Sunday, October 20, 2013

Controversial Video Taken Down--No Saving the Savior of the Student Section

 In our first post, we highlighted a brand new video that had just been released in honor of the 2013 football season titled "Savior of the Student Section: Nevada’s J.C", made by students of University of Nevada. After hitting almost 18,000 views, and landing a feature on the popular college website www.brobible.com, it was taken down. This was allowed on the grounds that it had used the university's logo without the proper approval. There was also talk that many within the community has assumed it was created by the university itself--mostly impart because of its high-quality production, while also containing the Nevada logo at the end.

The controversial video was given such a title thanks to a portion of its content--statements said against UNLV; like the school to the south being a "waste of state funds", and a broom donning a UNLV shirt, being pushed down by J.C.

A few students we've talked to said that there was quite a bit of overreaction when regarding the message behind this video--the actual writer/director/producer himself sharing that it was all made in good fun--as with any rivalry.

In our opinion, if you look at just the basic components to the video itself you can easily see too much weight was placed on those few scenes of this video--basically blowing it all way out of context. It a guy, obviously dressed as a figurative Jesus character, taking on a role as the "savior of the student section"...how much of this video could you possibly take too seriously without looking as if you have almost no sense of humor? Just an honest question for you to ponder from your pack city girls. :)

This hasn't silenced our "savior" though--as he warns the critics this isn't the last!

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