YouTube has become a place to share amateur home videos, whether they are funny, interesting, scary, etc. Parents are placing their children’s faces on YouTube more and more often to share funny moments or first actions with loved ones but are also knowingly or not sharing these videos with the YouTube community. People are beginning to realize the effect these videos can have if shared with too many people. It is now not uncommon for ordinary individuals to become amateur celebrities over night if their video is liked by the YouTube community.
Some of the more commonly known videos and people on YouTube includes, but is not limited to, “Charlie Bit My Finger”, “Little Girl Who Will Kick A Monsters Ass”, “David After Dentist”, “Blood-A Boy”, and as shown in the following video “The Star Wars Kid”.
This original video of the “Star Wars Kid” has received 13, 577, 566 views and that does not include the many more hits on the numerous remixes. The “Star Wars Kid” has been recreated to incorporate a training match with Yoda, a fight scene with Agent Smith from the Matrix, a cameo in The Lord of The Rings, etc.
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This video became so popular that it continues to pop up in unexpected places, such as within a secret passage of one of the Tony Hawk Skateboarding games.
Overall, people are becoming recognized within society based upon YouTube videos. Whether on purpose or not, average Joe’s and Jane’s are being transformed into recognizable societal names and figures.
