DARFUR: Hot Spot for Hollywood Stars, as many lifestyle magazines claim. Not only do they creat organisations like ‘Save Darfur’, ‘Enough’ or www.notonourwatchproject.org but they actually go there. It seems like a trend or a ‘must’ to be photographed next to those sweet, black, starvation-dying children. I wouldn’t like to know how these children feel next to those whites trying to save their souls. And I care less if their motives are pure and sincere. It is the results that count. So, it must be quite a success for those stars to have accomplished the awakening of Americans for an issue that takes place overseas. It’s a show with millions of spectators, who want to contribute to the Happy End. Up to this point, it’s all Hollywood-like.
So, why Sudan? and not Sierra Leone, Congo, Ruanda…There are so many places that each Hollywood star could take up a place of his/her own. Even President Bush expressed his sympathy- yes, he managed to do that- talking of a ‘genocide’. Ofcourse, in this case we can not talk of ‘pure and sincere’ motives…I guess one of the many reasons is to save his ‘political soul’ after the iraqi fiasco. Or it is about another ‘war on terrorism’ since the ‘good, black victims’ are killed by the ‘bad Islamists’.
I’m no Angelina, but I have my own Darfur. Yesterday, I recieved a letter from the ‘Medecins Sans Frontieres’ desrcribing the situation in Bunia,Congo. The doctors there managed to overcome many difficulties and help a lot of people. The children in the photos smile happy and healthy. If I were Angelina, I might be in the photo. ‘Action Aid’ does also a great job. You can take up the raising of a specific child sending him/her money, which ofcourse is absorbed for other good causes of the community. If I were Angelina, I would adopt this child for real.
Experiments by psychologists have shown that humans respond to the suffering of individuals rather than groups, when they are asked to help financially. It’s overwhelming that a suffering puppy with big eyes and floppy ears can arouse bigger sympathy than a whole group of people. Any similarities with those photos of black children with big eyes?…
Scary thought: Why save the child? S/He is going to die soon having lived a miserable life. What is the reason to keep living in hell? Death in such places is salvation.
What I’m saying is that charity is not the answer neither the solution. Change of politicis and mentality is. I quote this incident: Mia Farrow accused Steven Spilberg of being in a way responsible for the Darfur tragedy! Because he contributed to the Chinese Olympics and China buys oil from Sudan and sells guns to it. Makes sense, doesn’t it? But, mrs Farrow, how many Blood Diamonds do you wear-coming from Sierra Leone and elsewhere?
One way or the other we’re not just observers of those countries’ atrocities. We’re contributors both to their tragedy and charity at the same time! Makes sense, Angelina?
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