YouTube Spoofs
Ben Preiss — September 4, 2007 — Pop Culture
References: neatorama & worldnetdaily
Some YouTube video spoofs of Miss South Carolina's, Lauren Caitlin Upton, original monster hit video have already gone on to become big hits themselves as well as TV take-offs. People are trying to cash in on the trend by selling T-shirts, and I'm sure maps are on the way. Here is the full text of Miss South Carolina's answer to the problem of American kids not being able to find the USA on a map:
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps, and, uh, I believe that our education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq everywhere like, such as and I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., er, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."
Trend Themes
1. Youtube Video Spoofs - Opportunity for humor-based content creators to create video spoofs that gain viral popularity.
2. T-shirt Merchandising - Potential for launching a line of T-shirts capitalizing on the Miss South Carolina spoof trend.
3. TV Take-offs - Space for television networks to create comedy skits or shows inspired by the Miss South Carolina spoof video.
Industry Implications
1. Entertainment - Opportunity for comedians, content creators, and television networks to generate comedic content based on the Miss South Carolina spoof video.
2. Fashion - Potential for clothing brands to create and sell T-shirts inspired by the Miss South Carolina spoof video.
3. Media - Opportunity for online platforms and TV networks to produce and distribute comedy content based on the Miss South Carolina spoof video.
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