using celebrity

Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, can you fit any more eye candy than that into one movie? A friend of mine is gaga over AJ, so gaga that she has devoted an entire room to the movie Tomb Raider by painting huge murals on each of the walls, all of which AJ is the focus. I don't think I could ever go that far, but you have to admit, she's much more appealing without Billy Bob at her side. That dark freakish beauty suddenly has a fresh appeal, and as it turns out, a soft heart. Adopting another child is the big buzz, this one left an orphan by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Sure, AJ is sexy, but I do admire her for what she has done with her celebrity to bring attention to the horrible things that are happening every day in Africa.

I cannot even fathom being born to that culture, and after seeing a clip of the show Oprah did on baby rape by men who believe that if they have sex with a child that they will be cured of HIV/AIDS, I cannot imagine not speaking out about the atrocities that are every day occurences in these African communities. That being said, Jesus Christ, let's educate these people. The G8 conference hopefully will be a step in the right direction. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that GW Bush and the other 7 will do the right thing. Isn't it strangely odd that Africa was the only place on earth that would have voted for GW Bush?,(other than our red in the middle country that is), but that's over and done, no sense in restating the obvious.

Anyone who knows someone with HIV knows the fear and the emotional tension that goes hand in hand with it, but can you imagine your mother, father and siblings having it as well as yourself? How does anyone hold on to hope when a virus is killing them off at alarming rates?

Brad Pitt did an interview with Diane Sawyer, did anyone see it? He was clearly upset, clearly touched by the knowledge that he has so much and they have so little. That a dollar a day could buy so much for a child in Africa. AJ & Brad have millions but the exposure they have bought Africa by using their celebrity to evoke a positive change is worth much more. I'm not one that believes that entertainers and athletes should make millions while our teachers and fire fighters are making so little, but I will give credit to those who want to make a difference in the world. I applaud them for trying to change what seems to be an impossible situation. Some things seem impossible, until they aren't. I think at long last someone has taken a cue from Oprah, who gives so much toward education and building schools in Africa. Go Oprah, Go Angelina, Go Brad! If we can crash a satellite into a comet, why can't we get rid of HIV/AIDS? Let's turn up the pressure, and pray the G8 sees the light.