Humans prefer to believe that we are better than others and one of the nice guys. You have a formula for catastrophe if you add media platforms to the mix and add a dash of hopelessness to the situation of the world today.
The phrase "virtue signaling" has developed to refer to hollow gestures with no actual commitment—think of casual comments made to garner "likes" and make one look virtuous.
Times the virtue of signs ended in disaster
When celebrities' moral posturing proved to be hollow, they were called out for being hypocrites. Public figures have also failed in their attempts to alter the course of events. It's OK to care, doing just your homework, is perhaps the key thing to keep in mind.
Rough Justice
The Spice Girls were constantly in the news in January 2019 as their much-anticipated return tour was completely sold out in a matter of minutes. They said that they will work with Comic Relief to promote the "Gender Justice" campaign. The collective created a unique T-shirt with the slogan "Gender Justice" and the words "I Wanna Be A Spice Girl" on the reverse. The T-shirt went up for sale for £19.40 (about $25 US), with £11.40 (about $14.65 US) going to the Comic Relief organization. The nonprofit then pledged to use the money to "promote equality for women."
The Guardian newspaper began to investigate the T-history, shirt's and they found a narrative that was conspicuously devoid of justice and equality. They learned that a Bangladeshi firm had created the clothing. There, the mostly female labor toiled inhumanely for eight or more hours a day in oppressive temperatures. They made less than the minimum wage in their area. Reporters were told by employees that they frequently faced harassment and threats from management, including being referred to as "daughters of prostitutes" if they didn't fulfill output targets. After working hours hunched over sewing machines, many developed neck and back ailments.
It is "heartbreaking to read livehd7.xyzof the treatment that these ladies face," a Spice Girls spokeswoman stated. They had thought the clothing's internet seller to be morally upright. Anyone who purchased the contaminated T-shirt was given a full refund by the organization.[1]
Out of Order
Two black males went to a Starbucks in Philadelphia in April 2018 to wait for a buddy. When a consumer sought to use the toilet, a staff member denied it, claiming that they were only for paying clients. The males were handcuffed and taken into custody for "trespass" after the management phoned the police following an argument. Later, they were let go without being charged. Following the online posting of a video of the event, large crowds of people started protesting in front of the business. Starbucks, which was having a PR crisis, declared that all 8000 of its locations will be closed for a half-day in order to attend employee training sessions on racial prejudice.
The company's restrooms would subsequently be accessible to everyone without requiring payment, according to Chairman Howard Schultz. The restrooms quickly got quite crowded, and the personnel soon discovered booze, narcotics, filthy needles, blood, and condoms in the stalls. After touching used needles, several people had to take antiviral medications. Customers are finding that many establishments' restrooms are locked, blocked, or marked "Under Maintenance" even though the regulation is still in effect.[2]
They Suck
They Suck McDonald's declared that it will gradually phase away single-use straws and plastic in all of its UK locations in an effort to become more environmentally friendly. By 2019, 1.8 million new paper straws made from sustainably harvested materials were distributed daily. Customers immediately started to gripe that the straws disappeared into their beverages. The new straws, according to McDonald's, are made to retain liquid for one hour. To bring back plastic straws, a petition was started online, and it attracted 50,000 signatures. The old plastic straws were located by some resourceful consumers, who started selling them online. Others revealed how they scooped their shakes using a plastic cup lid as a scoop.
The new paper straws were later discovered to be too heavy to be recycled, and members of staff were told to dispose of them with the trash. The previous plastic straws may be recycled entirely.[3]
Turned Off
British TV host and documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley. She visited Africa in 2019 to produce a movie for the nonprofit "Comic Relief." It was going to be a part of their charity's TV fundraising event, where viewers would pledge money after watching the organization's work. Dooley uploaded a photo of herself cuddling a little child after being videotaped visiting a hamlet in Uganda and getting to know the residents.
“There is no need for any more white saviors in the world“, British MP David Lammy wrote on Twitter.
He claimed that the image "perpetuates worn-out and counterproductive preconceptions."
Stacey called his remarks "farcical." The argument sparked a debate about racism in the media. When a humanitarian organization referred to it as "poverty tourism," Comic Relief said that it would no longer allow celebrities to travel to developing nations. The TV program generated £63 million in contributions after it aired. This was the lowest amount of money generated in more than ten years and £8 million less than the preceding campaign in 2017.[4]
Painful Protest
“Direct Action Everywhere“, an organization dedicated to animal rights, became aware of a duck factory in Petaluma, California. They thought the animals are still being mistreated before being put to death. For the purpose of exposing circumstances at the Reichardt Duck Farm, the group planned an early-morning raid and protest. At 6 am, busloads of protesters entered the farm and released hundreds of ducks. However, some of the protesters felt that this wasn't going far enough.
The killing line, a metal belt conveyor where the ducks will hang by their necks and be dragged to their deaths, was broken into by Thomas Chiang and others.
Chiang made the decision to fasten a U-lock around his neck, imitating one of the fatal ducks, and tie himself to the extremely hazardous machine. He protested for a few minutes, unable to flee when the processing line abruptly started to advance. The start button had been pressed by an unknown person. As the lock started to strangle Chiang, he was pulled forward by his neck and repeatedly slammed against a metal post. When the machine abruptly shut off, Chiang was only a few minutes away from passing out and losing consciousness. In the medical center, he fully recovered.
The incident was an accident, according to Reichardt Farm, and the operator machine was unaware that there were people tethered to it at the time.[5]
Green Party
The tech behemoth Google hosts a conference every year to talk about world problems. They invite professionals, business titans, and celebrities to a private discussion and idea-sharing event. The topic of the 7th Yearly Google Camp in Sicily's Palermo that year was climate change.
The opulent Verdura Resort was contracted by Google. All social media was prohibited, and non-disclosure agreements were required of hotel workers. 114 private aircraft bringing VIP visitors from across the world were expected to land at Palermo's small airport.
Prince Harry, Bradley Cooper, Katy Perry, and Leonardo Di Caprio were among the attendees at the conference. Superyachts started to arrive, including the $400 million Rising Sun boat owned by producer David Geffen.
Coldplay provided entertainment in ancient Greek in Agrigento a lavish light show in the Valley of Temples, a location that costs $100,000 to rent. Maserati and SUVs ferried guests around the island. According to reports, Prince Harry paced on stage barefoot while making an emotional statement about global warming. The cost environmental of the climate change conference was estimated by observers. 12.3 tonnes of CO2 were produced by both of the 114 first-class passengers on the journey from Los Angeles to Palermo. Prince Harry would have produced 1.3 tonnes of CO2 if he had taken a private jet from London. To offset only one voyage, according to Trees For The Future, 190 trees would need to be planted. The three-day excursion is expected to cost $20 million in total.[6]
Hot Air
A transnational network called Extinction Rebellion employs direct action to affect environmental reforms. The organization uses civil disobedience to spread its message, frequently wreaking havoc in urban areas. London is frequently the location of many of their large-scale protests since one of their requests is that the UK government cut emissions carbon to zero by 2025.
They pitched up camp in central London's Oxford Street neighborhood in April 2019 and caused more than an 11-day traffic jam. Up until a guest speaker showed up, the non-violent group entertained themselves by dancing and practicing yoga in the streets. Emma Thompson, an Oscar-winning actress, got on a pink boat with the words "Tell the Truth" written on it and addressed the audience over a loudspeaker. Later, Thompson said that she "definitely" desired to be detained on her 60th birthday.
However, when a picture from the previous day surfaced, Thompson's nice act was mocked. She had traveled from Los Angeles to attend the demonstration when she was seen at Heathrow airport.
A single journey from Los Angeles to Heathrow, covering 5,456 miles, is thought to have a three-ton carbon impact.
As a supporter of Greenpeace, Thompson previously assisted in the purchase of property close to Heathrow to halt the construction of a third runway.
"It sounds counterproductive in the near future, but we are looking at the wider picture," an Extinction Rebellion spokeswoman stated.[7]
Car Crash
Extinction Rebellion protested in London once more in October 2019. This time, a hearse carrying a casket bearing the words "Our future" was parked in Trafalgar Square alongside them. Benedict Cumberbatch Actor visited the campaigners and spoke with them for around two hours while being photographed.
After their meeting, it was discovered that he serves as the brand ambassador for MG automobiles in India as well as the image of the Hector SUV line. He is featured in an Indian MG vehicle commercial in which he can be seen driving a 1.5 turbocharged petrol MG GS. The advertisement was filmed at Trafalgar Square, where he had met with the anti-carbon emissions protesters.
In India, air pollution caused more than a million fatalities in 2017.[8]
In Plane Sight
On a journey to Istanbul from Heathrow, passengers saw four security personnel take a guy wearing handcuffs on board the aircraft. A mob soon formed around the prisoner who was pleading for assistance. As the passengers started to record the incident and made an attempt to interrogate the man and his security crew, people's power took over. Indignant passengers protested, yelling, "Take him off the plane!" while the prisoner was ready to dial out that he was being carried away from his family.
As the euphoric throng applauded and applauded, the security personnel grudgingly brought the prisoner off the flight under pressure. As he was being dragged away, the prisoner yelled out to thank the team. They were unaware that the prisoner was a rapist convicted and that the government had hired his captors to transport him back to his native Somalia. After serving time in prison in 2007, Y. A, 29, was ordered to be deported right away by the Home Office. He was brought to an immigration center after the plane revolted and eventually freed on bail. He has subsequently been arrested once more, and this time he will be sent back home on a direct charter aircraft.[9]
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