I don't want to write this article, mainly because even mentioning his name seems to send dozens of YouTube subscriber's his way. However, recently he's done something that I just can't ignore.
Paul has been in the news lately for his obnoxious behavior. He found himself in the spotlight fairly quickly and, in my opinion, has been handling it as poorly as he possibly could be. His neighbors say he's a disturbance and after watching his videos, it's easy to see why. He also just broke off his relationship with Disney, which is a highly debated situation in pop culture currently. With his name in the news for a variety of reasons, he decided to write a song dedicated to the news outlets covering stories surrounding him.
The video is extremely high quality. Throughout the first verse, I can understand his frustration. I don't doubt that it takes long hours of shooting, brainstorming, and creating content to press out to his millions of subscribers and that is how he creates an income for himself. However, the chorus brings about a disgusting revelation.
In the chorus, Paul waves around his compassionate acts as some sort of sick validation for acting like an immature, for lack of a better word, brat. I'm not saying that it wasn't great of him to make meals for kids on Thanksgiving or handing out backpacks and t-shirts to kids. Those acts are very charitable, but Paul's not realizing the size of his impact and how doing volunteer work doesn't allow you to act out in other areas in your life.
The most disgusting part of the video is probably when he capitalized on a little girl's Make a Wish. I'm sure he made her day by including her in a video and, if taken in another direction, this situation could have promoted the Make a Wish foundation and done a lot of good. But the focus wasn't on Caylee, it was on Paul. He wasn't humbled by the experience that a child's ONE wish was to meet him, he saw it as an opportunity to prove to the world he is a decent person.
The reason I'm discussing this at all is due to the fact people like Paul are the voices of our generation. They generate a lot of attention and garner a lot of income off of foolish, inconsiderate acts. A person in his position has a lot of power in influencing the younger minds of this world and when that power is put in the wrong hands it's often taken for granted. I don't believe Jake Paul is a bad person, I believe he's being rewarded for typical, immature behavior which is driving it to continue and leading to him being slightly overconfident.
I hope he understands, eventually, the power he has and begins using it for something more than flashy music videos filled with complaints.
