Shane Dawson has been one of the biggest YouTubers on the internet ever since he started back when the site was originally made. Like every growing and maturing adult, he has gone through different milestones and stages of not only his career but personal growth. However, even after the long heartwarming documentary series and the overcoming challenging moments that life seems to throw at him, Shane is still being criticized in 2019 for the dark humor of individuals back in 2009.
Recently, Shane Dawson was critiqued by many after a joke was mentioned during his podcast. This joke consisted of Shane commenting on doing sexual acts with his famously known cat, and this caused the internet to explode. We have seen these kinds of jokes being made by Shane in the past, especially at the beginning of his video making career. What I have personally noticed throughout the last ten years is that individuals in 2019 do not like to think about the type of things they found funny ten years ago. So much was different, even though only a few years have gone by. Everything from clothes, hobbies, slang, and especially humor.
Think about what you were doing ten years ago today. What did you use the internet for back then? What videos, besides the funny cat videos, of course, what were you drawn to the most? Most of the responses would be the videos that were different and stood out from the rest.
Now consider what it would be like for someone trying to make a career out of video making ten years ago. In order to get the views and numbers needed in order to meet that status of successful, YouTubers were posting videos with crazy headlines and quite possibly were doing even crazier things. Shane Dawson grew up with these role models, these individuals who had a sense of dark humor and were not afraid to show it and make those jokes. When rising in his own career and growing his own channel, Shane expressed the same behavior. He said crazy things that caught a viewer's eye, he directed and filmed videos that gave people that shock factor that made him stand out from the rest. He knew that people would just click off the same funny cat videos or guys falling off tables, so he had to make something new and unique that no one else would be able to see anywhere else.
Whether this was the kind of content you liked then or now, Shane Dawson has grown within his career and within his humor. He strives to make videos similar to television shows and movies that are just as jaw-dropping as the last. He strives to make his videos inclusive and humbling to all involved, so the next time you want to make jabs at someone for their sense of humor, be sure to check the year first.
