![]() ![]() Where the gay kid flexing twig arms and swearing at invisible foes was once a laugh riot, inspirational call to arms, or post modern entertainment, the effeminate whiner sobbing about a famous pop star is now sad, pathetic, and grounds for unsolicited death wishes. Where YouTube gave Chris the friends he never had, it also exponentially increased the enemies that will always follow him due to a rampant bigotry and hatred I’m not sure will ever be eradicated. As the world became flat and the internet connected us to far-flung corners we’d never imagine to visit, humanity devolved into snarky, opinionated cretins unconcerned with the victims they targeted via their computers. What happens next, however, is less a testament to Crocker and more a defamation of a nation in love with anonymity. Chris had found his voice and wasn’t afraid to use. Crocker earned a legion of fans fawning over his eccentric originality that led him to film more and more videos in which his grandparents and mother would occasionally appear. ![]() The impact his candid “You want to fight me?!” rant possessed made him an overnight sensation due to its comedy, anger, and universal message declaring it okay to be different. ![]() The only place he could express himself would be behind closed doors to a video camera, the potential of which couldn’t have been dreamed. So, here was a young kid stuck at home with the grandparents who raised him after his fourteen-year old mother gave up custody that was being censored under the guise of protection. High School simply wouldn’t be a welcoming environment. After attempting to create a gay/straight coalition at his Middle School in his refusal to hide who he was, the town began to fear for his safety. What the internet and YouTube did for Chris was finally allow him to shatter all remnants of the façade he no longer found necessary. For a transgendered boy growing up in small town Tennessee, his entire life had to be a carefully cultivated image in order to survive the childhood beat-downs, taunting, and church backlash that area is known for when it comes to the gay and lesbian community. Whether Crocker was genuine in his wails back then or not, one cannot deny everything after was a carefully constructed image to garner more fame and celebrity while the iron was hot. I still think the same to a point now even after watching Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch‘s documentary Me the Zoo. No, I like most who caught his tearful defense against an angry horde of Britney Spears haters thought the YouTube clip was funny, probably staged, and a complete attention grab. I wasn’t watching CNN when his “Leave Britney Alone” video went viral, didn’t see Glenn Beck audibly laugh and call him crazy on live TV, and definitely wasn’t aware he shot a pilot for MTV in 2007 that was one misfired 9-11 joke away from being picked up. That tells you how frivolously I use the internet and keep up with current affairs. ![]() I didn’t know who Chris Crocker was until last year. “If you hear me screaming and hollering I’m doing a video” Rating: NR | Runtime: 90 minutes | Release Date: June 25th, 2012 (USA)ĭirector(s): Chris Moukarbel & Valerie Veatch ![]()
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