The video that is shown below is titled “Leave Britney Alone!” and was posted on September 10, 2007. This is an example of a YouTube video that has frequently discussed and even remade in my CMN 2170 New Media course. This video is of Chris Crocker, who become instantly famous when he posted this video on his response and reaction to the continuing cruel comment being made at Britney Spears (especially after that awful MTV performance.) Anyways, his outrageous performance has sparked so many impersonations of him, from celebrities to anyone who is incredibly passionate about another person being verbally attacked. Once again, this is a video that increases the popularity of using YouTube for people wanting to spread there opinion to the world. It’s basically proof that even if you’re watching this video to make fun of Chris, you are still watching it and increasing it’s popularity. Therefore, the concept that you can become famous just from a 2 minute clip is now possible in our society.
