AGE 47
GENRE Comedy
FIRST POST January 2008
SUBSCRIBERS 5 millionGreen is one of the O.G. YouTube
stars, an aspiring comedian who
saw the potential in digital video before
a lot of others did. Her status as
a pioneer once got the attention of the
Obama White House, which invited
her to interview the president
for her channel. As new generations
of creators have emerged, though,
Green has felt a little left out in
the cold. “It would be nice if [YouTube]
were like, ‘Oh, you’ve been here for
a while? Let me help you out with
this and that, because it is so saturated
and you’ve been loyal.’ That would
be nice. But, that’s with any company.”
GLOZELL Green
AGE 28
GENRE Social commentary
FIRST POST 2005
SUBSCRIBERS 135,101In a video from earlier this year titled
“Why is ‘Left Tube’ So White?”
Blaque expressed frustration that her
commentary is often ignored in
favor of white creators who are making
the same progressive points. That
issue may be institutional. “It’s always
felt ironic to me how YouTube will
do this song and dance about
supporting the marginalized creators,
and wanting to create all these spaces,”
Blaque sighs. “But then YouTube
as a space doesn’t feel welcoming,
truly, to a lot marginalized creators.”
Still, she says, “When it comes to
YouTube as a website, I’m more happy
with it than I have been before.”
KAT Blaque
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