“Heal the World” as sung by a really cute kid

Yeah, this is cute.

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Why I Hated the Movie “2012″

Spoiler Alert…. kinda’.

At the end of the movie…. (drum up the suspense music)…..a bunch of white people survive! Congratulations humankind! All the billionaires and heads of state were able to get in some huge metal submarines and survive the destruction of the planet!

Why this made me angry: Almost none of the people who survived were the “heroes” of the film, if there really were any. There are about two or three people who showed integrity in the movie who made it onto the ships. One is white-guy John Cusak, who has to sneak on board, and another is young-black-guy Chiwetel Ejiofor, who works for the white house and has a crush on the daughter of the president (who’s played by Danny Glover—–that is, the president is played by Danny Glover, not the daughter).

And where are the survivors going when the dust clears? AFRICA! The satellite images say that some mountain range in Africa is now the highest place on earth, and the continent may never have been underwater! And of course, I’m sure they’ll be welcomed with open arms and parades of showers, because there’s nothing that the people of Africa love more than white people showing up in boats.

I hope the residents of Africa load up the cannons that are still on the coastal slave castles and blow those big metal boats to pieces.

And last but not least, the final line in the movie 2012 is about how John Cusack’s daughter no longer needs diapers. Well, we in the audience couldn’t be more proud! But you know what? That line kinda’ represented the whole movie for me, since it was a big pile of crap.

Of course, the question must be asked, “Why did you go see the movie, Brad? It says ‘We Were Warned’ right on the poster!” Well, I just wanted to see the world blow up, since us humans seem so obsessed with the idea. I didn’t think watching the end of the world would be so excruciatingly mind-numbing…..

 

I got tested for HIV, and so should you.

Today is World’s AIDS Day, when we heighten our awareness of those across our globe living with HIV and AIDS. At our chapel service this morning, we remembered those who have died, those who mourn, and those who continue to survive this virus. The world is not doing enough to help the afflicted. WE are not doing enough. In one act of solidarity, I was tested this morning for HIV, because we must break the stigma that keeps us from talking about AIDS. We must not demonize people who are afflicted by HIV. Otherwise, they will never feel empowered to get tested and learn to live with the virus.

Due partially to our colonial-capitalism and also to our massive racism, the United States has not sufficiently addressed the world’s AIDS pandemic. We have the medicine. We HAVE the medicine now.

Church leaders cannot stay silent on the issue! But because of our historical association of AIDS with homosexuality, and because of the church’s heterosexism and homophobia, the church has hardly done anything to help the afflicted. We must encourage safe sex (particularly condom use) and advocate for universal healthcare no matter what people’s preexisting conditions. People must be thoroughly educated about sexuality. Abstinence education is making things worse.

But my main reason for posting today is to show you this graphic, which is from www.worldmapper.org. It was shown during chapel this morning.

Territory size shows the proportion of all people aged 15-49 with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) worldwide, living there.

All ten territories with the highest prevalence of HIV are in Central and Southeastern Africa. Amazingly, infected children are not even included in this map. HIV is also transmitted in the womb, and the world’s children are dying because of it.

Visit http://www.worldaidsday.org/ to find out more. Here are some basic ways to “Respect and Protect” ourselves and others: http://www.worldaidsday.org/respectandprotect.aspx

 

Sign of the Apocalypse

Funnel cake fries, in Jackson, MS.

 

Women just aren’t docile enough these days…

I just saw on MSNBC a headline/teaser asking “Are women’s sports making women too aggressive?”

I want to go to the MSNBC offices and beat them with a softball bat.

She's aiming for the office window.