#finalsprocrastinating

It's Finals time and you know what that means: increased usage of social media!!! (if you thought studying was the answer, shame on you. Who actually studies on study days?)In my great usage of time, I wanted to take some time to talk about something near and dear to my heart, gay social media. Yes, that's right. Gay.Social.Media. What does this entail? Well for starters, most college students know about Sassy Gay Friend (or at least I overhear A LOT of people saying "WHAT? *snap* WHAT? *snap* WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"). They know him by as this flamboyant gay man running around "saving" doomed Shakespearean characters. Best example:

Ah when Sassy Gay Friend used to be funny. With over 4 million views on YouTube, his comedic videos have [had] earned a following. I myself remember the times when I used to dream that Sassy Gay Friend keep making more videos. Now, I really wish I hadn't asked for that. Not only is Sassy Gay Friend back. But Sassy Gay Friend SOLD.OUT. Being one who is fascinated with advertising, product placement has had it's ups and downs. When it's subtle, it's fine. You notice it, you move on. But when it's shoved in your face like in the case of the "Hold It Against Me" Britney Spears video or the following Sassy Gay Friend, revamped...well it's just plain irritating.

I think that the most irritating thing about it, is that every video after this has a spot about the new Mio flavor for water. I can respect Sassy Gay Friend for wanting to make money off of his character. It's what he does best. But ever since he started earning money, his videos have gotten increasingly horrendous. Not to mention, viewings of his videos have dropped from the initial more than 4 million to less than 500,000. He's lost everything that made him unique. Even his acting has gotten far worse. You can visibly tell that he is trying too hard to be himself, a gay man.

Anyways, enough about Sassy Gay Friend. I want to introduce Ryan James Yezak, a brilliant director, producer, editor, etc. He is on my rising gay star list (if I had one, he'd be at the top). Not only are his parodies of Pop songs by famous female artists hilarious, they are also artistic in the sense that every small detail, from the choreography to the placement of the actors, is so uniquely planned. His videos keep getting infinitely better and I hope that in time, he becomes more well-known for his brilliant videos. (did I mention his Peacock video has over 6 million views?!)

***warning...lots of gay boys prancing around half naked. if that makes you uncomfortable, well this is your heads up***

I leave you with one thought...Girls, bisexuals and lesbians alike. Where you at? We really need to step it up!!!

That's all for now!

Signing off,

-T