Minions: An Unnecessarily Deep Lore Examination
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.
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Summary by Lowe Quality Tom: • The COMPLETE story of Despicable Me and Mi...
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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