I’ve always had a huge love for all things Apple and all great things Google and now I must admit, I love them even more. Finally we have two large companies who are doing GOOD for their employees and doing GOOD for equality all over the state of California (and quite frankly, this says a huge message for all of America).

If you’re not familar with Proposition 8, here’s a quick recap:

Conservatives in California have put a measure on the ballot to ban gay marriage and therefore make it illegal. It has been a very heated debate in California and all over the country as most people (pro and against gay marriage) have been watching this one closely.

According to AppleInsider.com, Apple recently donated $100,000 to vote NO on Prop 8 therefore throwing their support to their gay employees whose freedoms would be taken away if this measure gets passed.

Google also has publicly thrown support to voting NO on Prop 8 and has made a statement that says “it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8. While we respect the strongly-held beliefs that people have on both sides of this argument, we see this fundamentally as an issue of equality. We hope that California voters will vote no on Proposition 8 — we should not eliminate anyone’s fundamental rights, whatever their sexuality, to marry the person they love.”

Thank you Google and Apple for supporting your employees and your customers for a simple right that allows each and every one of us to celebrate a commitment made between to people who are in love.

End of issue.

I know, my title is a bit elementary and a bit over the edge, but it’s true: 98% of YouTubers are uneducated, racist, full of hate and some, yes I said some, are even inbred. <gasp!>

First, I want to say that I’m not a fan of big generalizations and you can’t solve the world’s problems by just putting ALL peoples into one category. Second, the 2% of YouTubers who have something productive to say, who are educated and have common sense, are the ones reading this. So please don’t think I’m directing this to you. Also, even though I personally think YouTube should incorporate an 18+ yr old minimum age limit, I want to say I’ve been so impressed with teenagers such as SpencerC, Chris Farley and Max Murphy. These three are absolutely what America should be proud about in regards to how we raise our children. Props to all three of them.

Now, it’s time to discuss my beef with YouTube. I realize I’m actually crawling down to the level of these people’s “patheticness” by discussing these examples, but how can I not? It’s truly getting out of hand! For any of you who have posted a video, I will be willing to bet you’ve received not just ONE but maybe even 50 to 100 insane, racist, cruel and uneducated/stupid comments from users on YouTube. Nine of out ten times whenever I post a video, there’s always that one 14 yr old who thinks he/she is so cool because they called me a “faggot.” Oh, they really got me… [blank stare]

So I began discussing this a while ago within my social network community. Do others feel the same way? Neal Cambell, Geekbrief.tv producer, was one of the first to agree with me. He told me he never allows comments on YouTube anymore due to some of them coming back hateful. Cali Lewis, his counterpart, said the same thing. I then began getting several responses on Twitter that almost every single person agreed with me! YouTube lacked legitimacy because there were too many idiots on YouTube.

So why is that? Well, a few of the people I mentioned above think it’s because it doesn’t take any education to register. You simply need an email address and the simplicity of YouTube allows for anyone and everyone to upload and post material. Sure, YouTube has a “spam” marker, but does it even work? I recall spamming several people’s comments when I posted something about my brother who had PASSED away, yet they all seemed to keep coming up. “You’re such a fag… who gives a ‘insert curse word’ about your brother.” It was brilliancy as its best.

I have countless examples (personal and others I’ve just recently viewed) where I can show you exactly what I’m talking about. Here’s one I found in literally 20 seconds. PhillyD.TV is a guy I subscribe to on YouTube because he has a funny show. He’s a bit controversial but he’s educated and researches what he’s talking about. He brought up a story of a teenager who was decapitated at Six Flag’s in Georgia. Obviously, a heartbreaking story for this teen’s family and yes, the kid didn’t make the smartest decision. Here’s just ONE out of many video responses I found to this news piece. All I need to say is “wow…” Also, look at the comments on this guy’s video post. It proves my point in so many countless ways.

One more example, just because it’s too pathetically sad and funny. This “eighteen” year old girl (mikanikki07) responded to one of Phil’s videos with “like oh my God, you guys. Like oh, this is like SO GAY. Like oh my Gaaaaaawd.” So I simply wrote “hey, congrats on your first YouTube post, but seriously… that’s gay? Really not appropriate.” Little did I know she and her “boyfriend” would then begin harassing me with comments calling me an idiot, a pedophile and other hysterically funny names. Five minutes later, she SENDS ME A FRIEND REQUEST! [total blank stare]

So, am I prude? Absolutely not. I’ve never minded cursing when it’s necessary. Controversy never upsets me and in all honesty, I got over the “gay name calling” in 10th grade. I’m very proud of who I am. Also, I rarely post things on YouTube anymore, so this is not about me getting my feelings hurt and not being able to take it. Trust me.

My point in this post is where is there a huge community, like YouTube, where the viewers have truly something to say. The comments are constructive and engaging and you’ll never have to see the word “n*gger, f*ggot, or b*tch” in a sentence? AND the show has the mass audience that YouTube has? Sadly, I don’t think one exists just yet.

Do the 98% of YouTubers who suck prohibit you from posting material on YouTube? Do you get upset when the antics of a three year old halt the communication of hundreds of people talking about an important topic? Lastly, do you allow comments when you post on YouTube? I’d love to hear your comments below…

There have been several times in my life where I’ve been told that my generation is a scary generation.  Doomed.  Immoral.  Selfish.  Lost.

I ran across this video made by the AARP on YouTube and I was so impressed by it that I had to put this on my site.  I couldn’t agree more with this video.

Watch it.  Read it.  Listen.  And then wait for the end.  Let me know your thoughts!  Are we a lost generation?

This is an amazing video - anyone who has kids or wants kids should definitely watch this…. and the rest of us should watch this as well. It’s eye opening and amazing.