Dax is pure ass and this entire song is so surface level, but he's saying the exact opposite. he's saying if dads are afraid to show emotions, their kids are gonna be afraid to do the same thing "And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him So they (father) can't let us (the kid) see them hurt 'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse" again this song is ass but what he's saying here actually follows logic, idk how so many people are liking this comment lmao
Dax: "soceity tells men are they arent allowed to cry this is so sad" Dax in the same song: "you cant show that youre hurt in front of your kids cause they'll adopt the same trait and start a generational curse" hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I love the idea that crying in front of your kids curses them. Man, my dad crying only made more more empathetic and kind - although I suppose that's what Dax thinks a curse is lol
@@mars7304 he's attempting to represent the underlying nonsense that drives people who think expressing emotions and having empathy is somehow a bad thing
Wow, such a powerful song. No twerking needed. No sagging pants. No bla- uh scary people. Real powerful message for real American men around the world. We are not collectively responsible for the way the world is. Thats just how it is. I love my wife and her boyfriend.
"I'm from the school of notorious. Puba. Cube and the poor righteous teachers. I tutored my students. Showed them the blueprint and formula but the more they study my music the more they remind me of eyeballs I'm watching my pupils get cornier" Truest eminem lines of his career
@@damintten hell yeah brother 💪😎 Real men should only start generational curses based around violence. Starting one based around sadness is some real p-word behavior fr fr no cap!!! 🧢 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💪😎
i think its funny that in 2019 quadeca and dax collaborated and in the time since then, quadeca has become a fully fledged experimental artist, dropping one of the most interesting folktronica albums of all time and dax still makes the same song over and over
Being a man means hating yourself and also women, this song is 📠📠📠📠📠📠📠📠. Are you even a man if you aren't emotionally stunted, materialistic and bitter?
This whole "I can't show weakness, I can't ask for help, I must provide on my own, I am entitled to my family bc of all that" attitude is self-destructive. It's just picking the worst script for yourself and believing that this is how life is, nothing gets better. Pridefully ruining your brain and your relationships bc you HAVE TO be a stoic manly man in charge. Really sad.
No but seriously you have to make a video about those artist whose audience falls under the “I don’t listen to rap, but THIS?! This is REAAAL music” trope. I feel like no one talks about how cringe it all is
@@Taleof2heads 🤓☝️ Actually, Tom MacDonald is very lyrical and smart, you just aren’t very smart, but as a liberal, I wouldn’t have expected anything of value from you. Erm, if you aren’t a man, just say it!
@@mocapcow2933 (ik this is a joke comment, but for response to people who are serious) I already know what Tom macdonald is saying, but he is a trash artist, someone like Cole or kendrick can get the same message across and make actually good music
Bro, Brad Taste in Music is literally who you're talking about 💀 He did not suffer through Demondice's entire discography just for you to say that hahaha
HELP- 😭 They literally think they’re doing something by not taking a lunch break, pissing, or even drinking a sip of water for 8hrs straight then flex about being productive.
but if he wasn't complaining about not taking lunch then who cares? as long as he felt good with himself and his work at the end of the night that's all that matters lol
Probably the psychology of much of conservative men. The other bad part is that liberals also center on culture wars instead of on economic issues because it is an ideology which is controlled and designed for the upper middle class and secular elites from the coasts and so they also don t want higher taxes for the rich and their solidarity with "minorities" to stay cosmetic without any real redistributive economic policies. What the US does not have is what almost every other democracy has? a left wing party
I'm 136 years old and I usually don't listen to this kinda music but this is REAL music, unlike all that Ariana Gomez or Miley Spears crap. Since I'm old that means my opinion holds more weight
Earlier this week i was next to a guy in traffic blaring this song with his window down and when it ended, he played it again. I thought to myself "this dude just found out what emotions are". I had no idea it was Dax until watching this video and had a flashback to being stuck in traffic.
this video is so incomprehensibly based. men love to complain about how society wants them to be cold emotionless breadwinners but never stop to think hey am i perpetuating the very narrative thats keeping me down? is the way im talking about this making it easier for other men to break the stigma? there's always acknowledgement that there's a problem with how men are treated but never any self awareness that they might be part of the problem
trying to do everything yourself is a losers mentality and men should already know this. i play an mmo and for 10 years played solo because i have crushing anxiety. recently got on medication for it and actually joined a group for the first time and learned more about the video game in 3 hours than i did in the 10 year leading up to that point.
same thing happened to me years back, only i didn't play with others cuz i was being an angsty brat of a teenager. funnily enough, the game series ".hack//gu" is literally about an edgy doomer loner that solo'd his way to max level getting depowered and being forced to rely on others and subsequently wind up not only orders of magnitude stronger but also realizing he never knew the game he played had a damn arena mode that's like super popular. bro went through the game for like years or some shit never knowing that the equivalent to raids existed in the game. and he stopped being an edgy dipshit too!
As a young male I agree with Anthony. We live in a world where men like Andrew Tate who support and share ideas like that it's hard seeing other men in my age following these ideologies and opinions. It's really toxic, dump and it just doesn't have to be that thing. Men don't have to weight the world on their shoulders and they don't have to feel obligated that they have to solve and control everything. If you are a man and you have strong emotions just cry, it's cathartic and when tou bottle your emotions inside you and keep them in your head only you're slowly destroying yourself
You were fortunate that you weren't raised surrounded by toxic masculinity. For a ton of men they are so stuck in that toxicity that telling them to "just cry" is like telling a depressed person to "just be happy". They shouldn't have to feel this way but they have been born and raised being told that they should and it's a nasty thing to escape.
Anthony with all the Andrew Tates in the world, I genuinely think of you as a positive online voice/role model for young men. You’re very grounded and I am always interested in hearing your opinion on societal issues. Thanks for helping me out over the years ❤
@@volumizer1578 That's not what he's saying at all. He's saying (and specifically said at 11:37) that the feelings are valid, but accepting that reality as fact and wallowing in it instead of breaking this generational curse of isolated and repressed masculinity is bad. Accept the reality: many men have unfair expectations thrust upon them by other people. Create change: don't define your life as this and think it makes you a man. Do you want your kids to grow up feeling like shit, being emotionally shut off and viewing themselves as a tool to bring in money for people because that's the only way they think they will find a place in society? If your answer is yes, you're part of the problem. If your answer is no, maybe you should take a hard look at what you can do to better your own life and perspective so they don't continue to hurt men in the future. Your problems matter, men's problems matter, but continuing this cycle only perpetuates yours and so many other men's problems. We need to learn that emotions are okay, and if someone thinks they're not being "you're a man", tell them to get fucked and surround yourself with people who don't make your life worse.
Roc Marciano: Broke generational curses with my cursive. I understand the game and I know all of the inner workings. The pain run deep, you only see what it is on the surface. Dax: And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him So they can't let us see them hurt 'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse Man’s got 0 pen game
Fantano is doing much more at this point than just reviewing music. Talking about the toxicity of the constructed roles we embrace unconsciously in society and the expectations we think others have of us is very important imo and not easy to notice. Making music about these roles and promoting them is recycling this oppression all over
The way Fantano approaches expressing feminist and otherwise progressive ideas is so accessible and hard to disagree with for people who are looking in from the outside. It's never preachy, it's light hearted and fun while still treating the subject with the seriousness and respect it needs. We need more people like Melon on the online left, we as a community can often come off as offputting and gatekeepey, I hate seeing so many potential comrades pushed away.
the part where its "our fathers action play a role and we end up like him" I laughed so fucking hard at that because of the fact that my dad is living proof of that not being true
I grew in a half Jamaican household that was very traditional when it comes to men. "Men are strong, emotionless providers that can't have feelings and feelings are for weak and gay men", all that awful crap. I learned in spite of that, its perfectly normal to have a healthy relationship with your emotions. Its okay to cry, laugh, say your depressed and the rest. More people relate to you when you're genuine about your emotions and not this weird monolithic toxic dude who is too badass for feelings. In fact, most dudes I know who bottle up their feelings later on down the line have some sort of massive emotional explosion that does way more damage to everyone around them than being open about it would have ever done (getting into fights, becoming overly aggressive or worse). But alas, a lot of people missed the point of The Sopranos.
I want to talk about something today. I just got back from listening to how to disappear completely by Radiohead, one of the greatest songs of all time (in my opinion). I was crying while listening to it, I was grieving some stuff I don’t really want to mention. How to Disappear Completely is one of the most emotionally impactful songs ever and it really is presented amazingly over time and is one of the songs that presents the most in the least amount of lyrics, it provides a hauntingly beautiful melody filled with violins. It has genuinely been so impactful to me. Now, I’m going to present a song EVEN BETTER, How to Disappear Completely does NOT compare AT ALL to this song, I present… Dax’s to be a man, I MEAN THE LYRICS ARE AMAZING I OOVED THE PART WHERE HE SAID: I watched ma granpa say penis… I MEAN WOW
I think the problem is generalization. For most simpletons like Dax, it is easier to make assumptions about people based on societal norms or stereotypes, rather than taking the time to see them as complex individuals with their own stories. For example, it is not accurate to assume that all men share the same tendencies when it comes to expressing emotions in front of others. It is tragic that in 2023, we still can't move beyond simplistic archetypes and see people as the unique individuals they are.
It seems there's a lot of rap artists out there making songs with these cheesy, unnecessarily-dramatic, preach-y lyrics/themes. It's tragic, hip-hop and rap isn't about being a "peace and love, we are one" virtue-signaler. These guys have potential but instead they burn it away by being disingenuous and, at times, borderline fraudulent. Tom MacDonald is a disgrace, there's my two cents.
@@muddycatfish5396 logic Dax tom McDonald and Joyner Lucas all go in the I think my musics good cus I have a message box. But they still produce hot dog shit
I am failing so hard to see where you guys get the idea he is saying men *SHOULD* feel this way. It seems like he's saying men *DO* feel this way, to me. Maybe he's not offering any solutions, but I don't think there's a solution that can be offered in a song or in a video analyzing the song for that matter. Leaving aside the "don't cry in front of your kids" part. That's stupid.
The only thing you ever need to know about Dax is that when he came on the scene, his ego was already so big that he expected Eminem to text him just because he attached his name to his number publicly, then acted surprised when Em never did 😂
I live in the south and I resonate with the idea of women also reinforcing toxic masculinity: it's a cultural thing that people just accidentally defend by ignorantly opening their mouth to play devil's advocate which is basically the practical science of reactionary thinking.
So.. uh.. I guess it's actually reaching a lot of people and putting into words something they hadn't been able to communicate or understand, even if that realization is ten steps behind where they "should" be in terms of gender norms or whatever.
And the crowd goes mild 😅 also Dax wasnt even smart enough to think up that women children and dogs bar he hoovered that right from Chris Rock's Netflix special he thinks he's slick
I do relate to some of the things he’s saying but not because society molded me like that or because of my peers, for me it comes from how I was raised. My dad was a very traditional and conservative person, he never let me cry or share my feelings or anything like that, he said it was feminine. Growing up that had a real impact on my social life and how I interacted and treated other men and women. It wasn’t until my early twenties did I really realize how toxic that was and try to break out of that shell, but still I find myself not talking about my feelings or feeling guilty when I cry and shit like that. After so many years it just becomes embedded in your brain that that’s how you should and shouldn’t act as a man. It honestly really is something that bothers me almost every day, going through high school I had undiagnosed depression and anxiety and it wasn’t until just a couple months ago did I get the courage to go to the doctor and actually talk about these things. Even still I have a hard time telling people I’m on anxiety meds just due to the fact that I don’t want them to judge me even tho I know now that they won’t
guys who make fun of guys for being “soft” or “feminine” and make fun of guys that are in touch with their emotions and not afraid to express themselves in any way are honestly just insecure with themselves and i hate people like that so much. just be a nice person and let people be how they want to be
i genuinely have a lot of empathy for men who are stuck in this frame of reference, i feel like it’s not acknowledged enough how much patriarchal gender roles often make men miserable too
@@ReanuKeevesAus yeah, and I heard kids continued to dack him even in his caretaker position. No wonder he went all Joker on us. Poor bloke couldn't handle the humiliation!
Dude if you don’t show emotion in front of your children, or if you make emotions seem like a bad thing, that’s how they’ll view emotions for the rest of their life. Like they shouldn’t exist, and that can cause a whole host of issues. Guys who identify with shit like this are actually creating generational curses but according to this dude it’s the opposite
Unironically awesome video Anthony, you speak on this issue with a degree of confidence and sensibility that leaves little room for “alpha males” to attack and belittle you. I usually don’t make sincere comments like this on videos especially Fantano but this was a good one
Living around people who have believed this kind of "be a man" lifestyle and forced it on me, I can't completely disagree with Dax because there are still so many people who believe that Men are only worth what they make in a paycheck or what their skillset is and that emotions are weak, but he also completely forgets that we as a society CAN and HAVE been breaking away from that idea because it's ultimately built on nothing and means nothing. I hate that I had to go through that and I hate that so many other men still live by this code and believe this crap because its all so stupid
A lot of people will talk about men not being allowed to show emotion or being confined to roles as a provider, but when anyone else calls them out on what they say, they'll go straight to attacking their masculinity... Like bro, you clearly don't care about men's health or moving past toxic mindsets around men, you just want clout. Men do face certain problems in society, there's a million different variables as to what people can deal with in any given situation. But you're not taking any steps to make things better, both in action and in dialogue. It's a fashion statement to you and not a message, because you've made yourself into a sum of a few actor's products.
Not 1:1 but your psi op theory reminds of head up high by FITZ song that also gave me psi op vibes. I heard it in my office bathroom, it opens with the lyrics “I’m under pressure, underpaid, and working over time” Then goes on talking about how shitty life is before getting to the chorus of “I just keep my head up high.” I was floored when the lyrics finally registered. The song doesn’t offer anything outside of someone else is keeping their head up high while they’re struggling to make enough money so I can too
But there were no references to being as swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon, being swift as a raging fire or mysterious as the dark side of the moon. L man tutorial
i get what Anthony's tryna say but it doesn't really seem like he's even trying to understand where Dax is coming from. Just because people aren't vocal about "be a man" and "don't show emotions" doesn't mean that the sentiment isn't there. a lot of men, whether they admit it or not, understand that we are the backbone of our families, whether or not we're the breadwinners. it's not about women vs men, it's just the truth cuz gender roles are a thing for a reason.
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"Life sucks cus you cant show emotions, cus if you do your son will think its okay to show emotions" Thanks Dax
Truly one of the messages of all time.
God that is just. So bad.
Dax is pure ass and this entire song is so surface level, but he's saying the exact opposite. he's saying if dads are afraid to show emotions, their kids are gonna be afraid to do the same thing
"And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him
So they (father) can't let us (the kid) see them hurt
'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse"
again this song is ass but what he's saying here actually follows logic, idk how so many people are liking this comment lmao
Really sad
Just keeping the cycle going and not seeing the irony smh
Dax: "soceity tells men are they arent allowed to cry this is so sad"
Dax in the same song: "you cant show that youre hurt in front of your kids cause they'll adopt the same trait and start a generational curse"
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I love the idea that crying in front of your kids curses them. Man, my dad crying only made more more empathetic and kind - although I suppose that's what Dax thinks a curse is lol
@@onions831 "Ya but what if that empathy and kindness gets directed towards people I don't like?!?!?!? Betcha didn't think of that, did ya?"
@@HighTechPioneer what?
@@mars7304 he's attempting to represent the underlying nonsense that drives people who think expressing emotions and having empathy is somehow a bad thing
@Dollface isn't he rapping against not crying of front of your kids. Like, that's the curse.
Wow, such a powerful song. No twerking needed. No sagging pants. No bla- uh scary people. Real powerful message for real American men around the world. We are not collectively responsible for the way the world is. Thats just how it is. I love my wife and her boyfriend.
Wait isn't Dax- nvm
@@huracan360 he's not black, he's a youtube rapper.
@@Spoonkid222 Right.. 💀
True and brave
What in the Will Smith!?
Legit forgot about Dax's existence until now
who?
@@hallehuckleberry I think Jax from Mortal Kombat.
"I'm from the school of notorious. Puba. Cube and the poor righteous teachers. I tutored my students. Showed them the blueprint and formula but the more they study my music the more they remind me of eyeballs I'm watching my pupils get cornier"
Truest eminem lines of his career
Lmao facts
Haven't heard a word about this guy for the past 4 years
"We can't show emotion because society wants us to keep quiet and be strong."
"HEY IF YOUR SON CRIES TELL HIM TO SHUT UP AND BE STRONG!"
No if you really want him to stop you smack him you don't want to start him on a road to a generational cures of showing emotions;)
lol wtf!!! I’m having so much fun with these high end comments, bro so good!!!
@@damintten hell yeah brother 💪😎
Real men should only start generational curses based around violence. Starting one based around sadness is some real p-word behavior fr fr no cap!!! 🧢 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💪😎
the music video's comment section has some real "he's one of the good ones" vibes
ye
@@sis.srs.monk.e that nigga too.
Sadly when it comes to music exploration, you'll get those people
Then I will make sure to be one of the bad ones
"I'm a 64 year old dad and I don't like hip-hop, but this is one of the realest songs ever made. Thanks, Dax"
I expected Fantano to start saying "Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said, young man. Get yourself up off the ground."
Fantano: "There's another way.."
"So just go there, to the YMCA, I'm sure they can help you today"
So manly that I only sleep with dudes
The janitor wasn't one of the band unfortunately. They don't get on with motorcycle cops and Native Americans (janitors are very racist 😉)
i think its funny that in 2019 quadeca and dax collaborated and in the time since then, quadeca has become a fully fledged experimental artist, dropping one of the most interesting folktronica albums of all time and dax still makes the same song over and over
Funny haha or funny queer?
I didn’t even realize they collaborated. Quadeca is amazing though
quadeca makes the "sad depressed loner boy werewolf on a motorbike type of character",gay as shit
Fr quadeca makes new sounds
I dont like quadeca that much but I appreciate him for bringing up and showing something different every time. Dax is just fucking awful
Being a man means hating yourself and also women, this song is 📠📠📠📠📠📠📠📠. Are you even a man if you aren't emotionally stunted, materialistic and bitter?
Jokes aside, men's issues are real, but this is the opposite of how you adress them in a productive manner. This is wallowing in filth.
This whole "I can't show weakness, I can't ask for help, I must provide on my own, I am entitled to my family bc of all that" attitude is self-destructive. It's just picking the worst script for yourself and believing that this is how life is, nothing gets better. Pridefully ruining your brain and your relationships bc you HAVE TO be a stoic manly man in charge. Really sad.
Bro spittin 📠
@@Maison-K Anthony spat here, so I felt inspired.
@@taigawoods6526 I don’t think people just form these ideas , have you considered these conclusions were formed from experience
No drugs,
No swearing,
No naked women,
Just 100% song
@Persuasive Barrier lame comment
This is literally the top comment on that video currently.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just 100% trash 🗑️
that is actually one of the top comments on the song
edit: someone else alr said this but im glad to be a neutral second party confirmation
No but seriously you have to make a video about those artist whose audience falls under the “I don’t listen to rap, but THIS?! This is REAAAL music” trope. I feel like no one talks about how cringe it all is
Sooo.... Tom macdonald fandom?
@@Taleof2heads 🤓☝️ Actually, Tom MacDonald is very lyrical and smart, you just aren’t very smart, but as a liberal, I wouldn’t have expected anything of value from you. Erm, if you aren’t a man, just say it!
@@mocapcow2933 (ik this is a joke comment, but for response to people who are serious) I already know what Tom macdonald is saying, but he is a trash artist, someone like Cole or kendrick can get the same message across and make actually good music
Bro, Brad Taste in Music is literally who you're talking about 💀
He did not suffer through Demondice's entire discography just for you to say that hahaha
Isn't that why Eminem gets called "revolutionary"? Lmaooo
🔥I played Dax in front of my girl, now i'm sitting in the cuck chair crying about how hard it is being a man! 🔥 Dax speaks for us 💯
😂😂😂😂😂😂
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i played this to my girlfriend and their boyfriend, they didn't like it. now i have to sleep in the dog cage :(
Sneako's alt, we're glad you're here.
@@manboy4720 at least you respect its pronouns
Guys who relate to this song never take their lunch breaks and think that shows good "work ethic"
At my old job there was a guy that didn't take his lunch breaks and I was like bro just take the 30 you'll enjoy it lol
HELP- 😭 They literally think they’re doing something by not taking a lunch break, pissing, or even drinking a sip of water for 8hrs straight then flex about being productive.
I don’t eat 😎💪
but if he wasn't complaining about not taking lunch then who cares?
as long as he felt good with himself and his work at the end of the night that's all that matters lol
@@Randolpher You felt called out huh Randy?
Did you guys know Dax was a janitor? I know, I know, it is a well kept secret.
Waow I didn't know that. Is it true? He's never mentioned that before
Almost as hidden as logic being biracial
@@FishOfTheSeawait logic is biracial? No way
wow after knowing this new found information my admiration towards his journey as an artist just went up by 69%
Bro why would you leak that
Anytime someone says "I dont usually like hip-hop" or "well im not normally a fan of rap"
I cant help but audibly groan .
It's annoying and there's a good chance that artist is ridiculed in the community
Worst form of praise ever
bruh ong if I was a rapper I would read that and cringe.
"No one cares what we have to say," said the man with a record deal.
Dax is independent wym
these guys will get so so close to criticising capitalism but then just blame the wamens instead
This shit right here
And it's all because some nerd gots us like this lol
Probably the psychology of much of conservative men. The other bad part is that liberals also center on culture wars instead of on economic issues because it is an ideology which is controlled and designed for the upper middle class and secular elites from the coasts and so they also don t want higher taxes for the rich and their solidarity with "minorities" to stay cosmetic without any real redistributive economic policies. What the US does not have is what almost every other democracy has? a left wing party
@Celeste brocialists? Please elaborate?
they wouldn’t criticize capitalism… it worked for them. they like it
I'm 136 years old and I usually don't listen to this kinda music but this is REAL music, unlike all that Ariana Gomez or Miley Spears crap. Since I'm old that means my opinion holds more weight
Earlier this week i was next to a guy in traffic blaring this song with his window down and when it ended, he played it again. I thought to myself "this dude just found out what emotions are". I had no idea it was Dax until watching this video and had a flashback to being stuck in traffic.
You should of blared something else in return
@@Taleof2headsshould have*
It’s just hilarious to me with all these Dax memes because ik somewhere out there, some poor kid doesn’t know it’s a joke.
No drugs, no drinking, no twerking, no sex, just workin country men and 100% DAX
this a secret “cringing with” video
Sounds like a Bo burnham song but it’s actually serious instead of joking
This is so manly, i felt the man coming inside of me.
Ayo pause
0% naked women
0% drugs
0% guns
0% talent 🔥
this video is so incomprehensibly based. men love to complain about how society wants them to be cold emotionless breadwinners but never stop to think hey am i perpetuating the very narrative thats keeping me down? is the way im talking about this making it easier for other men to break the stigma? there's always acknowledgement that there's a problem with how men are treated but never any self awareness that they might be part of the problem
Appreciate the commentary my man and thank you for taking the time. I genuinely enjoyed listening to this🙏🏾
Dark triad music
The legend himself
Wow
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You tried to copy Jasiah and got called out for it.
Dax is just a country gal at heart
Truly one of the men of all times
Bring back "Cringing with..."
It's in the playlist lil bro
what a lyrical genius, he's so manly he made my testosterone ooze out the moment I saw his face
big fish
BagBak
@@alexskorbjaschenskij3517 i was literally gonna say that 💀
Lmao “lyrical genius”
Where did it ooze from?
trying to do everything yourself is a losers mentality and men should already know this. i play an mmo and for 10 years played solo because i have crushing anxiety. recently got on medication for it and actually joined a group for the first time and learned more about the video game in 3 hours than i did in the 10 year leading up to that point.
Good job bro. What MMO?
Thats so sick to read, hell yeah dude. I'm trying to get that point one day too with mmos!
hahaha okay this is the same thing i guess
same thing happened to me years back, only i didn't play with others cuz i was being an angsty brat of a teenager. funnily enough, the game series ".hack//gu" is literally about an edgy doomer loner that solo'd his way to max level getting depowered and being forced to rely on others and subsequently wind up not only orders of magnitude stronger but also realizing he never knew the game he played had a damn arena mode that's like super popular. bro went through the game for like years or some shit never knowing that the equivalent to raids existed in the game. and he stopped being an edgy dipshit too!
from playing an mmo to taking pills🤔
Imagine being so down bad that you feel like Dax is speaking for you.
your empathy is staggering lol
I bet you are a silver spoon kid
Some people need to figure out that you don't have to undermine someone else's suffering in order to feel your own.
Ah yes the hiphop sub genre of "cringe rap" hopsins legacy continues
The cringe rap genre is 100% the product of Eminem.
dax truly is one of the artists of all time.
keeps making.. uhm.. songs.. that are, truly songs.
I hear the sounds coming out his mouth🔥they make me.. and then… truly the one song of time
As a young male I agree with Anthony. We live in a world where men like Andrew Tate who support and share ideas like that it's hard seeing other men in my age following these ideologies and opinions. It's really toxic, dump and it just doesn't have to be that thing. Men don't have to weight the world on their shoulders and they don't have to feel obligated that they have to solve and control everything. If you are a man and you have strong emotions just cry, it's cathartic and when tou bottle your emotions inside you and keep them in your head only you're slowly destroying yourself
very based take
You were fortunate that you weren't raised surrounded by toxic masculinity. For a ton of men they are so stuck in that toxicity that telling them to "just cry" is like telling a depressed person to "just be happy". They shouldn't have to feel this way but they have been born and raised being told that they should and it's a nasty thing to escape.
It’s crazy to me how blind people are to the shit the men get on a daily basis😂
@@DjDeity215 are you serious
@@HedgeLockedonallplats dead ass serious .🙂
I miss when Dax was just going to school dressed like Superman on the wrong day.
Anthony with all the Andrew Tates in the world, I genuinely think of you as a positive online voice/role model for young men. You’re very grounded and I am always interested in hearing your opinion on societal issues. Thanks for helping me out over the years ❤
Cringe
@@unnamed776-m9h no u
@@jaypostsvideos4011 you’re also cringe
How is telling men their problems don't matter and aren't real a "positive force"?
@@volumizer1578 That's not what he's saying at all. He's saying (and specifically said at 11:37) that the feelings are valid, but accepting that reality as fact and wallowing in it instead of breaking this generational curse of isolated and repressed masculinity is bad. Accept the reality: many men have unfair expectations thrust upon them by other people. Create change: don't define your life as this and think it makes you a man.
Do you want your kids to grow up feeling like shit, being emotionally shut off and viewing themselves as a tool to bring in money for people because that's the only way they think they will find a place in society? If your answer is yes, you're part of the problem. If your answer is no, maybe you should take a hard look at what you can do to better your own life and perspective so they don't continue to hurt men in the future.
Your problems matter, men's problems matter, but continuing this cycle only perpetuates yours and so many other men's problems. We need to learn that emotions are okay, and if someone thinks they're not being "you're a man", tell them to get fucked and surround yourself with people who don't make your life worse.
I can’t believe JB Smoove made an autotune country ballad
Lmao bro I was trying to figure out who he looked like, That's the guy I was thinking of lol
@@butterschunkmcdonalds5333 🤣
Did you know he used to be a janitor?
melon man should make a self help tape for men honestly i think a lot of the kinds of guys in dax's audience need it
Roc Marciano: Broke generational curses with my cursive.
I understand the game and I know all of the inner workings.
The pain run deep, you only see what it is on the surface.
Dax: And our fathers' actions play a role and we end up like him
So they can't let us see them hurt
'Cause we'll embody what we do and start a generational curse
Man’s got 0 pen game
Fantano is doing much more at this point than just reviewing music. Talking about the toxicity of the constructed roles we embrace unconsciously in society and the expectations we think others have of us is very important imo and not easy to notice. Making music about these roles and promoting them is recycling this oppression all over
The way Fantano approaches expressing feminist and otherwise progressive ideas is so accessible and hard to disagree with for people who are looking in from the outside. It's never preachy, it's light hearted and fun while still treating the subject with the seriousness and respect it needs. We need more people like Melon on the online left, we as a community can often come off as offputting and gatekeepey, I hate seeing so many potential comrades pushed away.
@@TayTayMakesBeats I mean - just SO well-said. Thank you.
the part where its "our fathers action play a role and we end up like him" I laughed so fucking hard at that because of the fact that my dad is living proof of that not being true
I grew in a half Jamaican household that was very traditional when it comes to men. "Men are strong, emotionless providers that can't have feelings and feelings are for weak and gay men", all that awful crap. I learned in spite of that, its perfectly normal to have a healthy relationship with your emotions. Its okay to cry, laugh, say your depressed and the rest. More people relate to you when you're genuine about your emotions and not this weird monolithic toxic dude who is too badass for feelings.
In fact, most dudes I know who bottle up their feelings later on down the line have some sort of massive emotional explosion that does way more damage to everyone around them than being open about it would have ever done (getting into fights, becoming overly aggressive or worse).
But alas, a lot of people missed the point of The Sopranos.
I want to talk about something today.
I just got back from listening to how to disappear completely by Radiohead, one of the greatest songs of all time (in my opinion). I was crying while listening to it, I was grieving some stuff I don’t really want to mention.
How to Disappear Completely is one of the most emotionally impactful songs ever and it really is presented amazingly over time and is one of the songs that presents the most in the least amount of lyrics, it provides a hauntingly beautiful melody filled with violins. It has genuinely been so impactful to me.
Now, I’m going to present a song EVEN BETTER, How to Disappear Completely does NOT compare AT ALL to this song, I present…
Dax’s to be a man, I MEAN THE LYRICS ARE AMAZING I OOVED THE PART WHERE HE SAID: I watched ma granpa say penis… I MEAN WOW
Genuinely is that radio head song that good?
@@Taleof2heads YES
Dax is co worker music
Dax crawling out of the grave dear god
I think the problem is generalization. For most simpletons like Dax, it is easier to make assumptions about people based on societal norms or stereotypes, rather than taking the time to see them as complex individuals with their own stories. For example, it is not accurate to assume that all men share the same tendencies when it comes to expressing emotions in front of others. It is tragic that in 2023, we still can't move beyond simplistic archetypes and see people as the unique individuals they are.
Berserk fan talking facts.
It seems there's a lot of rap artists out there making songs with these cheesy, unnecessarily-dramatic, preach-y lyrics/themes. It's tragic, hip-hop and rap isn't about being a "peace and love, we are one" virtue-signaler. These guys have potential but instead they burn it away by being disingenuous and, at times, borderline fraudulent. Tom MacDonald is a disgrace, there's my two cents.
@@muddycatfish5396 logic Dax tom McDonald and Joyner Lucas all go in the I think my musics good cus I have a message box. But they still produce hot dog shit
@@mcgavinclapping9490 Tom McDonald's is the type to watch Christianity debunked videos on youtube
I am failing so hard to see where you guys get the idea he is saying men *SHOULD* feel this way. It seems like he's saying men *DO* feel this way, to me. Maybe he's not offering any solutions, but I don't think there's a solution that can be offered in a song or in a video analyzing the song for that matter.
Leaving aside the "don't cry in front of your kids" part. That's stupid.
The only thing you ever need to know about Dax is that when he came on the scene, his ego was already so big that he expected Eminem to text him just because he attached his name to his number publicly, then acted surprised when Em never did 😂
Lmaoooo 💀💀💀
My dad thinks exaaaaaactly these kinda things, omg this song is ON POINT about boomers' mentality
Dax is the gift that keeps on giving. Treasure trove of memes
This is the all lives matter of men's rights
I live in the south and I resonate with the idea of women also reinforcing toxic masculinity: it's a cultural thing that people just accidentally defend by ignorantly opening their mouth to play devil's advocate which is basically the practical science of reactionary thinking.
There seems to be a lot of people in this world who don't know the difference between 'not getting it' and 'getting it but not liking it'.
This song moved me, but I didn't cry! I wish I was a dog so hard! Then they'll love me for who I am not just for my money.
The comments are so wild on his music video. They genuinely talk like its the most impactful song ever written and life changing.
I honestly feel bad for the people that this song speaks to
So.. uh.. I guess it's actually reaching a lot of people and putting into words something they hadn't been able to communicate or understand, even if that realization is ten steps behind where they "should" be in terms of gender norms or whatever.
You always upload during my evening mood downswing and I really appreciate it
Good thing I’m a manly man to listen to it
And the crowd goes mild 😅 also Dax wasnt even smart enough to think up that women children and dogs bar he hoovered that right from Chris Rock's Netflix special he thinks he's slick
Fantano just spitting non-stop facts the whole video, I loved it. Thank you
Someone on RYM said that this song is for people who watch Sneako, and I think that's as accurate as it gets.
RYM? But that description is funny af 🤣 Andrew tate could be another good example
My white catholic grandpa says Dax is the best rapper in the game. Kendrick, Kanye, Em, Lil wayne, Pac, Nas, etc all have competition IG 😂
I do relate to some of the things he’s saying but not because society molded me like that or because of my peers, for me it comes from how I was raised. My dad was a very traditional and conservative person, he never let me cry or share my feelings or anything like that, he said it was feminine. Growing up that had a real impact on my social life and how I interacted and treated other men and women. It wasn’t until my early twenties did I really realize how toxic that was and try to break out of that shell, but still I find myself not talking about my feelings or feeling guilty when I cry and shit like that. After so many years it just becomes embedded in your brain that that’s how you should and shouldn’t act as a man. It honestly really is something that bothers me almost every day, going through high school I had undiagnosed depression and anxiety and it wasn’t until just a couple months ago did I get the courage to go to the doctor and actually talk about these things. Even still I have a hard time telling people I’m on anxiety meds just due to the fact that I don’t want them to judge me even tho I know now that they won’t
guys who make fun of guys for being “soft” or “feminine” and make fun of guys that are in touch with their emotions and not afraid to express themselves in any way are honestly just insecure with themselves and i hate people like that so much. just be a nice person and let people be how they want to be
Dax looks like if you tried to draw kid Cudi from memory
It's actually kinda amazing that this song has 100% the complete opposite intended affect. Listening to it genuinely makes me want to unalive myself.
Dax is truly the poetic philisopher we didnt deserve, but needed
I thought you were dead bro
*deserved, but didn't need.
I feel like bell hooks would have dropped a fire response to this song
Lmao she'd just call him a fascist or something, if her "violence is boyhood socialization" shit is any indication
i genuinely have a lot of empathy for men who are stuck in this frame of reference, i feel like it’s not acknowledged enough how much patriarchal gender roles often make men miserable too
i like how Dax is unintentionally breaking down capitalism and the patriarchy... excellent work comrade
Dax? More like Dacks, cause I pulled his pants down and stole his lunch money in third grade
@@ReanuKeevesAus yeah, and I heard kids continued to dack him even in his caretaker position. No wonder he went all Joker on us. Poor bloke couldn't handle the humiliation!
Certified Dax Moment
No drugs
No sex
No violence
No.
Melon, thanks for giving us this pep talk in an Adidas sweatshirt. You're a real (life) coach.
“We have it so hard with the limitations we set for ourselves… feel bad for us pls” 😔💔❤️🩹
Can't wait for a disstrack named "Melonshot"
i have never seen a positive video about dax
Because there isn't anything positive about him, expet maybey like 2 songs
I can feel Dax's lyrics coming inside me.
Those syllabus are hitting the prostate huh
Dude if you don’t show emotion in front of your children, or if you make emotions seem like a bad thing, that’s how they’ll view emotions for the rest of their life. Like they shouldn’t exist, and that can cause a whole host of issues. Guys who identify with shit like this are actually creating generational curses but according to this dude it’s the opposite
Manliest song ever is Muppet or a Man
Getting a fantano video is the highlight of Dax’s career
Unironically awesome video Anthony, you speak on this issue with a degree of confidence and sensibility that leaves little room for “alpha males” to attack and belittle you. I usually don’t make sincere comments like this on videos especially Fantano but this was a good one
The day Dax collaborated with K.A.A.N was the lowest point in K.A.A.N's career
holy shit i completely forgot about k.a.a.n.
"Manthany Mantano" - missed opportunity
Another superb dissertation, humorously delivered. Love the Vedder impersonation....
I'm glad i started watching it while taking a dump, laughter boosts my brick laying
This song was so manly that it untransed my gender. All the estrogen left through my pores and I instantly grew a two foot long unkempt beard.
Made me grow 6 inches ngl. It manned me up.
Edit; I am talking about height!
@@mocapcow2933 cringe
That is so awesome but unfortunately it must have also resulted in the rescinding of the unconditional love you receive as a woman
very great understanding of the way the world is right now anthony tremendous amounts of compassion shown this is how you win people over
Living around people who have believed this kind of "be a man" lifestyle and forced it on me, I can't completely disagree with Dax because there are still so many people who believe that Men are only worth what they make in a paycheck or what their skillset is and that emotions are weak, but he also completely forgets that we as a society CAN and HAVE been breaking away from that idea because it's ultimately built on nothing and means nothing. I hate that I had to go through that and I hate that so many other men still live by this code and believe this crap because its all so stupid
Steven Crowder bumping this track in the alley behind the community theater
A lot of people will talk about men not being allowed to show emotion or being confined to roles as a provider, but when anyone else calls them out on what they say, they'll go straight to attacking their masculinity...
Like bro, you clearly don't care about men's health or moving past toxic mindsets around men, you just want clout. Men do face certain problems in society, there's a million different variables as to what people can deal with in any given situation. But you're not taking any steps to make things better, both in action and in dialogue. It's a fashion statement to you and not a message, because you've made yourself into a sum of a few actor's products.
Not 1:1 but your psi op theory reminds of head up high by FITZ song that also gave me psi op vibes. I heard it in my office bathroom, it opens with the lyrics “I’m under pressure, underpaid, and working over time” Then goes on talking about how shitty life is before getting to the chorus of “I just keep my head up high.”
I was floored when the lyrics finally registered. The song doesn’t offer anything outside of someone else is keeping their head up high while they’re struggling to make enough money so I can too
Men discover the patriarchy affects them too
Patriarchy doesn't exist.
Patriarchy is a complete lie. There is no patriarchy.
@@archiewall124 you realise he actually made a valid point right?
I just shaved my moustache after three years and I'm really vibing with this video rn
But there were no references to being as swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon, being swift as a raging fire or mysterious as the dark side of the moon. L man tutorial
I heard, and maybe this is just rumors, Dax once worked in the janitorial industry.
He's in the pocket of Big Janitor
i heard this too
Big Janitor, man. The Illuminati of cleaning.
Tucker Carlson listening to this in the car rn
i get what Anthony's tryna say but it doesn't really seem like he's even trying to understand where Dax is coming from.
Just because people aren't vocal about "be a man" and "don't show emotions" doesn't mean that the sentiment isn't there.
a lot of men, whether they admit it or not, understand that we are the backbone of our families, whether or not we're the breadwinners.
it's not about women vs men, it's just the truth cuz gender roles are a thing for a reason.