Pop Culture Detective

Jonathan McIntosh (born: ), better known online as Pop Culture Detective, is an American YouTuber dedicated to analyzing intersections of politics, masculinity, and entertainment. He is a former Feminist Frequency co-writer and producer.
==Content==
The channel originally uploaded short videos of clips from movies and movie soundtrack remixes. In December 5 2015 he uploaded his first political-related video Outtakes: 5 Ways Men Can Help End Sexism.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omsTy1OsANw&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective His next videos were about toxic masculinityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gha3kEECqUk&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective and how Steven Universe subverted expressions of emotion.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z5ICVEIRIk&ab_channel=PopCultureDetectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvj9ebIePIM&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective He is critical of America as a countryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xfBtD6rLY&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective and Donald Trump,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r3FkR5rziY&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective expressing disgust at his misogyny. 
Since 2017, he started his trend of analyzing movies and tv shows through a feminist lens, such as the predatory romance of Harrison Ford movies,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWoP8VpbpYI&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective stalking being portrayed as romantichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1MPc5HG_I&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective and older movies sexualization of women.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thpEyEwi80&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective He has praised movies such as Fantastic Beasts for their positive portrayal of masculinity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4kuR1gyOeQ&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective He is very vocal about the sexual assault of men being played for laughs in media.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6QxD2_yQw&ab_channel=PopCultureDetectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nheskbsU5g&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective Even though he had been making analysis videos for a long time, he wasn't noticed by most until his videos on the misogyny of The Big Bang Theory,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs&ab_channel=PopCultureDetectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L7NRONADJ4&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective critiquing the show for using femininity as an insult and using the fact that the main characters were geeks as shields from their misogyny. 
He is a huge Star Wars fan, making videos analyzing the stormtroopers paradoxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L1QSYq2pUQ&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective and the jedi,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUPD1w78D5I&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective and praised The Last Jedi for subverting expectations and holding its male heroes accountable for their actions.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWqVJZMh6-w&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective Occasionally he will analyse children's media like Wall-E.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-vPQKwXbY&ab_channel=PopCultureDetectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3cBJBhrpok&ab_channel=PopCultureDetectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMUSmS9kSs&ab_channel=PopCultureDetective
McIntosh's other work includes writing the opinion piece, Playing with privilege: the invisible benefits of gaming while male, which addressed the Gamergate controversy that had been receiving increasing media attention and public discourse. In the piece, he sought to address the underlying problems that contributed toward sexism in video gaming by examining the inherent privileges that male-identified gamers benefit from. Taking inspiration from the famous Daily Effects of White Privilege list by Peggy McIntosh, among others, McIntosh listed 25 Daily Effects of Male Game Privilege. These included such privileges as "I will never be asked or expected to speak for all other gamers who share my gender."
==Personal life==
He was born in Penascola, Florida, to John and Theresa McIntosh. Ever since the age of 13 he desired to be in musicals and theaters. He also had several radio jobs in the past. He currently resides in Merced, California. 
==Trivia==
*Jonathan has a cat.
*He is 6'4.
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Reaction YouTubers
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2008