Ok I’ve decided to put myself out there and allow for a hopefully humorous discussion to begin…Here is the link to my embarrassing reaction video from when we won nationals this past January.
BUT watch the link BEFORE you read the rest of my post….
Did you laugh? I didn’t at first, but now I do every time I watch it.
Now let me explain my reaction. This was my second championship win with the team, but the first time I actually performed when we won. When we won my freshmen year, 2008, I had broken my foot and wasn’t able to perform. So this win had a deeper meaning to me. The fact that I was captain of the squad, it was my senior year (which meant my last opportunity to win), and a goal I have had since I was 13 years old held a significant underlying meaning to this win.
So here is my question/prompt…. Is this video “crap”? Pretend you didn’t know me from class, would you post a comment making fun of the girl in the video? Do your feelings change towards the video now that you know the meaning behind the win had for me? What if you saw our competitor’s performance? Cincinnati (2nd Place) and LSU (3rd Place). What if you our performance?
I'm not saying your opinion will change now that you have seen the performances but should it?
I know my opinion is bias and I promote dance and cheerleading in almost everything I do and I know some people don’t find dance / cheerleading a sport or even entertaining, but I think it is important to remember that media “crap” is all based on individuals opinions. I have to assume that the guy who posted the “Crazy Cheerleader” video finds my reaction obviously entertaining, but also the fact that Cheerleading being aired on ESPN is a load of crap and not worthy of any air time. In my opinion, if the most credited sport media outlet such as ESPN has chosen to document sports such as Football, Tennis, even POKER, and cheerleading, then they deserve to have a slotted time on air for their sport to be shown. In all honesty, how is Poker more of a sport than dance or cheerleading?
Nonetheless, I think the idea that someone posted this video and made fun us (me) celebrating the success of our hard work is “crap” BUT some “youtube-ers” find it so amusing make remixes of the “crapy” video.
I had never seen this video nor the subsequent links you posted of the performances. Super honest opinion here I thought the video the guy posted was crap. You guys' performance was awesome and while I do think the remixes are kind of funny (the slayer and whip my hair back n forth being my faves).
ReplyDeleteI do see your point as to how our perception as to what is watchable vs. what is viable content changes based on our interests and tastes (as well as who we know). Good post thanks for putting it out there I promise I didn't even LOL (till the remix).
This is awesome. You were so funny, but it got me excited because I know that dance is a lot of hard work, and being up against good teams and coming out on top is so worth screaming about. I do like how you try and regain your composure whenever you are talking to the interviewer.
ReplyDeleteVery brave of you to post the video!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, my first thought, was that it really wasn't all THAT over the top. You jumped up and down and whatnot, but then it seemed like you regained your composure actually pretty quickly.
What you see going on here, though, is that digital media can distort things. So they can stop the video, rewind, and show the head bobbing over and over an over again--and that's what calls attention to it--much like what we talked about with regard to the "amplification of ideas." If they had only shown your reaction ONCE, people might've just forgotten it. But the repeated focus makes it seem more prominent, and then it gets stuck in people's minds, and then the remix it, etc.
Basically what you learned is that the internet never forgets.
But hey--you guys won, so how awesome is that! (and no, poker is not a sport!)
Marina, I feel nothing but incredible joy when I watch your reaction to the win. What a feeling! If only everyone in the world could feel this kind of joy just once for a few seconds, how much different the world could be. I think your expression was equivalent to the same energy you put into the performance. I actually felt the hard work you put into the performance by watching your innate reaction to the win. Incredible! AND, you DID regain your composure with a quickness. Remember a few weeks back when we read about industry standards and amateurs versus professionals. That is what is termed "professionalism."
ReplyDeleteNow, yes, the people who filmed it put a spin on it, BUT they thought your reaction worthy of spreading around. This kind of human emotion is not felt by most, personally I am so glad you shared it with us. After watching the other performance, I agree with the win. Hands down, your team was the best.
No, poker is not a sport!
Marina, the video left me with the overwhelming desire to see the dance competition so from the standpoint of what it is you do, it was successful. Thank you for posting those links.
ReplyDeleteThe people who are making fun of this are people who fall into the couch potato range of life, those who long ago gave up doing anything but surfing the comfy couch. The remote control was made for such folk who aim text barbs aided and abetted by the internet's easy access to swift tools. As long as you go out into the world and move your dreams around, you have IT.
Poker is a game of skill and luck. The skill is lying, the luck is at least potentially loaded in the favor of the house. The venue is a crowded smoky barroom sitting down for days and hours. Perhaps all games are a combination of the two. I took a minute once to note that poker was being televised. Right after that, I fell asleep. I don't think poker is ever going to be an action game and its definitely not a team sport, that's all I'm saying.
After watching the performance, thus seeing how much work all of you put in, I think your reaction is rather understandable. That being said, I did giggle a tad... :)
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