Just some good harmless fun or just a bit disturbing?
Hey World,
If you haven’t seen it already, check out the David After Dentist video on Youtube. It’s about a boy, little David DeVore, who is high from the effects of the medication given to him as a result of a trip (get the pun?!) from the dentist. When I first saw it, I laughed, but then I thought about it. Did David’s father do something wrong by putting a video of his high-as-a-kite child on Youtube for laughs? David’s dad, who is also named David (go figure! lol!) says that he wanted to film his son in order for the boy not to be so scared of the dentist appointments. I honestly think that the video is funny. I mean, it’s not like his father is using the video for profit, at least hopefully. I would like to think that David’s father is not intentionally selling his son for profit, and that the video was just harmless fun. On the other hand, would the Youtube video be as interesting if it was a teenager or an adult who had been high from the dentist? Probably not so much. One cannot help but wonder if David’s dad put the video on the Internet on purpose to get some attention. I mean, these days, all the average joe has to do is to put an interesting Youtube video online, and all of a sudden, he is a superstar.
Whether David’s father just put the video online for harmless laughs or for fame, it certainly garnered attention from all of the media outlets and the general public. The David After Dentist video has been seen over 6 million times on Youtube after only being posted for a week. As I said before, the video is funny to me, and to many other people, but to others, it may be a little disturbing for two reasons. Some argue that little David will be embarassed to see himself all over the Internet in this way when he gets older, but I think what also may disturb some is the depiction of a young child being high on anything, even if it’s for a standard dental procedure. In my opinion, if it makes some people uncomfortable, then screw it and get a sense of humor, but what’s your take on the matter?
Tags: David After Dentist, David DeVore, Youtube
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February 12, 2009 at 8:54 pm
I think that if you are angered by this video you are way too uptight. It happens to kids all over the world. What’s wrong with it? His dad just happened to catch it on camera. If this kid grows up with any sense of humor he won’t be embarrassed about this. It makes me angry when people have to TELL us that he is going to be embarrassed. OH WILL HE? How the hell would you people know? Get a life and stop telling us how to live ours.