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Dealing With Tragedy: The Power of a Youtube Tribute

A new theme that HRO will continue to explore is coping with tragedy. As the internet evolves, our society (and tweens) are finding modern ways to cope with loss and/or tragedy. For example, there were the infamous 9-11 alts who ended up on their city’s local news. Was wearing replicas of the World Trade center too much, or was their perspective just too progressive for most people?

Is there an authentic space that exists where we can truly pay our respects by honoring our genuine perception of the event? Where is the line between ‘funnie’, ‘inappropriate’ and ‘as terrible as it could possibly get’ when it comes to modern coping.

Here is this video tribute to DJ AM & Travis Barker. They were in an accident that you wouldn’t wish upon any one. As the internet evolves and tweens have dehumanized celebrities into fake entities, will this be the future of ‘authenticity’ when it comes to dealing with loss+tragedy?

These girls have communicated at 100% capacity, conveying their complete perspective on the TRV$ DJ-AM plane crash. Should I find this offensive, or representative of reality?

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25 Comments

  1. RD
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:28 pm | Permalink

    The Violettas really are lame.

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  2. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:34 pm | Permalink

    carles, should i sell my trv$ & am autograph's now why the market is hot?

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  3. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:38 pm | Permalink

    has the electro war begun? are these 2 simply causalities of an electro war terrorist attack that has yet to be revealed to the public?

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  4. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    post more violettas!

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  5. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 9:56 pm | Permalink

    i thought tegan and sara really crossed a line by posting this vid on youtube. bad form gals.

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  6. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 10:00 pm | Permalink

    i’d diversify my portfolio, it’s hard to say if ed bangers signa will hold up in this climate

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  7. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 10:16 pm | Permalink

    unfortunately this is somebodies reality

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  8. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 10:51 pm | Permalink

    man i am in love with these girls.

    what’s the legal age of marrying a girl in mexico?

    isn’t it like 14 in Guatemala?

    Guatemala here i come.

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  9. pawpawbear
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:02 pm | Permalink

    UGGGGGG BRAINDEAD

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  10. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:11 pm | Permalink

    and what’s the story on that vice “everything is borrowed from the return to the streets” banner in sesame street typeface. does this mean more hip hop muppets in 2k8.9?

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  11. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:18 pm | Permalink

    =\ i’m pretty sure we’re about to or already have crossed the corner in where american society falls. we dont even need an electro war.

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  12. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:21 pm | Permalink

    ^ speak for yourself, granny.

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  13. molly
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:44 pm | Permalink

    it is amber’s fault.

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  14. Anonymous
    Posted September 21, 2008 at 11:49 pm | Permalink

    that video is pretty good

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  15. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 1:19 am | Permalink

    Would you stop sucking his cock already? That and Linkin Park… WTF?

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  16. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 2:30 am | Permalink

    dude fuck travis man, I’m still trying to get over all the lehman brothers stock I had…

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  17. Carolina
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 4:03 am | Permalink

    you really made me think carles.

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  18. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 4:10 am | Permalink

    always remember to wear ur seatbelt yall.

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  19. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 4:19 am | Permalink

    CHECK THIS LOL PIC AND 4WD IT SO IT BECOMES A VIRAL MEME ETC…!!

    DJ AM’S NEW GIG!!

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  20. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 7:04 am | Permalink

    NO NOT TRV$! THE BASTION OF MAINSTREAM AMERICAN ALTRAWKISM ALMOST DEAD! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOLOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    OOOOOOOOO

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  21. Anonymous
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 5:11 pm | Permalink

    I just puked a little in my mouth when I watched that.

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  22. JP
    Posted September 23, 2008 at 12:34 am | Permalink

    Y’all think DJ AM could be the next big deal in masked DJs 2k9.3 post rehab?

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  23. terf work
    Posted September 24, 2008 at 11:44 pm | Permalink

    ugly emo tweens = big in 2k3?

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  24. Henry
    Posted August 31, 2009 at 9:19 pm | Permalink

    THIS IS KREEPY

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  25. DJ PM
    Posted September 1, 2009 at 10:13 am | Permalink

    Kinda weird that these girl shad no sympathy for AM, and now look what happened. Kindo feel that mainstream girls have metaphysical capacities that alts don’t.

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