Why Cult PSA is actually a great social commentary
Okay so if anyone outside of the fandom finds this, which probably wonāt happen because we basically exist in a vacuum, hi! Cult PSA, or cpsa is this really weird series of low quality videos depicting some characters (presumably at least two are under 18, so keep that in mind), and these characters run/are a part of a cult trying to get you to join. The videos themselves are bizarre and rather funny, with some form of lore Iāll explain to newbies in a different post.
But like I said, thatās a different post.
Most of the āfandomā (itās like five people lmao) is mostly there for the obscurity and memes, but I think cpsa is actually in its core a social commentary, and may be deeper than just shock value and weirdness.
Cpsa heavily featured themes of escapism and religious guilt. One of the main characters known literally as The Messiah, the wide-eyed nonhuman entity that runs this barely-functioning cult, is often referring to a higher power known as The Stars. If we are to take this character literally, they are presumably a god stuck on earth in a human body. In the ācpsa is a social commentaryā lense, I think The Messiah represents unreality, or escaping from your reality.
The other main character is Jawn. Heās 17 and heavily implied to be trans, and he was hinted at being kidnapped from a Girl Scouts meeting (???). Heās odd, and at first you may think heās in danger with the way The Messiah threatens him, heās actually high-ranked and secretly respected by them. Jawn is finding your own reality.
Heās not really a main character, but the third most occurring character is Hawkeye, Jawnās adopted brother that was possibly grown from a box??? The lore is really weird. Heās⦠a whole different post. I think he represents being unaware of reality.
This is all my interpretations, so take it all with a grain of salt. No matter whether or not cpsa is brilliant satire or something weirder, Iām choosing to interpret it in this way. To me it represents the social view around reality. But that is just me.
Anyway, to those who havenāt watched it, Cult PSA is weird and campy and weirdly entertaining, so Iāll link the official videos in a different post for those who want them. Reminder to new peeps, thereās a lot of controversy around Cult PSA so tread lightly. I heard a rumor that the creators are making an official account somewhere, but Idrk.