Thank You from Hana Hwang to Selena Gomez
This week, a thank-you video from Hana Hwang to Selena Gomez warmed the hearts and souls of youth nationwide. It’s currently topping viewership charts for 13-17 year olds, especially among the girls. Hana suffers from a fatal genetic illness called progeria, which causes people to age eight to ten times faster than the average person. To thank Selena for her surprise visit, Hana expresses her appreciation and love on video.
2,078,483 Views as of February 11, 2012 (Posted on January 12, 2012)
After Ryan Seacrest learned that Hana is a huge fan of Selena Gomez, he contacted the singer-actress, who decided to pay the 13-year-old a visit at the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital. When asked why she loves Selena so much, Hana simply replies, “she’s my hero.” Hana loves all of Selena’s songs, especially “Spotlight” and “Who Says” because they inspire her to continue fighting for her life. Hana even writes down all of Selena’s song lyrics in her diary, and she specifies, “Only Selena’s songs.”
In the video, she gives a mini-tour of her work station above her hospital bed, on which she treasures a framed photo of her and Selena and handmade jewelry she loves to make. Hana proudly holds up a sequined bracelet that she has made for Selena. Although many people denounce popular culture as commercialized and lacking artistic merit, positive public figures like Selena Gomez can uplift and encourage hope among many young fans through meaningful art, music, and philanthropy.
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Lampooning Quirks for Laughs
2,293,235 Views as of February 11, 2012 (Posted on January 20, 2012)
You probably have already seen a lot of these videos ‒ the ones that say Sh** [Insert type of group] Say ‒ displaying a range of humorous catchphrases from groups as different as Asian parents, girls, and LA people. While most feature one-dimensional caricatures and hokey dialogue, they often strike a chord with audiences through skilled editing, acting and/or astute observations. The original video focusing on female quirks has led to numerous spin-offs satirizing idiosyncrasies of diverse groups. This week, we have S*** Girlfriends Say, which basically presents girlfriends as shrewish and overly emotional and comes off slightly misogynistic. Unfortunately, the spin-off focuses solely on the catty and pathetic tendencies of young women. In line with over-the-top reenactments of common rituals and sayings, JennaMarbles released a video in which she lampoons girls primping themselves like crazy in front of their bathroom mirror. We’ve noticed that many YouTubers now use video to humorously reenact and capture behavioral and linguistic trends that we often don’t realize we practice.
Anxiety-Ridden Fantasy About Technology
539,087 Views as of February 11, 2012 (Posted on February 3, 2012)
In a rather tongue-in-cheek manner, this short film adopts a premise similar to The Terminator series, in which advanced forms of technology can outsmart and annihilate the human race. Nathan, the protagonist, finds an abandoned iPhone 4S on the ground. While Siri may seem like the ideal personal assistant, she has something other in mind–total, unmediated vengeance against two clueless twenty-something year old guys. With impressive special effects and a hyper-dramatic, suspenseful plot surrounding one of our most beloved devices, Psycho Siri is not surprisingly a favorite among guys.
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