Minions: An Unnecessarily Deep Lore Examination

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Who would the minions work for if they were real? Let's answer the question while also figuring out if they are really evil and whether you can apply human morals to minions and their master Gru, unpacking their affinity for drag, cultural insensitivity, and examining if the minions are carriers of a pre-Tower-of-Babel international language. Patreon: patreon.com/shashanotsasha Summary by Lowe Quality Tom: https://youtu.be/moBGo9NOktU?si=NlDJXf72mg-LFL1E P. S. I'm still figuring the new mic out, so pls bear with me while I learn how to use actual professional tech. Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OEe-OG1gOjFBZUxfjDHqi3YTipA2AT1a-9RmEz6G7Hw/edit?usp=sharing My social media: Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/shashatainment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shasha_shasheks/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shashatainment_tiktok (any pronouns) Music: intro - Cinematic by Aylex timeline - Building Dreams by Aylex what is a minion (all of the parts) - In Orbit by Project Ex minions and the performativity of gender - Alone by Lukrembo minions and subjective morality - Neon Metaphor by ESCP minions and class consciousness - Enlivening by Pufino minionese and the tower of babel - Heroes by Sunova minions and cultural appropriation - Italy by Aylex who the minions would work for - ESTD by Pufino ALL OF THEM FROM https://freetouse.com/music 00:00:00 - intro 00:01:04 - timeline 00:07:32 - what IS a minion? 00:14:25 - minions and the performativity of gender 00:27:51 - really, what IS a minion? 00:33:31 - minions and subjective morality 00:42:14 - again, what IS a minion? 00:42:57 - minions and class consciousness 00:55:47 - seriously, what IS a minion? 00:56:41 - minionese and the tower of babel 01:06:26 - damn it, what IS a minion? 01:07:05 - minions and cultural appropriation 01:14:33 - who the minions would work for