Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Gingers have souls!

What do you get when you get a camera, and a very angry ranga? You get an internet meme.

Lucky for all you red haired kids out there, Coppercab has your best interests at heart. This internet meme was created when one very angry young lad, sick of the taunts of his red hair, decided to film himself ranting about this issue and achieved instant youtube fame.

From january 2010, this video has recieved over 6 million views, and spurred an enormous youtube reaction of others parodying the creator, with South Park even doing a spoof of the original video.


As is the nature of meme's, this video took on a life of it's own, with not just other youtube users mocking the creator, but stealing his footage and making changes to it. An example of this is the 'Gingers Have Souls - rap' video another individual uploaded, taking phrases from the original and placing music in the background to make a song out of it.


Being the subject of this meme, just like the starwars kid was probably not beneficial for this young man in the end. While he did get a notorious fame out of it, in the end he copped more mockery than accolades. Many 'Gingers do NOT have souls' videos using the original footage to make a mockery out of the creator, were uploaded onto youtube, many recieving thousands of hits. In the case of this video, the original rant was used but was teamed with sad music in the background and the following description:


"Martin Luther King, John Lennon, Aung San Suu Kyi, Nelson Mandela and now we have CopperCab, aka Fat Ginger Kid"


Whether you see the original video and the spoofs taken from it as funny, insulting or just plain wrong, what cannot be denied is the absolute power that such public sites can hold. Thanks youtube - you provided the lulz.




REFERENCES:


- coppercab 2010, 'GINGERS DO HAVE SOULS!!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM


- South Park 2010 'People call me ginger (gingers have souls)'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FwXPz8Slc&feature=related


- leouchLamperouge78 2010, 'Gingers have souls rap'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QkR7y3auzE&feature=related


- dlofqvist88 2010 'Gingers do not have souls!'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguOygoo7pY&feature=related