I've never really understood protests. It always seemed like such a silly concept to me. Let's go be somewhere that we are possibly not supposed to be, and wait to be arrested. OR, we can get a permit and be allowed to be there, and sit around and think deep thoughts about the issue. That was how protesting always seemed to me in my less mature years. Now that I am so much more mature, I am beginning to get it. This, right here, is the perfect illustration:
Also, siiiigh. ABC is so dramatic. BBC just told it like it was. ABC said they "stormed" the embassy in the article attached to this video. Um, they are standing around surrounded by cameras like they are at a Red Carpet event. Really? Stormed? In one of the other videos, the report described them as being "hauled away." Yes, as you can see, it was brutal. I love the part where the officer with George pauses while he gives statements to a few different reporters. Pretty sure there was more storming by reporters than by George and Co. And then there's BBC, which is all "Hey, George got arrested. Let's talk about Sudan."
But I digress. My point is, I totally get it. Look at how much press this whole Sudan thing is getting. I didn't hear about it because I avidly follow the national and international news. No. I am not that well informed. They do not talk about Sudan on ilovemindlessentertainment.com. No one I am following has pinned it yet on Pinterest. And nothing has gone viral yet on MyFace, so there's no "if you care about the children you will repost this, and show you that you are really my friend and that I don't have to defriend you, PS check your inbox for the secret code that will stop the cancer if you post it in your status" yet. But oh, now that George is involved, there will be, my friends. Because the way I heard about this was because people are posting about George going to jail. And because George Clooney is involved, we might accidentally become aware of a world issue and like have feelings about it and stuff. So apparently part of protesting is to get people's attention and get people talking about things. Who knew, right? I always thought it was so you could be in a club and not bathe and pitch tents at Westlake in Seattle. (My favorite part of that, Be Tee Dub, is the picture of protesters and police fighting over a tent. It's like a Boy Scout camp gone wrong. Fight the Man, occupiers! Don't let them take your nylon tent away!) George has got me thinking about Sudan. This does not sound good. And I'm betting all the Hollywooders will jump on the George bandwagon and there will be fundraisers and telethons and possibly a new song everyone gets together to produce. Or maybe there already have been but now that George has gotten arrested protesting, people like me will finally notice.
Seriously, I'm not mocking. I say, go George. Way to stick up for the vulnerable people of the world and do as much as you can to draw attention to this issue and demand a solution. I hope world leaders get it together and stop the insanity. And I totally respect him more now that I've seen him advocating for the oppressed, and not just as the "playboy" with his newest arm ornament...
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