“Hollywood always has a cause,” or so I was told by a co-worker just recently. “First it’s AIDS, then it’s cancer, now it’s global warming! It’s annoying!” Though I had to agree, Hollywood does always have a cause, I didn’t see it in the negative way she did.
Our conversation sparked when she, we’ll call her Tracy, claimed that global warming does not affect her, and won’t in her lifetime. I disagree. However, true or not, I argued that if you believe it exists, wouldn’t you care enough to want to keep it from affecting those who will come after us- our kids, grandkids, whoever? She doesn’t care. Though her ignorance and attitude on the subject irritated me enough, it was her reason that really bothered me- Hollywood and Al Gore. Referring to both as hypocrites and their followers as “bandwagon,” I couldn’t grasp that her reason to not care about the world she lives in is because of the group she feels she would associated with. My question stands: Is that such a bad group to be associated with? If you’re recycling, making a conscious effort to conserve energy and water, or saving up for a hybrid, does it really matter why you are doing it?
I was once told by a church member, “it doesn’t matter what gets you to church, it just matters that you’re there.” I apply the same concept to this cause, and probably any other cause Hollywood may be promoting- curing AIDS and cancer would be a good thing! And I don’t care if Al Gore is a hypocrite or not. That’s his problem, not mine. If we are doing our part, whether it’s because we see Cameron Diaz doing it, or because we actually care, all that should matter is that we are making the effort, not why.
Our conversation sparked when she, we’ll call her Tracy, claimed that global warming does not affect her, and won’t in her lifetime. I disagree. However, true or not, I argued that if you believe it exists, wouldn’t you care enough to want to keep it from affecting those who will come after us- our kids, grandkids, whoever? She doesn’t care. Though her ignorance and attitude on the subject irritated me enough, it was her reason that really bothered me- Hollywood and Al Gore. Referring to both as hypocrites and their followers as “bandwagon,” I couldn’t grasp that her reason to not care about the world she lives in is because of the group she feels she would associated with. My question stands: Is that such a bad group to be associated with? If you’re recycling, making a conscious effort to conserve energy and water, or saving up for a hybrid, does it really matter why you are doing it?
I was once told by a church member, “it doesn’t matter what gets you to church, it just matters that you’re there.” I apply the same concept to this cause, and probably any other cause Hollywood may be promoting- curing AIDS and cancer would be a good thing! And I don’t care if Al Gore is a hypocrite or not. That’s his problem, not mine. If we are doing our part, whether it’s because we see Cameron Diaz doing it, or because we actually care, all that should matter is that we are making the effort, not why.
1 comment:
, I agree with you. We have to start thinking about the future. Maybe Hollywood always has a cause but even if it is a trend at least people are now starting to contribute. If a Hollywood trend is what it takes for people to open their eyes … so be it!
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