Today's Viewing Pleasure

I was just flipping through YouTube the last couple of days when I came across these gems. Take a gander and watch these fine mash-up videos.

  
  
  

Comedy Round-up

  
There's a lot going on in the world this week -- the earthquake in Haiti, Prop. 8 Trial, a 19.9 billion budget shortfall in California, just to name a few. So I thought it a needed comedy break might be in order. Here are a couple of videos to tickle your funny bone.

Sometimes you just need to learn a new language.



I love it when things explode! It's even funnier when they are cure.



Because sometimes a rooster is better than Metallica.

Just in case you ever wondered about He Man.



Potty mouths, jesus, and santa clause always make a good butt of a joke.

ondt_ai's "Master Plan" & Patriotic People's "Americans"

I recently came across these two videos in the same day. It was interesting to me to see them almost back to back. I saw the first, ontd_ai's video for Adam Lambert's "Master Plan", and quickly got behind its message of pluralism, equality, and lgbtq rights.

Then, I saw the second, Hi Caliber's "Patriotic People". I wanted to turn it off immediately, but something compelled me to watch. As the video unfolded, I became angry at its message of intolerance and fear.

What struck me at the conclusion of the second is that both videos speak to resistance to conformity, albeit in very different ways. The first is about non-conformity as related to being lgbtq or an "other". The second is about the non-conformity of conservativism. One speaks to an "actual" (for lack of a better word) experience. One speaks to a perceived experience. Together, both show that regardless of "actual" or perceived experiences, what is important is image and message as related to audience. Both are very effective at communicating what they believe.

Here are the two videos:

ontd_ai's video for Adam Lambert's "Master Plan"


Hi Caliber's "Patriotic People"


What are your thoughts about communicating message?