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NYMag wrote:Come to think of it, the problem might be more YouTube than vegans.
WyldMoonWoman wrote:I would guess that these youtubers add fuel to the opinion that the general population has about vegans being crazy
arugula wrote:i think jeff was trolling. for a second i got so excited for her.
Skip wrote:Instead of the Starch Solution, the book could have been called "Carb the fuck up" for that younger generational appeal.....
Risto wrote:Skip wrote:Instead of the Starch Solution, the book could have been called "Carb the fuck up" for that younger generational appeal.....
I've recently spent too much time browsing around the vegan channels on Youtube, and it struck me that all the f-bombing and caustic language seems a bit forced with many of the people. I looked at the very first videos that Freelee, High Carb Hannah, Mama Tang etc. posted, and they speak softly and perfectly politely in them. Then they seem to have developed their Youtube personalities over time in later videos, apparently trying to keep up with Durianrider's f-bombing. I guess that's what get views. Mama Tang does not curse, but she's using her accent and a kind of a bark for an effect. Durianrider has explicitly called Fully Raw Kristina fake for always appearing smiling, sunny and polite in her videos. I can easily believe that she's not like that off-camera, but the frequency of f-bombs doesn't exactly seem like a good measure of integrity either. Then there's Vegan Gains, who has kinda taken the whole thing to another level.
It's not all just drama for the sake of Youtube views, I don't think, since some of the people that Durianrider, Freelee and Vegan Gains have criticized are selling products and services outside of Youtube, and they've been suing their critics apparently to protect their business, or issued cease-and-desist letters for alleged copyright violations. I could easily see someone like Freelee putting a local weight loss guru out of business with her videos, if they're talking to the same audience (young women).
I have to say that I can't really watch Vegan Gains, even when he makes some very good critical points about the fitness industry. To my mind, the guy gives off a seriously disturbing negative vibe. Durianriders f-bombing is tolerable for a couple of minutes at a time. I feel all of these people could benefit massively from a few hours of voice and rhetoric lessons. Make the f-bombing more effective, if nothing else.
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