The Adorkable Misogyny of The Big Bang Theory

Watch part 2 here: Help me make more videos! ⤵️ PATREON Support this media project on Patreon: PAYPAL Make a one-time donation via PayPal: WISHLIST Send research materials for video essays: PODCAST LINKS Apple Podcasts Spotify: Google Podcasts: The Big Bang Theory provides a perfect lens through which to deconstruct a popular media trope I like to call the Adorkable Misogynist. Adorkable Misogynists are male characters whose geeky version of masculinity is framed as comically pathetic yet still endearing. Their status as nerdy “nice guys” then lets them off the hook for a wide range of creepy, entitled, and sexist behaviors. This is the 1st of two video essays about gender on The Big Bang Theory. Next month I’ll focus on how the show relentlessly mocks its four male leads for not acting like “real men,“ and in so doing reinforces a whole bunch of regressive ideas about masculinity. • Yes, The Big Bang Theory was the most watched scripted TV show in 2016 according to Nielsen: PATREON This video was made possible by support from viewers like you! If you’d like to see more videos focusing on the intersections of entertainment, politics and masculinity, please head over to my Patreon page and help fund this web series: PAYPAL If you’d rather make a one-time donation you can do that via PayPal: FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT COMMENTS YouTube comments are held for approval due to harassment of this channel. If you would like to participate in constructive online conversations about this video, please share it on your social media networks, or join other supporters on Patreon, where backers-only discussion threads are provided for each new video. FAIR USE All multimedia clips included in this video constitute a ’fair use’ of any copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of U.S. Copyright law, which allows for criticism, comment and scholarship. Learn more about fair use with this awesome app by New Media Rights! CREDITS Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh Motion Graphics: Jonathan McIntosh Logo Design: Justin McIntosh Outro music: Jonathan Mann Help caption and translate this video!