Blog Post #1
I think that these videos and reviews show the variety of things that people will like and show others on the Internet. Obviously Daym Drops, Antoine Dodson and Marilyn Hagerty all come from different backgrounds whether it be gender, race, economic status or area. Their reviews and videos all differ as well in word choice, style and language in general. Even the two reviews about food were worlds apart. While Hagerty comments on the service and the atmosphere of Olive Garden in a somewhat professional way, Daym just talks about his burger and fries as if he was talking to one of his friends. I can see the issue of race and stereotypes that could come up in the Drops video, but especially the Dodson video. The way he speaks makes him seem uneducated and could cast a wrong image about his race and economic class.
But what I find most interesting is that all three of these reviews or videos went viral. I saw the bed intruder song when it first came out and didn’t think it was that funny. I think at first, people spread this video to “troll” people, just like they would send videos of Friday and Rick Astley. These are videos that aren’t too good, but people send them anyways for a laugh. But I think the song actually caught on and it is even on iTunes so I assume many people bought it. It just shows that the vast Internet users out there appreciate stereotypical humor in food reviews and news reports, but also appreciate a genuinely and honest report from a sweet old lady.
One response so far
I agree with your comments on the Antoine Dodson video. The wrong idea could be generated from the viral video. To be honest, Antoine does seem to sound rather uneducated in his video, yet there are an enormous amount of people of his race and economic class that are in fact well-educated and well-spoken. It portrays a certain stereotype from the videos, even though the videos were in no way intended of sending such a message. However, all things have consequences and the consequence of videos such as these may prove detrimental in the long run due to simple generalizations and false stereotypes.