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Negativity and Superficiality

1/21/2011

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Before I started my humble little blog, I of course researched other sites/blogs with similar material to get an idea of what my target audience gravitated to, and I couldn’t help but notice that the most popular sites and pages featured very negative and/or superficial material. They were either gossipy, rudely critical and tabloid-esque or the discussions were about simple-minded things, like the blogger’s favorite winter gloves. I was immediately irritated. There is so much talk about how America is dense and lacks social awareness, but it seems like no one is making a move towards change. It seems very few people support productive and creative outlets.

Using a personal example, when I post a Facebook status about something political or societal, hardly anyone comments, but when I posted a picture of a handsome actor, several people left remarks. When I posted a gallery of celebrity artwork, no one was interested, but I when I posted a few pictures of Zac Efron, it was all the rage. With my blog, I’ve felt a little pressure to be more sensational or gimmicky, but I refuse. If I give way to that, my blog might be popular, but my purpose for wanting a blog in the 1st place will be defeated. Jsays.weebly.com was built to share a mutual love of music, increase music consumer awareness, encourage societal dialogue, entertain Beyonce` fans, and create a forum for distressed 20-somethings. That’s what I came to do, and hopefully, I’ll git’ ‘er done.
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1/21/2011 11:41:42 am

Let the church say AMEN!
I was struggling with my Youtube channel at one point because of this very problem! Take my most viewed video for example which has 25,501 views-- the title of that video is Suckin Dick and Smoking Weed. Need I say more?
In contrast, I have a video entitled Hope for Haiti which only has 112 views. I don't even feel the need to continue.

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