The media makes me sick, the cynicism makes me sick, the injustice and the corruption makes me sick. You want to know the worst part? I'm the worst part. I am a self absorbed, middle income westerner with no idea about the real issues and consequences in the world. I am an uneducated, naive child who many look down upon for trying to help.
So what do I do? Do I ridicule the charities promoted to us and risk ignoring a cause I could understand and help? Or do I dive right in to whatever cause catches my interest, ignoring the condescending naysayers?
I'm thoroughly confused. I've held a distant interest in The Invisible Children for a couple of years, monitoring their influence on the deployment of US troops into Uganda. I have jumped on board the Kony 2012 bandwagon because a few extra voices will do nothing but benefit the issue. But I'm not totally blinded by the flashy MTV-styled short film. I did my research, I know that Kony has moved out of Uganda, I know that his forces are depleted and struggling but I also know that he's not arrested and locked up yet. So what's a girl to do?
I know what I'm going to do. I'm ignoring all the fuckwits and supporting whatever I want to support, including Kony. I'm also going to support any other cause I see fit, whether it seems trivial to others or not. I'm going to start believing in myself and what I think is important.
This year, I'm important. It's also going to be Emma 2012.
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