Rabbits actor, Bunny, has confirmed that Six is also autistic/neurodivergent! He’s one of my main comforts for the band, and I would love to hear your thoughts on more of his character!
At the reunion show, the way Jon is moving around (nearly walking off stage as one example) makes it seem like he's not entirely present, but REALLY trying to be, at least it seemed like that to me.
Also, another thing for the robots and trauma: the spine canonically is genuinely incapable of forgetting things, and the events of photographic memories are Stuck in his brain forever-and Rabbit of course experienced the events of turn back the clock without knowing what Happened,,, this video is awesome, I love this band and I love this thing a lot!!!
i know you said you left your stutters in because of the topic of the video and that makes complete sense ! but they also make me very happy to hear bc it feels like im sitting w a friend and listening to them talk about a special interest (which is one of my fav things to do) idk it makes you sound more human (pun only halfway intended) and makes it so my brain doesnt zone out halfway through a sentence bc its like "oh no this is a Real Person and ill be sad if i miss their words" and i love it a lot also thaNK YOU for making a video about this, i didnt even know spg haD a comic bc i havent done basically any digging on them so now i get a new thing to devour in 2-3 sittings and then continue to be autistic about for years to come !!
thank you!! as an avid watcher of video essays myself, while editing this i realized a lot of folks have really tight edits, one sentence after the other with perfect takes. nothing Wrong with that, really, but it made me think "what if i kept the audio pretty close to what it was originally, with all the breath breaks and my weird speaking cadence and stutters?"
The video for SPG song, "Malfunction" it actually mentions people that have cards that say what their Malfunction is. Love that song, Honeybee, Transform, and their cover for "I don't care, I love it"
Holy shit, Rabbit's stutter!! I actually had to pause her introduction video around the part where she was talking about her Micromachines, because it sounded So Very Much like I used to when I was in speech therapy and I was trying to push through a stubborn phrase. I had honestly forgotten about that. Great video, as always
As someone who’s made several robot characters who can be interpreted as disabled, I absolutely loved this video! I really do hope you make a video more in depth about robots and disabilities in fiction.
You talking about the Jon potentially having madd made me think of the "Mayor of Biscuit Town" bit where Rabbit notices that Jon smells like gravy and when asked why, he is surprised that Rabbit doesn't know and says that it's because he's "the mayor of Biscuit Town". Rabbit then points out that this doesn't make sense and the Jon isn't really sure how to respond at first.
Their song "Malfunction" almost always makes me want to cry, how it celebrates diversity in people who don't fit certain standards. And for maladaptive daydreaming, I did not know of that term until recent years. It was...unsettling, when I finally realized how much of my life was spent in that state. Been doing what I can to gain control of it, and go to immersive instead, but it's been a struggle.
i just discovered this band recently and i think you did an excellent job with this video! i really enjoy how rabbit's stutters arent just accepted but actually treated like a kind of charming appeal unique to her character. it's one thing to tolerate disability and another thing to embrace it! i still dont know much about them aside from their costumes and routines completely rule but the neglect they all seem to share hits kinda close to home for me and im interested to find out more. subbed and binging all the rest of your spg stuff!
I don’t have a stutter but I do have tics, which when severe enough will cause me to be unable to speak, meaning it’ll cut off words and I’ll have to start them again over and over, so it kind of acts like a stutter. The most INFURIATING thing is when someone cuts me off or tries to guess what I’m saying because they’re usually wrong and just because I have a disability should NOT mean that you get to speak for me. It’s not that big of a deal if you have to wait 5 seconds for me to say a word, just listen because you continuously interrupting me while my tics are doing that already will make the whole process much longer. It makes me so happy to see that none of Rabbit’s siblings ever do anything like that, they don’t even act annoyed by it they just wait for her to finish the word
Fire, Fire is about PTSD and you can't change my mind. The first verse is a nightmare, and the second verse is a flashback. In the first verse, there's a weird perspective shift in the middle right before the subject dies, but even though he dies, he wakes up in the next verse, sweating in his own bed. The fire alarm that wakes him up sends him into a flashback, and it's unclear what's actually happening and what's in his head. They have so many songs about mental illness. As a someone who is actually four to six mental illnesses in a trench coat, this band very much appeals to me.
this came up randomly on my feed and i just got mad flashbacks to the early 2010s, thank u its absolutely wild to me that this fandom is still kicking, hope y’all r having fun !!!
I always assumed the Stage Zero in the video for Lyin Awake was Zero, immobilized in the basement in like, low power mode or maybe he was put there cause they thought he was broken and he turned on just enough to be conscious and started daydreaming about his solo career he was about to have.
we absolutely loved this video! our partner likes SPG so we've heard a bit of their music, but we had no clue there was so much backstory to the characters, and the disability rep is absolutely fantastic. we especially appreciate how much seems left open to interpretation; it's really nice to see disabled characters existing without having to "justify" certain behaviors by explicitly stating where they come from. and the representation is appreciably built into their on-stage characterization rather than existing solely in the lore, in fact the lore doesn't even give the full story in most cases... the disabilities are part of the characters, not just part of the characters' backstories!
I know nothing about this band, nor have we ever heard of them before today, but we see that your lil icon person has patches for a plurality/DID/OSDD symbol and for that we are VERY VERY HAPPY anyway am subscroobin now
i'm glad this video came into my recommended. as a disabled queer person i've felt a lot of comfort from SPG's songs, specifically wired wrong and malfunction. being autistic and having a dissociative disorder, i never came to terms with the label "disabled'" until my dad helped me file for disability last month. i know being disabled doesn't make you less of a person but i've had to confront my internalized ableism. it's silly to say but a goofy little band of robots has really helped me in this process. i'm happy SPG also has helped other disabled folks feel represented and appreciated. in the wise words of rabbit "varied strings are worth more than gold"
The only SPG I've ever interacted with is the song Honeybee, but I think I have to seek out more SPG stuff now. Thanks for a good essay, and thanks for a new band to dive into!
Beautifully presented video. SPG is comprised of so many talented individuals, and I love how you can always learn something new about them in videos, comics, music, and even other videos like this one. I love that you left your stutter in your recordings. It is a part of you, and will resonate with so many others who watch and listen.
If I may ask, is your mechanical organ an insulin pump? When you mentioned that "I'm a cyborg with a mechanical organ," it immediately made me think of mine. That's how I've described it more than once, and I think it a large part of my own personal interest in cybernetics and roboticism. And then looked closer to your avatar and saw the thing on your belt and wondered. This video is the first thing I've ever seen you've done.
yep, that's my pump! for me too, i think my interests in robot characters stems from my own feelings about disability. which is why this video exists in the first place haha
As a child I had a terrible stutter and a pronounced lisp. I also had a terrible balance problem. I have suffered from horrific migraines since I was a teen. When suffering a migraine, stressed or tired my vocal afflictions will return. My wife is so patient when it happens. Most people dont even notice it. My current gp doctor has acknowledged the issue. That has made so much difference. Im 55 now. So for over 30 years no doctor would even acknowledge my issue. SPG is an amazing group to show that we as a community of fans can find representation and acceptance. God bless them and this community. My speech is so much less than many go through. But i remember going to speech class as a kid and i can see how this would be hard for kids to go through. Thank you to the op for this video. I enjoyed the review of the band and your interpretation of the various traumas they have gone through. It is important thst people know they are not alone and that there is help out there. Doctors are so much better now. I encourage anyone who needs help to please seek help. Your story is yours. And there is help out there. Your grief is yours. The world is made better for all of being here. This band is amazing as is this community of fans. Stay safe everyone.
I don't know how the algorithm brought me here, but I love this channel's vibes and the short snippet I heard of the band sounded killer, plus the whole presentation you gave on it and its lore. Thanks for introducing me to another bit of the world to enjoy.
What a fantastic video, I'm glad you talked about the more serious things the band has made, while a lot their stuff is fun and silly I find myself enjoying the songs that have more serious undertones, Malfunction, Wired Wrong, Transform, Only Human, and Blue Portals to name a few are all songs that have stuck with me and helped me through my own struggles
THE WAY I SAT STRAIGHT (I'm not) IN MY CHAIR THE MOMENT I HEARD STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE- I'm so happy with this video! I love it, SPG is a big part of my brainrots at the moment
As someone whos working on a story with robots (because im hyperfixating on spg rn) i plqn on having human neurodivergant charicters along side robot neurodivergant charicters because i have no frying idea how the nurotypical mind works & its easyer to make them all lowkey-adhd coded if not outright neurodivergant
Dude, your videos are always a treat to watch and as someone who obsessively daydreams about SPG, this is amazing. Thank you for feeding my obsessive flame, you're super cool ^^
What an amazing video, just latley i found out about this band, i'm pretty new to most of the stuff, but i enjoy every second of it!!! and i really love the representation!!! and the fandom is so freaking wholsome!!!!!
This is wonderful, this describes things beautifully, and the way you hit on the fact they manage to slip in such stuff in their songs and comics? I love it! (And you also ust made me realise why I love Lying Awake so much dxfghxfghcf) (Also the fact Overdrive describes Mania perfectly, imo: "Overdrive is taking me over and Driving me/Overdrive don't stop/We all like this feeling") Yeah! I love this!! Thank you for making and posting this, I adore it! ^w^
Absolutely love the video! It’s always great to not only see your content, but also seeing how much our headcanons on the automatons alight! Can’t wait to see what else you’re working on!
I have recently discovered this band. Instantly fell in love with them. I had no idea they had comics. I definitely need to read them. I love the overall message of You see problems, We see loved ones, that they have.
i just realized that honeybee, one of the songs that i associate with my partner and love dearly is from steam powered giraffe and that's just a really neat discovery i had. i think now i HAVE to get into them LOL anyways it's really nice to see someone like me (nonbinary lesbian [from your pins on your character] who is autistic) talking abt something they clearly love and are passionate about :') keep up the amazing work!!!!!
wow i havent thought of spg in years, I never knew they had specific characters! this is super interesting! also I love your owl character they're so cute
I love this video, and certainly could explain why I love them so much as well! It makes me feel like I can relate to them, especially with Malfunction and Wired Wrong being my favorite songs
mmm i love this video essay, thanks for laying it all out! a little more on rabbit's stutter: i think you'll appreciate this q&a panel ruclips.net/video/wssq-_bnyG8/видео.html at 8:35, where the spine defends rabbit's stutter! i love these robot siblings aaaaa
I love seeing people just as into SPG as me I'm so mentally ill for them (Pos) Edit: ACTUALLY- Rabbit does have a studder! I went to a panel and she talked about how she had a studder that she wanted to incorporate into her character, and while it wasn't so bad as it was before, she still incorporated it!
i love spg so much, and im so excited to see your other videos on them! i havent kept up with lore quite as much recently, so i had no idea about zeros backstory until now! i guess this is my sign to start hyperfixating on them again lol
fellow autistic here and this video is incredible but YOUR OUTRO!! IS IS UNCLE RAPHIES MAGICAL MUSICAL SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR!!!!! I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN ANYONE ELSE EVN ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND ITS SO CATCHY AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I AM JUST. THRILLED TO KNOW I DIDNT HALLUCINATE IT.
Ive never seen anyone talk about having a stutter before! Thats so cool of you!! Ive never heard anyone in media have one like sometimes a character will like "s'stop" but that isn't the same as someone having a stutter. I also repeat short one syllable words and i also slur my s' a lot, i dont necessary have a special letter that tripps me up but is usually constants instead of vowels. Just Muah!
this is such a neat introduction, i have never particularly had any previous interest in spg, and i thought they were just a "normal" band. i didn't know there was any sort of lore or story to them! i have been meaning to check them out for years now but honestly my excuse is just thay being autistic makes it harder for me to get into new things. i like what i already like. but i will have to check them out now, you've definitely piqued my interest!
I have no idea how this video ended up in my recommendations but I LOVED it. I haven't even listened to much of steam powered giraffe (I only really knew about the whole Rabbit being trans thing for their storyline) except a few songs I fell in love with, so it was so cool to hear more about the context and lore! I fully vibe with all your interpretations and analysis. Mega cool!!!
I completely agree w/ everything here and this video has gained you a new sub, im autistic and a nerd as well and you seem to be a genuinely nice person ^^! Thank you for feeding my hyperfixation w/ this vid lol
Re: Six's Mask. The first thing I associate keyholes with is someone looking through one. So what if Six's mask serves to reduce sensory input to a level that's comfortable for him? Maybe the blue energy vastly increased his sensitivity or gave him the ability to perceive things outside the usual five senses. Or since he's confirmed neurodivergent, maybe he started wearing a mask while his face was healing, and realized it helped a lot to manage his sensory integration problems, and decided to continue wearing one.
I heard of SPG and always loved them but for some reason never fully got into their lore before? Lolo I dunno why I think I was too distracted with life stuff at the time. I love this video going over it all! I had no idea about most of these things and now knowing makes me love the band even more!
im so glad to see someone talk about dissociation :) and also MADD !!!! i do that!!!! because of trauma. im glad to see it be talked about. i dont choose it at all :sob: i never talk about my madd because nobody around me thinks its real and openly constantly mocks it and my pacing.... this video hearing about it talked about so clearly and friendly. it makes me feel overwhelmed in a good way
YEAHHHHHH SPG I LOVE SPG YEAHHHHHHHHHHH (I am so pumped to watch this video I hope both sides of your pillow are cold and your coffee is warm) Edit: YEAH THIS VIDEOS SO GOOD WOOOOOOOO Edit 2: I LOVED YOUR RAMBLINGS I HOPE I SEE MORE OF YOUR CONTENT
I don't know if it's the same for other people (might be from my ADHD) but I don't notice people's stutters as much after using zoom for work during covid. Audio buffering makes it such a common place thing that it just seems perfectly normal to have a little random break in the conversation from time to time.
As an aspiring writer, who has ADHD (and probably is autistic, but I'm still awaiting diagnosis on that), when it comes to writing disability, "crippled" and "cripple" are words I'm very careful with, but I feel like they shouldn't be completely tabu. In the book I am working on, one character does use these words when referring to her adoptive brother, who is an below-the-knee amputee. She doesn't mean it in malice, but it is meant to be a sign of her callousness and the way in which she can be ignorant about how the world has changed since she was young. I generally don't *like* using slurs, but when writing a character, who was born way before these words became slurs, and who is meant to be struggling to adapt to modern sensibilities, it feels like messing with the integrity of the character when I mess with their vocabulary. It's one of those things that are a fine line to tread, in my opinion, and an instance in which a character can either be shown to be flawed, and/or learn over the course of the story that they have to change with the times or will be left behind in obscurity. Equally, if the writing of Doctor Norman's backstory fits the style and feel of the rest of the comic, I feel like censoring those words could take away from the authenticity. Mind you, I have not read the comic, and I don't know whether the descriptions are meant to be written by a character inside of the story (which is where I'd find those words more excusable for the afformentioned reasons) or by a third-person narrator who isn't part of the story.
I don't know too much about Steam Powered Giraffes, but this video is super cool! I used to maladaptive dream in middle/high school, nowadays not too much, but it's cool to see someone talk about it. Like to the point of pacing so much I would bruise myself. ALSO, is your sona a quail owl? It's so cute!
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Rabbits actor, Bunny, has confirmed that Six is also autistic/neurodivergent! He’s one of my main comforts for the band, and I would love to hear your thoughts on more of his character!
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do you have the post in which she confirmed this? i can’t find anything online
That explains why i found him in the comic so relatable
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At the reunion show, the way Jon is moving around (nearly walking off stage as one example) makes it seem like he's not entirely present, but REALLY trying to be, at least it seemed like that to me.
Very interesting video! I always thought that Rabbit's glitches were tics but a stutter makes more sense!
Also, another thing for the robots and trauma: the spine canonically is genuinely incapable of forgetting things, and the events of photographic memories are Stuck in his brain forever-and Rabbit of course experienced the events of turn back the clock without knowing what Happened,,, this video is awesome, I love this band and I love this thing a lot!!!
i know you said you left your stutters in because of the topic of the video and that makes complete sense ! but they also make me very happy to hear bc it feels like im sitting w a friend and listening to them talk about a special interest (which is one of my fav things to do)
idk it makes you sound more human (pun only halfway intended) and makes it so my brain doesnt zone out halfway through a sentence bc its like "oh no this is a Real Person and ill be sad if i miss their words" and i love it a lot
also thaNK YOU for making a video about this, i didnt even know spg haD a comic bc i havent done basically any digging on them so now i get a new thing to devour in 2-3 sittings and then continue to be autistic about for years to come !!
thank you!! as an avid watcher of video essays myself, while editing this i realized a lot of folks have really tight edits, one sentence after the other with perfect takes. nothing Wrong with that, really, but it made me think "what if i kept the audio pretty close to what it was originally, with all the breath breaks and my weird speaking cadence and stutters?"
The video for SPG song, "Malfunction" it actually mentions people that have cards that say what their Malfunction is. Love that song, Honeybee, Transform, and their cover for "I don't care, I love it"
Holy shit, Rabbit's stutter!! I actually had to pause her introduction video around the part where she was talking about her Micromachines, because it sounded So Very Much like I used to when I was in speech therapy and I was trying to push through a stubborn phrase. I had honestly forgotten about that. Great video, as always
As someone who’s made several robot characters who can be interpreted as disabled, I absolutely loved this video! I really do hope you make a video more in depth about robots and disabilities in fiction.
You talking about the Jon potentially having madd made me think of the "Mayor of Biscuit Town" bit where Rabbit notices that Jon smells like gravy and when asked why, he is surprised that Rabbit doesn't know and says that it's because he's "the mayor of Biscuit Town". Rabbit then points out that this doesn't make sense and the Jon isn't really sure how to respond at first.
Their song "Malfunction" almost always makes me want to cry, how it celebrates diversity in people who don't fit certain standards.
And for maladaptive daydreaming, I did not know of that term until recent years. It was...unsettling, when I finally realized how much of my life was spent in that state. Been doing what I can to gain control of it, and go to immersive instead, but it's been a struggle.
i just discovered this band recently and i think you did an excellent job with this video! i really enjoy how rabbit's stutters arent just accepted but actually treated like a kind of charming appeal unique to her character. it's one thing to tolerate disability and another thing to embrace it! i still dont know much about them aside from their costumes and routines completely rule but the neglect they all seem to share hits kinda close to home for me and im interested to find out more. subbed and binging all the rest of your spg stuff!
Omg! I never saw the ptsd bit of any of their shows and it’s just so fascinating to watch! This whole video is just so interesting
I don’t have a stutter but I do have tics, which when severe enough will cause me to be unable to speak, meaning it’ll cut off words and I’ll have to start them again over and over, so it kind of acts like a stutter. The most INFURIATING thing is when someone cuts me off or tries to guess what I’m saying because they’re usually wrong and just because I have a disability should NOT mean that you get to speak for me. It’s not that big of a deal if you have to wait 5 seconds for me to say a word, just listen because you continuously interrupting me while my tics are doing that already will make the whole process much longer. It makes me so happy to see that none of Rabbit’s siblings ever do anything like that, they don’t even act annoyed by it they just wait for her to finish the word
I just love your interpretation of Lyin’ awake!!! It really does make a lot of sense once two and two are connected ^_^
My guy won me over in the first 6 seconds, great stuff.
Fire, Fire is about PTSD and you can't change my mind. The first verse is a nightmare, and the second verse is a flashback. In the first verse, there's a weird perspective shift in the middle right before the subject dies, but even though he dies, he wakes up in the next verse, sweating in his own bed. The fire alarm that wakes him up sends him into a flashback, and it's unclear what's actually happening and what's in his head.
They have so many songs about mental illness. As a someone who is actually four to six mental illnesses in a trench coat, this band very much appeals to me.
this came up randomly on my feed and i just got mad flashbacks to the early 2010s, thank u
its absolutely wild to me that this fandom is still kicking, hope y’all r having fun !!!
I always assumed the Stage Zero in the video for Lyin Awake was Zero, immobilized in the basement in like, low power mode or maybe he was put there cause they thought he was broken and he turned on just enough to be conscious and started daydreaming about his solo career he was about to have.
this video is singlehandedly making me want to listen to steam punk giraffe..... i LOVE robots so much and this is like. robot central.
we absolutely loved this video! our partner likes SPG so we've heard a bit of their music, but we had no clue there was so much backstory to the characters, and the disability rep is absolutely fantastic. we especially appreciate how much seems left open to interpretation; it's really nice to see disabled characters existing without having to "justify" certain behaviors by explicitly stating where they come from. and the representation is appreciably built into their on-stage characterization rather than existing solely in the lore, in fact the lore doesn't even give the full story in most cases... the disabilities are part of the characters, not just part of the characters' backstories!
I know nothing about this band, nor have we ever heard of them before today, but we see that your lil icon person has patches for a plurality/DID/OSDD symbol and for that we are VERY VERY HAPPY anyway am subscroobin now
i'm glad this video came into my recommended. as a disabled queer person i've felt a lot of comfort from SPG's songs, specifically wired wrong and malfunction. being autistic and having a dissociative disorder, i never came to terms with the label "disabled'" until my dad helped me file for disability last month.
i know being disabled doesn't make you less of a person but i've had to confront my internalized ableism. it's silly to say but a goofy little band of robots has really helped me in this process. i'm happy SPG also has helped other disabled folks feel represented and appreciated. in the wise words of rabbit "varied strings are worth more than gold"
The only SPG I've ever interacted with is the song Honeybee, but I think I have to seek out more SPG stuff now. Thanks for a good essay, and thanks for a new band to dive into!
Beautifully presented video. SPG is comprised of so many talented individuals, and I love how you can always learn something new about them in videos, comics, music, and even other videos like this one. I love that you left your stutter in your recordings. It is a part of you, and will resonate with so many others who watch and listen.
If I may ask, is your mechanical organ an insulin pump? When you mentioned that "I'm a cyborg with a mechanical organ," it immediately made me think of mine. That's how I've described it more than once, and I think it a large part of my own personal interest in cybernetics and roboticism. And then looked closer to your avatar and saw the thing on your belt and wondered. This video is the first thing I've ever seen you've done.
yep, that's my pump! for me too, i think my interests in robot characters stems from my own feelings about disability. which is why this video exists in the first place haha
I never knew how much i needed spg video essays in my life until now
ive never heard of this band before but this is really cool :)
edit: its 2 days later this band is the Only thing ive been listening to
aha! you've fallen into my trap! (i'm so glad i could introduce you to this wonderful band!)
Yayyy
Spg is the only thing I've listened to for the past few months now
As a child I had a terrible stutter and a pronounced lisp. I also had a terrible balance problem. I have suffered from horrific migraines since I was a teen. When suffering a migraine, stressed or tired my vocal afflictions will return. My wife is so patient when it happens. Most people dont even notice it. My current gp doctor has acknowledged the issue. That has made so much difference. Im 55 now. So for over 30 years no doctor would even acknowledge my issue. SPG is an amazing group to show that we as a community of fans can find representation and acceptance. God bless them and this community. My speech is so much less than many go through. But i remember going to speech class as a kid and i can see how this would be hard for kids to go through. Thank you to the op for this video. I enjoyed the review of the band and your interpretation of the various traumas they have gone through. It is important thst people know they are not alone and that there is help out there. Doctors are so much better now. I encourage anyone who needs help to please seek help. Your story is yours. And there is help out there. Your grief is yours. The world is made better for all of being here. This band is amazing as is this community of fans. Stay safe everyone.
I don't know how the algorithm brought me here, but I love this channel's vibes and the short snippet I heard of the band sounded killer, plus the whole presentation you gave on it and its lore.
Thanks for introducing me to another bit of the world to enjoy.
This video introduced me to this band and now I’m obsessed with them and I’m watching all yours videos
Never really thought about rabbit's stutter much until now. Thankful you shared your thoughts, your points are very intriguing
I'm a stutterer too and it's so cool to hear someone stuttering on RUclips!! And just owning it anyway. :)
Nice narration and artwork.💐 Love that you left the stutters in - gives the video a personal touch, unlike a perfectly edited studio version.
What a fantastic video, I'm glad you talked about the more serious things the band has made, while a lot their stuff is fun and silly I find myself enjoying the songs that have more serious undertones, Malfunction, Wired Wrong, Transform, Only Human, and Blue Portals to name a few are all songs that have stuck with me and helped me through my own struggles
UNCLE RALPHIE OUTRO... EPIC!!!!!!
THE WAY I SAT STRAIGHT (I'm not) IN MY CHAIR THE MOMENT I HEARD STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE- I'm so happy with this video! I love it, SPG is a big part of my brainrots at the moment
As someone whos working on a story with robots (because im hyperfixating on spg rn) i plqn on having human neurodivergant charicters along side robot neurodivergant charicters because i have no frying idea how the nurotypical mind works & its easyer to make them all lowkey-adhd coded if not outright neurodivergant
Dude, your videos are always a treat to watch and as someone who obsessively daydreams about SPG, this is amazing. Thank you for feeding my obsessive flame, you're super cool ^^
What an amazing video, just latley i found out about this band, i'm pretty new to most of the stuff, but i enjoy every second of it!!! and i really love the representation!!! and the fandom is so freaking wholsome!!!!!
Fantastic video! I love your character btw, very cool!
I AM INCREDIBLY AUTISTIC ABOUT STEAM POWERED GIRAFFE AND THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO EVER
This is wonderful, this describes things beautifully, and the way you hit on the fact they manage to slip in such stuff in their songs and comics? I love it!
(And you also ust made me realise why I love Lying Awake so much dxfghxfghcf)
(Also the fact Overdrive describes Mania perfectly, imo: "Overdrive is taking me over and Driving me/Overdrive don't stop/We all like this feeling")
Yeah! I love this!! Thank you for making and posting this, I adore it! ^w^
a video essay about SPG?..
never thought i'd see the day, but happy it is here:)
this band can never get enough attention!
This video got me into Steam Powered Giraffe !!! I am very grateful as it is fueling my robot hyperfixation even more ^u^ !!!
A very well put together and well executed essay!
You go mate!
Absolutely love the video! It’s always great to not only see your content, but also seeing how much our headcanons on the automatons alight! Can’t wait to see what else you’re working on!
Loved to hear your thoughts on this 💙
I have recently discovered this band. Instantly fell in love with them. I had no idea they had comics. I definitely need to read them. I love the overall message of You see problems, We see loved ones, that they have.
I'm glad you made this video because this video is how I discovered SPG and I think I've become obsessed with it lol
I'm think I'm going to do an ungodly amount of research into this and then return
i just realized that honeybee, one of the songs that i associate with my partner and love dearly is from steam powered giraffe and that's just a really neat discovery i had. i think now i HAVE to get into them LOL
anyways it's really nice to see someone like me (nonbinary lesbian [from your pins on your character] who is autistic) talking abt something they clearly love and are passionate about :') keep up the amazing work!!!!!
Thank you for reintroducing me to a previous hyperfocus/special interest!
I love how passionate you are about this, and I wish the band members could know how much joy it brings you!
What a wise and valuable owl. Subbed
i love this band as much as i love this video
wow i havent thought of spg in years, I never knew they had specific characters! this is super interesting! also I love your owl character they're so cute
I LOVE THIS VIDEO! Thank you, i was very intrigued by this and it was fun to listen to :P I very much agree with you on all of these
I love this video, and certainly could explain why I love them so much as well! It makes me feel like I can relate to them, especially with Malfunction and Wired Wrong being my favorite songs
Such a great video! I have heard about this band but you have me intrested. I really like the lore behind it. Great job! ❤
mmm i love this video essay, thanks for laying it all out!
a little more on rabbit's stutter: i think you'll appreciate this q&a panel ruclips.net/video/wssq-_bnyG8/видео.html at 8:35, where the spine defends rabbit's stutter! i love these robot siblings aaaaa
I love seeing people just as into SPG as me I'm so mentally ill for them (Pos)
Edit: ACTUALLY- Rabbit does have a studder! I went to a panel and she talked about how she had a studder that she wanted to incorporate into her character, and while it wasn't so bad as it was before, she still incorporated it!
Oh man, I sure hope this video doesnt reawaken any old special interests of mine (lying, too late, literally about to learn SPG songs on the ukulele)
I really miss this band. I loved them as a kid, back before Jon left. I'm happy they've found success but I miss the busking days.
Great video, also I love ur spg compilations sm, they’re some of my fav videos (im also on the spectrum hehe)
Holy shit, so neat to hear and also your voice is adorable!!!
i love spg so much, and im so excited to see your other videos on them! i havent kept up with lore quite as much recently, so i had no idea about zeros backstory until now! i guess this is my sign to start hyperfixating on them again lol
Much love darling.. XXY here , and i definitely am one of these... I love Love Love bunny! (and SPG -- dont look at me like that Michael)
Fantastic video, well presented. Thank you!
Awesome video, I hadn’t heard of steam powered giraffe before, but now I’m interested in checking them out!
fellow autistic here and this video is incredible but YOUR OUTRO!! IS IS UNCLE RAPHIES MAGICAL MUSICAL SIDESHOW SPECTACULAR!!!!! I HAVE LITERALLY NEVER SEEN ANYONE ELSE EVN ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND ITS SO CATCHY AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND I AM JUST. THRILLED TO KNOW I DIDNT HALLUCINATE IT.
Thanks for introducing the band to all of us!
Ive never seen anyone talk about having a stutter before! Thats so cool of you!! Ive never heard anyone in media have one like sometimes a character will like "s'stop" but that isn't the same as someone having a stutter.
I also repeat short one syllable words and i also slur my s' a lot, i dont necessary have a special letter that tripps me up but is usually constants instead of vowels.
Just Muah!
Wait wait lyin awake has a music video now ?
Yep
this is such a neat introduction, i have never particularly had any previous interest in spg, and i thought they were just a "normal" band. i didn't know there was any sort of lore or story to them! i have been meaning to check them out for years now but honestly my excuse is just thay being autistic makes it harder for me to get into new things. i like what i already like. but i will have to check them out now, you've definitely piqued my interest!
I had a friend who was super into SPG
I havent heard of them in like 10 years
I think it's time for me to savebsome playlists
i today discovered you, and a good band!
Honestly I am very stressed today and u have distracted me from that, which makes me feel better. Thank u little owl ❤
Such a wonderful video! I love these robots so much!❤️
Even tho I've turned full metalhead, steam powered giraffe is still one of my favorites
This is such a nice video! It's so nice to hear someone talk about something they're very passionate about
aaaa i love this band
I have no idea how this video ended up in my recommendations but I LOVED it. I haven't even listened to much of steam powered giraffe (I only really knew about the whole Rabbit being trans thing for their storyline) except a few songs I fell in love with, so it was so cool to hear more about the context and lore! I fully vibe with all your interpretations and analysis. Mega cool!!!
I completely agree w/ everything here and this video has gained you a new sub, im autistic and a nerd as well and you seem to be a genuinely nice person ^^! Thank you for feeding my hyperfixation w/ this vid lol
Re: Six's Mask. The first thing I associate keyholes with is someone looking through one. So what if Six's mask serves to reduce sensory input to a level that's comfortable for him? Maybe the blue energy vastly increased his sensitivity or gave him the ability to perceive things outside the usual five senses. Or since he's confirmed neurodivergent, maybe he started wearing a mask while his face was healing, and realized it helped a lot to manage his sensory integration problems, and decided to continue wearing one.
love the giraffes...and miss the jon so much. he was great.. nothing againt zero
Only recently really decided to get into spg and I had no idea there was all this lore! Great vid :)
I heard of SPG and always loved them but for some reason never fully got into their lore before? Lolo I dunno why I think I was too distracted with life stuff at the time. I love this video going over it all! I had no idea about most of these things and now knowing makes me love the band even more!
I love Steam Powered Giraffe and im a patreon patron of them!
Very neat!
Yesss!! More SPG content please!
Just a fellow neurodivergent stuttering SPG fan popping by to say hi. Great video!
Rabbit is my faveorite bot
im so glad to see someone talk about dissociation :) and also MADD !!!! i do that!!!! because of trauma. im glad to see it be talked about. i dont choose it at all :sob:
i never talk about my madd because nobody around me thinks its real and openly constantly mocks it and my pacing.... this video hearing about it talked about so clearly and friendly. it makes me feel overwhelmed in a good way
stumbled on your video. Really liked it. thanks and i will check them out.
YEAHHHHHH SPG I LOVE SPG YEAHHHHHHHHHHH (I am so pumped to watch this video I hope both sides of your pillow are cold and your coffee is warm)
Edit: YEAH THIS VIDEOS SO GOOD WOOOOOOOO
Edit 2: I LOVED YOUR RAMBLINGS I HOPE I SEE MORE OF YOUR CONTENT
7:32
I haven’t… read the comics… can… can Spine do that? That’s very upsetting to look at I- Spine???
yup. he can go into worm mode.
I don't know if it's the same for other people (might be from my ADHD) but I don't notice people's stutters as much after using zoom for work during covid. Audio buffering makes it such a common place thing that it just seems perfectly normal to have a little random break in the conversation from time to time.
I haven't really listened to any of SPG but I do like obscure lore, and the song Honeybee!
As an aspiring writer, who has ADHD (and probably is autistic, but I'm still awaiting diagnosis on that), when it comes to writing disability, "crippled" and "cripple" are words I'm very careful with, but I feel like they shouldn't be completely tabu. In the book I am working on, one character does use these words when referring to her adoptive brother, who is an below-the-knee amputee. She doesn't mean it in malice, but it is meant to be a sign of her callousness and the way in which she can be ignorant about how the world has changed since she was young.
I generally don't *like* using slurs, but when writing a character, who was born way before these words became slurs, and who is meant to be struggling to adapt to modern sensibilities, it feels like messing with the integrity of the character when I mess with their vocabulary. It's one of those things that are a fine line to tread, in my opinion, and an instance in which a character can either be shown to be flawed, and/or learn over the course of the story that they have to change with the times or will be left behind in obscurity.
Equally, if the writing of Doctor Norman's backstory fits the style and feel of the rest of the comic, I feel like censoring those words could take away from the authenticity. Mind you, I have not read the comic, and I don't know whether the descriptions are meant to be written by a character inside of the story (which is where I'd find those words more excusable for the afformentioned reasons) or by a third-person narrator who isn't part of the story.
I don't know too much about Steam Powered Giraffes, but this video is super cool! I used to maladaptive dream in middle/high school, nowadays not too much, but it's cool to see someone talk about it. Like to the point of pacing so much I would bruise myself. ALSO, is your sona a quail owl? It's so cute!