Ignoring Uncool Natural Disasters
9-22-11
I know that I am not the only one who has noticed that the American people have a fetish for helping out those who have endured a natural disaster. Our celebrities love to throw concerts and our media usually treat it as disaster porn.
How many of us are aware of massive flooding in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan?
No one?
Really?
I wasn’t either until I ran across this article on Twitter (thank you social media!).
http://planetsave.com/2010/09/17/us-media-ignore-pakistans-worst-disaster-in-modern-history/
I, personally, find the blatant censorship appalling. More than that, the alternate topic is entirely squick-worthy.
I want to know where the media coverage is. I want to know where all the celibutantes are with their money and their fame. Sure, we may not always get along with these people, but they are people and they are in need. I don’t think we should spend all our money on them, but we were doing so for *EVERYONE ELSE,* so why not these people? What’s different here?
Why, do you think that they decided to ignore this disaster? Could it be because it is an indicator of climate change/global warming? I welcome your comments and thoughts.
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