I think the problem with this line of thought is that if people want to watch shitty parodies, who are we to say those viewers are wrong? People are going to watch what they want to. It's our job to make them want to watch our content, not to say "don't watch theirs."
Tom could throw nothing but original content on the front page, but if some kid is here to click on the latest Pokemon joke he isn't going to watch an original animation, no matter how long it's plastered on the front page.
If you want to see more original content break a million views, it's going to take more than having people not watch parodies. Original content, simply put, needs to get better or make itself more appealing to a general audience.
IMNOTXADERLOL
You're pretty much getting it now.