Jack Edwards

[fwooper]

I've worked it out!

You know how Jack said he wasn't doing a masters (not that he didn't apply) and that he hadn't been rejected by Oxford and it just sounded like weird wording??

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Astrid's tweet helped me realise what happened:
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I'm 99% sure he did apply but was waitlisted.

I know its speculation but: he unlisted his vids at the time the offers / waitlist / rejections came out and he was careful not to say that he didn't apply so I am so sure this is what happened.

Didn’t someone say that he unlisted the videos earlier this year, though? It just happened to be discovered here around the time decisions came out, but someone said they’d been unlisted for weeks.

Idk, I’m inclined to believe him. In a Q&A video last year he said he wasn’t bothering with master’s applications. Also, if he was waitlisted why would he say he isn’t doing a master’s at all - wouldn’t he wait to see the outcome of the waitlist?

Also he needs to stop with the tweets where he “addresses” stuff that have only been spoken about on here lol.

 

[nissigossips]

Fair enough! I just thought it was weird he didn't say he didn't apply so thought he'd probably applied but been wait listed but then decided to take another year out anyway. Obviously just speculation!

Edit I'm sure he'll tweet to "address things" if I'm wrong

 

[3calico3]

I wonder if he'll address his new plans in one of his videos, or whether he decided to circumvent that so he didn't have too many people finding out.

 

[nrs264]

Didn’t someone say that he unlisted the videos earlier this year, though? It just happened to be discovered here around the time decisions came out, but someone said they’d been unlisted for weeks.

Idk, I’m inclined to believe him. In a Q&A video last year he said he wasn’t bothering with master’s applications. Also, if he was waitlisted why would he say he isn’t doing a master’s at all - wouldn’t he wait to see the outcome of the waitlist?

Also he needs to stop with the tweets where he “addresses” stuff that have only been spoken about on here lol.

But influencers do that to make them sound more important and popular than they really are

 

[nissigossips]

I honestly think Jack tweets replies to everything we discuss because hes too insecure to stop checking this thread. And once hes read the criticism it gets under his skin so he wants us to know his reply and hes worked out he can do that indirectly through twitter?

In general I hate it when influencers call these hate threads and complain about them while compulsively reading here. They aren't hate threads, a lot of stuff on here (especially Jades thread!) is very valid discussion and constructive criticism. In my opinion if youre raking in the AD money then you ARE an influencer, however much you might hate that word! And you should expect people to hold you accountable not just blindly praise you.

Also be grateful these threads exist, if they didnt this discussion would be happening in your comments where you wouldnt be able to avoid it...

 

[markhamil94]

Jack is my boy, but I have noticed a lot of people don't care for him. He makes the games so much more fun/entertaining in my opinion. I've seen on YouTube comments and other social media that he gets a lot of heat. I feel like all Boston based commentators are unconventional, especially Tommy.

Thoughts?

 

[nissigossips]

Jack is my boy, but I have noticed a lot of people don't care for him. He makes the games so much more fun/entertaining in my opinion. I've seen on YouTube comments and other social media that he gets a lot of heat. I feel like all Boston based commentators are unconventional, especially Tommy.

Thoughts?

Think youve got the wrong thread mate

 

[Welshgal]

OT but why/what for did Astrid apply to Oxford? I thought she‘s doing the Law conversion course?

 

[3calico3]

I just dawned on me that Jack will probably never announce on his YouTube channel that he won't be doing a masters in the near future, as he doesn't want to lose that sweet sweet studytuber revenue - views would plummet and he'd start losing subscribers.

 

[roy]

I imagine sooner or later it will become self-evident that he is not doing a masters. I wonder how he will reinvent his channel.

 

[marmalade1]

I actually really enjoy Jack’s book videos, including his recent one on self help

 

[inabsencethereof]

I discovered him just recently, during his booktube era and I enjoy his new book videos. His study videos are cringy but looking back at his old videos and comparing them with the current ones, he seems to be more mature now.
You guys discussed his sexuality very early on in this thread and I didn't see any discussion about him being bisexual, which is probably the case with his sexuality. I don't know what you think but as another bi guy, it seems obvious to me.

 

[jmk426]

I discovered him just recently, during his booktube era and I enjoy his new book videos. His study videos are cringy but looking back at his old videos and comparing them with the current ones, he seems to be more mature now.
You guys discussed his sexuality very early on in this thread and I didn't see any discussion about him being bisexual, which is probably the case with his sexuality. I don't know what you think but as another bi guy, it seems obvious to me.

I think the discussion of his sexuality is often untoward and aggressive but I feel the same. For me the biggest signal is his dissertation. Obviously straight people can and do read queer theory but completing a whole research project about shame and sexuality is a big rainbow flag for me. I myself felt drawn to queer media in hs and then later realized some things about why that might be haha

 

[glasgow27]

I think the discussion of his sexuality is often untoward and aggressive but I feel the same. For me the biggest signal is his dissertation. Obviously straight people can and do read queer theory but completing a whole research project about shame and sexuality is a big rainbow flag for me. I myself felt drawn to queer media in hs and then later realized some things about why that might be haha

Didn't realise he wrote a dissertation about it. Also a massive rainbow flag in my book, it's one thing to be camp but another to actively take strong interests in LGBT themes.

 

[Lurker1997]

Didn't realise he wrote a dissertation about it. Also a massive rainbow flag in my book, it's one thing to be camp but another to actively take strong interests in LGBT themes.

I didn't do English Literature, but I did film production and for our dissertation I did political ideology and gender representation in superhero films. That was because I like superhero films and political ideology and gender representation are strong interests of mine and something that deeply matters to me. Your dissertation takes up a very good chunk of your third year (and even a bit before that) so you've really got to do something that not only interests or, but something that really matters to you. So yeah, it definitely is a bit of a rainbow flag.

On the other hand, didn't he also base the dissertation on one author? He could simply just have a deep interest in that author. My dissertation started off so broad with my research before narrowing it down. I feel he could have started off with the author and then the research narrowed down and he found that the best thing to talk about.

 

[blondelolita]

Tbh something I do really like about Jack is that he reads such a variety of books, I genuinely enjoyed his book gifting video with his girlf in his second channel & also that he is unashamedly himself - even if he is bi, I kinda like that he hasn’t felt the need to make a big deal out of it

 

[DietGossip]

I discovered him just recently, during his booktube era and I enjoy his new book videos. His study videos are cringy but looking back at his old videos and comparing them with the current ones, he seems to be more mature now.
You guys discussed his sexuality very early on in this thread and I didn't see any discussion about him being bisexual, which is probably the case with his sexuality. I don't know what you think but as another bi guy, it seems obvious to me.

Usually speculation gets shut down because people on this website throw out the accusations of sexuality almost like an insult. I know I've told multiple people that as a queer person it upsets me when straight members of this website go "well he's OBVIOUSLY gay" in reference to a man who is slightly effeminate.

 

[Lola123]

His girlfriend is not what I expected, she doesn’t seem up herself and didn’t seem too posh either which is the type I was expecting him to go for, maybe she’ll keep him grounded for a bit longer, I did like the book swap video, would be good if he did this with more people
I also liked how they tried to get some of them from second hand websites too

 

[Merpedy]

I must say the video overall is sort of dull though. I skipped through some of it and they seem to mention books I'd be interested in myself, but the whole atmosphere just doesn't seem that entertaining.

 

[slamvs27]

I must say the video overall is sort of dull though. I skipped through some of it and they seem to mention books I'd be interested in myself, but the whole atmosphere just doesn't seem that entertaining.

Same, the vibes were sorta off for a girlfriend-boyfriend dynamic. They seem more like acquaintances who just met and are having awkward small talk