Friday, October 26, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQu2SVFF-cU&feature=relmfu

The internet provides people with access to share ideas and opinions through creative ways, even on political topics. YouTube fosters the creation of creative material, whose main purpose is entertainment of viewers. This video compiles clips of President Obama speaking over the tune of "U Can't Touch This" in order to cleverly respond to the criticism of him saying "you didn't build that." That quote is an example of the media spinning a phrase in a negative light, taken out of context, to make an argument using the offense. It shows clips of right-wing political commentators saying that there is no way to take  what Obama said out of context, after ironically doing just that. The song exaggerates Obama's statements in an entertaining way and shows just how out of context anything said aloud could be taken. This same user has created many other politically oriented videos that have all received millions of views since people enjoy the material. He creates arguments through the use of music and edits of political figures, and it makes it seem like the concept is so simple even though so much effort has to be put in to perfectly edit the final product. This video is a great example of expression using the unique audio-visual format of YouTube, and also unites the powers of technology and media.

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