Frequent YouTubers have probably stumbled across at least one "S*** _____ Say(s) Video. It's pretty much the same set up for all of them, one or two people turn from what they are doing to look at the camera, asking a series of questions or making a statement that seems so stereotypical to the character they are playing.
Even if the statements in some of these vids are real, there are ones about a specific race or sex that may reinforce or, better yet, question steryotypes. It's led some YouTube stars to put up disclaimers. Luckily there's a comment section, where the masses can sound off on the reality of the creator's statements, and restore social responsibility for the video stars and creators.
You could say the videos have started with the "S*** My Dad Says" phenomenon, in which Justin Halpern would tweet the crass statements of his elderly father; it spawned a book and a TV Show. But just recently, the phenomenon took a turn with "S*** Girls Say," a video created in December of 2011 by Kyle Humphrey and Graydon Sheppard, whose concept was birthed with the words, "Could you pass me that blanket?" Thus, the ball was rolling, and now there are a slew of copycats to the cause.
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