http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHMKYqtRa6s
This remix takes the original video of a girl who claims the H1N1 flu shot caused her to have difficulties walking and talking, and adds the simple touch of Unk's hit song Walk It Out. The remix transforms a depressing interview into a hilarious video. She's thought to have been faking the symptoms and is now "cured."
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First, I can't help notice that a large number of the responders, seem to me to be the type to be big Jerry Springer fans. I came to that conclusion by the words they used in their responses and some of their spelling of those words. As for the video, I thought the song sucked. When did repeating a phrase over and over make music? The video, I would hope she was not faking it. If she was faking it? Then she will be punished, either by the legal system or by the public.
Well, first off. They did do a nice job of syncing the music up with the video, so there is that. If she was faking it the remake is totally understandable--is there proof that she was faking it? I also agree with Rick that most of the responders seem to be big "Jerry Springer fans." On the other hand it was definitely an amusing video regardless of it's purpose to ridicule the girl.
After watching that video I think I have a psychogenic disease. Ever heard of GBS? I know that a lot of commenters were saying that she was faking, which could be true, but just because it's being said in comments doesn't mean we have the whole story. I didn't actually see a link to any kind of credible source proving she was faking, admittedly I didn't read through all 600+ comments after this gem I pretty much gave up:
"he only thing you can beat is your pecker you goofy looking bastard. This bitch is a fake. They say there is no cure and 3 weeks later shes cured. huh?, Anyways go get your dick sucked by your mom again."
The inevitable result of any analysis of this video is that it serves to prove Einstein's theory of limitless stupidity: "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."
Thanks for that.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/gbs/gbs.htm
Watching the series of videos, it is logical why many people would believe that she was faking her disorder. That is one of the main arguments made is whether or not she is faking her rare disorder or not. It is difficult to determine if she truly does have a neurological disease or not by simply watching the videos and hearing from the professional doctor that specializes in diagnosing and treating dystonia.
If she truly did have this disease, the maker of the remix is making fun of people who have a neurological disease.
I understand the representation the song "Walk it Out" to symbolize how she cannot walk forward but as she continues to 'walk'(move forward with her life and therapy), she eventually gets 'rid of' the disorder.
Personally, I do not know whether to believe that she transmitted a rare disease from one flu shot. The video seems disrespectful and unnecessary to publicize especially if she truly had the disease.
The obvious main disagreement concerning this post is whether or not the girl was actually faking. Most of the comments contain an opinion about this subject in one form or another. Based on these comments, I would definitely have to agree with Rick about the audience. It amazes me how much they don't care how stupid they're making themselves look. It is beyond my belief and understanding as to why someone would be willing to post a comment like that on the internet for all to see. In addition, I can't even see wanting to be a part of a conversation such as that one. If you are going to participate, bring something credible to the table. For example, a source that indicates she was definitely faking would be nice.
It might be fake，this is my first feeling after I watched the video. But I am not sure about it, because similar accident occured to a 7-year-old Chinese boy who dead after injected the H1N1 shot. I can not make sure whether this is ture only by watching a one-and-half-minute video. Who knows this resourse is creditable.
If this is ture, I am happy she is cured now.
If this is fake, I think she, probably, wants to be famous by media.
This girl has to be faking it. The circumstances just do not add up to her having it. As for hte music in the video, i think it is terribly synced with the video. Although a good song to put with this video, they could have done a lot better of a job with it. If she faked it just because she wanted to be famous, well she got it.
It never ceases to amaze me what people will say on the internet when they hide behind the anonymity of an internet username. That being said, its hard to tell exactly what is going on here with this seemingly crazy girl. If she did in fact suffer this disorder (that after watching the follow-up video seems improbable if not impossible), it makes this video a little less humorous than it is currently. The unfortunate part of trying to have an intelligent discussion with at least some of the facts on a website like Youtube is that people could really care less about tangible thoughts and would rather just spew nonsense all over the internet for their own amusement.
What I think is interesting is the top rated comment has something to do with the fact that the girl was faking it, profanities included and all. Whether the girl was faking the disease or not, I don't think it's right to wish this disease on anyone no matter what kind of person they are. Everyone has told a lie at least once, including your parents. I would never wish a disease like Dystonia on my parents just because they lied.
Although, there is the expression, "an eye for an eye", and I believe that is the expression the YouTube commenters are taking to heart: because the girl "faked the disease for attention", then she deserves the attention of actually having the disease.
real or not, i still am perplexed by this video. i've watched it once, which is more than enough and i am still confused. if its real--why would someone make a mockery of it? I guess people laugh at people who are suffering always--people getting hit it the face with a ball, people running into things or falling, but i think its horrible to make a mockey of something like this. if it is fake--why? why would you fake having something like dystonia?
The audience appeared to be a lot of people who jsut were really uneducated on the matter, people who just watched the video and made bold claims about whether its real or not without real knowledge on it and many people thought it was hilarious.
"did she invent Jerkin'? hahahhaha"
"lmfao lol she'll be in the next stomp the yard movie LMFAO WALK WALK WALK lmfao haha"
with comments like these I would like to believe that they think that this is a joke and she really doesn't have it because it'd be hard to make fun of someone who is truly suffering from that disease.
I thought the video was really poorly edited. However, most of the comments centered on whether or not this girl was faking her disease or not and not on the editing of the video. It was good that the video started off with a segment of the news video, so that viewers had some background on where this video originated.
One of the common themes i noticed among some comments was the justification of why it was ok to laugh at this video. Most people who didn't have a negative reaction to the video seemed to justify their viewpoint by saying they only thought it was funny because the girl was faking it. But I wonder if they are just rationalizing to defend their sense of humor against people so adamantly against this video.
Whether it's morally correct or not, I think that the song choice paired with the video is rather clever. There seemed to be two main arguments: 1. Is the girl in the video faking her disease or not? 2. Is the video morally incorrect or not? Most commenters in making their aguements seem to appeal to pathos (emotion) and not ethos (credibility).
The comments are mostly filled with foul language and insults, attempting to persuade you to agree with their point becausse they are angrier then the other commenters. Anyone see the irony in the fact that people are arguing that watching this video is morally wrong and then wishing diseases and bad things to other commenters? Many posts bring religion into the arguement and the idea of spending eternity in hell.
Besides a couple posts which reference statistics and other sources, there isn't any ethos. The comments are filled with mispelled words and foul language, which are signs of a lack of education. It's hard to take a source as credible when they can't even spell a word correctly. The posts that claim that the girl was faking it fail to come up with a reliable source.
I think that people unanimously believe that she has indeed faked the disease. After I read through the comment section, the comments simply looked like a tirade on the apparently attention seeking cheerleader with most people mocking her. The people who comment do actually take advantage of the fact that they are anonymous and fail to credit their argument. This is a general YouTube phenomenon where people have the freedom to comment but generally do not have a persuasive argument that unequivocally cements it.
In the follow us video, the professor from Yale does make the audience believe that it was likely that she was faking the disease. She also had her accent magically changed which proved to be another reason why she might be faking it.
The remixed video is pure hokum and the repetitive use of "Walk it out" is obnoxious to an extent. The video maybe offensive to people who have had any sort of neurological disorder. It makes you sympathize with people suffering from a disorder. That being said, the video might be a form of poetic justice for her if she faked an otherwise very serious disease.
It seems as though all the comments follow the trend that this cute little cheerleader has faked the symptoms of this Dystonia. But is there any proof that this is, in fact, a hoax? I am aware that many people think that it’s all an act and that she was striving for her fifteen minutes of fame. And if that argument is ever proven, then only the producer's editing skills will be questioned by me. If she has, however, experienced this neurological disorder then I will criticize this movie up one side and down the other. Taking a young woman’s horrible story and creating a joke out of it is not only offensive, but unethical as well.
There is nothing exciting about replaying the same parts of the song over and over again so it baffles my mind that 640 people felt the need to leave their opinions (which all seem ignorant) on the internet about this clip. Because the majority of these comments contain foul language and poor spelling/punctuation it’s hard to even take this source seriously. I never realized how intellectual writing can be so helpful in creating lines of communication.
311 likes. 305 dislikes.
Whether or not people thought she was faking it is beside the point. What i simply can't understand is how 311 people could like this video. Obviously many people are offended by it. Even if they aren't offended by it, what redeeming qualities are in this video? The song is extremely overplayed, and the video clips repeat after the first 30 seconds. Usually entertainment value will trump offensiveness, but in this case, I simply don't understand.
I would have to agree with Olivia said. I don't understand the point of the video. Faking or not, it does not seam right to me. If it was posted for pure entertainment, whoever finds this entertaining has a sick sense of humor. As was mentioned before, more of the commenters who liked it seemed to be uneducated. I can see how someone who is uneducated or has a sick sense of humor would think the whole "Walk It Out" song is funny, but I still feel this video is completely uncalled for. A lot of people have already seen the news story, and maybe a few things about wether it was faked or not, and it should have ended there. The fact that a majority of the comments have to deal with whether it was real or not does not really have anything to do with this video. If they wanted to state their opinions, I think they should have done that on the original footage, not some poorly made remix. I feel there is no true reason to drag this story out, especially when the credibility is so unclear.
I am unclear as to whether or not the girl is faking or not but I doubt she is. I don't know why someone would want to fake something like that because it is so humiliating and the girl is very attractive. All that aside I think the video is funny but it makes me wonder who actually takes their time to make a video like this. They must have a really sick mind unless they really believe she was faking her illness.
Overall the music matches well with the video and is a good example of remix. That said I disagree with the morals behind the making of the video. Whether or not the girl was faking the serious neurological disease the video still makes fun of the disease. I know if I was sick beyond my control the one thing I would hate is if people made fun of me for it. If the girl was faking she should be condemned or punished in other ways. Tying together morals with content I would say that when created the purpose of the remix should be evaluated first.
In the comments there was an argument over whether the video was funny or morally wrong. This is the debate i had and in the end, even if the video is funny, what it makes fun of is not. I agree with the comments that said "that is really rude. whoever had the balls to make this video needs to rethink life and what your life would be if it wasnt so pleasant", and other comments of the nature.
I feel like this video is a hoax because I looked up some symptoms, signs and behaviors of this "dystonia" disorder and I find it quite unbelievable that she would be able to speak perfectly while she is running and while she is walking backwards. Although there are medications that can ease the pain and contractions but its doubtful that this is real because people generally walk straight better than they can walk backwards.
And if I am completely wrong, it's still a real dick move to make this video. Disorder or no disorder
Although I can almost assure that most of those making comments have never heard of dystonia prior to watching the video, this does not prevent these viewers from passing judgement. The viewers of this video seem to be in complete agreement that her illness is either fake or all in her head. Regardless if this is true or not, this assumption somehow justifies making fun of the girl as well as her "disorder". Without presenting evidence, the viewers make fun of the cheerleader and validate their mocking by stating that she is faking it. I did not see one comment where the person making the post made an appeal to education or experience. Due to the fact that almost everyone making comments is operating under the presumption that she is faking it, an atmosphere is created where the viewers can pass judgement without feeling any remorse.
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