I got a comment on my one of my YouTube videos today that really made me chuckle. It wasn’t actually meant to make me laugh, but like most of the negative comments that I get on my videos, it amused me more than anything.  It was on the spoof that I did of David after Dentist, which is the video of the kid who went to the dentist and was still high afterwards when his dad videotaped him talking in the backseat of the car.  Mine is Josh after Boozer in which I use David’s audio, but put it in the context of a drunk guy.  It’s currently my second most viewed video with over 400,000 views.

The comment that I got today said this: “You’re a LOSER!!!!! you can’t come up with your own ideas for videos so you make fun of poor little David!!!!! You’re nothing but a jurk!!!!!!! I don’t know why you think making fun of a little boy is funny!!! this is just plain horrible!!!!!! you are a horrible person i hope you die in a ditch!!!!!!” It always amazes me  how different the reactions to something can be.  I’ve had comments that range from someone thinking that video is the best thing they’ve ever seen in their life to someone who thinks that my life should end because of it.   But the important thing to note is that either way, it’s striking a chord with people and getting their attention.

My next most viewed video after that one also happens to be a parody video.  It was my version of the maps question that was asked of Miss Teen South Carolina when she went off on a weird tangent about South Africa and Iraq and everywhere like that such as.  ;-)  And believe me, I got all kinds mixed reactions on my spoof of that one too.  With Josh after Boozer I’d say at least 95% of the comments have been positive, but with Miss Teen South Carolina it would probably only be about 80%.  Still, it got people’s attention and got them talking.  And that’s a very important thing in a viral video.

So the moral of the story is that it is ok to make fun of people.  And let’s be honest, I really don’t think what I’m doing is that bad.  It’s all for fun anyway and it’s not meant to be taken seriously.  And I’ve even had someone do a spoof of one of my videos in which they implied that I was a gay porn star… and I thought it was funny and flattering that they thought I was worthwhile making fun of.  But some people just don’t have a sense of humor… and I guess have never watched SNL or MadTV.

What do you think? Did I go too far with Josh after Boozer or my interview of Miss Teen South Carolina?  Is it wrong to make fun of other people on YouTube or make parodies of their videos?