Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Live 8 concert
I think for once I share many others views on this. While I think raising awareness is a good idea, it really only works when the world is NOT already aware. We have been hearing about hunger, poverty, and disease in Africa since we where kids. We already have a program that spreads awareness it's called "feed the children" and it plays constantly.
The people watching the concert where most likely plenty aware. The good thing about this concert was rththat it incouraged people to open their pocket books. But my guess is that for many of them, if they have not opened their pocket books to Africa before, they are certiantly not going to do it now.
We know the cliche "moeny can't buy...." Well in this case (as well as I believe, many others) money would have helped do a lot more. There were 10,000 people in the audience if they charged $2 a ticket most of the 10,000 would have paid it. $20,000 does much more for Africa than awareness most of us already have will do.
Otherwise to me it seems like more of a publicity stunt. Sure Bono was doing it for the awareness, but not all celebrities are like Bono.
Plus Madonna cursing and flipping people off doesnt much help anyones case.
The people watching the concert where most likely plenty aware. The good thing about this concert was rththat it incouraged people to open their pocket books. But my guess is that for many of them, if they have not opened their pocket books to Africa before, they are certiantly not going to do it now.
We know the cliche "moeny can't buy...." Well in this case (as well as I believe, many others) money would have helped do a lot more. There were 10,000 people in the audience if they charged $2 a ticket most of the 10,000 would have paid it. $20,000 does much more for Africa than awareness most of us already have will do.
Otherwise to me it seems like more of a publicity stunt. Sure Bono was doing it for the awareness, but not all celebrities are like Bono.
Plus Madonna cursing and flipping people off doesnt much help anyones case.
