As the caption for your picture, please write "If YOU care about spreading literacy to kids in Africa and India and Uzbekistan too, please change your profile picture to LeVar Burton creepily jumping up in front of his very own Reading Rainbow."
Did you do it? I sure hope so. Don't you feel accomplished and super good about yourself?
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE! We all need to get it together. These crazy cyber protests and causes are ridiculous. When did we (yes, we ... I am guilty of a few of those "change your default for blah blah blahs" too) get so lazy (or stupid) that we decided that this was the best way to show our support for the things we supposedly believe in?
Remember a few months ago, when it seemed like every other person on Facebook changed their profile picture to their favorite childhood cartoon character in order to end violence against children? ...
Well, guess what people ... NOT EFFECTIVE. Unfortunately, Cinderella is not going to make Child Abuse end by the stroke of midnight.
That campaign was off on so many levels ... For one, it didn't make clear whether or not it was affiliated with a national/international Child Abuse Organization so it left a lot of people questioning it (ummmm hello ... Cartoon Face Campaign? Like it should be a question?). On top of that, it was held in December and not that you need to limit child abuse awareness to a certain month, but National Child Abuse Prevention Month is actually in April (at least in the US). And lastly, if you want to make a real difference in a child's life - GO OUT AND MAKE ONE! Volunteer at a home, a shelter, something. Or if you really don't have the time to do something along those lines, donate. Every bit helps.
This past Tuesday night millions of people "attended" a Facebook event called "Porch lights on for Caylee Marie Anthony."
While I know that the "attendees" hearts were in the right place, what was the purpose of this? How is this waste of energy all over the world (2 million strong) a good way to memorialize this little girl? Go to your house of worship, light a candle, say a prayer, and once again, donate money to end violence against children (donate it in Caylee's name!).
These cyber protests that have us changing our profile pictures and turning on our porch lights and playing a certain song at a certain hour ... What are they really accomplishing? .... Nothing ... Except forming a group of people, who don't really like their profile pictures, and are listening to crappy music at some random hour of the night with their porch lights on, when they'd probably prefer to sleeping.
And that's what's wrong with the world today.
Can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek? Father, Father, Father, help us. Send us some guidance from above 'cause people got me, got me questionin' where is the love? Where is the love? (Where Is The Love, Black Eyed Peas)
Sidenote: If you or someone you know (or if you suspect that a child you know) is being abused, please check the following sites for information:
The National Child Abuse Hotline is: 1-800-4-A-Child
No comments:
Post a Comment