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this is a promotion attempt, blatantly, and it's stupid to put his theory here - put it on his own page if it's so interesting - it has nothing much to do with crocker specifically
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Chris Crocker is a gay fag. End of story.
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:''This article is about the Internet celebrity; for the football player see [[Chris Crocker (American football)]].''
{{Infobox Internet celebrity
| name = Chris Crocker
| image = Crocker1.JPG
| imagesize = 200 px
| caption = Screen capture showing an upset Chris Crocker from his LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! video.
| birthname = <!-- PLEASE READ - per [[WP:Bio]] (Do No Harm) this information to be left off to respect privacy -->
| gender = Male
| birthdate = December 2, 1987 (age 20)<ref name="Chris Crocker - Back up, Britney haters!"/><ref name="More From “Real Bitch Island”"/>
| birthplace = [[United States]]<!-- PLEASE READ - per [[WP:Bio]] (Do No Harm) _city_ is to be left off to respect privacy -->
| othername =
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| spouse(s) =
| webalias =
| period active = June 2006–present<ref name="thestranger"/><ref name="Chris Crocker channel page">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker channel page
| publisher=[[YouTube]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url =http://www.youtube.com/user/itschriscrocker
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref>
| host service = [[YouTube]], [[MySpace|MySpaceTV.com]]
| genre = [[Comedy]],</br> [[Performance Art]]<ref name="Chris Crocker channel page"/><ref name="Internet rant reaps its rewards: Performance"/>
| subjects = [[LGBT]] and [[youth]] issues
| influences = [[Britney Spears]]
| influenced =
| meme = ''Leave Britney Alone''
| meme date = [[11 September]] [[2007]]
| notable works =
| notable roles =
| signature phrase =
| homepage = [http://www.myspace.com/chriscrocker www.MySpace.com/ChrisCrocker]<br />[http://www.youtube.com/itschriscrocker www.YouTube.com/ItsChrisCrocker]
}}
'''Chris Crocker''' (born [[December 2]], [[1987]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Internet celebrity|Internet personality]] and self-described "[[edutainment|edutainer]]" who produces and [[actor|acts]] in [[transgressive art|transgressive]] [[video]]s.<ref name="Chris Crocker - Back up, Britney haters!"/><ref name="thestranger" /><ref name="Chris Crocker channel page"/><ref name="2007 YouTube Celebr">{{cite web
| last = Nesti
| first =Robert
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=2007 YouTube Celebrity Trainwrecks
| publisher=Edge Boston
| date=[[2 January]], [[2008]]
| url
=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=celebrities&sc2=features&sc3=&id=54235
| accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref name="MySpace Chris Crock">{{cite web
| last = Crocker
| first =Chris
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=MySpace Chris Crocker 20
| publisher=[[MySpace]]
| date=[[11 September]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.myspace.com/chriscrocker
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref> Almost all of Crocker's work has been attributed to his being an [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]] and [[effeminacy|effeminate]] Southern [[adolescence|adolescent]] in a "[[Intolerance|small-minded town]]" in the [[Bible Belt]] where his [[sexual orientation]] and outspokenness are a "[[subtext]]... rarely addressed directly and never completely accepted."<ref name="thestranger"/><ref name="2007 YouTube Celebr"/> The [[Tennessee]]-based Crocker, a stage name, keeps his identity and exact location private because according to him, and as seen in the public comments to his work, there are safety concerns and death threats in response to his [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] [[vlog]]s and profile.<ref name="Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans">{{citation |title=Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans Defend Her Online |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3592492&page=1 |periodical=[[ABC News]] |date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]| accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |first=Russell |last=Goldman}}</ref><ref name="thestranger" /><ref name="ShowName">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Azzopardi |title=15 Minutes ... More; Chris Crocker can't make pizza. But he's cooked up a smart way to super stardom: Defending Britney |url=http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=27184 |work=Between The Lines; PrideSource.com |date=[[2007-10-04]] |accessdate=2007-10-16 }}</ref><ref name="More From “Real Bitch Island”"/><ref name="salon1">{{cite web
| last =Manjoo
| first =Farhad
| title=Talking to the "Leave Britney Alone!" guy
| publisher=[[Salon.com]]
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
|url=http://machinist.salon.com/blog/2007/09/12/chris_crocker/
| accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref> According to his MySpace profile, Crocker lives in [[Los Angeles]] as of January 2008.<ref name="MySpace Chris Croc"/>

His work consists mainly of short-form self-directed "[[monologues]] about life" shot in his grandparents' home.<ref name="Crocker hopes to find TV stardom"/> As of March 2008, Crocker's videos have received a combined 45.8 million plays on MySpace, and his [[video blog|vlog]] channel on YouTube is the 18th most viewed of all time in all categories, with over 72 million views.<ref name=Chris Crocker's Videos">{{cite web
| title=Chris Crocker's Videos
| publisher=[[MySpace]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.viewVideos&channelid=113936924
| accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref><ref name="Channels Most Viewed : (All Time)">{{cite web
| last= YouTube, LLC
| title=Channels Most Viewed : (All Time)
| publisher=[[YouTube]]
| date=[[26 January]], [[2008]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/members?s=mv&t=a&g=0&p=1
| accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref> Although he has produced dozens of videos, Crocker gained international fame from his [[viral video]] tearfully defending [[Britney Spears]]'s "lackluster MTV comeback" with over four million views in two days.<ref name="Britney Spears: Bombshell or just plain">{{cite web
| last =Ramirez
| first =Ramon
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=Britney Spears: Bombshell or just plain bomb?
| publisher=[[The Daily Texan]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url = http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/09/13/LifeArts/Britney.Spears.Bombshell.Or.Just.Plain.Bomb-2966398.shtml
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref> The video received international [[News media|media]] attention, hundreds of parodies, criticism and generated death threats for the [[androgyny|androgynous]] performer.<ref name="Video: Gay Men's Online War">{{cite web
| title=Video: Gay Men's Online War Over Britney Spears
| publisher=Javno.hr, Croatia
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.javno.com/en/lifestyle/clanak.php?id=80116
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref><ref name="Screaming Britney Defense Becomes">{{cite web
| last =Davies
| first =Shaun
| title=Screaming Britney Defense Becomes Net Phenomenon
| publisher=National Nine News, Australia
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=295392
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref><ref name="Leave Britney alone! (SHN)">{{cite web
| last =Sankey
| first =Daniel
| title=Leave Britney alone!
| publisher=[[Sydney Herald News]]
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/leave-britney-alone/2007/09/12/1189276861545.html
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref><ref name="Gal Britney-fan hitter på Youtube">{{cite web
| last =Teckemeier
| first =Nanna Louise
| title=Gal Britney-fan hitter på Youtube
| publisher=Ekstra Bladet (Norway)
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/udlandkendte/article958682.ece
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref><ref name="Coffee, tea, or how 'bout a decent">{{cite web
| last =Roeper
| first =Richard
| title=Coffee, tea, or how 'bout a decent outfit?: Now THAT'S a performance
| publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:sCnMqojUUlYJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4155/is_20070913/ai_n20509494+%22Coffee,+tea,+or+how+%27bout+a+decent+outfit%3F%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref><ref name="'Leave Britney Alone!': Tear-stained">{{cite web
| last =Popkin
| first =Helen A.S.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title='Leave Britney Alone!': Tear-stained video plea makes YouTube vlogger an Internet rock star
| publisher=[[MSNBC]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20750575/
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref>

On [[September 18]], [[2007]], ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine revealed that Crocker has signed a development deal with [[44 Blue Productions]] to star in a documentary-style [[reality television]] show.<ref name="Variety deal">{{cite web
| last =Adalian
| first =Josef
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title='Britney' guy may get TV gig
| publisher=[[Variety (magazine)]]
| date=[[September 18]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972243.html?categoryid=1009&cs=1
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref>
__TOC__
==Biography==
===Early life and background===
Crocker "raised eyebrows" by bringing [[Barbie]] dolls to [[kindergarten]] for [[show-and-tell]] rather than the toys or [[action figure]]s usually associated with boys.<ref name="Crocker hopes to find TV stardom">{{cite web
| last =Jafari
| first =Samira
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=Crocker hopes to find TV stardom after Britney video
| publisher=[[Associated Press]] in [[USA Today]]
| date=[[September 22]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-22-crocker-britney_N.htm
| accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref> He lived in the [[Southern United States]] in [[Kenwood, Tennessee|Kenwood]], [[Tennessee]] and was [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] in response to constant "[[death threats]], [[bullying]] and glares at his clothes and [[makeup]]".<ref name="MySpace Chris Croc">{{cite web
| last = Crocker
| first =Chris
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title=MySpace Chris Crocker 20
| publisher=[[MySpace]]
| date=[[5 February]], [[2008]]
| url
=http://www.myspace.com/chriscrocker
| accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref><ref name="thestranger">{{citation |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=232684 |title=Escape from Real Bitch Island |first=Eli |last=Sanders |date=[[2007-06-30]] |accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |periodical=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]]}}</ref><ref name="Crocker hopes to find TV stardom"/> Specifically after allegedly being "[[harassment|harassed]] by a [[homophobia|homophobic]] [[high school]] [[physical education|gym]] [[coaching|coach]]".<ref name="More From “Real Bitch Island”">{{cite web
| last =Dempster
| first =Michael
| authorlink =
| coauthors =Jason Kaplan
| title=More From “Real Bitch Island”
| publisher=[[Howard Stern|Howard Stern.com]]
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.howardstern.com/rundown.hs?d=1189569600#10371
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref>

Crocker lives with his [[Fundamentalist Christianity|fundamentalist]]<ref name="Tops of the Tube">{{cite web
| last =Flanigan
| first=Kathy
| title=Tops of the Tube
| publisher=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]
| date=[[September 14]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=672588
| accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] grandparents who continued raising him when his teenage parents were not able;<ref name="Leave Britney Alone Jimmy Kimmel Live">{{cite web
| last =visiontellie2
| title=Chris Crocker "Leave Britney Alone" Jimmy Kimmel Live
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 14]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOR5lzVvMic
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref><ref name="Crocker hopes to find TV stardom"/> while his grandfather reportedly knows little about his Internet fame, his grandmother has reluctantly appeared in some of his videos.<ref name="thestranger"/> His [[censor|uncensored]] and "unfiltered" work has been attributed to his isolation as an "[[effeminacy|effeminate]], Southern, [[flaming|flamboyantly]] [[gay]]"<ref name="thestranger"/> [[adolescence|adolescent]] in a "small-minded town" in the [[Bible Belt]].<ref name="thestranger"/> His [[sexual orientation]] and outspokenness have been described as a "[[subtext]]... rarely addressed directly and never completely accepted" in his hometown.<ref name="thestranger"/> According to Crocker, when his grandmother found out that he was gay, she initially "said that [he] needed an [[exorcism]]".<ref name="thestranger"/> Crocker, who laments his town's lack of [[sexuality and gender identity-based cultures|gay culture]], said, "The only [[gay pride]] [[gay pride parade|parade]] where I live is in my bedroom."<ref name="something">{{cite web
| last =strangervideo
| authorlink =The Stranger
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker on Seattle Gay Pride
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[August 14]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://youtube.com/watch?v=AVRmAzpoMJ8
| accessdate=2007-09-16}}</ref> He added, "We don't have pride and [[Rainbow flag (LGBT movement)|rainbows]] here. We have MySpace. We don't have [[gay bathhouse|bathhouses]]. We have [[outhouse]]s."<ref name="What You Need To Know About...2008"/>

Crocker's earliest experience with online networking was as an editor of an [[online magazine|e-zine]], where he met his first boyfriend, with whom he only was able to interact online and by phone. Crocker later found another online forum, where his acting skills helped him blend in on a free phone party line run out of [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] "filled with flaming black men, black [[drag queen]]s, and [[transgender|trannies]] from [[Compton, California|Compton]]", where he was recently outed as [[white people|white]] and dubbed "[[Cracker (pejorative)|Cracker]]".<ref name="thestranger"/> In June 2006, after years of experience on the Internet, Crocker started uploading self-produced videos, characterized as his "singularly bizarre and angry take on gay life and his [[toleration|intolerant]] town".<ref name="thestranger"/>

===Building a following===
Although his chart-topping video defending Britney Spears drew the attention of the wider public, Crocker had already become one of the most-watched video producers on MySpace and YouTube,<ref name="salon1" /><ref name="Variety deal" /> having gathered what [[MSNBC]] described as a "[[cult following]]".<ref name="'Leave Britney Alone!': Tear-stained" /> Prior to Crocker's defense of Spears, some of the more than sixty videos he had posted to the two [[social networking service|social networking]] websites had already been viewed more than a million times,<ref name="salon1"/> and his YouTube channel was in the top rankings. In May 2007, Crocker was the subject of a lengthy profile in the [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] [[alternative weekly]] [[The Stranger (newspaper)|''The Stranger'']].<ref name="thestranger" /> His rise to "[[personal web page|pseudo-celebrity]]" status mirrors the recent success of the [[video clip|online video]] business from early 2006 through 2007,<ref name="US online video popularity keeps">{{cite web
| last=Perez
| first=Juan Carlos
| title=US online video popularity keeps climbing
| publisher=[[MacWorld]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/13/video/
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> fueled, in part, because "the more [[shock value|absurd]] the clip, the more people will watch it, thanks to a feature that allows [[e-mail]]ing clips to friends."<ref name="A Work in Progress">{{cite web
| last=Zawadski
| first=Alison
| title=A Work in Progress
| publisher=[[Assumption College]] ''Le Provocateur''
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://media.www.leprovoc.com/media/storage/paper453/news/2007/09/12/Viewpoint/A.Work.In.Progress-2964495.shtml
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref>

On [[September 6]], [[2007]], "The [[Top (sex)|Top]] (& [[Bottom (sex)|Bottom]]) Gays of You Tube!", the first all-gay [[collaboration]] video by YouTube's most subscribed video [[bloggers]], was posted by [[Michael Buckley]] ("What The Buck?!")<ref name="What The Buck">{{cite web
| last=Nesti
| first=Robert
| title=What The Buck?!: An Interview with Michael Buckley
| publisher=Edge Boston
| date=[[28 March]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=celebrities&sc2=features&sc3=&id=4173
| accessdate=2008-01-09}}</ref> to create a "YouTube [[gay village]]."<ref name="THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS"/> Featuring Crocker in a heavily affected persona, [[William Sledd]],<ref name="Bravo, William">{{cite web
| last=Fenton
| first=Angie
| title=Bravo, William, bravo
| publisher=The Courier-Journal
| date=[[10 December]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071210/COLUMNISTS18/712100348
| accessdate=2008-01-09}}</ref> and "Gay God" (Matthew Lush), the video consisted of each of the four bloggers commenting on the others' [[vlog]]ging, with Buckley acting as host for the various outtakes.<ref name="THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS"/> Buckley remarked that Crocker is a unique talent and "one of the most creative video producers on YouTube."<ref name="THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS"/> Before the "Leave Britney Alone" video aired, Crocker's subscriber base had put him below the other collaborators' rankings in the 24th position in the all-time rankings for most channel subscribers (in all categories). As of February 2008, "What The Buck?!" is 6th, Crocker's channel, "It's Chris Crocker" is 8th, Sledd is 13th and "Gay God" is 25th.<ref name=" Most Subscribed : (All Time)">{{cite web
| title= Most Subscribed : (All Time)
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[15 September]] [[2007]]
| url
=http://youtube.com/members?s=ms&t=a&g=0&p=2
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> As of January 2008, the video has been viewed over 673,000 times, with nearly 6,000 comments.<ref name="THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS">{{cite web
| last=Buckley
| first=Michael
| title=THE TOP (& Bottom) GAYS OF YOU TUBE!
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 6]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1q3rswA0p0
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref>

===''Leave Britney Alone''===
On [[September 9]], [[2007]] the video "Leave Britney Alone '''pt.1'''" was posted to Crocker's MySpace page, while the better-known "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" (part 2) was posted to both MySpace and YouTube. In "Leave Britney Alone pt.1", an emotional Crocker stated that he did not want fellow Southerner<ref name="Crocker hopes to find TV stardom"/> and [[gay icon]] [[Britney Spears]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-1446.html
|title=Baby One More Time: Gay icon Britney Spears is pregnant
|first=Leigh
|last=May
|date=[[11 May]], [[2006]]
|work=PinkNews.co.uk}}</ref> to spiral out of control like [[Anna Nicole Smith]], who had died in February 2007. As of January 2008, the video has been viewed over 3.4 million times and has over 55,000 comments.<ref name="Leave Britney Alone pt.1">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| title=Leave Britney Alone pt.1
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[September 9]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=17979243
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> It is just a few seconds shorter than the second part, and Crocker, although emotional, remains relatively calm and composed, becoming teary only at the very end.

[[Image:Crocker1.JPG|thumb|Screen capture showing an upset Chris Crocker from his ''LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!'' video.]]
Crocker is most notable for his "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" video, posted [[September 10]], [[2007]] to YouTube, in which he lashes out at gossip columnists such as [[Perez Hilton]], and at [[reality television|reality TV]] star [[Simon Cowell]], who criticized Britney Spears' [[Britney Spears' performance at 2007 MTV Video Music Awards|onstage music performance]] at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].<ref name="Leave Britney Alone! (youtube)"/><ref name="Blab!: All-Britney Terror Alert">{{cite web
| last =Camp
| first =Todd
| coauthors =Robert Philpot
| title=Blab!: All-Britney Terror Alert:Things We Should Be Worried About This Week
| publisher=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]
| date=[[September 14]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/story/379184.html
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref><ref name="newscomau1">{{citation|title=Leave Britney alone, she's not well |first=Lincoln |last=Archer |date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22411455-2902,00.html |accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |periodical=Melbourne Herald Sun}}</ref><ref name="newscomau2">{{citation |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,22405392-10388,00.html |title=Simon Cowell says Britney Spears's career may be over |date=[[2007-09-12]] |periodical=News.com.au |accessdate=[[2007-09-13]]}}</ref> Within the first 24 hours of its posting, the video had accumulated over 2 million views.<ref name="salon1" /> It has had over 18.2 million views and is the most discussed video of all time on the site (in all categories), with over 260,000 comments as of March 2008.<ref name="Most Discussed :(All Time) :All">{{cite web
| last= YouTube, LLC
| title= Most Discussed : (All Time) : All Categories
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 17]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=md&t=a&c=0&l=
| accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref><ref name="Leave Britney Alone! (youtube)">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Leave Britney Alone!
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 11]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmvkRoEowc
| accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" is one of YouTube's fastest "climbing" videos, reaching the minimum seven million views needed (as of September 2007) to be included in the "Top 100".<ref name="Most Viewed :(All Time) :All">{{cite web
| last= YouTube, LLC
| title=Most Viewed : (All Time) : All Categories
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 18]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mp&t=a&c=0&l=&e=en_US&p=1
| accessdate=2007-09-18}}</ref> The video was nominated in the Commentary category in the 2007 [[YouTube Awards]].<ref name = "ap3">{{Cite web|url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080320/ap_en_ot/youtube_awards|title= Will the Obama Girl win a YouTube award?|date= March 20, 2008|accessdate= 2008-03-20|last=Carlson|first= Erin|publisher= [[Associated Press]]}}</ref>The video received worldwide attention<ref name="«Lasciate Britney» Il pianto di">{{cite web
| title=«Lasciate Britney» Il pianto di un fan trionfa su YouTube (1.8 Million visits; "Left Britney" Plant of a fan prevails on YouTube)
| publisher=[[La Gazzetta dello Sport]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]; Section: Gazzetta; Page 34.
| url
=http://archivio.gazzetta.it/archiveDocumentServlet.jsp?url=/documenti_gazzetta/archivio/gazzetta/2007/09/ga_10_070913015.xml
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> and earned Crocker interviews on [[CNN]], [[Fox News]], [[MSNBC]], ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'', ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' and [[Ryan Seacrest]]'s [[KIIS-FM]] morning show. Crocker and his video were also commented on in the mainstream media by shows like ''[[The View]]'' and ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref name="salon1"/><ref name="The Tonight Show wit">{{cite episode
| title = Monday, January 28, 2008
| episodelink =
| series = The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
| serieslink = http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno
| airdate = [[28 January]], [[2008]]
| season = 17
| number = 3485}}</ref> YouTube said "the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star" and named it one of the top videos of 2007.<ref name="Obama Girl, Britney">{{cite web
| last= Adegoke
| first=Yinka
| title=Obama Girl, Britney Boy Top YouTube Videos
| publisher=[[Reuters]]
| date=[[28 December]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2743102720071228
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> ''[[Wired magazine]]'' named it the top video of 2007.<ref name="The Year in Online Vid"/>

Although sometimes shown in conjunction with news footage of Spears' performance,<ref name="The Situation Room: Transcripts">{{cite web
| title=The Situation Room: Transcripts
| publisher=[[CNN]]
| date=[[September 11]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0709/11/sitroom.03.html
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> the "pure [[performance art]]"<ref name="Coffee, tea, or how 'bout a decent"/> video has become its own story, with the [[news media|media]] and [[gossip]] industry offering opinions on the phenomenon and even joking that Crocker could be "an insidious [[satire|satiric]] mastermind"<ref name="Leave Britney Alone, Chris Crocker Cries!">{{cite web
| last =Weinberger
| first =Jill
| title=«Leave Britney Alone, Chris Crocker Cries!
| publisher=The Daily Reel
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://thedailyreel.com/spotlight/coffee-break/archive/2007/09/12/leave-britney-alone-chris-crocker-cries
| accessdate=2007-09-15}}</ref> and compared him to [[Andy Kaufman]].<ref name="Little Man, Big Mouth: Internet">{{cite web
| last =Schlenker
| first =Dave
| title=«Little Man, Big Mouth: Internet star cries for help
| publisher=Ocala Star-Banner
| date=[[September 28]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.ocala.com/article/20070928/FEATURES09/209280360/1001/NEWS01| accessdate=2007-09-28}}</ref> In the video, Crocker hysterically<ref name="Britney Spears fan Chris Crocker screams">{{cite web
| title=Britney Spears fan Chris Crocker screams for fans to “leave Britney alone!”
| publisher=[[TransWorldNews]]
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=22786&ret=Default.aspx
| accessdate=2007-09-13}}</ref><ref name="Screaming Britney Defense Becomes"/> proclaims, "All you people care about is readers and making money off of her. She's a human! Leave Britney alone!"<ref name="theage">{{citation |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/leave-britney-alone/2007/09/12/1189276804214.html |title=Leave Britney alone! |first=Daniel |last=Sankey |date=[[September 12]], [[2007]] |accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |periodical=[[The Age]]}}</ref> Crocker has insisted that although he is often acting in his videos, his emotions in "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" were genuine and "straight from the heart";<ref name="salon1"/><ref name="nydailynews">{{citation |title= Obsessive Britney Spears fan lashes critics in YouTube video |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2007/09/13/2007-09-13_obsessive_britney_spears_fan_lashes_crit-1.html |periodical=[[New York Daily News]] | date = [[September 13]], [[2007]] |accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |first=Nicole |last=Lyn Pesce}}</ref> although he described the clip as a "second take" in one interview,<ref name="Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans">{{citation |title=Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans Defend Her Online |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3592492&page=1 |periodical=[[ABC News]] |date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]| accessdate=[[2007-09-13]] |first=Russell |last=Goldman}}</ref> he clarified on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' that he meant that it was the second part of a longer video, the first part being "Leave Britney Alone pt. 1".<ref name="Leave Britney Alone Jimmy Kimmel Live"/>

"LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" was briefly made private in February 2008, but shortly became publicly available again.

====Parodies====
The "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" video has become a [[satire]] target, with nearly 2000 video responses,<ref name="Leave Britney Alone! (youtube)"/><ref name="YouTube user gets Afriqu Enligne">{{cite web
| title=YouTube user gets internet fame after defending Britney Spears
| publisher=Afriqu Enligne
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/youtube-user-gets-internet-fame-after-defending-britney-spears-200709148588/
| accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref> including ones by [[Perez Hilton]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], [[Rove McManus]], a masked [[Imperial Stormtrooper]], [[Joe Cartoon]],<ref name="Chris Crocker in a Blender">{{cite web
| last =Cartoon
| first =Joe
| title=Chris Crocker in a Blender
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[3 October]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://youtube.com/watch?v=IZ_zfkNcxRQ
| accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref> the Manic Times magazine by [[Charles Firth]] where it was changed to Leave John Howard.<ref name="Internet rant reaps its rewards: Performance">{{cite web
| last =Westbrook
| first =Bruce
| title=Internet rant reaps its rewards: Performance artist finds fame with Britney skit
| publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]
| date=[[September 21]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4428821
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> Actor [[Seth Green]]'s parody, which included the actor re-applying his Crocker-esque eyeliner several times and inserting a plug for Green's show ''[[Robot Chicken]]'', called for people to "leave Chris Crocker alone!"<ref name="Seth Green Chris Crocker Outtakes">{{cite web
| coauthors =The Soup on E!
| title=Seth Green Chris Crocker Outtakes
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2059347815
| accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref> Other parodies of Crocker's video include one of a [[George W. Bush]] impersonator begging people "to leave General [[David Petraeus|Petraeus]] alone" in reference to the [[Iraq War]] and one of American football team [[New England Patriots]] fans begging people to leave coach [[Bill Belichick]] alone. Most of the video responses ridiculed Crocker's hysterical [[diatribe]] as that of a "[[drama queen]]" seeking attention<ref name="Britney drama queen inks TV deal">{{cite web
| last =Moses
| first =Asher
| title=Britney drama queen inks TV deal
| publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]
| date=[[September 20]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/britney-drama-queen-inks-tv-deal/2007/09/20/1189881661178.html
| accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref> and, as ''[[Wired magazine]]'' noted, "sent world [[Schadenfreude]] levels zooming to heights unseen since the [[Fatty Arbuckle]] [[Roscoe Arbuckle#The Scandal|scandal]].<ref name="The Year in Online Vid">{{cite web
| last =Sjöberg
| first =Lore
| title=The Year in Online Video 2007
| publisher=Wired
| date=[[28 December]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2007/12/YE_onlinevideo2007
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> It was also parodied in the 2008 feature film satire ''[[Meet The Spartans]]''.<ref>[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080126/OPINION03/801260361/1305/OPINION0331 You don't want to 'Meet the Spartans'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Crocker and the video were parodied in the [[South Park]] episode "[[Canada On Strike]]" with a [[cartoon]] Crocker running around in a fight between various [[internet meme]]s, telling them to "leave the others alone".<ref>{{cite episode
| title = Canada on Strike
| episodelink = Canada on Strike
| series = South Park
| serieslink = South Park
| airdate = 2008-04-02
| season = 12
| number = 171 }}</ref>

====Response to Fox News====
While numerous news and media outlets, including [[CNN]],<ref name="Glenn Beck on a Britney Spears Supporter (aka Chris Crocker)">{{cite web
| last =
| first =Connor
| title=([[CNN]]'s) Glenn Beck on a Britney Spears Supporter (aka Chris Crocker)
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 12]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofyLrdF_Ag4
| accessdate=2007-10-06}}</ref> mocked Crocker's video, [[Fox News Channel|FOX News]] commentators repeatedly questioned his gender and compared him to [[Osama Bin Laden]].<ref name="Chris Crocker on Fox News & Friends">{{cite web
| last =Blaze
| first =Alex
| title=Chris Crocker on Fox News & Friends
| publisher=The Bilerico Project
| date=[[September 19]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.bilerico.com/2007/09/chris_crocker_video_on_fox_and_friends.php
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref> Consequently, Crocker singled out [[Fox News Channel|FOX News]]' commentators with two follow-up videos, ''Poor FOX "News"..''<ref name="Poor FOX News..">{{cite web
| last =Jones
| first =Anthony
| title=Poor FOX "News"..
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 14]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbdJcIG2YpM
| accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref> and ''Rosie O'Donnell was right about FOX "News"'' (originally posted as ''"Dear Fox 'News'"''),<ref name="Rosie ODonnell was right about FOX News">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| author link=Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)
| title=Rosie O'Donnell was right about FOX "News"
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 17]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQMR85Ak02Q
| accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref> addressing what he stated was [[bias|unfair]] treatment from the news outlet, referring to it as the "[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], [[conservatism|conservative]], [[homophobia|homophobic]] [[television channel|channel]]" in the ''Poor FOX "News"..'' video. Crocker stated concerns about FOX News calling him a "[[she/he]]" and what he felt was them questioning his [[gender]]. He further stated concerns that they were disrespectful and focused on his appearance instead of commenting on the [[content]] of his video like the vast majority of other media reports had done. The Fox News commentators also compared his use of tented fabric as a backdrop to [[Osama bin Laden|Osama bin Laden's]] videos.<ref name="Chris Crocker on FOX News">{{cite web
| last =''lacohenga''
| first =Connor
| title=Chris Crocker on FOX News
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 13]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KexjIWy5NE
| accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref>

====Criticism====
Crocker's detractors and critics have accused him of [[melodramatic]]s,<ref name="YouTube Britney Spears fan to get own show">{{cite web
| last =Elsworth
| first =Catherine
| title=YouTube Britney Spears fan to get own show
| publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]
| date=[[September 21]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/21/wbritney121.xml
| accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref> [[histrionic personality disorder|histrionics]],<ref name="Coffee, tea, or how 'bout a decent"/> and using Spears' personal shortcomings to bolster his own fame.<ref name="Leave Britney Alone Guy Is New Web Star">{{cite web
| last =Jafari
| first =Samira
| title=Leave Britney Alone Guy Is New Web Star
| publisher=[[Associated Press]]
| date=[[September 21]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/21/AR2007092101280.html
| accessdate=2008-01-18}} (original released on AP wire and reprinted elsewhere including The Washington Post)</ref><ref name="Too Much Information">{{cite web
| last =Kearney
| first =Syd
| coauthors = Andy Olin, Kyrie O'Connor, Bobby Hankinson, Lana Berkowitz, Nadya Shakoor
| title=Too Much Information
| publisher=Houston Chronicle
| date=[[17 October]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4444541
| accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> Others have accused Crocker of acting in the "Leave Britney Alone" video,<ref name="Britney proves awful is the new awesome">{{cite web
| last =Jalees
| first =Sabrina
| title=Britney Proves Awful is The New Awesome
| publisher=[[Toronto Star]]
| date=[[September 20]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/258280
| accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref> although he insisted that it was a genuine "[[blog]] from the heart" on a [[September 20]], [[2007]] appearance on the [[Maury Povich]] [[Maury (TV series)|show]].<ref name="The Crock Says (youtube)">{{cite web
| last =Jupiter
| first =P
| title=The Crock Says (youtube)
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 20]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX-OsSQBDDM
| accessdate=2007-09-22}}</ref><ref name="salon1"/>

====Single release====

In March 2008, a "[[trance music|trance]] [[remix]]" dance single "Leave Britney Alone" was released on [[iTunes]] and other online music digital stores by "Double J" and features quotes from Crocker's video.<ref name="Crocker releases 'Leave Britney Alone' single">{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| title=Crocker releases 'Leave Britney Alone' single
| publisher=Digital Spy
| date=[[March 10]], [[2008]]
| url
=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a91157/crocker-releases-leave-britney-alone-single.html
| accessdate=2008-03-14}}</ref> The dance single was released after a video utilizing the single had been viewed over a million plays.<ref name="Leave Britney Alone single on YouTube">{{cite web
| last = Copycatblog
| first =
| title=Leave Britney Alone - Trance Remix
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[16 September]] [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FAuJod1XmY
| accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref><ref name="Leave Britney Alone single on YouTube v2">{{cite web
| last = Copycatblog
| first =
| title=Leave Britney Alone - Trance Remix
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[31 December ]] [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG0mH4JtY-0
| accessdate=2008-03-15}}</ref>

===Nude photos scandal===
An online [[blog]] found, and posted, Crocker's self-produced [[pornographic|soft-porn]] [[Nudity|naked]] photos from his ''Suicide Boys [[LiveJournal]]'' profile.<ref>[http://www.omgblog.com/2007/09/omg_hes_naked_chris_crocker.php OMG, he's naked: Chris Crocker]</ref> Although considered tame, Crocker said they were [[fake]]s then later admitted the photos were real and said they were embarrassing and attributed them to being young (he was seventeen at the time) and having a lot of free time being [[home-school]]ed.<ref>[http://www.queerty.com/news/chris-crocker-comes-clean-on-nude-shots-20071002/ Queerty: Chris Crocker comes clean on nude shots]</ref> Crocker removed them from his profile and the blog removed them because he was legally a [[Minor (law)|minor]] in the images.

===Onch promotional deal and lawsuit===
On [[October 5]] [[2007]], celebrity [[gossip]] website [[TMZ.com]] reported that Crocker was being sued by Onch Movement Jewelry for 1 million dollars, for fraud and breach of contract and provided a copy of the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/05/hack-chris-crocker-sued-for-fraud/ Hack Chris Crocker Sued for Fraud - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jewelry designer Onch, a fan of Crocker, hired him as a [[celebrity]] [[spokesmodel]] and agreed to pay for airfare for Crocker to visit Los Angeles in exchange for more than two days worth of publicity work including appearances, photoshoots and interviews all while wearing Onch jewelry in addition to a two-hour appearance at World of Wonder’s ''Just [[Britney Spears|Britney]]'' [[art]] show.<ref name="Leave Britney Alone Heads West">{{cite web
| last =Malkin
| first =Marc
| title="Leave Britney Alone" Heads West
| publisher=E Online
| date=September 24, 2007
| url
=http://www.eonline.com/gossip/planetgossip/detail/index.jsp?uuid=289c810a-efcf-4fbe-9938-d34b9002c4b1
| accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> It was speculated by others in the media that Crocker had no legal representative to advise him that the agreement seemed unbalanced.<ref name="Jewelry Company Sues Chris Crocker for Fraud">{{cite web
| last =Goldberg
| first =Scott
| title=Jewelry Company Sues Chris Crocker for Fraud
| publisher=DMW Media
| date=October 5, 2007
| url
=http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/10/05/jewelry-company-sues-chris-crocker-for-fraud
| accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> Crocker did make appearances including at [[gay]] club Rage<ref name="EXCLUSIVE Onch Movement Presents Chris">{{cite web
| last =Movement
| first =Onch
| title=EXCLUSIVE Onch Movement Presents Chris Crocker at RAGE in LA
| publisher=[[YouTube]]
| date=September 23, 2007
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WoMNohzbvA&NR=1
| accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref> and at the ''Just Britney'' art show where Crocker was interviewed by [[MTV]] showing artwork of him in homage to [[Britney Spears]].<ref name="Britney Spears' Highs And Lows Blown">{{cite web
| last =Carroll
| first =Larry
| title=Britney Spears' Highs And Lows Blown Up For Hollywood Art Show
| publisher=[[MTV]]
| date=October 11, 2007
| url
=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1571616/20071010/id_0.jhtml
| accessdate=2007-10-11}}</ref> Onch, who also has a [[YouTube]] channel, posted videos including ''Chris Crocker wearing Onch Movement Pink Razor - Gay Army'', which has since been removed.<ref name="Chris Crocker wearing Onch Movement">{{cite web
| last =Movement
| first =Onch
| title=Chris Crocker wearing Onch Movement Pink Razor - Gay Army
| publisher=[[YouTube]]
| date=September 19, 2007
| url
=http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:joMZYEkIgb4J:www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DCnlJ74omsD8+Onch+crocker&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
| accessdate=2007-10-07}} Link too recent for internet archiving use.</ref>

===Mainstream media exposure===
Prior to the attention from his September 2007 ''Leave Britney Alone'' video, Crocker was seen as [[Viral video|viral]]<ref name="thestranger" /> and was asked by [[MTV]] pioneering [[vlog]]ger and news staffer Matt Sunbulli<ref name="The Deal with MTV’s First Videoblog">{{cite web
| last =Gannes
| first =Liz
| title=The Deal with MTV’s First Videoblog
| publisher=NewTeeVee
| date=[[January 26]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://newteevee.com/2007/01/26/the-deal-with-mtvs-first-videoblog/
| accessdate=2007-09-14}}</ref> to provide video for MTV's website<ref name="thestranger" /> which also broadcasts on MTV itself.<ref name="The Deal with MTV’s First Videoblog"/> Crocker has indicated that he hopes to develop his acting career<ref name="Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans"/> and has agreed to develop ideas for a TV show with [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] producer Glenn Meehan<ref name="thestranger" /> and has met with representatives from MTV's gay-themed channel LOGO.<ref name="Legions of the Loyal Britney's Fans"/> According to [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]], Crocker has signed a development deal with [[44 Blue Productions]] to create a "docusoap" [[reality television]] show, which will be called ''Chris Crocker's 15 Minutes More''.<ref name="ShowName">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Azzopardi |title=15 Minutes ... More; Chris Crocker can't make pizza. But he's cooked up a smart way to super stardom: Defending Britney |url=http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=27184 |work=PrideSource.com |date=[[2007-10-04]] |accessdate=[[2007-10-16]] }}</ref> Said Rasha Drachkovitch, the production company's co-founder: "It's going to pretty much be the Chris Crocker experience. We consider him a rebel character that people will find interesting. He's going to be a TV star."<ref name="Variety deal" />

In [[October 2007]], Crocker opened [[Fox Reality]] channel's "Reality Remix Really Awards".

===Future plans===
In a [[June 20]], [[2007]] [[autobiography|autobiographical]] [[comic strip]], where Crocker discusses future plans, he states, "I'm going to make the leap from living with my [[Pentecostal]] grandparents to living with [[drag queen]] roommates. I'm going to star in my own TV show. I'm going to make the leap from [[outhouse]]s to [[gay bathhouse|bathhouse]]s...to my very [[home ownership|own house]]."<ref name="What You Need To Know About...2008">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=What You Need To Know About...2008
| publisher=[[The Stranger]]
| date=20 June, 2007
| url
=http://thestranger.com/chriscrocker
| accessdate=2007-09-16}}</ref>

==Selected videography==
In addition to the ''Leave Britney Alone'' videos Crocker has produced and posted dozens of others with over fifty posted on both MySpace and YouTube although some are only posted on one site or the other. Many of Crocker's videos have become "[[viral video]] hits". Some consider them to be bold and seething<ref name="thestranger"/> "[[Flare (pyrotechnic)|flares]] sent up by a young gay man [[marooned]] in a sea of [[rednecks]]" who is stuck in a small town that "can't [[tolerance|tolerate]] [[homosexuality]] and punishes [[flaming|flamboyance]]."<ref name="thestranger"/> Crocker's videos include "sex-filled [[confession]]s" and "wild [[monologue]]s"<ref name="thestranger"/> talking "about everything from [[AIDS]] to [[pubic hair]]."<ref name="salon1"/>

* '''''This & that.''''' (posted [[December 28]], [[2006]] to [[Myspace]] and [[February 25]], [[2007]] to YouTube.)<ref name="This & that. (myspace)">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=This & that.
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[December 28]], [[2006]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=4841862
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref><ref name="Chris Crocker - This & that.">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - This & that.
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[February 25]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrQX2Dhrl8I
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref> Crocker's first video, where he starts very serenely then quickly escalates yelling "You wanna fight me?" in a [[menace|menacing]] manner while revealing his scrawny chest belying the absurdity "that anyone would see this [[waif]]y kid as a [[Wiktionary:threat|threat]] worthy of [[violence]]."<ref name="thestranger"/> This has been interpreted as a "brilliant way of [[mock]]ing his [[virtual]] [[hate]]rs" but can also be seen as a [[Fantasy (psychology)|fantasy]] fight that he could only win in a [[virtual]] world because of his obviously [[Human weight|diminutive]] stature.<ref name="thestranger"/> The video was hosted on Salon.com<ref name="salon1"/> and remains one of his most popular with over 4,5 million views and over 19,000 comments as of October 2007.<ref name="This & that. (myspace)"/><ref name="Chris Crocker - This & that."/> <!---Please note: latest figures are pulled from two sources then added together. Views: MySpace, 2,529,886, Comments: 7,228; YouTube, 2,000,215, Comments: 11,858 --->

* '''''Bitch, please!''''' (posted [[December 29]], [[2006]] to MySpace and [[February 25]], [[2007]] to YouTube.)<ref name="Bitch, please! (myspace)">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Bitch, please!
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[December 29]], [[2006]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=4848648
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref><ref name="Chris Crocker - Bitch, please!">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - Bitch, please!
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[February 25]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Bqf23u-40
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref> One of Crocker's first videos to receive over a million viewers<ref name="salon1"/> showed Crocker's self-assuredness as he offers increasingly [[anger|angry]] versions of the phrase "[[Bitch]], please" "complete with hair flips, bared teeth, and hand gestures."<ref name="thestranger"/> The video has had over 3 million views and nearly 10,000 comments as of September 2007.<ref name="Bitch, please! (myspace)"/><ref name="Chris Crocker - Bitch, please!"/> <!---Please note: latest figures are pulled from two sources then added together. Views: 1,336,450, comments: 3,074 on MySpace ;1,755,025, Comments: 6629 on YouTube--->

* '''''Watch it.''''' (posted [[January 24]], [[2007]] to Myspace).<ref name="Watch it. (myspace)">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Watch it.
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[January 24]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=5553691
| accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref> One of Crocker's shortest videos at just 1:25 minutes features him dancing [[Eroticism|erotically]] and [[Human sexual response cycle|provocatively]] to [[Nivea (singer)|Nivea's]] "[[Animalistic|Watch It]]". The video has over 1.4 million views and nearly 7,000 comments as of March 2008.<ref name="Watch it. (myspace)"/>

* '''''Why I'm Gay..'''''. (posted [[August 10]], [[2007]] to YouTube and MySpace).<ref name="Chris Crocker - Why I'm Gay..">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - Why I'm Gay..
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[August 10]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1VB3oNEEHI
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref><ref name="Why I'm Gay (myspace)">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Why I'm Gay.
| publisher=MySpace
| date=[[August 10]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=15500315
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref> Crocker discusses why he has no need to "[[Coming out|come out]]" of the closet as gay. The video was hosted on Salon.com<ref name="salon1"/> and has had over 1.2 million views and nearly 12,000 comments as of September 2007.<ref name="Chris Crocker - Why I'm Gay.."/><ref name="Why I'm Gay (myspace)"/><!---Please note: These figures are here as the stats are pulled from two different websites and combined. Views: 364,492, comments: 3301 on YouTube & Views: 846,559 and comments: 8,586 on MySpace --->

* '''''Kids SHOULD Cuss'''''. (posted [[August 23]], [[2007]] to YouTube).<ref name="Chris Crocker - Kids SHOULD cuss!">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - Kids SHOULD cuss!
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[August 23]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DuiRs09wz0
| accessdate=2007-09-19}}</ref> Crocker discusses [[language]] and the use of [[curse]] words like "[[fuck]]" asking "why is [[shit]] more [[profane]] than [[Feces|poop]]?" He ties the discussion to [[Freedom of speech|free speech]] and encourages everyone to use swear words and teach them to children to ensure freedom of speech is assured. The video was hosted on Salon.com<ref name="salon1"/> and has had over 427,000 views as of September 2007,<ref name="Chris Crocker - Kids SHOULD cuss!"/> it was removed from the site, presumably by Crocker.<ref name="Chris Crocker - Kids SHOULD cuss!"/>

* '''''Back up, Britney haters!'''''. (posted [[September 1]], [[2007]] to YouTube).<ref name="Chris Crocker - Back up, Britney haters!">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - Back up, Britney haters!
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 1]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dohJmVKcgQM
| accessdate=2008-03-13}}</ref> Crocker's first major departure from describing his gay life in a [[Bible Belt]] town and instead on [[celebrity]] [[Britney Spears]] which he thought would be poorly received by his [[Fan (person)|fans]].<ref name="salon1"/> From a floor covered in Spears-related magazines and memorabilia Crocker asserts he is "a real Britney fan."<ref name="salon1"/> The video has over two million views as of March 2008.<ref name="Chris Crocker - Back up, Britney haters!"/> This video was taken down in February 2008 for unknown reasons.

* '''''Britney, this is for you'''''. (posted [[September 3]], [[2007]] to YouTube).<ref name="Chris Crocker - Britney, this is for you">{{cite web
| last =Crocker
| first =Chris
| coauthors =
| title=Chris Crocker - Britney, this is for you
| publisher=YouTube
| date=[[September 3]], [[2007]]
| url
=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h863nXDqCM0
| accessdate=2008-01-26}}</ref> Crocker pays homage to [[Britney Spears|Spears]]' recently released single ''[[Gimme More]]''. Just two days after his first video about Spears this precedes his most known video "Leave Britney Alone" by eight days. The video has been viewed over 4.1 million times and received over 55,000 comments as of January 2008.<ref name="Chris Crocker - Britney, this is for you"/>

==References==
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==See also==
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* Crocker has been accused in the blogosphere (no mainstream yet) of [[Celebrity branding]], [[Famous for being famous]] and [[Viral marketing]].
* Crocker is a [[Gender-bender]].
* Like Crocker [[Jeffree Star]] and [[Tila Tequila]] are [[LGBT]] "top tier" internet celebrities.
* Crocker is one of the friends on [[Lily Allen and Friends]]
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* [[Celebrity branding]]
* [[Famous for being famous]]
* [[Gender-bender]]
* [[Jeffree Star]]
* [[Penny Arcade (webcomic)#John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory|John Gabriel's Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory]]
* [[Lily Allen and Friends]]
* [[Tila Tequila]]
* [[YouTube celebrities]]
* [[Viral marketing]]

==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/chriscrocker Chris Crocker] at [[Myspace]]
* {{YouTube user|itschriscrocker|Chris Crocker's}}
* {{YouTube |id=kHmvkRoEowc |title=''Leave Britney Alone!'' video}}
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Chris Crocker is a gay fag. End of story.

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