5.) Violence is exceedingly popular
Like other viral video fights including 2012’s “Cleveland Bus Driver” and February’s “#Jaide” fight, we live in a world that revels in someone else’s pain as long as we can do so from the comfort and safety of our homes. Sharkeisha’s video became the number one trending topic in the United States within hours of its release. Many have since cried foul and asked that the video be pulled completely from the internet, but an overwhelming number of people are still searching, still sharing, the salacious video of the after school fight that’s now gone worldwide.
Both the Cleveland bus driver and the attacker in the Jaide fight faced consequences for their actions; the transit worker was fired and the bully was suspended. By contrast Sharkeisha is simply enjoying Internet fame for her shameful behavior.
