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Name: YouTube
Age: 6
Occupation: video site
Last Seen: San Bruno, CA
Bee-otched For: censoring a hit video
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Sometimes, I wonder why I don't have a YouTube video out there.
But then again, maybe it's a good thing.
Earlier this week, the video sharing site yanked a popular video called "My EBT" by a rapper named "Mr. EBT". The video became popular after The Drudge Report (they're still around?) posted the video on its website and it went viral.
In the video, the song's rapper - real name Stanley LaFleur - expresses his love for the government-supplied card which is basically welfare. He goes inside many party stores to purchase potato chips, Oreos and even fast food. However, he attempts to purchase weed and alcohol with the card to no avail.
And that's why the video originally got yanked from YouTube.
According to a YouTube spokesperson, the video got pulled from the site because "All videos uploaded to YouTube must comply with our Community Guidelines. The Guidelines prohibit, among other things, spam and misleading descriptions, tags, titles or thumbnails designed to increase views. With 48 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube, we count on our community members to know the Community Guidelines and to flag content they believe violates them. Essentially, the community is the first line of defense. We review all flagged videos quickly, and if we find that they do violate the Guidelines, we remove them quickly.".
YouTube's guidelines state that videos glorifying drug use are subject to being banned. Therefore, the original cut of "My EBT" had to face elimination.
Many are angry at YouTube, claiming that LaFleur's 1st Amendment rights were infringed. LaFleur himself defended his video, claiming that it's to illustrate society's wrongs regarding the welfare system in America. He proclaims that the video is only a parody and that there's too many people abusing the system.
And no, he's not on food stamps at the moment.
Ya know, I do like the video to the point that it explains why certain people like to abuse the system that's designed to help them. If you need assistance, you shouldn't blow it on junk food. You need stuff that nourishes, like fruits and vegetables. If I had it my way, I'd force all EBT users to use their cards to buy foods with nutritional value.But nope! It'll never happen. EBT users gotta put junk in their bodies. To hell with eating something with vitamins, they gotta eat what's good for them to get their mind off of getting a life.
Look, I've seen lots of videos on YouTube that would break their policies. Hell, there's a video called "Cannonball Dookie" showing a man pooping into a lake. OK, so what's more offensive: a man going #2 while jumping off a dock or a dude buying weed with an EBT card?
YouTube needs to get it. Thankfully, the video's back up, so who knows how long it will stay up? If they had a brain, they would keep it up so they could show a black man's sarcastic view on a system that REALLY needs to get its shit straight. If you're on the government cheese, please, don't use it to buy Twinkies.
Same for you and your vacations, CEO of a bankrupt company.---
Age: 6
Occupation: video site
Last Seen: San Bruno, CA
Bee-otched For: censoring a hit video
Sometimes, I wonder why I don't have a YouTube video out there.
But then again, maybe it's a good thing.
Earlier this week, the video sharing site yanked a popular video called "My EBT" by a rapper named "Mr. EBT". The video became popular after The Drudge Report (they're still around?) posted the video on its website and it went viral.
In the video, the song's rapper - real name Stanley LaFleur - expresses his love for the government-supplied card which is basically welfare. He goes inside many party stores to purchase potato chips, Oreos and even fast food. However, he attempts to purchase weed and alcohol with the card to no avail.
And that's why the video originally got yanked from YouTube.
According to a YouTube spokesperson, the video got pulled from the site because "All videos uploaded to YouTube must comply with our Community Guidelines. The Guidelines prohibit, among other things, spam and misleading descriptions, tags, titles or thumbnails designed to increase views. With 48 hours of video uploaded every minute to YouTube, we count on our community members to know the Community Guidelines and to flag content they believe violates them. Essentially, the community is the first line of defense. We review all flagged videos quickly, and if we find that they do violate the Guidelines, we remove them quickly.".
YouTube's guidelines state that videos glorifying drug use are subject to being banned. Therefore, the original cut of "My EBT" had to face elimination.
Many are angry at YouTube, claiming that LaFleur's 1st Amendment rights were infringed. LaFleur himself defended his video, claiming that it's to illustrate society's wrongs regarding the welfare system in America. He proclaims that the video is only a parody and that there's too many people abusing the system.
And no, he's not on food stamps at the moment.
Ya know, I do like the video to the point that it explains why certain people like to abuse the system that's designed to help them. If you need assistance, you shouldn't blow it on junk food. You need stuff that nourishes, like fruits and vegetables. If I had it my way, I'd force all EBT users to use their cards to buy foods with nutritional value.But nope! It'll never happen. EBT users gotta put junk in their bodies. To hell with eating something with vitamins, they gotta eat what's good for them to get their mind off of getting a life.
Look, I've seen lots of videos on YouTube that would break their policies. Hell, there's a video called "Cannonball Dookie" showing a man pooping into a lake. OK, so what's more offensive: a man going #2 while jumping off a dock or a dude buying weed with an EBT card?
YouTube needs to get it. Thankfully, the video's back up, so who knows how long it will stay up? If they had a brain, they would keep it up so they could show a black man's sarcastic view on a system that REALLY needs to get its shit straight. If you're on the government cheese, please, don't use it to buy Twinkies.
Same for you and your vacations, CEO of a bankrupt company.---
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