I'm sure by now everyone knows about the tragic earthquake in Haiti that has left the country and its people devastated. In times like these, people and organizations often band together to create some type of relief fund to donate money and supplies to the ravaged country, with Loyola making it's own donation based help effort, Hope for Haiti.
But it is celebrities who are often at the forefront of such efforts, with George Clooney spearheading his own Hope for Haiti tel-a-thon with almost every celebrity you can think of to help with the cause. The special was aired on several networks, including MTV, who aired some very questionable programming previous to the tel-a-thon.
Before various celebrities were on-screen pleading for donations for a worthy cause, MTV aired a marathon of Teen Cribs, a spin-off of Cribs, or as I like to call it, a thrity minute series that shows off America's unnecessary opulence with their bowling allies, indoor spas, home theatres, and let's not forget their army of customized top-of-the-line Rolls Royces and BMWs. Way to showcase where some of America's priorities lie, MTV. Which according to the programming, means remaining at the top of the capitalism food chain. Interviews were done with some of the teen's parents in the show where they talked about their highly paid positioned job where they perpetuate the capitalist pyramid by exposing the fact that there are very few people at the top with the means to buy an elevator to place in their three story home, and a lot of people at the bottom without food, water, and shelter, like the people in Haiti.
I can only hope that those families on Teen Cribs donated to some cause to help the people of Haiti. I know I did. And it seems as though George Clooney's crew already raised over $57 million dollars.
All of our individual efforts along with the efforts of our government, companies, celebrities, and non-profit organizations, will make a great start to the recovery of a country in desperate need of hope right now. But let's not forget the other numerous third world countries who need the same types of supplies and monetary donations to help their families eat, live and breathe another day.
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Amen, couldn't have put my opinions about MTV better, myself. It is so important at this time to look at the way we Americans live our lives and decide whether or not we want to keep running this capitalism machine we call the economy into the ground with our uncontrolled spending and overwork, or to make the small, insignificant sacrifices that will add up to the change that our wheezing economy needs. Spend less time spending on things that you don't need, and instead look for ways to intelligently donate your extra dollars to worthy causes, such as the Haiti Relief Effort. Hello? I remember how big a deal about 3000 people was on 9/11, let's all stop and think of how much effect a death toll like 150,000 + would have on our country because of a disaster. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to think about it, but in Haiti's situation, the people affected by that earthquake need every ounce of our time and energy right now to recover from such a devastating blow. I hope we can all find a way to do our part.
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