Cartoons on Facebook

  This along with the blog "TSA Pat Downs" were written for class. 

I probably didn't get a good grade...

  Over the past few days, my Facebook has been plagued by cartoons as one by one friends of mine has changed their profile picture to a cartoon from their childhood.  I'm sure some of you people have no idea why you are being bombarded by this animated war machine.  



Pictured: Child Abuse



  Recently, somebody thought they would make his or herself famous by starting a movement to make people more aware of child abuse by using the Pay It Forward method by you telling two people, then they'll tell two people, and then they'll tell two more people, and then they'll....  You get the point.  Anyways, the group has worked and now half my friends list and a ton of complete strangers have now replaced their profile pictures with cartoons.



  Now I know some people had no idea this was to gain awareness for child abuse.  Some people saw the masses change their pictures and, like sheep, followed suit.  Heck, I just used it as an excuse to make my picture a giant robot that I loved as a kid.  I am all about me some giant robots.  So many people changed their pictures that CNN actually wrote a story about it. I guess nothing was happening anywhere else, but it's fine, I don't mean to insult. 

  In the words of a friend, cartoons stop child abuse, wristbands stop cancer, and Starbucks stops waste.  I'm not going to say that "if you're not out in the streets everyday, then you aren't trying hard enough." The problem is with someone thinking that they can buy a cup of "fair trade coffee" or liking a cause on Facebook is really fixing something.  All this stuff is just a means to build awareness.  Ultimately though, people use them as an excuse to make themselves feel better; that they're doing something.



He is stomping out child abuse with the

 4-ton ass-kickers he calls feet.



  So whether you decide to change your profile picture is up to you.  I just want you to make a difference.  I heard from the grape-vine that this guy is running for office in 2012.