Louise (Sprinkle of Glitter) created a video around a week ago addressing YouTube culture and I really agreed with her points. I was going to create a YouTube video about this but I thought I'd get all ramble-y and awkward so decided to blog about it instead.
Check out Louise's video: here
Now my opinion:
If you've checked out any of my social media, you know that I'm a huge One Direction fan. However, when I see videos of how fans act I just shake my head. The guys are HUMAN, they are PEOPLE, pretty much their entire lives are broadcasted for fans and others to see. When fans mob and surround their hotels, shops, and restaurants that doesn't help anything. Again, all musicians and celebrities have family and probably want privacy at some point. I think a big part of this comes with how fans act Louise makes a great point of how overwhelming meeting some fans is. Some people probably think it would be fabulous to have that amount of attention but there comes a point where it becomes too much and could possibly becomes scary.
Also, like Louise said, you're only aware of one part of a person's life. Yes, it's still them but you only see a small bit of the entire picture. Especially with vloggers, they open up their entire life and schedule to their viewers. However, they can also edit things out and choose what they want the world to see. Fans and others shouldn't be so hard and have such outrageous expectations for people that they only know through a camera.
I'm not perfect either. I'm a huge fan of the British and LA YouTubers. Yes, if I got a chance to meet them I would be so excited. However, I feel that if that day were to come, I would want to be respectful of them because they gave me their time to meet them. I think all the YouTubers I watch have inspired me. Without watching their videos I wouldn't have created my own channel or this blog. I think that the important thing is that fans recognize YouTubers as people too and respect their wishes.
And Louise, if you're reading this I hope I didn't distort what you said in your video. This is what I got from it.
Love always, Taylor xx
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Glad you said this! I love her videos as well -- that is so true!
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