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Mom & Pop Culture: Viral Videos—Top That!

Social Commentary post by Avital Norman N... on December 19, 2011 - 10:57am; tagged internet, kids, Parenting, viral videos.
screen shot of the YouTube video--a young white boy with blond hair is dancing alone in his room

We’re (not so) slowly creating a new social contract where oversharing has become de rigueur. Blame it on the popularity of reality TV or the easy access the Internet provides—either way, we’re currently at a place where a video of a mom intentionally terrifying her young son while he belts out Britney Spears has over 10 million hits on YouTube.

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Sex Sells...Awareness?

Sex and Sexuality post by Malori Maloney on September 23, 2009 - 7:41pm; tagged Aliya-Jasmine, BoobyBall, breasts, cancer, Kate Harding, offensive advertising, ReThink Breast Cancer, sexualizing, viral videos.

The ever-brilliant Kate Harding brought this train wreck to my attention via her post on Jezebel:

Let's discuss after the jump!

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