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Cara Cunningham
Cunningham in her early days on the Internet
Born	Christopher Darren Cunningham (1987-12-07) December 7, 1987 (age 37) Bristol, Tennessee, U.S.
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Comedy, performance art, recording artist, LGBTQ+ and youth issues

Cara Vivian Cunningham (born December 7, 1987), better known by the stage name Chris Crocker, is an American Internet celebrity, blogger, songwriter, recording artist, former pornographic film actor and YouTuber. Cunningham gained fame in September 2007 from her viral video "Leave Britney Alone!", in which she tearfully defended pop singer Britney Spears' comeback performance at the MTV Video Music Awards; the video received over four million views in two days. The video gained international media attention, hundreds of parodies, and criticism for Cunningham.

Producing and acting in her own videos, Cunningham is a self-described edutainer. In almost all of Cunningham's adolescent works, she presents herself as an openly gender non-conforming person and effeminate Southerner in a "small-minded town" in the Bible Belt. Using "Crocker" as a stage name, they kept their exact location private due to safety concerns and death threats in response to their YouTube and Myspace video blogs and profile until they were no longer a teenager. According to her Myspace profile, Cunningham lived in Los Angeles as of January 2008. In May 2010, Cunningham returned home to Tennessee, and now travels to Los Angeles for business.

Cunningham’s work consists mainly of short-form, self-directed monologues shot in her grandparents' home. As of October 2010, Cunningham’s videos had received a combined 50 million plays on MySpace, and their vlog channel on YouTube was the 100th-most viewed of all time in all categories, with over 205 million video views, before Cunningham closed her YouTube account in September 2015. Crocker's detractors and critics have accused them of narcissism, melodramatics, histrionics, and using Spears' personal shortcomings to bolster their own fame. Others have accused Cunningham of acting in the "Leave Britney Alone!" video, although Cunningham insisted it was genuine on a September 2007 appearance on Maury Povich's Maury show. In 2014, Queerty stated that with Crocker's thousands of Facebook and Twitter followers, Crocker is "one of those self-invented social media icons".

Early life

Crocker was born in East Tennessee to a teenage couple and was raised by their grandparents. Crocker said they "raised eyebrows" by bringing Barbie dolls to kindergarten for show and tell rather than the toys or action figures more conventionally associated with boys. Crocker continued to live in Tennessee throughout their youth, and was homeschooled in response to constant "death threats, bullying and glares at their clothes and makeup" specifically after allegedly being "harassed by a homophobic high school gym coach". Crocker lived with their fundamentalist Pentecostal grandparents who continued raising them when their teenage parents were not able. While their grandfather reportedly knows little about their Internet fame, their grandmother has reluctantly appeared in some of their videos.

Vlogging career

Style and following

Crocker's uncensored vlogging has been attributed to their isolation as an "effeminate, Southern, flamboyantly gay" adolescent in a "small-minded town" in the Bible Belt." Their sexual orientation and outspokenness have been described as a "subtext... rarely addressed directly and never completely accepted" in their hometown. According to Crocker, when their grandmother found out that they were gay, she initially "said that needed an exorcism". Crocker has further commented on their town's lack of gay culture, saying, "The only gay pride parade where I live is in my bedroom" as they held up a rainbow frosted cupcake. They added, "We don't have pride and rainbows here. We have MySpace. We don't have bathhouses, we have outhouses."

Crocker's earliest experience with online networking was as an editor of an e-zine, where they met their first boyfriend, with whom they were only able to interact online and by phone. Crocker later found another online forum, where their acting skills helped them blend in on a free phone party line run out of Los Angeles "filled with flaming black men, black drag queens, and trannies from Compton", where they were outed as white and dubbed "cracker". In June 2006, Crocker began uploading self-produced videos, characterized as their "singularly bizarre and angry take on gay life and intolerant town".

Although their 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, having gathered what MSNBC described as a "cult following". Prior to Crocker's defense of Spears, some of the more than sixty videos they had posted to the two social networking websites had already been viewed more than a million times each, and their YouTube channel was in the top rankings. Some of the videos were only posted on one site or the other, many becoming "viral video hits".

In May 2007, Crocker was the subject of a lengthy profile in the Seattle alternative weekly The Stranger, which discussed their Internet fame prior to the "Leave Britney Alone!" video, and the adversities they have faced. Dave Schlenker of the newspaper considered their videos to be bold and seething "flares sent up by a young gay man marooned in a sea of rednecks" who is stuck in a small town that "can't tolerate homosexuality and punishes flamboyance." He stated that Crocker's videos include "sex-filled confessions" and "wild monologues" talking "about everything from AIDS to pubic hair." In many of the videos, Crocker portrays characters, such as an older deeply religious woman in "The Earl Annie Edna show" series and exaggerated comic characterizations of Southern stereotypes.

"Leave Britney Alone!"

Crocker is best known for their Britney Spears video, uploaded to YouTube on September 10, 2007. The first part of the infamous work was posted September 9, 2007, called "Leave Britney Alone pt.1" to their 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 they did not want fellow Southerner Britney Spears to spiral out of control like Anna Nicole Smith, who had died in February 2007. As of November 2010, the video had been viewed over 35 million times and had accumulated a total of over 500,000 comments. 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.

In the videos, Crocker condemns gossip columnists such as Perez Hilton and reality TV star Simon Cowell who criticized Britney Spears' onstage music performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. Within the first 24 hours of its posting, the video had accumulated over 2 million views. As of January 2009, it had accumulated a total of 24 million views and was the second-most discussed video of all time on the site (in all categories), with over 350,000 comments. "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!" was 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". The video was nominated in the Commentary category in the 2007 YouTube Awards. The video received worldwide attention and earned Crocker interviews on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, The Today Show, Maury, The Howard Stern Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM morning show. Crocker and their video were also commented upon in the mainstream media by shows like The View and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. YouTube said "the melodramatic two-minute clip made Crocker an instant YouTube star" and named it one of the top videos of 2007. Wired magazine named it the top video of 2007.

Although sometimes shown in conjunction with news footage of Spears' performance, the "pure performance art" video became its own story, with the news media and the gossip industry offering opinions on the phenomenon, joking that Crocker could be "an insidious satiric mastermind" and comparing them to Andy Kaufman. In the video, Crocker proclaims, "All you people care about is readers and making money off of her. She's a human! Leave Britney alone!" Crocker stated that although they are often acting in their videos, their emotions were genuine and "straight from the heart"; although they described the clip as a "second take" in one interview, they clarified on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that they meant that it was the second part of a longer video, the first part being "Leave Britney Alone pt. 1".

The "Leave Britney Alone!" video became a satire target, with parody videos, references in mainstream television spoofs, and films. Actor Seth Green's parody, which included him applying eyeliner several times and promoting his show Robot Chicken, called for people to "leave Chris Crocker alone!" Some video responses characterized Crocker as a drama queen, and Wired magazine stated that the video "sent world Schadenfreude levels zooming to heights unseen since the Fatty Arbuckle scandal." The January 2008 parody film Meet the Spartans used pop culture references and met with generally poor reviews; the Electronic Urban Report called Crocker's cameo the "film's funniest moment". Both Crocker and the video were also parodied in the South Park episode "Canada on Strike," with a cartoon Crocker running around in a fight between various Internet memes, telling it to "leave the others alone". In March 2008, a "trance remix" dance single "Leave Britney Alone" was released on iTunes and other sites by "Double J" featuring quotes from Crocker's video.

While numerous news and media outlets reported on the viral video, Fox News Channel's morning program Fox & Friends commentators questioned Crocker's gender and compared the fabric backdrop in the video to Osama bin Laden's videos. Crocker produced two response videos – Poor FOX "News".. and Rosie O'Donnell was right about FOX "News" (originally posted as "Dear Fox 'News'") – addressing what they characterized as biased treatment while they called Fox News the "Republican, conservative, homophobic channel". Crocker's stated concerns were the commentators calling them a "she/he" and what they felt was needless questioning of their gender instead of commenting on the content of the video.

After the February 2021 release of the New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears led to broader public reconsideration of how media treated Spears in 2007, Crocker released a statement on Instagram framing their experience as a teachable moment. They described the backlash they faced as a visibly genderbending teenager for expressing the same then-unpopular opinion as straight media critics such as Michael Moore as transphobic. They also said that they were verbally and physically assaulted by members of the LGBT community for making them look bad in the media. Crocker said that the backlash made them fear for their life as a gay teenager without much money living in the South.

Communications lecturer Michael Strangelove described Crocker as a trailblazer for vloggers, especially LGBTQ vloggers, being genuine and campy while criticizing popular culture.

Other career opportunities and appearances

General

Crocker has been involved in various projects. In a June 2007 autobiographical comic strip, where Crocker discusses future plans, they state, "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 outhouses to bathhouses...to my very own house." In October 2007, Crocker opened Fox Reality channel's "Reality Remix Really Awards".

Crocker was one of Lily Allen's Internet correspondents on the February 2008 premiere episode of BBC's Lily Allen and Friends where they posed questions for the guest celebrities, in this case David Mitchell and later, Cuba Gooding, Jr.

On May 23, 2008, rock band Weezer released a viral music video for their song "Pork and Beans" – "a natural anthem for the self-expression that's been taking shape on YouTube" – which featured various mash-ups of viral videos and YouTube celebrities, including Crocker, all playing themselves. On May 22, 2009, Crocker made a video showing a Grammy plaque that they received for their contribution to the band's video.

On July 9, 2009, Crocker appeared on the Comedy Central show Tosh.0.

Crocker deactivated their YouTube channel in 2015. In March 2016, Crocker interviewed for Contrast Magazine and opened up about why they deleted their YouTube channel.

As of February 2021, Crocker has an OnlyFans account.

Television show

Prior to the attention from their September 2007 Leave Britney Alone! video, Crocker was seen as a viral video sensation and was asked by MTV vlogger and news staffer Matt Sunbulli to provide video for MTV's website which also broadcasts on MTV itself. Crocker indicated that they hoped to develop their acting career; they agreed to develop ideas for a TV show with Los Angeles producer Glenn Meehan and met with representatives from MTV's gay-themed channel LOGO. According to Variety, Crocker signed a development deal with 44 Blue Productions to create a "docusoap" reality television show, which would be called Chris Crocker's 15 Minutes More. Rasha Drachkovitch, the production company's co-founder, stated, "It's going to pretty much be the Chris Crocker experience. We consider a rebel character that people will find interesting. going to be a TV star."

Onch promotional deal and lawsuit

In October 2007, TMZ.com reported that Crocker was being sued by Onch Movement Jewelry for $1 million for fraud and breach of contract, and provided a copy of the civil complaint filed in Los Angeles. Jewelry designer Nelson Chung, professionally known as Onch and a fan of Crocker, hired them as a celebrity spokesmodel for more than two days' worth of publicity work as well as appearance at World of Wonder's Just Britney art show in exchange for airfare. It was speculated by DMW Media that Crocker had no legal representative as the agreement seemed unbalanced. Crocker did make appearances including at gay club Rage and the art show where they were interviewed by MTV showing artwork of them in homage to Spears. Onch's YouTube channel also posted videos of appearances which were later removed.

Music and documentary

Crocker released their first single, "Mind in the Gutter," in 2008. They released their first EP titled The First Bite digitally on iTunes March 19, 2011. The EP peaked at #3 on the iTunes Electro Album charts. "I Want Your Bite" was released as the second single and has since reached a peak of #12 on the iTunes Dance Charts. Later that year, Crocker released the songs "Second to None", "Tug of War", and "Taking My Life Back". In 2012, Crocker released the songs "Locked Up Lovers" and "Lucky Tonight".

Crocker's second EP "Walls Down" was released on March 14, 2013 under their new stage name Chris Cunningham-Crocker. The EP debuted on the iTunes electronic albums chart at number eighty-four and has so far peaked at number five. This gives Crocker their second top five album on the chart. The EP is a departure of their previous dance style, mainly consisting of ballads and features a duet with their mother. The first single from the EP, "Breaking Up", was released on January 24, 2013.

Crocker announced in August 2011 that a film documenting their life over the past few years would be released, titled Me at the Zoo. The film also explores how video sharing and social media have shaped the way people share their stories and go about their lives. On January 17, 2012, HBO Documentary Films secured the US broadcasting rights to the film. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2012 and on HBO on June 25, 2012.

Pornographic film

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In July 2011, it was announced that Crocker had been signed by Chi Chi LaRue to appear in a pornographic film. They made their adult film debut in October 2012 for Maverick Men. In 2014, Lucas Entertainment digitally released Chris Crocker's Raw Love, which features Crocker in a scene with their then-boyfriend Justin Dean.

Crocker believes that the Leave Britney Alone! video and performing in porn have hurt their chances of pursuing an acting career. "A lot of people think the Britney video is what got me famous and what gave me all these opportunities, but if I were to have gone to L.A. as an unknown actor—I probably could have gotten a lot more work." They said, "I don't regret it necessarily; I think it just gives me more hurdles to overcome... Which, you know... and obviously doing the porn thing didn't necessarily help me." Crocker described the porn aspect as having tarnished things, but said that it is up to them "to make those little calculated moves". "It kind of created a whole other box that I have to overcome," they stated. "But when you're known as the Britney-boy, or you're in a '15 minutes of fame' box, it's very interesting, because the offers start coming at you really quick. And when they dwindle, you don't know what to do."

Crocker stated that acting in porn was going to be more than a single event; "it was going to be the porn and then a website, with the same companies." They said they were focused on setting up a future with their then-boyfriend and getting a house and a mortgage. "I said, 'Well if I’m going to do it, then let's make it worth it.' So, then we broke up a week before the porn came out. So then, yeah, it kind of ended." They added, "You have to contractually, and things, promote a porn. So I regret doing it with my ex more than I regret doing it in general." They said they could do porn again, but wondered how they would extend that into a viable career. "here is the reality show? And where are the people that have seen how interesting my life is? Not that many people were, like, the first of their kind to be an Internet celebrity—what happens after that?" they said. "What happens after you extend your 15 minutes of fame to 30 minutes of fame, and it's six, seven years later, and you’re still living at home in Tennessee? I think that’s an interesting story, a little more than Honey Boo Boo."

Appearance, genderbending and gender identity

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Following their mainstream success, Crocker gradually began to change their image from feminine to masculine, eventually adopting a predominantly masculine appearance by 2012. Crocker said that although they understand they are more socially or traditionally attractive, they dislike people saying it and "the most irritating thing" is when men they find attractive say they find them more attractive this way. They felt that people should accept all of them instead of only the masculine side, and that dating is difficult because " can't always accept that used to dress up or that that's a part of still and that ." They identify with the acceptance they received from their grandmother, who always wanted them to present as masculine, but they also find it upsetting because she did not accept the way they were before.

Crocker said that their gender is not male or female, but a combination of both, although it is more so a different gender at times, and that it was not a conscious effort for them to become more masculine. "I started gradually. I was wearing less makeup and pushing my hair back and putting it in a pony tail instead of curling it or wearing it long." They stated that they "never realize the changes that are taking place. They literally just happen" and that " hair extensions got shorter and shorter and went from 26-inch extensions to shoulder-length extensions." They said that the process is the same with regard to "dressing like a girl," adding, "It's little by little." With regard to the gender they are more comfortable as, Crocker stated, "I definitely feel the most connected with myself I've ever felt. Maybe that's because before I began to explore my more masculine traits, I thought I was going to go through with a boob job." They said they had now "explored both sides" and felt like they know themself well.

Crocker has expressed discontent with the LGBT community not understanding their genderbending and accompanying gender expression or gender identity: "I can understand straight people being confused but within the gay community? The gay on gay hatred or the gay on gay discrimination is what I find so puzzling." They said "when other queer people say, 'If you were really transsexual...' – because I lived as a girl for three years and people ask, 'Was that all an act?' That's the biggest thing that I get disgusted by." Crocker said if it were all an act, they would not have gone through the trouble for three years; for example, using women's bathrooms and therefore encountering problems in airports. They said they thought the whole point of being transgender is being what you feel on the inside. "For me, I wonder why do you have to just feel like a woman trapped in a man's body? Or vice versa? Why can't you identify with both genders and tap into those without being accused of dressing up as a girl for attention?" Crocker feels that they are "fulfilling whatever vibe to go with at that time." They " to block out people's voices in head and just go with how ." They acknowledged, however, that their masculine look being "easier on family and society" factors into presenting as masculine.

In a Queerty February 2014 interview, Crocker stated that they were reconsidering whether or not to transition to a female gender identity. "I think I'm getting tired of that chameleon lifestyle," they stated. "Like I said, I know I would be 100 percent happy living as a girl. But it's a lot of work, and it's a lot of therapy you have to go through. And I'm willing to put in that work." They added, "Some people get a haircut. I change genders or gender aesthetics. I don't know that I'll ever be content just one way or another." Crocker said that they are on a journey when assessing that part of their life, and that they would not mind completely transitioning. They said that while living as an "everyday guy", they wanted to see if they liked the experience, but that they were unhappy living that way and it did not work because that is not who they are.

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