The School of Himbology (feat
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Head Empty, Heart Full, Thick Thighs
Tayo Talks Himbos, A nice old Swiss man, and importance of Empathetic Masculinity. Who is your favorite Himbo?
Table of Contents:
Intro 0:00
What is A Himbo 2:05
Proto-Himbo 4:15
Powerhouses 8:15
Wave 1 Himbo 11:20
Wave 2 Himbo 19:05
Sports 33:40
Constructivism (for Kids!) 34:40
What did the Himbo Teach me? 40:55
Conclusion: Should Boys be Himbos 45:10
Sports Provided By: @ForeignManinaForeignLand
Special Thanks to the Hotties:
@NoahSamsen
@FinntasticMrFox
@olioverr
@ZyllasAthenaeum
@caelanconrad
"Alphas tell me I'm not a man if I'm chasing my joy, himbos tell me being a man *is* chasing the joy." My freakin' heart. What a wonderful video, it was such a privilege to be part of it!
thank you for lending your voice! Loved how you pushed back on the dark side of Himbo, that was a great moment of clarity for me :)
Absolute banger
Indeed, perfect tldr bow on top.
One of my favorite lines out of the whole thing, since patriarchy's haggard *insistence* on stealing away joy and sweetness from both men and women, seems one of the most pointless and frustrating things about that system of control 🙅🏾♀️
Your observations on how men use physical masculinity to give space to be able to not have to form psychological masculinity was excellent.
"Head empty, heart full, thick thighs" needs to be a tik tok sound
or merch 👀👀
True
@@COLORMIND.mp4 Oh my gosh yes
Intersectionality killed socialism
I loved seeing your comment on this vid, cherry on top of the cake
I once heard himbos described as "pure of heart, dumb of ass" and it's been my favorite way to describe them ever since
i love this SO MUCH
Well it's worrying in the context that people think men (in this case) csn't be pure of heart unless they're stupid.
@@terraneaux Men can be pure of heart without being stupid. However, they would not classify as himbos.
Himbos are just a subclass within the greater category of men, and purity is not exclusive to them, only one of the necessary traits for them to be identified.
@@HeadDetectiveLassie The kinds of people who talk positively about himbos specifically find the gullibility/ability to be manipulated important for their attraction. It's a prelude to abuse.
@@terraneaux Perhaps--if taken out of its fictional context.
In OR out of fiction, the greatest appeal of himbos is their emotional sensitivity and the duality of having a man who is both strong but non-threatening to women - something that is rare in the experience of many women.
They can vicariously enjoy not feeling unsafe around a man who has the ability (if not the intent) to overpower them -- which, in real life, many women often have to weigh the risks of when in the presence of most men.
"cursed by my own overthinking and intellect" nigga I KNOW you know what the inside of a locker look like
-Kevin
😭😭😭
LMFAOOOOOOOO
Sokka uses his boomerang, not a sword, to defeat Combustion Man whilst none of the other powerful benders in the group were able to. No magic, no sword, just his faithful go-to boomerang.
I love that we went with him on his journey of discovering that masculinity and power are whatever works for him. He even dresses as a kyoshi warrior and doesn't mind that his girl is objectively better at hand-to-hand combat. All my love for Sokka.
He's not a himbo though.
@Hecaton I would agree based on the fact that physical strength is not his deal. And he is thin and lanky as opposed to big and buff. He had to find his masculinity in other arena's, like being an excellent support to the women in his life, and studying battle tactics. I still love his atypical presentation of masculinity, even if he doesn't quite belong in this particular lineup.
@@angelaa7388 He's actually a fairly well-rounded character. AtLA overall does very well with this kind of thing.
shocky boom boom man went crazy
@@modifiedlandfish Excuse me friend I believe you mean Sparky Sparky Boom Man 😂
I'd like to suggest the Iron Giant as the ultimate himbo archetype;
colossal, imposing and capable of mass destruction, but instead choosing to be kind, gentle and a shield for those he loves.
agreed! I think he gets a shout out in the video as a Wave 1 himbo :)
"You are not what you lack". Omg, I know it's about masculinity, but this is really a more universal thing for all humans...
Yea I think we can all learn from the humble himbo ☺️ there’s strength in accepting & expressing weakness and vulnerability, and just being open to listen, learn and grow.
I knew a guy once who came close to the himbo archetype. This was years ago, back in the 90s, when I was (mea culpa) trying to be a good Catholic and attending a conservative Catholic college. There was a guy in my dorm who was a former football player. He was so good he had aspired to go pro, but couldn't because of an injury. In this small school with mostly very non-athletic guys, he really stood out. During touch football games, it was ridiculous. No one could touch him -- ever -- and he made perfect passes every single time. It was wild. He was a short, muscular white guy with a little mustache and the start of a receding hairline. He was quiet, but friendly and completely self-confident. He knew who he was and had nothing to prove. This is a VERY conservative college, so you generally assume that most of the students are either Republicans, or crazy far-right extremists (back then, those were not completely synonymous). This guy looked like a classic Republican. He was Catholic, and indeed he was a charismatic -- he spoke in tongues, like most students at this school.
But he wasn't a conservative -- not at all. He spoke openly of his support for women's equality and abortion rights -- a true heresy. He supported gay equality. He supported black civil rights -- he was a vocal fan of Jesse Jackson, and I think he said he had worked on Jackson's campaign for president.
I didn't know what to make of him, but I was fascinated. I had my own inner conflicts, so I didn't want to judge him, but I also couldn't make sense of him. I don't think anyone else knew what to think, either. Other students just did not talk that way; it wasn't done. But he didn't give a shit, and he acted like it was perfectly normal to be who he was. So to all the trad Caths at this school, he couldn't be touched.
I never forgot him, and I often wonder what happened to him. I've long suspected he might be queer, but maybe that's just my own queer fantasy.
Anyhow, great video and I'm now a subscriber.
Edit: just to clarify, I'm not saying his political views were the greatest thing ever. But it was obvious that he cared about people, and for him, that meant everyone should be treated well, which translated into the Rainbow Coalition. His political views were just a transparent reflection of his own personality. I couldn't help admiring him for it.
Himbiosis is the relationship between Men and the wider world, the more attuned to his surroundings and closed from his inner thoughts the more he can be described as a Himbo
calling Webster's IMMEDIATELY
I love that word!!!
Love it!!!
I love this
I just gotta shout out the integrated captioning. It’s amazing to see that kind of accessibility done so casually and so well.
as someone with ADHD and delayed audio processing, its necessary!
Fullmetal Alchemist - Major Louis Armstrong is a great himbo! And he even meets Sig Curtis (part of the couple you mention) and they have a wonderful, wholesome moment of flexing at each other, then shaking hands. So glad I was pointed to you ; this is a great video!
Omg so true! I love it
I also wanna say that this really spoke to me as a cis(ish???) woman who grew up in the not-like-other-girls era. When you’re told to dismiss every bimbo you see, the himbo is there to slide in and show you the value of kindness and emotional honesty.
"..I was having a lot more success/fun when trying to be a man when I stopped trying to be any particular one" Ahhhh, that's so good 😊🙌🏻🌸
Also, thank you for those gender insights, that is really helping me today on my own gender journey! 🙌🏻
thanks for watching!
The interviews, the culture references, the cozy vibes, and a bomb ass musical interlude! This is an impeccable video essay overflowing with nuance and depth and shows a wonderful sense of empathy for and understanding of men. I tapped out of masculinity a while ago but I think that more men deserve to see this and that the world would be better place if they did. Much love.
thank you, your words seriously mean a lot 😁
For background I am AMAB and genderfluid. I also have self esteem issues stemming from chronic anxiety and gender dysphoria. And the reason I bring all this up is because my friends have a nickname for me: "thembo" Basically meaning I'm a Nonbinary himbo. The definition of the himbo given at the beginning as a conventionally attractive guy who is a little dense yet kind and loyal was very affirming for me. I don't see myself as attractive or extraordinarily kind, but the fact that my friends call me a thembo tells me that they do. That feels nice.
Great video, subscribed! From my own femme perspective, the big strong jock character can be difficult to like because he poses a threat to the safety of the physically weaker characters I typically identify with. When the creator himbofies that character, it's almost like a shorthand for "hey, this guy is too sensitive and simple-minded to intentionally hurt someone." He turns from a threat to a protector, both of which are traditionally masculine roles on either end of the safety spectrum. So even with the hypermasculinity that often doesn't appeal to my queer femme tastes, I can't help but love these characters. I want to be friends with the guy who can cry with me *and* can challenge toxic masculinity (theoretically challenging the ideals and literally/physically challenging the men who cause harm).
THIS. thank you for watching and more importantly sharing this stellar analysis :)
IMO Worf starts out as a generic angry action guy but does absolute evolve into a Himbo variant over time in TNG before getting more fleshed out into a lancer / hero of his own story character in DS9
Riker has a himbo side too, often acting like a friendly golden retriever while he’s actually one of the smartest guys in the room.
The way Goku collects people, especially former enemies, is the best example of his kind and empathetic nature. He gives second chances, doesn't hold grudges, and once you're a part of the team he trusts you implicitly. Fighting doesn't equate with hatred for him. He either fights for the love of the challenge, or the utility of saving the world/his lived ones. His only toxic trait is selfishness. He is supremely selfish and occasionally short sited. He sometimes puts his love of the fight over his family's emotional needs, and sometimes causes world ending threats because he's looking for a challenge. But not on purpose, it's part of his simple nature.
This was so fun to be apart of !!
you had the best himbo definition to me personally: an attractive nigga thats dumb #goals
Himbo is rarely a self identity. I think by focusing on achieving himbo status, one will inevitably land somewhere else on the spectrum.
Truth. Himbo status, if status is the right word, is organic. It's coded. One doesn't become, one is.
I relate to the point MrFox said so much about achieving physical masculinity to earn wiggle room for a lack of psychological masculinity. While working out I think this has been my main motivation because I figure if I just look strong enough I won't have my masculinity questioned while still being able to express myself genuinely.
Favorite himbos-
Kiryu Kazuma and Kasuga Ichiban from the Yakuza series. Beefy men punching out their feelings in between running errands for every weirdo in Japan and befriending cats.
And the review persona of Tim Rodgers from Action Button. Not the actual person but the presentation he is giving
This topic was engaged with so much depth and insight! Also, visuals are on the come 🆙 Great job 👏🏾
the cornbreadtube revolution shall be televised
I think one the most appealing aspects of himbos, specifically in the case of women who like men, is the implied harmlessness. It is not uncommon for a woman to fear men, due to trauma or otherwise, but a man is less likely to think of hurting you if he doesn't even have too much of an ability to think in general. It hits that sweet spot of big/strong for purposes of protection or even just a nice comfy hug, but with less probability of backfiring. (just a theory)
as a closeted trans person continuing to figure out my relationship with masculinity, the number of left tube videos about masculinity is very helpful.
TRANS SWORD MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!! And thank you for articulating why Sokka and his master - makes me Sob, not actually but like- it hits home
SWORDS ARE TRANS. idk what shot of honey jack brought me to that conclusion but im REALLY glad it landed sober hahah
Addressing how culture grants a pass towards traditionally negative traits such as dumbness or ineptitude when it’s balanced with hotness as you and I think Finn brought up is something I’d very much like to hear or read more on!
Yeah I feel like a Himbo would be called a Man-child if it wasn’t for them being hot.
I don't think it's actually necessary for a himbo character to be "stupid", but behave in way that is silly because choosing to act dumb is comforting to others.
I think of Iroh from Avatar being a himbo in this way.
A himbo can be smart , but isn't about performative displaces of their intelligence.
That musical interlude 😍 - you’re just dripping in talent over here and making it look effortless. Thanks for another banger! 💜
You're so welcome! I try :D
Might Guy from Naruto is totally a himbo. He's super strong, kind, fatherly, simple, a cheerleader, and loyal as fuck.
great choice!
As someone who plays himbos in my DnD games, I love seeing a good himbo. I appreciate the thought and especially the interviews that came with this video. Especially all the character clips.ya chose!
Loved this, both as a serious topic to really tackle but also as an appreciation of the himbo we all can strive to be.
Also, if you ever wanted to do an addendum, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has hella himbos for analysis.
yall keep trying to get me to watch JoJo.....youre getting close
I'd even say they have non-man himbos
I was just going to say that JoJo's is chock full of posing himbos
The mention of Piaget makes me so happy because his work is literally why I became a Psychology major in undergrad
a COLORMIND day is a good day 💛
For me Himbo-ism was a useful mask to learn humility and actually strengthen my resilience to self-esteem issues. In middle school being smart was part of my identity, so getting to high school and learning I'd been a big fish in a small pond was rough at first. Friends who were smarter than me, who might catch me doing something dumb or unwise, would really affect my self image of being competent and worth something. Leaning into being the "dumb, athletic friend" among a group of nerds let me practice being wrong about things and not letting it shatter my ego. (Ironically, I wasn't even that strong compared to the actual athletes, I just looked like a Hercules compared to the band geeks I fell in with.)
I don't think boys should ASPIRE to be himboes, but it's an important stepping stone for learning that STR and INT aren't the only stats
Wow, you are incredibly well-adjusted. Not looking at that experience as something that still causes you pain, but as a challenge that you rose to means that you’ve got a lot of your mind sorted. Very impressive
flash in the DCAU is ABSOLUTELY a himbo. look up bar scene with flash justice league and you’ll see his sweet side too.
This came out so amazingly well! Thank you for including me 🥰 It was a real joy.
I am so extremely here for this! 🙌🏻
What a great introduction to this channel for me! So glad that the video essay space is still flourishing. So happy to have come across this.
This was a really cool video. As someone who loves himbos and wishes they could be more himbo, I thought this was an interesting look at what that idea means and how it can be more fluid than we generally conceive. I also think The Finntastic Mr. Fox also brings up some interesting insight how this love of himbos can also promote a lack of deep thought in guys.
Really interesting stuff for me to consider.
I also loved your aesthetic in this video, the use of color was very fun to notice and I personally liked the use of a flower as your microphone. Very on the theme of the video.
You can be a himbo, the label is pretty useless anyway. So what if you don't fit? Labels are tools, you can manipulate and warp them to your own ends as much as you want
Grog Strongjaw from Legend of Vox Machina feels like a solid example of this! Giant, masculine, extremely strong, but his character is defined by his affection and empathy for friends when he makes them.
Worf as a Himbo is a debatable point - I think he's smart and strategic and angry in a way that might mess with the Himbo archetype. That said, he absolutely has Himbo moments
phenomenal reflections, i really appreciated seeing different people reflect on himbos and masculinity. also the editing and effects are well done!
Himbo Hiei was not a take i was ready for!! LOVE YOUR STYLE OF VIDEO ESSAY!
Dude! absolutely loved the video!
What a cool take on a character archetype I never really considered. It really got me thinking about some things in a new way.
This is so good! Thank you.
Great video, I love people talking with each other!
This is such a great video! I think my fave himbos are D'argo from Farscape, Sokka, Jason from the Good Place, and of course Krunk.
Good choices! Love me some Jianyu
Olioverr's thumbnail! That comic is so cute~~~ 💕💕💕
Going to come back to this when I have more time to finish the vid; I will say that its nice that the archetype is having its moment and I'm here for it.
The Vegeta disrespect is WILD tho.
Did niggas lie tho? ard then :)
@@COLORMIND.mp4 you did not just hit me with an ard
I'm so happy to encourage other guys to just, be themselves and help them find their own type of masculinity. Thank you so much for this 💖
thanks for watching and your username is dope af :)
@@COLORMIND.mp4 hell yeah! So yours man 😆
What if you don't like their masculinity?
@@painunending4610 their own "healthy" type of masculinity
@@LightGlyphRasengan what is 'healthy' masculinity?
Something that makes me feel more masculine is breaking glass bottles late at night. Is that healthy?
I almost thought to turn my auto captions off bc you did such a great job putting subtitles on LITERALLY EVERYTHING IN THE VIDEO, THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you so much!!
This is my first video of yours, and I cannot say enough THANK YOU!!! For the open captions!!! CZcams's auto captions are horrible and I so much appreciate the extra step 😭💜
This video has be thinking a lot, and I appreciate that.
Another 10/10 video, Tayo. Thank-you!
thanks Artemis! your words keep make me feel like a himbo; full heart and thick thighs :D
Woah, what a beast of a video. Amazing! Great topic, great execution. Love seeing you grow as a creator!
Thanks Tuvaaaa :)
fantastic video!
thank you for stopping by!
This video was lovely. I really appreciated the deep analysis and the personal takes
thank you for watching!
44:10 this blew my mind. In a lot of ways, I've been struggling with taking enough "manliness points" my whole life. I've never really fit into all the categories, but I've definitely tried to lean into the ones I have to justify the ones I don't. This helped me understand my teenage years a lot more
That last line is powerful. Loved it.
fun fact: had a whole nother conclusion written out and filmed. But i had no energy to read it so I did a one take practice to try and get in the mood. Ended up not needing a second take :) thanks for watching!
I feel so seeeeen thank you for making this.
To Himbo and Beyond 🤝🏾🤝🏾
I’m so glad I found your video this was such a great experience. I can see the care and effort put in. I thought the video was insightful and informative as I leave behind red pill videos that didn’t unpack enough things for me the music interlude was everything for me
Thank you so much!
Such a delightful vid, obsessed with the flower mic and the hard subs! I think the beauty of a himbo is they don't need or want a full dissertation on why something is important to you for it to matter to them. Those thick thighs are going to carry that big heart and empty head over to help.
BBBBARS thank you for enjoying my ramblings
So you want someone who blindly follows your orders
This confirms a suspicion I've had around people who like himbos/bimbos, they want someone who will willfully follow them and not question them all while looking nice and fitting their gender role. I knew there was a reason why 'himbos' rubbed me the wrong way
your analysis of Fred Jones puts into words of how I always viewed him and why I personally love him.
& we love that!
Between the topic, the depth and the captions
Im subscribing 🔥
welcome to the colorship enterprise
Thank you for making this video
just your neighborhood himbologist
I love everything about this video! 😍
This was an absolute banger as usual!
thanks chris, real recognize real!
This brought some laughs even with the serious topic. Thank you!
glad to bring some laughter into this otherwise bleak February :))))
Amazing work. ❤
thank you for catching the premiere!
Excellent material!
always here to add to the field of Himbology as my father did before I and his father before he
@@COLORMIND.mp4 😂
love the flower mic !
Yay, thank you!
Dammit juste discovered your channel for the first time as well as what is a himbo and god this (top notch) video gave me a lot of stuff to think about.
This is the first video I have watched of yours and I have to say I really enjoyed this ☺️ a super fun and interesting topic to explore!
Looking forward to more videos
Yay! Thank you! welcome to the colormind cult
Not as mainstream as the other references here, but I nominate Goda from Tsurezure Children as an exemplary himbo. I highly recommend this manga/show to all romcom fans.
did you say ROMCOM? yum pls tell me where to find it
Oh my god the mic is a flower that’s so dopeeeee 😩
ugh your taste >>>>
All joking aside, great video as usual!
oh heck hun; you did good on this one
your words got me so nostalgic that images of old cartoons that you didn't even mention slipped into my mind so effortlessly that I thought they were on screen when they weren't
defo sharing this around
also, do you think a femboy can be a himbo?
I've been trying to work this out for some of my projects
Himbo isn't a real defined thing so yes sure you can be
Words and labels have no meaning, warp them to your own use as much as you want
so excited I found this video!! can't wait to binge your channel, this hit!! Flash is an interesting one, I think in justice league unlimited he totally fits the himbo archetype but in the comics and the cw show he leans a little more into the capable nerd column, idk tho!
Welcome aboard!
💯 content from beginning to end. Impeccable. it’s my first video of yours and I subbed 2mins in cause I just knew I’d wanna see more 🙂 I now know my mission is to bag a himbo, could be a little smarter but emotional intelligence, humble confidence and just being a kind hearted man, go much further.
i liked this video! i’m a girl and i used to have this dude roomate and if our falling out wasn’t so bad and i thought he was actually capable of listening and learning i’d send him this! it was really insightful
Cool shit dude, keep it up.
Great vid ❤️
thanks Eb
Came bacj for a second watch because it was too good
Amazing vid just subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
Thanks Tayo!!
thanks for watching!
I think the key of this himbo archetype video is the importance of high self-esteem on the development of a truly own identity, not through competition, but through the things that really affects you (and yes, your feelings are included). The outcome of that process will not be necessarily a himbo, because WE ARE DIFFERENT, but it will definitely be a healthier way of being and expressing our inner world.
Thanks Tayo
I’m still working on the “don’t make people nervous with your own anxiety”
Built-in subtitles and an hour of talking about some of my favourite animated himbos? Okay sign me up
Omgggg bro that RDC clip with Vegeta pressing Yusuke threw me off so bad 😂😂😂
i go back to this video just to watch that clip YOU ARE NOTHING. NOTHING 💀💀😩
@@COLORMIND.mp4 Jon Jon's Vegeta Cosplay be having me WEAK LMAOOO
great video! one character i think of that really reminds me of a himbo is tenchi from tenchi universe (specifically). he doesn’t change much at all through out every reiteration of the show, the girls around him do though. i’ve never seen a harem anime like that and am fully uninterested in them. but tenchi universe (specifically) was different, only two out of like 6 girls for real wanted to date him, the other girls he simply provided a place to live, selfless friendship, and protection. and they would always have their own thing going on, they did not revolve around tenchi. whenever sasami is in trouble tenchi runs to her as if she was his own little sister. when his friends are in trouble he worries and when he interacts with everyone it’s kind and hands-off. which you can’t say the same for his grandpa and his father, who have more perverted personalities. when his friends have conflict among each other he doesn’t stick his nose in, to avoid choosing a side and hurting one or the other’s feelings. tenchi’s mom died when he was young, and there’s a couple moments in the series and quite a few in the movies where tenchi demonstrates his ability to empathize and be emotional when he talks about his mom. i’ve yet to see such a himbo main character like tenchi again. not in the same way. no one else has that fugly little rat tail like him. anakin skywalker lookalike.
Another masterpiece
DJ Khaled WHO? thx friend
Just found your channel
And of course, great analysis and all that
But duuuude, your song and voice so beautiful
Wow, thank you! :))) i appreciate that
Amazing vid. Once the Kronk love started flowing, I slammed that sub button lol
"You can 'not take up space' and still command respect." That resonates so hard.
Nice Video. Now I know what a himbo is and why I always thought Krunk and Cyborg from teen titans are such great characters.
himbos are basically when i like the support main
Great Video! I love the flower mic.
I think an aspect of the trope missing from this video, that is worth exploring is the intersection of the himbo's dumbness and the manosphere's rejection of intellectualism.
I don't know a lot about that aspect, so I don't really have an opinion. Just some food for thought.
Great video. Love that you brought Sokka to this; despite being very not the "tank" of Team Avatar (that's obv Toph), I get that big dumb lovable himbo energy there, along with the growth and openness 😊
Love the conversations in this 😃
(skip this part if the Worf question was rhetorical haha)
Based on what I know of the character, I'd put Riker in the himbo category before Worf. Either is a flawed choice for it. Riker has the capacity for fun, and even though he's capable of abstract thought is almost never the *smartest* boy in the room. He's roguish with a genuine kindness. Meanwhile Worf is deadass serious all the time, reflexively puts his own feelings ahead of everyone around him, and even briefly joined a terrorist action with a Jordan Peterson cult because he had a fight with his spouse. Very not-himbo vibes.
Hell, Jadzia Dax is more of a himbo than Worf OR Riker, despite also being a woman. She still has much of the personality of her previous life as a hard-partying, thrill-seeking dude who ran with a crew of Klingons, and I get the impression that she was def the himbo in that crowd.
Or maybe Rom is the real Star Trek himbo after all 🤷
I dunno if any of this matters or makes sense tho 😆