[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James Charles, a name so chilling Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it requires a trigger warning. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trigger warning: James Charles. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can say a lot of things about\NJames Charles. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of them are bad. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, really bad. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But objectively, he is one of the most\Nwell-known Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,influencers from the last 10 years. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And because of how much exposure Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and business success he saw\Nover the years, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James Charles is truly somebody who\Ncould have had it all Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if only he wasn't a piece of shit. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're watching this video, odds are\Nyou've heard of James, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you've at least heard of his infamy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may have had the petrifying\Nexperience Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of seeing his BBL or hearing him say Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hi sisters!" Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This guy's digital footprint has some of the\Nfunniest Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and grossest shit I have ever seen. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because as we'll get into, he is a massive\Ncreepo, freako, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,womp womp. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is quite a tale. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So allow me to take you on an Unhinged\NJames Charles Deepdive. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James Charles (or James Charles\NDickinson) Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was born on May 3, 1999 in Bethlehem,\NNew York. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he is Emily Dickinson's third cousin\Ntwice removed - Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ignore that, it was a lie, I just lied. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in 2010, at the age of 11, he started his Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very first YouTube channel called\NJaysCoding. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This channel mostly consisted of him\Ncovering songs like Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Pumped Up Kicks". Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫ "You better run, better run\Nfaster than my bullet." ♫ Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫ "Carved my name\Ninto his leather seats." ♫ Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But most notably, this "It Will Rain" cover Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he's wearing this wolf hat. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫ "- morphine at my door." ♫ Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although these childhood videos are\Nwholesome, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this would be the start\Nof a very troubling Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pattern of him\Nsinging unprompted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although my personal favorite video\Nthat I found on JaysCoding Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was this six-second upload of just\Na image of an eye. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, bro really uploaded an\Nimage to YouTube, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is so of the time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in 2015, he would launch his second\Nand main channel Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we know today as James Charles. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is where he started uploading\Nmakeup tutorials, such as Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serpent makeup tutorial and\NSnapchat Galaxy makeup tutorial. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you can see, none of these look\Nparticularly good. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, they're pretty bad,\Nbut I assure you Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyone's makeup looked\Nreally bad in 2015, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that really means nothing I guess. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he was gaining a really decent\Naudience from posting these tutorials. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the inciting incident, the\Ncatalyst that would launch Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James Charles' career happened in\NSeptember of 2016. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this moment would have irreversible\Nrepercussions on society and the Internet. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James was 17 years old at this point, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he had just taken his senior photos, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which came out fugly according to him. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so he hired the school\Nphotographer to come back Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and let him retake the pictures\Nwith his ring light. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you can see here, his highlight is\Ndefinitely going off, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his brows have a good\NRoblox look to them. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, where I draw the line is\Nthat man bun. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What the f**k? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways, his friend convinces\Nhim to post these Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,new glamorous pictures online\Nand they go extremely viral. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, this picture of James\Nwas being shared Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much that CoverGirl noticed it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is how he became the world's\Nfirst male CoverGirl. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now because this was 2016, it stirred\Ncontroversy amongst conservatives. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, of course it did Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's CoverGirl, not "CoverDong". Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously, though, I found this\Nold Twitter thread Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are just bitching about this\Nlike there's no tomorrow. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A great example is this one: Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also this one where\Na woman compares Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James being on CoverGirl to a white\Nperson doing blackface. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, nurse, she's out again!