Five YouTube Videos That Shrunk The World
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5 YouTube Videos That Shrunk The World
I USED TO THINK THAT YOUTUBE was all trash and bullshit, a world stage for narcissists.
Then I indulged myself and discovered it was only mostly composed of trash and bullshit, albeit lots of it smelly fun.
Yet, between the cat videos and the cute babies, the wannabe rock stars and the punk'd victims, there have been a handful of videos that have provoked a collective -- and universal -- response of surprise and joy, amusement or horror. Here's five videos that shrunk the world.
1. NEDA DYING BEFORE THE CAMERA
2. JK WEDDING ENTRANCE
POSTED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, this video of a wedding party twerkin' it down the aisle has already reached nearly 17 million views. Whodathunkit from a group of goofy-looking Minnesotans? But the pure joy of that first dance kept viewers coming and coming. The couple never expected their choreographed free-for-all to catch fire; their only intention was to let distance relatives see the show. Now Jill and Kevin have now asked viewers to donate to the Sheila Wellstone Institute, a domestic violence prevention agency; It was a Chris Brown's performance that sent them swaying down the aisle.
3.SUSAN BOYLE -- BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT
OH, SUSAN BOYLE, YOU SAUCY WENCH YOU! Simon Scowl's frigid reaction to this Scottish lass' immediate charm was in no way atypical, as the man certainly has a corncob (or the British equivalent of such) lodged firmly up his ass. I like to think that the audience had more hope for Susan as she took to the stage. Her "I know something you don't know" smirk before her song, the voice, the crowd, Susan's little march, the verdict, ah! Gets me err'time! And at nearly 78 million views on YouTube alone, it got everyone else, too.
4.CHRIS CROCKER'S LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!
CHRIS CROCKER'S INFAMOUS "Leave Britney Alone" video has, to date, gotten 26,484, 695 views. What totally sucks is that I bet less than half of the viewers actually listened to his goofy ass. I listened, and that shit is poignant.
Is it little crazy that he get so upset about a woman he doesn't know? Sure. But he does has the bronzed and glittering balls to finally take an emotional strike on America's bullshit media machine. "When is it professional to publicly bash someone who's going through a hard time?" Word up, Chris. Mothafuckin' word UP.
5.RANDY PAUSCH'S LAST LECTURE
I WON'T TELL YOU ABOUT RANDY PAUSCH'S life or his death. I certainly won't tell you about his bestselling inspirational book The Last Lecture. I'm sure you know about it already.
What I will tell you about is the last 10 minutes of his real "last lecture." One of the most important messages in the final stretch of his talk is: "Focus on others, not on yourself."
With this declaration, Pausch takes attention off himself, sings to his wife, and presents her with a cake n' candle. At the end, he breaks it to the audience that his speech "Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" was not for them; it was for his kids. Lump-in-my-throat. Thanks Randy, thanks YouTube, for another wonderful evening together.
Sophia Ulmer is a creative writing major at Columbia College in Chicago. When she's not writing for CrabbyGolightly, she's stirring things up at her cooking blog, feckinfranchtoast.blogspot.com
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