An actress I've never heard of was wearing a "Poverty is sexist" sweater that apparently cost 350$. If you can't see the irony in that, than you are certainly part of the problem. Do I need to explain to anyone the lunacy of wearing a sweater complaining about poverty that goes for 300$? Why to me, it sounds like champagne socialists fighting the revolution from their Mercedes and 45 million dollar mansions in Malibu and the Hamptons.
It's the Rage Against the Machine syndrome. In order to appear hip and cool in certain circles, you need to be so left wing that even Mother Jones readers would tell you to get a grip. It takes a special kind of self delusion to think you are a fellow traveler even though you make more money in three years than the average guy or girl will in 30.
The problem is that we focus on outward displays of outrage, but don't actually DO anything about the problems we are 'outraged' about. The hard part is that those who are actually doing good are NOT flaunting it out in public.
ReplyDeleteOh for sure. A large part of protesting and Hollywood people who broadcast things like this is to show the rest of the world how noble and virtuous they think they are. Sort of like, "Look at me! I'm outraged and I care about the little people!"
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