One aspect of the answer could also be that generally women are raised and expected to exist for other people just as much as they exist for themselves. So a woman who is a wife and a mother is viewed as a wife and as a mother before she is viewed as an individual, whereas men are viewed as individuals first. So when a woman does something dangerous or provocative, people say "what would her dad think if he saw this? What would her kids say if they grew up and saw this?", but you rarely see the same done to men. And, by extension, women internalize this and thus feel leas free to just make impulsive decisions and do whatever they want, whereas men dont feel the same restriction on what they can and cant do. Another example demonstrating the phenomenon I talked about above is how very often women's obituaries talk lengthily about how the woman benefitted the people around her, instead of talking about her interests and individuality. Whereas men's obituaries are generally more even in how they are written.
My thought exactly. In childhood, girls are told to be careful more than boys. I think partially because of an assumption that boy's bodies are more injury resistant (not sure if this is true in children or even in adults). I do also think that on this front there is something to the concept of male expendability. A young woman dying is seen as more shocking than a young man dying, maybe tracing back to when many young men died in war.
@@splishsplash3492 If you live in Kwuait or Mongolia, perhaps. I don’t believe in our wester feminist society were even staring a woman on campus is “problematic”, you’ve had any of this problems because of your gender. I just don’t believe in that.
I think its also a display of power without knowing. Women are raised to be afraid of the world and caretakers of others by such a young age , the choice to "play" with your life feels far for many women but not for men , who are encouraged to do "risky" sports at a young age( skating , soccer etc), and get hurt as a part of the process of growing up . The power to choose to risk your life without a second though of others or yourself feels very centric and egoistical , many men are raised liked that . There is also a factor of seeking a way to " let out steam" without introspecting , very common in many men i emcountered.
I agree fully with this, and commented something similar. The base jumpers get a rush many women may experience walking to their car alone at night. We don’t choose that tho. When you aren’t prey, you’re free to play. Cats are playful when they are kittens so they can learn to hunt. The safer a cat’s life has been, the less danger he faces- the more playful he is. Women are killed for sport. Men can look at a possible physical altercation and see options, women rarely have that. I also have heard that this encouragement to take risks and be flippant with life as young men is beneficial to the species bc they would sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the group. Which sorta goes along with women not seeing them as long term mates. (Edited for typo)
Yeah while I think evolution does play a pretty large role in this, I also think that many people are just raised like that. Thinking back to my childhood, before and during elementary school, a lot of the girls were daredevils as well. My mom used to jump across large concrete blocks for the fun of it, which was forbidden, until she badly injured herself. Even I injured myself jumping off a closet as a kid, because I wanted to show how tough I was. Not to mention all the dangerous bicycle rides with my girl friends. Of course, some of this "jackassery" might be reduced because of puberty and hormones and stuff, but it also feels like any chance of outward risk-taking will be trained out of girls, meanwhile boys will be boys. Physical strength also probably plays a role though, as I used to play fight with boys a lot as a kid and was almost feared despite my small stature, but as I grew older the physical power imbalance grew too large, plus it wasn't appropriate anymore, and I was often scolded for it.
@@candychip2557 interesting how at a young age girls are often taught that it’s our job to manage boys through our own abstaining- boys aren’t scolded for wrestling with a girl due to the size difference or imbalance of upper body strength, or that they could hurt someone, no, girls are told not to be _inappropriate_ with boys. Like, boys are going to do whatever they want, and girls must be the gatekeepers of appropriate behavior. “Boys will be boys” as it were. Did you know that the legal drinking age used to be different for girls than it was for boys? Girls could get alcohol at a younger age than boys because “girls mature earlier than boys” it was RBG’s first major lawsuit over gender equality bc she, smartly, approached it from the opposite side saying that boys were injured by being excluded from something for their gender (or sex, technically). I can’t remember what state this was.
There may be some nurture but its mostly nature. Men have 10-20 times as much testosterone than women. High testosterone guys tend to be bigger risk takers. Also the male and female brains are simply wired differently.
@@rainbomg Are you serious? You REALLY think base jumping provides a similar rush to women "walking to their car alone at night"? I'm sorry, but that's an absurd take.
Personally if I'm ever around someone who's a big risk taker, showing off traits that may be a bit "crazy bastard" esqe, then I'm outa there. I don't want to risk myself or get associated as such a person
As a bit of a daredevil myself (Skydiving, Motorbikes etc) - It's fun. That's all it is for me. There are some who do it for attention, but they're actually the odd ones out, most of us just get an adrenaline rush that you can't get anywhere else. It would be like completing an assignment or climbing a mountain for others, that same feeling of total accomplishment. It keeps me going when the world tries to push me down 👍
Would you say your affinity for extreme sports were innate (were you always drawn to them) or were they learned (a role model partook in them so you did too)?
@@DonnaIRL Definitely innate. No one in my family likes risk taking of any form. Not do any friends I've gained outside of extreme activities. For me, I am a very passive, calm and non-violent person so having a way that I can escape the world and "break the rules" without actually harming or upsetting other people is amazing for me. Often I'll come back from a long, high speed motorbike race and feel almost enlightened. When you're that close to danger, it shows that you truly do control your own destiny, which gives me a tiny ray of hope amongst the chaos of this world. Weirdly, it's a spiritual experience and one that ties nicely into philosophical and spiritual practices. You have to turn your brain off but also be fully conscious and focused on what you are doing or else it WILL go wrong. That single minded focus is so peaceful in its own weird way. Anyways, just my 2 cents :) Love your videos.
@@rainbomg Rule 1: Always assume a youtube comment is a lie. Make a video about billionaires and watch the comments roll in. Suddenly everybody is in the top 1%.
@@ashholiday123 How well put. was climbing a lot a year ago and i went to the swiss alps to do via ferrata, is climbing with gear but all the installation is there so you don't have to make any new grabs or drill in holds. lets say the only thing keeping you safe is your lifeline. one single rope. My brain switched off and I was jut hyper focused on my body and my buddies around me. I knew a mistake could be fatal but somehow you don't think about it you just keep going and feel exhilarated. you don't think about anything else while doing it.
There used to be a female version of Jackass (kinda) on Fuse called Rad Girls. I remember watching on cable years ago when I was in elementary school. Obviously still geared towards the male demographic (as was all of Fuse’s programs at the time) but interesting this type of show did exist at one point, even if buried in the depths of cable TV.
a lot of the lack of women participating in extreme sports can also be explained by "nurture" as opposed to "nature." considering how much young boys are encouraged to partake in risky sports and activities vs how girls are treated, it'd be astounding if this disparity WASN'T the case. sure, this theory is probably *part* of it, but societal norms HAVE to play a larger part than this is accounting for.
Right, I grew up in athletics and both male and female athletes are encouraged to play through their injuries. Broken finger? Could be worse! You don’t want to miss practice! And I always thought that was counterproductive. You can’t play well if you are injured. You have to heal. But, a lot more boys are encouraged to do athletics throughout their life and so they probably hear stuff like that a lot more. Like a lack of self preservation is taught as being part of being “strong” and “a good athlete.”
@@mintyhippo8125 this is interesting, that thing about playing through the injury. I know enduring pain can be character building, learning to persevere through the physical pain is something most girls get a monthly lesson in starting at 13 or so, but playing while injured us like you said, incredibly counterproductive. Also, why? Like, I know coaches aren’t thinking of long term personal strengths they want to encourage- but I guess that’s just it. They aren’t thinking long term, they are only thinking of _this_ win. Wild. Y’all are right I think sports/athletics must play a huge role in this. I know they’ve become a placeholder for societies as wars have become less frequent, especially as a way for young men to channel their energy. If I remember correctly that’s what got them going in colleges, a way to keep the young men on campus from fighting and breaking shit too much, back when colleges were strictly for men only. I wonder how many of the daredevils or their fans are former athletes?
I use to think that formation had a lot to do with behavior (and it does in a lot of cases) but now that I’m a parent and my friends have kids we have all witnessed how there is always the odd child that climbs the swing set or the infant that jumped off the entertainment unit. Boys and very different than girls I’ve come to understand and it happens outside of home training. Then add in that one kid that is even more trouble and from the family that all the other kids do well and you start to see that biology is random and surprising.
@@chromeclaws That's awesome, I still think there is room for both our observations and life experiences to exist and that neither have to take away from each other. All the best!
This is something I even noticed even on a smaller scale, in skateboarding the male side of the sport is always full of insane gaps and deathly jumps while the female side rarely goes to that side and instead focuses more on improving the techniques on a smaller scale
I ain’t know about skating but the other kind of skating (ice) is the kinda the same in description but bc of body differences. Men can do bigger jumps but can’t pull off the same center mass tricks bc of weight distribution on the skeleton based on gender. Men have a harder time pulling off one of the most difficult Olympic skating moves, the triple axel, than women do. Gymnastics has similar difference based on physics from my understanding as well
social take - only well off people are adrenaline junkies. it comes from a boredom of having life handed to you and not having to face any of the immediate dangers that 99% of the human species faces (murder, starvation, etc)
Interesting take! I'll have to look into if there's a link between thrill seeking and SES. Another interesting question is how "well off" does one have to be to seek extreme thrill.
@@9786oof You’re right. And to add onto that, that is the reason why even some rich people shoplift. The connotation that it is class based based on that isn’t that clear since many poorer people shoplift to get things as the main goal.
I'll disagree on this take. I think they are their own breed. I lived and worked in a place for years that was famous for it's extreme rock climbers. (Yosemite,CA.) I met and lived with many world famous climbers. I knew a lot of people who only ever lived on the edge and a few that died that way too. (RIP Dean Potter.) I must have met thousands of adrenaline junkies who did things others could never even dream of. (Not me. I stayed on the ground.) They were rich, poor, and everything in between. Some of them were even "dirt baggers" which is like a hobo climber. Some of those guys are almost extreme savants and could never function in respectable society if they wanted to. Like, I mean they don't have phones and they barely have bank accounts. They come from every social class from all over the world. I really do think they are their own type of person. Edit: Forgot to add that they come in every gender too. Some of those climber girls are beasts!
As someone with adhd who can very very well understand how easy it is to get addicted to something like adrenaline I don’t nessecarily agree. I think it is a quality that can exist like someone said in all social classes. I think although something like social economics could play a role in maybe the type of activities and then in turn how much they can do it. like for example if you got hurt while doing something and have money you can actually get the help you need, like going to a doctor or take the rest you need for your body to recover as you are secure financially but if you don’t have the money that might not be possible . Someone with money also have far more options on what could do and due to that have more access to things that might be safer and doesn’t also cause as much accidents . Which if they are wouldn’t mean someone isn’t likely to get hurt as much and could do things more often.
I'm a female that likes risk taking and I wonder if I'm really a different profile than a lot of the male risk takers- I got into it to get through my anxiety and develop a sense of control. I'm not as extreme as some of these guys on TV, but I've done kayaking, free climbing, and dumb stunts on my snowboard and long board- all of it brought me a sense of peace while I was doing it, it narrowed down my life problems to do or die and made all the little stressors seem like they don't matter. I'll throw in that totally outside of evolutionary terms, socially, males who do stuff like that are encouraged, where I was considered crazy, and I think that's a factor too. People reacted very differently to my risk taking than that of my male peers.
I think a lot of guys do it for the same reason but that they're not aware of it because men aren't socialised to be introspective about their emotions.
huh? didn't even have to watch the video to answer this EASY QUESTION! 😎 men are better because men are stronger and naturally have more muscle mass. 😎😎😎😎 i miss my wife 😎😎😎😎😎😎
Muscle mass has nothing to do with being a daredevil. I think it's because males are psychologically more prone to taking big risks than females are. Why do you think men are more likely to die on the job? They tend to take more dangerous jobs
It’s easy for me to ask, “well, why would you want to die?” But it’s more the extension to, “what is going on with you where you have to literally risk your life to feel alive? What is going on with you where you’re okay with dying for that feeling?” Because if someone was like, “hey, want to jump into a rocky canyon?” I’d be like, “no, because I don’t feel like spending months in the hospital if something goes wrong. I got things to do.” Not that it wouldn’t be fun and thrilling, but you matter to people. If you die or get hurt, you’re not just hurting yourself. Your wounding everyone who cares about you. People get hurt enough without risking their lives for fun.
@@mintyhippo8125 "your wounding everyone who cares about you". That's manipulation. That's THEIR problem, not mine. I cannot control their feelings, so they are not allowed to control mine.
@@mishynaofficial Yeah, it is their problem, and it shouldn’t stop you from living your life, but it should be kept in mind. I agree with you in like every other situation. But extreme risk taking is literally risking life/health/well being every time for fun. And, while you should not live your life based around what other people want/how other people feel, this is a case where you are going to be affecting people in a big way. Of course the people in your life can’t tell you what to do or how to live, but I see self-perseveration as an act of love. Not self-preservation in terms of like “you have to prevent every disease and injury because people will be sad,” because you can’t control that and it will happen inevitably. But you can control if you jump through a rocky cliff for fun.
I think genetics are also involved here since the thrill you get is ecstatic and some people have a predisposition to want that more often in their lives. You get a similar experience with drugs btw. Or speeding. It's a very different world though between professional extreme sports athletes or racers (calculated risks) and drugs or even jackass. In my humble and semi-educated opinion, the people who enjoy thrills are not more often male or female, but those who actively engage in a more thrill seeking lifestyle are more often male 'cause patriarchy considers this behavior normal for men (he's a crazy bastard) and less so for women (shouldn't she be at home with her kids?). The Atlantic has an interested article called "The science of the thrill" you might wanna check out. Great video as always!
It's an interesting theory! I think the urge to be more of a risk takers goes beyond just the mating aspect. Most women I know are very comfortable talking and relying on others for emotional support, while most men seem to seek that emotional "baggage" dealt with in a more physical way. I think most modern daredevils are doing it as a means to connect with their inner self and show off to their friends as well, being a crazy daredevil gives you more social cred in some social circles. But as a woman I never felt attracted to those types, and I absolutely feel attraction towards athletes for example.
What intrigues me is huge percentage of thrill seekers are white. As an Asian male, I cannot deny the attractiveness of thrill seeking male counterparts: I am more inclined to befriend adventurous males with interesting experiences than males with bland, uninspiring, sedentary lifestyles. Yet, if I know that their adventures are playing rounds of Russian roulette with the Grim reaper, their attractiveness levels get a huge discount.Obviously my sentiment cannot be construed as a typical Asian mentality on thrill seeking behaviours, but observing that people around me (who are majority Asians by the way) don't generally show a penchant for life-risking hobbies, I wonder if there's any race or culture based research on said mentality.
I avoid the crazy bastard because it's only a matter of time before he turns on you. At the most it's making friends with someone "you don't want to be on the wrong side of"
As a "reasonable" guy in 8th grade (14 years old), it really annoys me how much pressure there is to take action in this "crazy bastard hypothesis", I only participate rarely in these sorts of things, and that's usually for comedic purposes.
This isnt my original idea - I saw a thread where women were discussing the limitations placed on what type of women can be represented in media. How there are women who have the same personalities, interests and hobbies as the guys in Jackass but society has deemed their particular expressions of femininity (or lack of hegemonic femininity) egregious. The conversation was not just about the types of characters allowed to be associated with stuff like Jackass but also extended to criticize other arenas where women face resistance to their participation, for instance - how women do not get movies where they can play characters like those played by men like Adam Sandler in countless films of his. Women are penalized or excluded if they are seen as gross, nutty, loser, violent, super careless or risk/danger-disposed etc types but for men those qualities are hailed into types of personas/type of guys who's stories should be told along side those of other male archetypes and included because of their relatability. Girls are of course discouraged from a young age from having such traits or behaviors, that's the stage of development when many started being gendered and the same games they played along with boys on the playground are now seen as too dirty or violent for them. Many girls just gave up but there are still a notable group with a "crazy bastard" personality type that manage to buck back against this and retain their sense of sense, no matter how unfeminine it may seem. Unfortunately, society, media and peers continue to reinforce the idea that they are invalid by erasing or exclusing their narratives or pushing narratives about them that are very untrue to reality, cautionary tales where they must change to become a true participant in their communities, or depictions as characters that make brief appearances only to be ridiculed, scorned and punished for daring to insult societal sensibilities about how women should exist. We can't talk about social phenomena without acknowledging the sociopolitical aspects because those are definitely part of the equation. There's also the differences in how men are socialised to value hegemonic expressions of masculinity that are often toxic and self-defeating as a means to find value in the world despite those extreme types of traits only really showing up on such a mass scale when Western, imperialist, feudalistic & capilatistic patriarchal organizations of society started to take hold. People who live more similarly to ancient humans with hunter-gatherer, nomadic (and other types of indigenous) lifestyles do not have the same problems and have shunned such approaches in their philosophies.
We don't life in the 1940's anymore if you want to risk your life as a woman nobody could stop you. You are free to do whatever you want, men also get shamed if they act femine just deal with the critism.
You answered your question within your question. "how women do not get movies where they can play characters like those played by men like Adam Sandler in countless films of his..... those qualities are hailed into types of personas/type of guys who's stories should be told along side those of other male archetypes and included because of their relatability" Who made up the primary audience for those Adam Sandler movies? Why are you shocked that the people watching the movie find men to be more relatable to themselves? Would you have enjoyed [insert movies primarily marketed at women] as much if they replaced the leading role with a man? Also, when is the last time you were at a daycare or elementary school? Absolutely nobody these days are telling their girls that playing with the boys is too dirty of violent.
A lot of the commenters either did not watch the whole video or didn't take the time to understand the video. It's annoying. Critical thinking is clearly not common in our nature lol
The list of RUclipsrs at the beginning, I'm so glad I've never been subscribed to a list of channels or even heard of those RUclipsrs before.. As you can guess that's not my kinda stuff I'm into
I kinda like donna's set piece's. It a simple design or lets say a background but you do know that there is a thought that was been put into it. Also that change of thumbnail from jack ass to crazy really fit the video. Thank you for this video!
how didn’t you mention the only woman who was in the early jackass days is beyond me lol. she injured her spine doing a stunt so unfortunately she never came back to the show. nice video tough
When I went bungee jumping, falling the first 5 meters felt like guaranteed death, the other 45 meters felt like a vague dream + acceptance, and the rebound felt like surviving imminent death. I was laughing histerically as they lowered me afterwards. Bear in mind, bungee jumping can't really be considered dangerous. But as I said, after that first 5 meters, you've instinctively accepted your fate.
Here a take on why I'm risk-taking: I just don't care. I'm not suicidal, but I also don't care that much. It brings me joy to do these things so I do them, while I wouldn't be stung by an insect for the thrill of the pain, skydiving, rafting, driving motorcycles real fast is fun. I realize someone else might have a complete different experience doing the exact same thing, but it doesn't mean I don't understand the risks, because I do. Okey, so I die? Then what? I'm dead, there is nothing more. My mom will be sad? Yeah, I guess and that is just about the worst thing about it, but I cannot not live my life because it might affect someone else that I did not live my life according to how they would live their life. Then the counter is always, what if you just get handicapped? If it's bad enough I'm sure I can kill myself then.
That's an interesting difference between how I think a lot of women feel about it. We do so much to protect ourselves in the everyday, not being out at night, walking in groups if we do, keys in hand like a shiv on the way to our cars etc. Why would we willingly put ourselves in deadly situations? And I think women are socialised to be caring more. Men are socialised as indivuals while women are socialised as carers, seeing everything we do through the lens of the people we have responsibility for, even if that is just the emotional responsibility of being friends/family to someone.
@@oggyboggy8692 along with societal its also biological, there's also historical evidence of mostly men being at the forefront of risk taking activities, so there's an innate part of male brain that likes doing stuff that goes against the norm, while women want to fit in. Theres no right or wrong here
I most agree with the “Crazy Bastard Hypothesis” in terms of providing an initial, starting-point explanation for why some guys act the way they do. Without these biological pressures, it’s doubtful our cultures would’ve created the “risk-seeking male” on their own. Unlike animals, however, we have *do also have* thousands of years of culture (perhaps directed by evolution) and technology to add to these evolutionary pressures. I agree that nature gave birth to this stuff, 100%… but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t believe that we have absolutely *RAN* with the idea. It’s not men who got the extreme, it’s humanity itself. There are a lot of people that take whatever a man and a women once, long ago, had to be, and then sprint full force in whatever direction that leads.
I thought this video is more profound, at the end of the video I realized it is simply the thrill of it, sports, play, peers, with various levels of understanding of risk vs reward. Almost nothing to do with reproduction or opposite sex. Those who matured, learned , or wants a family reduced risk taking eventually.
The thing with Jackass.. is basically these show offs just comes across as extremely stupid. You feel like nobody with more than 2 brain cells would risk this. And for me... Utter stupidity is just not attractive at all... I feel they can be easily manipulated and that's just a turn off for me.
I've yet to watch the video, but a big reason I can think of why men do such dumb shit is that we are taught from very young that we are worthless. That we need to find a way to make ourselves worth something, and thus we do crazy shit to find our worth. Women instead are taught that they are valuable and they matter. They don't need to go to such crazy lengths to find their worth. I'll watch the video and see what it says.
Men are naturally more resistant to damage from these stunts due to the hormones we grow up with. Stronger bones and more muscles. Not to mention testosterone does tend to make you a little more daring. Combine that with the cultural pressures on boys vs girls when growing in respect to their attitudes and risk-taking, and it's pretty easily explained.
Lol. Women aren’t smart. They’re just self-centered thinking only about themselves nothing to do with being an smart. Men are smart, we invented electricity, house etc. Women just live in what men build. Women aren’t smart dude…You have no clue what ‘’Smart’’ even means…
Naw son. Life is meant to be lived not to worry at old age why I didn't do those things, I thought so much about. In addition Risk taking is good for personal development. Now let's jump out of a perfectly good airplane together after 3 months of training. What do you say.
before anything, the first second in and her saying "the martin scorcese" movie, my mind immediately went to goncharov and i thought this would be a goncharov video
I always wonder what happens when creators change the thumbnails and titles of their videos. Did this new thumbnail and title attract more viewers? I think I preferred the older title better since the video isn’t specifically about Jackass but daredevils in general
I've always been a rather adventurous person for as long as I can remember, honestly knowing that I have a biological tendency to not take risks to protect my stupid ability to harbor sexually transmitted parasites makes me wanna go out of my way to endanger myself lol I've loved the feeling of doing something I knew was risky and stupid and doing it anyway, a good part of the reason being to spite people who said I couldn't and the better part of it being the sense of accomplishment I got from it, like man, that's something else
No, I prefer stability and safety in my friendships with other guys. I would steer clear of the "crazy bastard" because he would seem to invite unwanted chaos and danger into my life.
As a man, yes. Esp before 25-30 years of age. The amount of really dangerous shit me and some of my friends got up to its a wonder none of us died, we got away with a few broken bones and concussions. I would say its pretty normal male behaviour, atleast until a certain age, after that I have no answers why they do it other than beeing adrenalin junkies.
i'm just a regular thrill seeker, not an extreme one, and i really don't get it at all. isn't enough to just go on cool rollercoasters and maybe go skydiving? why would you sign yourself up to be bitten and stung by a bunch of bugs?
Also, I’d venture that what constitutes a “risk” is wildly different for men than it is for women. A first date, a walk in the park, a relationship, or divorcing an abusive husband can and does kill women every day. Women also die in childbirth. Engaging in heterosexual reproductive activity is incredibly risky for women, and yet the majority of them get a pink mace keychain and a doula and face it. We don’t have to go basejumping to feel terrified, we just have to walk to our cars alone. People tend to feel, however wrongly, that the more agency they have in an activity, the safer it is. Example: driving vs. flying, the likelihood that you’ll die in an accident is much higher if you drive a car, but people still fear flying much more than they do driving. I posit that because men have more agency when defending physical attacks from other men, they consider it less of a threat than, say, drowning. Women survive with our minds, men with their bodies. Also, if you know any trans men, talk to them about how they felt when they starting on hormone therapy with testosterone. What sort of thoughts and motivators they had, how they responded or reacted differently, what they started feeling interested in or drawn to. It’s incredibly data rich and interesting to hear about what happens from the brain that has better and more specific vocabulary skills along with abilities to understand and articulate feelings with more nuance, you get a very cool, rare glimpse into why men out here wilin’
I mean men do feel that too it’s just not all men. Men who live in impoverished places filled with gang activity. Simply going to the bathroom alone was terrifying growing up. I think that’s why many black men scoff at the idea of being risky with their life as they already have experienced life or death situations
@@mero7731that supports my point bc I’m pretty sure most gang members aren’t passionately and actively participating in the extreme sports or recreation she talks about in the video. I’m saying women don’t have the bandwidth to undergo even more danger and risk, not when every day is it’s own episode of fear factor for nearly any woman who has to move through the world. Sure, people who live in dangerous areas with high rates of violent crime will be more risk averse, that’s my point anyway- because any place that’s dangerous for men to be in is doubly dangerous for women, since men are more likely to have a physiological advantage over women and most women who are victims of violent crime actually know their attacker. Fighting a man if you are also a man just isn’t as dangerous as fighting a man if you are a woman.
Men, especially white cishet man, have a warped sense of self-preservation. Most women and PoC have to hone our sense of self-preservation to a razor sharp point in order to survive. For us, just stepping outside is often the most extreme sport we can take part in.
😂 really. Or Maybe your stuck in a bubble. Millions of POC daredevils including myself exist in many white countries outside of America. Your razor sharp comment implies POC darevils don't exist because they are dealing with white supremacy and too busy with that to deal with highly fun dangerous hobbies. Race has nothing to do with this. Hobbies like this are fun. Stop turning discussions about fun hobbies into this racism, struggle sessions because you don't have a purpose outside of mining race tears. Also when you say cishet. Do you use it as an insult/ pregetive ( I misspelled it I know). If you don't how many of your woke people in your circle use it to describe someone rather as an insult. I believe it's an insult for an ingroup lingo. Go outside and touch grass or take up dangerous hobbies. POC will be glad to know one less race grifter is busy with something else.
9:23 I wouldn't say that just because just over a two-thirds of Jackass viewers are male that it weakens the theory about male risk taking being done to attract women at least for short term relationships. The NBA has similar viewership demographics by gender as Jackass but it doesn't mean that many of the women who don't watch the NBA regularly wouldn't want to be with a NBA player. I think what's happening here is that women want a guy who stands out in one of the various intra-sexual competitions (risk-taking for Jackass, physical ability for the NBA, etc.). The challenge is choosing someone who stands out because "standing out" is a relative term. The way for a women to get around this challenge is to outsource the evaluation process by allowing men to compete in one of the various intra-sexual competitions then seeing which guy in the end gains the most deference from the other guys. This is probably why men watch stuff like Jackass and the NBA more. Men care more about the actual competition because they are the ones who have to do the actual competing in these particular intra-sexual competition to potentially gain mates; women generally don't care about the competition, only who comes out on top because they don't have to compete in these particular competitions (not to say women don't have their own intra-sexual competitions). Men who watch Jackass or the NBA are saying that "this is worth watching" thereby inadvertently giving deference to the guys they're watching on TV. The guys watching might secretly wish it was them but they weren't big enough risk takers (in the case of Jackass) or athletic enough (in the case of the NBA). The guys who were good enough in these particular intra-sexual competitions got viewership (deference) and money (resources). Keep in mind everything in saying is a generalization that doesn't apply to every single male and female.
Have you considered maybe that some people see risktakers as more at reach than cautious people because everyone considers themselves as a risk at some degree ?
It might be too simple, but I really only think men are... well, stupid, enough to be a "daredevil." I was talking with my partner the other day about musicians and why the field of virtuoso musicians, whether from Jazz, Classical, or Rock genres, are dominated by men. There are loads of fantastic female musicians in these genres, but at the very tip of the iceberg, the Liszts, Charlie Parkers, Guthrie Govans, etc., it's almost entirely male. The best answer I could think of is that I can really only see a man willing to sacrifice so much of their life to becoming a musician like that. Charlie Parker reportedly practiced for 15 hours per day at one point, and Guthrie Govan would literally fall asleep and wake up with his guitar in his hands, something John Coltrane was also known to do. While it obviously requires intelligence and some measure of talent to become a virtuoso musician, it also requires to pretty much throw away your social life, neglect your relationships, and sacrifice a great deal of time and energy. Most of the women I know aren't so obsessed with mastery or success that they'd be willing to sacrifice their relationships (or their physical health, in the case of daredevils) for a shot at a personal legacy. I don't intend to insult these men, but it does seem that women tend to have altogether a more wise outlook on life, that the important things are relationships and experiences, not dedicating your life to snorting wasabi, which is what I meant by stating that most women are a little too smart (or perhaps wise is a better word) to be found in fields like this regularly.
Seriously, though, it doesn't make sense to correlate which demo watches TV depictions of a behavior with why the proclivity for the behavior might have evolved. We didn't evolve around modern media, but around personal interaction. The traits that would be on display on TV would have evolved to appeal to sexual partners in a tribal setting - i.e., on directly observed behavior within a close interpersonal context. How it manifests at that level could be completely different than how it's leveraged for refined entertainment content.
The mention of fictional characters are never meant to be taken as evidence to support my theory. My supporting evidence is always a study, which can be found in the description below. I often use fictional characters as a compliment to illustrate the study in an interesting/entertaining way.
@@DonnaIRL If I understood you correctly isn't the idea that this is a parasocial relationship with the male creator. So popularity is likely a reflection of appeal as a friend in person
Hello Donna: Love the content of the video but would love if the editing had less quick-cuts. Makes the narration seem jagged compared to your usual style. Sorry if it sounds like criticism, it's more of a humble request. I may be the only one bothered, so it's all to be taken with a grain of salt.
i never understood why woman boast how many books they have read, u can read 1000 books but still be coward , my favourite book is - go to the forest, find the biggest bear there, put your fist inside its throat suffocate it take the fur and wear it go to the center mall to attract females this is the book i want to "read" , have the bears urine on it's fur mandatory to give the piercing look into it's eyes before its demise mandatory too and transfer "message" -" Welcome to the boundaries of my realm"
Normally I’m all for the nature/nurture argument. A lot of gendered behavior differences can be explained by nurture. For example, girls get diagnosed with ADHD later because being hyper and running around is acceptable for little boys, but not for little girls. This leads to girls masking their ADHD and developing coping mechanisms the best they can, while the boys get actual help. But in this case I can’t see any explanation other than evolution. If a man does a crazy stunt, either a girl likes him and has a baby with him, or he dies. But since there’s a surplus of males ready to mate anyway, that same girl will still have a baby with somebody. Whereas if a woman does the risky stunt and fails, not only does that take out a huge chunk of the available child-bearing opportunities, if she’s already pregnant two people died instead of one. So it actually makes a lot of sense that there would be an evolutionary trend towards caution for females.
main difference regarding is obviously testosterone. the risk taking is one outlet: some guys prefer boxing, some football other climbing etc. some guys perform dangerous stunts. And there is also stigmas in society...when men fall down get hurt and embarass themselves its concidered funny, when it happens with women...not so much.
This ''crazy bastard hypothesis'' seems really weak in my opinion, as it relies on a pretty faulty assumption about human behavioral biology. The argument presented here depend on the idea that there is always a ''low supply of females for a high demand from males to mate'' (nice market analogy...), but that is only the case for tournament species, meaning species where males compete to mate as much as possible and don't participate much in raising the kid, like chimps do for example. But the thing is that we're not chimps; there's no anthropological findings that suggest that we're strictly a tournament species, as there are tons of evidence of pre-civilization communities that were based around pair-bonding behaviors (where you typically don't compete for attention but mutually select for someone with whom you're gonna raise the kid and aren't gonna leave). If you say there could be such an hypothesis for lions or chimps, sure, why not, but there is no reason to believe that human behavior on a purely biological level depends upon this dynamic observed in other animals. Rather, it seems that the way humans form their practices and behaviors around mating is highly flexible and a mix from what we observe in other animals, which also makes it highly dependent on social/cultural practices. Also a problem with this video; it doesn't take into account how culture might influence those behaviors in the first place, as this hypothesis doesn't explain why there are a small number of women risk-takers for example, or if it's something socially conditionned based on gender. it doesn't explore other hypothesis that are more readily admitted in biology, like that of an often observed deficiency of dopaminergic systems in high risk-takers
it's almost as if our brains work differently male/female and the hormones that flow through us influence us in different ways. also it just goes to show that women have their path to success pretty well walked on, whereas men, a lot of the time, need to take or invent alternate routes
I think the difference is quite simply the fact that men and women are different physically and emotionally. Does society play a factor in it? Yes, but no matter how men and women are raised, they always naturally go towards what they find interesting. Boys like action figures and sports girls like dolls and doing makeup. Women like drama shows and men like action shows. Women like taller guys or those with muscle and men, usually like women who look pretty and shorter. The fact that men and women have a hard time understanding each other is because we are so different. And we live different lives completely.
Any extreme thrill seekers watching this video or are you all outside?
Rock climber! Broke both feet and now have epilepsy (not related at all) so kinda of commission.
Definitely thought I was more of a badass then.
War tourist here. Out of commission due to injuries. It really transformed my life and perspective
Sometimes I'd take more vitamin gummies than the recommended daily dose 😎
@@Immanuelle but you make cat girl videos, I don't buy it
@@hugostiglitz491 I am planning a mountaineering video soon.
One aspect of the answer could also be that generally women are raised and expected to exist for other people just as much as they exist for themselves. So a woman who is a wife and a mother is viewed as a wife and as a mother before she is viewed as an individual, whereas men are viewed as individuals first. So when a woman does something dangerous or provocative, people say "what would her dad think if he saw this? What would her kids say if they grew up and saw this?", but you rarely see the same done to men.
And, by extension, women internalize this and thus feel leas free to just make impulsive decisions and do whatever they want, whereas men dont feel the same restriction on what they can and cant do.
Another example demonstrating the phenomenon I talked about above is how very often women's obituaries talk lengthily about how the woman benefitted the people around her, instead of talking about her interests and individuality. Whereas men's obituaries are generally more even in how they are written.
My thought exactly. In childhood, girls are told to be careful more than boys. I think partially because of an assumption that boy's bodies are more injury resistant (not sure if this is true in children or even in adults).
I do also think that on this front there is something to the concept of male expendability. A young woman dying is seen as more shocking than a young man dying, maybe tracing back to when many young men died in war.
What is this 1953!?😂 you’re describing a reality that doesn’t exist in the west
@@kant.68i experienced all of that?
@@splishsplash3492
If you live in Kwuait or Mongolia, perhaps. I don’t believe in our wester feminist society were even staring a woman on campus is “problematic”, you’ve had any of this problems because of your gender. I just don’t believe in that.
@@kant.68 okay wtf
I think its also a display of power without knowing. Women are raised to be afraid of the world and caretakers of others by such a young age , the choice to "play" with your life feels far for many women but not for men , who are encouraged to do "risky" sports at a young age( skating , soccer etc), and get hurt as a part of the process of growing up . The power to choose to risk your life without a second though of others or yourself feels very centric and egoistical , many men are raised liked that . There is also a factor of seeking a way to " let out steam" without introspecting , very common in many men i emcountered.
I agree fully with this, and commented something similar. The base jumpers get a rush many women may experience walking to their car alone at night. We don’t choose that tho. When you aren’t prey, you’re free to play. Cats are playful when they are kittens so they can learn to hunt. The safer a cat’s life has been, the less danger he faces- the more playful he is. Women are killed for sport. Men can look at a possible physical altercation and see options, women rarely have that. I also have heard that this encouragement to take risks and be flippant with life as young men is beneficial to the species bc they would sacrifice themselves for the greater good of the group. Which sorta goes along with women not seeing them as long term mates.
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Yeah while I think evolution does play a pretty large role in this, I also think that many people are just raised like that. Thinking back to my childhood, before and during elementary school, a lot of the girls were daredevils as well. My mom used to jump across large concrete blocks for the fun of it, which was forbidden, until she badly injured herself. Even I injured myself jumping off a closet as a kid, because I wanted to show how tough I was. Not to mention all the dangerous bicycle rides with my girl friends.
Of course, some of this "jackassery" might be reduced because of puberty and hormones and stuff, but it also feels like any chance of outward risk-taking will be trained out of girls, meanwhile boys will be boys.
Physical strength also probably plays a role though, as I used to play fight with boys a lot as a kid and was almost feared despite my small stature, but as I grew older the physical power imbalance grew too large, plus it wasn't appropriate anymore, and I was often scolded for it.
@@candychip2557 interesting how at a young age girls are often taught that it’s our job to manage boys through our own abstaining- boys aren’t scolded for wrestling with a girl due to the size difference or imbalance of upper body strength, or that they could hurt someone, no, girls are told not to be _inappropriate_ with boys. Like, boys are going to do whatever they want, and girls must be the gatekeepers of appropriate behavior. “Boys will be boys” as it were. Did you know that the legal drinking age used to be different for girls than it was for boys? Girls could get alcohol at a younger age than boys because “girls mature earlier than boys” it was RBG’s first major lawsuit over gender equality bc she, smartly, approached it from the opposite side saying that boys were injured by being excluded from something for their gender (or sex, technically). I can’t remember what state this was.
There may be some nurture but its mostly nature. Men have 10-20 times as much testosterone than women. High testosterone guys tend to be bigger risk takers. Also the male and female brains are simply wired differently.
@@rainbomg Are you serious? You REALLY think base jumping provides a similar rush to women "walking to their car alone at night"? I'm sorry, but that's an absurd take.
Personally if I'm ever around someone who's a big risk taker, showing off traits that may be a bit "crazy bastard" esqe, then I'm outa there. I don't want to risk myself or get associated as such a person
frrrr same
I guess you guys don’t wanna get associated with me then 😂 😢
As a bit of a daredevil myself (Skydiving, Motorbikes etc) - It's fun. That's all it is for me. There are some who do it for attention, but they're actually the odd ones out, most of us just get an adrenaline rush that you can't get anywhere else.
It would be like completing an assignment or climbing a mountain for others, that same feeling of total accomplishment. It keeps me going when the world tries to push me down 👍
Would you say your affinity for extreme sports were innate (were you always drawn to them) or were they learned (a role model partook in them so you did too)?
@@DonnaIRL Definitely innate. No one in my family likes risk taking of any form. Not do any friends I've gained outside of extreme activities.
For me, I am a very passive, calm and non-violent person so having a way that I can escape the world and "break the rules" without actually harming or upsetting other people is amazing for me. Often I'll come back from a long, high speed motorbike race and feel almost enlightened. When you're that close to danger, it shows that you truly do control your own destiny, which gives me a tiny ray of hope amongst the chaos of this world. Weirdly, it's a spiritual experience and one that ties nicely into philosophical and spiritual practices.
You have to turn your brain off but also be fully conscious and focused on what you are doing or else it WILL go wrong. That single minded focus is so peaceful in its own weird way.
Anyways, just my 2 cents :) Love your videos.
@@ashholiday123 I think you’re talking about a flow state!
@@rainbomg Rule 1: Always assume a youtube comment is a lie.
Make a video about billionaires and watch the comments roll in. Suddenly everybody is in the top 1%.
@@ashholiday123 How well put. was climbing a lot a year ago and i went to the swiss alps to do via ferrata, is climbing with gear but all the installation is there so you don't have to make any new grabs or drill in holds. lets say the only thing keeping you safe is your lifeline. one single rope.
My brain switched off and I was jut hyper focused on my body and my buddies around me. I knew a mistake could be fatal but somehow you don't think about it you just keep going and feel exhilarated. you don't think about anything else while doing it.
There used to be a female version of Jackass (kinda) on Fuse called Rad Girls. I remember watching on cable years ago when I was in elementary school. Obviously still geared towards the male demographic (as was all of Fuse’s programs at the time) but interesting this type of show did exist at one point, even if buried in the depths of cable TV.
I remember that to
a lot of the lack of women participating in extreme sports can also be explained by "nurture" as opposed to "nature." considering how much young boys are encouraged to partake in risky sports and activities vs how girls are treated, it'd be astounding if this disparity WASN'T the case. sure, this theory is probably *part* of it, but societal norms HAVE to play a larger part than this is accounting for.
Right, I grew up in athletics and both male and female athletes are encouraged to play through their injuries. Broken finger? Could be worse! You don’t want to miss practice!
And I always thought that was counterproductive. You can’t play well if you are injured. You have to heal.
But, a lot more boys are encouraged to do athletics throughout their life and so they probably hear stuff like that a lot more.
Like a lack of self preservation is taught as being part of being “strong” and “a good athlete.”
@@mintyhippo8125 this is interesting, that thing about playing through the injury. I know enduring pain can be character building, learning to persevere through the physical pain is something most girls get a monthly lesson in starting at 13 or so, but playing while injured us like you said, incredibly counterproductive. Also, why? Like, I know coaches aren’t thinking of long term personal strengths they want to encourage- but I guess that’s just it. They aren’t thinking long term, they are only thinking of _this_ win. Wild.
Y’all are right I think sports/athletics must play a huge role in this. I know they’ve become a placeholder for societies as wars have become less frequent, especially as a way for young men to channel their energy. If I remember correctly that’s what got them going in colleges, a way to keep the young men on campus from fighting and breaking shit too much, back when colleges were strictly for men only.
I wonder how many of the daredevils or their fans are former athletes?
I use to think that formation had a lot to do with behavior (and it does in a lot of cases) but now that I’m a parent and my friends have kids we have all witnessed how there is always the odd child that climbs the swing set or the infant that jumped off the entertainment unit. Boys and very different than girls I’ve come to understand and it happens outside of home training. Then add in that one kid that is even more trouble and from the family that all the other kids do well and you start to see that biology is random and surprising.
@@THETONESHOW yeah i'm trans so miss me with the biology essentialist stuff.
@@chromeclaws That's awesome, I still think there is room for both our observations and life experiences to exist and that neither have to take away from each other. All the best!
This is something I even noticed even on a smaller scale, in skateboarding the male side of the sport is always full of insane gaps and deathly jumps while the female side rarely goes to that side and instead focuses more on improving the techniques on a smaller scale
I ain’t know about skating but the other kind of skating (ice) is the kinda the same in description but bc of body differences. Men can do bigger jumps but can’t pull off the same center mass tricks bc of weight distribution on the skeleton based on gender. Men have a harder time pulling off one of the most difficult Olympic skating moves, the triple axel, than women do. Gymnastics has similar difference based on physics from my understanding as well
social take - only well off people are adrenaline junkies. it comes from a boredom of having life handed to you and not having to face any of the immediate dangers that 99% of the human species faces (murder, starvation, etc)
Interesting take! I'll have to look into if there's a link between thrill seeking and SES. Another interesting question is how "well off" does one have to be to seek extreme thrill.
people who shoplift are adrenaline junkies and those people exist in every class
@@9786oof You’re right. And to add onto that, that is the reason why even some rich people shoplift. The connotation that it is class based based on that isn’t that clear since many poorer people shoplift to get things as the main goal.
I'll disagree on this take. I think they are their own breed. I lived and worked in a place for years that was famous for it's extreme rock climbers. (Yosemite,CA.)
I met and lived with many world famous climbers. I knew a lot of people who only ever lived on the edge and a few that died that way too. (RIP Dean Potter.) I must have met thousands of adrenaline junkies who did things others could never even dream of. (Not me. I stayed on the ground.)
They were rich, poor, and everything in between. Some of them were even "dirt baggers" which is like a hobo climber. Some of those guys are almost extreme savants and could never function in respectable society if they wanted to. Like, I mean they don't have phones and they barely have bank accounts. They come from every social class from all over the world. I really do think they are their own type of person.
Edit: Forgot to add that they come in every gender too. Some of those climber girls are beasts!
As someone with adhd who can very very well understand how easy it is to get addicted to something like adrenaline I don’t nessecarily agree. I think it is a quality that can exist like someone said in all social classes.
I think although something like social economics could play a role in maybe the type of activities and then in turn how much they can do it.
like for example if you got hurt while doing something and have money you can actually get the help you need, like going to a doctor or take the rest you need for your body to recover as you are secure financially but if you don’t have the money that might not be possible .
Someone with money also have far more options on what could do and due to that have more access to things that might be safer and doesn’t also cause as much accidents . Which if they are wouldn’t mean someone isn’t likely to get hurt as much and could do things more often.
I'm about 0% daredevil but my wife loves surfing. Look at me bucking the trend
I'm a female that likes risk taking and I wonder if I'm really a different profile than a lot of the male risk takers- I got into it to get through my anxiety and develop a sense of control. I'm not as extreme as some of these guys on TV, but I've done kayaking, free climbing, and dumb stunts on my snowboard and long board- all of it brought me a sense of peace while I was doing it, it narrowed down my life problems to do or die and made all the little stressors seem like they don't matter. I'll throw in that totally outside of evolutionary terms, socially, males who do stuff like that are encouraged, where I was considered crazy, and I think that's a factor too. People reacted very differently to my risk taking than that of my male peers.
I think a lot of guys do it for the same reason but that they're not aware of it because men aren't socialised to be introspective about their emotions.
It’s a good day when Donna uploads
huh? didn't even have to watch the video to answer this EASY QUESTION! 😎 men are better because men are stronger and naturally have more muscle mass. 😎😎😎😎 i miss my wife 😎😎😎😎😎😎
lmao i was reading your comment and was thinking “where is he going with this?😑” then i started laughing by the end of the comment XD
Muscle mass has nothing to do with being a daredevil. I think it's because males are psychologically more prone to taking big risks than females are. Why do you think men are more likely to die on the job? They tend to take more dangerous jobs
@@theshire9173I’m sure it has nothing to do with women largely being excluded from those jobs by institutional powers 🤔🤔🤔
Damn
@@666kittycat666 nahhh, it surely couldn't be that... unless... (sarcasm)
It’s easy for me to ask, “well, why would you want to die?” But it’s more the extension to, “what is going on with you where you have to literally risk your life to feel alive? What is going on with you where you’re okay with dying for that feeling?”
Because if someone was like, “hey, want to jump into a rocky canyon?” I’d be like, “no, because I don’t feel like spending months in the hospital if something goes wrong. I got things to do.”
Not that it wouldn’t be fun and thrilling, but you matter to people. If you die or get hurt, you’re not just hurting yourself. Your wounding everyone who cares about you.
People get hurt enough without risking their lives for fun.
That's literally a manipulation.
@@mishynaofficial what is
@@mintyhippo8125 "your wounding everyone who cares about you". That's manipulation. That's THEIR problem, not mine. I cannot control their feelings, so they are not allowed to control mine.
@@mishynaofficial Yeah, it is their problem, and it shouldn’t stop you from living your life, but it should be kept in mind.
I agree with you in like every other situation.
But extreme risk taking is literally risking life/health/well being every time for fun. And, while you should not live your life based around what other people want/how other people feel, this is a case where you are going to be affecting people in a big way.
Of course the people in your life can’t tell you what to do or how to live, but I see self-perseveration as an act of love. Not self-preservation in terms of like “you have to prevent every disease and injury because people will be sad,” because you can’t control that and it will happen inevitably. But you can control if you jump through a rocky cliff for fun.
@@mishynaofficial manipulation is something we see daily and even do unconsciously, it's wrong when it gets toxic, they weren't being toxic with it
I think genetics are also involved here since the thrill you get is ecstatic and some people have a predisposition to want that more often in their lives. You get a similar experience with drugs btw. Or speeding. It's a very different world though between professional extreme sports athletes or racers (calculated risks) and drugs or even jackass. In my humble and semi-educated opinion, the people who enjoy thrills are not more often male or female, but those who actively engage in a more thrill seeking lifestyle are more often male 'cause patriarchy considers this behavior normal for men (he's a crazy bastard) and less so for women (shouldn't she be at home with her kids?). The Atlantic has an interested article called "The science of the thrill" you might wanna check out. Great video as always!
It's an interesting theory! I think the urge to be more of a risk takers goes beyond just the mating aspect. Most women I know are very comfortable talking and relying on others for emotional support, while most men seem to seek that emotional "baggage" dealt with in a more physical way. I think most modern daredevils are doing it as a means to connect with their inner self and show off to their friends as well, being a crazy daredevil gives you more social cred in some social circles.
But as a woman I never felt attracted to those types, and I absolutely feel attraction towards athletes for example.
What intrigues me is huge percentage of thrill seekers are white. As an Asian male, I cannot deny the attractiveness of thrill seeking male counterparts: I am more inclined to befriend adventurous males with interesting experiences than males with bland, uninspiring, sedentary lifestyles. Yet, if I know that their adventures are playing rounds of Russian roulette with the Grim reaper, their attractiveness levels get a huge discount.Obviously my sentiment cannot be construed as a typical Asian mentality on thrill seeking behaviours, but observing that people around me (who are majority Asians by the way) don't generally show a penchant for life-risking hobbies, I wonder if there's any race or culture based research on said mentality.
Oh, that's interesting
Achilles: "thats why no one will remember your name."
violence is more likely a result of narcissism than of daredevil sexual competition
"Are men stupid?" Well, as a man, I can say at least one of us is.
I can say at least the two of us are 😂
I avoid the crazy bastard because it's only a matter of time before he turns on you. At the most it's making friends with someone "you don't want to be on the wrong side of"
As a "reasonable" guy in 8th grade (14 years old), it really annoys me how much pressure there is to take action in this "crazy bastard hypothesis", I only participate rarely in these sorts of things, and that's usually for comedic purposes.
This isnt my original idea - I saw a thread where women were discussing the limitations placed on what type of women can be represented in media. How there are women who have the same personalities, interests and hobbies as the guys in Jackass but society has deemed their particular expressions of femininity (or lack of hegemonic femininity) egregious. The conversation was not just about the types of characters allowed to be associated with stuff like Jackass but also extended to criticize other arenas where women face resistance to their participation, for instance - how women do not get movies where they can play characters like those played by men like Adam Sandler in countless films of his. Women are penalized or excluded if they are seen as gross, nutty, loser, violent, super careless or risk/danger-disposed etc types but for men those qualities are hailed into types of personas/type of guys who's stories should be told along side those of other male archetypes and included because of their relatability.
Girls are of course discouraged from a young age from having such traits or behaviors, that's the stage of development when many started being gendered and the same games they played along with boys on the playground are now seen as too dirty or violent for them. Many girls just gave up but there are still a notable group with a "crazy bastard" personality type that manage to buck back against this and retain their sense of sense, no matter how unfeminine it may seem. Unfortunately, society, media and peers continue to reinforce the idea that they are invalid by erasing or exclusing their narratives or pushing narratives about them that are very untrue to reality, cautionary tales where they must change to become a true participant in their communities, or depictions as characters that make brief appearances only to be ridiculed, scorned and punished for daring to insult societal sensibilities about how women should exist. We can't talk about social phenomena without acknowledging the sociopolitical aspects because those are definitely part of the equation.
There's also the differences in how men are socialised to value hegemonic expressions of masculinity that are often toxic and self-defeating as a means to find value in the world despite those extreme types of traits only really showing up on such a mass scale when Western, imperialist, feudalistic & capilatistic patriarchal organizations of society started to take hold. People who live more similarly to ancient humans with hunter-gatherer, nomadic (and other types of indigenous) lifestyles do not have the same problems and have shunned such approaches in their philosophies.
JUSTICE FOR CRAZY BASTARD GIRLS ! (i'm crazy bastard girls)
We don't life in the 1940's anymore if you want to risk your life as a woman nobody could stop you. You are free to do whatever you want, men also get shamed if they act femine just deal with the critism.
You answered your question within your question.
"how women do not get movies where they can play characters like those played by men like Adam Sandler in countless films of his..... those qualities are hailed into types of personas/type of guys who's stories should be told along side those of other male archetypes and included because of their relatability"
Who made up the primary audience for those Adam Sandler movies?
Why are you shocked that the people watching the movie find men to be more relatable to themselves?
Would you have enjoyed [insert movies primarily marketed at women] as much if they replaced the leading role with a man?
Also, when is the last time you were at a daycare or elementary school? Absolutely nobody these days are telling their girls that playing with the boys is too dirty of violent.
@@ThomasPonzostigmas are powerful...
A lot of the commenters either did not watch the whole video or didn't take the time to understand the video. It's annoying. Critical thinking is clearly not common in our nature lol
The list of RUclipsrs at the beginning, I'm so glad I've never been subscribed to a list of channels or even heard of those RUclipsrs before..
As you can guess that's not my kinda stuff I'm into
I dunno, ask Kick Buttowski
whoa core memory unlocked
Answer to the question in the thumbnail: Yes. Yes we are.
I kinda like donna's set piece's. It a simple design or lets say a background but you do know that there is a thought that was been put into it. Also that change of thumbnail from jack ass to crazy really fit the video. Thank you for this video!
how didn’t you mention the only woman who was in the early jackass days is beyond me lol. she injured her spine doing a stunt so unfortunately she never came back to the show. nice video tough
Because that was one woman, there are outliers in everything.
I’m really tired of naturalistic reasons for everything human, are we really no better than our biology
When I went bungee jumping, falling the first 5 meters felt like guaranteed death, the other 45 meters felt like a vague dream + acceptance, and the rebound felt like surviving imminent death. I was laughing histerically as they lowered me afterwards.
Bear in mind, bungee jumping can't really be considered dangerous. But as I said, after that first 5 meters, you've instinctively accepted your fate.
Wow!!!! Thank you for describing it!!! I feel kind of inspired now!!!
I’m gonna go bungee jumping but with just a rope 😂
Here a take on why I'm risk-taking: I just don't care. I'm not suicidal, but I also don't care that much. It brings me joy to do these things so I do them, while I wouldn't be stung by an insect for the thrill of the pain, skydiving, rafting, driving motorcycles real fast is fun. I realize someone else might have a complete different experience doing the exact same thing, but it doesn't mean I don't understand the risks, because I do.
Okey, so I die? Then what? I'm dead, there is nothing more. My mom will be sad? Yeah, I guess and that is just about the worst thing about it, but I cannot not live my life because it might affect someone else that I did not live my life according to how they would live their life. Then the counter is always, what if you just get handicapped? If it's bad enough I'm sure I can kill myself then.
“I’m not suicidal”
“I’m sure I can kill myself then”
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That's an interesting difference between how I think a lot of women feel about it. We do so much to protect ourselves in the everyday, not being out at night, walking in groups if we do, keys in hand like a shiv on the way to our cars etc. Why would we willingly put ourselves in deadly situations?
And I think women are socialised to be caring more. Men are socialised as indivuals while women are socialised as carers, seeing everything we do through the lens of the people we have responsibility for, even if that is just the emotional responsibility of being friends/family to someone.
you can find heroine junkies saying the same sort of thing as you. it's not as impressive outside of your head as inside.
@@oggyboggy8692 along with societal its also biological, there's also historical evidence of mostly men being at the forefront of risk taking activities, so there's an innate part of male brain that likes doing stuff that goes against the norm, while women want to fit in. Theres no right or wrong here
I most agree with the “Crazy Bastard Hypothesis” in terms of providing an initial, starting-point explanation for why some guys act the way they do. Without these biological pressures, it’s doubtful our cultures would’ve created the “risk-seeking male” on their own. Unlike animals, however, we have *do also have* thousands of years of culture (perhaps directed by evolution) and technology to add to these evolutionary pressures.
I agree that nature gave birth to this stuff, 100%… but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t believe that we have absolutely *RAN* with the idea. It’s not men who got the extreme, it’s humanity itself. There are a lot of people that take whatever a man and a women once, long ago, had to be, and then sprint full force in whatever direction that leads.
The array of bizarre monitors in the background continues
I thought this video is more profound, at the end of the video I realized it is simply the thrill of it, sports, play, peers, with various levels of understanding of risk vs reward. Almost nothing to do with reproduction or opposite sex. Those who matured, learned , or wants a family reduced risk taking eventually.
Where have you been ???? I’m so glad I found your channel
There was a girl in the jackass movie that came out last year she's part of the crew now
For the same reason why the phrase "women live longer than men" exists.
The thing with Jackass.. is basically these show offs just comes across as extremely stupid. You feel like nobody with more than 2 brain cells would risk this. And for me... Utter stupidity is just not attractive at all... I feel they can be easily manipulated and that's just a turn off for me.
Welp that’s my life in a nutshell 😂
I've yet to watch the video, but a big reason I can think of why men do such dumb shit is that we are taught from very young that we are worthless. That we need to find a way to make ourselves worth something, and thus we do crazy shit to find our worth.
Women instead are taught that they are valuable and they matter. They don't need to go to such crazy lengths to find their worth.
I'll watch the video and see what it says.
Men are naturally more resistant to damage from these stunts due to the hormones we grow up with. Stronger bones and more muscles. Not to mention testosterone does tend to make you a little more daring. Combine that with the cultural pressures on boys vs girls when growing in respect to their attitudes and risk-taking, and it's pretty easily explained.
I rolled my eyes when I saw the thumbnail but when I saw it was you I was like “okay it’s for clicks Ik it’s gonna be thought out”
ikr?
@@roul4842 I trust Donna won’t do me dirty yk
@@RS_mamf with you
Title and Thumbnail changed while I was watching the video 😂👍
Because women are smart and value their lives lmao
Lol. Women aren’t smart. They’re just self-centered thinking only about themselves nothing to do with being an smart. Men are smart, we invented electricity, house etc. Women just live in what men build. Women aren’t smart dude…You have no clue what ‘’Smart’’ even means…
Naw son. Life is meant to be lived not to worry at old age why I didn't do those things, I thought so much about. In addition Risk taking is good for personal development. Now let's jump out of a perfectly good airplane together after 3 months of training. What do you say.
i would be a daredevil too if i wasn't afraid of heights
We are much more unstable than women think.
before anything, the first second in and her saying "the martin scorcese" movie, my mind immediately went to goncharov and i thought this would be a goncharov video
Cuz if my friends told me to go wrestle a crocodile I wouldn’t. Unless they say no balls then I gotta show them I have balls
Wonderful video, very insightful
I always wonder what happens when creators change the thumbnails and titles of their videos. Did this new thumbnail and title attract more viewers? I think I preferred the older title better since the video isn’t specifically about Jackass but daredevils in general
if i recall correctly youtube has a feature that lets you test thumbnails and titles, and you can switch to the best performing one automatically.
@@111vincento really? That’s so cool. I assume it randomly shows a different title to different people.
What was the original? Because I agree, I was a bit confused.
@@lukedoc321 why are there no women daredevils
I've always been a rather adventurous person for as long as I can remember, honestly knowing that I have a biological tendency to not take risks to protect my stupid ability to harbor sexually transmitted parasites makes me wanna go out of my way to endanger myself lol
I've loved the feeling of doing something I knew was risky and stupid and doing it anyway, a good part of the reason being to spite people who said I couldn't and the better part of it being the sense of accomplishment I got from it, like man, that's something else
Men just don't think about the consequences of their actions
Women are raised like that , we're told to be careful of everything
Not true. Women are told to be careful of everything because they are less expendable than males and far more valued.
No ffs , you just don't take risks ,
Nah I think about my actions all the time I just don’t give a fuck 😂
Higher testosterone results in higher rates of risk taking behaviour, this has been understood by medical science for a long time.
The answer is - TESTOSTERONE
Yes it is well documented that Testosterone results more risk taking behaviour. This is nature, not nurture.
No, I prefer stability and safety in my friendships with other guys. I would steer clear of the "crazy bastard" because he would seem to invite unwanted chaos and danger into my life.
As a man, yes. Esp before 25-30 years of age. The amount of really dangerous shit me and some of my friends got up to its a wonder none of us died, we got away with a few broken bones and concussions. I would say its pretty normal male behaviour, atleast until a certain age, after that I have no answers why they do it other than beeing adrenalin junkies.
As somebody who travels to warzones in costume, this checks out.
that is a funny thumbnail lmao, feels like it could be a meme
i'm just a regular thrill seeker, not an extreme one, and i really don't get it at all. isn't enough to just go on cool rollercoasters and maybe go skydiving? why would you sign yourself up to be bitten and stung by a bunch of bugs?
Also goes for risky investments.
Also, I’d venture that what constitutes a “risk” is wildly different for men than it is for women. A first date, a walk in the park, a relationship, or divorcing an abusive husband can and does kill women every day. Women also die in childbirth. Engaging in heterosexual reproductive activity is incredibly risky for women, and yet the majority of them get a pink mace keychain and a doula and face it. We don’t have to go basejumping to feel terrified, we just have to walk to our cars alone. People tend to feel, however wrongly, that the more agency they have in an activity, the safer it is. Example: driving vs. flying, the likelihood that you’ll die in an accident is much higher if you drive a car, but people still fear flying much more than they do driving. I posit that because men have more agency when defending physical attacks from other men, they consider it less of a threat than, say, drowning. Women survive with our minds, men with their bodies.
Also, if you know any trans men, talk to them about how they felt when they starting on hormone therapy with testosterone. What sort of thoughts and motivators they had, how they responded or reacted differently, what they started feeling interested in or drawn to. It’s incredibly data rich and interesting to hear about what happens from the brain that has better and more specific vocabulary skills along with abilities to understand and articulate feelings with more nuance, you get a very cool, rare glimpse into why men out here wilin’
I mean men do feel that too it’s just not all men. Men who live in impoverished places filled with gang activity. Simply going to the bathroom alone was terrifying growing up. I think that’s why many black men scoff at the idea of being risky with their life as they already have experienced life or death situations
@@mero7731that supports my point bc I’m pretty sure most gang members aren’t passionately and actively participating in the extreme sports or recreation she talks about in the video. I’m saying women don’t have the bandwidth to undergo even more danger and risk, not when every day is it’s own episode of fear factor for nearly any woman who has to move through the world. Sure, people who live in dangerous areas with high rates of violent crime will be more risk averse, that’s my point anyway- because any place that’s dangerous for men to be in is doubly dangerous for women, since men are more likely to have a physiological advantage over women and most women who are victims of violent crime actually know their attacker. Fighting a man if you are also a man just isn’t as dangerous as fighting a man if you are a woman.
@@rainbomg not really. There’s really only people that had the power to hurt you and everyone else.
@@mero7731 huh?
Did you actually watch the video? That reply doesn’t make any sense.
@@rainbomg not since 4 months ago but that’s on you for taking so long to reply
I'm sure the late devolpment of the frontal lobe in men has a lot to do with it too
i’m noticing another theme here…….
well this explains why all my dude friends love Charlie Kelley... "WILD CARD BITCHES"
Men, especially white cishet man, have a warped sense of self-preservation.
Most women and PoC have to hone our sense of self-preservation to a razor sharp point in order to survive.
For us, just stepping outside is often the most extreme sport we can take part in.
😂 really. Or Maybe your stuck in a bubble. Millions of POC daredevils including myself exist in many white countries outside of America. Your razor sharp comment implies POC darevils don't exist because they are dealing with white supremacy and too busy with that to deal with highly fun dangerous hobbies.
Race has nothing to do with this. Hobbies like this are fun. Stop turning discussions about fun hobbies into this racism, struggle sessions because you don't have a purpose outside of mining race tears.
Also when you say cishet. Do you use it as an insult/ pregetive ( I misspelled it I know). If you don't how many of your woke people in your circle use it to describe someone rather as an insult. I believe it's an insult for an ingroup lingo. Go outside and touch grass or take up dangerous hobbies.
POC will be glad to know one less race grifter is busy with something else.
Some things just don't naturally call for women to be in. Just like a lot of things women love would seem awkward of a guy tagged along.
9:23 I wouldn't say that just because just over a two-thirds of Jackass viewers are male that it weakens the theory about male risk taking being done to attract women at least for short term relationships. The NBA has similar viewership demographics by gender as Jackass but it doesn't mean that many of the women who don't watch the NBA regularly wouldn't want to be with a NBA player.
I think what's happening here is that women want a guy who stands out in one of the various intra-sexual competitions (risk-taking for Jackass, physical ability for the NBA, etc.). The challenge is choosing someone who stands out because "standing out" is a relative term. The way for a women to get around this challenge is to outsource the evaluation process by allowing men to compete in one of the various intra-sexual competitions then seeing which guy in the end gains the most deference from the other guys. This is probably why men watch stuff like Jackass and the NBA more. Men care more about the actual competition because they are the ones who have to do the actual competing in these particular intra-sexual competition to potentially gain mates; women generally don't care about the competition, only who comes out on top because they don't have to compete in these particular competitions (not to say women don't have their own intra-sexual competitions). Men who watch Jackass or the NBA are saying that "this is worth watching" thereby inadvertently giving deference to the guys they're watching on TV. The guys watching might secretly wish it was them but they weren't big enough risk takers (in the case of Jackass) or athletic enough (in the case of the NBA). The guys who were good enough in these particular intra-sexual competitions got viewership (deference) and money (resources).
Keep in mind everything in saying is a generalization that doesn't apply to every single male and female.
thanks for explaining my crush on Steve O now time to reflect
I think you should change the thumb nail to something like :
“Why are men such risk takers”
I haven't the video. The answer is yes
the marvel character right?
yes exactly
Have you considered maybe that some people see risktakers as more at reach than cautious people because everyone considers themselves as a risk at some degree ?
So basically going into engineering means no extreme risky behavior... Yet where are all my girlfriends??? Hmmm kinda sus
Next. Top 10 splats.
Legit thought we was talking about the superhero
We men are basically disposable anyway so why not have fun? That’s my theory anyway.
There's one woman in Jackass
Great video !
It might be too simple, but I really only think men are... well, stupid, enough to be a "daredevil."
I was talking with my partner the other day about musicians and why the field of virtuoso musicians, whether from Jazz, Classical, or Rock genres, are dominated by men. There are loads of fantastic female musicians in these genres, but at the very tip of the iceberg, the Liszts, Charlie Parkers, Guthrie Govans, etc., it's almost entirely male.
The best answer I could think of is that I can really only see a man willing to sacrifice so much of their life to becoming a musician like that. Charlie Parker reportedly practiced for 15 hours per day at one point, and Guthrie Govan would literally fall asleep and wake up with his guitar in his hands, something John Coltrane was also known to do.
While it obviously requires intelligence and some measure of talent to become a virtuoso musician, it also requires to pretty much throw away your social life, neglect your relationships, and sacrifice a great deal of time and energy.
Most of the women I know aren't so obsessed with mastery or success that they'd be willing to sacrifice their relationships (or their physical health, in the case of daredevils) for a shot at a personal legacy. I don't intend to insult these men, but it does seem that women tend to have altogether a more wise outlook on life, that the important things are relationships and experiences, not dedicating your life to snorting wasabi, which is what I meant by stating that most women are a little too smart (or perhaps wise is a better word) to be found in fields like this regularly.
So… is this why short guys are more aggressive?
Seriously, though, it doesn't make sense to correlate which demo watches TV depictions of a behavior with why the proclivity for the behavior might have evolved. We didn't evolve around modern media, but around personal interaction. The traits that would be on display on TV would have evolved to appeal to sexual partners in a tribal setting - i.e., on directly observed behavior within a close interpersonal context. How it manifests at that level could be completely different than how it's leveraged for refined entertainment content.
The mention of fictional characters are never meant to be taken as evidence to support my theory. My supporting evidence is always a study, which can be found in the description below. I often use fictional characters as a compliment to illustrate the study in an interesting/entertaining way.
@@DonnaIRL If I understood you correctly isn't the idea that this is a parasocial relationship with the male creator. So popularity is likely a reflection of appeal as a friend in person
@@Immanuelleyes
great video!!
i have enough life or death when dating unknown dudes thank you
There’s a woman in the new jackass
Hello Donna: Love the content of the video but would love if the editing had less quick-cuts. Makes the narration seem jagged compared to your usual style.
Sorry if it sounds like criticism, it's more of a humble request.
I may be the only one bothered, so it's all to be taken with a grain of salt.
From predicting other's downfall to making hateful and sexist thumbnails for views, things changed quickly in a good way one day no existence 😂😂😂😂
i never understood why woman boast how many books they have read, u can read 1000 books but still be coward , my favourite book is - go to the forest, find the biggest bear there, put your fist inside its throat suffocate it take the fur and wear it go to the center mall to attract females this is the book i want to "read" , have the bears urine on it's fur mandatory to give the piercing look into it's eyes before its demise mandatory too and transfer "message" -" Welcome to the boundaries of my realm"
I remember there was at least one women
The misandry in the comments is not lost on me
I'll answer in less than 1 second. Testosterone.
Normally I’m all for the nature/nurture argument. A lot of gendered behavior differences can be explained by nurture. For example, girls get diagnosed with ADHD later because being hyper and running around is acceptable for little boys, but not for little girls. This leads to girls masking their ADHD and developing coping mechanisms the best they can, while the boys get actual help.
But in this case I can’t see any explanation other than evolution. If a man does a crazy stunt, either a girl likes him and has a baby with him, or he dies. But since there’s a surplus of males ready to mate anyway, that same girl will still have a baby with somebody. Whereas if a woman does the risky stunt and fails, not only does that take out a huge chunk of the available child-bearing opportunities, if she’s already pregnant two people died instead of one. So it actually makes a lot of sense that there would be an evolutionary trend towards caution for females.
Interesting take
testosterone
main difference regarding is obviously testosterone. the risk taking is one outlet: some guys prefer boxing, some football other climbing etc. some guys perform dangerous stunts.
And there is also stigmas in society...when men fall down get hurt and embarass themselves its concidered funny, when it happens with women...not so much.
This ''crazy bastard hypothesis'' seems really weak in my opinion, as it relies on a pretty faulty assumption about human behavioral biology.
The argument presented here depend on the idea that there is always a ''low supply of females for a high demand from males to mate'' (nice market analogy...), but that is only the case for tournament species, meaning species where males compete to mate as much as possible and don't participate much in raising the kid, like chimps do for example.
But the thing is that we're not chimps; there's no anthropological findings that suggest that we're strictly a tournament species, as there are tons of evidence of pre-civilization communities that were based around pair-bonding behaviors (where you typically don't compete for attention but mutually select for someone with whom you're gonna raise the kid and aren't gonna leave). If you say there could be such an hypothesis for lions or chimps, sure, why not, but there is no reason to believe that human behavior on a purely biological level depends upon this dynamic observed in other animals. Rather, it seems that the way humans form their practices and behaviors around mating is highly flexible and a mix from what we observe in other animals, which also makes it highly dependent on social/cultural practices.
Also a problem with this video; it doesn't take into account how culture might influence those behaviors in the first place, as this hypothesis doesn't explain why there are a small number of women risk-takers for example, or if it's something socially conditionned based on gender. it doesn't explore other hypothesis that are more readily admitted in biology, like that of an often observed deficiency of dopaminergic systems in high risk-takers
it's almost as if our brains work differently male/female and the hormones that flow through us influence us in different ways. also it just goes to show that women have their path to success pretty well walked on, whereas men, a lot of the time, need to take or invent alternate routes
ah yes the misandry is strong with this video
Finally a interesting video topic on RUclips
Well how is the cooking and cleaning gunna be done?
Nah we men are just dumb
We love you for it
I think the difference is quite simply the fact that men and women are different physically and emotionally. Does society play a factor in it? Yes, but no matter how men and women are raised, they always naturally go towards what they find interesting. Boys like action figures and sports girls like dolls and doing makeup. Women like drama shows and men like action shows.
Women like taller guys or those with muscle and men, usually like women who look pretty and shorter. The fact that men and women have a hard time understanding each other is because we are so different. And we live different lives completely.