Imagine yourself scrolling through YouTube. Outlandish thumbnails pass your eye, and nothing seems to pop. You see Markiplier and consider it, but rather growing tired of his content. And just before giving up, you spot something from the corner of your eye. "Trying Dumb Summer Life Hacks!" in all caps. A man is shown sitting in a blanket of actual chip backs, barely staying afloat above the water. It's Shane Dawson, a popular YouTuber. You think to yourself, what a queen, and click on his video immediately. And suddenly, you understand why love is so valued.
The first time I witnessed the hilarity of Shane Dawson was on YouTuber's React--which he doesn't do anymore--and his charm, low-self esteem issues and commentary has burrowed a place in my heart where he rules like the queen he is. There's something about him that makes every single word he utters so relatable and gut-busting hilarious. His comedy is an even whole of self-deprecating and egoistic. And for that, I just think he's a total queen--and so does his 12 million subscribers.
One example of why Dawson deserves just a royal title is the fact that he is a perfect specimen of what it feels like to be/used to be overweight with low-self esteem. He recently made a video where his boyfriend, Ryland Adams, wears a fat-suit to experience what Dawson felt throughout high school. During part 2 of the video, Dawson begins crying and sappily explains that what he has been through isn't a laughing matter, and no one should undergo his past. From what I gather from all of his books and videos, it's clear he is afraid of gaining weight, which is tethered to old, tormenting memories. After he had uploaded his video, comments swarmed him via YouTube and Twitter, praising him for his truthful speech and how relatable he is in weight.
If you dig deep beyond the surface of Dawson's past, you'll see some reports of offensive mistakes that he deeply regrets. What he did was nothing to discus about now, but he has "owned up to the mistake he's made" and no longer expels them into his videos. Hatred towards him is like fireworks. Loud, useless and over before it even starts. Just two months ago, Dawson found a hate video about him and invited the hater to his house to discuss over the hater's, Bobby, fiery dislike to Dawson. Now, they are friends and even share Dawson's channel.
He has inspired so many people after his coming out story, maybe three or two years ago. He had a steady relationship with Liza Shwartz before breaking up, but maintaining their friendship. He began a fond affection with Ryland Adams, and are currently dating. Apparently, he has inspired a lot of people with his coming out video. Unlike a lot of other YouTuber's, Dawson came out as bisexual. "There's hasn't been a lot of bisexual coming-out videos..." Says Dawson in one of his videos.
One of my personal favorite "characters" he plays is bluntly titled, "the Queen character" and is widely just as popular as "Shananay". The Queen character appears a lot throughout his videos and usually constants of him being conceited, but with a sprinkle of comedy over his words. The character got its own video, titled, "Burning my Play Button" where he played it throughout the entire video. Briefly, a Silver Play Button from YouTube arrived for his 11 million subscribers report and he acted very posh and worthy. It was hilarious, and unforgettable.
Another side to this opinion is that Shane Dawson is just another partially gay YouTuber, and frankly there are many other YouTuber's with the same situation as he and it wouldn't be fair to crown him as The Queen of YouTube when there's many other YouTubers worthy as well.
My solution is that maybe if the fans are passionate enough for Shane Dawson, they could chip in and buy him a beautifully golden crown embezzled with diamond and rainbows and present it to him as a present. Sure he has a crown, but it is, after all, a cheap plastic tiara that has broken because of his "fat head".
In conclusion, Shane Dawson in a complete and utterly reliable Queen with inspired fans and comedy that is executed perfectly.
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