Rachel Oates

I discuss literature & poetry, intersectional feminism, and other social issues with the aim to be educational but entertaining.

I'm in the process of uploading most of my old archive of Youtube videos over here as well as all my new ones, so I'm really grateful you're here to come on this journey with me!

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S2025 · E20
Yesterday · 29 min
The Responses To This Emma Watson 'Scandal' Are Concerning
In 2025, Emma Watson was in trouble for driving over the speed limit and the public response to this was worrying with people normalising and minimising dangerous driving. Sources and Further Reading:https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/557/557ap21.htm https://www.gov.uk/speed-limits https://www.gov.uk/driving-disqualifications https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/road-traffic-injuries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2026 · E30
Monday · 52 min
Just Dump Him Stories
Here's some more reddit stories about rubbish people to hopefully entertain you! *Follow me:*https://linktr.ee/rachel0ates
S2025 · E19
Saturday · 26 min
JUST BREAK UP ALREADY
Today I'm taking a light-hearted look at couples who need to just break up. Seriously. Just break up. Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2026 · E27
Thursday · 56 min
r/BestOfRedditorUpdates The 'His Best Friend' Saga
Today were looking at a series of reddit posts about a woman worrying about her boyfriend's best friend... and with good reason . I'm working on 3 quite large, research-heavy videos at the moment so just wanted to make something quick for you all while I'm putting my effort into those, hope this is ok! :) Thanks all! *Follow me:* https://linktr.ee/rachel0ates *PO Box:* Rachel Oates Unit 16588, PO Box 6945 London, W1A 6US
S2025 · E18
October 21 · 1 hr 31 min
Chris Brown Will Never Change
Today we're talking about the 16 year long history of allegations against Chris Brown, the people who still defend him and why this is a HUGE problem. Sources and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UuwGSQI0T_hnOAyFPLotoP8gurmQyu7lArNlZnarzq8/edit?usp=sharing 0:00 Intro 3:08 An In-Depth Timeline 46:23 Separating The Art From The Artist? 01:10:01 Excuses, Excuses 01:20:57 The Myth of Mutual Abuse First published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E15
October 19 · 4 hr 42 min
The Whatever Podcast Is Rotting Men’s Brains
Today we're responding to the Whatever Podcast - one of the worst and cringiest podcast where men attempt to 'debate' women about relationships and feminism, despite most of them not having a clue what they're talking about. Today we're fact checking them and calling out a lot of this nonsense. Their behaviour is so embarrassing for them. Sources and Further Reading: https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/bear-attacks-statistics/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4484276/ https://www.thehastingscenter.org/news/gender-affirming-care-for-cisgender-people-qa-with-theodore-schall-and-jacob-moses/ https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org https://www.gmc-uk.org/professional-standards/the-professional-standards/good-medical-practice The Women’s Day Off / The Long Friday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34602822 https://www.futurelearn.com/info/courses/a-global-history-of-sex-and-gender/0/steps/168422 https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/femicides-in-2023-global-estimates-of-intimate-partner-family-member-femicides-en.pdf https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/UN_BriefFem_251121.pdf https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/ https://www.who.int/news/item/09-03-2021-devastatingly-pervasive-1-in-3-women-globally-experience-violence https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-informed/statistics-sexual-violence/ https://www.womankind.org.uk/resource/a-femicide-factsheet-global-stats-calls-to-action https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/where-child-marriage-happens/ https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/03/01/nearly-2-4-billion-women-globally-don-t-have-same-economic-rights-as-men https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8008535/ https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4314192 https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check/derogatory-poster-shows-misleading-statistics-about-children-with-same-sex-paren-idUSL1N31Z2TZ/ https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/childbearing-age Books: Modern Misogyny: Anti-Feminism In A Post-Feminist Era - Kristin J. Anderson Equal - Carrie Gracie Gender: A Graphic Guide - Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele Gender: Your Guide - Lee Airton A Quick Easy Guide To Queer & Trans Identities - Mady G and J.R. Zuckerberg Beyond The Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menon Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez0:00 Intro 5:37 Getting Their Audience To Judge Women 14:19 Man vs Bear 37:56 Bow To Your Man 1:02:23 The Embarrassing Pickle Jar 1:08:16 Outdated Stereotypes and Stupidity 1:12:10 What Did Women Think in the 60s-80s: An Aside 1:41:25 Charlie Kirk Talks Out Of His Bum 2:20:31 Charlie Doesn't Understand Medicine 2:44:09 Whatever vs Oliver Niehaus: Men Speaking for Women 3:16:51 Andrew Wilson Embarrasses Himself Repeatedly 3:40:38 Hypothetical Families And Ignoring Real Problems 4:03:57 Andrew Gets Creepy and Drunk Originally published on Youtube in 2025
S2025 · E17
October 16 · 3 hr 6 min
Women Who Hate Women: The Book
Today we're reading, reviewing and fact-checking the book 'Occult Feminism' by Rachel Wilson, wife of Andrew Wilson who we recently covered on the Whatever podcast. Spoiler: It's a laughably bad book and I'm worried about the delusions Rachel is having. Sources and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d5Y3keCG1WYaBfcdZj3VeqBcX2hxloHWk9qzU4EfcQc/edit?usp=sharing 0:00 Intro 4:27 Rachel Misunderstands History 22:32 Not All Feminists Are Equally Right 34:23 The Goddess Worship Conspiracy 46:20 Women Were Never Oppressed 1:20:16 How Is This Woman Pro-Witch Trials?! 1:29:26 Everyone Is Talking To Demons 1:45:38 Women Don't Even WANT The Vote 2:05:39 Damn Vegetarians Doing Yoga!! 2:14:52 Margaret Sanger's Many Lies(?!) 2:50:44 Everyone Else Rachel Wilson HatesOriginally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E16
October 13 · 1 hr 51 min
Penelope Douglas Is Completely Unhinged
Well, this may be one of the worst books I've ever read it's 'Corrupt' by Penelope Douglas, the first book in the 'Devil's Night' series and it's so awful - poorly written, nonsensical, has awful characters and is just a complete mess. Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E14
October 9 · 1 hr 39 min
Incompetent Men Are A Nightmare: How Men Get Away With Doing Nothing
Let's talk about weaponised incompetence because it's an issue. 0:00 Intro 9:05 The Default Parent 38:24 You Should Have Just Asked... 49:19 It's Not Even A Real Problem! 01:16:58 Women's Standards Are Just Too High 01:30:14 It's Rough On Men Too 01:34:45 Why Even Talk About This? Sources and Further Reading: All The Rage: Mothers, Fathers and the Myth of Equal Partnership - Darcy Lockhart UK: https://amzn.to/4k8gMtc US: https://amzn.to/4kcir0P Fed Up: Emotional Labour, Women, and the Way Forward - Gemma Hartley UK: https://amzn.to/4ddOsDD US: https://amzn.to/4daJA1T A Better Share - Morgan Cutlip Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much To Do (And More Life To Live) - Eve Rodsky UK: https://amzn.to/4keET9I US: https://amzn.to/4jNFAa7 (links are affiliate links) Suggested Books on Feminist Topics: https://amzn.to/3F44hjw Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E13
October 5 · 3 hr 39 min
The Most Dangerous Pickup Artist On Youtube: Jack Denmo
Today we're taking a deep dive into the content of Jack Densmore, Jack Denmo, or just Denmo as some people know him. He originally started out as a prank and "interview" channel and has slowly got worse over the years - today I'm asking, how is he still even allowed on Youtube? Sources and Further Reading: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Kd05DN0E0n_ssU4JsmwKXpMqWY33OoyX1SC9BgHxqQ/edit?usp=sharing 0:00 Intro 12:45 Pranks, Interviews and Boring Vlogs 44:15 The First Podcast: No Girls Allowed 1:01:33 Pity Jack and His New Channel 2:11:23 Plagiarism: Not A Single Original Thought In His Head 2:35:50 Broooooo: The Podcast 2:58:16 Low Effort Reaction Channel 3:32:01 More Awful Dating Advice Originally Published on Youtube 2025.
S2026 · E26
October 2 · 1 hr 14 min
I Finished MrBeast's Book So You Don't Have To [Part 3]
I still think this is the worst book I've read all the year and the ending is so nonsensical. Karl talks about MrBeast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7zJrhJchHQ *Follow me:* https://linktr.ee/rachel0ates *PO Box:* Rachel Oates Unit 16588, PO Box 6945 London, W1A 6US
S2026 · E25
September 26 · 1 hr 40 min
The End of Alchemised Is A Mess
Finally reviewing the last part of SenLinYu's awful novel, Alchemised. The conclusion to this story makes absolutely no sense. Other book recs: The Binding - Bridget Collins https://link.amazon/B01F0MW1Z (Affiliate links) *Follow me:* https://linktr.ee/rachel0ates https://www.instagram.com/rachel0ates https://tiktok.com/@racheloates https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41503633-rachel-oates *PO Box:* Rachel Oates Unit 16588, PO Box 6945 London, W1A 6US
S2026 · E24
September 17 · 1 hr 10 min
MrBeast's Book Gets Worse [Part 2]
MrBeast and James Patterson "wrote" a book together and it's awful - today we discuss how none of the challenges make sense and where is this supposed 'danger'??? Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PJk1F1oOmo Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXKk2TYa9Og Part 3: *Follow me:* https://linktr.ee/rachel0ateshttps://www.instagram.com/rachel0ates https://tiktok.com/@racheloates https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41503633-rachel-oates
S2026 · E23
September 12 · 1 hr 40 min
MrBeast's Book Is BAD
MrBeast and James Patterson have just released a new fiction book together titled 'The Most Dangerous Games' and, despite likely not actually being written by either of them, it's as stupid as it sounds. This is the first part of my review so make sure you subscribe to watch part 2 which will be out very soon! Further Reading / Watching: Squid Game (2021) The Eight Show (2024) Alice (1988) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_l74cSPGY Alice in Wonderland (1999) Alice (TV Series) (2009) Gone Girl https://amzn.to/3V5jqss Lessons in Chemistry https://amzn.to/4gMH0Tk Project Hail Mary https://amzn.to/3UDWn87 The Night Watch https://amzn.to/4gMH0Tk (Book links are affiliate links) *Follow me:* https://www.instagram.com/rachel0ates https://tiktok.com/@racheloates https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41503633-rachel-oates https://racheloates.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/racheloates
S2025 · E10
September 1 · 2 hr 20 min
I Regret Reading This Colleen Hoover Book
We're reading the absolute nightmare that is 'Regretting You' by Colleen Hoover and if you want to follow along checking off the tropes or create your own CoHo Bingo cards you can use my list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-giG6CAwIuTIZO7mGc9IKIR_9RLemg1iEpnx6wHoXYg/edit?usp=sharing Originall published on Youtube in 2025.
S2026 · E22
August 30 · 2 hr 57 min
Freida McFadden and the Middle Aged Women of Madness
Freida McFadden is back with another book. I don't know how she's writing them so quickly but I cannot keep up. This time it's 'The Divorce' which was a rollercoaster of emotions for me - major anxiety followed by uncontrollable laughter at how silly this book is. It's a lot and I'm happy to bring you all on this journey with me! Sources and Further Reading: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/resources/gun-violence-facts/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12833454/#s4 A Novel Obsession - Caitlin Barasch https://amzn.to/4xtdJ64 All Her Fault - Andrea Mara https://amzn.to/4x0MjmZ Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn https://amzn.to/3UoJU82 Before I Go To Sleep - SJ Watson https://amzn.to/3UoJU82 Pretty Girls - Karin Slaughter https://amzn.to/4y30o47 (Please note these book links are affiliate links so if you buy anything, it will help support me and my channel, thank you!) *Follow me:* https://www.instagram.com/rachel0ates https://tiktok.com/@racheloates https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/41503633-rachel-oates https://racheloates.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/racheloates 0:00 Intro 3:23 Everything Is Fine... Or Is It? 19:24 Judgement and Divorce 36:40 This Man and His Money 48:10 A Tangent 01:08:30 The Other Woman? 01:26:27 You Need Better Friends 01:43:02 We Hate Jeremy 01:57:22 Beware The Paracetamol 02:15:50 Birthday Party Time! 02:35:19 Is This Just 'All Her Fault'? 02:47:33 Finally Near The End... But One More Twist!
S2025 · E9
August 27 · 34 min
Author Arrested Over Creepy New Novel
Tori Woods / Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa wrote a new novel titled 'Daddy's Little Toy' which is, honestly, horrible and led to her arrest recently. Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E12
August 27 · 3 hr 39 min
The Most Dangerous Pickup Artist On Youtube: Jack Denmo
A deep dive into the content of Jack Densmore, Jack Denmo, or just Denmo as some people know him. He originally started out as a prank and "interview" channel and has slowly got worse over the years - today I'm asking, how is he still even allowed on Youtube? Sources and Further Reading:https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Kd05DN0E0n_ssU4JsmwKXpMqWY33OoyX1SC9BgHxqQ/edit?usp=sharing Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2025 · E8
August 24 · 1 hr 50 min
This Estranged Mother Wrote A Book To Bully Her Daughter
Today we're talking about Tiktok's 'Doormat Mom' Laura Wellington and her book 'Doormat Mom, No More!' - sorry I'm so late posting this, it's honestly taken me 2 months from reading it to actually finish and film the script. It's an exhausting one. Originally published on Youtube in 2025.
S2026 · E21
August 23 · 2 hr 33 min
Alchemised Keeps Getting WORSE [Part 2]
SenLinYu's novel Alchemised just keeps getting worse and today we're reviewing part 2 of the novel in detail and I have A LOT to say. Sorry I'm uploading this in 2 parts but Spotify did not like the full 5 hour long videos!

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