![]() ![]() People from all over the world reached out and thanked me for being so open about my struggle with mental illness. But then Gaby and I started “Just Between Us” and I was shocked by the response. In a lot of ways I felt so represented I was almost a living stereotype. ![]() I saw and identified with aspects of myself on TV and in movies all the time. I grew up a white Jewish girl from an affluent part of New York. I never understood the importance of representation until I was an adult. You can take our ad money, but you can’t take our freedom to upload. But unlike the rest of Hollywood, these molds will not break us. ![]() To his small credit, Paul never monetized the video in question (creators can choose whether or not to apply for ads), but his well-watched and monetized apology video certainly made him money.Īs is still common across Hollywood, the odds continue to be stacked against creators who do not fit a certain mold. Through sketch comedy and a fake advice show, we talk about mental illness, the LGBTQ community, sex positivity and a variety of other topics that YouTube has recently deemed “unsuitable for most advertisers.” Logan Paul, a straight, white male who films stunts with his friends, had no problem maintaining advertisers until he showed an actual dead body. With more than 757,000 subscribers, we are considered a medium-sized channel. Since then we have made over 300 videos and obtained over 130,00,000 views. I started a YouTube channel with my best friend, Gaby Dunn, in April of 2014. ![]()
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