The Dark Side of P.T. Barnum

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The real story behind The Greatest Showman
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STILLS
P.T. Barnum
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Phineas Taylor Barnum
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Freaks from Calcutta
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General Tom Thumb, aged twelve
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Antique portrait of famous people: Phineas Taylor Barnum
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The second deluge First appearance of Jenny Lind in America ca. 1850
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Jumbo, the Big African Elephant at the Zoological Gardens, Recently Purchased by Mr. Barnum.
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An early engraving of the Siamese Twins Chang and Eng Bunker.
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Mr. Barnum's White Burmese Elephant Toung Taloung: The Elephant with His Burmese Attendant in Jumbo's House at the Zoological Gardens
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Madame Goldschmidt (Jenny Lind)
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Circus Crowd
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Hum-Bug (P T Barnum)
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Chang And Eng Bunker
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James A. Bailey
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Antique illustration of USA: Bridgeport, Connecticut - Factory
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Samuel Root or Marcus Aurelius Root general tom thumb.
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Waiting in line for Circus Tickets
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Antique photograph: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
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Phineas Taylor Barnum, Circus pioneer and politician, 1810-1891
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Circus Winter Quarters
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Cover of "Home Sweet Home"
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P. T. Barnum & Co. Circus Poster
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Portrait of P.T. Barnum
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View of the American Museum, Broadway, New York
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P.T. Barnum
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Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, The Peerless Prodigies of Physical Phenomena and Great Presentation of Marvelous Living Human Curiosities, Circus Poster, circa 1899
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1850s FIRST APPEARANCE OF...
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Caricature Of Barnum Curiosities
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Burning Of Barnum'S Museum
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Sketching of Texas Ranchman
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Portrait of Circus Tycoon P. T. Barnum
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Printing the Daily Telegraph newspaper, London, c1900 (1903)
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Circus Elephants Performing for Sick Children
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Portrait of P.T. Barnum
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Elephants Traveling Through Lincoln Tunnel After Rail Strike
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Headshoulders Portrait Of Jenny Lind
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Barnum And Bailey Circus Advertisement
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P.T. Barnum and Tom Thumb
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The Hippodrome
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P. T. Barnum
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P. T. Barnum
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Barnum & Bailey Horse Show
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Portrait of Circus Showman Phineas T. Barnum
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'Barnum's National Poultry Show Polka' Sheet Music
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Henry James (1843-1916) american naturalised english novelist and his brother William James (1842-1910) american philosopher, picture by Marie Leon, 1908
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Barnum Trade Card
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Going To The Circus
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Daniel J. Boorstin
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Victoria
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Jumbo On Broadway
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Tom Thumb
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Portrait Of P.T. Barnum
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Wee Laddie
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Broadway
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Barnum's Museum

КОМЕНТАРІ: 179

@BuzzFeedUnsolvedNetwork Рік тому

Correction: Barnum's elephant Jumbo died in Ontario, Canada, not California. Thank you to those who brought this to our attention!

@nathanlalande3321 Рік тому

Was gonna say lmao

@AnHonestLiar 9 місяців тому

Lol you'll said the Wales fell to their death even though they were in the basement. Lol

@Brandonnutley 7 місяців тому

@@AnHonestLiarwhat lol

@realmadstupid 5 місяців тому

Did you seriously read Ontario, CA and think California instead of Canada? Embarrassing...

@Jack-qd3xo Рік тому

PT Barnum's whale captures made Seaworld look like a luxury spa. The beluga's he kept at the museum began BOILING ALIVE IN THEIR TANKS. Someone broke the wall of their tank to try and show some 'mercy' but they beached and ended up falling as the museum collapsed. Horrific stuff.

@markcampbell9477 Рік тому

You look that up on Google didn't lol but me from Connecticut will tell you a whole different story

@meghanripple223 Рік тому

@@markcampbell9477 are you speaking English?

@manicpepsicola3431 Рік тому

@@markcampbell9477 what tf are you even saying bro

@Fanney47 Рік тому

😔😔

@brennaleena 10 місяців тому

I’m from CT, please disregard the CT resident above thats having a stroke while attempting to type. PT Barnum is a huge part of Bridgeports history but almost everyone recognizes the inhumane aspects of his circus. Growing up a town over from bridgeport, to me it felt like the focus was more on Tom Thumb and the circus as a whole and PT Barnum was just the guy in the background making it all happen. But that’s just my experience.

@charitysghost1207 Рік тому

I could have guessed that a man who tortured animals had a dark side.

@taylorfodor7933 Рік тому

Small correction jumbo died in saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada not California. There’s a huge statue of him when you entered saint Thomas it’s very interesting

@Amarianee Рік тому

And this is why I can't, "get over it, it's just a movie," with 'The Greatest Showman.' Spectacular performances, especially by Jackman, but it's just more revisionist history that, despite it being "just a film," people will latch onto and believe as truth because it's, "based on a true story." No, it's based on the lies Barnum wanted the public to believe while being an absolutely appalling person. There are plenty of people who can love the movie as a film, and detest the man, but that's not going to be the majority of people. On top of that, it's very existence in the way it portrayed Barnum says that, the people who made the film are either wilfully ignorant of the truth of Barnum, or they cosigned the racist shiesty things he stood for. Either way, not a good look imo.

@morelorel Рік тому

triggereddddd

@cody8804 10 місяців тому

As this very video explains “the greatest show on earth” moniker started after barnums death when ringling brothers, Barnum and bailey merged. That’s 8 men. Are they all evil racists or do you think maybe humans are complicated. Greatest Showman wasn’t “about” any of them. Just a movie about the circus. In short get over it, it’s just a movie

@AnHonestLiar 9 місяців тому

It's was the 1850s too lol Nobody's perfect, and Barnum paid good too

@TheOminousBlade 7 місяців тому

@@AnHonestLiarYeah man, autopsying a women and having people pay for it was a normal side hustle in the 1800’s, grow a pair.

@fishcakepro 5 місяців тому

I think the reason it's extra egregious is bc one of the themes is being yourself no matter what other people think of you. The historical Barnum's actions were the exact opposite of that idea.

@elizabethbrown3273 10 місяців тому

What if we get L.M. Miranda to write a hit musical about him being an absolute s$%^ monster. Jackman could still star in it.

@tinaht 7 місяців тому

....we need this

@terranabram5430 7 місяців тому

Good idea

@coronis Рік тому

not saying that those awful things didn't happen to those poor animals, but don't use PETA as an authority o. anything. they're as bad for animals as barnum was.

@shouldacomewithawarninh4974 Рік тому

Agreed Peta is biased

@luckyhero2517 8 місяців тому

PETA kills more animals than they save and steal pets from peoples homes they are the scum of the earth using the veil of caring for animals to kill as many animals as they possibly can

@user-sp9bn4xn5n 6 місяців тому

They’re not worse

@broEye1 3 місяці тому

@@user-sp9bn4xn5n They're certainly not better, or more reliable.

@BlankDragyn Рік тому

Damn why did they make p t so handsome while he looks like a founding father irl

@Tostito422 Рік тому

PT was old there, he was mid 30s in the movie

@TomasTitan08 Рік тому

Don’t diss my boy, Hamilton.

@KBGVideos1 Рік тому

Casting Hugh Jackman in a film always makes the character look handsome

@thebitchingwitch8460 2 місяці тому

Because all the people that think Hugh is hot would be guaranteed to watch the movie at least once.

@djgroopz4952 2 місяці тому

Lol, this is what an older person from the 1800s looked like.

@soulknife20 Рік тому

Several of my ancestors were carnies for PT Barnum as trapeze artists and tight rope walkers

@dreamsteddybearsmaster Рік тому

How interesting! Do you know what they said/thought of him?

@markcampbell9477 Рік тому

Awesome job on the story telling

@fingerforce Рік тому

I have been told by my grandma that P.T. Barnum is my 16th cousin and looking at pictures of my great grandma I can see the family resemblance.

@amyclarke41 10 місяців тому

I prefer the fake story of him i.e. greatest showman and Barium

@Meowmeow0506 7 місяців тому

if that's truly the case then you're my distant cousin as well.

@Max-mm1gt 6 місяців тому

That’s what I have been told as well

@RandomVids519 Рік тому

Jumbo died in my home town in canada not califorina😂😂

@saphira_ Рік тому

Must have passed that statue a thousand times, didn't realize we were in California 🤣

@RandomVids519 Рік тому

@@saphira_ haha same close to my house such a small town

@fishoutofwater3670 Рік тому

I live in the California version of ontario and I literally never heard of that before so atleast my questions have been cleared 💀

@RVS357 Рік тому

Buzzfeed burying everyone who I thought were great people 🔪💀

@TheJinxanna Рік тому

Don’t listen to Behind the Bastards or Dark History. (But do bc they’re both great)

@desireeespinosa3954 Рік тому

Unfortunately greatness requires unsavory set of personal traits. Traits that normal people would be (and are) horrified by. Greed, narcissism, and usually some sociopathic tendencies to name a few. 😉

@agcons Рік тому

@@TheJinxanna I'm a fan of Dark History but thanks for pointing out Behind the Bastards - off to have a look.

@9ninrninr947 Рік тому

Its Buzzfeed. Theyre not exactly great people themselves....

@arjenphoenix3306 Рік тому

Dark side? I knew he was a crook and not a likeable person before and when the movie came out it was a laugh cause it was so loosely based

@stanleyjohanson6720 Рік тому

Just love how after demolishing the credibility of ghouls, now BuzzFeed unsolved is doing the same to the once-beloved figures

@berthaschwarze6704 Рік тому

Good that this „secret“ is finally unveiled

@Claire_Loves_Music Рік тому

"Once beloved" 😂

@stanleyjohanson6720 Рік тому

@@Claire_Loves_Music Gotta admit, "beloved" is a bit strong lol

@StuckonStupid84 Рік тому

I don't think anyone even knew who he was until the movie released.

@tiffanykim2773 Рік тому

What are you smoking 😂

@kevinsmusic Рік тому

Never liked the circus. Guess I was right to never go to one

@zachfor3855 9 днів тому

They aren’t like that at all circus anymore!

@bradfordrusso7480 3 місяці тому

You forgot to mention that Jumbo was the parent of "Jennie". An elephant owned by Houdini. Which was featured in Houdini's grand illusion of Vanishing an Elephant.

@MaddoxMelton 8 місяців тому

“Greatest show on earth you know we turn it out daily. In and out of town, like Barnum and Bailey” - 311

@catherineevanoffour1230 Рік тому

good one. thank you

@rosechirackaljoseph5345 Рік тому

Am I the only one annoyed by his pronounciation of museum

@mrsapplez2007 Рік тому

Just heard it. YES. Whats wrong with him lol

@pickford3152 Рік тому

And the fact he said st Thomas Ontario is in California?! 😂 it’s in Canada

@thresh5324 Рік тому

So, from what I'm hearing so far, he's the real life Grunkle Stan? Edit - Grunkle Stan with a whole lot of racism, among other morally upsetting things. Stan may not have been a role model, but he's a much better one than Barnum

@David_LG092 8 місяців тому

Dude was real life Grunkle Stan

@haynesatteh4463 Рік тому

Intriguing, I always knew there was more to life and i have also been looking for a way to find not only protection but a way to be influential to the human society

@bartholetbay412 Рік тому

oh well you can achieve that by being a part of the illuminatus brotherhood, i know it sounds like a mystery but there are ways you can actually get in contact with them.

@haynesatteh4463 Рік тому

@@bartholetbay412 hi, isn't the brotherhood a myth?

@bartholetbay412 Рік тому

@@haynesatteh4463 Well it is not and you can't actually expect it to be open to everyone, but if you want to know more you can look up ANTHONY MARK SZYMON online you will find something interesting..

@haynesatteh4463 Рік тому

@@bartholetbay412 oh really, i just saw his website, interesting.i will leave him a message

@MissySimpleM Рік тому

I loved the video but every time the narrator said museum, I got ripped out of the story. I've never heard that pronunciation before.

@jpm3251 11 днів тому

Different times in life. Hard to judge. The principles of that time is not the same these days. He still a legend.

@noellebirr4178 Місяць тому

My parents took me and my siblings to see the P.T. Barnum Circus(Later renamed the Barnum & Bailey Circus) when they came into town when I was 11 years old back in 2015 and I remember that I was crying and wanted to leave during the performance so badly due to the treatment of the animals. Some of the animals were whipped so bad during the performance that they flinched. I remember that during the performances, the tigers were sitting on their stools that their trainer has them sit on and we’re doing what they were trained to do. And they were just getting whipped something awful. And another trainer went up to one of the camels and spat right in its face for no reason. And during the elephants performance, I could see that the elephants had those shackles that have the spikes on their feet. Due to the brightness of the lights, I could also see that one of the elephants was bleeding from its foot and was limping the entire performance. I’m glad that this circus got shut down because no animal deserves such awful treatment 😔💔

@joustmaster_69 Рік тому

General Thumb kinda looks like Hasbullah

@ruipinho1814 Рік тому

who the hell is John Thumb? LOL

@morelorel Рік тому

😂

@miekatilley Рік тому

Jumbo was killed in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, not California

@pickford3152 Рік тому

😂 I know what a knob

@pkrat Рік тому

10:58 jumbo was struck in st thomas Ontario canada, not california lol isn't Ontario California a city? Why would there be a city inside a city inside a state lol

@johnrodehaver7012 Рік тому

What in the hell is the background noise that starts a lil after 4 mins in

@Keng0 Рік тому

if anyone knows bridgeport, they know the PT barnum apartments lol, not a good place to live

@RobertSmith-ve2jd Рік тому

So how long before disney+ removes the greatest showman off their streaming service? Lol

@Hessed3712 Рік тому

Couldn’t even escape this jag weed in death.

@CoolT0rt0iseZ 17 днів тому

The greatest showman just got ruined for me, it was my whole childhood😢

@lely3116 Рік тому

the musAM

@ohnoourtable9367 Рік тому

Read the book THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY it has more info

@grutoyski Рік тому

Who is narrating this?

@DynamiteProd Рік тому

He was right. People want to be duped. Look at Facebook Twitter and UKposts today.

@CatoptricCistula 3 місяці тому

P.T. Barnum was a bit of a precursor to Edward Bernays, in that he realized people knew they were being deceived and wilfully desired (to even pay for it) while it also was a bit of a "bread and circus," and essential to a functional democracy.

@ItzCait11 Рік тому

so crazy

@xiaminfinitex Рік тому

😂 Everyone always thinks of Ontario CA as on ontario California before they think of Ontario Canada. Not super surprised because Americans don’t know much about us

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

Or, nobody thinks about Canada

@Historyprops 11 місяців тому

Sorry.. peta is not a resource to be named as the ones who know it...

@emmyklem5683 Рік тому

chang and aang turned out to own slaves when they retired :(

@Dontaskme361 Рік тому

DUDE THE GREATEST SHOWMAN IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE AND I CAOULDNT BELIEVE WHEN I SAW THIS VIDEO

@joecool2987 Рік тому

I still think the movie was decent.

@abqmalenurse Рік тому

He was a capitalist. Capitalism as an ideology is sociopathic in nature. He is a clear example of this.

@9ninrninr947 Рік тому

Russell, just get a job already. You're not relocating anyone's stuff. Get over it.

@magmagamer449 Рік тому

@NevikNeslow-tw1sp 10 місяців тому

They don't compare to universal circus

@roganperunko7462 10 днів тому

yeah but like the songs in the movie go hard

@amyclarke41 10 місяців тому

Hugh was great but Michael Crawford kicked it in the park in 81!A

@amyclarke41 10 місяців тому

the real 1 was lets say odd

@mmmm-lg2mj Рік тому

Yeahhh

@videosammy Рік тому

It kind of sucks that such a great movie, and actors and songs needed to base their script on this wretched person. But lets be honest, you look back at any of those people living at the time, most of them did horrible things to people. Barnum wasnt the only one who had a circus of curiositys and neither was he the only one who mistread animals, exotic or otherwise. It would be fair to assume that that particular era was filled with exploitation of people and resources, slavery, scams from the simple to the complex, untold levels of racism and massacres. And guess what its still going on. People have just figured new and better ways not to get caught is all. Same problems, different eras

@morelorel Рік тому

it was the victorian times they had no sense wtf do u expect

@videosammy Рік тому

@Organ Donor and your point is?

@SongWolf27 Рік тому

CA = Canada!!!

@agcons Рік тому

This is why at work we prefer the ISO 3166 three-character country codes: CAN will never be confused with CA.

@kathyruder5301 5 місяців тому

I think people still enjoy being "conned"--giving the "reality TV" craze. I see very little difference. As much as people might like to believe those featured on these shows are as they appear--it's NOT REALITY. Maybe some of it is ( the challenges that "little people" deal with in a world made for those of regular height, etc and UKposts channels that cover children with various conditions and the parents who are raising them). Most is downright STAGED. We NEVER openly were shown the dark side of the Duggars, nor the Kardashians without makeup. I think despite our technical advances, human nature remains the same. We still want to be entertained, the chance to see the unusual and abnormal and to wrap our heads around the bizarre. P T Barnum made it possible for the humans in his shows to make a decent living--in a time they otherwise couldn't have. As for animals--humans have tons more knowledge about the animal kingdom now than they did in the mid 1800's....in part because of captivity and museums. We're all a mixed bag of positive and negative traits. P T Barnum was a man of the times he lived in and a whole lot better of a human than many in the history books. It's generally not advised to try to judge anyone without considering the historical setting, common thoughts and beliefs held at that time and how they contrast to today's. The man was faithful to his wife, he paid his entire crew and piqued human curiousity and filled a need in what otherwise was a difficult existence without the comforts, luxuries and the things we take for granted today. The very fact the circus survived for over 100 years is testimony to his genius. He brought his performance to Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria! How many reality TV shows have accomplished THAT?

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

Read what he did to Joice Heth. He was NOT a mixed bag.

@evangreenough5363 Рік тому

bring back buzzfeed unsolved

@justdandy6985 Рік тому

Ghost files will be better

@raymondmorlock1920 Рік тому

@@justdandy6985 nothing will be better

@pkrat Рік тому

11:20 were they land whales? How did they jump out if a window

@johnmorrison71666 Рік тому

ST.Thomas Ontario Canada not California thanks.

@swarm6697 10 місяців тому

This is not sure she treated the woman 160 like a queen were are getting your info smh

@freedomfirst5557 Рік тому

Had P.T. Been alive today.........he would have been a republican president.

@jazycool Рік тому

St. Thomas, Ontario, CA actually stands for St. Thomas, Ontario, CANADA not California. St. Thomas is a town, Ontario is a province, and Canada is a country. A Google search would have told you that. Despite what Americans apparently believe there are other countries in the world. The video should be corrected.

@sirine2106 Рік тому

fast af boi

@skybluskyblueify Рік тому

Who is the PT Barnum of today?

@debbiewong6539 Рік тому

A dosh bag

@spencercrawford-dz7rg 8 місяців тому

Michael Jackson was in some ways before he died think about it.

@pickford3152 Рік тому

Lol did u just say St Thomas Ontario California?! 😂 wow bud do some research..st Thomas Ontario is in Canada genius haha

@clawmachinez26 Рік тому

Nice propaganda drop there. Say the lie enough it becomes the truth. 10:16

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

Huh? But. It's true?

@Scenepuppy_offical Рік тому

this is for my friend 😂 sorry

@philsophkenny Рік тому

🤔

@9ninrninr947 Рік тому

Theyre going to say something randomly racist, huh? I know I shouldn't assume the worst, but its been like every Buzzfeed video since Shane and Ryan left. Seems they were the ONLY ones on the platform who weren't constantly bigoted.... Called it.

@broEye1 3 місяці тому

I grow seriously tired of the people that declare him a racist. And even more of the people that call him a hypocrite for opposing slavery (yes there are some). After a certain length of time, a person's entire life gets compressed into itself, and people either look solely at the good or solely at the bad. And if the good and bad contradict, it's not because the person grew and changed, regretting past actions and working hard to atone, it's because the person is a hypocrite who publicly opposes something while trying to exploit it for personal gain.

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

@@broEye1read about what he did to Joive Hes

@vishnuprem9900 Рік тому

OG clickbaiter

@debbiewong6539 Рік тому

We’ll Barnum was a dosh bag

@natemansur Рік тому

Is it really all PT’s fault? Let’s be honest this is more a look at society at the time. If people didn’t go and approve of it he wouldn’t have been so successful.

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

Yes

@OneDeadDonkey Рік тому

Not sure I appreciate the reference that the parties are flipped from today when referring to slavery. I certainly don't believe in slavery and I don't know any republicans who do.

@chrisintorre7652 Рік тому

republicans were left, they're now very right.

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

It's literal fact though

@whatweather Рік тому

Is the narrator blind?

@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000 Рік тому

That was one right-wing dude man.

@charlottewellington5246 Рік тому

He owned slaves

@morelorel Рік тому

ye so did most of the rich bastards back then

@jfournerat1274 10 місяців тому

Yes he did but he apparently showed remorse for enslaving them. However he was still racist.

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

@@jfournerat1274read what he did to Joice Heth. He was NOT good to his slaves.

@jfournerat1274 2 місяці тому

@@fishcakepro I read it and you were right. He mistreated the people he enslaved. Honestly I am of course not surprised as enslavers notoriously brutally mistreated people who were enslaved by them such as by brutally beating them with whips or separating them from their families which were of course among the horrors of slavery that made it immoral and wrong along with of course those who were enslaved not being free and were also at the complete mercy of those who enslaved them.

@jfournerat1274 2 місяці тому

@@fishcakepro this also makes me doubt his supposed remorse for what he had done. Maybe he only feigned remorse or repentance in a attempt to improve his reputation among abolitionists and those who opposed slavery. In that case he would be just like all the countless other enslavers as they showed no remorse or regret for enslaving and mistreating countless innocent people and remained unrepentant and racist for the rest of their lives.

@paullegge6362 Рік тому

Everyone calling him a crook like they wouldn’t have spent money on tickets to see the show 😂 Smart business man and absolutely succeeded beyond his own expectations. If it weren’t for PETA groups, everyone (including me) would still be paying to go watch the circus.

@billydaniels1060 Рік тому

Look into what he did with Joice Heth.

@danamontevideo3806 4 місяці тому

… i wouldn’t

@fishcakepro 2 місяці тому

Weird to think peta invented empathy towards animals. If you read articles about him, many hated what he was doing

@jesserussell9286 Рік тому

Republican and Democrat ideals inverted at the time? What ever helps you sleep at night I guess.

@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000 Рік тому

The Republican Party was incredibly left-wing, the Democratic Party was incredibly right-wing. Today, the Democratic Party is Centre-Right & the Republican Party is far right-wing. Stop crying.

@jesserussell9286 Рік тому

@@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000 ya it's obvious I'm the one upset lol you find a comment that is weeks old and get so in your emotions you feel the need to be rude to me. Center right wouldn't applaud riots or stand against freedom of speech. I honestly hope you have a good day.

@curtiswilson3569 Рік тому

Multiple issues here…. Not the least of which are how the narrator pronounced museum.. or how he summarily said there was a democrat/republican switch in terms of ethics and economy. Both are wrong..

@rinlo1424 Рік тому

Not sure which video you watched, but in *this one* the narrator said, "Remember that the modern notion of Democrats and Republicans was effectively inverted at this time." That is 100% true. Also, you having an issue with the way the narrator pronounces "museum" doesn't mean it's wrong.