Ramil Wants To Work For YouTube
Ever since I got my spiffy video camera from NYU, I've been making quite a few videos. I really want to get better at making them, and I've slowly become obsessed with YouTube and the YouTube community. Visiting YouTube has become part of my daily routine. Whenever I go online to check my e-mail, Facebook, etc., I feel compelled to hit the videos tab to see what today's most popular videos are. Most of the videos are either Naruto, Filipino Soap Operas, or something that probably belongs on X-Tube. But if you take the time to sift through the first couple pages, you are bound to find a diamond in the rough.
After spending hours every week on YouTube for the past couple of months, I have been thoroughly impressed with the huge amount of interaction that goes on because of the website. Video bloggers like Phil Defranco, William Buckley, Christine (a.k.a. HappySlip), and Perez Hilton have followings numbering in the tens of thousands. Many of these subscribers post video responses and create a dialogue that can grow and last for quite a while. I think that YouTube is such an interesting - and still developing - phenomenon, and I think that YouTube could use my help to move the community in the right direction.
That said, I feel that I must address an issue that has been driving the YouTube community in the wrong direction: the sensation that is Kristina Chen (a.k.a. tinaecmusic, or brianlitrellfan15), but most commonly known as Tina. Up until the whole Tina thing, I felt really positive about the YouTube community. It gave millions of people the chance to connect to others across the world who shared common interests. Great! But when Tina started making videos and getting trashed, I began to see the dark side of YouTube.
All this innocent girl wanted to do was sing and dance and share her love for singing and dancing (and Zac Efron) with the world. However, she received so many nasty comments and responses, that she deleted all her videos and left YouTube. I realize that Tina is no Ashley Tisdale, but she didn't really deserve the response that she got. Tina has since returned to YouTube, but her new videos have raised concerns, especially the one where she gets naked.
I knew that YouTube had its flaws, and the Chris Crocker fiasco, and the lonelygirl15 hoax reminded me that I shouldn't be so naive or optimistic. But this is different! We're talking about a little girl who likes Hello Kitty, and High School Musical, and turtleneck sweaters! I really believe that something is happening to Tina, and I think that a lot of it has to do with the YouTube community.
Now, if I worked for YouTube, I would make it a point to call Tina's parents and tell Mr. and Mrs. Chen exactly what their daughter has been doing on the internet lately. Then, I would call Perez Hilton and reprimand him for being so mean to Tina. I think it's great that YouTube is an open space where people can interact freely and unrestricted, but when there are no boundaries, some people are bound to get hurt! So to all the haters, I have only one thing to say: Leave Tina Alone!!