Bo Burnham's Inside and "White Liberal Performative Art"

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Bo Burnham's Inside currently streaming on Netflix is one of the best things I've seen all year. It perfectly captures so much of the emotions I think all of us felt in the last 18 months or so... emotions that we probably should keep close since things are going in reverse. However, some parts of Bo Burnham's experimental special were... a bit othering. I realized that as a whole the special wasn't for me. It was a deeply personal piece that spoke explicitly to Bo's experiences and worldview, and as a "straight white male", there's definitely some elements of his worldview that aren't going to look the same from my standpoint. This got me thinking about other works of art with similar themes. I think there's tons of art made by white creators that speak explicitly to a white worldview in a way that isn't explained by just being "for general audiences". I named it "White Liberal Performative Art" and I'm super proud of myself for that lol. In this video I give a little background on what brought me to this idea and how Bo Burnham's Inside works as a proof of concept for it. 00:00 Intro 00:38 Some thoughts on the paradox of blackness 07:05 Who the F is Bo Burnham? 13:00 The Erasure of "Whiteness" from Mainstream Pop Culture 16:15 White Habitus 20:43 Performative Wokeness 25:10 Existential Dread 33:35 Final thoughts featuring Shawn and Mel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCBcvxEVmUC5b8eAmdOFVKRA Just Tennile - https://youtube.com/c/JustGossipfolks Hollaatjrazy- https://youtube.com/c/HollaAtKrazy Song ID Nine One Nine by Sarah the Instrumentalist