Look Kony 2012 is a phony!!
Uhh…awkward much?
Yesterday at work my coworker asked me “did you hear about Joseph Kony?”
And I said “what? That name sounds familiar!”
And she goes on talking about what he does and I said “oh yeah, I heard about that guy back in high school!”
And she goes on how it’s so terrible and how the US just doesn’t seem to intervene and it’s been going on for 25 years. I told her the details on why the US most likely won’t intervene (details I won’t talk to later). Of course she preaches to me to watch the video and calls all her friends to do so.
Since my computer doesn’t have speaker, I couldn’t watch the video.
I never watched the video and I am so glad I didn’t.
Though, I never watched the video there was something missing. Since I take my Nook everywhere I go I read the New York Times Every. Single. Morning. Cover to Cover. From the front page all the way to the most e-mailed section because I care what is the most popular stories of the moment.
Anyways wouldn’t I think a Kony story would catch my eye. Besides, if I said the last time I heard from Kony and the Invisible Children was back in high school–wouldn’t I find an article on NY Times saying “Kony strikes back!” But I didn’t find any articles or any recent articles on my Nook.
Like what the girl says we should be more educated. Watch the news…figure out what trending. For the past several days I’ve only seen Syria, Greece, and Iran taking over the headlines. Not Uganda. It’s so sad to see that people post something on Facebook and it’s assumed the truth. Next time I hear from someone that there’s some sort of social injustice in the world and the source is on Facebook, I’m gonna step back and think twice. Which would I trust more: Facebook/Youtube or the New York Times.
Anyways, here’s more sources:
Charity Navigator: Be sticker shocked when you see the film maker’s salaries.
Opinion about the Invisible Children. This article was originally posted in 2006!
. But it’s not something I’d buy every week because it’s so pricey.
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