As we know, the Internet gives practically anybody the power to create. The result can be anywhere from abysmal to outstanding, which can easily be seen on YouTube. With its "Broadcast yourself" motto, YouTube is such a read-write free-for-all that of course there are bound to be many videos of low quality. Seeing this video made me think of our video project. I know I'm hoping my upcoming video contains "even a shred of enjoyment for people other than than those who made the video."
But the beautiful part is not whether or not the mass public approves or disproves of the tens of thousands of homemade videos posted online daily; it is that no matter who you are, you can get your creation out there. If you have a message, it now has the ability to reach people. If you just are goofing around in front of a camera, that works too. It's completely up to us.
The video mentioned above was produced by The Onion, one of my new favorite websites. Wherever there is anything horrible in society, you can usually expect to find a parody before long. And whether it be a song, movie, or book, most people agree that it should be fair use. Parody is a great way to critique something creatively and usually appeals to people because the original work is something they are familiar with.
The Onion is a fake news website. In the fashion of the Daily Show, writers at this website inform viewers of current events in a way that is half true, half joke. The Onion was started in 1988 by two University of Wisconsin-Madison students and entered the Internet in 1996. Since 2005, all articles can be read for free. While many articles are mockeries of real events, some are completely made up, such as Kidnapped Boy Found Safe, Imagines Kidnapped Boy. They also have a "Historical Archive" section of newspapers on their site. These articles are in the fashion of a 1700s newspaper and focus on how differently we looked at the world a few hundred years ago. Reading The Onion is comparable to watching The Simpsons - there's enough jokes flying around on so many different levels that you are bound to find at least a few that you like.
This kind of parody is highly sarcastic and most people find it pretty funny. Some of my favorites include Tony Womo Out Three To Four Weeks With Bwoken Widdle Fingey and NASA Announces Plan To Launch $700 Million Into Space.
- Jordan Morsberger
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One of my favorites is from a couple weeks ago- the headline was "Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job". Haha.
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