Shane Dawson's Youtube Documentary Series Sparks Controversy by Delaney Brown Videos That Is Taking the Youtube Community by Storm
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Culture El Gato • Friday, October 19, 2018 • www.elgatonews.com 13 Shane Dawson's YouTube documentary series sparks controversy by Delaney Brown videos that is taking the YouTube community by storm. Raking up character mix together to create a highly contentious series that has People Editor millions of views every day from his 40 minute videos, it’s easy to see everyone talking. Many of those who consume YouTube media follow famous cre- that he is nothing short of iconic. Dawson is definitely getting a reaction and a lot of publicity, ators such as Emma Chamberlain, James Charles, David Dobrik, and About a month and a half ago, Dawson changed the YouTube land- and as a result, has mustered many sponsorships. Other YouTubers many other influencers who use the social scape with his series featuring the conten- are making videos about him and the drama surrounding his series, platform. Each YouTuber usually fits into tious Jeffree Star, a makeup guru who has allowing his videos to reach millions of people. With the help of mil- a category, whether it be beauty tutorials, been around since the early 2000’s. The lions of viewers, Shane Dawson has created a new standard and style daily vlogs, story times, and many more to five-part series dove into Jeffree’s life as an of videos that will hopefully transform the YouTube landscape and fulfill the wants and needs of their fans. influencer and described the many details generate more refreshing and galvanizing content. While all of these categories are unique, none and platforms that have turned his name of them offer very stimulating content that into a multi-million dollar business. With in turn benefits their viewers. One creator the help of this series, Jeffree was able to who is changing the quality of his content transform his image and reconnect with is Shane Dawson, a YouTube veteran who his many followers; he was finally able has been making videos for nearly a decade. to share his real story properly with his This seasoned creator has been through millions of fans. all of the rises and falls of YouTube trends, The way Dawson decides to edit and which can be seen in the large array of portray the subjects of his documentaries videos that he has created over the years. are through emotional connection and ther- A new genre of videos that he has made apeutic talking where he attempts to give more accessible to his millions of subscrib- his subject a character arc to show his/her C. Brezoczky ers are his documentary series that he uses growth throughout the series. He released to uncover the lives of the most famous and courtesy wikipedia a new series about Jake Paul, a strongly controversial YouTube stars. So far, he has disliked creator on the YouTube platform. explored the lives of Jeffree Star, Tana Mongeau, Trisha Paytas, and Many criticize Shane for his choice of topics as he explores the possibil- most recently, Jake Paul. Dawson has constructed a new category of ity of Jake Paul being a sociopath. The touchy subject and controversial El Gato Recommends NEW fALL shOWS AND mORE Will Smith celebrates his birthday Nothing Happens Much podcast: If you ever tions, and mixtapes on Spotify, YouTube, Apple by Austin Yung FaceTime your grandma.” In order have trouble falling asleep at night, Nothing Much Music, and more. 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