Hello people of the internet!!! On today’s ‘YouTube Wednesday’ we’re going to discuss a YouTuber who constantly takes her channel to the next level. If you love channels that have a cool mix of adventure, discussion about social issues, & other varied content then you gotta check out Michelle Khare. This is definitely a channel that is never boring, & that you will want to visit again & again. So now let’s jump into the videos. Ready? Ok, let’s go!!!
The 1st video we’re going to talk about is Michelle’s ‘How I Got An Internship At Google’ video, which was uploaded on September 8th, 2016. If you’ve ever wanted to intern at Google then this is the video for you! In this video Michelle explains how she got her internship, what it was like, & why she decided not to pursue a career at Google. I love that this video gives the viewer an honest view of how you can receive an internship at a major corporation, and what the job is really like. Next up we have her ‘I Trained Like Spider-Man For A Month’ video, which was uploaded on July 7th, 2017 (you can check out the video below). This is a really fun video that will show you what it really takes to be a superhero. In this video we get to see how difficult the training is to perform superhero stunts. After watching this video you will definitely have a much larger appreciation for everything stunt doubles do to bring our fav heroes to life.
Now we’re going to discuss Michelle’s ‘I Carried 5 Gallons of Water for 2 Miles’ video, which was uploaded on March 22nd, 2018 (you can check out the video below ). This is definitely my favorite video on Michelle’s channel because of what an impact this video can make. In this video we see Michelle attempt to carry water for a long distance in a jug without a top. To make matters more difficult, she has to carry the jug over extremely rocky terrain, through streams, all while wearing flip flops. Unfortunately this is a realty for many women & girls that keeps them from going to school, and doing many other things to better themselves. I STRONGLY urge everyone to watch this video, because after you do, you will appreciate access to running water so much more. The last video we’re going to talk about is her ‘I Trained Like Miss USA for 60 Days’ video, which was uploaded on September 7th, 2018. This video was really fun to watch because in it Michelle not only shows how much training, sacrifice, time & money goes into pageants, but also discusses whether pageants are a positive or negative thing for women. It’s interesting to hear different perspectives on the topic, & to even see how Michelle’s perspective shifts a but after she experiences a pageant. If you’ve ever wondered why women sacrifice so much for the pageant life then this video will definitely show what happens behind the curtain.
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Hello people of the internet!!! On today’s ‘Monday Memos’ we are going to talk about an inspiring story that I know you have all heard about. A few days ago ‘Nashville; star Clare Bowen wrote a Facebook post where she explained why she recently cut her hair. Now most people might think why should I care if an actress cuts her hair? Well just stay with me here because you HAVE to hear this story. Ready? Ok, let’s go!!!
She went on to explain that the reasoning behind this change was due to a story she heard about a little girl who said that she couldn’t be a princess because she didn’t have long hair. Clare went on to explain that she had cancer (specifically end stage nephroblastroma) as a child. She said that she spent a lot of time in the hospital, and met other children like her who had lost their hair and limbs to their diseases. Clare went on to say in her post that she “wanted her [the little girl mentioned above], and others like her, to know that’s not [by this she means having or not having long hair] what makes a princess, or a warrior, or a superhero”. She finished her post by thanking ABC and Nashville creator Callie Khouri for allowing her to change up her character’s look for this important message. In a world where we are constantly bombarded with messages saying that we need to be smarter, thinner, richer, and overall “better”, it’s important to remember that we are all blessed just to be alive. In her post Clare wraps up her message by saying that “Self-esteem takes a lot longer to grow back than hair”. This message is perfectly summarized in the song ‘A Life That’s Good’ from the show Nashville (I know that Clare isn’t featured on the song, but the message in this song really hits you. The song begins 15 second into the video).
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Hello people of the internet!!! On today’s ‘Monday Memos’ we are going to discuss 18 year Lena Strickling, who recently had a very important interview with the YouTube channel ‘Collectively’ that you NEED to watch. Now before you click away, Lena isn’t a celebrity, model, or internet star. She’s a cancer survivor who recently used her wish from the ‘Make-A-Wish Foundation’, to raise awaness about a topic that A LOT of people face (and no it’s not cancer). I thought that this was such an amazing thing to do (because seriously how many of us would be completely selfish with our wish…exactly basically all of us would). Please read on, because this is a story that we ALL need to hear. Ready? Ok, let’s go!!!
Lena is a recent survivor of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (she has been cancer free since April), and although she’s had to endure 15 rounds of chemotherapy, and is currently going through menopause at the tender age of 18, she used this article to discuss another issue that plagues way too many people. Lena is not only a cancer survivor, but also a survivor of sexual assault. Lena said that she was sexually assaulted by her father for as long as she can remember, and it became a everyday by the time she was 6 years old. This is an unthinkable situation for anyone, let alone a child of just six years old. The legal age of consent in ohio is 16, just like it is in many of the other states too, and if anyone is found to have sex with someone who is younger than 16, you could be considered reckless. As well as this, you will be violating the law in this particular state. Unfortunately, Lena’s emotional and physical trauma didn’t stop there. She said that he would even assault in her public by putting a blanket over her so no one else could see. Lena eventually told a friend what was going on after she took a DARE class at the age of 10, and learned why what was happening to her was wrong, and what it was called. Lena later told her mom through a letter, and her mother called the police who convicted Lena’s father and sentenced him to prison ( where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia with religious delusions). One of the things that I found most heartbreaking about this interview is when Lena says that “Cancer never bothered me at all, versus with sexual abuse it’s like that happened and it’s still haunting me.” (check out Lena’s interview below
Unfortunately Lena isn’t alone, because according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), one in five women will be sexually assaulted and 44% of sexual assault and rape victims are under 18. Lena said she wanted to tell her story, so she could help other people suffering from sexual assault, and also to explain why she feels it’s so important to educate kids about sexual consent from a young age. Lena has said that talking about her past has helped her to begin to move on. Lena did have some words of encouragement for sexual abuse victims that I wanted to share with y’all, “everybody has a right to talk about [how] they feel,” “Be proud of yourself, and stand up for yourself and don’t change your story and don’t back down because people don’t believe you. Just keep going. Don’t let anybody knock you down.” It’s just so amazing that someone who has been through so much would use their 1 wish to try to help others, so they don’t have to endure what she did. Truly inspirational!
All credit goes to Lena Strickling, Collectively, YouTube, Make-A-Wish Foundation, DARE, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Teen Vogue, all of the businesses, companies, people, and any other original owners involved and/or mentioned in this blog post, and all original owners. I do not own anything in this blog. If any people, corporations, businesses, companies, etc, were not previously given credit for their work, they are given credit now and their previous absence was unintentional. All opinions expressed in this blog are my own. I wrote this blog for entertainment purposes and no copyright infringement is intended.
Hello, people of the internet!!! On today’s ‘YouTube Wednesday. We are going to talk about a very interesting question that is a part of a new floating around YouTube. The question is “what wisdom would you share with your teenage self?”. YouTube asked many of its’ female creators to make a video where they answer this question (in honor of International Woman’s Day, which is on March 8th), using the hashtag #DearMe. I thought that this was a really cool topic to talk about because honestly, I think we all have things that we would love to tell our teenage selves. Everything from learning how to instagram repost to the video idea that we maybe should avoid. I watched A LOT of these videos, and even though they were all great, I decided to bring y’all 4 YouTubers from various YouTube communities. So check out these AMAZING women of the internet, and let me know what you would love to tell your teenage self. YouTube is a great platform for spreading important messages that could impact people’s lives in a positive way, so if you’re looking for an outlet like this, try creating some videos of yourself talking about issues that are important to you, and upload them onto your own channel. At first, you might need to use UpYourViews.com to boost engagement, but this will help you to grow an authentic follower base.
First off, we’re going to talk about actress/comedian/vlogger Grace Helbig’s video. Now most people know Grace from her previous YouTube show ‘Daily Grace’, her personal YouTube channel, her podcast ‘Not Too Deep With Grace Helbig’, her self-help book ‘Grace’s Guide: The Art of Pretending to Be a Grown-Up’, her work as a co-producer/co-star on the feature film ‘Camp Dakota’, and sooo much more TV/YouTube work that would be too long to list. I really loved Grace’s video, because it was full of a lot of good advice, but still included some of the humor that makes Grace so much fun to watch. She, like some other YouTubers, is very easy to understand and her videos are entertaining as well as informative. Perhaps she uses a tool like https://tubeast.com to make her videos fun for all! In this video, she talks about having fun with life, and always laughing no matter what is going on. I think that that is a really good message because as we get older we can forget to take the time to have fun, and eventually, just become stressed out messes (and who wants that right?), Grace also talks about not letting your fear’s control you, and even says that there is a philosophy in improv comedy that says you should “follow your fear”. I think that this is good advice to follow, because as the great philosopher Taylor Swift once said “To me, Fearless is not the absence of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death”. Check out her video here:
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Next up we have violinist Lindsey Stirling, who was first introduced to us when she competed on season 5 of America’s Got Talent in 2010 (she competed as a hip-hop violinist, which meant that she played the violin while showing dancing…yeah I’m guessing that is MUCH harder than it sounds). Lindsey then went on to blow us away on YouTube with her AMAZING covers, and original music. In her #DearMe video, Lindsey talks about how when we’re young (and occasionally when we grow up), we are very insecure, and often feel like we have to impress everybody. Lindsey says that the best way to handle this is too remember that “you would care a lot less about what people thought about you, if you knew how little they thought about you”. Which means that everybody is so insecure about their own “flaws”, that the majority of the time they’re not even thinking about your “flaws”. She also talks about how she would advice herself too not be afraid of putting yourself out there and making new friends, talking to people who you want to be more than friends with, and following your dreams, because if you try and fail, you’ll at least know instead of wondering what could have been. Lindsey would definitely know all about perseverance, because when she was voted off America’s Got Talent, the judges told her that she would “never be able to fill stadiums”, and that her style just wasn’t marketable. Obviously they were wrong, since Lindsey is now in the middle of a world tour, and billions of people have viewed her videos online.
Now we’re going to talk about a YouTuber who I wasn’t previously familiar with, but I’ve watched some of her videos, and she is AWESOME! Who is this YouTuber? Fashion/beauty guru Scherezade Shroff. Scherezade is also an actress and has modeled for numerous international campaigns, as well as has walked in numerous fashion shows. In her ‘#DearMe’ video, she says that she would tell her teenage self to “love all your imperfections”. In this video, she reveals that as a teen, she dealt with having bad skin, pressure to change her hair, eyebrows, and teeth, and also suffered from Alopecia (which is a condition that makes you start to go bald). With all of the pressure that women (and men) go through to fit a certain image of what makes a person “beautiful”, it’s nice to see a YouTuber who was able to accept her “flaws”, and actually achieve her dream of becoming a model. I think that this video really makes you think that anything is possible.
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Ok, the last video that we’re going to talk about is iHasCupquake’s videos. She is a gamer, self-proclaimed “geeky baker”, and also posts DIY (Do It Yourself) videos. Some of her most popular videos are of her gaming, she is one of the few female gamers on YouTube. Attracting over 6 million subscribers, it’s fair to say she runs a popular channel. She uses gaming equipment such as professional headphones and a chair in her videos, although it’s only recently that gaming chairs have been adopted by the gaming scene. Most professional gamers, and some YouTubers, use them and Coolest Gadgets says that they are one of the best investments a gamer can make. So if you’re thinking of starting a gaming YouTube channel like iHasCupquake, then you could consider investing in some gaming equipment. Despite her popular gaming videos, she also uploaded a #DearMe video which was all about being yourself, and remembering that “You like what you like”, and that’s ok. She also brought up a really good point about surrounding yourself with good people who will lift you up, because “who you surround yourself with is a reflection of you”. I think that this is really really good advice, because if you’re around negative people then you will have A LOT of drama in your life, but if you’re around positive people, then life can be a lot easier.
Please follow all of these AMAZING YouTubers on their various social media accounts, which can be found on their YouTube channels.
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to the next level. If you love channels that have a cool mix of adventure, discussion about social issues, & other varied content then you gotta check out Michelle Khare. This is definitely a channel that is never boring, & that you will want to visit again & again. So now let’s jump into the videos. Ready? Ok, let’s go!!!
