Is Denji really a creep? (Chainsaw Man) | Video Essay

Anime Analyses and Critiques SPOILERS FOR CHAINSAW MAN MANGA/ANIME Can you spot the p3rvert? Today I discuss My Hero Academia’s Mineta and Chainsaw Man’s Denji in regards to their status as creeps. I also elaborate on the impact women’s objectification in media can have on our attitudes and beliefs. ❀ Twitter: @gaharajoke ❀ TikTok: @gaharajoke Profile pic art by keicreate on etsy / @keicreate_ on twitter. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:41 Section 1: Mineta & Sexual Coercion in Media 9:38 Section 2: Denji & Understanding Sexuality in Media 20:15 SPOILER WARNING FOR CHAINSAW MAN CH. 127 + 128 22:58 Conclusion Sources I read for this video: Alexopoulos, C. and Cingel, D.P., 2023. Sexual Consent on Television: Differing Portrayal Effects on Adolescent Viewers. Archives of Sexual Behavior, pp.1-16. Argüello‐Gutiérrez, C., Cubero, A., Fumero, F., Montealegre, D., Sandoval, P. and Smith‐Castro, V., 2023. I'm just joking! Perceptions of sexist humour and sexist beliefs in a Latin American context. International Journal of Psychology, 58(2), pp.91-102. Brummert, J.E., 1999. Sexual Harassment—a Primetime TV Laughing Matter. Journal of Individual Employment Rights, 8(2). Petersson, C.C. and Plantin, L., 2019. Breaking with norms of masculinity: Men making sense of their experience of sexual assault. Clinical Social Work Journal, 47(4), pp.372-383. Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Plante, C.N., Roberts, S.E. and Gerbasi, K.C., 2017. Examination of anime content and associations between anime consumption, genre preferences, and ambivalent sexism. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), pp.285-303. Taylor, J., 2020. Sexual violence in the media: Portrayals and prevention. Welch, L., 2021. Use of external characters to portray inappropriate sexual behavior in workplace comedies. Yao, M.Z., Mahood, C. and Linz, D., 2010. Sexual priming, gender stereotyping, and likelihood to sexually harass: Examining the cognitive effects of playing a sexually-explicit video game. Sex roles, 62, pp.77-88. ¬Background Music ❀ Massobeats - lavender:    • massobeats - lavender (royalty free lofi m...   ❀ Massobeats - peach prosecco:    • massobeats - peach prosecco (royalty free ...   ¬ No Copyright Infringement intended. "Copyright Disclaimer, Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for 'fair use' for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. COPYRIGHTS: FAIR USE, Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law): All media in this video is used for purpose of review & commentary under terms of fair use. All footage, music & images used belong to their respective companies.