reading the comments under IShowSpeed clips is something, it can literally be “speed getting called a monkey compilation” and comments will be “he’s bringing people together” “he’s so cool because he knows it’s a joke” “he doesn’t take himself seriously”, anyhow, thoughts on him?
i think that white kids have been doing what he does and making money off it for forever with much less criticism so it really doesn’t concern me that much
It is an example of Black culture and expression being commodified and repackaged after being stripped of what made it unique and valuable in the first place. His content is extremely low brow but it’s a reflection of the current Silicon Valley internet zeitgeist.
reading the comments under IShowSpeed clips is something, it can literally be “speed getting called a monkey compilation” and comments will be “he’s bringing people together” “he’s so cool because he knows it’s a joke” “he doesn’t take himself seriously”, anyhow, thoughts on him?
i think that white kids have been doing what he does and making money off it for forever with much less criticism so it really doesn’t concern me that much
Tirrb made a video on it that I’d recommend if you haven’t seen it: https://youtu.be/teyZIt7M7Sk
It is an example of Black culture and expression being commodified and repackaged after being stripped of what made it unique and valuable in the first place. His content is extremely low brow but it’s a reflection of the current Silicon Valley internet zeitgeist.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: