uncultured submitted:

Dear EffYeahNerdfighters,

My name is Shawn - I’m Uncultured Project on YouTube. You might know me from my P4A video where I helped to build the school in Bangladesh named after John Green.

I’m asking for you to vote for The Uncultured Project here: http://dft.ba/-webbyvote

I’m asking this for three reasons:

1.  I’ve been nominated for a Webby – but I’m not going to win the Judge’s Award. The era of individuals with a camera winning a Webby are over. It’s all about big corporations, big NGOs, and big funding. My only hope at a Webby is to win the People’s Choice version of this award.
2. There’s a difference between being a fan and being part of a community. All the other nominees are bigger, well-funded, properly staffed, and have huge fanbases. But there is a difference between a fanbase and a community. I want to show that a community can accomplish things that money and fans can’t.
3. I will lose this without all the help I can get. Hank Green, Michael Buckley, and Tyler Oakley, and many others have helped me take the lead. But, with ten days left, everyday that lead shrinks by several percentage points. I will lose with without your support. Even with your help it will be an uphill battle. But I’d rather lose with your support than lose never knowing what could have been if I didn’t ask.

I’ve never asked for help on a voting contest if I thought it was just for my own benefit. But I can see how this could help me – especially now that I’ve had to come out of the closet and my world has been turned upside down. I want to sustain this project – and winning a Webby could be an important stepping stone.

This is one of many attempts to film this video in the middle of Bangladesh New Year’s celebrations. The Bangladesh calendar is a bit different than the Gregorian Calendar. And, as you can see, I just gave up and decided to write it all out instead :)

Shawn has collaborated with Nerdfighteria many times over the years to do some really incredible work. You can help him continue that work with a few simple clicks. Please vote!

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