Move Over Mother Theresa – Details, episodes & analysis

Ryan Lloyd Haynes has shot to Instagram fame very quickly for his short, witty video essays on human existence. His goal is to show men what masculinity and vulnerability can look like, and to provide an alternative to the red pill content that beckons them online.

Further reading:

Milkshake duck phenomenon: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/arts/milkshake-duck-meme.html

Red pill content: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/14/the-red-pill-reddit-modern-misogyny-manosphere-men

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Adeche Atelier, a duo made up of Adwoa Botchey and Solomon Adebiyi, are using paint and brushes to educate the diaspora on folklore and culture. Though colonial narratives have spent hundreds of years portraying African mythology and stories in a negative way, Adeche Atelier are rapidly reversing and re-educating their growing audience.

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Street artist Florist has experienced a recent and meteoric rise on Instagram, where he documents his creation and installation of mosaic art in the UK.

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Trans Activist & queer icon Charlie Craggs is known for her nail campaign fighting transphobia. It was an elegant educational tool that built allyship. 

But then transphobia got worse… so Charlie decided to cut through… with comedy.

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Further reading:

YouGov study: https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51545-where-does-the-british-public-stand-on-transgender-rights-in-202425 

Blue Planet episode on transgender animals: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2gCkNYpCZVSZTpr5tsqlfjn/filming-fish-that-change-sex#:~:text=Having%20studied%20marine%20biology%20it,generally%20to%20aid%20reproductive%20success. 

Newspaper coverage on Trans issues: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/news/exclusive-mermaids-research-into-newspaper-coverage-on-trans-issues/  

Intersex vs Ginger Hair populations: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/10/its-intersex-awareness-day-here-are-5-myths-we-need-to-shatter/ 

Model minority: https://clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hub/magazine/issues/asian-americans-in-the-law/the-model-minority-myth/

At some point, the stories we told each other stopped helping us navigate life and avoid venomous spiders. They became commercially corrupted.

Then we built algorithms that rewarded those new stories that caused outrage and division. Toxic stories that bred toxic beliefs.

But in the corners of the internet, there are Creators working against the algorithms to build weird creative spaces that make things a little better.

In Move Over Mother Theresa, these Creators break down their creative process, share their strategies, and reveal the real-life ripple effects of their work.

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Co-created by Drop Dead Generous + Creative Ally.