The Yoko Ono Trope, Explained: Why She's Hated | From Yoko to The Idea of You & More

The myth of Yoko Ono destroying The Beatles has persisted for decades. Anytime something goes wrong with a group of male musicians, there always seems to be a woman that catches the blame. In the years since Yoko was accused of ruining the biggest band of all time, many other women – in real life and on screen – have gotten caught up in the same trope of the evil woman who slides in and breaks up the otherwise happy group. But, of course, there’s always more to the story. So let’s take a deeper look at the true story of Yoko and The Beatles, why the trope has continued to be so pervasive, and how we’re finally starting to leave it in the past.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:43 The Yoko myth: fact vs fiction
03:56 Why people blamed Yoko for everything
05:01 The person who *really* caused the Beatles breakup
06:24 How being "a Yoko" became a trope
07:44 Variations of the "Yoko" cliche (30 Rock, BBT, Buffy)
08:32 Flight of the Conchords pokes fun at the trope
08:56 The Idea of You's empathetic portrayal
10:03 Finally leaving the trope & the myth in the past

The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was produced by Jessica Babineaux & edited by Travis Martin

Films and shows featured in this video:
The Beatles: Get Back
Imagine: John Lennon
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
The Beatles Anthology
Bed Peace
The Idea of You
30 Rock
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Flight of the Conchords
The Middle
Freaks and Geeks
Gilmore Girls
The Simpsons
Misfits
Happy Endings
That '70s Show
King of the Hill
The Big Bang Theory
Love, Simon

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