Response to Nikoleta's Blog

I just want to preface this by saying that I never had Vine on my phone. That being said, I still pay attention to Vines and even occasionally watch Vine compilations on YouTube. This shows the cultural impact that Vine had! Even people like me, who never had Vine, still watched Vines and can quote many of them. My favorite Viner was Victor Pope Jr. because his sort of humor was goofy while still being dry at times. One of my favorite Vines of his involved Seaworld firing Shamu. The worker says, "I'm sorry Shamu we've gotta let you go." Shamu says, "Awwwwww that's some bullshit. What'd I do?" The worker responds with, "You ate a guy!" Shamu, "Greg?" Worker, "Yeah!" Shamu, "Fuck Greg!" Every time I see this Vine, I find myself cracking up. Its use of situational humor by showing a killer whale as an amusement park employee being fired for murder is just hysterical.  
These short videos were also so funny because they featured quick cuts with a lot to take in in each one. Videos of a kid dancing to loud music while his mom tells him to turn it down and quick cuts of the same kid taking a drink of mouthwash, dumping the mouthwash on his head, and then screaming were great examples of this. They were short, surprising, and humorous. I honestly don't believe that if these videos were allowed to be longer than they were they would've achieved the same level of humor that they did.  
As Nikoleta mentioned, a lot of these Viners have gone on to gain more popularity, some good and some not so good. The Paul brothers, Logan and Jake, have accumulated a lot of hate due to their ignorant views on the world. Jake has released crappy music videos, but Logan filmed himself in Japan openly insulting their culture and filming dead bodies in a suicide forest. Some popularity gained was not for the better. However, Vine did bring a new platform for comedy to the world and I'm grateful for it. RIP Vine. 

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