On June 28, on-line comic Colleen Ballinger shocked the web with essentially the most cringe YouTuber “apology” ever, which concerned her enjoying the ukulele whereas singing in regards to the “poisonous gossip practice chugging down the tracks of misinformation.” The tune was instantly added into the freeware Guitar Hero clone appropriately known as Clone Hero, the place it has now been absolutely combo’d by rhythm gaming YouTuber Alec “Acai” Castillo.
Should you’re not conversant in Ballinger, she’s a longtime YouTuber who rose to fame by means of an web persona satirizing aspiring YouTube stars known as Miranda Sings. It culminated in thousands and thousands of followers and subscribers throughout a number of YouTube channels, internet sequence, podcasts, and a Netflix particular. She’s now been accused of getting inappropriate on-line interactions with underage followers in addition to making youngsters uncomfortable at her previous stay exhibits. So naturally, she took to YouTube to defend herself with a 10-minute tune.
In it she acknowledges having made some errors however calls allegations that she ever “groomed” anybody false, and claims the present criticism and controversy has been drummed up by clout-chasing followers. Nevertheless it was the presentation, somewhat than the content material, that involuntarily commanded most individuals’s consideration final week, like a slow-motion trainwreck, or, extra particularly, somebody climbing out of a slow-motion trainwreck and continuing to sing about it whereas enjoying the ukulele.
The apology video was was a Clone Hero chart by YouTube person Jimmehzz and shared on the channel freebirdsmovie. “This was laborious to make as a result of Colleen can not hold time and it made making chart laborious,” the latter wrote within the description for Poisonous Gossip Prepare Clone Hero Chart. Nevertheless it was Clone Hero YouTuber Alec “Acai” Castillo who truly went on to get an ideal rating on the cursed monitor. “That is the one factor that might convey me to really watch the complete apology LMAO,” wrote one commenter in response.
Ballinger’s video at the moment has over 7 million views and 900,000 downvotes, whereas Acai shredding on the Poisonous Gossip Prepare has over 200,000 views and solely 63 downvotes. Whereas some Guitar Hero tracks are assessments of twitch reflexes and fast hand dexterity, the Miranda Sings apology chart is a take a look at of stamina and the desire to endure within the face of over 600 seconds of intense embarrassment. Ballinger has not but resurfaced since publishing the unique video.
