Lot of new people watching this one at the moment, thank you for checking it out! I make videos like this every week so if that's your thing please consider subscribing it's really appreciated :D Also here is the list of Documentaries for those wondering 1) The Save the Children Fund Film (Directed by Ken Loach - 1971) 2) Titicut Follies (Directed by Frederick Wiseman - 1967) 3) Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (Directed by Todd Haynes - 1987) 4) The Sweatbox (Directed by Trudie Styler - 2002) 5) Bare Fist (Directed by David Monaghan - 1997)
I literally just discovered your page. So far, I would say that you are great at making videos. Thank you for the videos. Just a small suggestion, list the titles of the documentaries you are talking about. Like I said small suggestion, you do some great work and have good topics. Have a blessed day
If there is a film that is showing crime and injustice, then the government bans it, then doesn't that make the government responsible for those crimes and injustices?
This is nothing new. Luis Bunuel in the 1950's had his shocking film "Los Olvidados" banned from viewers by the Mexican government. We live in a corrupt, fallen world, and it is imperative that we protest censorship, whether we agree with the content of material or not.
Massive respect to Ken in the first documentary, this man did not care about money nor publicity nor anything, he only wanted to show the truth that many famous charities around the world are extremly bad and do not stick to their core values and are only interested in cashing out the donation money
Couldn't agree more. I've known a few people who ran Charity shops. Only the managers get paid. They use people on bail behind their counters, you don't know who's serving you, a certain area in my town had a few sex offenders working in their shop, they get sent from the courts. They get their clothes donated & if anything doesn't sell in a month or so they just get rid of it all. A lot of the charity shops in my area are quite expensive, the stuff is donated but they would charge £30 - £40 for a coat. A lot of charities also do fundraisers like fun runs etc, but it's been proven many times it costs more to organise & hold these events than they actually make from them. But the biggest con was Mother Theresa. she raised millions to build orphanages that weren't actually built & other donations for orphanages that existed were not upgraded etc & the children lived in squalor, the money went into the Vatican's banks. Every night on tv you see ads to adopt hippos, bears etc, it's one ad after another. I say to myself why does a Bear need adopted it just gets on with what it does? Charities are a con just to make money for themselves. Live Aid is another good example, most of the money went to Ethiopian warlords to fund the civil war in Ethiopia.
@@speedy692 Personally I know a lot of people who are much less fortunate than me especially in the tough situation my country is living, when I help them (financially or any other way) I at least know that the money will help them and not got to some manager of some charity
Most charities and 'equal rights' instances are just for show, run by higher paied 'management' and either 'volunteers' or minimum wage personal. It's just for rich people to buy of their 'look what a good person I am' image and even legally evade taxes. I've had my share of (governmental) instances who were set up to help people for situations. Situations I was in at the times I knocked at their doors. But instead of helping me, they just constantly showed me the door and instead of helping me, they were actually trying to keep me in trouble even longer. And still to this day, the orginization groups that claim to fight for me, are actually the ones silencing me and are exactly doing what they are advocating you shouldn't to to people like me. So a lot of hypocritism. Media is also part of it. Don't think that in this day and age, you get to hear what is really going on. Media and politics go hand in hand. If you want to help someone or a group of people, just help them on your own instead of relying on these 'charities' and organizations, because the people they claim to help, aren't getting helped. Just a few to keep up appearences, but a lot are just ignored.
Fellas, remember this: if you ever make something with even the slightest potential of getting altered or censored, we now live in an era where it's much easier to save yourself a copy just in case. Don't tell anyone you have it. Release it underground, or on the internet. This recently happened with a lost vintage cartoon, either 'Clockman' or 'Cracks,' in an anonymous fashion after talk was had with searchers & creators. They were held back by copyright laws from sending it to searchers properly, even though the studios had no intention of ever releasing it to the public. One day, a master copy was sent to a searcher anonymously & uploaded. You can't prove who sent it.
Don't unless you have a syndicate of the best litigation lawyers, preferably based in Boston. You'll be on the breadline for the rest of your life especially if it was funded by the organisation.
The trick is to upload it before the official seize and desist. That’s how unofficial fanmade video games get past. The creator can truthfully claim that they are no longer distributing it. Once it’s on the internet, it’s never getting away.
Because people will censor what they don’t want exposed. That’s why I believe independent films and documentaries are very important to preserve as they are not motivated by corporate agendas or societal preferences (for the most part). I have a lot of respect for journalists and filmmakers who strive to broadcast the facts, not squeaky-clean, politically correct scripts. I definitely agree with you.
Whether or not those biases are true reflections of life or not there is no such thing as an "unbiased" documentary: Just purely based on the fact that you're constructing the edits, choosing what to film and constructing the narrative of the story you wish to tell *every* documentary has a level of bias inherent in the genre.
When the documentary is paid for by 1 interested side, it is not unbiased. In fact, in the first case mentioned, the UNBIASERD view is why the film was banned. The group didn't like the unbiased view of them.
Karen Carpenter's story changed the Dr.s treat eating disorders. She was actually in recovery from her Anorexia when she died. What people didn't realize is that you can't go from eating almost nothing and being severely malnourished to eating normal and gaining a shitload of weight right away. It has to be a gradual process.
Most Doctors where following what they learned from the Minnesota experiment which has nothing to do with eating disorders which is why they taught large quantities of food is the way to treat malnutrition which is false.
Exactly! A lot of people don't realise that even though someone might be recovering from Anorexia- they are still in an extremely vulnerable state that is still very near death. So sad to hear the stories of those who finally are able to seek help and look like they're finally doing well, but still die due to this horrible illness.
Hmm... the soldiers who liberated the camps at the end of WW2 knew about it. It even had the name back then, "re-feeding syndrome". But yes, they knew they couldn't let the surviving prisoners gorge themselves because their stomachs would have ruptured. I don't think medical science forgot about it in the 40 years or so between the end of WW2 & Karen Carpenter's sad death. I am afraid that it was probably more a case of unsympathetic doctors who just didn't care. Being a mental health patient myself I can tell you that the problem persists to this day.
Poor Karen 💔 my mom struggled with anorexia when I was little. I didn't notice anything because she was always skinny. She only did it to look good for my stepdad because she found out he was cheating. I remember the day she had to get taken to the emergency room for it. I remember me and my grandma hearing her cry and wince in pain when she tried moving her legs. She could barely lift them enough to put on her pants. She started crying a lot and had to sit on the bed because she was in a lot of pain. I don't remember if we called the ambulance or just took her in ourselves but apparently she had a potassium deficiency and it was pretty bad. She lied and said it was because she ate too much pickles just to protect me. I think the smallest she's ever been was 100 something and a little below. She was her early 30s at that time. But... Sadly, she passed away last week from suicide. Her funeral is on Monday. She struggled with mental illnesses and it finally got to her. She was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder last month. I can't say I'm not affected by what my family has cursed us with. I have PTSD and bipolar II disorder. After she passed, it's been hard to focus on everything and myself. I miss her so much...
K. Carpenters brother was a piece of work.. He was a mommy's boy and the mother's favorite was the son. Karen was left in the shadows. Mother thought her son was the talent but surprisingly it.was her daughter who she didn't really have a close relationship with.. Karen tried to please her mother who was also controlling and quite manipulating.. Her bullemia and anorexia was the result of the toxic relationship she had with her mother.
@Just a soul Absolute truth is something no one will ever see or even get close to. It's much like Absolute Zero or Perpetual Motion. You can get close to it but you can’t get to 100% ever. That's why we have to get as close as possible to the Truth which is, in my own flawed human understanding, the real and factual state of something as it exists without biases or embellishments.
@@Lobsterwithinternet To have absolute power, when power absolutely corrupts, the holder cannot be all good. But morality is in the eye of the beholder. "Who is just?", "Who is whicked?" Who could judge, if not the observer?
@@ceeinfiniti1389 I see LOADS of folk complaining about ads spoiling their viewing pleasure, when a simple, FREE, ad blocker fixes the problem. Maybe it's just that we're geniuses Cee. 😁 😆 😅 😂 🤣
Your a--? I would sue 😂😂😂 Every Imbecile in the world puts that profane word in every sentence. You're dumbed down like the rest of them, puppyhowler. Such a ghetto way to express yourself, and frankly, I'm sick of reading these trashy sentences that people of your ilk write. Your parents must be proud.
I worked at a home for people with developmental disabilities while I was in college, Down Syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, etc, best, and most rewarding job I've ever had, so seeing things like that second documentary, breaks my heart. There were times it was incredibly hard, but NEVER did the thought of hurting a single person cross my mind. The clip he showed of them singing, reminded me of one of my favorite memories there. I was driving my 14 ladies, in a huge van, to the store, when "Take It To The Limit" by The Eagles came on, and ALL of the women started SINGING it as loud as they could. Now, they always sang in the car, but not like this!! It was such a beautiful moment. I find myself getting a little emotional every time it's on the radio now, remembering that day, and those amazing women.
I knew I heard something about Save the Children being shady before, but that it was covered up (hence why they still have such a good reputation). Thank you for the video, I'll be looking into this further.
@@LeRoyBoxley434 I agree with you, I've actually done a little more research into Save the Children. It seems like predominantly they do good things and have good intentions; my major critique is that they operate far too bureaucratic-ly (hence why I usually only support grass-roots charities/organizations). A lot of the donations simply go into administrative fees (like Mother's Against Drunk Driving or We Day). Also I am a little critical of the "savior mentality" they push upon us in the "western" (or developed, or eurocentric, however you'd like to define it), instead of propping up infrastructure and creating meaningful change; it seems that highly recognizable acts of charity (i.e. 6 volunteers build a house for a family; though these individuals have little building skills and in reality we should be teaching the community to do so themselves while providing the resources) is what they prefer to focus on.
Oxfam is shady after reports a couple of years ago of sexual abuse on the ppl they were meant to be helping! Since then I no longer shop or donate to them.
That second one strikes a major nerve with me....I've been put away in Psychiatric institutes both by choice (WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WAS!) and by involuntary commitment. All they do is treat you like shit until your insurance runs out. I was in one for being suicidal, I was on the phone with my mom asking about my "babies" which were my ferrets I had had for 8 years and loved to death....a nurse walked by and goes "aw you have a baby?" and I said "no, they are my pets but like babies to me" and she literally grabbed the phone from me and hung it up. She scowled at me and told me to go back to my room. I was crying hysterically. They then threatened to medicate me with a needle if I didn't stop crying. I seen them TACKLE a 19 yr old boy, 6 men did this, and they shot him up with drugs all because he left his room. He wasn't dangerous, he wasnt on anything, he just wanted to know what they were giving him. They forced medications on us without explaining any of it at all. If we refused, they would tackle us, and shoot us up. If anyone wants to know where this was: Meadowood, in Delaware. Its a fucking HELLHOLE. And they get away with it all. I heard one ghetto as fuck nurse tell a patient she should have succeeded with killing herself. I'm not fucking joking at all. I have Borderline Personality Disorder. I had one HOUR out of a day I wasnt feeling right so I was locked up for 2 weeks, I was 19 years old and I am now 34 and still have NIGHT TERRORS about it.
I'm guessing they were using what's called in the medical field, a "B-52". 50 mg for, basically, Benadryl + 5 mg haloperidol + 2 mg lorazepam. I may have the mixture a bit wrong, but if you Google 'medical b52' it will tell you all about it.
If our tax dollars are paying for the care of these people, it should be illegal to keep the information about their care a secret. These poor people and their families were victims of this abusive cover up. Defending people who cannot speak for themselves is everyone's job.
Ken Loach is a national treasure. He has spoken about the neglected and marginalised members of society, for over fifty years now. His recent film "Sorry We Missed You" is a heartwrenching look at a family trying to survive on zero hours' contracts with harrowing results. Even in his twilight years, Ken shows compassion for those people who have very little luck. He is in a dwindling breed now. Today's audiences want happy afterward stories in films and not the terrible reality of life. Ken Loach remains a true champion of the underdog. People like him don't appear that often.
Audiences have always wanted the happy ever afterward stories. What is different today is the apparent increased lack of interest in/denial of the existence of some of the terrible realities of life - and doing anything about it - but a fascination for so-called 'reality TV' where people artificially behave 'meanly' or 'badly' and where someone often gets removed from the show by vote of the other participants. Fairy tale endings : good (perceived as not real) vs constant animosity and resentment of 'reality TV' : bad (perceived as real).
Thank you for making this video and bringing awareness to the dangers of censorship. We appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to put these presentations together. Quality content. Thank you so much.
Iknow congrats. I love it but sometimes you have realize that it is pointless our insulting. Keep your opinion to yourself and also don't be fooled. There is no censorship. We are a free country. It is promised to us by the 1st or SECONd amendment!!!!
It’s scary, I think censorship is getting increasingly worse with all the social media mega-corporations. If you have an opinion they don’t like, you can’t say it.
The Save The Children one is just amazing. A lot of people in that situation would've looked the other way or excused the behavior, so the fact that this guy just decided it needed to be told is great. The only sad thing is that the company most likely didn't fix their ways or get reprimanded. The fact that people view "saving" these children as restricting what languages they speak and thus how/who they can communicate with is gross.
I was a patient in a psychiatric facility in Canada, some of those practices are still in place which is why they have so called "safe rooms" which are padded rooms where very sick patients are quarantined from the general population sometimes for days on end without any form of hygiene such as showers or human interaction as well
Its almost the same in the jails in Canada. The "holes" were full and it was practically overcrowded, three to four people in a little cell but anyway the holes being full the COs would just lock people in the cells and wouldn't be able to get out for weeks.
@@devonmckay2428 oh i know. I felt like i was in a jail when i was hospitalized for depression. One girl was given enough Haldol in the padded room to make her sleep for three days when i was there. I didn't know Haldol was still being used. But then Xanax and its sister drug Lorazepam are still being administered to patients.
I was born in 1992 and, at the age of two, Karen Carpenter became my favorite singer for life. I remember being about five or six telling my mom that I wanted to go to a Carpenters concert. My mom had to break the news to me that she was dead. Though she died before I was born, those short years in which I had no knowledge of her passing are years I treasure. Treasure in the way you know a friend you then lose suddenly, if that makes sense. I’ve spent many years researching her and learning all about her. I wish she had been allowed to stay behind the drum kit. I wish Richard had understood what she was going through, but he got himself addicted to Quaaludes. To be honest, the multitasking behind drumming and singing displayed the extent of her talent much more than the generic stance behind the microphone that he forced on her. And who can forget their mother who saw talent in Richard and little else in Karen. I often wonder what went through Agnes’ mind each time she saw the crowds cheering for Karen or the brother-sister duo as a collective. There is no denying that Richard is a piano prodigy, but the audience didn’t go to their concerts to see him play. They came to see Karen drum and sing. She was a pioneer for female drummers. She was ultimately a lifesaver to millions of women battling Anorexia Nervosa in the shadows. She is the reason the Carpenters are a classic, cherished band. I’m glad her documentary was featured in this video.
Titicut Follies is disturbing as fuck. I first saw it 1991 on PBS, have seen it several times since and own it on DVD. But every time I watch it, I cannot sleep that night. But it's such an important film. Absolutely essential viewing for doc lovers.
Have u seen 404 Missing? It's pretty creepy shit. People go missing in national parks and it's unexplained. Children go missing and are found miles away. These children are too young to walk miles in the span of a couple days especially over rough terrain. It's just not possible and police can't find evidence of these bizarre kidnappings. It's not graphic or scary, just really bizarre and unexplainable.
I was hoping to hear about a banned documentary film my parents rented from a VHS video store back in the 90's which showed several things, all of which completely disturbed my mother (my father, however, is a complete mystery to me in many, many ways and that fact alone disturbs me) and to this day, I've only heard her recall this film once but her reaction while remembering it is what made me realize the impact it had on her. Apparently this film (which may have been a snuff film as when my parents were kids/teens/young adults, a lot of the things we refer to as taboo today were definitely in full swing back then) showed from beginning to end: a young girl undergoing Female Genital Mutilation; the savagery of cannibal tribes compared to white European elites who were also cannibals but remained anonymous, and elites eating monkey brains as a delicacy. I honestly wish she could remember more but a part of me believes she may have repressed memories of whatever else the film showed...
I’m so happy that I was born in 1996 and not 1950 bc it’s hard enough to being schizophrenic in 2019 I can’t even imagine the hell I’d go through if I was alive back then! Mental hospitals suck now (unless they’re privately owned at least in my experience) and it was so so so much worse back then!
@mynamjo A friend of mine is a sociologist and sent me a link to a RUclips video that at first I didn’t know what it was, then saw that it was a psychological evaluation for a young woman. Looks to be in her mid to late 20s. Pretty girl too. But it was from a 1956 meeting between her and the psychologist, and she was diagnosed with hysteria. Not schizophrenia. Not BPD. Hysteria? Are you kidding? And add to that the doctor notes were patronizing and borderline sexual harassment/sexist in nature.
@@zaynes5094 That's how it had always been unfortunately, being mentally ill is hard enough, but back then being a woman as well only made it worse. You were just seen as crazy and it was "part of your nature" as a woman, and you weren't actually in pain, it was just "how women were, because they are troubled creatures and lesser." Something like that. I could be wrong, it could have been thousands of different reasons. Women were never taken seriously, let alone anyone. We still aren't sometimes, especially when it comes to vaginal health. We've got a long way to go still.
Damn.. poor Karen carpenter.. towards the end she looked way older than her young 32yrs.. so sad she suffered and didn’t get the proper help she needed to save her life.. RIP.. I hope she has finally found Peace in Heaven. 💜🙏😢
Katy Bug I hope so too, but I hope you know that within a few hours, some hella-extra atheist is gonna say something like “LOL HEAVNS NOT REEL STUPID” because they think their opinions matter or they’re changing minds or something. So anyways. God bless you!
Quinton Porter I didn’t say it matters more. But to interject on a comment of someone else’s faith is asinine to be honest. And had you not read my comment, I certainly suppose that you were going to be one of those people. 😉 Have a great day, brother.
There was a scene in Titicut Follies where they were outside and just talking with some of the patients. And I still remember thinking that this one guy (patient) they were talking to, made absolute sense and that I actually agreed with most of his statements.
*Thank you for this... Just to add... Do not Donate to any Charity until you know what you are Donating too (Explanation below) Where your money is going, what holdings that Charity has. Shareholders or CEO's ... Charities are the biggest con going. They play on your Emotions, they dont pay Tax, and give a very small percantage (if any) to the cause they are suppose to support* My Family are Ex-Army, my dad (Example) served 19 Years in Her Majesty's Forces ... Active Service x2 etc etc... In the UK there are over 1'300 Charities for ex service personnel, they have a combined holding off over 4 Billion. And we still have Homeless and ex-service personnel, living in poverty ..... It's the biggest con trick there is. (My favourite charity to donate too) *Not saying they are all a con but any Charity should be transparent about, Sharholders, CEO's, what they hold in assets etc etc* ...
1:37 This director is fucking awesome. I love someone that has enough backbone to stand up for what they think is right, regardless of who is paying for it. What a G.
I had the opportunity to view Titicus Follies while taking Film 101 at a local college. I didn't know that the film had been banned. It was an eye-opener to say the least.
My heart broke for all the mental patients. The government (unsurprisingly) was too worried about how they'd look and the funding they'd have to put in to release the footage and made countless ppl suffer. The government is just a title, like with all jobs, and is run by human beings, as such they should be held accountable. And I can't believe an organization that was suppose to help children banned a documentary they funded because it showed the truth. That they weren't doing any good, that they were betraying the children they promised to help with an unforgiving iron fist. That last one, with the boxer - he hit his own jaw so hard it made a pop or snapping noise. As if his teeth clamped. Did anyone else hear that? He barely hit himself yet it made a noise. I would NOT want to be hit by a man like that. Yeah... nope.
Everyone keep in mind, like conspiracy theories, just because a document is controversial and asked to be taken down, that doesn't immediately mean it's true. If a flat earth documentary were forced to not be shown, especially academically, that wouldn't stand to the docu's validity
But there are no flat earther documentaries that have been put down. Cause it’s not serious and I’m a no danger to any elite or wealthy individual’s reputation. Whereas in the case of the first documentary that was banned, it clearly exposed the mistreatment and dishonest nature of the organization. Thus hurting their reputation. If a documentary is true or not, as long as it isn’t a harm to one’s reputation it shouldn’t be put down. The degree of its truth has nearly nothing to do with it.
Regarding Karen Carpenter, I would urge people to read her autobiography. She had actually overcome the anorexia and was gaining weight. However, her heart was already damaged and could not take the weight gain, and so she died of a heart attack, while at her parents' house over Thanksgiving.
5:21 You're telling me _that_ woman right there died at the age of 32? (implying she was younger than that in that footage) She looks like she's 62 right there! Holy shit...
@@deburke321 I was a weird child, I stayed up late watching PBS documentaries while other kids were out playing.... Even as a kid, this one haunted me....I felt so bad for those people
Man, that 2nd one wasn't a shocker for me because mental hospitals I'm general have a history of abusing patients instead of helping them, but hearing that it was from Massachusetts kind of got my brain turning because that's where the judge rotenberg center is as well. (I don't know if I spelled that right, but I'm not looking it up right now). I don't want to get into it in this comment because it's not what the video is about and also it's pretty upsetting but the summary is that it's a residential school where people of disabilities of all ages live and it has a history of using shocks and other physical aversives in unsafe and dangerous ways. It's probably a coincidence but it makes me wonder what's going on there. I'm sure my state has just as many unsettling secrets too though, just less high profile. We do live in a society
I've seen titicut folies...it's horrible to think people were treated like that back then. But I currently work as both a PCA (patient care assistant) and an RN at a psychiatric hospital ironically where I was once a patient. Having been on both sides of the situation of mental illness I believe that it's nice to know where we came from so it's not to be repeated. That whole shtick about those who forget history are doomed to repeat it...sort of thing.
You talk about real life events that I’ve never heard about from other RUclipsrs. I feel like the ones with millions of subs are going to start coming for your content since your channel is being recommended to all kinds of people, so they will certainly want to copy and paste. Love your stuff. Subbed 👍🏼
Don't take the name of Tom Servo, Bot! What? Do you get kick backs!? I wish there was a good charity....I do want to give.....because I know what it is to have so little. Charities are allowed to keep half their funds for themselves......tragic, but if some can nudge in their personnel expenses, et al.....what money will reach the charity?
When you have a government, that has the power to hide things from being seen by the public (because it could shine light on a bad situation) shows how manipulative they really can be. All to uphold a reputation, even when they're in the wrong
The Sweatbox is the only one I've seen out of this list and it's a pretty good watch. It's not as intense as you made it out to be here, but it does shine a light on the harsher-than-expected world of megacorporate movie production. Also, the name comes from the nickname given to the ORIGINAL Disney studio back in the 20s and 30s. I'm pretty sure the studio they filmed in for the documentary was well air conditioned(x
In defense of bare-knuckle boxing, I’ve read that there are fewer deaths there than in official boxing. When using your bare knuckles, you have to pull punches to the face so you don’t mess up your hands. But with boxing gloves, you can hit way harder. Boxing gloves do more to protect the puncher’s hands that they do the punched person’s head.
CrazyPangolinLady Bare knuckle boxing is probably safer than football. I did my share of street brawling as a teenager and have been punched in the head a shit ton and done a lot of bare knuckle fights, probably about 8 years of it. Don’t have any problems with my head or hands. It’s safe, but it’s just scary to most people.
It's true but your reasoning is wrong. The reason is that gloves allow someone to take more damage to the head because it isn't felt as much, doing more damage.
Darren Evans the gloves allow the puncher’s hand to take more damage. The gloves are actually worse for the person being hit due to force being spread out and the increased possibility of concussion.
On the subject of hospitals for the criminally insane and censorship, i'm a former patient of St Andrews in the UK and the conditions there were awful its only being reported on in recent years. Theyd do things such as restrain us, stick needles in us then throw us in the box for 12 hours just for swearing. Sometimes they'd refuse to unlock the toilets for us if that staff member didn't like us or if we'd pissed them off. A lot of staff would pretend not to see anything when patients bullied each other, some staff would even let us fight each other. A lot of staff joined in with bullying patients too In there we weren't allowed anything that could record audio or anything that could do videos and photos. Also whenever there were books or news articles about patients and their crimes (even books/articles about former patients), they would remove the pages or just not let us have that paper or book. A few years after i got out i saw a documentary about the crimes of a guy i'd met in there and i started reading up on the other patients i knew there. It amazed me that the hospital had hidden so much from us
A few months ago I was able to see a screening of superstar at my college! Christine Vachon came to campus to do a Q&A and screened his films Dottie Get Spanked and Superstar. She explained how they are only allowed to show the film in settings like the Q&A.
I saw Titicut Follies at a theater in Portland, Oregon. I was horrified and deeply saddened by the movie. It reminds me of the secret filming in the animal testing labs at OHSU. Humans can be so hurtful...
#4 ah man.. emperors new groove is one of my all time favorites. Knowing how it was made, all the stress and heart crushing moments.. I won't forget it
Poor Karen. It was heartbreaking to watch. Anorexia may look beautiful on the outside and may be very glamourized from decade to decade, but it absolutely destroys you from the inside out.
I am old enough to remember t.v. commercials soliciting for Save The Children. Now I have to see that documentary just to find out what was really happening with all that.
It's quite insane how old fashioned bare knuckle boxing is banned and seen as extremely brutal, while it's in fact much less dangerous than what they do today. I think there are about a dozen deaths a year in boxing, in the US alone... in the days of bare knuckle fights there weren't any deaths, the gloves is what enables them to potentially kill each other.
@@commoncomment7974 What's your point? They didn't really punch each other in the faces much cause that would break the hands. The real reason is probably that it had to be more spectacular and dangerous for the bloodthirsty idiot crowds.
@@DerEchteBold your comment was about the danger of gloves and how it caused more deaths than bare knuckle in which I replied that the REASON why the switch from bare knuckles to gloves was made was because a glove is less likely to cut the fighters meaning the fight is able to continue for a longer period of time whilst a bare fist is more likely going to cut a fighter pretty quick and cause the fight to end short resulting in less money which obviously they don’t want so they made a switch that would prolong the fight making it better to promote and make money off of…I wasn’t disagreeing with you, my point was simply that the ppl making money off the boxers don’t actually give af bout them they give a fuck about how much money they can make off of them hence my comment of the switch only resulting in longer fights which = more money. u were talking bout the dangers these boxers may endore because they’ve been enabled with gloves that can potentially kill eachother and I explained that the ppl actually investing to make it entertainment don’t care about the dangers. it was kinda self explanatory in that one sentence but I guess u wanted me to explain it in further depth
From what I understand, Save the Children is one of the better child sponsorship organizations. I wouldn't write it off from a 40(?) year old documentary. But instead look at the themes/what was observed in it, and find out where whichever NGO you get involved falls on those topics. In so much of the developing world, charities are often the cause of more problems than they solve. A new form of colonialism.
Referring to your last sentence, often times it's not so much intentional, it's just when you have a 3rd hand that genuinely means well, but has no idea of the local culture and geopolitics, it can often cause more issues. Afghanistan is a prime example. The US tried to build a new government, and they focused all the power in the capital. However, historically the distribution of power in Afghanistan was widely spread. It bred a perfect environment for the Taliban to take over quickly. Partly because everyone outside of the capital had been forgotten, and because the infrastructure was all wrong. For a country to develop effectively it has to be internal. There has never been a country on earth that was basically created by a foreign state, and it actually function and thrived successfully. Sure there's things we can do to stop immediate suffering or problems. But only the people of said nation will ever be able to truly fix major internal issues. Of which I'm addressing economy and government.
if they refused to pay him for his work on the documentary, then it's biting the hand that was going to feed you, but instead sued you for your work and your free speech rights.
I really think you deserve more followers and more likes based on the videos and time you take to make the videos and all the research you probably had to do
I’m from the same city in Los Angeles as the Carpenters called Downey and I had some of the same high school teachers they had. My maiden name is Carpenter so people would ask me if I am related to them. After saying no more times than I could count I just started saying yes they’re my aunt and uncle. Anyone who knows anything about them knows that’s not possible.
I didn't know Karen Carpenter died of Anorexia. I remember hearing she had an eating disorder, but this was the first time I'd ever seen her when she was so skinny (emaciated, really), and I hadn't realized that she'd actually died of it.
Karen Carpenter technically died from cardiac arrest which was a complication of the damage done to her body because of Anorexia Nervosa. They also found Synthroid in her system during her autopsy, which contributed to the rapid heart rate that ultimately triggered the fatal attack. She’s actually one of the reasons why Synthroid/Levothyroxine has black box warnings for use in patients with eating disorders. Back in the day when drugs were less regulated, people were obtaining the drug for use outside of its intended purpose (normalizing thyroid levels), and Karen realized that the drug affected her heart rate, so she abused it to help her burn more calories in a day. She died just shy of nine years before I was born, but she will forever be my favorite singer of all time.
The film being made with barbies could have been an attempt to engage younger audiences so they would pay attention and learn the issue at a younger age than teen?
Having seen it the dolls seem to be used for the social commentary associated with barbie more than to appeal to younger viewers. They also show a lot of text book definitions about eating disorders but they are all done in small font on moving backgrounds. It's impossible to read unless you pause at very specific points. Despite how it sounds it is not intended for younger viewers.
@@BloodGutsandSocialCommentary I don’t doubt it. I will rather get my kids to understand that there are people out there with real issues and problems that you have to be open-minded and caring about.
The Titicut Follies were part of a longer documentary which was shown by YT up until last year. It was about a facility for the criminally insane. Most of the people who commented, sided with the inmates who were claimed to be bullied by the guards, however, what these writers failed to realise was that those inmates were convicted of murder, armed robberies resulting in homicide and sexual offences. True, some of the inmates were uncontrollable and, the guards were what some people perceived as unnecessary punishers. Perhaps the guards were trying to protect themselves from harm because I would have been scared that I may have been violated. Some of those inmates were very scary!! It was a shame that YT withdrew this documentary...
Doesn't look ANY different to how people were treated when I was trained in the Dementia ward!!!! Go into any nursing home and that video looks g rated!!
I'm kinda surprised that Mattel wasn't one of the reasons why the documentary about Karen Carpenters's last years got banned, despite using Barbie dolls
What is the purpose of locking a patient in a padded room, wouldn’t that just make them crazier? And I wonder if people have ever recovered from a mental asylum.
Oh okay, they had very similar vibes about them. Though, I haven’t seen the film totticut fillies, just the movie The One Who Flew Over The Cookoos Nest
actually, in a way, you could say kind of. the novel was based off the unfair treatment and abuse mental patients went through. the documentary held a similar purpose to the book, which was to show how awful these hospitals were based on experience. it would be impossible for the book to be based off the documentary though as the book came out in 62, and the film 75. while the documentary came out around 67 it wasnt publicly viewable until 1991. but an odd fact is both were filmed in massachusetts
Another similar movie is The Other Side of Hell. But unfortunately, it's pretty hard to find. They don't show it on TV often and I don't think it's been released on video. (VHS or otherwise.) I saw it once years ago, but only remember a few things about it. Basically it involves a mentally ill man who checks himself into the hospital for help, but when he gets there he notices the harsh treatment of the other patients and has to find a way to let people know about what's going on.
As someone who is knowingly eating disordered but overweight and scared of not being taken seriously, I sympathize with Karen. It's so hard to get help, it's so hard to put words to what it is you're struggling with without people scoffing or laughing at you. It's exhausting, I hope she rests in peace.
Eating disorders go both ways. You can eat too much or too little, but it's still an eating disorder! I suffer from AUD myself, and I think I'm dying. People like you and I need to learn to quit. It's very difficult though, I understand.
@@godsrevolver9737 It's even harder today because we're constantly bombarded with photoshopped pictures and videos in the media that make the average person look impossibly perfect. You know it's fake, but you still can't help wishing you looked like those perfect people. There are times where maybe we all just need to step away from the media and find ourselves. Perfect doesn't exist. That promise of unattainable control doesn't exist.
most people, including doctors, don't realize that even if you are categorically overweight, you can still suffer all the same effects of particular eating disorders as people who are very underweight. not only that, but you can suffer even worse down the road, as it's harder to get an appropriate diagnosis, or at least this was the way over a decade ago. i'm not shocked it hasn't changed much. circa 2006, the best a "healthy" weight person could get out of a diagnosis was ED-NOS. i'm so sorry you have to deal with this crap. you deserve real help. hope you can find your way.
@@roxyndra A lot of overweight people are treated for the physical effects of obesity, but not the mental health of having an eating disorder. I knew a severely overweight girl in junior high school who was a binge-eater, as in, whole tubes of raw cookie dough in an hour, which she would later vomit. Her parents got the assinine idea that sending her to "fat camp" made more sense than getting her any sort of mental health support for her eating disorder. Their approach basically shamed her into working harder to hide her disorder from everybody. There's so much more we know today about eating disorders, and whether a person is stick-thin or overweight, their mental wellbeing is definitely valid and important.
Geez friend, good quality content. I was put into psyc hospitals as a child in the 80's. It was archaic then. My heart breaks for those folks, I seen the one Geraldo did at penhurst was it? Idk. Psychiatry will never be a science. Even if characteristics are similar no two minds are the same. People labeled crazy have been the biggest innovators. People supposed sane have been mass murders. Idk the answers but I pray. Thank you for your work friend. You have a new sub.
Too late I already have seen the documentary before everyone else did. I also live about 8 miles for there. The reality is some real shitty circumstances for many of the residents and patients. The reality ALSO is that this was happening everywhere ie Willowbrook in long Island etc. If you had the opportunity to watch the doc you also would've seen nurses and drs also taking great care of the residents. It's a great doc to show hopefully to increase the awareness of the general public. The charity is even more Corruptive exploiting patients. Nothing is sacred anymore.
Nothing ever was, sadly. We just pretended it was. The truth was (and still is) that these facilities existed to only put people away that society didn’t want to deal with. Hell, they took the tax money earmarked for them because of corruption and people thinking these people weren’t worth the money. Absolutely heartbreaking! 💔💔💔😢😢😢
Lot of new people watching this one at the moment, thank you for checking it out! I make videos like this every week so if that's your thing please consider subscribing it's really appreciated :D
Also here is the list of Documentaries for those wondering
1) The Save the Children Fund Film (Directed by Ken Loach - 1971)
2) Titicut Follies (Directed by Frederick Wiseman - 1967)
3) Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (Directed by Todd Haynes - 1987)
4) The Sweatbox (Directed by Trudie Styler - 2002)
5) Bare Fist (Directed by David Monaghan - 1997)
Thanks for doing this. Its really sad how the truth can be covered and hidden away and the law protects this.
I literally just discovered your page. So far, I would say that you are great at making videos. Thank you for the videos. Just a small suggestion, list the titles of the documentaries you are talking about. Like I said small suggestion, you do some great work and have good topics. Have a blessed day
Deburke321 The algorithm brought me here, but this is an excellent video. I’ll definitely be subscribing and binging your other videos ❤️
I subscribed! glad your channel showed up! I'll be binge watching today.
I already did. Nice one
If there is a film that is showing crime and injustice, then the government bans it, then doesn't that make the government responsible for those crimes and injustices?
Lovin'Life2016 see my statement above,,,,,
Lovin'Life2016 yes
This is nothing new. Luis Bunuel in the 1950's had his shocking film "Los Olvidados" banned from viewers by the Mexican government. We live in a corrupt, fallen world, and it is imperative that we protest censorship, whether we agree with the content of material or not.
No
They hide alot more then what we know now.
Massive respect to Ken in the first documentary, this man did not care about money nor publicity nor anything, he only wanted to show the truth that many famous charities around the world are extremly bad and do not stick to their core values and are only interested in cashing out the donation money
Couldn't agree more. I've known a few people who ran Charity shops. Only the managers get paid. They use people on bail behind their counters, you don't know who's serving you, a certain area in my town had a few sex offenders working in their shop, they get sent from the courts. They get their clothes donated & if anything doesn't sell in a month or so they just get rid of it all. A lot of the charity shops in my area are quite expensive, the stuff is donated but they would charge £30 - £40 for a coat. A lot of charities also do fundraisers like fun runs etc, but it's been proven many times it costs more to organise & hold these events than they actually make from them. But the biggest con was Mother Theresa. she raised millions to build orphanages that weren't actually built & other donations for orphanages that existed were not upgraded etc & the children lived in squalor, the money went into the Vatican's banks. Every night on tv you see ads to adopt hippos, bears etc, it's one ad after another. I say to myself why does a Bear need adopted it just gets on with what it does? Charities are a con just to make money for themselves. Live Aid is another good example, most of the money went to Ethiopian warlords to fund the civil war in Ethiopia.
@@speedy692 Personally I know a lot of people who are much less fortunate than me especially in the tough situation my country is living, when I help them (financially or any other way) I at least know that the money will help them and not got to some manager of some charity
Most charities and 'equal rights' instances are just for show, run by higher paied 'management' and either 'volunteers' or minimum wage personal. It's just for rich people to buy of their 'look what a good person I am' image and even legally evade taxes.
I've had my share of (governmental) instances who were set up to help people for situations. Situations I was in at the times I knocked at their doors. But instead of helping me, they just constantly showed me the door and instead of helping me, they were actually trying to keep me in trouble even longer. And still to this day, the orginization groups that claim to fight for me, are actually the ones silencing me and are exactly doing what they are advocating you shouldn't to to people like me. So a lot of hypocritism.
Media is also part of it. Don't think that in this day and age, you get to hear what is really going on. Media and politics go hand in hand.
If you want to help someone or a group of people, just help them on your own instead of relying on these 'charities' and organizations, because the people they claim to help, aren't getting helped. Just a few to keep up appearences, but a lot are just ignored.
now thats an artist
And of course Ken has been thrown out of the Labour Party after decades of his exposing the plight of ordinary people.
If they ban your documentary, you've touched a nerve.
or you have nerve to make a documentary
@@sexobscura true, true.
Oooor it's propaganda.
Being called a documentary dosnt mean it's all legit
@Chris Russell shut the fuck up alex jones
@@utzius8003 you obviously dont know about the fake shootings.... sleepin
Fellas, remember this: if you ever make something with even the slightest potential of getting altered or censored, we now live in an era where it's much easier to save yourself a copy just in case. Don't tell anyone you have it. Release it underground, or on the internet. This recently happened with a lost vintage cartoon, either 'Clockman' or 'Cracks,' in an anonymous fashion after talk was had with searchers & creators. They were held back by copyright laws from sending it to searchers properly, even though the studios had no intention of ever releasing it to the public. One day, a master copy was sent to a searcher anonymously & uploaded. You can't prove who sent it.
Indeed. Upload everything. Make censorship impossible.
Don't unless you have a syndicate of the best litigation lawyers, preferably based in Boston. You'll be on the breadline for the rest of your life especially if it was funded by the organisation.
They'll snuff you out real quick anyways
@Una Nina Nine That’s why you upload stuff using a TOR or encrypt your shit so they can’t find out it was you.
The trick is to upload it before the official seize and desist. That’s how unofficial fanmade video games get past. The creator can truthfully claim that they are no longer distributing it. Once it’s on the internet, it’s never getting away.
It should be illegal to ban an unbiased documentary. Why is it legal to ban a documentary but not do anything about all of the crimes being shown?
Because sometimes the governments are involved too. Cover ups happen.
Because people will censor what they don’t want exposed. That’s why I believe independent films and documentaries are very important to preserve as they are not motivated by corporate agendas or societal preferences (for the most part). I have a lot of respect for journalists and filmmakers who strive to broadcast the facts, not squeaky-clean, politically correct scripts. I definitely agree with you.
Whether or not those biases are true reflections of life or not there is no such thing as an "unbiased" documentary: Just purely based on the fact that you're constructing the edits, choosing what to film and constructing the narrative of the story you wish to tell *every* documentary has a level of bias inherent in the genre.
Probably the companies interested in hiding the information hold the copyrights or image rights to it.
When the documentary is paid for by 1 interested side, it is not unbiased. In fact, in the first case mentioned, the UNBIASERD view is why the film was banned. The group didn't like the unbiased view of them.
Karen Carpenter's story changed the Dr.s treat eating disorders. She was actually in recovery from her Anorexia when she died. What people didn't realize is that you can't go from eating almost nothing and being severely malnourished to eating normal and gaining a shitload of weight right away. It has to be a gradual process.
Most Doctors where following what they learned from the Minnesota experiment which has nothing to do with eating disorders which is why they taught large quantities of food is the way to treat malnutrition which is false.
Exactly! A lot of people don't realise that even though someone might be recovering from Anorexia- they are still in an extremely vulnerable state that is still very near death. So sad to hear the stories of those who finally are able to seek help and look like they're finally doing well, but still die due to this horrible illness.
Hmm... the soldiers who liberated the camps at the end of WW2 knew about it. It even had the name back then, "re-feeding syndrome". But yes, they knew they couldn't let the surviving prisoners gorge themselves because their stomachs would have ruptured. I don't think medical science forgot about it in the 40 years or so between the end of WW2 & Karen Carpenter's sad death.
I am afraid that it was probably more a case of unsympathetic doctors who just didn't care. Being a mental health patient myself I can tell you that the problem persists to this day.
Holocaust victims were in this category!
But she died from a heartt attack caused by quick weight gain, if you her bio
Poor Karen 💔 my mom struggled with anorexia when I was little. I didn't notice anything because she was always skinny. She only did it to look good for my stepdad because she found out he was cheating. I remember the day she had to get taken to the emergency room for it. I remember me and my grandma hearing her cry and wince in pain when she tried moving her legs. She could barely lift them enough to put on her pants. She started crying a lot and had to sit on the bed because she was in a lot of pain. I don't remember if we called the ambulance or just took her in ourselves but apparently she had a potassium deficiency and it was pretty bad. She lied and said it was because she ate too much pickles just to protect me. I think the smallest she's ever been was 100 something and a little below. She was her early 30s at that time. But... Sadly, she passed away last week from suicide. Her funeral is on Monday. She struggled with mental illnesses and it finally got to her. She was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder last month. I can't say I'm not affected by what my family has cursed us with. I have PTSD and bipolar II disorder. After she passed, it's been hard to focus on everything and myself. I miss her so much...
Skylar Shaye Lindemann sorry for your loss. Praying for you 💜
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I’m so sorry for your loss. Losing your mom is so painful. Hugs.
No! Sad! 😔 Poor woman. I'm so sorry... 😔
K. Carpenters brother was a piece of work.. He was a mommy's boy and the mother's favorite was the son. Karen was left in the shadows. Mother thought her son was the talent but surprisingly it.was her daughter who she didn't really have a close relationship with.. Karen tried to please her mother who was also controlling and quite manipulating.. Her bullemia and anorexia was the result of the toxic relationship she had with her mother.
The power of Information can be dangerous.
The lack of Information can be a dangerous power.
The truth is the most powerful thing there is.
@@Lobsterwithinternet What is the 'truth', in your own personal, subjective view?
@Just a soul Absolute truth is something no one will ever see or even get close to. It's much like Absolute Zero or Perpetual Motion. You can get close to it but you can’t get to 100% ever.
That's why we have to get as close as possible to the Truth which is, in my own flawed human understanding, the real and factual state of something as it exists without biases or embellishments.
@@Lobsterwithinternet
To have absolute power, when power absolutely corrupts, the holder cannot be all good. But morality is in the eye of the beholder. "Who is just?", "Who is whicked?"
Who could judge, if not the observer?
In a controlling sense yes absolutely
How is exposing child abuse controversial? If it's so controversial, isn't abuse the norm by that logic?
At 7:00, right in the middle of the serious anorexia talk, I got an ad for McDonalds. A bit unsettling, but also effective.
Lol same got an ad for spicy chicken McNuggets
I run AdBlockerPlus and AdBlockerUltimate as addons in Firefox and have yet to see one single RUclips video interrupted by ads.
@@PilzE. I've got AdBlockerUltimate and Malwarebytes browser guard. Same result for me as well.
@@ceeinfiniti1389 I see LOADS of folk complaining about ads spoiling their viewing pleasure, when a simple, FREE, ad blocker fixes the problem. Maybe it's just that we're geniuses Cee. 😁 😆 😅 😂 🤣
I get a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup ad So very sad that she passed so young. May you Rest In Peace Karen.
that awkward moment when you try to make a nice lighthearted documentary about your company but the film maker decides to expose your ass
@Corby Dinzen yes,
Your a--? I would sue 😂😂😂
Every Imbecile in the world puts that profane word in every sentence. You're dumbed down like the rest of them, puppyhowler. Such a ghetto way to express yourself, and frankly, I'm sick of reading these trashy sentences that people of your ilk write. Your parents must be proud.
Ironic that this is being shown on a Google-owned website, the most outrageous censor in the world today.
Cancer
I know, right?
Probably because it refers to films a long time ago.
The funny thing is this: this documentary isn't about exposing Google Inc.
Apart from north Korean internet
I worked at a home for people with developmental disabilities while I was in college, Down Syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, etc, best, and most rewarding job I've ever had, so seeing things like that second documentary, breaks my heart. There were times it was incredibly hard, but NEVER did the thought of hurting a single person cross my mind. The clip he showed of them singing, reminded me of one of my favorite memories there. I was driving my 14 ladies, in a huge van, to the store, when "Take It To The Limit" by The Eagles came on, and ALL of the women started SINGING it as loud as they could. Now, they always sang in the car, but not like this!! It was such a beautiful moment. I find myself getting a little emotional every time it's on the radio now, remembering that day, and those amazing women.
Lol tards
@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 what the fuck
That made me sad especially because it’s a sad country song anyways blique reminder of the time It home even harder
@@princesssprinklesthecat4192 someone with a stupid user name says what?
This is a wonderfully sweet mental image, thank you for sharing and thank you for helping those ladies 💖
I knew I heard something about Save the Children being shady before, but that it was covered up (hence why they still have such a good reputation). Thank you for the video, I'll be looking into this further.
The Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity is said to be shady, too.
Organizations like people can change over time.
@@LeRoyBoxley434 I agree with you, I've actually done a little more research into Save the Children. It seems like predominantly they do good things and have good intentions; my major critique is that they operate far too bureaucratic-ly (hence why I usually only support grass-roots charities/organizations). A lot of the donations simply go into administrative fees (like Mother's Against Drunk Driving or We Day). Also I am a little critical of the "savior mentality" they push upon us in the "western" (or developed, or eurocentric, however you'd like to define it), instead of propping up infrastructure and creating meaningful change; it seems that highly recognizable acts of charity (i.e. 6 volunteers build a house for a family; though these individuals have little building skills and in reality we should be teaching the community to do so themselves while providing the resources) is what they prefer to focus on.
Oxfam is shady after reports a couple of years ago of sexual abuse on the ppl they were meant to be helping!
Since then I no longer shop or donate to them.
Pretty much all transnational mega-charities are corrupt. They're too big to have honest intentions. They essentially become a corporation
I love when youtube recommendation get it right, instant sub...
Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!
Which is hardly ever anymore.
I did too. Good shit
Same here! Been here for hours!!
Samesies!
That second one strikes a major nerve with me....I've been put away in Psychiatric institutes both by choice (WHAT A MISTAKE THAT WAS!) and by involuntary commitment. All they do is treat you like shit until your insurance runs out. I was in one for being suicidal, I was on the phone with my mom asking about my "babies" which were my ferrets I had had for 8 years and loved to death....a nurse walked by and goes "aw you have a baby?" and I said "no, they are my pets but like babies to me" and she literally grabbed the phone from me and hung it up. She scowled at me and told me to go back to my room. I was crying hysterically. They then threatened to medicate me with a needle if I didn't stop crying. I seen them TACKLE a 19 yr old boy, 6 men did this, and they shot him up with drugs all because he left his room. He wasn't dangerous, he wasnt on anything, he just wanted to know what they were giving him. They forced medications on us without explaining any of it at all. If we refused, they would tackle us, and shoot us up. If anyone wants to know where this was: Meadowood, in Delaware. Its a fucking HELLHOLE. And they get away with it all. I heard one ghetto as fuck nurse tell a patient she should have succeeded with killing herself. I'm not fucking joking at all. I have Borderline Personality Disorder. I had one HOUR out of a day I wasnt feeling right so I was locked up for 2 weeks, I was 19 years old and I am now 34 and still have NIGHT TERRORS about it.
I'm guessing they were using what's called in the medical field, a "B-52".
50 mg for, basically, Benadryl + 5 mg haloperidol + 2 mg lorazepam.
I may have the mixture a bit wrong, but if you Google 'medical b52' it will tell you all about it.
@@eMegMBea Thank you, I was wondering
@@MachinaGirlRobots I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. I work in healthcare, and hate hearing about horrible staff like that.
@@eMegMBea I appreciate it ❤ I know they cant all be like the place I went but yeah
People with BPD and other cluster B personality disorders can't be trusted.
If our tax dollars are paying for the care of these people, it should be illegal to keep the information about their care a secret. These poor people and their families were victims of this abusive cover up. Defending people who cannot speak for themselves is everyone's job.
Ken Loach is a national treasure. He has spoken about the neglected and marginalised members of society,
for over fifty years now. His recent film "Sorry We Missed You" is a heartwrenching look at a
family trying to survive on zero hours' contracts with harrowing results.
Even in his twilight years, Ken shows compassion for those people who have very little luck.
He is in a dwindling breed now. Today's audiences want happy afterward stories in films and not
the terrible reality of life.
Ken Loach remains a true champion of the underdog. People like him don't appear that often.
Audiences have always wanted the happy ever afterward stories. What is different today is the apparent increased lack of interest in/denial of the existence of some of the terrible realities of life - and doing anything about it - but a fascination for so-called 'reality TV' where people artificially behave 'meanly' or 'badly' and where someone often gets removed from the show by vote of the other participants. Fairy tale endings : good (perceived as not real) vs constant animosity and resentment of 'reality TV' : bad (perceived as real).
Thank you for making this video and bringing awareness to the dangers of censorship. We appreciate the time and effort it takes for you to put these presentations together. Quality content. Thank you so much.
Thanks a million it's really appreciated ♥️
Iknow congrats. I love it but sometimes you have realize that it is pointless our insulting. Keep your opinion to yourself and also don't be fooled. There is no censorship. We are a free country. It is promised to us by the 1st or SECONd amendment!!!!
@@prototypicalarchetypeofdef7050 Wow! Are you really THAT brainwashed?
It’s scary, I think censorship is getting increasingly worse with all the social media mega-corporations. If you have an opinion they don’t like, you can’t say it.
@@prototypicalarchetypeofdef7050 the first OR second? 😂 which one?
The Save The Children one is just amazing. A lot of people in that situation would've looked the other way or excused the behavior, so the fact that this guy just decided it needed to be told is great. The only sad thing is that the company most likely didn't fix their ways or get reprimanded. The fact that people view "saving" these children as restricting what languages they speak and thus how/who they can communicate with is gross.
That's some 20th century b.s. not letting people speak their own language. WTH? Seriously, WTH?
@@procrastinator9 It's a sign of dominance and usually tied with racial superiority. A lot of colonies enforced that rule upon the natives.
@@feodorawicked5014 good point i have also heard about groups using the tactic in the past, for a charity to be doing it is beyond the pail
I was a patient in a psychiatric facility in Canada, some of those practices are still in place which is why they have so called "safe rooms" which are padded rooms where very sick patients are quarantined from the general population sometimes for days on end without any form of hygiene such as showers or human interaction as well
I'm Sorry 😔 For What You Went Thru.May God Bless All 😇🥰🥰🙏🙏💝💝
Its almost the same in the jails in Canada. The "holes" were full and it was practically overcrowded, three to four people in a little cell but anyway the holes being full the COs would just lock people in the cells and wouldn't be able to get out for weeks.
@@devonmckay2428 oh i know. I felt like i was in a jail when i was hospitalized for depression. One girl was given enough Haldol in the padded room to make her sleep for three days when i was there. I didn't know Haldol was still being used. But then Xanax and its sister drug Lorazepam are still being administered to patients.
I worked in psychiatric units in the UK and I can thankfully say it never happen here
I was born in 1992 and, at the age of two, Karen Carpenter became my favorite singer for life. I remember being about five or six telling my mom that I wanted to go to a Carpenters concert. My mom had to break the news to me that she was dead. Though she died before I was born, those short years in which I had no knowledge of her passing are years I treasure. Treasure in the way you know a friend you then lose suddenly, if that makes sense. I’ve spent many years researching her and learning all about her. I wish she had been allowed to stay behind the drum kit. I wish Richard had understood what she was going through, but he got himself addicted to Quaaludes. To be honest, the multitasking behind drumming and singing displayed the extent of her talent much more than the generic stance behind the microphone that he forced on her. And who can forget their mother who saw talent in Richard and little else in Karen. I often wonder what went through Agnes’ mind each time she saw the crowds cheering for Karen or the brother-sister duo as a collective. There is no denying that Richard is a piano prodigy, but the audience didn’t go to their concerts to see him play. They came to see Karen drum and sing. She was a pioneer for female drummers. She was ultimately a lifesaver to millions of women battling Anorexia Nervosa in the shadows. She is the reason the Carpenters are a classic, cherished band. I’m glad her documentary was featured in this video.
Imagine wanting to help children by exposing a charity only to settle in court and preventing the children to be properly helped.
I wish people knew how evil Disney is as a company. Dark past, even more dark today.
This is sad. It makes me sick to know people can be so cruel.
Yet you look like the type of broad who crosses the street to avoid homelessness folk.
@@SanDzFit So judging someone based off their looks?... Didn't you just do that?
Titicut Follies is disturbing as fuck. I first saw it 1991 on PBS, have seen it several times since and own it on DVD. But every time I watch it, I cannot sleep that night. But it's such an important film. Absolutely essential viewing for doc lovers.
I'm a documentary lover so this was a really good video.
Thank you glad you enjoyed!
Ju
Watch "the 9th circle". Its fucked up
Have u seen 404 Missing? It's pretty creepy shit. People go missing in national parks and it's unexplained. Children go missing and are found miles away. These children are too young to walk miles in the span of a couple days especially over rough terrain. It's just not possible and police can't find evidence of these bizarre kidnappings. It's not graphic or scary, just really bizarre and unexplainable.
@@dj_nyx8903 haven't seen that! I''ll have to look it up! thanks for the rec!
I was hoping to hear about a banned documentary film my parents rented from a VHS video store back in the 90's which showed several things, all of which completely disturbed my mother (my father, however, is a complete mystery to me in many, many ways and that fact alone disturbs me) and to this day, I've only heard her recall this film once but her reaction while remembering it is what made me realize the impact it had on her. Apparently this film (which may have been a snuff film as when my parents were kids/teens/young adults, a lot of the things we refer to as taboo today were definitely in full swing back then) showed from beginning to end: a young girl undergoing Female Genital Mutilation; the savagery of cannibal tribes compared to white European elites who were also cannibals but remained anonymous, and elites eating monkey brains as a delicacy. I honestly wish she could remember more but a part of me believes she may have repressed memories of whatever else the film showed...
Sounds like FACES OF DEATH.
Faces of Death 👍
It’s Faces of Death. There were a few different ones made.
Faces of death...most scenes faked.
Faces of death was a fake.
I’m so happy that I was born in 1996 and not 1950 bc it’s hard enough to being schizophrenic in 2019 I can’t even imagine the hell I’d go through if I was alive back then! Mental hospitals suck now (unless they’re privately owned at least in my experience) and it was so so so much worse back then!
@mynamjo A friend of mine is a sociologist and sent me a link to a RUclips video that at first I didn’t know what it was, then saw that it was a psychological evaluation for a young woman. Looks to be in her mid to late 20s. Pretty girl too. But it was from a 1956 meeting between her and the psychologist, and she was diagnosed with hysteria. Not schizophrenia. Not BPD. Hysteria? Are you kidding? And add to that the doctor notes were patronizing and borderline sexual harassment/sexist in nature.
@@zaynes5094 That's how it had always been unfortunately, being mentally ill is hard enough, but back then being a woman as well only made it worse. You were just seen as crazy and it was "part of your nature" as a woman, and you weren't actually in pain, it was just "how women were, because they are troubled creatures and lesser." Something like that. I could be wrong, it could have been thousands of different reasons. Women were never taken seriously, let alone anyone. We still aren't sometimes, especially when it comes to vaginal health. We've got a long way to go still.
you dont look like you was born in 1966
It is truly shocking how mental institutions were ran.
Its worse in 2023 than the 1950s...mental DELUSION was far less back then...not using your brain destroys it!!!!
My mother was so sad over Karen Carpenter.. Thanks for sharing!
Damn.. poor Karen carpenter.. towards the end she looked way older than her young 32yrs.. so sad she suffered and didn’t get the proper help she needed to save her life.. RIP.. I hope she has finally found Peace in Heaven. 💜🙏😢
Katy Bug I hope so too, but I hope you know that within a few hours, some hella-extra atheist is gonna say something like “LOL HEAVNS NOT REEL STUPID” because they think their opinions matter or they’re changing minds or something. So anyways. God bless you!
@@TheRSFelon Well, that was random af
@@TheRSFelon and what makes your opinion matter more than an atheists?
Shes fine I firmly believe that if u go through hell in life and keep faith u will walk on the clouds in heaven
Quinton Porter I didn’t say it matters more. But to interject on a comment of someone else’s faith is asinine to be honest. And had you not read my comment, I certainly suppose that you were going to be one of those people. 😉 Have a great day, brother.
There was a scene in Titicut Follies where they were outside and just talking with some of the patients. And I still remember thinking that this one guy (patient) they were talking to, made absolute sense and that I actually agreed with most of his statements.
Your wrap-around coat is in the mail! LOL!
Richard Carpenter always creeped me out. Anorexia happens for many reasons. I don't think her death was investigated, but it should have been.
I always have a strong bad feeling about the authenticity of save the children bastards
I was an intern with a legal agency that served people held in psychiatric institutions against their will and they had us watch Titicut Follies
I've been kept against my will in those places. Its fucked me up tbh
What Follies are they?
*Thank you for this... Just to add... Do not Donate to any Charity until you know what you are Donating too (Explanation below) Where your money is going, what holdings that Charity has. Shareholders or CEO's ... Charities are the biggest con going. They play on your Emotions, they dont pay Tax, and give a very small percantage (if any) to the cause they are suppose to support*
My Family are Ex-Army, my dad (Example) served 19 Years in Her Majesty's Forces ... Active Service x2 etc etc... In the UK there are over 1'300 Charities for ex service personnel, they have a combined holding off over 4 Billion. And we still have Homeless and ex-service personnel, living in poverty ..... It's the biggest con trick there is. (My favourite charity to donate too)
*Not saying they are all a con but any Charity should be transparent about, Sharholders, CEO's, what they hold in assets etc etc* ...
Those poor people in the psych wards/criminally insane wards were treated so poorly it’s very sad
They'd be part of modern homeless?
1:37
This director is fucking awesome. I love someone that has enough backbone to stand up for what they think is right, regardless of who is paying for it. What a G.
I had the opportunity to view Titicus Follies while taking Film 101 at a local college.
I didn't know that the film had been banned.
It was an eye-opener to say the least.
My heart broke for all the mental patients. The government (unsurprisingly) was too worried about how they'd look and the funding they'd have to put in to release the footage and made countless ppl suffer. The government is just a title, like with all jobs, and is run by human beings, as such they should be held accountable.
And I can't believe an organization that was suppose to help children banned a documentary they funded because it showed the truth. That they weren't doing any good, that they were betraying the children they promised to help with an unforgiving iron fist.
That last one, with the boxer - he hit his own jaw so hard it made a pop or snapping noise. As if his teeth clamped. Did anyone else hear that? He barely hit himself yet it made a noise. I would NOT want to be hit by a man like that. Yeah... nope.
Everyone keep in mind, like conspiracy theories, just because a document is controversial and asked to be taken down, that doesn't immediately mean it's true. If a flat earth documentary were forced to not be shown, especially academically, that wouldn't stand to the docu's validity
But there are no flat earther documentaries that have been put down. Cause it’s not serious and I’m a no danger to any elite or wealthy individual’s reputation. Whereas in the case of the first documentary that was banned, it clearly exposed the mistreatment and dishonest nature of the organization. Thus hurting their reputation. If a documentary is true or not, as long as it isn’t a harm to one’s reputation it shouldn’t be put down. The degree of its truth has nearly nothing to do with it.
asking the big brain questions right here
Regarding Karen Carpenter, I would urge people to read her autobiography. She had actually overcome the anorexia and was gaining weight. However, her heart was already damaged and could not take the weight gain, and so she died of a heart attack, while at her parents' house over Thanksgiving.
5:21 You're telling me _that_ woman right there died at the age of 32? (implying she was younger than that in that footage) She looks like she's 62 right there! Holy shit...
Eating disorders like Anorexia can cause a person to look old.
You should check out her music. She had perfect pitch and really the voice of an angel. Hurts my soul to hear her referred to as "that woman"
I saw the titicut follies on PBS when I was a kid. Was scary
It's definitely a tough watch
@@deburke321 I was a weird child, I stayed up late watching PBS documentaries while other kids were out playing.... Even as a kid, this one haunted me....I felt so bad for those people
I saw titicut follies in a psychological on film class and it was disturbing but interesting, I wasn't disturbed by it but it was interesting
@Jessica James what titicut follies?
@Jessica James did you even watch the video?
Man, that 2nd one wasn't a shocker for me because mental hospitals I'm general have a history of abusing patients instead of helping them, but hearing that it was from Massachusetts kind of got my brain turning because that's where the judge rotenberg center is as well. (I don't know if I spelled that right, but I'm not looking it up right now). I don't want to get into it in this comment because it's not what the video is about and also it's pretty upsetting but the summary is that it's a residential school where people of disabilities of all ages live and it has a history of using shocks and other physical aversives in unsafe and dangerous ways.
It's probably a coincidence but it makes me wonder what's going on there. I'm sure my state has just as many unsettling secrets too though, just less high profile. We do live in a society
What was that famous Jack Nicholson line... “YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH”
I've seen titicut folies...it's horrible to think people were treated like that back then. But I currently work as both a PCA (patient care assistant) and an RN at a psychiatric hospital ironically where I was once a patient. Having been on both sides of the situation of mental illness I believe that it's nice to know where we came from so it's not to be repeated.
That whole shtick about those who forget history are doomed to repeat it...sort of thing.
You talk about real life events that I’ve never heard about from other RUclipsrs. I feel like the ones with millions of subs are going to start coming for your content since your channel is being recommended to all kinds of people, so they will certainly want to copy and paste. Love your stuff. Subbed 👍🏼
Brilliant! Please keep up this fantastic work. Never stop letting us know more.
Thank you very much!
I’ve never trusted any charities and I always help people firsthand so I have peace of mind
not trusting charities ? Plenty of good ones out there. But you know the saying "Barry Allan and his money will never part"
Don't take the name of Tom Servo, Bot!
What? Do you get kick backs!? I wish there was a good charity....I do want to give.....because I know what it is to have so little. Charities are allowed to keep half their funds for themselves......tragic, but if some can nudge in their personnel expenses, et al.....what money will reach the charity?
@@markfoster1520 all those full time employees who make the charity work, shouldn't get paid?
There are good ones and bad ones. You have to do your research. I made a list of which ones are legit and which ones are skimming off the top.
This is really interesting. You actually found some very obscure documentaries that I'd never heard of. Keep up the good work!
When you have a government, that has the power to hide things from being seen by the public (because it could shine light on a bad situation) shows how manipulative they really can be. All to uphold a reputation, even when they're in the wrong
That's the world we live in,bro.
That's life bro
The Sweatbox is the only one I've seen out of this list and it's a pretty good watch. It's not as intense as you made it out to be here, but it does shine a light on the harsher-than-expected world of megacorporate movie production. Also, the name comes from the nickname given to the ORIGINAL Disney studio back in the 20s and 30s. I'm pretty sure the studio they filmed in for the documentary was well air conditioned(x
As someone who was in a mental institution for adolescence they treat you really badly
In defense of bare-knuckle boxing, I’ve read that there are fewer deaths there than in official boxing.
When using your bare knuckles, you have to pull punches to the face so you don’t mess up your hands. But with boxing gloves, you can hit way harder.
Boxing gloves do more to protect the puncher’s hands that they do the punched person’s head.
CrazyPangolinLady Bare knuckle boxing is probably safer than football. I did my share of street brawling as a teenager and have been punched in the head a shit ton and done a lot of bare knuckle fights, probably about 8 years of it. Don’t have any problems with my head or hands. It’s safe, but it’s just scary to most people.
It's true but your reasoning is wrong. The reason is that gloves allow someone to take more damage to the head because it isn't felt as much, doing more damage.
Darren Evans the gloves allow the puncher’s hand to take more damage. The gloves are actually worse for the person being hit due to force being spread out and the increased possibility of concussion.
Fewer head blows (due to boxers' fear of breaking their hands) is what allowed bare knuckle fights to go on 50, 70, even 100 rounds.
It's more the fact it's associated with huge amount of illegal activity, that's the issue.
On the subject of hospitals for the criminally insane and censorship, i'm a former patient of St Andrews in the UK and the conditions there were awful its only being reported on in recent years.
Theyd do things such as restrain us, stick needles in us then throw us in the box for 12 hours just for swearing.
Sometimes they'd refuse to unlock the toilets for us if that staff member didn't like us or if we'd pissed them off.
A lot of staff would pretend not to see anything when patients bullied each other, some staff would even let us fight each other. A lot of staff joined in with bullying patients too
In there we weren't allowed anything that could record audio or anything that could do videos and photos.
Also whenever there were books or news articles about patients and their crimes (even books/articles about former patients), they would remove the pages or just not let us have that paper or book.
A few years after i got out i saw a documentary about the crimes of a guy i'd met in there and i started reading up on the other patients i knew there. It amazed me that the hospital had hidden so much from us
Great video it’s sad that these have to be hidden away.
Thank you! Yeah it's a pity to see them be so censored
A few months ago I was able to see a screening of superstar at my college! Christine Vachon came to campus to do a Q&A and screened his films Dottie Get Spanked and Superstar. She explained how they are only allowed to show the film in settings like the Q&A.
That Karen Carpenter one looks absolutely heartbreaking 💔 😢
I saw Titicut Follies at a theater in Portland, Oregon. I was horrified and deeply saddened by the movie. It reminds me of the secret filming in the animal testing labs at OHSU. Humans can be so hurtful...
#4 ah man.. emperors new groove is one of my all time favorites. Knowing how it was made, all the stress and heart crushing moments.. I won't forget it
Poor Karen. It was heartbreaking to watch. Anorexia may look beautiful on the outside and may be very glamourized from decade to decade, but it absolutely destroys you from the inside out.
"Censorship is dangerous."
Humans are dangerous
I am old enough to remember t.v. commercials soliciting for Save The Children. Now I have to see that documentary just to find out what was really happening with all that.
It's quite insane how old fashioned bare knuckle boxing is banned and seen as extremely brutal, while it's in fact much less dangerous than what they do today.
I think there are about a dozen deaths a year in boxing, in the US alone... in the days of bare knuckle fights there weren't any deaths, the gloves is what enables them to potentially kill each other.
It’s so ppl don’t get cut quickly and can continue to fight longer
@@commoncomment7974
What's your point?
@@commoncomment7974
What's your point?
They didn't really punch each other in the faces much cause that would break the hands.
The real reason is probably that it had to be more spectacular and dangerous for the bloodthirsty idiot crowds.
@@DerEchteBold your comment was about the danger of gloves and how it caused more deaths than bare knuckle in which I replied that the REASON why the switch from bare knuckles to gloves was made was because a glove is less likely to cut the fighters meaning the fight is able to continue for a longer period of time whilst a bare fist is more likely going to cut a fighter pretty quick and cause the fight to end short resulting in less money which obviously they don’t want so they made a switch that would prolong the fight making it better to promote and make money off of…I wasn’t disagreeing with you, my point was simply that the ppl making money off the boxers don’t actually give af bout them they give a fuck about how much money they can make off of them hence my comment of the switch only resulting in longer fights which = more money. u were talking bout the dangers these boxers may endore because they’ve been enabled with gloves that can potentially kill eachother and I explained that the ppl actually investing to make it entertainment don’t care about the dangers. it was kinda self explanatory in that one sentence but I guess u wanted me to explain it in further depth
@@commoncomment7974
Your username is very fitting.
would be nice if you put tittles of the movies in the description
Titticut Follies"
Couldn’t agree more!
Debbie does Dallas.
Stinkbox.
Bareback Fisting.
I’m so happy you mentioned The Carpenters
I love when I find something that banned so I can spend hours upon hours finding it to see why it's banned in the first place.
From what I understand, Save the Children is one of the better child sponsorship organizations. I wouldn't write it off from a 40(?) year old documentary. But instead look at the themes/what was observed in it, and find out where whichever NGO you get involved falls on those topics.
In so much of the developing world, charities are often the cause of more problems than they solve. A new form of colonialism.
Referring to your last sentence, often times it's not so much intentional, it's just when you have a 3rd hand that genuinely means well, but has no idea of the local culture and geopolitics, it can often cause more issues. Afghanistan is a prime example. The US tried to build a new government, and they focused all the power in the capital. However, historically the distribution of power in Afghanistan was widely spread. It bred a perfect environment for the Taliban to take over quickly. Partly because everyone outside of the capital had been forgotten, and because the infrastructure was all wrong. For a country to develop effectively it has to be internal. There has never been a country on earth that was basically created by a foreign state, and it actually function and thrived successfully. Sure there's things we can do to stop immediate suffering or problems. But only the people of said nation will ever be able to truly fix major internal issues. Of which I'm addressing economy and government.
I refuse to pay these huge charities anything. Paying ceo's to live in their huge mansions. Sickening.
if they refused to pay him for his work on the documentary, then it's biting the hand that was going to feed you, but instead sued you for your work and your free speech rights.
Hard hitting subjects that were swept under the rug, and I love it!!!
I really think you deserve more followers and more likes based on the videos and time you take to make the videos and all the research you probably had to do
Thank you very much!
Deburke321 of course 🥰
I’m from the same city in Los Angeles as the Carpenters called Downey and I had some of the same high school teachers they had. My maiden name is Carpenter so people would ask me if I am related to them. After saying no more times than I could count I just started saying yes they’re my aunt and uncle. Anyone who knows anything about them knows that’s not possible.
Very true!!!
I didn't know Karen Carpenter died of Anorexia. I remember hearing she had an eating disorder, but this was the first time I'd ever seen her when she was so skinny (emaciated, really), and I hadn't realized that she'd actually died of it.
Karen Carpenter technically died from cardiac arrest which was a complication of the damage done to her body because of Anorexia Nervosa. They also found Synthroid in her system during her autopsy, which contributed to the rapid heart rate that ultimately triggered the fatal attack. She’s actually one of the reasons why Synthroid/Levothyroxine has black box warnings for use in patients with eating disorders. Back in the day when drugs were less regulated, people were obtaining the drug for use outside of its intended purpose (normalizing thyroid levels), and Karen realized that the drug affected her heart rate, so she abused it to help her burn more calories in a day.
She died just shy of nine years before I was born, but she will forever be my favorite singer of all time.
The film being made with barbies could have been an attempt to engage younger audiences so they would pay attention and learn the issue at a younger age than teen?
I assumed it was to not confuse the public about what was real or fake, in those times there was a large seperation between the two
Having seen it the dolls seem to be used for the social commentary associated with barbie more than to appeal to younger viewers. They also show a lot of text book definitions about eating disorders but they are all done in small font on moving backgrounds. It's impossible to read unless you pause at very specific points. Despite how it sounds it is not intended for younger viewers.
@@BloodGutsandSocialCommentary I don’t doubt it. I will rather get my kids to understand that there are people out there with real issues and problems that you have to be open-minded and caring about.
The Titicut Follies were part of a longer documentary which was shown by YT up until last year. It was about a facility for the criminally insane. Most of the people who commented, sided with the inmates who were claimed to be bullied by the guards, however, what these writers failed to realise was that those inmates were convicted of murder, armed robberies resulting in homicide and sexual offences. True, some of the inmates were uncontrollable and, the guards were what some people perceived as unnecessary punishers. Perhaps the guards were trying to protect themselves from harm because I would have been scared that I may have been violated. Some of those inmates were very scary!! It was a shame that YT withdrew this documentary...
Wow! Great job some of these documentaries I've never heard of very interesting. 🤔 And I'm mad about documentary!💯
Yeah I tried to pick some that were a little less known thank you for noticing 😀
I feel bad for the people affected in these documentaries they don’t deserve the treatment they had to endure and nice video, it’s very detailed
For a moment there, I was sure that the guy being zoomed-in upon at the asylum from 4:00 to 4:04 was Archie Bunker...
I thought it was an ALLIEN.....
Poor Karen carpenter,such a sweet waste of talent 🥺
Sang like silky butter 😖
Did her family even try to help her or get her help?
@@Ttv862 I’m not sure,I like to think they did
FYI- Bridgewater State Hospital is still operational and still extremely sketchy and very problematic to this day.
2:42 Henry Rollins sure has let himself go.
Jesus that mental hospital doc footage is going to give me nightmares
Doesn't look ANY different to how people were treated when I was trained in the Dementia ward!!!! Go into any nursing home and that video looks g rated!!
I watched Titicut Follies after watching this video and it honestly broke my heart, it was so unfair and horrible how those poor people were kept.
I'm kinda surprised that Mattel wasn't one of the reasons why the documentary about Karen Carpenters's last years got banned, despite using Barbie dolls
OMG I'm from Bridgewater and never heard about the documentary about the prison.... Can't wait to watch this thank you!!!!!!!!
"one eye" in the save the children logo
Figures
What is the purpose of locking a patient in a padded room, wouldn’t that just make them crazier? And I wonder if people have ever recovered from a mental asylum.
Is the movie “The One Who Flew Over The Cookoos Nest” based off of this? The film “totticut follies”?
Actually it was based off a novel by the same name. Though I'm not sure what the novel was based on.
Oh okay, they had very similar vibes about them. Though, I haven’t seen the film totticut fillies, just the movie The One Who Flew Over The Cookoos Nest
actually, in a way, you could say kind of. the novel was based off the unfair treatment and abuse mental patients went through. the documentary held a similar purpose to the book, which was to show how awful these hospitals were based on experience. it would be impossible for the book to be based off the documentary though as the book came out in 62, and the film 75. while the documentary came out around 67 it wasnt publicly viewable until 1991. but an odd fact is both were filmed in massachusetts
Another similar movie is The Other Side of Hell. But unfortunately, it's pretty hard to find. They don't show it on TV often and I don't think it's been released on video. (VHS or otherwise.) I saw it once years ago, but only remember a few things about it. Basically it involves a mentally ill man who checks himself into the hospital for help, but when he gets there he notices the harsh treatment of the other patients and has to find a way to let people know about what's going on.
I think the American horror story episode when she films the asylum and how horrible it is, is based on “totticut follies”
As someone who is knowingly eating disordered but overweight and scared of not being taken seriously, I sympathize with Karen. It's so hard to get help, it's so hard to put words to what it is you're struggling with without people scoffing or laughing at you. It's exhausting, I hope she rests in peace.
Eating disorders go both ways. You can eat too much or too little, but it's still an eating disorder! I suffer from AUD myself, and I think I'm dying. People like you and I need to learn to quit. It's very difficult though, I understand.
@@godsrevolver9737 It's even harder today because we're constantly bombarded with photoshopped pictures and videos in the media that make the average person look impossibly perfect. You know it's fake, but you still can't help wishing you looked like those perfect people. There are times where maybe we all just need to step away from the media and find ourselves. Perfect doesn't exist. That promise of unattainable control doesn't exist.
most people, including doctors, don't realize that even if you are categorically overweight, you can still suffer all the same effects of particular eating disorders as people who are very underweight. not only that, but you can suffer even worse down the road, as it's harder to get an appropriate diagnosis, or at least this was the way over a decade ago. i'm not shocked it hasn't changed much. circa 2006, the best a "healthy" weight person could get out of a diagnosis was ED-NOS. i'm so sorry you have to deal with this crap. you deserve real help. hope you can find your way.
even if you're overweight, you're still sick and suffering. Your ED is completely valid. Please be safe :)
@@roxyndra A lot of overweight people are treated for the physical effects of obesity, but not the mental health of having an eating disorder. I knew a severely overweight girl in junior high school who was a binge-eater, as in, whole tubes of raw cookie dough in an hour, which she would later vomit. Her parents got the assinine idea that sending her to "fat camp" made more sense than getting her any sort of mental health support for her eating disorder. Their approach basically shamed her into working harder to hide her disorder from everybody. There's so much more we know today about eating disorders, and whether a person is stick-thin or overweight, their mental wellbeing is definitely valid and important.
this was my fave recommendation this week…this channel has great content! easy SUB!
4:35 the long-lost footage of Christopher Walken's older brother, in the mental hospital surfaces. Great work, fellas.
Geez friend, good quality content. I was put into psyc hospitals as a child in the 80's. It was archaic then. My heart breaks for those folks, I seen the one Geraldo did at penhurst was it? Idk. Psychiatry will never be a science. Even if characteristics are similar no two minds are the same. People labeled crazy have been the biggest innovators. People supposed sane have been mass murders. Idk the answers but I pray. Thank you for your work friend. You have a new sub.
4:54 I want to know that person's story so badly
Thanks for a thumbnail that was actually in the video, rather than clickbait. 😀👍
Too late I already have seen the documentary before everyone else did. I also live about 8 miles for there. The reality is some real shitty circumstances for many of the residents and patients. The reality ALSO is that this was happening everywhere ie Willowbrook in long Island etc. If you had the opportunity to watch the doc you also would've seen nurses and drs also taking great care of the residents. It's a great doc to show hopefully to increase the awareness of the general public. The charity is even more Corruptive exploiting patients. Nothing is sacred anymore.
Nothing ever was, sadly. We just pretended it was.
The truth was (and still is) that these facilities existed to only put people away that society didn’t want to deal with. Hell, they took the tax money earmarked for them because of corruption and people thinking these people weren’t worth the money.
Absolutely heartbreaking! 💔💔💔😢😢😢
The Willowbrook documentary had me shook and scared.