We just wrapped up a shorter-than-normal, urgent-as-ever fundraising drive and we came up about $45,000 short of our $300,000 goal. As of Monday, the video had over 1.5 million views and even Katy Perry loves it.īy signing up, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of use, and to receive messages from Mother Jones and our partners. In the end, it seems the California gays won. Within a day and a half the flagging was removed, with no explanation given. Yezak enlisted his Twitter followers and Facebook friends to contact YouTube’s general press email address. Fortunately, other social media sites are helpful in finding ways around YouTube’s apparent customer service blockade. ![]() Particularly when compared to this Katy Perry original:Īs Yezak learned, it is notoriously hard to find out why a video has been flagged or taken down. It gets pretty epic in the second half-camp and choreography and short shorts, oh my! But other than a very, very veiled reference to gay sex there isn’t an obvious reason why the video would be deemed “adult” content. Is a video of boys in short shorts dancing with beach balls really worse than one of Katy Perry in an ejaculating bikini? Let’s compare the two: Ryan James Yezak has a prolific YouTube channel, including an online gay reality show, “In the Loop.” But, it’s his parody of Katy Perry’s summer jam “California Gays” (see below for both videos) that struck internet gold-until YouTube slapped it with an adult content warning. While the Lutheran church has finally reconciled its faith with the shocking reality that members of its congregation and clergy might be gay, it seems YouTube might still need some help from users. ![]() Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.
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