I was logging on to Youtube to start my playlist while I edit and I see this recommended video of a young girl. I also see she has quite a lot of views, over 250,000 to be precise.
I’m always checking out internet people so I was curious and I clicked on her video.
Acroanna has 619,555 Youtube subscribers. 619,555. DID I MENTION SHE IS 10??? HOW DOES SHE EVEN HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL? Is that legal? I sat and watched, my mouth agape as Anna applies makeup in her latest video. She is applying makeup. MAKEUP?! I know she is a gymnast and for competitions these girls wear makeup, but I was in shock watching this 10 year old girl apply Sephora concealor to “cover up bags under her eyes”.
I’m writing this for a few reasons. Our world has changed, kids watch are watching Youtube and online videos. It is crazy how fast this shift is happening. My daughter LOVES her DIY Youtube girls, I mean loves them. They are the equivalent to who Madonna and Michael Jackson were to the kids of the 80’s. It’s important to know what are kids are doing and who they are watching. One of, not if the biggest Youtube stars PewDiePie, has just under 42million subscribers. Try to wrap your head around that. Trust me these kids know who he is. Get in the know and watch. *warning lots of profanity.
I didn’t say you would like it. I’m just telling you where people are spending their time. A big Youtuber I met at a conference in November said if you have a million subscribers on Youtube you are making a million dollars a year. Do the math people, these internet stars are ruling the world.
I’m going go back to reality now.
MF
