The BBC says it's news, therefore it is! - Invisible Children release new video `Kony 2012 Part 2 - - Polidicks

[release] [h2]Kony 2012 activist group releases new video[/h2] [b]US activist group Invisible Children has released a sequel to its video highlighting the activities of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony.[/b] The first 30-minute film attracted some 100 million views online, but was criticised for simplifying the issue. The follow-up has been made without input from the group's co-founder, who suffered a mental breakdown following publicity generated by the film. The film-makers pledged to include more context in the latest video. The first film profiled Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, a militia operating in several African countries which has kidnapped thousands of children, forcing girls to become sex slaves and boys to fight as child soldiers. Some criticised the video for oversimplifying a complex issue. Uganda's Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi said that the video wrongly gave the impression that the country was still at war. Titled Kony 2012: Beyond Famous, the new release begins with the huge media reaction to the initial release, highlighting the mainstream media coverage the video gained across the US. But it quickly switches focus to Africa, with more voices from Uganda than were featured in the emotive first release. That film struck a chord with a younger generation not often engaged with the traditional news agenda. "This generation has responded to the call to make Joseph Kony famous," the group said, promising to take the "next step" on 20 April. "Part II gives a closer look at the Lord's Resistance Army, the international efforts to stop them, the progress that has already been made, and what we can all do to help," the group said. [b]New news[/b] Some US senators claimed to have been alerted to the problem by their children amid the popularity of the first release. "All three of my kids, in different context and different times have said: 'So what are you doing about Joseph Kony and the LRA?"' Senator Chris Coons told the Associated Press. Mr Coons is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations African affairs sub-committee. He has travelled to Africa to hear about the issue firsthand. A recent report from the US Pew Research centre concluded that the first film represented a new way for young people consume news. It found that 40% of 18-29 year-olds had heard about the video, compared with 20% of 30-49-year-olds and 18% of 50-64-year-olds. The younger age group was also far more likely to have viewed the video. The majority had heard about it via social networks such as Twitter. "The 30-minute video... provided striking evidence that young adults and their elders at times have different news agendas and learn about news in different ways," the report said. Invisible Children's co-founder Jason Russell is currently in hospital after he was found semi-naked and screaming at traffic in the streets of San Diego. He made himself the focus of the first film and came in for some heavy criticism from other advocacy groups and aid agencies. Many criticised the Kony 2012 project for prescribing a "colonialist" approach to the issue of the LRA without empowering Africans to fix their own problems. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17627618[/url] [/release] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_Ue6REkeTA[/media] `Answering` critic's questions by completely ignoring them is a great way to get people to join your cause!

Kony 2012 II: The LRA strikes back

Teens eat up this shit like weed and doritos. "Omg some guy I just heard about is doing bad things! Lets buy posters and action kits and more crap because that money will TOTALLY power up the Kony seeking missile and get him! I'm an activist!!!" This is just the same thing + rinse and repeat. Few years from now, its gonna be about NK. "Help stop Kim Jong Il!"

Now with extra masturbation

[QUOTE=dass;35442092]Teens eat up this shit like weed and doritos. "Omg some guy I just heard about is doing bad things! Lets buy posters and action kits and more crap because that money will TOTALLY power up the Kony seeking missile and get him! I'm an activist!!!" This is just the same thing + rinse and repeat. Few years from now, its gonna be about NK. "Help stop Kim Jong Il!"[/QUOTE] gotta give Invisible Children, Inc. credit for one thing they managed to profit from slacktivism (which is paradoxal in a way, since it's [I]slack[/I]tivism)

snip - joke within a joke failed

[QUOTE=Stockers678;35442134][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccsNr9UJeVY[/media] Ring any bells?[/QUOTE] that was the joke bud.

god damn what a bunch of douchebags

rated dumb, didnt watch. Thanks for saving me some time OP

I've already forgotten about it. I'm pretty sure 80% of the viewers had forgotten about it as well.

[QUOTE=furious_d;35442170]rated dumb, didnt watch. Thanks for saving me some time OP[/QUOTE] Glad to be of service!

well at least the people that donate to this are poorer by some minuscule amount olas mourns over his lost riches

My geography teacher made us watch the first video. To be honest I'd never actually bothered to watch the entirety of it. i'm glad i didn't

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;35442122]gotta give Invisible Children, Inc. credit for one thing they managed to profit from slacktivism (which is paradoxal in a way, since it's [I]slack[/I]tivism)[/QUOTE] Can't disagree with that. Its a scam as good as CoD or DLC nowadays, except you can actually do something with a game or its DLC and you can't at all with the kony stuff other than looking like an idiot and announce that you wasted money on it.

[QUOTE=dass;35442505]Can't disagree with that. Its a scam as good as CoD or DLC nowadays, except you can actually do something with a game or its DLC and you can't at all with the kony stuff other than looking like an idiot and announce that you wasted money on it.[/QUOTE]Marketing genius: Make people feel good for wasting money.

And it only took a majority of the money donated to them to produce

[QUOTE=papaya;35442286]My geography teacher made us watch the first video. To be honest I'd never actually bothered to watch the entirety of it. Did you bother to explain to your teacher and the class the problems with invisible children or did you just choose to stay in mute condescence over the matter? i'm glad i didn't[/QUOTE] Did you explain to your teacher and the class the problems with invisible children, or did you just choose mute condescence? Because the first option is what is productive.

I don't see why they don't just use this as a promotion. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1FKS1SHSsc[/media]

Ahaha oh god they disabled likes/dislikes.

[QUOTE=dass;35442092]Teens eat up this shit like weed and doritos. "Omg some guy I just heard about is doing bad things! Lets buy posters and action kits and more crap because that money will TOTALLY power up the Kony seeking missile and get him! I'm an activist!!!" This is just the same thing + rinse and repeat. Few years from now, its gonna be about NK. "Help stop Kim Jong Il!"[/QUOTE] i was about to inform you that he's dead then i got the joke

kony 2: the reckoning

get out of here my little kony, this is no place for you!

Kony 2012 2: Electric Boogaloo

Kony 2012 2: Crouching Kony, Hidden Children

[QUOTE=Falchion;35442850]Did you explain to your teacher and the class the problems with invisible children, or did you just choose mute condescence? Because the first option is what is productive.[/QUOTE] I spoke about how bad it was the moment he announced that we were gonna watch it the teacher didn't believe it himself, but it was a good example of using the internet for something or other idk

[QUOTE=got logic?;35442853]I don't see why they don't just use this as a promotion. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1FKS1SHSsc[/media][/QUOTE] I came into this thread to post this video. Damn you.

[QUOTE=dass;35442092]Few years from now, its gonna be about NK. "Help stop Kim Jong Il!"[/QUOTE] But...Kim Jong Il is already dead...

[QUOTE=nivek;35444342]But...Kim Jong Il is already dead...[/QUOTE]And Kony hasn't been active for years either. Get it?

[quote]The follow-up has been made without input from the group's co-founder, who suffered a mental breakdown following publicity generated by the film. [/quote] Call it by its fucking name, he was caught wanking in public.

Funny, they disabled comments. Anyone wanna guess why?