Youtube Superstar Gift Opening Videos

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I watch a lot of Youtubes, probably more than I watch TV, and I have my favourite sites, political satire, music, film and book critique sites, atheism, and sites on creative writing tips as well as anything funny. A growing recent trend is for the most popular professional Youtube creator-presenters to break away from their usual output to present a film in which they open thank you gifts sent by their adoring fans. This amounts to a 10-15 minute film of someone opening boxes, before reacting to the quality of the gifts offered. Many presents are remarkably generous and expensive . Some film makers get gifts I couldn’t afford to buy even for my Mum or more immediate friends. As much as I love some Youtube makers, I feel no urge to send them gifts in the mail, or how to figure out the right addresses to mail stuff out to. (some film makers publicize their post office box addresses). Some of the gifts the film makers do get are surprisingly expensive. One Youtuber I watched just this morning collects customized car license plates and some fans send her them. That can’t be cheap. Sometimes the gifts can get creepy and even stalkerish. A few attractive ladies making Youtubes receive gifts of lingerie and underwear. In the Youtube enclosed, the delightful Jacklyn Glenn receives unwashed second hand underwear. Sometimes the gifts can be negative ones, including rotten food. One film maker received meat so rancid it had maggots in it. In cheerfully, perhaps even greedily receiving gifts from strangers, Youtubers are exposing themselves to the danger of receiving something dangerous or even intentionally booby trapped. While it is nice that the film makers get liked enough to attract such lavish gifts, the box opening videos tend to be quite tedious and even self-indulgent. The public display of the opening itself encourages other fans to outdo the ones who sent the last batch opened. It is a matter of time before Youtubers receive their own cars and houses. When I like a Youtube I press the like and subscribe buttons or add cheery comments,. I don’t feel compelled to send the Youtubers gold, jewellery or tickets to the opera. I find it odd that anyone does. Maybe I’m jealous. Arthur Chappell