how all of that made her feel like hurting herself just to feel. Or maybe you just didn't want to get into that verse not sure just wanted to note it. But hey you're on point with the overall message just adding the consequences of the way people act could've added to the picture.
And also he talks on past tense past tense about her, also there’s an organ play at the end these leads to assume she not only hurt herself but also committed suicide. It’s a real message
Listening to this after about 8 years of being bullied hits different. I love this song.
About three bars in and already an applause
One of his best.
that shit feels like applause
Eff. That song slays all the rappers and haters
you always say "Bo Burnham" the exact same way, you've got great control on your voice
That is such a strange compliment
@@benathon5444 i notice strange shit
Really is a genuis makes me emotional this one thanku so much lovely holla much love and God bless x
"Can't expect to much from a site that constantly shoves politics in your face", I love how he's completely ignoring the fact that bo burnham is super progressive and puts a fuck ton of progressive talking points into his music
I can't relate to the things mentioned in the song becuase I was never bullied in school. I consider myself extremely lucky in that regard becuase pretty much every kid from elementary to high school where I grew up almost always looked out for each other. The most of bullying I saw was this one younger girl cutting kids off and being mean in the bus line in the morning. My heart goes out to those less fortunate than I was
I’m with you my bro, I was the funny guy so I just passed through all the groups
channel 5 news!
Awesome reaction!!!
This song reminds me back in 97 when my friend who was a nerd I was like you and someone was picking on him and I paid another dude who was a gangster to bust the dudes teeth out and I told him the same thing I got your back kid
Oh, yeah, for sure, dude. Without even lookin' back, I'll give you one of my early favorites: "3.14 Apple Pie". It's s vibe as fck. If you've heard, I stand corrected and will check that one out after this, but if not, why not drop everything you're doing and do that one, next?
I totally get the "streets of rage" thing 😂👍
Can you also react to channel 5 news the musical and some more of bo's older stuff please
Listening to you, almost reacting to true song like you have to defend yourself, coming from having being both bully and bullied, pretty sure you were also a bully, and like most bullies completely oblivious about the fact they were/are bullies. Since this song doesn’t seem to make you choke up even a little adds to this idea, because it seems you are getting the message, all left brain - but maybe that is all that is left, right?
Being numb like the girl in the song is also an explanation, if you were actually bullied and lying to yourself and as a side effect to your viewers, Bo got your back.
There is actually a good book about being the class clown and it is about bullying, not sure if is translated into English do, A Comedian’s Childhood by Gardell, give it a look.
3.14 apple pi and bo fo sho
I was an outcast in school but since upper middle to hs I had a few stoner friends I trusted for years but they all fucked me over eventually whether it be for weed or for my money I had a buddy since kindergarten he was my boy for nearly 20 years but he died in a saw accident 3 years ago but I don't trust nobody now I keep my distance till ik I can trust u I've had a good friend for the last couple years but I keep to myself if I can chill and shit im down but she ain't never gonna really know me or how much I have I've heard before she's shady but I do enjoy her company i try to get drunk first because she sais I seem down or not myself when I'm sober but shit in a world where people getting shot for 20 dollars I'm watching my ass I been shot at and grazed for a 40
11:30 😁
You seem like a great person man
Streets of Rage for the fucking win my dude. \mm/
Wait.. You think Bo admitted to being gay?
He's been with the same woman since 2013..
no dislikes, yei:D
react to bullies by trevor moore
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Can you react to frosty vs robin loop station
Is bisexual all ik is he's married to a woman
No he’s straight he just got called words like the ones in this video as an insult. I know me and many other queer people don’t don’t mind this song as it is used supportively rather than maliciously and the parts where he say that is him quoting what the bullies are calling the other kids. For me it’s kinda like when people use it in books, it isn’t nice to hear sometimes but it may be essential to the story and message
You missed a lot actually
BROO, I love streets of rage so much. I know EXACTLY what you mean