barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com
hillarlyclintonisyournewbicycle.com
These are just some of the Obama/Clinton alternative media I've been sent that is clearly made by and/or for college-aged kids.
Here's another pretty great one:
"I got a crush...on Obama" by Obama Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU
This is the "original" Obama Girl song. The first time I watched it, I couldn't help wondering what exactly Obama Girl could have been thinking. But! Almost 6.5 MILLION views already! Young people are taking campaign advertising into their own hands. Finally, young people have the space and resources to have a voice in the election- although what we are doing with this space is an interesting take on politics....
Here are the Obama Girl "rebuttals:"
"I've Got a Crush on Hillary (take that Obama Girl!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLSWudoqtWE
"I've got a crush on Ron Paul:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uaqG0eWCcw&NR=1
-Marisa
2 comments:
Wow, I'm not sure what to make of these videos. I think it's great that people care enough to even create videos for their support... but the sexual aspect of it I find creepy and misplaced. These videos are funny, but have nothing to do with real issues. They're about finding the candidates sexually desirable, which is the last hing that should be factoring into your reason's for supporting them. I guess they just can't be taken seriously, but I think video as a medium could be put to better use for campaigning and showing support.
-Lindsay
I remember seeing the Obama girl video a while back. Like Lindsay said, even though we can't take videos like these seriously, there are better ways to use the medium to show support.
It's also interesting to read some of the articles that came out about the video:
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3275802
-Laura
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