Blurring the Lines Between Fiction & Reality

I know the video and audio quality is crap, but I don't want to spend too much time on making this video. I want to know what other people on YouTube think about the media, especially fictional TV shows, purposefully blurring the lines between fiction and reality in order to promote their shows.

The YouTube video I mention in this video is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KaJpIbGiGU

The article about HBO's viral marketing campaign is here:
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/mediaculture/1505/true_blood%3A_whe...

The BloodCopy video about the party celebrating the fake sale of BloodCopy to Gawker Media is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufe-HivuBH8

The story "The Business Insider" wrote about how they were misled by HBO and Gawker Media is here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-gawker-tricked-us-into-reporting-fake-news...

And the Amazon.com page for Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirsm is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Today-Truth-Modern-Vampirism/dp/0313364729

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Real
• Vampires
• Vampyres
• HBO
• True
• Blood
• BloodCopy
• Gawker
• Media
• Viral
• Marketing
• VVC

[MyHarmfulAddiction]

how do u no if awakening or awakened plz help

[Persephonetoo]

That question doesn't have a simple answer. It takes much introspection and honesty with yourself to know. Awakening means you're becoming aware of sides of yourself and of Reality that you didn't realize were real before. It doesn't necessarily mean you're a vampire, therian or otherkin. You might take a look at Spiritrunner's videos and PragmaticHeathen's Inner Temple videos for guidence on seeking knowlege from within yourself. Meditation and journalling are first steps.

[PragmaticHeathen]

I am so frustrated and can only sympathise! The tricky part about all this is that they have the right to say all this junk, but I am worried for 13 year old confused unawakened real life vampires who are very confused as it is. Sadly, the unfair brunt of the work is now put on the vampire community, and an extra effort must be made to distinguish fact from fiction.

[Persephonetoo]

I think it's the responsibilty of the awakened and knowledgable to help the awakening and confused. We have to help each other, because regular society doesn't understand us and can't help with our unique issues. We've always had to separate fiction from reality for newbies. Being more visable to the public just means we have to do this much more often.

[ToxicFlavouredCandy]

People should have the common sense to be able to distinguish fact from fiction. With the vampire fad it does make everything much more troubling.

[TheKidFromYTown]

Good video P. 5*****

[PragmaticHeathen]

Good point. It realy doesn't change  the task set before you. It simply increases the work load.

[dracentsparkle]

Thanks for the kind sharing*

[PragmaticHeathen]

I hope this never happens with the otherkin... *sighs* If you guys need my help (i.e. linking to good siges, mirroring video about rl vampires etc.), let me know.